To go to Shuizhai, you have to look at the records of Shuizhai in Xu Xiake's travels to find the post station of the ancient tea-horse road. "A mile, across the gorge to the west, surrounded by flat depressions, falling like a city, there are four mountain wheels, the bottom wheels are like mirrors, thousands of acres of fertile land, dotted with horses, chickens and dogs, all with aura.
It's not a dangerous cliff, it's on the top of the slope, it's on the lotus ladder, and it's also a water village in this world. At first I heard its name, I thought it would climb down the mountain until I knew that the water at the top of the mountain was in the middle of the depression, but the Shandaguan line fell into the water gap, and Wuling Taoyuan and Wang Guan Pangu were beyond my reach. This is the first victory in Yunnan. "
When I entered the Shuizhai, the scenery I observed was in sharp contrast with Lao Xu's travel notes. Unfortunately, many of his descriptions no longer exist, but with the changes of the times, we will pass them by.
My friend lives in Pingpo, so we drove directly to her house. It's already noon, in the canteen. At that time, several guests will be seated for the New Year's Eve dinner.
After lunch, I hurried to the thorn bridge. It is said that when Xu Xiake entered the Shuizhai, the first recorded scenic spot was the Spine Hongqiao, which is also the starting point of the Yongchang Ancient Road, located on the Lancang River at the junction of Longyang District of Baoshan City and Yongping of Dali Prefecture.
Spine Hongqiao is one of the oldest cable bridges in China. According to the data, this bridge was built when Zhuge Liang went south. At that time, it was a cable bridge. In the Ming Dynasty, it was built as a cable bridge. After that, it was destroyed and built several times.
Jihongqiao
A waterfall pours from the mountain into the river. The current is very large and spectacular. It doesn't exist. It was excavated in a cave when the railway tunnel was opened. According to experts, there is enough water to store three West Lakes.
One River and Four Bridges, together with ropes, red bridges, expressways and railways, witnessed the vigorous development of the times. Once upon a time, the rope was a bridge. Later, the iron cable bridge and the cement bridge connected the north and the south, and the moat became a thoroughfare.
Friends in the same trade told me that the bridge we see now is not the original one. When Xiaowan Power Station was impounded, the bridge was submerged and the pier was buried at the bottom of the river.
The original stone carvings on the rock wall by the river also sank to the bottom of the river, and were later copied in Pingpo Village, 50 meters upstream. That is, the stone carvings on the edge of Pingpo Village that we see now have become a new tourist attraction.
Say goodbye to Ji Hongqiao and return to Pingpo. A leisurely old road that runs straight through the middle of the village appeared before our eyes. There is no end in sight.
The middle of the village crosses the ancient road in Taiwan Province Province.
Live by the ancient road in Da Die. He is a 72-year-old man, full of vigor and vitality. He took his pipe and told me the change of flat slope in no time. His aunt said a few words from time to time, and his life was quiet and long. They were born in Pingpo, a land longer than Pingpo. They are the closest people to Pingpo in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and they are observers who witness the changes of the times.
I said to Da Die, "Can you tell me the story of the ancient road?" . He talked and talked and frankly admitted that time was passing and life was changing. Da Die was once collectivized. He goes out to work every day to earn centimeters. At the end of the year, he got a little corn, and his family was always hungry.
Now that the party's policy is good, food and clothing is no longer a problem as long as it is willing to suffer. The road to a well-off society is just around the corner. While speaking, he also told me that the bungalow beside the road was newly built by his family. Backed by the mountains, the river runs through the front, and the feng shui is very good.
All three children have grown up, two daughters are far away in Baoshan, and the son stays at home to get married and have children, serving two old people at home. Most young people go out to work, while the old, weak, women and children live quietly in the village.
Like most old people in the village, the two old people get up early to watch TV.
Da Die said that he has appeared in front of the camera many times and is already a celebrity.
On the flat slope, it was in a daze. Watching people come and go, watching the sun set, watching flowers bloom and fall. Counting the years step by step in the horseshoe print nest.
Tired, strolling into a yard, maybe this is the old horse shop, and the manger next to it is the best witness. It seems that time and space have brought us back to the prosperity of the bustling caravan.
Ordinary people, as the name suggests, are calm. On the way, the oncoming old man will warmly invite you to his home. The child is not timid in front of my camera, showing eight neat teeth.
Pingpo, which used to be an important post station on the ancient road, has now faded from its former prosperity. Here is noisy because of the arrival of the caravan, and quiet because of the disappearance of the caravan. In the near future, perhaps, it will be revived because of more root-seeking culture.
Colleague Dr. Du has been here many times, sometimes because of work, sometimes purely.
Why did you come to Pingpo many times? Answer: "Maybe it's quieter here. People here are very peaceful and tired from work. When you come here for a walk and look at the river, you suddenly forget the troubles at work. "
The world is bigger than the world, and it seems that there is no need to think here.
Jiang Xun said, "I hope that one day, in the face of reincarnation, we can stop screaming and making a fuss and don't have unnecessary worries."
I think this is all I can think about the flat slope.