Spring is the season of flowers, that touch of green, a cluster of red, a yellow tree, enough to make your heart flutter and your soul is not reluctant. And the mountain peach blossom is overwhelming the crowd with her natural and simple beauty without applying fat powder and causing dust, adding a bit of otherworldly and ethereal beauty. In March, the mountain peach red is unhurried, unhurried, and is walking with her moving face and an affectionate smile, which can't help but make people fascinated.
At present, the scenery of the Guanzhong Plain is fully displayed, and Xifu Baoji is not far behind, in this picturesque season, the blossom viewing routes emerge endlessly, the dogwood in Taochuan Town, Taibai County, the peach blossom flour on the comfrey plateau in Jinhe Town contains spring, and the flowers of the botanical garden compete to open and compete for beauty, and at this time the peach blossoms in Yaojiagou in Fengxiang County are one of the most worthwhile to go to the green flower viewing tourist route. All things grow, living up to the spring light. I was excited and fanatical, longing for a quiet home in the mountains.
Happy to go.
It's not a very close journey, 70 kilometers by car from my home. Take a stretch of high-speed down and then take the Fenglin Highway. You can also go all the way from the northern route to the Fenglin Highway, or you can take the stone road, which is commonly known as the war readiness road. I am no stranger to the road to Fengxiang, because my home is in Fufeng, and I don't know how many times I have walked this road on the Xibao North Line and Shilian Road.
Yaojiagou Town is located in the deep mountainous area of central and western Guanxiang, 20 kilometers northeast of the county seat of Fengxiang County, and the Fenglin Highway passes through. It belongs to Fengxiang District, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, located in the northeast of Fengxiang District, adjacent to Fengming Town of Qishan County to the east, Hengshui Town to the southeast, Tianjiazhuang Town to the southwest, Mijiaoqiao Town to the northwest, and Zhaoxian Town of Linyou County to the northeast. Yaojiagou Town is rich in special products, beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery, in recent years, under the vigorous promotion of the county tourism bureau, the tourism momentum has not decreased and the popularity is strong. Shaanxi Hongqi Civil Explosion Group Company is located in the town district. The territory is Baidigou Reservoir, one of the four major reservoirs in Baoji City.
Travel is always full of anticipation, passing through Yaojiagou Town, eating lunch and continuing on. Yaojiagou Town is not big, there are some shops on both sides of the street, and the office space of some units such as the town government is also on the side of the street, because the arrival of the tourist festival makes it bustling, people come here from all over with interest. In my imagination, the peach blossoms of Yaojiagou as the name suggests in a deep ditch, I go in without food will make people hungry, but the reality is not like this, it is like a communication meeting, eating fruits and snacks, and the cottage is quiet and quiet, the surrounding mountains are undulating, peach blossoms are like the morning sunset, and the mountain peach blossoms scattered all over the mountains are like a beautiful brocade woven for the earth. The arrival of tourists makes the once quiet village noisy and boiling.
Yaojiagou Town is still 25 kilometers away from the Taohuayuan Scenic Area, and after walking a little ahead, you can see the Baidigou Reservoir to the left, which is located in Tiewang Village, Yaojiagou Town, Fengxiang County, and is the main source of water supply for residents and enterprises and institutions in Fengxiang County. The first time I passed by the Baidigou Reservoir, I looked at it from a distance and was deep and boundless, with blue waves, and such a stunning view of the reservoir made it comparable to the Shihe Reservoir at the junction of Taibai, Meixian and Qishan counties and the Xinyigou Reservoir in Chengguan Town, Fufeng County. After driving through a flat road, you enter the vast mountains, and the car winds along the road, but I see the stream on the side of the road, the mountain is steep and boulders, and the flowers are blooming on the slope one by one. Yaojiagou Town has a cool and humid climate, abundant forests and grasses, rivers, sufficient sunshine, beautiful scenery, a wide variety of wild animals and plants, and historical and cultural attractions. The annual Peach Blossom Festival also adds infinite charm to the place.
Along the way, the flowers are red and green, and the scenery is beautiful. Fengxiang has three treasures, East Lake Willow, Willow Forest Wine, and Women's Hand. And willow trees are not only found in East Lake, but can be seen everywhere in Fengxiang, on the side of the road in Yuzhen, next to the village road, and the willow tree that guides us all the way to the Taohuayuan Scenic Area. The spring scenery is picturesque, and the willows are like smoke. Every place here is full of life and the spring breeze is warm.
