Into Guangxi Bama 11.1-11.8

Into Bama 11.1-11.8 (Travel Notes) This is a group of "young people" in their sixties, a group of eight people. They temporarily gave up their stable city life and went out to explore the road to health.

At 1:58 pm on November 1, we took the K365 train from Guangzhou to Kunming and set off for the first destination, Baise. Guangzhou-Baise train hard sleeper tickets range from 247 to 249 yuan. Hard sleepers on trains are much better now than they were a few decades ago. The walking paths are carpeted and air-conditioned. There is a hot water bottle next to the seat in the aisle, which can turn on the water on both sides of the carriage. In addition, there are bins and trays for garbage, which is quite convenient. Along the way, we talked, laughed, and thought. Each of us brought a lot of food, and we ate and laughed. Soon it was time for the train to turn off its lights at night. (Unfortunately, the window glass of the carriage was too dirty and I couldn't take pictures of the beautiful scenery outside the window.) At 10 o'clock in the evening, each of us went to bed. At 5 o'clock in the morning, according to the normal time, it was time to get off the train, but the train was delayed, but I got off quickly after getting up. It is now 6:30 in the morning on November 2nd.

November 2

As soon as the train got off the train, someone took us on the shuttle bus to Bama Fengshan at the station door. After asking about the price, we got in the car and went straight to Baise Bus Terminal. When we arrived at the station, the bus owner bought a ticket (45 yuan per seat, no need to get off the bus, haha, we even saved the fare to the bus terminal, because the online tour guide said that it costs more than 40 yuan to go from Baise to Bama, and it requires a long commute. , now save time and effort).

At 7:20 am, we headed to our second destination Poyue Village. The journey took about 3 hours. The scenery along the way is beautiful, the air is fresh, and the destination has not yet been reached, which is refreshing.

At 10 a.m., we arrived at the entrance of Poyue Village. Today is just a market day. There are many things for sale on both sides of the road, but there are too many luggages. We can't wait to go to that village. There are many houses under construction in the village, which are related to fashionable health tourism. I went to several places and found a hotel to stay in because it was relatively new, had good facilities, the price was reasonable, and the location was acceptable. Breakfast included, wireless Internet access, TV, separate bathroom, small kitchen, you can cook your own meals. The hotel facilities include elevators, ice hockey, mahjong, etc. Both hygienic and clean.

It was already past 11 a.m. after checking in, and a group of 8 people went to the restaurant at the entrance of the village for dinner. 6 dishes and 1 soup, white rice, fish, chicken, vegetables, 190 yuan.

After lunch, we went to the market to buy homemade dinner dishes. We saw that we bought delicious waxy corn, farm eggs, small apples, taro, green vegetables and other environmentally friendly fruits and vegetables, all of which were early adopters. Let's start making dinner.

At about 6pm, I had my first home-cooked meal. Because I was so happy, I forgot to take some pictures of the dinner. What a shame! First let's see our chef and assistant preparing dinner. But I am lazy and have no job. My classmates take good care of me and say that I enjoy life very much. Haha, thank you so much!

After dinner, it is also a pleasure to go for a walk and breathe fresh air. Then go back to play table tennis, take a sweat break, watch TV and sleep.

On November 3, at 6 a.m., students who love sports got up to do Tai Chi and practice Kung Fu. I slept until 7 o'clock and went directly to the hotel cafeteria for breakfast. The breakfast included in this meal is pretty good, one for each person. There are soup noodles, steamed buns, eggs, and polenta, especially soup noodles and polenta, which are really delicious. After dinner, we set off to Baimo Cave. Yuecun is not far from Baimo Cave, about 1.5 kilometers. We took the path and came back on the road so that we could enjoy the different scenery without looking back.

Walking on the path, we saw a lot of weeds that we used to pick in the branch school, which reminded us of many interesting things in our school days, where we were still full of childlike innocence and danced on the road.

We were walking and jumping, and unknowingly we came to a cave and saw several old people sitting on the rocks by the water, chatting and sucking oxygen. So romantic.

This place is not far from Baimo Cave. Its energy is said to be similar to the White Ink Cave. We will continue to play here, take a nap, and then

The Demon Cave is the main purpose of our trip. It attracts many "migratory birds" from all over the world to work and live here. It is said that the healthy resources of the White Cave and its vicinity (within ten kilometers of the Panyang River Basin) have three elements: geomagnetism, small molecule water and air rich in negative oxygen ions.

The local geomagnetic field is extremely strong, as high as 0.58 Gauss, while in general areas it is only 0.25 Gauss. The distribution area is within a radius of 10 kilometers, with Baimo Cave as the center.

