I don't remember the first time I went to Yuelu Mountain, but this time I accidentally saw the autumn leaves of Yuelu Mountain, and it was also the first time in my life that I saw such a red maple leaf at such a time.
In the early morning of November 30, 2013, after shooting the sunrise at the top of Yuelu Mountain, due to photography habits - always with appreciation and aesthetic eyes to carefully observe the things around me - I suddenly found that the maple trees on the mountain changed color, some green, some golden, some red, some red and transparent, some even reddish, some even reddish, even withered and fell, fluttering and falling to the ground, leaving only dense and bare branches... With a sense of surprise, I stopped preparing to hurry down the mountain and quietly searched for the beauty of this late autumn.
On the east side of the observation deck, there is a tall maple tree on the edge of the cliff of Qianping Mountain, most of the leaves have withered red and withered, and there are a small number of red leaves hanging on the top of the tree, and the dense branches extend to the sides in a very regular manner, forming a unique line beauty and bone beauty. The sun that has just risen from above Changsha City is shining on the tree, and the morning sun is shrouded, the silhouette is clear, and the pattern is beautiful, which is very charming.
A maple tree near the "Xiangyun Pavilion" is tall and tall, and the maple leaves are not completely red, red and green, and the whole is not particularly beautiful. However, between several branches, a few pieces of red maple leaves are illuminated by backlight, the diamond angles are clear, the veins are clear, the red is yellow, transparent and bright, especially eye-catching, I can't help but be moved!
When I went up to Yuelu Mountain this time, I did not mean to come for the autumn leaves, but to see the sunrise on the mountain and take a picture of the morning view of Changsha under the morning sun. Helplessly, the sunrise is there on this day, but because the fog is very heavy, the winter sun is lazy and sluggish, and it is late to come out until 7 o'clock. Thanks to me, I started climbing the mountain at five o'clock in the morning, and I couldn't catch my breath, sweated, and waited for an hour at the top of the mountain. Fortunately, the sun is still out after all, although the fog is foggy and there is no sense of transparency, but changsha city is full of fog and warm winter light, and there is also a dreamy and hazy beauty...
All the way down, before and after reaching the "Buxu Building", a ginkgo tree on the side of the road caught my attention. The tree is not very tall, and the branches and leaves are not very dense, but the neatly arranged branches and leaves and the round golden leaves, under the reflection of the backlight, are brilliant yellow, like the pieces of gold, and like the pieces of scales of the golden carp. It turns out that this season is also the season of ginkgo biloba.
Chuanshipo Lake is a place where tourists are relatively concentrated. Many elderly couples come here to bask in the sun on the benches in the gazebos and promenades. Hard-working tourists take a break here. Many young lovers snuggle up and talk. There are also several lone "chivalrous" people who are as obsessed with photography and scenery as I am, carrying bags, and if there is no one around, they just take pictures... In short, everyone is happy, each has his own place, and there is silence and peace. Even more interesting is that by the lake, a group of spirited male and female students from an unknown university or high school are sketching. There were about twenty or thirty people, or sitting on the tree, or standing by the lake, focused and tacit, quiet and agile. Their clear, bright reflections rippled through the lake. Their presence adds a lot of artistic aura to this beautiful lake and mountain.
In fact, I did not intend to come to Yuelu Mountain to collect wind this time. I wanted to go to the Agricultural Expo in Changsha, hoping to take some photos of humanities and the like at the Agricultural Expo. Just like every time I came to Changsha before, I always thought about Yuelu Mountain in my heart, and I couldn't give up the feelings I had for Yuelu Mountain in my heart, I always believed that Yuelu Mountain was new every day, and I believed that every time I went up the mountain, I would have different feelings and different harvests. So after leaving the Changsha high-speed rail station, I asked a taxi to take me directly to the campus of Hunan University, where I stayed in an inn called Shuyi. ——I decided to climb Yuelu Mountain one day and then go to the Agricultural Expo the next day.
