Ningde Travel Notes (Half Moon, Xiapu Sunset)

At the invitation of my friend Die, a group of thirteen people went to Ningde for three days.

I took the train from Xiamen North Railway Station to Xiapu, which took nearly two and a half hours. I chatted with the children, read the articles of Jane Friends, and revised the articles submitted for the Chinese Valentine's Day love topic. I arrived soon. Kasumigaura Station.

When I left the station, I felt that the wall next to the station was very beautiful, and I quickly took pictures. But for some reason, the same wall was separated by square cement columns on the right side but not on the left side. What is the design concept of this?

After leaving the station, the local tour guide was already waiting in the parking lot. The tour guide took us to the hotel. After checking in, we went to the restaurant next door to eat. It was unbelievably cheap. 13 people ordered 12 dishes. There were also self-service side dishes and drinks, which actually only cost 270 yuan, which was incredibly affordable. After the meal, everyone went back to their rooms and took a nap.

At 3:30, the tour guide was waiting at the door of the hotel on time. In the car, the tour guide told us that in the afternoon we would go to Banyueli, a village where the She people live together. It is a village with the most existing She people historical sites in eastern Fujian. , many well-preserved ancient houses are still preserved. There are three groups of Qing Dynasty ancient buildings in the village, including Longxi Palace, Lei's Ancestral Hall, and Juren Mansion, as well as a large number of She cultural relics. They have a history of more than 300 years. Most of the villagers are named Lei, but most of the people who stay in the village now are old people. Younger people take their children to work and live in county towns or larger cities. For him, if Xiapu hadn't become a famous tourist destination later, he would have left his hometown and looked for opportunities outside.

Most of the houses and roads in the village are made of irregular stones. Quickly take off your shoes and walk barefoot on the stone road to feel the tranquility and simplicity here, the wind here, and the abundant fruits on the branches. The tiled roofs with timeless sentiments, the beehives and ancient banyan trees on the roadside, everything looks quiet and beautiful.

The village is not big, so we circled around and returned to the ancient banyan tree. We quickly crossed the bridge and came to the lotus field next to the stream. The lotus flowers in the field were in bloom, white, pink and in bud. , in full bloom, although there is no wind to bring the fragrance, I always feel that the tip of my nose and heart are filled with fragrance, as well as those tender, dry brown lotus pods, green and withered lotus leaves...

I really want to pick some lotus pods to use as flower arrangements, but I can’t do it without asking. I can only take pictures while admiring the flowers. I wonder if tourists threw some lotus pods on the roadside. Most of them have dried up, and there are no lotus seeds yet. There were mature lotus seeds that had been taken away, and there was actually a dried lotus leaf bud. There were piles here and there, and they were thrown on the field ridge. I happily picked up some and went back to deal with them. It was very good. ornaments.

After leaving for half a month, I drove for ten or twenty minutes and came to Xia Qingshan Bridge to watch the unique sunset in Kasumigaura. I wonder if the location was different, and I didn’t see the attractions advertised online. It is a stunning scene, but under the setting sun, such a small seaside village that has not yet been fully developed, and the fishing boats returning to the sea one after another, write a simple and quiet slow time. The sunset at Kasumigaura. It must be this simplicity that is even more heart-warming and makes people feel more moved. People yearn for it.