(a)
Originally in this Golden Week did not intend to go back home. But on the morning of May 1, the "biological clock" on my body was not even 6 o'clock, and my first thought after getting up was: "I'm going back to my hometown today to take a look at it! So quickly packed up two pieces of replacement clothes, to the wife and children are still asleep in a note left, in front of the door on the bus to Guangzhou East Railway Station to hurry. I just remembered that last night I had a dream, in the dream I saw my old grandmother and parents, and the little yellow dog in front of the old house. I remember the last time I went back to my hometown was in last year's festival, but then I was just passing through on a business trip and stayed at home for only half an hour.
Perhaps there were too many people going home on May 1, and I didn't even get a train ticket after waiting in line for half an hour at the East Railway Station! Luckily, it was still early, so I hurriedly called a cab to the Tianhe Bus Station, and finally paid 122 yuan to get the last ticket for an 8:30 sleeper train from Guangzhou to Wuhua. This was the first time I had ever taken a bus at the Tianhe Bus Station.
The sleeper bus was actually a slow bus, stopping and going out of the station, stopping again at Longdong, getting on a couple of people, and paying 130 yuan each to the driver. To Zengcheng and on the drag children with a few people, too expensive to bargain, the driver said: "May Day is 130, the spear has to speak!" All the way to the driver total **** charged 1300 yuan. In fact, the long-distance shuttle bus is usually nothing to earn, mainly by a few golden weeks to earn some money. The driver is also very hard, fishing a little outside the block is normal.
Over the Zengcheng, in the three rivers on the Guangzhou-Huizhou highway, thought all the way to sleep a peaceful sleep. I didn't expect to encounter a big traffic jam in Huizhou Xiaojinkou, mainly from Shenzhen, Guangzhou driving back too many people. On the Huizhou River highway must pass through the place - small jinkou toll station has been lined up into a long line, plus the toll station behind the maintenance, traffic like ants like crawling. Very annoying. In the small jinkou total **** stuffed 2 hours of traffic.
After Heyuan all the way smooth, and then again on the River Mei highway in Huacheng exit. Back to Wuhua (water village) is already 4:00 pm.
(2)
That night and in the county work little brother, sister-in-law and little sister, brother-in-law together back to Zigao home, one by one to see the old grandmother and parents, and the second uncle, aunt (grandmother and uncle **** a family over), aunt and uncle, then the family ate a happy reunion dinner. Father retired with high blood pressure and a slight cerebral thrombosis, after taking the Xingning a folk medicine has been greatly improved, but he still struggles to speak.
The family's children are especially many, in addition to the little brother, little sister's two children, big brother and sister-in-law in Dongguan Qiaotou business, their second daughter (called second sister) to stay at home to read the fifth grade (there are three children in Dongguan to study), the second sister of the people to grow up high, only 13 years old, there is 1 meter 60. Big sister and brother-in-law in Shenzhen Henggang business, their four children in Wuhua County, a senior high school, three at home to study (primary and junior high school). During the May 1 vacation, the house was a paradise for the kids and they had a great time in the countryside. Uncle Sam's family (he has three children two boys have grown up, a girl in) also in Shenzhen to open a store, also in Buji now. I haven't seen him for two years.
(3)
May 2 at noon, by the bank in Wuhua County, an old friend Wang Wendong (Ximi) arranged a meal, and Wuhua's literary and artistic community **** into lunch. There were veteran writers Yang Xinqiao (a member of the Provincial Writers' Association), Yang Qingchun (a member of the Municipal Writers' Association), Miao Deliang, full-time vice-chairman of the County Federation of Literary Associations and editor-in-chief of Qinjiang Literature and Art, Wan Ziming, a press officer of the County Party Committee, and Gu Congxin, a cadre of the County Cultural Center. Lan Ling, who was a teacher in Huacheng, was unable to come because she had to take her students to a town for a literary performance. Yang Xinqiao and Huanxin master is an old friend, he used my and Huanxin master talked for a long time, I felt the deep friendship they have formed over the decades and the ties between the literati. During the meeting, we enjoy raising a glass, talk, pulse Meizhou landscape, citing the social ills, denounced the abominations of the corrupt officials, lamenting the helplessness of the world, a bottle of Changle burned dry a bottom sky.
