Travels to the West (2)

I went to Huaqing Pool with Lao Kao in the morning. It is not the first time for him and his wife to come to Xi. In a sense, they are playing Huaqing Pool with me.

Huaqingchi is a royal palace, located on the site of Huaqing Palace in Tang Dynasty, 30km east of Xi, with Mount Li in the south and Weishui in the north. Because of its eternal hot spring resources, the love story between Tang and Yang Guifei, the place where the An Incident happened, and rich human and historical resources, it has become a famous cultural tourism scenic spot in China, a national key cultural relics protection unit, and the first batch of 5A-level tourism demonstration scenic spots in China.

Huaqingchi is very close to the military sanatorium, less than 1 km. Therefore, we will take a walk together after breakfast.

There is a big square at the entrance of the scenic spot. The entrance of the square is divided into east gate and west gate. But we can only enter through the workers' passage between the two doors with military officers' cards, which makes us feel as if we have any special courtesy. In fact, it is man-made trouble that divides the people we play into two halves.

After entering the hospital, I was most impressed by pomegranate trees and persimmon trees, whose branches were bent. Pomegranate and little persimmon were full of branches and thriving. Lintong's pomegranate persimmon is famous all over the country, and we just catch up with the mature season.

I want to hire a tour guide, but Lao Kao said he would be a tour guide. Isn't this the place where Yang Guifei and Li Longji bathe? I think so, but he didn't introduce us much, and he had to rub the guides of other tour groups.

It is reported that the Tang Yutang site was discovered in April 1982. After more than three years of excavation, in the excavation area of 4,600 square meters, five sites of Royal Tang Chi, such as Lotus Soup, Begonia Soup, Star Soup, Prince Soup and Shangshi Soup, were cleared up. The so-called relics are naturally remnants. After 1500 years of history, they can only be left to our imagination.

At that time, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei regarded Huaqing Palace as the second emperor's palace, and Feishuang Hall, a Tang-style building with upturned eaves and blue tiles, was their love nest and sleeping hall. Every year 10 to the end of the year, Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei bathe in Huaqing Pool, and they live in this mysterious flying frost hall. It is said that it often snows all over the sky in winter, but because there are underground hot springs in Huaqing Palace, the surface temperature is high, the hot air rises, and the snow turns into frost, so it is called "Flying Frost Hall".

We walked around the scene. Everything here is so humble except the beautiful love legend. It's not as splendid as the royal bedroom I imagined before, but a white statue of Yang Guifei in the garden is lifelike, and the birds jumping up and down the tree bring a little vitality here.

To the east of the Tang Yutang Ruins Museum is an elegant small courtyard with the characteristics of Jiangnan gardens-Yuan Huan. It is understood that Yuan Huan was originally a post station in the Qing Dynasty, but it was destroyed by the war during the Tongzhi period. During Guangxu period (1878), Lintong County ordered Shen to rebuild the hot spring post house by means of "giving relief by work" and renamed it "Yuan Huan". 1900, Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu traveled westward to xi 'an, where they both slept. 1936, Chiang Kai-shek inspected Xi 'an, turned the garden into a temporary shaft, and deployed to suppress * * *, which triggered the "Xi 'an Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries. Therefore, it has basically become a visiting point of the historical events of the "Xi Incident", and various tourism and literary propaganda materials surrounding the "Xi Incident" can be seen everywhere here.

Entering the garden, there is a lotus pond, with lotus pavilion in the south and white lotus pavilion in the east. Walking along the west bank of the lotus pond to the back of the lotus pavilion, there are five famous tricks.

Wujian Hall is a brick-wood hall, with Lishan in the south and lotus pond in the north. The courtyard is flat and the trees are lush, so it is named Wu Jian Hall because five single rooms are connected.

The five halls are the main buildings in the garden, with thick red columns stacked high on the front porch of the hall, which is magnificent. It is in harmony with the three surrounding halls, Wang Heting, Feihongqiao and Feixia Pavilion.

