Text丨Xinlan Shuhua
Editor丨Xinlan Shuhua
—— Introduction ——
After finishing the heavy work, I took a short long vacation and got on the train to Lhasa, next to me was a foreign young lady, who was extremely beautiful, and it was fascinating to see a few more times, and I was already immersed in the enjoyment of beauty before I set off.
"Wow, that's so good, I'm going to take a picture!" she exclaimed, waking up my mind.
Following her gaze, I saw the richly colored mountains in front of me, the lines and clouds outlining its figure, and the fireworks under the blue sky and white clouds.
This is normal in China, but I don't know why, I actually have an interest in appreciating her appreciation, what I don't know is that her praise is just the beginning.
[This article is a fictional story, the names and place names in the article are pseudonyms, and if someone carries it, they will be held responsible]
—— Wang Dahai's self-description ——
My name is Wang Dahai, I am a migrant worker working in Hangzhou, and I am physically and mentally exhausted from working overtime for a long time, and I am looking forward to this trip to Lhasa.
Seeing that I was also looking seriously, the young lady suddenly chatted with me: "Are there many such places in China?"
"Yes, any frame is a masterpiece, and there are many more in places like China!" I said proudly.
"Fortunately, I'm here, it's worth it!" The leader asked me to come to China on a business trip, and my colleagues didn't want to come," Lisa pouted.
"Why?" I asked, a little curious.
"Because China is backward, we all thought that there was nothing here, we would not eat or sleep well, but I didn't expect everything to surprise and surprise me. ”
Lisa gushes about her changing perspective on China: "I've been to many cities on business, I've seen the rising sun and the sunset, and even though my country and here are both 24-hour rotations, I really feel like I'm always surprised in China.
"I have seen the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, like Wuzhen, like Nanxun, I don't want to go on a trip, the city has its own light and shadow atmosphere, and there is a sense of mystery mixed with the age, standing here, as if returning to China thousands of years ago.
"As soon as I sent the photos back, they all wanted to come. Hahaha, let them regret going!"
I was thrilled to see Lisa appreciate my country in this way.
At the same time, I couldn't help but introduce it to Lisa: "In a city like this and Hongcun in Anhui Province, the scenery is like a living ink painting, and all the old scenes in the haze are like a beautiful dream."
The autumn of Wuyuan Huangling is also a must, the special topography makes the ancient houses scattered on the hillside, the lean branches hang huge red persimmons, every household takes out the red pepper to dry, so that the custom of basking in autumn has become a different kind of scenery.
"There are also Yaoli Ancient Town, Xitang Ancient Town, Phoenix Ancient City, we have it in Chinese paintings, we have it in words, and its beauty has penetrated into the blood of Chinese. ”
Lisa's eyes lit up: "I'm so excited just to hear you say that I will definitely experience it if I have the chance, this city that has been eroded over the years and is still bursting with vigorous vitality, livable and pleasant, as if cut off from the modern track, in Chinese terms, is simply a peach blossom paradise." ”
"China is very big, with a long history, and the scenery, culture, and eating habits have been passed down for a long time, forming local characteristics, and bringing people different experiences in all aspects. "I said to Lisa.
"Yes, yes, when it comes to food, I think there are too many Chinese foods, I am fat here, how can anyone make so many tricks with food, that moldy tofu, chicken feet, fat sausages, lobsters are not eaten in our country. Lisa was incredible.
I asked her if she thought the Chinese food was good, and Lisa nodded immediately.
This country is completely different from what she imagined, before she came, she heard that there is not much modernization here, there is not as much high-tech as their country, and she will even eat chicken feet, lobsters and so on that they don't have on the table.
In Lisa's country, most of them don't eat animal offal, only meat, but there is no one in China who doesn't eat it.
The most surprising thing for Lisa is that China can turn every part of an animal's body into a treasure, such as pig hearts, pig lungs, pig trotters, chicken feet, chicken collarbones, and so on.
In China, the food becomes tempting and steaming, and the chicken feet, once grilled and sprinkled with soul sauce, are simply the best in the world.
There are also braised chicken feet, under the dipping and dyeing of the soup, the taste is endless, and the taste of soybean roasted chicken feet is not far behind, the meat is fat but not greasy, and you will never get tired of eating.
"These offals have a different flavor, and I tell my colleagues that this thing is so delicious that they think I'm crazy and can't imagine how I can eat that kind of dirty thing. Lisa teased.
"Not only this, but those moldy and bad ones I even think are delicious, it's amazing, I've never eaten such a delicious thing, it's a delicacy that can't be blended with any kind of condiment, like that moldy tofu, bacon, sausage. Lisa complimented again and again.
When it comes to eating, Lisa's mouth can't stop: "Your food is regional, I have been to many of your cities, I have tasted the ups and downs, and the preferences of each city are different, and the food has become a city card." ”
I very much agree with her words: "Yes, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi love spicy food, Sichuan hot pot is very famous, Hunan spicy strips are very famous, as well as stinky tofu, plate duck, Jiangxi, all are hard dishes, half a bowl of chili peppers in a bowl of dishes." The preference for food is also related to the topography, so you should eat spicy food to ward off the cold. ”
"Shaanxi has salty and fragrant films, sun-dried pulp, stewed geese in the Northeast iron pot, stewed vermicelli, and frozen pears. The grassland has goat's milk and milk tea. Peking duck, Tianjin goubuli, Yunnan mushrooms, Hainan green mang, Guangxi screw powder. Lisa added very smoothly.
"China is so good, I haven't played enough, and they won't understand if they don't come. I came here and completely broke my impression of China, eating well and having a good time, these are not available in our country, and I will definitely talk to them when I go back. Lisa said.
I nodded: "China is also rising rapidly, by no means what can be handled in the past, we not only want gold and silver, but also protect lucid waters and green mountains, and at the same time of rapid development, we also protect the cultural relics that carry the past, so there are so many cultural villages continuation." ”
When the next destination was announced on the radio, I suddenly thought of something, and then added: "What we are talking about is only part of it, China is a big country, there is more than that, you can have a good time, experience every place, and your feelings will be completely different." Our trip to Lhasa this time is also a place with a lot of self-style. ”
"The Potala Palace is a sacred place closest to God, and making a wish will come true. The beauty of that place is not real, and adults always want to go there to find themselves and find their freedom after experiencing the devastation of life. Lisa and I talked what was on my mind.
In the process of modernization, no one is willing to look back and go back to the "past", and the stereotype makes many foreigners reluctant to come to China, worried that they will not be able to eat well and sleep.
But when Lisa arrives, she discovers that China is not at all what she imagined.
Although there are no high-rise buildings, the magic of nature has created countless beautiful scenery that makes people forget to return.
Although it is not modern enough, China's thousands of years of history have formed a unique culture, and every city has a story behind it.