In the hazy drunkenness, I feel that nostalgia is a bottle of pure wine - the longer it is stored, the stronger its flavor, just like the collection of 20 years old cellar of Changle burns like a person to savor.
May 2, 4 p.m., I took the Guangzhou to Huangpu shuttle bus through Zijin, Huizhou, Dongguan back to Xintang. It was late at night when I arrived home.
(May 11, 2006 in Xintang, Guangzhou)
<May Day Essay>
<May Day Essay>
Today is 5.1 Labor Day. It's 5:00 a.m. and I couldn't sleep at 4:00 a.m.. The network is really down this time, the bottom right corner of the computer always says that the IP is in conflict with Windows, so I can't get online. I called the machine yesterday when it was almost midnight, and the duty officer said to come and have a look after 8am.
It's just a matter of combining a bit of wordplay on a notepad.
Pull back the blue curtains and push open the window screen to put the body out, a wisp of fresh air into the heart. The sky has been cloudy gray began to show bright colors, see the distant fields vague fog and brown earth, you can hear the sparrows are very happy chirping.
I made myself a cup of powdered milk with Cola Cao, and the faint flavor of it slipped over my tongue and flowed through my teeth, filling my heart with warmth.
It has begun to get used to this city, and began to like this place of work.
The shuttle has been wandering around the city for 10 years, and in the past it was always a slapdash rush. Now that I have my own separate office, I actually felt at home the moment I got the keys.
The office is divided into two with a fuchsia velvet interior resting outside the office, which is a very good golden couple.
Some time ago, two groups of very lush varieties of tray planted bamboo, a group of dark green and a group of light green. Asked the bamboo vendors in Henan, he said that only pouring rice water in shallow water can be, about 2 years to survive. The bamboo was placed on my desk. It is about the reason that I have been in the room for a long time, and I can feel its existence only by accident and without realizing it. As I could not find the water to pull out the rice on the millet directly sprinkled into the plate, just changed the water when I found its leaf tips yellowing, the heart actually have a slight panic. God, how was I destroyed into this? Alas, about the same as I rarely see the sun. rush to transfer the bamboo to the windowsill, hoping that a moment of sunlight can give this soft green photosynthesis, can continue it would have been very short life.
Always like to pull the velvet curtains very tight, like to immerse in their own orchid color atmosphere.
This is the first time I've seen a book that I've ever seen.
Deliberately keeping a distance from the people around me, I always lock the door behind me and hardly anyone knocks on my office door. Everyone has their own way of life, and they don't like to be disrupted by anyone.
Twice, the group had a meeting 10 minutes before the meeting, and the result was that I had to get up and put on makeup in a hurry.
I seriously informed the chief of staff that unless the meeting is urgent, the other must be informed in advance, and then there has not been such a rush.
I also almost do not want to disturb the normal trajectory of anyone, want to go out to socialize when usually send a short message to make an appointment, the other side of the intention will be back. I don't like the group installment of the harsh fixed, occasional will feel very abrupt and very uncomfortable, but also must helplessly accept its existence.
They must adapt to this society, this circle, this environment, this way of life, this is the real life of me.
The day has dawned, the sparrows still do not know tired of chirping, huh, perhaps there is a telepathic greeting to me. The first time I visited the outdoors, the morning sun was already visible but I didn't see the sun yet.
The green trees and green farmland in the distance make the mood soothing, and the heart was once dry and fragile for many days, but also began to soften up with the green filled with this purpose.
Perhaps today is the beginning of the music of life.
