Lonely Travel in the Clouds - A lonely and legendary soul under the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (1)

It was only one year since Joseph came to China unexpectedly in 1922. Locke, who looked like a madman in the eyes of Westerners, was deeply fascinated by Lijiang. His violent and restless character disappeared in front of the strange and charming Lijiang. His unruly and conceited nature turned into friendship and trust in his contest with the Naxi people. When Locke successfully completed his USDA mission, he unexpectedly witnessed a cruel and romantic death memorial for the Naxi people. The shock of this ceremony was enough to completely subvert Locke's world view of typical Western thinking. These eight young souls hanging on the treetops believe that they will fly over the mountains with the wind and end up in an ideal place: the third country of Jade Dragon, the paradise on earth. When Locke learned that this incredible paradise actually existed on earth, he embarked on a crazy adventure. However, to think of the third country of Yulong, one must obtain the consent of King Muli. He waited patiently for a year and finally came to the Muli Kingdom. However, King Muli did not agree easily because of Locke's special status. Amid intense anxiety and uneasiness, Locke waited for King Muli's final reply.

The opportunity finally came. On the last night in Muli, the king summoned Locke and happily took Locke to the commanding heights of the kingdom, proudly showing Locke his land and his property. people. Muli is located on the southern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the middle of the Hengduan Mountains, with an altitude as high as 5,958 meters and as low as only 1,470 meters. Muli's terrain has a relatively large height difference, which causes obvious vertical changes in climate, soil, and vegetation. Therefore, it can be said that it is a place with wonderful mountains and beautiful waters, countless exotic animals and birds, a wide variety of rare plants, and extremely rich natural resources. But the farmers here cannot keep this wealth. This is due to the fact that most of Muli's territory is located in mountainous areas with few arable fields. In addition, King Muli did not care about the life and death of his people, so the poverty of the farmers here was even worse.

At this time, among the clouds and mist in the distance, a huge snow mountain could be vaguely seen standing out. King Muli pointed to the looming snow-capped mountains and explained: The full name of that area is Gonggarisongbu. According to Tibetan religion, Vajrapani Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva and Guanyin Bodhisattva live on the three majestic snow peaks there respectively. Therefore, these three snow mountains are also the most famous sacred mountains in Gonggar Ridge. They are called Shambhala in Tibetan. That is Shangri-La. Locke was inexplicably surprised when he heard this. He couldn't imagine that the paradise on earth he had longed for was right in front of him. However, the king then told Locke that there were hundreds of armed gangs hidden in this area, and their ferocity and cruelty were beyond imagination. These lawless gangsters would not even give King Muli his face. Therefore, it is recommended that Locke never take risks easily. The king's advice was actually an order, and the plan to visit the sacred mountain ended. Locke stared into the distance blankly. Perhaps to show mercy and tolerance, perhaps to comfort Locke's loss, King Muli actually agreed to Locke's request to take pictures of himself the next day. Although this cannot make up for Locke's huge shortcoming of not being able to go to the Jade Dragon Third Country, it is a necessary consolation for his efforts. However, history always shows its humor in a way beyond people's imagination. Neither a king hidden in the mountains of southwest China nor another explorer from the Western world could have imagined that this photo would make both of them famous at the same time.

At this time, Locke was full of doubts. King Muli's rejection seemed to be not only due to security considerations. In his eyes, he was still an outsider. Looking back at the Muli Royal City, Locke's loss is obvious, but it is not just the twists and turns of the adventure, nor is it just the lack of a few animal specimens. His journey to Shangri-La seems to be quietly turning. In the blue night sky, the flashes of souls that passed by in a trance stood out in the Dongba Sutra in Locke's hand. The rare animals and plants that survived the mass extinction once fascinated him. It turned out that it was just a shortcut to success and fame, and the local people he had to deal with were just tools to help him realize his dream. At this moment, he discovered that it was precisely these so-called tools that constituted a powerful cultural landscape. He wants to go deep in, he doesn’t want to be an outsider anymore.

That night, Locke had a strange dream, in which he returned to the fairy tale land surrounded by mountains. It is so beautiful and peaceful, the people there are kind and simple, and the king is kind and warm. Locke even dreamed of gold and unforgettable food. Everything was so comfortable, comfortable and beautiful.

In reality, Wu Ruilong was an international expert who had been engaged in hotel management and talent training for 40 years. In addition to filming, he also helped the Lijiang hotel industry by organizing a ten-day high-end forum on the Lijiang tourism industry, which gathered senior managers from all hotels in Lijiang City. This is an important professional and technical exchange event. Now people from all over the world are concentrated in Lijiang. I try to do something for Lijiang so that everyone can come to Lijiang. Locke is also helping Lijiang make more contributions, such as helping the local area improve medical care. Wu Ruilong learned that Locke had begun to have a strong curiosity about the unique and mysterious culture of the Naxi people after his trip to Muli. Although Yulong's trip to the third country ended in failure, Locke believed that if he could understand If you can read Dongba characters and understand the accurate meaning, you will eventually be able to understand the true meaning of the Jade Dragon Third Country to the Naxi people, and this will undoubtedly make up for the huge regret of not being able to visit it in person.