Xisha naval battle [Xisha trip]

I remember that it was Hainan in May, sunny in Wan Li and clear in Wan Li. Haikou 10 Writers and Artists Group flew directly from a military airport in Sanya to the beautiful Xisha, which we have been longing for for for a long time. That time, I saw Xisha for the first time in my life. The plane is very small, with forty or fifty people on board. I was lucky enough to sit by the window. The plane flew very low, as if it were flying very low along the sea level. We entered the incomparable blue South China Sea and looked up at the sky. It's endless. Being in an empty sea, the "blue" of the sun hung brightly in front of my eyes and fell into the water inadvertently, as if to make it conquer people more thoroughly like a blue witch. Countless islands, continents, reefs and beaches float by our engine room from time to time. The grayish-yellow islands and reefs are like a string of golden agates embedded in the boundless South China Sea of Wan Li. As long as I close my eyes a little, my mind will immediately emerge, filling my heart with infinite intoxication and pride.

About thirty minutes later, the plane began to descend. We seem to be closer to the sea. The sea turns pale blue, sometimes it seems to see sand, and sometimes it seems bottomless. The mysterious Xisha Islands finally reached our eyes and grasped our hanging hearts. Looking closely, the nearby sea water is colorful and magnificent, dark blue, light blue, green, light green and apricot yellow, one piece at a time, one piece at a time, interlaced with each other; Because the seabed is uneven, there are cliffs and reefs, and the sea water is deep and shallow. Under the sunlight, the seawater is colorful and charming.

After nearly an hour's flight, the plane arrived at Yongxing Island Airport safely. We were greeted by a major staff officer stationed on the island. He said seriously, "There are special tasks on the island today. Our activity is very simple, and we will fly back at 2 noon. " After hearing what he said, I was a little unhappy and worried that this trip would be greatly discounted, but after all, we came to Xisha. Let's seize those precious five hours and see the most charming scenery there. We gave the books donated by the artists to the staff, and the staff took us along the dam to see the scenery of the sea. Xiao Lin, a fellow painter, has been taking pictures with his camera. Finally, everyone scrambled to take a group photo in front of a stone tablet with two big red characters "China" written on it. I took a picture of the sea with the stone tablet as the scene. Nevertheless, this trip to Xisha left me with many regrets.

In 2009, it was another sunny spring, sunny May. More than 40 artists and I were invited to join the city's Xisha work condolence group, boarded the Qiongsha No.1 and returned to Xisha to start my second trip to Xisha.

At 4: 00 pm, the ship slowly left Haikou xiuying port Wharf and entered the South China Sea. After two hours, the sea water has gradually turned from yellow to black, and only the spray is white. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the sun has not set, and our ship has entered the deep sea. At this time, the passenger ship is really like a small boat, and the waves are getting bigger and bigger. Sometimes the ship is on the waves, and sometimes it sinks to the bottom of the sea. More and more people get seasick. Some of the guests who were alive and kicking, passionate and laughing just now have fainted and started vomiting on the deck. Many people went back to their cabins to rest, but I thought it was quite fun. There is no sign of seasickness, so I can enjoy the beautiful sea. At this time, a group of fish suddenly flew up on the sea, chasing the boat. I suddenly became interested. I grabbed the railing and watched the fish fly carefully. About seven or eight fish followed the boat, and the waves turned up and the fish flew out of the water, as if to compete with the waves. After twisting twice in the air, the fish quickly jumped back into the sea. I asked the master curiously, "What kind of fish is that?" "The cannonball fish weighs 5-6 pounds." The sun has gradually set back to the sea, but the deep sea is so strange, and other places are completely dark, but the waves from the boat can still be seen clearly. Soon, I also went back to the cabin to sleep.

