Enshi Mufu: All regrets are perfection in another sense

Enshi has too many famous business cards, including Enshi Grand Canyon, Tenglong Cave, Shennong Creek, Tusi City... The unknown Mufu Ancient Town was not on my travel plan at the beginning.

The road to Mufu is not easy to walk. It is bumpy all the way. From time to time, we encounter buses full of tourists, all heading towards the Enshi Grand Canyon. I took a nap in the car. When I woke up, the mountains outside the window were dizzying. When I looked up, I suddenly felt that people were really insignificant.

This reminds me of a time when I asked a friend about his impression of Enshi. He said that in addition to mountains, there are also endless mountains. Is this really the case? Yes.

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Mufu is surrounded by mountains. The Qingjiang River passes through the mysterious Grand Canyon. On both sides of the bank are typical and rich karst landforms: Youtian There are pits, cracks in the ground, natural bridges, caves, waterfalls, layers of peaks, and large cliffs that are almost vertical to the Grand Canyon.

In the deserted place before the tourist boom has come, Mu Fu is just like an old man, quietly staring at the majestic mountains opposite, making no sound and rarely visited by outsiders.

When the shuttle bus arrived at the village entrance marked with the road sign "Lvyouju", we got off the bus and met at an inn called Xiaoyao Island. This is a gathering place for travel friends and travelers. It is a three-story building with simple decoration. The first floor is the kitchen and dining room, and there are several rooms on the second and third floors for travel friends to stay and rest. I prefer its location to the quietness and tranquility. You can see the Qingjiang River right outside the door, and you can see the majestic green mountains from the window. The scenery is unique.

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Lunch was made by a girl from Wuhan who lives here. A few simple home-cooked dishes comforted my stomach after the journey. More than enough. Dao Ding Jiulin is a young man born and raised in Enshi. At first I thought he was "Bizka" (the name the Tujia people call themselves), but later I found out that he was not.

This young man who loves walking was still wandering on the road a few years ago, traveling almost all over China. Later, he didn’t know whether he could no longer surf or didn’t want to surf anymore. When he returned to his hometown, he decided to do something meaningful, and Xiaoyao Island broke out of his shell. Xiaoyao Island, as its name suggests, the core is Xiaoyao. It is the cradle of free people around the world. Many people who love freedom and the outdoors gather here because of the same hobbies. They challenge outdoor, hike, and study in the most instinctive way. Go explore the world of the soul.

Knowing that we didn’t want to go to popular scenic spots, but wanted to see something different, Jiulin recommended a light hiking route and became the leader of the group. If you want to go, you can't just stay in the stage of thinking. We quickly reached an agreement that we would spend an afternoon traveling through Mufu Ancient Town, two rivers, and several villages to see the Yunlong Seam and Waterfall.

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We decided to ride to the town first, which would save a lot of time. There were three bicycles lined up in the lobby of Xiaoyao Island Inn, so each person took one and traveled lightly.

Jiulin is a master of cycling. When he is alone, he can ride along the main road of Mufu all the way to Fengjie, Chongqing. This time he obviously couldn't highlight this advantage of his, because my riding skills were too poor and I was seriously held back. I rode cautiously along the right side of the road, as slow as a snail. When encountering an uphill slope, I had to get down and push the bike.

Slow down, but you will encounter unexpected beauty. Surrounded by mountains, canyons and clouds, the beauty of Mufu was obvious even to me when we met for the first time. Passing through the main scenic area of ??Enshi Grand Canyon on the way, the tourist buses parked closely in the parking lot of the visitor center demonstrate the extraordinary attraction of the scenic area to tourists.

I am an exception. What attracted me was something else. My eyes lingered on the most inconspicuous things. The towering trees on both sides of the road were redwoods, each one towering into the sky.

The cottages on both sides are simply black and white, with simple windows and flying eaves. At the door of the house, a woman always wears a shining silver thimble on her middle finger, and the leisurely man smokes a cigarette and seems to have reached the state of perfection.

