On the Hongluo Mountain, there are cuckoos and Rhododendrons

Du Liping (Jinzhou)

A few years ago, I climbed Xiaohongluo Mountain to look for azaleas and did not meet, and I remembered that spring trip, and I still feel very deeply.

Spring in the north is always slow to come, and the cold and hot alternate between the cold and the frequent attacks, so that the originally weak cold does not heal for several days, plus the block in my heart is difficult to disappear, all day long depressed, deep in the unknown spring blossoms.

On the weekend, a girlfriend called and said that the pear blossoms in North Town had bloomed and asked me to go to see the pear blossoms. Although the pear blossoms in North Town call friends to go to see every year, it has long been "similar from year to year, and different from year to year", in order to feel the harmony and beauty of spring and soothe the body and mind of a long illness, it is still glad to agree.

Hurry up and put on a gorgeous dress and pedal to go. When driving for dozens of miles, he suddenly answered a phone call from a friend, saying that he was on the way to Xiaohongluo Mountain, and said that there were red cuckoos on Xiaohongluo Mountain. I couldn't help but be moved, and I remembered Mu Gong's poem "Du Yu mourning before the mountain, cuckoo opening under the mountain", although I hesitated that my outfit was difficult to climb the mountain, but I still couldn't resist the temptation. My girlfriend had already guessed my heart

Thinking, she also intended to go, so she turned the front of the car and went straight to Xiaohongluo Mountain. Hongluo Mountain is one of the famous mountains in western Liaoning, located in Zhangxianggong Township and Daxing Township, Nanpiao District, Huludao City, bounded by Jiadaogou and divided into large and small Hongluo Mountains. The mountains are famous for their majesty, especially the eight mountain ranges that stretch for more than tens of miles, just like eight soaring dragons dominating the western Liaoning, protecting all living beings. This place is also the source of the "rainbow snail evening light" of the ancient eight scenic spots in Jinzhou. Sun Chengzong, the Shangshu of the Ming Dynasty Soldiers, once wrote a poem describing the majesty and magnificence of Hongluo Mountain: "Jingshan Mountain is purple, Hongshan Mountain is red, Xihe throws sun shuttle, and weaves Jinchuan Xiong." "Although this mountain is not far from home, I have rarely visited it before, and this is the first time I have landed, only for the cuckoos in Mugong's poems."

At the foot of the mountain, meet with friends. Looking around, I didn't see any images of azaleas, and I thought maybe it was halfway up the mountain? A group of people began to climb the mountain on the uneven rocky path.

At first, the mountain was not steep, and there were occasionally a few flowering trees on both sides of the mountain road. Everyone casually pointed and guessed, but no one could tell whether it was cherry blossoms, peach blossoms, or apricot blossoms. Because my heart yearns for a large area of red azaleas, I don't care about these sparse or budding or pale trees.

"The big rainbow conch mountain is not big, and the small rainbow conch mountain is not small", and it is really so. Due to his poor physical fitness and poor equipment, he did not go far and was out of breath. The mountain was getting steeper and steeper, and I had to hunch over, pulling my skirt in one hand and carefully dragging the small branches on the side of the road or climbing the bare stones with the other hand. On the hillside, a thick secondary forest obscured the way. The travel companions have long been prepared for climbing, dressed neatly and tightly, and are walking one by one. I could only loosen the hand holding the skirt, and my hands carefully pulled open the dense branches and vines, the skirt was hung by the branches from time to time and it was difficult to move my steps, the glasses were almost scraped off several times, and the hands and faces were scratched with pain. With the encouragement of his girlfriend, he finally passed through the jungle with all his strength and leaned on a large rock on the edge of the cliff to catch his breath. Blood oozed from several places on his hands, his face was burning with pain, and he saw that his skirt was covered with grass thorns and tribulus, all of which could not be taken care of. Smeared with sweat, looking everywhere, the surrounding cliffs and rocks are majestic and abrupt, the slopes of the valley are verdant, and it is difficult to find the traces of rhododendrons as far as the eye can see. Can't help but wonder, the beauty of the mountain full of rhododendrons may be wenyou's ridicule?

When you meet tourists on the road down the mountain, ask how the scenery on the mountain is, they all say good, ask if there are flowers? Say yes, large and large, red, white, very good-looking! Looking at the look and listening to the tone of voice is like teasing, but there is hope in the heart.

