A trip to the northwest of China

After a groggy night on the train, I have arrived in Gansu and continue all the way to the northwest. It's desolate there. When passing through Lanzhou, I saw the muddy Yellow River. All the way from the bare earth mountain to some gravel slopes, in short, it is desolate and short of water. I don't know what kind of life the rural people here live. There is no traffic in the city. In the wilderness, don't be lonely. Let's go and herd the sheep freely.

While driving, the announcer is calling whether there are medical staff in the whole car. Some passengers have an emergency and need help. I thought I needed first aid, so I went to see it, and so did the two nurses in the back seat. At first glance, it turned out to be a fever caused by a cold, and my whole body was cold and pale. The child has just returned from a holiday in Guangzhou, and will return to Xinjiang by train for more than two days and two nights. She took some medicine to her mother. The water on the train is dirty and muddy. Uncle Northeast, who has been on a business trip for a long time, said that the water quality in the northwest is not good. I sighed in my heart. Is it true that people here can only drink this water? The green leather train is the true face of China people. Uncle Northeast certainly doesn't forget to blow the water of Changbai Mountain. Indeed, Changbai Mountain can be said to be the best place in China, which is undeniable. But it's more than that. So is a northeast aunt I met in Eagle Mountain cross-country running. All kinds of northeast are good. This is not a regional gun, but maybe the pride of the northeast people is a little high.

There are also hawkers on the train, and there are also trips to check the luggage rack and report the station. I feel that the conductor basically stayed up all night, and some invisible places, such as toilets and garbage, have to be dealt with, and then go back and forth on the train day after day, and the train goes back and forth between the two places. Those older stewardesses have spent most of their lives like this.

When I arrived at Jiayuguan, my first impression of the city was the feeling of prosperity in Han and Tang Dynasties.

Speaking of Han and Tang Dynasties, I have to mention Hexi Corridor, which passes through Wuwei, Jinchang, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Jiayuguan and Dunhuang. The mountains and continuous glaciers in Qilian Mountain have nurtured this long and narrow land. Jiayuguan is the starting point of Qin Changcheng. In order to fight against the Huns, a miracle of Chinese civilization was born. However, because the huge Qin empire was retaliated by the restoration forces of the six countries, no force could resist the invasion of nomadic people for a hundred years. At the beginning of Han Dynasty, Xiongnu unified the desert. Look at the map, it seems to be Tengger, Mu Us and Kubuqi Desert. It is purely a personal guess, and then Wuwei was occupied, and then Chang' an went south. Hanwu, Qin Huang, a pioneer in the fight against nomadic people. Emperor Wu ascended the throne, and Zhang Qian returned from the Western Regions. Then countless literati wrote this story in poetry. Huo Qubing took Longcheng and occupied Wuwei, and Emperor Wu set up the capital of the western regions. Wuwei, martial arts and military power, shocked the quartet, also known as Liangzhou. Zhang Ye, Zhang Guozhi's arm, in order to communicate with the western regions. Jiuquan, there are springs under the city, and its water is like wine. Zhangye was called Ganzhou in ancient times and Jiuquan was called Suzhou in ancient times. Dunhuang is strong and majestic. This is because there are two Xiongguan, which is the Yumen Gate. Jiayuguan later flourished again in the Ming dynasty, and Jiuquan was once again brilliant because of satellites. The confrontation between nomadic people and farming people started from this narrow land and lasted for two thousand years. In the heyday of Han and Tang Dynasties, trade with Central Asia and West Asia also began here. Today's ancient roads have become railways and highways crossing Gobi, grasslands and deserts, and more convenient trade has begun. Maybe China can lead the world like Han and Tang Dynasties in the future, but it is far from it now. This is the best era, the worst era, and I hope this is the beginning of a great era.

Back to Jiayuguan, a tourist city, the sun is poisonous, but the air is dry and cool in the shade. Simple folk customs, cheap prices, and warm and friendly taxi drivers. Even if you take a detour, it won't cost more than ten yuan to take a taxi.

Then get to the point, Jiayuguan is known as the first pass in the world, the starting point of the Great Wall in Wan Li and the first stop of the Great Wall in Wan Li. According to the natural barrier of the Yellow River, Xiongguan stands tall and shines in China. Professional wine luminous cup.