On the morning of March 17, 2023, the rural cultural tourism season in Fengxiang District, Baoji City and the 5th Yaojiagou Town Peach Blossom Festival were grandly held in the Taohuayuan Scenic Area of Houtun, Luoyu Village. So far, this year's Yaojiagou Town Stepping Green Appreciation Peach Blossoms has slowly begun. The purpose of this event is: "to use flowers as a medium, to meet festival friends, focus on beautiful scenery, and convey civilization." "I drove to it on Sunday, March 19, and in the afternoon there was a grand blind date meeting under the peach blossom cliff, and I saw handsome men and beautiful women standing in teams to choose their favorites. Since ancient times, peach blossoms are a symbol of beauty and love, so there are ancient sentences written by Cui Hu. In the early years of Tang Dezong's first year, Cui Hu went to Chang'an to take the Jin Shi examination, but unexpectedly fell to Sun Shan, and was very frustrated. One day the spring was bright and the sun was beautiful, he went to Chang'an City to enjoy the flowers and relax, thirsty to a door to ask for water, but saw that the door opened was a peerless beautiful girl, the next year he went to the old place but did not see this beautiful woman who thought day and night, so he was stunned, so he wrote this song "Title Capital City Nanzhuang". "In this gate last year today, people's faces were red. People don't know where to go, but Peach Blossom is still smiling at the spring breeze. This is also the most representative poem describing peach blossoms and love in ancient times.
Houtun Village is not large, and the reason why it was chosen as the main venue of Peach Blossom Source is because it has a towering mountain beam, standing here and looking at the surrounding scenery can be seen in the distance. To the north is Yixin Pavilion and Juxian Temple, and to the south is Sixian Pavilion straight to the top of the beam, my intuition tells me that there must be a story happening here, there are traces of ruins on the side of the road leading to Sixian Pavilion, there should be thick historical relics and a sense of vicissitudes over the years, there are secrets that are not for outsiders or traces of it should be found in the Fengxiang County Chronicle.
In the Book of Poetry, "The death of the peach, burning its brilliance." "There is also the Tang Dynasty poet Wu Rong's "Peach Blossom", full of trees and delicate red, ten thousand branches of dancai scorching spring melting. How to make a thousand years of reality, will show the world to create chemicals. The ancient literati did not hesitate to praise the peach blossoms, and the writing was vivid, which was breathtaking! The ancients wrote all the styles and shyness of peach blossoms.
On the way to Sixian Pavilion, peach blossoms are full of tourists, and its narrow mountain beam is a tree of pink and delicate peach blossoms, which is now in full bloom season, and visitors can see the handsome appearance of mountain peach blossoms up close. Pick up your mood and let your dreams fly. Wandering through the empty and lively mountains, the sultry spring color is addictive. The photos taken from the Sixian Pavilion resemble the body of a giant goat, and some visitors were surprised to find this vivid shape, and after careful inspection, I found that it was.
If there is a peach blossom source in the heart, where is not water and clouds.
Mountain peach blossom usually refers to the flowers of the Bole tree and is listed as a national second-class protected plant. Peach blossoms generally grow in the hillside wilderness, plant height up to about 3 ~ 6 meters, the leaves of mountain peach blossoms are mainly ovate-lanceolate, the length is about 5 ~ 13 cm, there are many soft hairs covered, the edges of the leaves have some wavy serrations, the flowers of the peach blossoms are mainly solitary, the diameter of the flowers is about 2 ~ 3 cm, the flower color is mostly pink, the color is relatively single. The medicinal value of mountain peach flower is very high, and it can be used in medicine to strengthen the spleen and invigorate qi, diuretic ventilation, blood detoxification, anti-inflammatory and pain relief, and cold, and mountain peach blossom is mainly ornamental, its fruits, leaves, stems, roots can be medicinal, can have the function of invigorating blood and qi, moisturizing and smoothing the intestines, and is also the best medicine for the treatment of bruises.
There is a red sheepskin drum hanging in front of the pavilion, and after overcoming difficulties to reach the top of the mountain, visitors must beat the drum to celebrate the joy and victory of reaching the top. There are men, women and children on the road, but seeing many children, he or she jumps and jumps all the way to the happy journey accompanied by adults.
Juxian Temple is opposite the Sixian Pavilion, based on the literal understanding of the ancient meaning should be a place where loyal and good generals gather in the immortal monk's road, there is an ancient tree in front of the temple should be more than a hundred years old, although it is not listed to see a person can not hold it, this is a tall emerald green cypress tree, with a pair of large trumpets on it, the roots are thick as columns, and then divided into two tree bodies, this is clearly a husband and wife tree, day and night looking at the Li people guarding this land and the feet, the crown is tall and dense, The greenery contrasts with the surrounding hillside peach blossoms and unbudding grass. The opposite Yixin Pavilion is on the top of the high and far mountain, I think climbing up should be a majestic and pleasant feeling, there should also be a drum, for tourists to hit and have fun, but because of the time I did not climb to the high, feel the condescending view of the mountains and small pride, the high place is undoubtedly beautiful, this may be a pity, save it for the next time I come to the peach blossom source thoughts. Life is more beautiful when there are regrets.
Come with the fun, and return with the joy. It was late in the evening, drive home.
Sanmao said: "Everyone has an acre of land in their hearts, planting peaches and plums, planting spring breeze, and spring flowers blooming and coming again." The years are quiet, and the spring is bright. Over the years, pure and elegant. May the fragrant and rich mountain peach blossoms always bloom in the heart.