The local small molecule water refers to the water from the Panyang River outlet under the big banyan tree outside the entrance of Baimo Cave, which is naturally weakly alkaline. In nature, water does not exist in the form of a single H2O, but in a macromolecular structure associated with multiple water molecules, commonly known as water clusters. Macromolecule water cannot pass through the 2nm human cell wall, cannot nourish cells, and cannot take out cellular waste. It is said that Panyang River is a rare pure natural small molecule water in the world, only 0.5 nanometers. Babies grow up in the amniotic fluid in the womb, which is water with small molecules. Thinking of the reality that living in Baimotun and Poyue Village can cure all diseases, small molecule water should be indispensable.

Then, let’s talk about the magical sinkhole. This magical sinkhole is more than 200 meters wide and 145 meters deep. It is extremely spectacular and enjoys the privilege of exploring the national treasure karst expert tiankeng.

According to measurements, the concentration of negative oxygen ions in the tiankeng is as high as 70,000 per cubic centimeter, which is 10 times that of the natural environment outside the cave. It is an ideal "big oxygen bar", so it has become a holy place for people to recover and recuperate.

Tickets for the Magic Cave are: 200 yuan/month (and admission to the cave on odd and even days), second ticket is 70 yuan/person. In order to save money, we decided to bring dry food into the cave after breakfast tomorrow and stay in the cave all day. So, we walked back (this is the main road to Poyue Village) and came to the Panyang River outlet under the big banyan tree outside the entrance of Baimo Cave to drink small molecule water. It is said that drinking about 1 to 2 liters of small molecule water every day will have many benefits for the human body, and it must be drunk raw or slightly heated. If boiled, it will destroy the small molecules in the water (however, we didn't know this until we left). It was hard for the only people traveling with us. He fetched water at least once or twice a day and brought it back to the hotel. Once I felt very guilty and said to him, "Thank you for your hard work!" He jokingly replied: "No way, with such a big boss." Haha, this temporary family is full of laughter and happiness!

Back to the hotel, playing mahjong in the entertainment room costs 50 yuan/hour (Xiaogui). We went to a small shop in the village and played mahjong all afternoon for 30 yuan. We agreed that all the money we won would be used for collective expenses, because the idlers had to buy food and cook. After dinner, go for a walk. After coming back, play table tennis in the recreation room, surf the Internet, and have another day of fun.

On November 4th, after breakfast, I went straight to Baimo Cave because I had made an appointment yesterday to pick up tickets at a passing ticket office (60 yuan/person, which is cheaper than the normal ticket price of 10 yuan), but the ticket office If she wasn't there, she called her and told us to wait for her call directly at the entrance of Baimo Cave, and then paid to enter the cave, but it would take about 2 hours, haha, damn it! Anyway, let's go to Baimo Cave first. When we arrived at the entrance of Baimo Cave, everyone was playing, dancing, singing and kicking shuttlecock, they were all very happy. I called and waited for the ticket, but because it was a holiday today, the ticket was 65 yuan per person, an increase of 5 yuan. I had to wait about two hours. I was unwilling to give in and quickly tried to find another way. Finally, I found a group of six people plus an old man over 70 years old (half-price for the elderly). Plus eight of us, one of us stayed in the hotel. There is nothing I can do if 16 people join the same group to buy group tickets. Soon we entered the cave smoothly and a guide explained it to us.

The various beautiful scenery in the Magic Cave has won great praise. There is also a "natural botanical garden" with skylights in the cave. Between the South Cave and the North Cave is a barrel-shaped Paradise Cave. The cave is surrounded by vertical cliffs up to 100 meters high, and the bottom of the cave is covered with plants. Above the sinkhole is a cliff, and there are people on the cliff, inhabited by hard-working, kind-hearted and quiet mountain Tui

Under the cliff is this botanical garden. Various plants are lush and full of vitality, which makes people truly feel the dreamy scene of "there are people on the cliff, there is a hole in the cliff, looking at the jade tree in the hole, it seems to be space". In this ideal "natural oxygen bar", we enjoy the fresh air with extremely high negative ions, so comfortable! Here, even if you can take away all the scenery with your camera, you can't take away the cool and fresh air here. Here, you will be eager to breathe.

All day long, we had lunch in the cave, played, played cards, chatted, and climbed to the top of the cliff. (Worth it!) Around four in the afternoon, we came back from the cave and prepared dinner.