The five pavilions were built in the late Qing Dynasty. 1900, Eight-Nation Alliance attacked Beijing, and Cixi fled to the west. /kloc-was renovated in 0/934 and became a place for senior officials to visit and rest. 1936, 65438+ 10 and 65438+February, Chiang Kai-shek entered Shaanxi twice, took Huaqingchi as the "hangyuan" and stationed in the Fifth Hall, where he planned high-level military meetings, adhered to the wrong national policy of "building the army outside" and forced two generals, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, to lead the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army. General Zhang and General Yang urged Chiang Kai-shek to abandon the civil war policy and unite with the Red Army to resist Japan, but Chiang Kai-shek flatly refused. Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng joined hands to launch a remonstrance on February 12 12. There was a fierce battle in the yard. Chiang Kai-shek heard gunshots in the dormitory, fled through the back window, crossed the back wall, jumped into a deep ditch and bruised his back. He was helped up the mountain by the guards and hid in the grass next to the tiger-spotted stone in Xixiuling. He was found and helped by the mountain-searching troops.

From west to east, these five halls are: secretary's office, Chiang Kai-shek's bedroom, Chiang Kai-shek's office, the conference room where the Red Army deployed the attack, and Qian Dajun's office director's retinue room. Next to the five halls, there is also a shower room of Chiang Kai-shek. The bath inside was built in the Qing dynasty, imitating the shape of the imperial concubine pool. Kangxi, Cixi and Guangxu all bathed here. During Chiang Kai-shek's stay in the Five Pavilions, this pool was used as his hangyuan shower room. From 65438 to 0957, Mei Lanfang came to Huaqing Pool for sightseeing and bathing, and named this pool "Yang Feichi".

Today, there are bullet marks left by soldiers in the fierce fighting on the glass windows and walls of the five halls. Tables, chairs, beds, sofas, tea sets, stoves, carpets, telephones, etc. The office in each room is copied and placed as it is.

Tongyinxuan, also known as Sanjiantang, is adjacent to Wujiantang. It was built in 1900 and was once the place where dignitaries visited and stayed. 1936,65438+10 and 65438+February, the guards and secretaries who came with Chiang Kai-shek stayed in this hall. 65438+February 65438+On the morning of February 30, there was a remonstrance, and Jiang's guards rushed out of the gate and fought desperately with the buildings in the courtyard. Up to now, there are still many bullet marks on the walls and glass of the three pavilions.

After crossing Chaoyangmen, you can go up the hill along the steps and come to the "spot tiger stone" halfway up Lishan Mountain. You can look at the waterfront pavilion, which was built to commemorate the Xi incident, but the traces of modern architecture are too obvious. After that, you can go directly west to the top of the mountain to the "Night View Pavilion". Standing on the north side of the exhibition hall, the whole Huaqing Pool is close at hand and clear at a glance.

Lishan

There is a volunteer service team in the scenic spot, which can provide boiled water for tourists free of charge. We sat here to have a rest, and Lao Kao and his wife came back down the mountain, because they climbed here a few years ago and don't want to climb again today. And we continued to go to Mount Li, thinking that the altitude of Mount Li is not high. Since we are here, it would be a pity not to climb this mountain.

Mount Li is called Mount Li because it belonged to Li Rong's state-owned land in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Lintong was named Zhao Ying and Huichang, and Lishan was renamed Zhao Ying and Huichang. Since the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, it has been a royal garden with many detached villas. Mount Li is a branch of the Qinling Mountains, with a length of 25 kilometers from east to west, a width of 13.7 kilometers from north to south and an altitude of 1.302 meters. The pine and cypress on the mountain are evergreen and magnificent, and they are named after a green pony. Historical Records says: Mount Li is not as high as Taihua, as deep as the south, as deep as Taibai and as strange as Longmen. However, Huang San was passed down as the former residence. Since the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, it has been fortunate to stay in pavilions such as the Palace Que, and Xiushan Warm Soup has become a good place. "

Further east is the beacon tower on the first peak of Xixiuling. In history, the story of "playing princes with bonfires and laughing proudly at the world" happened here. According to legend, Zhou Youwang smiled and praised his beloved princess, and once held a bonfire here to tease the princes. When the dog broke into Mount Li, the King You ordered the bonfire to be rekindled, but no one came to save the princes. You Wang was killed, Zan was taken captive, and the Western Zhou Dynasty perished.

We decided to visit the beacon tower. When I climbed to the wind gallery of the wind observation hall, I thought I was going to the top of the mountain, but I found that I had to climb more than 500 meters. I didn't expect that these 500 meters were all uphill steps. It took me about 40 minutes to climb to the top of the mountain.

