An unforgettable working trip

When I was a child, I had a feeling of longing for the mountains. Climbing high and looking far away makes me feel happy and calm.

Whenever the weather is clear and the vision is wide, I stand on the hills in my hometown and look to the northwest. A tall mountain range blocks the horizon.

Out of curiosity, I pointed to the mountain in the distance and asked my father. My father told me that it was Tiangong Mountain and there was a fairy cave to the west of the mountain. My father had gone in with others before. There was a Yin River inside, and there were fish in the Yin River. A sense of mystery occupies my heart and will never go away.

One year after I went to my aunt’s house, I went to the Lixian Railway Station not far from my aunt’s house. I felt that I was very close to Tiangong Mountain, and I could clearly see the houses at the foot of the mountain. Driven by curiosity, I wanted to go to Tiangong Mountain. I told my companion that I would go to Tiangong Mountain to have a look, but my companion readily agreed. After walking for a while, we felt that Tiangong Mountain was still far away from us, and the sun had already reached the top of the mountain. I have no choice but to give up. It will take a long time. I will talk about it later when I have the opportunity.

After studying and growing up, he stayed down and joined the production team to work. Until the household responsibility system was implemented, he walked around the fields every day and focused on the crops. His childhood dreams were extinguished.

Time flies, and in July 2018, I got on one of three tourist buses and boarded the Chang (Germany)-Jilin (Shou) Expressway. The mist and rain outside the car window are hazy, and the mountains are moving back. Entering the territory of western Hunan, the mountains gradually become taller and the valley entrances gradually narrow, and the eyes are filled with mountains and canyons.

The road runs straight into the mountains, with viaducts over the valleys and valleys. As if the vehicle is on flat ground, it is not affected by the mountains and canyons, and moves toward its destination in the mountainside canyons. Suddenly the tour guide shouted, not far ahead was the famous Aizhai Bridge. I saw everyone taking out their mobile phones, trying to capture the scenery outside the bridge instantly. I was no exception. I took out my mobile phone to capture the best shot. The bridge was almost over and I couldn’t see anything. Unfortunately, Nazhiquan was covered in thick fog, which became denser the lower it was. The fog was still moving, giving it a sense of mystery, and the vehicles seemed to be running on a fairy bridge.

The tour guide enlivened the atmosphere in the car from time to time, explaining to us what she saw and heard, travel knowledge, and the customs and habits of the places she visited. She was humorous and kept laughing in the car.

This trip was a team-building activity organized by Wuling Winery, a manufacturer where I used to work. It took about 4 hours to arrive at the first stop - Chongqing Youyang Peach Blossom Spring Scenic Area. After staying at a hotel for dinner, the tour guide took us to a cave in the scenic area. Next to the cave, a waterfall gushed down. The words Taifu Cave attracted attention. Everyone entered the cave in an orderly manner. The cave was winding, uphill and down. Sometimes the space was tall and open, and sometimes the space was much smaller.

When I came to a platform, I saw a camera set up, and someone kept shouting, taking pictures for free. When I heard about free photography, a colleague stood in front of the camera and clicked into the camera. The photographer told me to go to the front to get the photos. There is nothing free at the front, only taking photos is free. There are free photos, and the men and women stay in the cave to drink the water in the cave. When a colleague took a look at the photo, he hadn't opened his eyes yet. His colleagues teased him, "Are you sleepwalking?" You are right, it is indeed like sleepwalking. I never dreamed of visiting here.

Inside the cave, there are stalactites hanging upside down, stalagmites growing in clusters, stone curtains hanging high, stone pillars towering, stone curtains hanging low, stone waterfalls flying, the sound of running water, coupled with the lighting, flickering bright and dark, like a maze. . Everyone was chatting and laughing, and unknowingly walked through the 6-mile-long underground palace.

Outside the cave, there is another scene, a tall rectangular cave entrance with cliffs on three sides. After descending dozens of steps, a large stream of water gushes out from under the cave bottom and flows into a series of puddles along the stream under the cliff. A row of huts that look like pavilions but not pavilions display some small commodities for tourists to take a break and buy.

Following the cliff to Youyang Street, vehicles were already waiting for us. After they arrived one after another, the vehicles took us to the second stop - the Puhua Undercurrent of Zhuoshui River in Qianjiang River. The vehicle parked on a high platform and received the admission ticket. When we went in and took a look, everyone exclaimed "Wow" at the same time. It was such a big sinkhole, surrounded by cliffs. I only heard the sound of huge running water coming from under the pit. Nature is so amazing. Now that we are here, why don't we go down to find out what's going on? Everyone carefully follows the plank road that turns "Zigzag". Only halfway up, there is also a cave with a wide and tall entrance. After entering, it is divided into two small caves. There is an underground river in the branch cave on the left. You can experience the dream of three days and two nights by taking a cruise. The so-called three days and two nights means that it is day before going in, it is night after going in, it is day after a while, it is night after a while, and it is day again after coming out. Since it had rained in recent days when I went there, the water in the underground river had swelled and it was impossible to sail a boat. It was a pity that I did not go in to experience it. Fortunately, I finally knew what was going on, and the trip was not in vain. The puzzling thing is that I don’t know how deep the sinkhole is, and it’s overgrown with weeds.

Stepping out of the sinkhole with regret, the team leader told everyone to use the existing venue to hold team-building activities to test everyone's overall awareness and coordination of movements. I signed up for the project in the factory, and I signed up for the project. The staffing was done based on the reports, which was relatively fair.

The first event is to push the river. Being bigger and heavier has certain advantages, and it requires the pulling force of the hands and the pushing force and resistance of the feet. Amid everyone’s shouts, the contestants used all their strength to push the water. I want to hold the midpoint of the rope toward myself. After the group wins and loses, the winning group goes to the finals, and the winner is the final one.