I don't know who is shouting in the dark, saying that Xisha has arrived. I got up quickly and saw that it was already dawn. This is the pier of Yongxing Island in Xisha. We had a simple breakfast and didn't get off the boat immediately, but waited. It is said that the officers and men stationed on the island will hold a grand welcoming ceremony. At half past seven, we lined up neatly and got off the boat. The officers and men stationed on the island have already lined up at the dock to welcome our condolence group. The shore of the dock is covered with colorful flags, the coconut trees are covered with banners, the army soldiers beat gongs and drums, danced lion dances, and the loudspeakers played welcome songs, which was a good scene of the festival.

We came to the makeshift square and sat on the floor, waiting for the welcome party to begin. At this time, I saw many soldiers coming down from the ship with their masters on their backs. Xisha is far from Chinese mainland, sparsely populated and short of materials. Every time someone goes to the island, they have to bring rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, especially vegetables and fresh water, which are more expensive than gold. Thinking of this, I feel awe in my heart and pay tribute to the officers and men who stick to the treasure island of the motherland day and night. At 8: 30, the welcome party will begin. After the leader's speech, the condolence group presented a number of novel desktop computers and other cultural and sports supplies to the officers and men stationed in the island. After the donation, the performance of literary and art workers began. Our literary and art workers brought twelve song and dance programs, such as Li Girl and Youth Dance. The wonderful performance of literary and art workers won the applause of officers and men. I glanced at the sea not far away, and several white seabirds were flying up and down, free.

After the performance, I followed the big group to visit. The first stop is Xisha Memorial Hall. There are all kinds of shells, biological specimens and maps of the South China Sea islands throughout the South China Sea, which can be said to be an "encyclopedia of Xisha". At the second stop, we visited the "China Nanhai Islands Engineering Monument". It is a light gray marble monument, on which the historical evolution and territorial area of Xisha, Nansha, Zhongsha and dongsha islands are described in detail in white characters. On the back is a colorful map of Nanhai Island in China, which is particularly dazzling. I carefully looked at the lower left corner of the monument, and a line of small words read: China People's Liberation Army 199 1 Established in April. The third stop is planting trees in Jiangjunlin. In the west of the island, there is a green coconut grove, which is the famous "General Forest". It is reported that 1982 1 month, Yang Dezhi, then chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, planted the first coconut tree to encourage officers and men guarding the island and beautify green camp. Since then, every party and state leader who came to Xisha to inspect and visit the officers and men stationed on the island, as well as responsible comrades in various provinces and cities, planted coconut trees in the barracks area of Xisha troops as a memorial. Over time, today's "general forest" was formed. Years have passed, and I wonder if the generals of these countries have boarded this Xisha island again to see the trees they planted. At present, they are gloomy and beautiful.

After a simple and solemn lunch, visit for free. We only ate a bowl of noodle soup and went straight to the beach and the sea to find creative inspiration. Xiao Chen, a painter, hid under a coconut tree with a colored pen, set up a drawing board and began to create. Photographer Xiao Yao took his beloved Nikon and kept shooting at coconut trees, blue sky, sea, beaches and islands and reefs. Walking on the beach in the hot sun, I feel my feet are stuck in the soft sand, wet and cold. Facing the vast sea, my heart suddenly opened up. The sea is so vast that I can't tell where the sea is and where the sky is. It's blue everywhere. Ah, this is the beautiful Xisha! At this time, a plan was secretly formed in my heart. In the future, we should often organize our literary and art workers to collect wind here, and even go to the farthest reef island to feel the sea water there, the small island there, and the boundless blue there, and constantly create works. The publication of "Beautiful South China Sea" series works is to tell the world that our lovely China is the most sacred and inviolable frontier and territorial sea.

The returning ship set sail at 5 pm. The sun has set at the seaside, and the blue sea is shining with countless golden lights. Tireless seagulls play and chase in the vast sea, flying by our boat from time to time, spreading their hard wings and flying into endless space. I looked at the seagulls disappearing into the sky and the Yongxing Island in Xisha, which was gradually leaving me, and sighed from time to time: Goodbye Yongxing Island; Goodbye, lovely Xisha.