It's a pity that I finally climbed to the top of the mountain, but I was shrouded in clouds. I couldn't see anything around, so I had to go down the mountain along the original road. When I went down the mountain, I felt that it was not easy to go up the mountain. I think how I got up the mountain. I can't even imagine it myself.

Down to the fork in the road to the old mother's temple, it began to become an ordinary sidewalk, and there was no need to climb the steps. I felt much better at once. The first intersection is to go to Shangshan Lake. The so-called lake is actually a pond on the mountain. Nothing special, just a nice name.

Further on is the Laojun Hall on the third peak of Xixiuling. This old gentleman is Lao Zi, a famous Taoist in Lishan. According to legend, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty saw the old gentleman drop the cabinet twice here, so it was called the Sage Pavilion, also known as Yuan Chaoge. This temple was originally dedicated to the statue of Mr. Bai Yu. During the "An Shi Rebellion", the body of the statue was burned and both hands were stolen. Now the jade statue is preserved in Xi 'an Beilin Museum.

Turn east from laojunmiao to the "Old Mother Temple" on the second peak of Xixiuling, which was built for the legendary Nu Wa. In fact, it is a Taoist temple, also called Lishan Ancient Temple. It has three temples, such as Empress San Xiao, Wenchang Temple and the Temple of Wealth, followed by Jiazi Temple, which is also the Dojo of the Empress Dowager. On the edge of Jiazi Temple, there is a colored stone about one person high, which is actually a lantian jade with the word "Fu" on it. Touching it can bring good luck.

It is said that there is another beautiful legend about Mount Li. In ancient times, the heavens and the earth fell apart, and the people were miserable. Mount Li, the goddess in the sky, took her two daughters to the lower world to refine the stone to make up the sky. Lishan's mother and eldest daughter tempered stone, and the younger daughter became a flying horse, carrying her mother and sister up and down, and finally mending the sky. However, a black dragon emerged from the ground damaged by the sky and flooded the land with floods. So they began to refine stones and rebuild the land. After strictly mending the ground, the youngest daughter lay on the ground to rest, and had not had time to change her original state because of fatigue. When she woke up and saw the beautiful scenery and elegant environment around her, she decided to stay here. She turned into a big mountain and looked like a black plum lying on the ground. This is Li's mountain.

The journey in the morning still has a little effect on my knee. Fortunately, there is a cableway on Mount Li, so I will take the cableway down the mountain and everyone will go to 30 yuan.

? ? Dream back to Daqin

12 or so, and reach the foot of Mount Li at 15. I was going to have lunch here before going to the next scenic spot, Terracotta Warriors, but just as a taxi passed by, the driver called us to get on the bus, so I changed my mind and decided to eat at the next scenic spot. It's not far anyway.

After getting on the bus, I found that the taxi driver was particularly able to say, "Worship the Emperor of Qin first, and then watch the soldiers." We were dragged to the vicinity of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. We were recommended to watch the performance of "Dream Back to Daqin" here first, and then have dinner after the performance. We can also take a free bus ferry to the Terracotta Warriors. At that time, I felt that the driver had a strong sense of service, and he introduced Jed to us all the way and wanted to take us to see Jed. We repeatedly stated that we didn't need to buy jade, and he put us down before dreaming back to the palace of Daqin, so he was dragged here in a fog.

? We didn't find a place to eat after getting off the bus, and then we realized that the driver must be soliciting customers. He dragged us to the show, and there must be a commission in the middle. So I told him that we had agreed to take us to eat first and wait until the performance was over. So he dragged us to the back door of the performance hall, where there was a humble food stall and told us that the staff of the performance hall also ate here. We had to follow them here and make do with it, that is, meat buns and the like, but not meat, but all kinds of vegetables and scrambled eggs. I saw someone in the staff eating a cake called "Mash" and ordered one.

Ma Shi (Ma Shi) is a kind of pasta that originated in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province. A pimple shaped like a thumb nail, slightly thinner in the middle and inclined in the edge, also known as cat ears, is a unique snack in northwest China. Eating a new snack by chance is a bonus.

After dinner, I searched the Internet, only to know that the performance of "Dream Back to Daqin" is a light show, which shows the interior of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum with modern 3D technology, and the online evaluation is not very good. A 20-minute introduction is like going into a haunted house, complaining about being cheated by a taxi driver. It seems that my judgment is correct. After dinner, I wanted to visit the Qin Mausoleum nearby, but I couldn't find the ticket office. I asked the security guard at the gate and said that I could visit the Terracotta Warriors for free. Once again, I feel that we have been fooled by this taxi driver. The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was not visited, so we went to the Terracotta Warriors Museum by bus ferry instead.

