Travel Notes

This paper participated in the essay-writing activity of the Council's travel column "Great Rivers and Mountains in the Motherland".

On the last day of the National Day Golden Week, we couldn't help but want to travel. We drove from Pingcheng District, Datong City with the idea of rubbing against the tourism fever in our hometown and not wasting precious holidays. We drove through the pastoral village of Hunyuan in the rich autumn colors and came to the Hengshan Scenic Area in Beiyue, one of the five mountains. Appreciate its unique beauty and explore the true meaning of the birthplace of Taoism, which often appears in this martial arts novel.

Datong, the ancient city of Saibei, is one of the first historical and cultural cities in China. Tourism resources in the area are unique and there are many famous tourist attractions. In particular, Yungang Grottoes and Beiyue Hengshan Mountain, which are famous at home and abroad, are world-famous places of interest.

The tourists in the scenic spot and the vehicles in the parking lot are similar to what I expected before I went out. For tourists from other provinces and long distances, most of them are already on their way home because the holiday is coming to an end and expressway will resume normal charges at 0 pm.

There are parking spaces in the parking lot, and tourists queue up at the ticket office in an orderly manner to buy tickets. There is no phenomenon of restricting access to scenic spots because of congestion, which I am happy to see. I'm in a good mood if I don't feel blocked!

Tickets for Hengshan Scenic Spot in Beiyue: 45 yuan, to visit such a good scenic spot, compared with other scenic spots, this price is really not expensive, which is acceptable to ordinary tourists. It is necessary to say nothing and pay for the ticket.

Warm reminder, after buying a ticket, do you have to decide which road to take in advance? There are three different ways to visit Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue-by cable car, 70 yuan. Take the tourist bus, 13 yuan. On foot: 0 yuan.

Hiking is time-consuming and laborious, and it is generally the favorite way for young backpackers and mountain climbers. Rely on your own feet, climb up step by step, and everything along the way will be brought into your eyes, and there will be different gains.

Taking the cable car saves time and effort, which is undoubtedly the fastest way to climb the mountain. Overlooking the panoramic view of Mount Hengshan in Beiyue from mid-air, it is definitely much easier to have a parallel tour. It is also a good choice to go directly to the back of the mountain from one scenic spot to another, without the fatigue of climbing the mountain.

It is economical to take a tour bus to the parking lot halfway up the mountain, saving time and effort, climbing up one step at a time and enjoying the scenic spots along the way and the natural scenery on both sides of the road. I feel that this way accords with people's original intention of traveling and is the best choice for most tourists.

Hiking is not an option at our age. Taking the cable car and the tourist bus, these two options make us a little entangled.

My wife and I are in good health. We can climb the mountain and walk for a while. Although it takes some effort, we can basically cope. Therefore, we chose to take a tour bus up the mountain.

We walked to the tourist bus with many tourists. A lifelike image of a donkey riding attracted people's attention, and everyone took pictures as a souvenir. Following the immortal's footsteps, we started a trip to Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue.

The comfortable tourist bus pulled us and circled along the rugged Panshan Road; The more we go up, the more beautiful the scenery becomes. We arrived at the parking lot halfway up the mountain without any danger.

A car full of dozens of people, get off the bus and check in, and enter the real Beiyue Hengshan Scenic Area. People came to Zhenwu Temple on the right, and walked around the temple according to their different interests and tourism purposes.

Some people touch the "Fu" sign in front of the temple and pray for the whole family. Some people go to the temple to worship the Emperor Xuanwu, burn incense on the pillars, bow down devoutly, or silently cross their hands and pray for a long life and peace. This is everyone's wish. Some people, before the "Four Doctors Loose" in the Tang Dynasty, lamented unceasingly. After thousands of years of wind and frost, it has lost its former style, but its towering posture stands there like a fossil, winning people to take pictures as a souvenir.

Most foreign tourists are here for the first time. They don't know that the next journey is quite long, and the good scenery is yet to come. They watched in front of the temple, patting left and right, but they couldn't get out.

We are locals and it's not the first time we've been here. Without hesitation, we walked out of the temple gate and climbed up the mountain along the stone steps. Because we know that the most beautiful scenery is on the way to climb the mountain, on the towering peaks.

Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue has 18 famous landscapes. They are-Yun Ge Hongqiao, Yunlu Xiao Chun, Tiger Mouth Hanging Pine, Fairy Tale of Fruit Old, Sunset on Dangerous Rocks, Birds Singing on Cliffs, Flying Stones in Deep Cave, Ganku Longquan, Maoku Fireworks, Jinjixiao, Yuyang Youyun, Yuzi Yunhua, Cave Flowing Clouds, Fairy House Drunken Moon, Post Office Qin Ming, Fat Tujin, Ding Yuesong Style and Cixia Smoke. Every landscape has its reasons, covering the vicissitudes of life, heavy history, folklore, celebrity allusions and unsolved mysteries. It can be said that the landscape is unique and has its own advantages.

Due to the age, wind and rain, transformation and other reasons, as well as the constraints of tourism by climate, time and other factors, several landscapes have lost their original appearance. However, most of the landscape remains unchanged. In a word, many strange landscapes of Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue are worthy of tourists' possession.

The road now is much wider than the old narrow path. Dangerous places are protected by fences, which are relatively safe and not so difficult to climb.

