Time has taken away many memories, but what cannot be taken away is our feelings of the past.
Perhaps, each of us, hopes to have such an opportunity for you to relive those past years.
Jianshui, Yunnan has one of the most beautiful railways in China, the track is only one meter wide, people used to call it "meter track". More than 100 years ago, this (old) Bi (Bisezhai) Lin'an (Lin'an, now built Shui) Ping (Shiping) railway was built with private funds. What remains in Jianshui today is a delicate small railway with only a dozen kilometers. On this delicate little railway, a delicate little train travels.
At this time of spring blossoms, I came to Jianshui with my family and specially boarded this small train to drive towards the gorgeous spring.
The train departs from Lin'an Station in the ancient city, passes through Shuanglong Bridge, Xianghui Bridge, and finally reaches Tuanshan Station as the terminus. Each station has preserved its original architecture, original facilities, and original appearance. Walking into Lin'an Station, I saw the old steam locomotive quietly parked on the platform, and how many traces the years left on it. That old-fashioned station, with obvious French characteristics and the style of the Republic of China, with the vicissitudes of the years. Those old-fashioned benches, old-fashioned wall clocks, those ticket tables and floor tiles with the style of the Republic of China all bring people to that long-gone era.
The years are gone, but the style is still there.
People arrived at the station early, and every face was like a flower blooming. Especially those women, dressing themselves up very old, very literary, very bourgeoisie. Clothing is exquisite, from hats and headwear to dresses and shoes, to hand-held bags and vintage rattan suitcases. With girlish sunshine and joy, they held hands and took pictures of every place with a bygone era, and then boarded the little train.
With a long sound, the little train slowly drove out of the platform and walked on the most beautiful railway in China. Suddenly, in the old-fashioned carriage, there was a long-lost warmth. The orange wooden decoration is very eye-catching, and the four walls, the ceiling floor, the tables, chairs, doors and windows are all in one color, and they emit a particularly attractive light in the warm sun, which is particularly intoxicating.
Sitting in front of the window, watching the idyllic scenery slowly passing by outside the window, I felt that time suddenly slowed down. Usually used to sitting on high-speed trains, the wind is speeding by, often missed a lot of scenery. Now, I can finally enjoy the scenery outside the window slowly and slowly, and it feels so good. In fact, life is as it should be, we are all too anxious, always greedy for speed, and often ignore those processes that should be enjoyed.
Sitting in the flowing warm carriage and listening to the soft Schumann music, your mind will go back to that spring decades ago, when you traveled on a train with your beloved one. Or on a rainy afternoon, you say goodbye to your beloved on the platform, and you are so reluctant, saying goodbye over and over again, waving goodbye again and again... A feeling of the past suddenly surges into your heart. The long-gone Fanghua seems to have returned to his eyes.
Time has not gone far, you are not old, and now you are still a teenager.
10 minutes later, the small train entered Shuanglongqiao Station, and slowly stopped in the small train, out of a group of special passengers, they seemed to have come through the tunnel of time, especially the group of elegant women, bright, talking and laughing, dressed in fragrant sideburns, and radiant. As soon as they got off the train, they were busy taking pictures, and those old times were the ones that interested them the most. The ancient Ming Dynasty building Shuanglong Bridge, with a peculiar shape, seventeen bridge holes connected together, lying quietly in the water, sunlight passing through the bridge holes, illuminating the bridge holes transparently. Such a wonderful view will make you refuse to leave for a long time.
After 20 minutes, the train started again and headed for the next stop, Xianghuiqiao Station. The Xianghui Bridge is a wind and rain covered bridge, and the bridge deck is covered by two attics, which is quite distinctive. It was built in the Qing Dynasty and has remained unchanged after hundreds of years of vicissitudes. The station is a combination of Chinese and French architectural styles, which is both majestic and beautiful. The century-old building has a strong ancient charm, mottled yellow walls, retaining the original appearance, and the Dewa roof shows its sense of age.
Walking here, I faintly feel that there is a fresh literary and artistic wind rushing to my face. People get out of the carriage and into the station, and the old-fashioned telephone, the old-fashioned gramophone, takes people into that distant era. The woman took the road track to take pictures, and the straight meter track was lined with flowers and plants, which took you to poetry and the distance.
The last stop of the minitrain is Tuanshan Station. The station is fairly well preserved. There are courtyards for walks, cafes where you can sit under the colorful glass windows, order a steaming cup of coffee and slow down on a good time.
You can also pick up your favorite cheongsam there and sit next to the vintage gramophone to take pictures. The old-fashioned round table has an old-fashioned candlestick that will bring back memories.
Sitting in an old-fashioned seat, the warm light of the old-fashioned floor lamp reflects your face, and the warmth that once hit your heart again. How many years have passed, these shots that can only be seen in movies and TV series, but now they happen to themselves. At this moment, time seems to be turned back, and you find surprises in yourself, discovers things that you did not find in the past. You feel like you're still alive, still radiant, still youthful.
The train stops at this station for nearly two hours, and you can visit the nearby Tuanshan Folk House, which is very distinctive, although a little shabby, but original, every green brick is carved with stories.
The little train is going home, and you're going to get on the train. Wave your hand and say goodbye to the old-fashioned station, just as you said goodbye to your beloved back then. The little train slowly leaves, it comes from far, far away, and it takes you far, far away. There is your deep love, there is your strong nostalgia. In the carriage, it became extremely quiet, no longer the noise when coming, no excitement when coming, people seemed to have a trace of reluctance, with indescribable melancholy. A journey is coming to an end so soon.
The little train has entered the station and is about to get off. Life is the same, walking through one station after another, you still have to get off the train when you finally get to the station.
We walked out of the station, and the little train took away our reluctance, and what we couldn't take away was our old feelings.
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