Turn back through the stone slope, down the mountain, not far to a turnaround open space above the Gulushan Temple. A tall maple tree in the open space stands proudly in the wind, with a wide canopy, dense maple leaves, and a thick bright red throughout, which is particularly eye-catching. Tourists who pass by here can't help but stop and applaud, and they all hold up their mobile phones or cameras to take pictures. Not far from here, on the other side, is also a maple tree, standing tall, golden throughout, like a slender, plump supermodel in the shade of green trees, especially eye-catching. On the side of the road of The Ancient Lushan Temple, a petite and exquisite fine-leaved maple, with lush branches, slender and pointed leaves, bright red and rich, I am afraid that this is the real image of the red leaves. My mind was moving, and I took the camera and walked around this little jasper-like little guy for a long time. If there is a special thing in the mountain, I am afraid that this small maple tree is the special object of this Yuelu Mountain this season!
After passing through the ancient Lushan Temple, it is only 200 meters down the stone-level path straight down, and then you come to the Aiwan Pavilion Scenic Area. Love Evening Pavilion, a poetic and red name, a place of fascination. Every time I go to Yuelu Mountain, there are two must-go places, one is Yuelu Academy, and the other is the Aiwan Pavilion. "Look at the ten thousand mountains red everywhere, and the layers of forests are dyed...". It is conceivable that Mao Zedong probably wrote about the mountains near the Aiwan Pavilion. The autumn leaves of the Love Evening Pavilion are different. The ring love evening pavilion extends outward into pieces of fine leaves red maple, dense continuous growth, looking around, showing that the eyes are all over the mountains and fields of red leaves; a small maple tree on the right side of the love evening pavilion is particularly conspicuous because of its special location, the bright red of the maple and the bright red of the forehead of the "Love Evening Pavilion" plaque are contrasted with each other, which is a beautiful scenery; the cornices are upturned, antique, and towering In the air, the Love Evening Pavilion stands in the red maple bushes all over the field, against the background of the surrounding green trees or deciduous trees. Its image is more prominent and prominent, its red memory is particularly unforgettable; the ponds around the Aiwan Pavilion and the cliffs are also full of red rendered maple trees; the whole mountain wilderness, tourists are weaving, the voices are boiling, the bustle is extraordinary, and photo shooters abound...
"Parking to sit in love maple forest at night, frost leaves red in February flowers." The forest of Yuelu Mountain, the lake that runs through the stone slope, and the maple that loves the evening pavilion are indeed extraordinary. The maple leaves of Yuelu Mountain are red. In my opinion, the maple leaves of Yuelu Mountain are not just "red in February flowers"!
This time, there is also a thrilling little prelude to the Yuelu Mountain. At five o'clock in the morning, I was walking from the Shuyi Hotel to the entrance of Yuelu Mountain, and was about to enter the mountain when a man suddenly flashed out from behind a small room in front of the mountain gate. A bright searchlight hung above the man's head. The pillar of light that the searchlight was shining directly at was snow-white, directly covering me. It seemed that he wanted to come to me at first, but hesitated for a moment, and then walked toward the inside of the mountain gate. I judged that this man was not a kind man, and probably saw that I was a man, and I had a tripod in my hand, and he didn't get a good start, so he gave up. But my heart also made a mistake: such a seven-mile and eight-black, I go up the mountain alone, will he follow, does he still have accomplices, will he do evil to me? ...... I stopped by the mountain gate and formed a confrontation with him, my eyes staring directly at him to see how he was. He was stared at by me and turned around and walked to the back of the hut. I didn't dare to go up the mountain alone, but simply stood at the mountain gate and waited, hoping to wait until someone came. It's really good, there is a person from a distance, a look at it knows that it is to climb the mountain early to exercise. So I talked to him and climbed the mountain together. The old man told me to follow him and cut a short path. He said that he was in his seventies and insisted on climbing Yuelu Mountain morning and evening, ten kilometers in the morning and ten kilometers in the morning and evening. He took me for a short walk and I finally couldn't keep up with him. I told him to go first, and I knew the way back. So he left me, and in the pre-dawn night, like a young lad, toward the top of the mountain, lightly...
(December 6, 2013)