Then, more importantly, eat. Northwest Delicious = Pasta and Mutton

Mutton can be made in many ways. First barbecue! ! ! Delicious meat. I went to the shop of my classmates' relatives. The boss is from Henan, and he is as warm to us as relatives. Apricot skin water is delicious! Open a bucket and pour it like gasoline. It's a great pleasure in life. I want to eat barbecue all over the country in my life. The mutton here is roasted just right. It smells like sheep oil and tastes great. Sheep's head meat and sheep's tendon are both hot and sour, and they are very chewy. Sheep head meat is tough, and the tendons have a gelatinous feeling. Crispy bones are similar to those baked in other places, but they feel fresh and delicious. Take a bite, take another bite, and the bitterness of life will be swallowed up like a bite. Both fried rice cakes and fried rice cakes are delicious, and I prefer fried rice cakes.

In the evening, Kaka and Zhang Ge just arrived, and then 12 o'clock began to barbecue supper again. Four people, five barrels of beer, accompanied by cooking, talked late into the night while drinking. I will cherish it for a while, and I still admire Zhang Ge. I can go wherever I want all year round, and I have no job. I am always on the road, and I can contribute to the fate of Tao Tao inadvertently. Talk about future plans, China mountaineering circle, Tao Tao's past tense fate, and casually talk about Yan Dongdong. I can see the stars at night and look up at them. I don't know which is you. Once upon a time, someone will mention you, and someone will chase your footsteps. Although I won't live like you, you will be the frame of reference of my life, so that I can find my own coordinates.

Lamian Noodles and Lamian Noodles are generally separated from beef, which is full and Lamian Noodles is strong.

Then the meat is stuffed with buns, which are fragrant, soft and chewy.

Mutton paomo, the bread here is not steamed bread, but a kind of scone.

Mutton soup pot, authentic mutton, chunks, all kinds of rapeseed.

Mutton soup, I had a meal in the desert. Some of them are strong and fat, but others don't like them very much. I think it's ok. Mutton only needs a strong smell. Eating meat is also a great pleasure in life.

In some small cases, we can only make the next stop in Yinchuan.

Personally, I think Yinchuan is not as developed as Jiayuguan and is a fourth-tier city, although Yinchuan was once the capital of Xixia and the capital of Ningxia. Lycium barbarum is famous. Watermelon in the northwest is delicious. There is Guazhou near Jiayuguan, and Hami in Xinjiang is next to Guazhou.

Then the next stop, Alxa League in Inner Mongolia. Crossing Helan Mountain, you will reach the starting point of hiking. Then my throat got inflamed and I caught a cold. The whole journey is about 60 kilometers or more. The walking distance is a bit fake. I just walk around every day. Fortunately, it rained the next day, a once-in-a-century heavy rain in the desert. I met a little fox and a little gecko on the road. At night, the endless golden desert is accompanied by flaming clouds, and there are clouds in Helan Mountain in the distance.

On the way, eating dog food scattered by the boss's boss's wife, two people who are about to get married are fighting like children. The boss of Inner Mongolia, the boss of Xi 'an, married all the way to the desert. The proprietress said that if the young man has a date in the future, he should also take the desert to see the scenery. Well, if I buy a land cruiser, I can drive around every day. I don't even want to walk in this hellhole. I'll shake half a catty of sand when I get back. The ant forest in Alxa League planted trees. Of course, this is something that the environmental engineering major next door should worry about. It's really useful. It is interesting for China to fight against the desert. * * * The official account of the Communist Youth League WeChat says that the governance area is one third. Of course, it also benefited from the warming during the interglacial period, otherwise it would have been a desert for thousands of years, and it would have been good if it had not flowed. Then, due to grassland degradation and lack of water resources, Helan Mountain attracted the Yellow River water hundreds of kilometers away. Chemical plants around the desert used to discharge sewage into the desert. It can be said that this kind of tossing will be finished sooner or later. The lakes in the oasis are also bitter and smelly, and even if there is groundwater, it should not be used.

Next stop, Xi 'an passed by, and the cold rice noodles were not very delicious. Chinese hamburger is a flavor I used to eat when I was a child. When you are free, go and see the guards and Ying Zheng in the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

Then another life began, maybe it will be more exciting than this one in the future, but it is no longer the 20-year-old boy. I may never find the feeling of walking away again. However, in the process of leaving again and again, teenagers seem to have found their way and will work harder.