Batu Bay Scenery Notes

? Zhang Ru

Batu Bay is a scenic spot in Ordos.

The Wuding River flows from the northern foot of Baiyu Mountain in Dingbian, Shaanxi Province, through Batu Bay. After that, the river turns eastward and flows into the Yellow River. Batu Bay is an old revolutionary area located in the hinterland of the Mu Us Desert. Because of this bay of water, this place has spirituality.

The organization here is an administrative village, but it is different from ordinary villages. In the past, there were primary schools, post and telecommunications offices, grain stations, reservoir management offices, hospitals... It was like a "small village".

? Humanities

The hospital is not affiliated with the station. It was originally a combat readiness hospital. The person in charge of the hospital is a Western doctor who has taught himself Chinese medicine. He loves ancient times and likes to talk about literature, reading history, poetry, couplets, riddles and calligraphy. The three dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou are composed of four elegant poems. Shaolin Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Pagoda Stele" is a work of art, with a correct mind and a correct pen. Anatomy diagrams are not fine art, but medicine requires humanities. Su Dongpo, Lu Xun, and Guo Moruo, the three great literary figures of ancient and modern times, are all doctors who are skilled in medicine and art. Musiandai Medical College. Let’s talk about Mr. Fujino’s anecdote: He often doesn’t wear a tie in the classroom and teaches bone studies very carefully. I have read "Yi" very well. He is good at drinking and talkative, which is very different from others. He lived here for ten and seven years, hanging pots to help people, watching, hearing and asking questions, and was highly praised by the people of the area. I have returned home. Children who don't recognize each other laugh and ask where the guest is from.

? Yongshi

Batuwan Reservoir has a large storage capacity and a wide drainage basin. Power generation, irrigation, aquaculture, and tourism, all in one. One of the most famous hydropower stations in the west is built here, as well as a fishing ground. The hydropower station is located in a "concave" shape. A row of bungalows is the generator room. The power grid is restored and no one is allowed to enter. The electricity generated here is integrated into the North China power grid, benefiting a wide range of people, but many people are unaware of Batu Bay. The "concave" is connected to a bay of irrigation water, which is winding and flowing for dozens of miles. There are farmland on both sides, the land is flat and the trees are dancing in the shadows. There is less land per person here, but because of the convenience of irrigation, the yield is quite high. Hydropower conversion, energy conservation, and its responsibilities are even greater.

High on the "concave" rock cliff, a waterfall flows down, gurgling and sounding all year round. There are stone benches and pavilions underneath, and the roof is covered with reeds and grass. On a summer night, the moon is white and the wind is clear. Make a pot of tea here and listen to the sound of the waterfall and the croaking of frogs. You can't get it anywhere else. There is a fish in the flowing water. Its name is "rainbow trout". Its body color is like a rainbow, which makes the water flow gorgeous. Watching it at night, you can see the golden scales swimming, flipping up and down, jumping wildly, and the creatures are happy. In summer, you can drift along the current, rocking and rocking without knowing where it will stop. Boats and bridges are available, which is similar to that of Zeguo. It's spring and summer, the fields are densely planted with crops, the eyes are full of green, and the willow branches are swaying and lovely. In the bay, there are people holding plows and hoeing, and there are many figures. When you are tired from working, you rest under the big tree to cool off. When you are thirsty, you bend down, scoop up the clear water with your hands and drink straight away. Water is a tree. Trees are water.

? Business Travel

Countless fish fry are released into Batuwan Reservoir every year, and there are many fishing operators in the village. This is the fishing village. A street runs through the village, with dozens of fish restaurants on both sides, welcoming guests from afar. Carp, grass carp, silver carp, crucian carp, rainbow trout... titillate people's taste buds. Fish is what I want. Whole Fish Feast is a brand here. Braised in braise, stewed at home, steamed, crucian carp soup is as white as milk... Pigs, chickens, sheep and cattle are also popular, with fish taking the lead. A mixture of water and land. Turtles are sold, but they are far less prosperous than before. Public funds are used to eat and drink, but the complaints of the people have ceased. The poor turtles in Wuding River are nothing but a dream meal for tourists. Hidden behind the street is a fish restaurant, bustling with traffic, a benchmark of fishing villages, and one of the richest. Fish fragrance is not afraid of deep alleys.

The reservoir has now been built into a tourist area, with various recreational facilities and projects, including water speed boating and sand motorcycle riding. There is an entrance fee to the scenic spot. After entering, you can actually see the water, play in the water, and step on the sand. The water is so vast that even a single reed is as vast as a vast expanse of water. If the rain is falling, if the spring is coming and the scenery is bright, there is a unique scenery to behold. Surrounded by the vast Mu Us Desert. In the past, strong winds raised dust, but now the greenery has bound the sand demons. There is no fixed river, and it is no longer impermanent. Now, these two unruly natural objects have begun to favor one person.

? Customs

In the early 1990s, when I came here to visit my father who worked in the hospital, there were a few fishing boats in the sand and water, and weeds were growing all around. , desolate, cold and desolate. Fishermen raise nets on the water to catch fish. There is the sound of a flute on the water. The summer is hot, and there are fishermen on the boat at night, setting up pots and firewood, scooping out water and boiling fish. The fishing fire is lit and the smoke is falling. After a full meal, he fell into a deep sleep, snoring like thunder, making a sound that could be heard for ten miles. Late at night, people in the surrounding households often wake up and murmur that they are afraid of rain, followed by the sound of children crying. There are several restaurants selling fish and sheep in the village, but there are only a few diners. In winter, I could see a shopkeeper and someone eating mutton in clear soup with their hands, or a piece of fish on a plate, drinking from a big bowl, rolling up their sleeves and making fists, laughing drunkenly. It was like the gathering of brothers Luda and Zhang Shun, the heroes of Liangshan, except that the food they ate in Liangshan seemed to be buffalo meat.