Night climbing Mount Tai
On the train, we began to inquire about the mountaineering matters, a student-like young man looked us up and down, said: like you a few people, with children, at least 10 more hours to the top. It will take at least 10 hours to get to the top. We will start at around 3pm. Ah Fong and I looked at each other in disbelief, no, didn't they say it would take three or four hours? The night before we were at home, a friend also said that she climbed Mount Tai, and at 160 pounds or so, she went up in more than three hours, are we not as good as her?
After a short break in the hotel, a simple wash, we went outside to eat to replenish energy, the children are excited, but eating is not good, only to the stalls to point out some of the scattered trinkets, Nyonya went out in a hurry, there is no change of shoes, and then after the meal to the Jordan store to both of them a pair of sneakers, white plastic bottom, grass-green uppers. Niu Niu wearing a pair of white sweatpants, each side of an orange edge modification, the upper body is a pullover with a hooded orange casual shirt. Lee was a stylish set of casual clothes, white on top and black on the bottom. Standing together, this pair of kids made a splendid sight. In the street to inquire about the best time to go up the mountain, the crowd said differently, we discussed, decided to compromise, 10:30 out. But back to the hotel, the two children do not sleep, tossing and turning in bed. They didn't even close their eyes. We simply got up, cleaned up our gear, and brought enough water and cold weather clothing. The first time I've ever seen this, I've seen it in my life.
Going out to take a taxi, car shuttle in Tai'an city, along the street neon lights flashing, roadside three or two are hiking people. Look at the attire students mostly, youth, vitality, very simple backpack, companionship. Soon came to the red door, from here, we took the first step. The night of Mount Tai stands in front of the dark, the two children see others hand crutches, not to say that they will go, will also bargain, 2 yuan a piece of the last five pieces of three. Afang young, refused to use, I and the child a one. Red door on both sides are vendors, a variety of souvenirs attracted the children kept running over, cost a lot of words. The terrain is gradually high, are stone steps, more than two meters wide. When the terrain is slow, the road is flat, and then there are a few stone steps. The pavement was made up of squared off pieces of stone. It was unruly, uneven and a little hard on the feet. But there were two parallel paths made of uniform stones on the left and right side of the pavement, which were relatively much smoother. We followed this path upwards. There were a lot of hikers, like a fair. There is no street light, mountaineers bring their own flashlights, far away, stars, plus shouting back and forth, magnificent. One side of the mountain road is the mountain, dark pine trees scattered, one side of the cliff, the cliff must not be steep, but also some slope. All the way up, you will see some temples, burning incense to Buddha, tourists figure a lucky. I in those mud tires in front of a unity of hands to respond to the scene. Daughter but a serious Buddha will worship, kowtowed a lot of head. Climbed nearly two hours, looking far away, high with lights flashing, fellow travelers said, should be in the Heavenly Gates. The first time I saw the door, it was halfway through the trip.
In close proximity to the gate of heaven, look up, like the ancient customs, tall walls, palace-like buildings, a lamp hanging high on a pole, only not wearing armor guarding the soldiers, giving endless reverie, to be mounted on the steps, wow, so lively ah, as if in a village or town, and is the set of the town, the set is day and night, in the dead of night is still very noisy. Everyone is crowded, and it takes half a day to choose a good angle to take a picture. Walked here, we discussed or rest a good, because the next famous eighteen plate in waiting for us, but also the time is still early, too early to climb to the top, the mountain wind is harsh, before the sunrise will certainly suffer. Children's physical strength out of people's expectations, Niu Niu always walk in the forefront, no fatigue feeling, all the way to keep calling out to her, so that she does not go too far. To this place, the two are excited to see the souvenirs, kowtow, but also make fun of burning incense. Turning eyes and hungry, hiking was originally a sweat, a gust of wind at this time, it is a little difficult to cold. Panic to find clothes to add to the body. So cold and hungry, or eat something. Mountain prices are naturally different from below, a bowl of noodles is six dollars. I only asked for one for each of my children. Looked at the clothes with the body seems to be enough, next to everywhere is the rental of military coats, thinking about the horrifying eighteen plate, coat for the time being can not be rented. Suddenly found a fleece coat, after some bargaining, under the two orange, wearing on the body wide and large, like a robe.
