A Journey of Wishes, a Man's Hengshan Mountain

Before, I didn't have to travel alone. Take a companion when going to the toilet, and flinch when crossing the Yangtze River Bridge. Now I can walk across Mount Hengshan alone, and time is secretly changing us.

I have always had a wish to travel alone. Actually, this is not my first time to travel alone. It's just that the person I just made an appointment with last time can't go for the time being. This time it's completely different. I don't know where I got the courage, so I packed my bags and set off alone. I don't know where I got the courage to walk into a deserted valley. I don't know where I got the courage to live alone in an inn in the mountains, maybe in Tucki's book, maybe in Badao's book.

Mount Hengshan is a world-famous holy place of Buddhism and Taoism. There are more than 200 temples, palaces and temples around the mountain, which are dizzying and have their own characteristics, and each incense is flourishing. Hengshan's advertisement is called "Wish Journey", which is not my wish. Burning incense and petitioning must go to Hengshan Mountain, and devout pilgrims go all the way from the foot of the mountain to Nantianmen and then to Zhurongfeng.

Hengshan people believe in Vulcan Zhu Rong, so there is Zhu Sheng Temple, which is located in Nanyue City. The trip was so tense that we couldn't make it. There is no serious plan to go to Hengshan this time. As a matter of fact, there are many famous scenic spots, such as Tianzhu Peak, Tibetan Classics Pavilion, Guangji Temple and Zhu Sheng Temple.

Nanyue City also has Nanyue Temple, which has the largest ancient architectural complex in the south of the Yangtze River, surrounded by red walls, towering turrets and trees.

There are many Buddha statues in the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall. It is said that ten thousand buddhas are really enshrined here. China Wanshou Ding is the largest and heaviest tripod in China at present, in which the Duke of Longevity is enshrined. Visitors can pray in it. Wanshou Ding Can saw the whole Nanyue Mountain and had a panoramic view.

Nantai Temple is located at the foot of Ruiying Peak in Hengshan Mountain, where the average summer temperature is 28 degrees Celsius and the winding path is secluded. The stupa is located at Ruiying Peak behind Nantai Temple.

In addition to the Zhu Sheng Temple at the foot of the mountain, there is a magnificent Zhurong Temple at the top of Zhurong Peak, the highest peak in Nanyue.

The sea of clouds at Zhurongfeng and Guanritai is much more spectacular than the sea of clouds at the mouth of Lushan Mountain. To say that I didn't choose the day I went to Lushan and Hengshan, it was foggy. Fortunately, although I never see the mountains and hills at a glance, I always see the sea of clouds.

Bamboo can be seen everywhere in Maolin on Nanyue Mountain. There are indeed many pine trees and bamboos on Mount Hengshan. It's already October, but there are basically no traces of autumn on Mount Hengshan. Only in a valley, a small piece of Metasequoia shows traces of autumn. It is probably green all year round, so it is called Nanyue.

Traveling alone will gain more experience. A person is walking in a deserted valley, afraid to move forward and unwilling to retreat. A person who climbs Zhurongfeng has an unprecedented sense of accomplishment. There are no fetters on the road, and he is not afraid of delaying others. A person's journey will see more scenery, a person will appreciate the beauty of the scenery, and a person will watch a stranger's journey like a movie. It's actually good and sad to experience the backpacker experience that I once admired. When a person eats instant noodles, he thinks of eating bread in Tucki. When a person crosses the valley, he thinks of walking alone. The short three-day journey was not as heavy as An Teng said, but it also experienced loneliness, struggle, breathing and shouting.

Many people say that growing up means loneliness. In fact, people need to be alone for most of their lives. What is a small journey? But this is really just the beginning.

The meaning of traveling is to meet a better self.