Neither my girlfriend nor I was wearing hiking boots, the mountain road was steep and steep and unstable under our feet, and we both unconsciously fell behind. Looking at the endless lofty mountains in the distance, the mountains at the foot of the mountains are steep and overgrown, and it is difficult to distinguish where the road is. You can only tentatively step on it, grasp it firmly, and slowly climb to the rescue. Girlfriends have repeatedly reminded: safety first, do what you can. Looking up to see the faint figure on the winding hillside, I gritted my teeth and persevered despite the extreme exhaustion of physical strength. An old man with a wooden staff down the hill told him that not far in front of him was the dresser, where the scenery was good. It was another temptation and encouragement, and we both strengthened our confidence and drummed up, and finally climbed to the top of the flat mountain and caught up with the first travel companion.

At the top of this mountain is a legendary dresser, half the size of a football field, covered with round pits of different shades, which are said to be the horseshoe footprints left by Empress Xiao of Liao when she stopped here to look at Ma Dong and observe the enemy. Beautiful legends add a little mystery to Hongluo Mountain.

A beacon tower is close at hand, but if you want to climb it, you have to climb a section of kendo that is only more than one arm wide, known as "a line of heaven". Looking up, this kendo was just a crack in the middle of a boulder inserted into the clouds, more than ten meters high, which was daunting.

Take off your backpack and eat some food to replenish your energy. In order to show the might of manhood, several men took the lead in climbing the beacon tower and shouting: "Ah-ah-" The shouts swirled and stirred among the peaks and forests, and there were mountain birds singing four harmonies. When a companion reached the summit, he turned around and waved his arm to encourage us: "Come on, buddies, the infinite scenery is in front of you!" ”

I pulled up my skirt and tied it around my waist, clutched the stone nest on the cliff wall with both hands, and carefully climbed up the cliff crevice. Unexpectedly, halfway through, one foot got stuck in the stone crack, and with a little force, the shoe fell. Looking up at the vertical kendo, my floating body was almost suspended in mid-air, and my brain was suddenly blank. After a moment's hesitation, he calmed his mind, and after thinking about it, he decided that safety came first and could not be too risky, so he stepped back step by step.

The realization of people's subjective will is often subject to objective conditions. It is commendable to be able to overcome difficulties and realize wishes, but in some cases, as long as you work hard and fight hard, it is not necessarily a wise choice to turn around in time and at the right time. Attachment is the passion that life should have, and learning to give up is not the great wisdom of life?

The girlfriend realized that the footsteps under her feet were difficult to overcome, and knowingly chose to stay on the dresser. We stood at the top of the mountain and enjoyed the magnificent scenery of Xiaohongluo Mountain. Watch the waterfall flow three thousand feet, and listen to the roar of the pine waves like the tide of the sea. When the sun sets, the afterglow is sprinkled everywhere, and the Hongluo Mountain is reflected in the tranquil daughter river, and the famous "Rainbow Conch Evening Photo" should be so magnificent and charming! Unconsciously, I sincerely lament the miraculous work of nature and the thousands of creations.

We both decided to go down the hill first. It is said that "it is easy to go up the mountain and it is difficult to go down the mountain", but I think it is always easier and faster to go down the mountain than to go up the mountain. The two men supported each other and walked down the mountain road with a smile.

The few flowering trees we saw when we first went up the mountain came into our sight again. Strange to say, one of the trees that we once disdained, full of branches of flowers, pink beeps, thick piers, bees wrapped around butterflies, is enchanting. The wonderful encounter in the itinerary, although not as bright and colorful as the rhododendron flowers imagined, and without the poignant pandering of Mugong's poetry, is also the messenger of spring and the ingenuity of nature.

Heart to the sun, where is not the scenery? Shake off the tiredness and worry, forget the confusion and helplessness, and feel much refreshed in body and mind. We immediately ran over and fixed the most beautiful and happy smile on this flower tree.

People's lives are always in the long road to explore and trek, because they have higher goals in mind, so they often ignore the scenery and feelings on the road. The pursuit of higher and more beautiful goals is undoubtedly a big ambition, infinite scenery is certainly more in the dangerous place, but when we can't reach it, or it is difficult to achieve it due to objective constraints, we may wish to look back and see, in fact, the most beautiful scenery and the best mood have always been on the road.

When the spring flowers bloom, climbing Hongluo Mountain is the most beautiful to see.