Essay on one-hour tour in Lijiang

It is said that Yunnan is a beautiful place, especially Lijiang is worth visiting. The next morning, I went to Lijiang by bus and stayed in a hotel at night. I am in a good mood, but fatigue reminds me to have a better rest. When I was lying in bed and calling home to report my safety, my wife just dialed. Her voice was hoarse and she told me sadly: My mother-in-law was seriously ill and the hospital issued a notice of critical illness! My wife didn't say anything, but I knew my mother-in-law was terminally ill. I decided to give up my trip and go back the next day.

Unfortunately, most of the rest of the trip didn't continue, and my friends felt sorry for me. The tour guide is a careful girl. She thought about it and said to me, "What do you think? Let's go to Lijiang tomorrow and arrive around two noon. You can stay in Lijiang for an hour, then fly from Lijiang to Kunming and then transfer to Kunming. You can still go home that day ... I'll book a plane ticket for you first. " Sounds like a good idea. It's also called I'm glad you came. I readily agree.

In the five-hour drive from Dali to Lijiang, there was laughter all the way. For me who almost missed Lijiang, I don't know who snorted and joked, "Actually, I don't want to go, but I want to stay ..."

Lijiang is a familiar and strange dream for me. I have heard many stories and legends about her, seen too many pictures and words about her, and been intoxicated by the melody of the theme song "Go Home" in Impression Lijiang again and again. This time, I can finally walk into the dream and sing the longing accumulated in my heart for many years-although it is only a short hour.

Approaching Lijiang, stone carvings, waterwheels and zhaobi come into view: stone carvings condense the folk customs of Naxi people, waterwheels highlight the simplicity of the small town, and the inscriptions of great men on the zhaobi wall explain the history and humanity here.

Walking into the alley is actually walking into the streets of the ancient city and tasting the verandah of the ancient city. Exquisite wooden buildings with eaves and walls are connected in tandem. Courtyard yard, exotic flowers and grass, birds singing and bees flying, full of vitality, freehand brushwork shows the local people's interest in life. There are many ditches in the city, street to street, house to street, house to house, mostly connected by small bridges. Walking on those bridges with exquisite stone or wood structures, you can see clear springs and fish playing among swaying aquatic plants. Because it is an important town that the ancient tea-horse road must pass through, caravan merchants will stop here to rest. In addition, it has also become a hot spot for people to travel in recent years. Almost all the houses here have become shops: inns, teahouses, dry snacks, gold, silver and jade articles, and handmade products abound. Every street is crowded with tourists, and people with white hair, black hair and yellow hair are packed; Whisper loudly, hug and hold hands; Sloppy, sprinting, nodding to each other; From time to time, Naxi girls dressed in national costumes come and go lightly.

"It's getting late, you're going to the airport!" My friend reminded me when I was standing under a wall and absorbed in Dongba characters on the wall. Time is really tight, so I can only reluctantly say goodbye to you. When the tour guide and a friend sent me out of the city, I suddenly felt a sense of loneliness. I envy my friends: I have only been in Lijiang for an hour, and I am going home soon. They can stay here for two days and enjoy the scenery and charm of this ancient city.

Coming out of the ancient city, I couldn't help looking back again. Lijiang doesn't care about my departure, but it is still beautiful to her. Could it be that this is the real Lijiang-she simply created such a pure land, not for the sake of many people coming and going now, but only when people in reality regard this place as the spiritual home of their souls, she accepts every heart with a calm attitude: whether you think it is true or false, whether it is true or not, she won't mind staying in your heart. Just like my indulgent mother-in-law, it is meaningless for her life that I can't come back. However, I can see the old man one last time and thank her for taking care of me as a mother for more than 20 years. I will grow up in my pure land of feelings, as unforgettable as Lijiang. ...

I think I will go to the quiet place at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain again.