It's late autumn in Hengshan Mountain, Beiyue, with lukewarm weather and lush trees. From time to time, there were birds singing in the forest, autumn wind blowing and pine waves. An eagle circled the mountain, patrolling its territory. My wife and I walked inside and felt comfortable.

A pair of middle-aged men and women from other places, leading their parents and a pair of children who are nearly seventy years old, walked with us; Behind me, followed by a pair of young lovers. There are many people, talking and laughing, enjoying beautiful small scenic spots along the way, and not feeling tired when climbing mountains.

Soon, we came to Guo Laoling through Hufengkou, Hanggensong and Jinlongkou. We carefully looked at the small round pits on the stone that looked like donkey's hoof prints. I thought to myself that Zhang was riding a donkey and walking along the narrow path in the rugged Nanning. When he arrived here, he was exhausted. Besides, this stone is slippery and will leave traces. It is a fate to stand here today!

We continued to climb, but we saw the classical and magnificent Taoist temples with red walls and yellow roofs. These Taoist temples lived by cliffs, which is also a major attraction of Hengshan Mountain.

In front of a temple, we had a short rest and saw two tourists feeding five stray cats, so we gathered around. They are lovely and shiny, with black, yellow and white fur; As if frightened, one of the white cats jumped from the ground and climbed up a strange leopard elm tree with agility. This somewhat adds a little fun to the tired tourists who climb the mountain.

There are six people from other places, sitting in a well with bitterness and sweetness, and their money is stagnant, but the young lovers are still closely behind us. I have my own goal in mind, that is, the main temple of Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue, Hengzong Hall.

When we walked into the chongling Gate and looked at the steep steps of 103 at a 40-degree angle, I hesitated. When I came here before, I always went up from here, but I was still young. Now, this is like a difficult problem in front of me. It's too dangerous to go up, let alone my wife. Even my body may not be able to do it. We had to choose to climb up from the relatively gentle path next to us. The young lovers followed us hesitantly.

The ultimate goal of our trip to Hengshan Mountain is the main hall of Hengshan Temple-Hengzong Temple. Every time I came here before, I chose to turn back down the mountain after visiting the surrounding scenery.

Before we came to the Mountain Temple, I put my hands together and prayed to the Emperor Hengshan to bless my relatives and my family!

Then we visited the Jade Emperor Temple, the Soller Temple, the God of Wealth Temple and the Guandi Temple, and visited the Imperial Monument Pavilion, a tall stone tablet that preserved the handwriting inscribed by Emperor Kangxi's imperial pen. Although it has been weathered for a long time, I still feel awe.

I wanted to call it a day, so I stopped when I was in a good mood and ended the trip. When getting off the boat, people came down from the top of the mountain one after another. I couldn't help asking what was going on. I have heard people describe the scenery of that mountain peak, and there is a stone tablet that marks the elevation of Mount Hengshan in Beiyue at 20 16. 1 m. We are inevitably eager to move and have the idea of reaching the top. I admire my wife's courage. She said, "Since we have come to Hengshan Mountain, why not go to the summit!" "

The young man in the couple who followed us asked me, "Uncle, do you think it's meaningful for us to climb up?" I must answer: "Of course it makes sense, for faith, for faith." The young man said to the pretty girl who was a little weak, "Uncle said that for the sake of faith, we should climb to the top, and we should also climb to the top."

The road to the top of the mountain is easier said than climbed. A series of steep stone steps, with an abyss on one side and a cliff in danger of falling rocks on the other. To tell the truth, we are all panting with fatigue, and we are slowly getting up with tenacious perseverance and firm belief.

The process of reaching the summit is very difficult. We stopped and went, trying to give up the summit several times. On the way, a young couple in Lu Yu climbed up in turn with a child over one year old; There is also a hunchbacked man in his sixties, gasping for air to climb up. The lover behind me, the girl in thin clothes, moved slowly and wearily. The young man lovingly put his coat on the girl and slowly pulled him up with his hand. All these touched me and strengthened my determination to reach the top.

It took us nearly an hour to finally climb the peak of Mount Heng-Tianfengling. The autumn wind is rustling on the mountain, and the stone tablet engraved with an altitude of 20 16. 1 m stands there impressively. We were ecstatic when we saw the stone tablet, and we made it to the top. At that moment, the hardships we paid for climbing Hengshan Mountain were completely released.

Many people gathered at the top of Mount Heng. Some of them sit on the ground to rest, some enjoy the joy of success at the summit, and more people gather around the stone tablet to take pictures.

The young couple with children in their arms quickly asked me to help him leave a precious shot of the family climbing to the top. The hunchbacked man in his 60s can't wait to turn on his mobile phone to shoot a video. He spoke a strong Zhejiang dialect into his mobile phone: "I am at the top of Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue." The young lovers embraced each other intimately, and after reaching the peak together, they fell in love even more.

Looking around, I seem to be in the blue sky and white clouds. Nearby are rolling mountains, and in the distance is the vast and boundless Datong basin. There are winding rivers flowing and my hometown. The mountain is a vigorous and tall tree, guarding the respect of Hengshan; At the foot of the mountain is a piece of green water, just like the spring of life in Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue.

We are glad that we can successfully climb Mount Hengshan in Beiyue, overlooking the northern scenery from a height and enjoying the great rivers and mountains of the motherland!