On November 5th, I woke up early in the morning and heard that there would be a power outage across the country today. I think it was probably because the tourism here was developing too fast and the power supply could not bear the load, so the entire blackout occurred. For the Yao people who have lived here for generations, the development of tourism has not caused much interference in their lives. They do their own thing on mountain trails and scenic roads, but sometimes it feels a little weird these guys from the big cities. Their behavior of yelling, dancing with sticks, wagging their heads and tails, and swimming head to tail is puzzling. However, although tourism disrupts their life order, it also brings unlimited business opportunities to the lives of local people, so they do not hate these visitors from outside the mountains, because they know that the arrival of these people equals the arrival of money. Their lives will change as well. However, more and more outsiders are coming here to build large buildings, hotels and do business. Although the city is prosperous, it also brings flying dust and more and more vehicle exhaust pollution to the villages. (It is said) power outages are also common. There are gains and losses!

Today is Po Yue’s market day. Yesterday we planned to go out to the market today and then take dry food to a pavilion on the mountain near Poyue. So, a group of 8 people went together to take advantage. Because it rained last night, the market floor was wet, and we didn’t walk long. We bought meat and vegetables for dinner, and everyone went back to the hotel. However, the hotel hasn't called yet. As planned, we continued our trip to climb mountains. Because it was raining and the road was slippery, we didn’t climb the mountain for long (I was looking at my luggage at the bottom of the mountain). We came to a small bungalow in the woods for lunch. After the meal, we continued our dance and Tai Chi. We took pictures of our high school style here, which really made us have endless aftertaste!

Although there was still no electricity when we returned, we met the school nurse and his wife from our alma mater. They went to see the house where we lived and it felt very familiar. After chatting for a while, they recognized each other. They told us that yesterday, they met a classmate near Sanmenhai in Fengshan. He was one of our senior students. Because they entered the textile factory after graduation, everyone knew her, and she taught there. And in Sanmenhai, you can freely enter the cave and the scenery is beautiful.

Although we had no plans, we decided to go there tomorrow. I contacted my classmates and agreed on the route and price. We booked a local chartered car and were waiting to set off tomorrow.

Dinner has not yet been ordered because there is no electricity and I am afraid that the meat I bought in the morning will spoil. We went to my mother-in-law's house across the street to borrow the kitchen (we sometimes feed her pigs the things we don't want to eat, so today's situation attracted her kitchen). The mother-in-law was very happy and helped wash the pot and burn firewood. Our "chef cook" was busy shuttling between the hotel and my mother-in-law's house. We just want to cook meat

November 6

When I got up this morning, it was still raining. (I made an appointment yesterday.) At 7 o'clock in the morning, a punctual and honest driver (from Poyue Village) came to pick us up at the door. About an hour later, we went to Sanmenhai for breakfast (the breakfast tickets at our hotel were given to my mother-in-law and her grandson). The breakfast here is not as varied as in Guangzhou, only soup noodles and noodles, but there are many ingredients and it is very unique and worth a try.

National Geopark - Fengshan Sanmen Haimen Skylight is one of the most peculiar and beautiful beaded skylights in the karst underground river in the world, with typical karst landform characteristics. The water of Sanmenhai is naturally blue, clear but bottomless. It is said that the water here is very deep, with the deepest point being more than 80 meters. Of course, it will never hit the bottom. The blue color of the river water comes from the underground and is filtered by limestone, so the water is alkaline, so the river water is blue. The longevity of the Bama locals is inseparable from this alkaline river.

After breakfast, my classmates came to pick us up. She took us to the caves and sinkholes next to Sanmenhai. After passing a building built next to the cave, we entered a cave. The cave is high and big, we can play badminton there. Because it rained, we didn't take the boat (locals can buy tickets for 50 yuan per person, but it costs 98 yuan), so we watched the cruise ships, sang and danced in a rain-proof place. Some cruise ships passing by in the rain thought we were a welcome team organized by the local area and greeted us and took photos. Haha, I have been entertaining myself for decades, and I haven’t been this “crazy” for a long time!

Lunch is a big meal prepared for us by my classmate and her landlord (of course we pay for it). The chicken, duck, meat and vegetables are all raised and grown locally, and they are rare and delicious. But what attracts me the most is the "Tofu Ziyuan". This is a unique dish. A series of things such as glutinous rice, water chestnuts, and minced meat are wrapped in tofu, and then the tofu is deep-fried to make the tofu golden and shiny. It is very attractive. If you come here, you must try this dish. After dinner, we bought a lot of local agricultural products at the host's house and brought them back as handwritten letters. Then we drove back to Poyue in the chartered car we booked. It is worth mentioning that the chartered car we reserved is an 8-seater commercial vehicle, including a round trip of 20 yuan (if you take the bus to the entrance of the village and then change to an electric tricycle, it will also be 20 yuan per person), and it will be delivered to the door of the hotel and paid after the completion. It rained all that day, so we didn’t have to walk to the village entrance and take a bus to make money. Thank you driver Xiaotao! After returning to the hotel, we saw that we still had time, so we went to the store to play mahjong to "generate income" while the rest of us prepared dinner. This was the last dinner of our Poyue trip, because the hotel had no water supply that day and a bucket of water was given to each room. It's all up to us to do the cooking and washing. To those of you who put in real effort into the cooking and preparation, I should thank you again here!