The power supply in the village is limited, and there is a power outage at odd hours. There is not much wine left. Hold the bottle with both hands, with the mouth of the bottle facing downwards, and aim it at the wine glass. One drop, two drops, three drops, fat bottle, thin wine bottle... The lights go out, the wine is gone, and the drinkers Walking down the street to go back under the cool moon. The village was quiet, with the occasional sound of dogs barking.

On a certain day in the past, there was a market, and vendors gathered around, selling pots and pans, vegetables and fruits, raw meat and cooked food, and all kinds of daily necessities. Three per month. Those who go to the market, buy things, watch people, listen to Wang Xiangrong's folk songs played on the stereo, and listen to the sound of the sheep's voice responding to the cow's voice, which is high-pitched and desolate, full of wildness. Comrades from the Conservatory of Music are here to collect music. When I asked them, I didn't know that there was Jay Chou, "Fishing Boat Sings Evening" or Pavarotti. The woman took the man home because she thought he stayed too long in front of a certain stall and didn't buy anything...

Now, someone unknown drew a circle on the water's edge, enclosing a piece of northern country style and Jiangnan style. rhyme. Every summer during the peak tourist season, I am among the crowds of tourists, looking for old traces, but the spirit of the past is gone. ? The wind of time is a big deal.

? Sadness

People from Batuwan sometimes have many worries, such as an old mother, a poor family, and many children, which cannot be realized for a while. For men who drink all day long and wander around like Wang Manyin in Lu Yao's novels, women also have a period of sadness... When their father or mother dies, and they think of a certain sad event in their life, they become even more sad and cry. There are suona, drums, gongs, sheng, and clappers, and the musical instruments are either complex or simple. The team of trumpeters are country artists, professionals who "help mourning". The trumpeters hold up the suona and whistle to the sky, jumping with their fingers, and the music is muffled. The drums are dull. Sheng, very whimpering. Every musical instrument has a character. Some people are musically enlightened and self-proclaimed. The mournful cries of the Aijia made them bow their heads. Children really cry, blood is thicker than water. The neighbor is pretending to cry, or calling out. There are sounds and tears, it’s crying. There are tears but no sound, it is weeping. There are no tears, this is the number. Not ridiculous. Covering your face with a white cloth, you can't tell the real thing from the fake one. With this voice, world-class sorrow and sorrow disappear.

? Oral accent

? Here borders northern Shaanxi, and the accent is almost the same as that of the other country, with a strong nasal sound. The names are different from those in the city. Grandpa and grandma call them grandpa and grandma, which is almost written language and is almost polite. Just calling the father-in-law "dad" and the mother-in-law "grandma" can easily cause misunderstandings among outsiders. Is this "Qin Opera"?

A woman was talking to someone and asked her about my mother. The other person thought she was talking about her biological mother, but in the end she realized she was talking about her mother-in-law. ——If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, follow the dog. If I marry you, I will be completely devoted to you, and it will be hard to keep up with me. Life is your family, death is your ghost. Your mother is my mother. She may not have the word "mutual support" in her mind, but there is such a thing.

? Old hometown

? Batuwan people go to Yulin when they go to the city. Zhenbeitai, Hongshi Gorge, three delicacies... If you have something to do, you have to go to Jingbian. In the past, for fortune-telling, for example, if you lost a chicken, you would go to the county town to have a fortune-telling. If it is auspicious, drink alcohol; if it is unlucky, drink alcohol. There were people there who had the same voice and similar demeanor to them. Cultural hometown. If you are traveling to get married or get seriously ill, you would rather go to Xi'an. In their opinion, is there any bigger, older, more developed city than this? It is the ancient capital of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties for thousands of years. Look at the city wall, eat steamed buns, drink thick wine, and listen to Qin opera, and become a disciple of Guanzhong and the Sanqin Township Party. After returning to Xi'an, I no longer travel far away. As for Beijing, I love Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Butterfly Change

Nowadays, this place is no longer a poor village with shabby villas, but the atmosphere has turned into a leisurely and beautiful one. The houses are elegant, with carved beams and painted pillars. The clothing of men and women is as fine as that of a city. Now, I have lost the chicken and am looking for it everywhere. Cuckoo - cuckoo - I don't believe I can't call it back. Feng Shui masters are accustomed to talking about nothing, and the guide points to the north to the west and east...

It seems that geese and ducks should be raised here to sing the song of heaven and the prophet of water heating. The eggs are white and yellow, perfectly round, and perfect for drinking with wine. It is suitable to grow vegetables, such as green cucumbers, red peppers, and purple eggplants, for an ecological dining table and beautiful fields. Not far from here, rice is grown in the Nalin River, and there are crabs in the rice fields. Rice raises crabs, and crabs fertilize the fields, complementing each other. If this kind of cultivation could be transplanted here, the vast paddy fields, bowing at the waist, planting rice seedlings, seven-pointed and eight-pointed heads, holding pincers to lift the bottle, would be like those in the south of the Yangtze River, and how happy they would be.

The fish restaurant owner’s son, a foreign student from a certain country, returned from vacation. The Internet song played on his smartphone echoed in the store, la la love. Use WeChat to hum a few folk songs from northern Shaanxi to your classmates and travel across the ocean. They express their love for Chinese culture and want to travel here.

Facing Guangze and carrying clear streams, Batu Bay is also far away...