Although the town is quiet, it is not without its noisy places. Inns and restaurants are under construction, and businesses are doing business around the Grand Canyon. In front of the small shop, with the loud music, a plump woman Dancing happily with a child. It's noisy, but it makes people feel comfortable and relaxed.

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? After lingering for too long, Jiulin found a familiar shop. We stored the bicycles at the door and turned around and entered the store. During the exploration trip of Yunlong Seam and Waterfall. We gave up taking the smooth concrete main road and instead took a dirt road that was not technically a road. Although walking the dirt road is difficult, there are constant surprises and surprises.

Coming down from the ancient town, I met two farmers, a man and a woman, driving their horses. The farmers were carrying bamboo baskets on their backs, and the horses were also hanging bamboo baskets. Seeing me chasing the horse and taking pictures, the hostess stopped and took a good photo of me. I praise, this horse is so handsome. My companion corrected me, this is a donkey! The hostess on the side suppressed a laugh and said it was a mule. This led to a burst of laughter. I asked, how to distinguish them? Mules have longer and larger ears than horses, she said.

Along the way, I met smiling old people, women picking tea, farmers plowing the fields, fields full of spring, and endless mountains. I just rejoiced in silence and took pictures quietly. Until I arrived at Yunlong's seam and saw it, I finally couldn't hold back and shouted out in surprise.

This is the beautiful and mysterious meandering Qingjiang River that belongs only to Mu Fu. Here she looks back tenderly and kisses her child who aspires to the sky - Yunlong River. With deep love for Mother Earth, Yunlong River has worked tirelessly for hundreds of millions of years to squeeze out a narrow crack in the earth to suck the mother's sweet milk.

It is not difficult to imagine that in ancient times, there must have been a group of tough soldiers camping here to guard the tranquility of the mountain. The high mountain barrier across the Qingjiang River is an indestructible shield in their hands.

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My thoughts drifted back with a cloud. As the cloud passed by, the sky became gloomier, and soon sporadic raindrops began to appear. . We climbed up along the not-so-gentle riverbed of the Yunlong River and headed straight upstream. When they arrived at Yunlong Waterfall, all three of them had messy hair and slightly wet clothes. It was unclear whether they were wet from the rain or from sweat. Although he was embarrassed, inexplicable joy rose in his heart.

Although we have traveled through many magnificent rivers and mountains, there are always some places that seem to be isolated and mysterious. They are deep and secluded, exuding an ancient and awe-inspiring atmosphere.

Here, I breathed in the fresh air with negative oxygen ions several times that of a sunny day. I avoided the hustle and bustle of crowded people. I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of rain-washed green mountains and green mountains. And this This kind of situation that has the pleasure of rain but not the pain of dripping is something that can be encountered but cannot be sought.

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Everything you encounter now is the best arrangement.

Just like the night I arrived in Enshi, I gave up going to Daughter City due to fatigue, but I was satisfied with a delicious bacon fried rice noodles at a food stall next to the hotel called Next Door Laowang.

It was like missing out on the beauty of the Mufu cherry blossom season, but I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the rare Chinese sturgeon in the Mufu office.

It’s like not being able to appreciate the most beautiful sunset over Yunlong River, but getting the sweet and warm smiles of a pair of elderly people.

Just like the rainy season has not yet arrived, I have no chance to see the majestic Yunlong Waterfall flowing down, but I am moved by the clear jasper-like spring water of the river and scream.

Just like a sudden rain shower that soiled your shoes and wet your hair and clothes. When you regret it, you find that the meaning of the long road is not that you want to come, but that this place calls you to come. . When you see the broader world, you will understand the smaller you are.

So, there is nothing unsatisfactory, all regrets are perfection in another sense. The journey is like this, and so is life.

(Photography: Yan Jianguo? Chen Jian? Guo Xiang does not love Zhang Junbao)