Traveling around the world in South Korea (Part 1)

Traveling around the world in South Korea (1)

Be a "foreigner" for a time

Huhexi

Maybe it's because of me I am studying language and literature. I once read the Korean novel "Chunxiang Biography". I read the tragic love story of Li Menglong and Chunxiang, and I deeply sympathized with their experiences. I also read the novel "On the Yalu River" by Leftist League writer Jiang Guangci. , I have a very deep impression on South Korea. I want to go to South Korea so much, but I think this is a luxury, right? This should be something that is out of reach.

I never imagined that such a day would come when my wife, daughter, and I would become "foreigners" for a time. Our family went to South Korea for a trip.

In the late autumn of 2015, during South Korea’s National Day, my wife Liu Huirong, daughter Hu Xi, and I went to South Korea (before we in China established diplomatic relations with it, we called it South Korea). Of course, it was Hu Xi who "led the team" and was the "captain" and translator. Because she understands English and some slang, my wife, Comrade Liu Huirong, and I are natural "team members", because we are both "deaf" and "mute", so we have to rely on our daughter for everything.

We took a train from Tongren Railway Station to Chongqing. After arriving in Chongqing, we took the subway to Jiangbei International Airport. A few hours later, we took a China Southern Airlines 735 aircraft at Jiangbei International Airport to go to South Korea. .

The flight from Chongqing, China to South Korea is actually not that far away. It passed over the Shandong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula. It took more than two hours and ended up at the Busan International Airport, which seemed to be as flat as the sea level. As soon as we got off the plane, a Korean happened to have a car to pick up his friend who was on the same plane as us (these Koreans are like the people from the Jiangnan area in southern China, small and exquisite, delicate and polite) . A young man actually asked us where we were going in fluent Chinese. Hu Xi replied that we were going to Xingyi Anzhou. He said that they were also going to Xingyi Anzhou, so he enthusiastically invited us to get on the bus. At first we were a little hesitant because we They really didn't know each other, and they were foreigners, so they were a little scared. But they were so enthusiastic and sincere that it was difficult to refuse their hospitality, so we got into their car uneasily and drove off along the highway.

The driver was another young man, probably in his twenties. He was very talkative and knew a lot. He talked about Sino-South Korean relations for a while, and said that South Korea was once a vassal state of China, or it can be said that It is part of China and has only been independent for more than a hundred years. He said that all historical materials and many historical documents in South Korea are recorded in your Chinese characters.

In Korea at that time, the south and the north were unified. It has evolved into many names. It was once called "Gaoji Kingdom", "Baili Kingdom" or "Silla". The king of Korea or the powerful ministers who took care of their lives ascended the throne, were crowned, got married, gave birth to princes or On birthdays or the death of the king, Chinese emperors would send gifts to congratulate or express condolences. He also talked about the relationship between Li Xun, Xue Rengui, Tang Taizong Li Shimin and South Korea in the Tang Dynasty. He turned out to be a history student. He was so eloquent and eloquent when he spoke that you could barely get a word in.

During the conversation, unknowingly, the car had arrived at Xingyi Anzhou. They were familiar with the hotel we had booked, and took us to the door of the family hotel we booked, and told us to explain that we were traveling during the trip. Things you should pay attention to, especially not to lose important important items such as passports and ID cards. Hu Xi asked them how much they wanted, but they just smiled and spread their hands, indicating that they didn't need a penny. They said a few more words about safety, and then reluctantly left. I have always remembered how friendly these Korean people were to the Chinese, probably because their ancestors were Chinese.

Xingyi Anju is a state and county in the Republic of Korea. It is actually not very big. Most of them are low-rise houses. It can also be said to be a bit shabby. There are almost no high-rise buildings, but it is shabby and old. This is their The characteristics of this place are the reason why it is so famous. Chinese tourists are everywhere. They are almost in groups, but most of them are young people, basically middle school students and college students.

Every household here seems to be busy opening a hotel, preparing to welcome Chinese tourists. Accommodation and meals are clearly marked with prices. The shopkeepers here are subject to professional ethics, so customers here do not bully the shop. No cheating, there is no such thing as cheating or being ripped off.

Each of these many family hotels has its own characteristics, but the decoration in the room basically imitates the antique Chinese style. Our Chinese ceramics, calligraphy and painting, calligraphy, books, food, Folk customs are fully reflected here. Many of our traditional folk festivals (Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Qiqiao Festival, Double Ninth Festival), etc., receive special attention and emphasis here, but many of their beds are tatami mats. style.

As soon as you walk into this house, you feel as if you have returned to the mainland of China, and it seems that you have returned to the Zhenguan period of the Tang Empire at its peak, as if you have seen the wise and unrivaled Tang Dynasty. Taizong Li Shimin, seeing the all-powerful white-robed general Xue Rengui, all this will make people think a lot and have mixed feelings.

I have been thinking: Is there anyone who has lived here for a few days and is "lucky about Sichuan" and thinks of this place as our China? Yes, because it used to be part of China….

(To be continued)