The second item is to walk together with leggings to see who can keep the formation in a short time. In some groups, someone fell down after only walking a few steps, and one person fell and suffered disaster. Some formations were crooked, and some got into trouble near the end, turning forward and backward, making everyone laugh, and the laughter echoed in the valley.

After the event, we rushed to Zhuoshui Town for dinner. During the dinner, everyone drank the homemade sauce wine they brought and exchanged glasses. Those who are addicted to alcoholic drinks are reluctant to leave the table, while those who are light drinkers and non-drinkers leave the table to visit the ancient town.

Looking from a distance, a wind and rain bridge lies across a river called Apeng River. At one end of the bridge is the ancient town. Wooden-structured houses, quiet and elegant courtyard houses, and stilted buildings built along the Apeng River.

As the sun sets, the ancient town is so lively. In the melody of music, the graceful and colorful square dances of the people in the ancient town attract us from afar to stop and watch. Walking leisurely on the streets of the ancient town, immersed in the dream of dance and music, you can vaguely feel the joy that reform and opening up has brought to the people in the mountainous areas.

In the 1930s, when Marshal He Long led the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army through Zhuoshui Town, they crossed the Apeng River by the ancient town, leaving a red mark on the ancient town - the Red Army Crossing.

The sky was getting dark, and we were still reluctant to leave. The driver was waiting for us alone in the car. It was time to get on the bus, and we had to rush to Qianjiang to spend the night, so we all said goodbye.

The vehicle drove forward in the night, and the night and mountains blended into one. The night in the mountainous area was so quiet, only the roar of the vehicle broke the silent night, heading north. Sometimes the vehicle goes into the tunnel, sometimes it emerges from the mountainside, and the sky is full of stars. Not far away, the lights ahead were bright, brightening half of the sky. We arrived at Qianjiang, a veritable mountain city with tunnels connecting the urban areas. The vehicle was parked in the backyard of a hotel, with one room for every two people. After everyone had washed up, some colleagues were enjoying the night view of the mountain city in small groups, while some were resting and will visit the urban canyon tomorrow.

In the morning in the hotel lobby, you can enjoy food and drink (referring to food). After breakfast, the cars drove through the street, and not far after turning into a slope, you saw the mountains and canyons. When you step onto the plank road on the cliff, you will marvel at the magic of nature and the working people who built the convenient plank road on the cliff for visitors to have a close look at the canyon scenery. From time to time, colleagues would stand on the glass platform protruding from the plank road to take photos. On one of the cliffs is a large Buddha image, with the Buddha's light shining back.

Qianjiang - One night during the journey gave us a different style, and also gave me the deepest mark - the urban canyon.

The vehicle was about to leave and headed south. There were mountains and mountains. We followed the vehicle through the mountainside. If you don't pay attention, you won't be able to see the local houses at all. When you pay attention, you will see that most of the houses are gathered in low valleys, in the mouth of the valley. Occasionally, there are houses located halfway up the mountain, on the middle slope, with a small amount of slope land. There is limited land in the valley, and one area of ??water and soil supports one person. I think their life used to be very difficult. After the reform and opening up, the younger generation can go out to work and increase their income. Ruggedness, high mountains, many rocks, and barriers of mountains and canyons are the true reality of mountainous areas.

Passing through a tunnel and entering a hilly area with gentle terrain, there are tea trees everywhere. I have never seen such a large tea garden base. This is Songtao County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province. We are going to Miao Village.

It was my first time to visit the Miao Village and I was intoxicated by the unrestrained enthusiasm of the Miao compatriots. My brother played drums and my sister sang songs to welcome us. Then we were led into the wooden hall, where we saw the wine bowl on the table, which contained rice wine. The sumptuous meal was so delicious that we were salivating. While tasting Miao rice wine, a group of ladies toasted us one after another. Five girls are surrounding the guests with wine bottles in their hands. The wine bottles are stacked in a diagonal shape, and the high pot is poured into the low pot. The wine in the low pot flows into the guest's bowl, which symbolizes the mountains and flowing water. Some people were so drunk that the corners of their mouths overflowed with wine, their faces were rosy, and they kept laughing. Those who didn't have the capacity to drink were humble, and some hid far away to avoid being teased. Fortunately, it is rice wine and the alcohol content is not high, otherwise it would be strange not to get drunk if you are addicted to alcohol. Coupled with a group of beauties pouring wine and a set of words to persuade people to drink, it becomes a bit airy. But drinkers should be smart and don't be greedy. If you don't drink, I won't force you to pour wine.

After drinking and feasting, everyone went to the room next to the courtyard, where the Miao masters performed unique skills. Two long bamboo flats are more than an inch wide. One person at each end places the bamboo flats on the left and right waists, spaced apart. The master muttered words and made gestures above the bamboo flat. I only saw two flat bamboo poles getting closer and closer until they closed together. Everyone was surprised and burst into applause. Afterwards, everyone checked two bamboo sticks, which were very ordinary bamboo sticks.

The Miao village is built according to the mountains, with separate gates and courtyards. They are not connected to each other, but they are connected and can take care of each other. There is a gorge in front of the village with a ropeway for tourists to experience.

When entering the Miao family, when you cross the threshold, you have to step forward in one step, but don't step on the threshold. If you step on the threshold and violate Miao customs, you have to work for the master's family for three years. At the end of the three years, you will be given a few eggs to tell you to get out.

We went to the Miao Village to eat, drink and play. The Miao compatriots were so enthusiastic. Although the Miao compatriots did not tell us to get out, we were too embarrassed to hold on to them. The hospitality was unbearable. We have to leave. Miao compatriots Goodbye fellow countrymen!