However, along the way, it happened to be the mature season of Lintong specialty, and pomegranates and persimmons could be seen everywhere on the roadside.

terracotta warriors and horses of qin shihuang mausoleum

Qin Shihuang Mausoleum is located in the north of Lishan Mountain and the east of Lintong District. Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum is the burial pit of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, located at Lingdong1500m. We arrived at the gate of the museum in a short time by car ferry.

When selling tickets, a commentator sold it to us and said that she was going to form a small group soon, and two people had been formed, so let's join his group. I think scenic spots like Terracotta Warriors and Horses still need an interpreter to introduce the background knowledge, so I came here according to this. However, after entering the garden, the commentator told us that something happened at home temporarily, and four members of her group had to be transferred to another group and handed over to another commentator. It felt like a small group, a big group. What a coincidence! There are some things at home at this time, but I don't care too much. Anyway, I'm traveling with a group, and someone explains it.

The entire Terracotta Warriors and Horses Scenic Area covers an area of 56 mu, which is equivalent to two Macao administrative regions, with its back to Mount Li and its face to Weishui. The burial pits of Terracotta Warriors sit west to east, and the three pits are arranged in a zigzag pattern. The first pit of Terracotta Warriors was rectangular, with a length of 230m from east to west, a width of 62m from north to south and a depth of 5m, with a total area of14260m2. There are sloping doorways on all sides, and there are two terracotta warriors and horses pits on the left and right, which are now called pits 2 and 3.

1in March, 974, farmers in Xiyang Village, Lishan Town, Lintong County found several life-size clay figurines fired by broken clay when drilling wells at Lingdong 1.5 km. After exploration and trial excavation by Shaanxi Archaeological Team, the Terracotta Warriors were rediscovered.

The guide first showed us around the No.1 pit. There are many tourists in pit one. She took us through the visiting passage on the right side of the entrance, introducing us while walking, and let us insert ourselves in the middle to watch. It felt like a scene that took us to the third pit, which was the smallest of the three pits and was a command center at that time.

It took more than half an hour to get out of the third pit, but the guide took us to the shopping area. At this time, our group of tourists seemed to have changed their mood and raised questions one after another. Why did you bring us to the shopping area? Isn't there any other place we haven't been? So we talked with the tour guide about how to introduce this place so simply that it took less than an hour before and after. At that time, the guide told us that there were two hours before and after. All the way over, the wild guide didn't give us a clear introduction at all. When we ask her questions in the middle, she always prevaricates with one sentence. The experts didn't make it clear, and neither did I.

When we reasoned with her, she was quite reasonable and seemed very upset. However, we can only express our dissatisfaction. After all, this is a wild guide, and that's the level. We can't expect her to introduce us more.

Into the second pit, because there is no development here, there is nothing on the surface, so she will take us in through the back door and come out from the front door later. At this time, the conflict between tourists and tour guides has reached the most intense time.

Finally, everyone visited the bronze chariots and horses exhibition hall with emotion. However, there are indeed many people here, and people are crowded. The tour guide is also a routine introduction.

After the explanation, we don't want to say anything more. We felt unlucky, found a wild guide, paid the money, returned the equipment and left.

Unwilling, we went back to pit one and wanted to visit from another direction. Fortunately, I met an explanation, which was very professional, so I listened to it again with the team. Make it clear that we are confused.

For example, why haven't Pit 2 been developed yet? She explained that there are more than 6,000 terracotta warriors and horses in the No.1 pit. At present, more than 1000 terracotta warriors and horses have been developed and repaired, and they are still under development, so the second pit has not yet been developed. There are several other professional issues, which she explained very well. Out of the first pit, she let the team rest in the peripheral chairs, and she continued to introduce it to everyone, which was very humanized. If I am not a little tired today, I will continue to visit with this tour guide.

Just as he was about to leave the gate, Lao Kao called and asked us to attend the comrades-in-arms party at night, so that we could get back to the nursing home as soon as possible and then go together. The entrance is a commercial street and a snack street. I don't have time to browse carefully. I quickly found a taxi and ran to the nursing home.

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