Essays on Chengdu Travel Notes

In August, I took my son on a westbound train, followed the imprint of Shu and went to Chengdu.

All the way to the west, through Jiangyou, Hanzhong and Mianyang, and finally to Chengdu. Four or five hours' drive, more than 800 kilometers' journey, is the farthest place from home. Looking at the familiar place names, I recall the war in the Three Kingdoms, seizing Jiangyou and defending Hanzhong. When the enemy arrived in Chengdu, the ruler of Shu Han surrendered, and historical scenes flashed before my eyes. Looking at the mountains, I was thinking, how many roads could I walk in one day when I was marching in ancient times? How to do a good job in logistics support? How to avoid mosquito bites? How do they spend it on rainy days? Why didn't the late ruler Liu Chan guard the main road, but withdrew the soldiers stationed? It seems a bit alarmist.

After arriving at Chengdu East Railway Station, take Metro Line 2 to Chunxi Road and stay at Sansheng Street Hotel. After living well, it was already dark. I took my son out for a walk, ate some snacks in Sansheng Street, and walked a long way to Taikooli, International Monetary Center and Chunxi Road, where I felt the prosperity of a city and a little more yearning for big city life with the bustling crowd. Although I am looking forward to it, I don't expect it. Although a big city has its attractions, its shortcomings are also very obvious. I am far from ready to live there.

The next morning, I got up at six and told my son to see the giant panda. I wake up faster than anyone else. Children like to watch animals. I packed up, packed my things, checked out, went to the street to have breakfast, came to the service point of Chengdu tourist through train on Chunxi Road, booked a set meal with the ticket to and from Panda Base, and set off soon. Twenty or thirty minutes' drive, plus the commentator's explanation, will arrive soon. Scan the code into the base and follow the crowd to browse the base. There are dense bamboo forests in the base, and roads three or four meters wide are blocked. Dense bamboo forms an arch with the ground, and the sun seldom shines in. The ground is wet and cold. But walking for a long time will make you sweat. See Panda Paradise, Panda Moon Delivery Room and Sun Delivery Room. A national treasure is a national treasure. People keep coming, especially when watching the sun delivery room. Long queue, slow peristalsis, queuing for 2 hours, watching 10 seconds, also drunk. But it's no use if you don't hurry. There is such a long line behind. After shopping for two or three hours, my son lost interest and kept asking why there were no hippos and elephants. I said no. When we went to the zoo, our son reluctantly said, OK.

I got on the return bus and went straight to Kuanzhai Lane. Walking on the road, it began to rain. At the destination, I found the hotel I booked online, stopped and stopped, ate something, bought something to eat, but I didn't expect to walk a few miles. Check in, check in, have a simple rest and ask my son if he still wants to go to the zoo. Yes, well, let's go. Go out and take a taxi. Go directly to Chengdu Zoo. It's not far. Take a taxi to 24 yuan. In fact, every zoo is similar, with the same glass rooms, the same walls and the same layout. I have seen Xuzhou Zoo, Zhengzhou Zoo and Linyi Zoo and Botanical Garden before, and the animal species are similar, so there are probably so many kinds. I told my son that when his father took you to the safari park, his son nodded and said yes.

Take the subway back to Kuanzhai Lane, take a short walk and go back to your residence. After dinner, I visited Kuanzhai Lane, felt the generous culture, experienced a mill, mortar and some special things in Sichuan. The children had a good time. Looking at the endless streets, I suddenly understood that people should experience more, feel more, walk more, feel the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, feel different local conditions and customs, and take different styles of streets and lanes. This is a kind of relaxation and a sublimation of the soul.

The first day is over. The next day, I set off for Dujiangyan, feeling the ancient charm of "asking Qingcheng Mountain and worshiping Dujiangyan" and the ingenious nature transformation of human beings. After nearly two hours' drive, my son has been very upset and has been shouting so boring. Why hasn't it arrived yet? I drank a bottle of yogurt in the morning and threw up in the car. Dujiangyan is free to police all over the country. You don't need to know the route to activate ID card verification to enter the scenic spot. You can't go wrong following the crowd. Looking at the rushing river, rolling forward, I can't help but sigh the magic of nature. Why does this river keep flowing? Where is its source? Why is it always endless? Is there life in the water? I don't know the answers to many questions, but I know that water is alive. She is lively and changeable, gentle when calm, and will caress your body and face. She is as good as water in the poem. When you are unruly, it is frightening, surging and rolling in, bringing heavy disasters to people. The people in Wang Yang water are so small that she can take your life at any time. But people can't live without her. She nourishes everything and nourishes life. She is great and ordinary, so ordinary that she turns a blind eye. When she is around us and always accompanies us, we are destroying her, polluting her and eventually giving back to ourselves. People have to drink their own bitter wine after all. Fortunately, now people have realized this and strengthened protection, but what they have done is far from enough. They have learned more and paid less.

Dujiangyan is beautiful and spectacular. From the moment I boarded Qinyan Building, I knew this beautiful woman would be stationed forever. The time to climb the stairs is difficult. My son is tired. After climbing for a while, he needs to rest and replenish water. Although he is sweating profusely, he is full of energy. After a day's exercise, he is sure to sleep soundly at night.

Go back to live near Wuhou Temple and want to visit Wuhou Temple the next day. This is also the closest moment between Shu and me. I want to pursue history, but my son doesn't want to. He prefers to stay by the pond of Wuhou Temple, watching the fish swimming in the pond and the turtles crawling on the rocks, and there are excited voices from time to time. Dad, look, I see fish, I see turtles. I returned to the Three Kingdoms and Guan Yu, rode Ma Qianli alone, passed five passes, killed six generals, and saw Jingzhou's carelessness and Guan Yu's gaffe. People's worship of Guan Gong can be seen in later generations, and his image of loyalty and courage can indeed be set as a model. Seeing the model engraved on the wall, I seem to have returned to the moment when I recited the model when I was a student: before the first emperor started his business, the middle road collapsed. Today, profits are exhausted, which is a crucial autumn ... Zhuge Liang, Kong Ming and Wolong are all famous. When these three names overlap on one person, it is unparalleled. But there are also regrets. Otherwise, how can the famous sentence "But before he conquered, he was dead, and the heroes cried on their coats from now on" remain in future generations?

After visiting Wuhou Temple and Jinli, I rushed to the station and embarked on my way back. The three-day journey came and went in a hurry. I don't belong in this city. I won't leave my mark here in just a few days. Chengdu will not remember a father coming along with his children, and will not pay attention to the departure of a father and son. I know that to feel a city and understand a city, I have to go there myself. This is my feeling. Although I tasted it this time, I was impressed. The prosperity and resources of big cities are far from comparable to those of small counties. I also have a city dream. Although we can't be close all the time, it's good to experience this kind of life once in a while.

Chengdu, I will come again.