After this rest and recuperation, we gathered courage and continued to go. In the middle of the Tianmen looking up at Mount Tai, in the blue night sky, still abrupt and steep, near the top, a few lights and stars like beans together, there, is where the South Tianmen. In front of the children, do not dare to show fear. But the heart has been guilty of muttering, can I really go up? Can I go up and see the sunrise? Will I be able to see it in time? Will I be able to come down after going up? These questions only existed in my heart and I didn't dare to say them out loud. As the crowd advances, the terrain is obviously higher, the platform is less and less, the steps appear to be a lot of steep, encountered a steep and long section of the people around me, ask, is it eighteen plate? Answer: No. So difficult to walk is not ah. Sweat on the body for a while will soak through the clothes, nothing to think about, just a low head on a step, feel sleepy support can not stand, stand on one side to stop, both sides are full of tourists, some couples embracing each other like sleeping generally, I think they went through the mountaineering together, each other's friendship should be a little deeper it. I don't know how long this climb, I can't even take care of the child, but fortunately she doesn't need me to manage. I'm not sure how long I'll be able to take care of my kids, but I don't need to worry about her at all. When I'm tired, all the pores on my body seem to open up and I can't even take a step, but I can walk again after I've stood there for a while and I feel that the will of the human beings is really incredible.
Here is an overview of the journey. It is said that Mount Tai has three "eighteen". Since the opening of the mountain to the Dragon Gate for the "slow eighteen", and then to the ascension of the immortal Square for the "not slow and eighteen", but also to the South Heavenly Gate for the "tight eighteen", *** counting more than 1,630 steps. Eighteen plate rock layer steep, tilt angle of 70 to 80 degrees, in less than 1 kilometer distance rise 400 meters. Is one of the most dangerous section of Taishan mountaineering disk road, one of the main signs for Taishan.
All the way, did not pay attention to the sign, and so after the Dragon Gate, only to know "slow eighteen" has been left behind, the time is already more than 3:00 in the morning, is really tired, but also worried about climbing tight eighteen when the physical strength is not enough, decided to sit down and rest, met the rent coat, rented three, a 20 yuan. We sat on the steps and hugged each other, Li's cough has been non-stop, Fang worried about not know what to do. Nyonya fell asleep quickly in my arms, and I drifted off to sleep, hardly dreaming at all. When I opened my eyes at four o'clock, the sky was already a little light, and the flashlight could be put away. But Nyonya was still awake, muttering: I want to sleep, I want to sleep. In spite of this, the foot is not stop, I coaxed her all the way: you see, after the ascension of the Immortal Square ah, is the immortal ah. She exasperatedly shouted: I do not want to be an immortal, I want to sleep. I didn't even have the strength to laugh. This is the hardest part of the climb. They are shaking like, high South Heavenly Gate has seen, but the steepest tight eighteen is here, both sides of the iron handrail, I lean on one hand on the staff, one hand grasping the railing, if the hand does not help, I think the next person gently touched me will fall, I keep imagining that I might roll down the steps so, hand will grasp tightly. In this way, we finally climbed the South Heavenly Gate. My ten-year-old daughter was the first in our party to step on. Looking back at the eighteen plates, wondering how they came on it?
Pulling up the ground five thousand feet, the sky eighteen disk.
The paths are poorly defined, and the sky is open to view.
The lines are as heavy as paintings, and the cliffs are as steep as poles.
This is the first time in my life that I've been able to enjoy the world, but my bones are still cold this day.
