One
Shanghai in August is starting to show signs of heat, this season is not the most sensible choice to travel, every day when the sun rises, the hot temperature through the car window spread in, even if the air conditioning is turned on to the maximum, it is still difficult to resist such a heat wave.
The itinerary I customized for my parents was to go up the Yangtze River, from Zhejiang to Jiangxi, then to Hunan, and finally to Guizhou and then back. Then I will meet another small partner in Guizhou and continue to walk through Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan for the next few months.
The car drove very slowly on the highway, more than three hundred kilometers away, almost six hours. I have found that as I get older, my patience and endurance for driving decrease significantly, and after spending a long time in a relatively confined space, emotional agitation will begin to multiply unconsciously. Traveling is indeed a double test of body and mind. Some people say that travel is a practice of life. I think from this moment on, I should be considered an official entry.
The first night of travel was spent in a place called Baiguo Village, which is the closest place to the Daming Mountain Scenic Area, in fact, the original plan was to reach Qingliang Peak, there is only a highway between the two, but compared to Qingliang Peak, the hinterland of Daming Mountain is obviously more developed.
Daming Mountain Baiguo Village
At this time, there are not many tourists in the village, and most of them are families who come from the surrounding area by car. The children were the happiest, changing into their bathing suits and jumping into the creek on the side of the road, and the adults urged and stepped into the water to give the cool mountain spring a foot massage.
Seeing this scene, my mother was excited, she likes to swim, when she leaves to pack her bags, she deliberately brings a swimsuit. I know she's looking forward to this midsummer trip, and going up the river, it's naturally satisfying to have the opportunity to swim everywhere she goes.
I just didn't expect that this "swimming" in Baiguo Village became the only time to play in the water on the subsequent journey.
Two
When we met Xiaoyu and his girlfriend in the restaurant in Jingdezhen, it was already more than seven o'clock in the evening. He's still the same old man, a little thinner, and according to his words, it's the result of running every day, which I think is a good habit, at least every year when there is a lot of water here, he can run a little faster.
Jingdezhen is not far from Poyang Lake, the surrounding water system is developed, although I know little about geography, but from my brother here can hear the news of the big water every year. Because of this, many people who do business here have more or less experienced the baptism of money and wealth.
I think this year's rain is a bit too much, whether it is because of two global forest fires, resulting in climate change is currently unknown. Just during the day, along the way from Daming Mountain to Jingdezhen, there were large and small landslides and landslides, and both sides of the winding road were wet, and new dangers would occur at any time. Of course, I also encountered a large waterfall with abundant water, which was in the mountains in Xiuning County, Huangshan City, close to the roadside, and the water gushed out from the gap between the cliffs, and the drop of tens of meters was very spectacular. Over the mountain to yaoli ancient town, here obviously no popularity, there is no vendors selling stalls, both sides of the river are full of washed away trees and rubble, across the river several ancient wooden bridge stone bridge guardrails have also been washed down, the locals in the river to rediscover these guardrails, stacked on the bridge, waiting for the water to re-repair after the water recedes.
Waterfalls in the Xiuning section
In fact, I am no stranger to Jingdezhen, and it is also Xiaoyu's relationship, and over the years, I have come many times in succession. He has also witnessed his arduous journey of opening a store, opening a factory, and opening a live broadcast over the years. Although life is not easy, it is good that everyone is sticking to their favorite way.
Rested for one night, sweeping away the fatigue of yesterday's mountains and mountains. The sun was already hanging high there, as was the case in Jingdezhen, after experiencing the baptism of the flood, followed by the test of the scorching sun.
I drove the car into the end of Sam Po Village, where I had been before, with elegant parks on one side of the road and open spaces for easy parking on the other. I thought that I had not yet raised the "big banner" of "Wandering Cafe" when I went out, and today I should have a soft opening.
In such weather, before I could fully open the stall, sweat was already coming out of my forehead, a bit like a newly sprouted seed, one by one, breaking out of the ground, and the clothes on my body were already soaked. Just as I was about to bare-chested, suddenly a white sedan came from a distance and stopped in front of me.
"Hey, you're selling coffee, that's interesting!" A guy stepped out of the car, "This is my friend." At this time, from the co-pilot's position, a fashionably dressed little brother came down.
"Haha yeah, just ready, try it." I was a little embarrassed.
"It's funny, give us two drinks, it's kind of like what I've seen abroad, Colombia, and Kenya in Africa, Ethiopia."
I'm curious, "Have you been to so many places?" ”
"Well, when I used to travel by bike."
"Wow, how cool, how long have you been riding around the world?" I was more curious.
"After riding for almost three years, probably going to more than forty countries," he continued, "when I was in Africa they would invite me to drink local coffee, which was also handmade, a little more primitive, and would be fried in a pot, and then broken and boiled in a pot, and I thought it was delicious." Later on to the Colombian side, their coffee was good too. ”
"So that's how you live outside?"
"In fact, in foreign countries, people are very friendly, I will go directly to the locals' homes and knock on the door, ask if they can give me a night, basically everyone is happy to take me in, when in the United States, in Africa." 」
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I am very happy to hear such a story, and I am even more looking forward to going through such a journey. It was as if the spiritual declaration of the novel "On the Road", which had swept the world, sounded in my ears again: I was still young, and I was eager to go on the road. I had to go and never stopped until I arrived.
Jingdezhen Sanbao Village
Three
After staying in Jingdezhen for two nights, we set off in a hurry, and we didn't even have time to say goodbye to Xiaoyu and his girlfriend, because according to the custom, every time he came here, he would pull me and say, "Stay a little longer, stay until the New Year!" ”
The journey from Jingdezhen to Jiujiang is not far, and it can be reached by car for more than two hours, and the road will pass through Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. Jiujiang has a long history, when we were walking by Gantang Lake, friends around us introduced that the smoke and water pavilion by the lake was Zhou Yu's point general platform, which made me awe-inspired when I loved the history of the Three Kingdoms. Of course, there is another most important reason for choosing to stay in Jiujiang, which is Lushan.
August is the peak season for tourism in Lushan, escape the hot heat, hide in Lushan, find a cool, that is in the comfort, of course, you also have to be prepared for crowds. The sun is shining when you go up the mountain, and when you reach the mountain, it may be foggy, but the fog will soon dissipate because the wind helps. There are so many stories and beautiful poems and songs left here that I don't need to get an axe here. If it is just a hurry, it is a bit of a pity, most people will choose to stay in the town of Muling on the mountain for a night, quietly waiting for the sunset and the lights of the Jiujiang River...
Lushan
But we belong to those small groups of people. After leaving Lushan, we ran all the way west to Wuning.
Wu Ning was definitely a treasure trove for this trip. It belongs to a county under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang City, north and south of the mountain, in front of the famous Lushan West Sea (Garlin Reservoir), the city is quiet and clean, fresh air, high-quality water, absolutely a good place to cultivate the body and mind. Give people a feeling that if you can't go to Dali, then go to Wuning.
When we arrived in Wuning, it was just in time for the sun to set in the west, and the sun slowly slid down the back of the mountain, illuminating the entire west sea golden, and gradually the color of the clouds turned pink, and finally orange-red, spreading out on the lake. At this time, even those locals walking on the lakeside trail, seeing such a view, can't help but take out their mobile phones to take a few selfies, and after walking a few steps, they will stop, because the sky and the color of the lake have changed again...
I love the scenery on the road, there is a feeling of unexpected encounters, so that you can always remain curious, with a heart of exploration, to meet the beautiful encounters that the world has prepared for you!
Sunset over the West Sea in Wuning