Fairy Tale World in the Valley —— Quiet and Beautiful Gaoba Village (Country Travels I)

I often fantasize that if I were Alice in Alice in Wonderland, one day I would fall into a bottomless tree hole, and then I would go to a fairy tale world as incredible as Wonderland and start a wonderful journey. What kind of picture will it be?

The most beautiful scenery is always hidden in the depths of Maolin, and it is the hardest to find. After about 20 minutes' drive along Ji Tai Highway from Jishou City, we arrived at Shen 'ao Village, a forest forbidden area in the south of China. After walking for about 5 minutes, we will see a fork in the road on the left. The villagers call the stockade where this road is located "Shiqing Bridge", get off and walk along the country road next to Shiqing Bridge, and a wonderful journey to find a quiet fairy tale world begins.

The winding country road seems endless, and there are few people along the way. Green rice fields, smart streams, crisp birdsong in dense forests, breeze in quiet canyons, fairies in the fairy tale world are welcoming guests in their unique ways. When you meet a stone bridge, the stream under the bridge is like silky satin, pulling your curious heart and driving your feet that you can't help moving forward. After walking about five miles, my eyes suddenly lit up: there is a cave in the faint canyon, and there is a stockade hidden at the end of the road. Although the stockade is small, it is full of spirituality and immortality everywhere. This seemingly isolated hut is like a quiet and beautiful fairy tale kingdom, with green hills as walls, trees as soldiers, streams as moats, and no princes in the kingdom.

First,? Bazi-fertile land and fertile soil feed others.

The topography of high dam belongs to mountain basin, such as the dam on Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Although it is not as flat and open as it is, it is a rare flat land in the mountain canyon. Therefore, it is not easy to find such an ideal place to live in a mountainous environment like Taiping Township. Zhang Ming, a local Feng Shui teacher, said: This is a lion's field in Feng Shui. He said that the lion "eats Daping (a stockade near Gaoba) and raises the dam", which means eating Daping's grain, but leaving manure on Gaoba, which moistens the farmland of Gaoba. Although this fertile land is only 100 mu, it has raised several generations of high school children.

Gaoba people are hardworking and simple. /kloc-More than 0/00 years ago, they moved to Gaoba from Sima Village, more than 30 miles away. They are not afraid of the long journey, and they are not afraid that everything is difficult at the beginning. They set up camp here, cut down trees, build houses, move stones and pile stone steps, dig fields, build small dams to facilitate villagers' water use, and so on. The feat of planting trees by predecessors and enjoying the cool by later generations has made today's villagers live and work in peace and contentment here and cherish it.

Gaoba people are kind and pure. Although the history is not long enough and there are no celebrities, the local team leader dares to clap his chest and say firmly, "We have never had a' rotten child' in Gaoba for so many years." The village party secretary also took the bag and said, "It's okay if you don't pick up things outside the house, because no one takes them at all." Chickens, ducks, fish and geese do not need to be kept in captivity, and they can be safely placed in the wild during the day. "

Gaoba people love life. When you get to Gaoba, you can find that the houses here are all next to each other, just like a family. Good things in the family will be shared with each other. Unlike a reinforced concrete city, you don't even know your neighbors from door to door. This indifference is invisible in senior eight. Harmonious neighborhood relations make the villagers living in Gaoba not pursue fame and wealth, not covet glory, but live a good life in this quiet valley.

Second, strange mountain-strange rock can talk.

Using the hottest word at present to describe the Lion Mountain around the high dam is "small freshness". Although it is not as good as Mount Tai, the danger of Huashan, the change of Huangshan, the beauty of Guilin and the wonder of Wulingyuan, when you are tired of adding too many famous mountains with artificial feelings, maybe the freshness of Gaoba can leave you more imagination space, and the natural green seems to be more eye-catching. The most attractive place is that the stockade is facing the dense green hills. There is a steep wall of about 6 square meters at the top of the mountain, but nothing grows, let alone tall trees. This is a miracle. I don't know when, but the villagers found this steep wall with red rocks exposed. Whenever it rains, there will be gravel falling from the mountain, as if to remind the villagers that a rainstorm is coming, and they should take home the food and clothes that are drying outside in time. Over time, people habitually use it to observe weather changes, and some villagers even call it "high dam weather forecast". This is the second miracle. Careful observation of this rock, under the processing of imagination, feels like the head of a pair of in-laws carved on a cliff. They are kind-hearted and stare at the stockade opposite with a slight smile, as if wishing the people of Gaoba at the foot of the mountain no disaster. Being blessed to stay in heaven is three wonders.

Third,? Xiushui-a trickle washing lead flowers

A clear, glittering and translucent stream flows out from the mountains and peaks, winding and tinkling. On one side of the stream is a mossy stone road. While watching the road carefully, I can't help but be attracted by the spirituality of the stream. Or sing, or whisper; Take a detour when you meet a stone, jump down and flow all the way south when you meet a hurdle. ? The stones in the stream are mixed with dark blue grass, and occasionally a few ducks and birds play in the grass. The air is full of the sweetness of the stream, the fragrance of bluegrass and the moisture of the soil after the rain. I couldn't help taking a few deep breaths. Originally impetuous because of the pressure of work and life, my heart seems to have calmed down. The fresh air brought by the trickle seems to have the ability to wash away the lead and make people return to the true nature.

"The door is always in the castle peak, and the home is guarded by the descendants of the castle peak." This is the couplet of Gaoba once, and it is also the true portrayal of Gaoba stockade now. There are lush trees, gurgling streams, cicadas and birds, natural oxygen bars and strange peaks and rocks. There are also a group of Gaoba people who are hardworking, simple, kind and pure, and love life. They are eagerly waiting for your arrival in this fairy tale kingdom built by themselves and carefully cared for, because its beauty has just leaked out of the tip of the iceberg and more beauty needs to be explored and experienced. Gaoba Xiaozhai is, of course, a must-see stop for a fairyland trip.