This is a poem written by Qi Cheng Pu of the Ming Dynasty, which is dedicated to the Eighteen Plates.
Top of Mount Tai
South Heavenly Gate, looking up from below, like a palace in the sky. Climbing up and looking back, the disk road is steep, the peaks on both sides of the confrontation. The mountain road twists and turns without end, winding to the extreme distance, not only amazed that they have traveled so far overnight. Admire yourself. Up to the top, here again, there is something else. The repair of several lofty hall I do not know what is enshrined in the gods, did not go to look carefully, only hand rushed to the sitting of the golden body bowed his head, in the heart of the meditation: bless the whole family peace and happiness. Would have liked to wish for anything, but also want to wish for a wish to have to return the wish, they can be confident that once again on? Make a mess and that comrade as old as that, but also to come back. People come and go how much, you can seal the mountain alone, where do they come from this kind of wind? So raw to the mouth words swallowed back.
Looking at the sky gradually whitening, a few people are a little anxious to wear a good coat and walk, the road at the top of the mountain is very flat, and occasionally some steps for people who have walked through the eighteen plates can be completely ignored, would have been very tired, ready to look for a nearby open place to wait for the sunrise, but Fang asked the bystander back, and then said, but also to go up, past the sky street, the Bixia Ancestral Temple is only good. So fight a little bit of spirit and then go, the two children at this time exhausted, very reluctant. Even coaxed and persuaded to push up. However, at this time, I suddenly anxious. Not caring about a lot, urged Ah Fong to take good care of the children, a person left to look for the bathroom. When I returned to the road, looked around, but there is no shadow of them, along the crowd forward, all the way shouting their three names, no one responded. After the Bixia Ancestral Temple, there are people wearing security clothes blowing a whistle to guide the way: this way. This is the path to the left to ascend to the top of the Jade Emperor. I looked to the right, the rocky cliffs, many people struggling to climb. Where could they be? I called Fang, but her cell phone was off. There were military coats all over the place, and they were just drowning in them. I thought maybe they'd gone up on command. So while thinking while walking, and then see the sky has appeared a touch of scarlet, the heart is anxious, can not help but speed up the pace. Finally came to the edge of the cliff.
The edge of the cliff is densely filled with people waiting. Standing behind the people, looking through the cracks, fortunately, the sky is still gray and green, thick clouds such as heavy hanging scrolls around the sky, light green sky pure as if filtered. The mountains are far away and solemn. May sunrise time is said to be a little more than 5 o'clock, but stood for a long time, freezing and shivering, still no sunrise shadow. Some people in front of me left in disappointment, and gradually I leaned forward. Just when everyone is guessing, a woman around me called up: out, out. I hurriedly look for, sure enough, from the heavy hanging scroll reveals a red arc, gradually more and more exposed, as drowned duck egg yolks like the sun slowly rose, but its upper end suddenly flat, the original band of clouds cover it, it is still rising, through the clouds, gradually revealed all. People got excited and took pictures. A very classic gesture is to stretch out a hand with the tiger's mouth upward, and when taking the picture, note that the sun is between the tiger's mouth, implying: hold up the meaning of the sun. At this point, finally and Ah Fang on, she originally took two children to go to the Bixia Shrine to the right on top of the pile of strange stones. When the sun is fully up, dare not look straight up, I browse up in the neighborhood.
Here is the very top of Mount Tai ---- Jade Emperor Top. Mount Tai as the first of the five mountains, not only because she is located in the east, but also because from the Qin Shi Huang, this is the place where successive emperors and kings have been sealed Zen, and the great ceremony of sealing Zen is at the Jade Emperor Top. Along the disk road upward, the large inscription "the five mountains", "the eye of the sky", "the green clouds can be connected", "the peak of the ultimate ", "Optimistic sun" are listed on both sides, tourists have stopped to take pictures. The gate is inscribed "Royal Decree to repair the Jade Emperor Top". Into the courtyard, the stone fence surrounded by a white jade stone, on the book: the top of Mount Tai 1545 meters. In front of the main hall is enshrined in the Jade Emperor bronze statue. It was cast in the Ming Dynasty. I still skimmed, did not scrutinize his demeanor. Outside the gate, there is a monument without words, which is rumored to have been erected for Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Zen or Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Stopping here and looking at the mountains from afar, I truly realized the meaning of "a glimpse of the mountains". The poem, which is full of pride, is carved on a rock not far from here.