On the last night of this trip in Po Yue, we gave the leftovers (food, food, condiments, etc.) to my eighty-year-old mother-in-law. She reluctantly held our hands and even said thank you, but I felt her working hands were soft and warm (a healthy characteristic).

On November 7th, today, I am ready to check out and go home. We packed our bags and gathered in a room. First, we checked for available rooms. We agreed with the front desk to check out of the luggage room before 2 pm, and then we set off to the market at the entrance of the village to buy things. I just received a call from a classmate asking us to go to longevity village. Because it is Jia Zhuan Township, only a few minutes' drive from Poyue, so we took a bus at the entrance of the village, the fare was 2 yuan/person.

In my imagination, the elderly in Changshou Village live on wooden stilts, breathing fresh air and enjoying the warm sunshine. In fact, Changshou Village is a bit "modern", with many jagged buildings everywhere, many shops in the main aisle, and many shops for sale. There is a strong commercial atmosphere, and the countryside is mixed with the flavor of the city. However, the complete tourist facilities, convenient transportation, beautiful scenery, tranquility and tranquility are my first impressions of Changshou Village. There are indeed many old people in the village. When you turn the corner, you see the government's longevity and glory card. You should also know the rules of longevity village. When visiting the elderly, give red envelopes. It is said to increase happiness and longevity. You can buy red envelopes at the place where you get off the bus, and many locals sell them. We chose to visit the oldest grandfather’s house in the village and climbed up to his tall and slightly “modern” stilted building (it is said that this building was built with the old man’s red envelopes). The first thing we saw was that the room was covered with propaganda photos and honorary cards from the government and leaders expressing their condolences to the elderly. The most eye-catching thing was the longevity peach and the letter hanging in the center of the wall. There is an old man sitting under Shoudao. He looks only eighty or ninety years old and is in good spirits. It turns out that the protagonist, Huang Buxin, who we made a special trip to visit, is already 113 years old (his son is sitting at the door in his eighties). When we handed over the red envelope, the old man touched our heads and hands, and then took a photo with us (it felt a bit mechanical and commercial).

After the trip to the longevity village, we took the car directly to the hotel where we planned to eat.

Because we had to take the train to Baise in the afternoon, for our last meal in Poyue, we tasted the local specialty - oily fish. The fish looks really ugly. At first glance, it looks no different from ordinary freshwater fish. It is said to have two unique features. First, it was born in Bama and is unique to Bama. It can only be found in Panyang River, which is more than 10 kilometers from Baimo Cave in Poyue Village, Jiazhuan Township to Lian Village, Bama Town. Not only that, but it couldn't survive an hour without Bama and the growing seawater. It can really be said that "life is the fish of Bama, and death is the fish fairy of Bama". Second, when frying other fish, it is easy to stick to the pan without adding oil. After shoveling, they look ugly in their natural state. However, the oily fish will ooze out of its body during the frying process, and it can be fried into a complete shape without adding oil. This is because it has a lot of fat in its body, which is where its name comes from, as the name suggests. Not only that, oily fish also has great medicinal value and is called "underwater ginseng". Of course, the price is not cheap, more than 100 yuan per pound. After we tasted it, we didn't know whether it was the chef's poor cooking skills or other reasons. My feeling is just average, not as "fresh and fragrant" as the ones sold for sale, and not very cost-effective. But now that I’m here, I should try it.

After eating, I went back to pay. Because it was raining lightly and the road was very muddy, we took an electric tricycle at the entrance of the village and carried our luggage out of the village. We got on the bus back to Baise at the agreed time (the fare we took when we arrived was 40 yuan/person). The time was about 2:20 pm, and it was already past 5 pm when we arrived at Baise Railway Station.

At Baise Railway Station, the security check was very strict today (probably because of the opening of the 18th National Congress), and even the usual luggage storage at the station was cancelled. We had to put our luggage in the waiting room and leave one person to look after it (fortunately there were not many people waiting for the bus). We went to a nearby restaurant for dinner and since we were on the 9pm train we were able to have a nice meal in the restaurant. This restaurant is opened by people from western Guangxi. It suits our taste very well and the meat is well cooked.

On November 8, at around 1 p.m., the train arrived at Guangzhou Station more than an hour late, and the tour ended.

The entire cost is 8809 yuan, 1100 yuan per person, which is cheap enough! (End)