I think I need to focus on the Taishan stone carvings. As a natural landscape and humanistic landscape into one of Taishan, its stone carvings is undoubtedly a colorful one, worthy of a big book. Whether from a historical perspective, or from a religious perspective, or from the point of view of the text, these stone carvings can not be ignored everywhere. Or to quote a paragraph of the former, one is lazy, the other is limited ability.
Taishan stone carvings from far-flowing first, since the Qin and Han Dynasty to the founding of the country, up and down more than 2,000 years, all generations have Zhenjie stone carvings. Taishan stone carvings existing more than 1800, including more than 800 tablets, cliff carvings more than 1,000, roughly distributed as the Dai Temple 157, Dai Lu 215, Dengshan East Road 576, Dai top 258, Dai West more than 80, Dai Yin 44, Lingyan Temple more than 400, more than 100 of the Shentong Temple. Stone carvings mainly include successive emperors and kings of the Zen notice of sacrifice, the creation of temples and restoration of the record, the stone by the epitaphs, poetry in praise of Dai, the title of the scene and couplets and so on the five categories, most of the natural stone carvings. The text: both the thousands of words of the long masterpiece, but also a word of surprise, both the emperor's words, but also Qianli's words. The form of both the majestic and tall "10,000-foot monument", there is also a foot small stone, both the turtle lost chi dragons, carved and polished works, there is also a rough piece of stone carving, the art of calligraphy, both the true grass and scribe seals, but also the four rubbing blend, both such as a bucket of large characters, but also fly head small regular scripts, both the ancient and clumsy as a fool, but also a dragon and phoenix, both the hands of the great and the book of the stonemasons. There are both the hands of great masters and the books of masons. It is really magnificent and colorful, Mount Tai decorated with more solemn and elegant, worthy of the most spectacular "China's natural calligraphy exhibition". All generations of tourists who do not linger for it, marveled endlessly.
Downhill
The sun is rising. Ah Fang said they were waiting for me at the Bixia Temple. I didn't dare to stay any longer and returned the way I came. In the Bixia Temple side of the wind, finally saw them. Two children wrapped in military coats sitting on the ground asleep, Fang stood on the side, she was full of regret, did not see the Jade Emperor Peak. Because of the limited time, we discussed and decided to wake up the children and prepare to go down the mountain. Did not sleep well, Nyonya a little angry. Li Zhangmou said: If we put a bowl in front of us, surely someone will throw money to us. I can't help but laugh. After a hard night's work, everyone's face is a bit ugly, cold, hungry and tired, how to go down the mountain? Take the cable car? It would save energy, but we climbed the mountain at night and didn't see any scenery along the way. But walking down, walking? The two kids kept yelling: cable car cable car. We'd better eat something hot first before we talk. Sitting in the restaurant at the top of the mountain is incredibly expensive. A small bowl of noodles is 10 dollars. Down the mountain 50 cents a bowl of millet thin rice to 5 dollars. But even so could not care much. After the meal, everyone's spirit is much better. Especially the two children, not to mention the cable car, to walk down. We were so happy. We took advantage of the good spirits and kept taking pictures on the way down. The two children were wearing the two yellow fleece jackets from the Middle Heavenly Gate, with the line "I climbed Mount Tai" printed on their chests, and posed in a variety of poses, which was very cute.
Down eighteen disk, although not as physically demanding as on, but such a steep slope, looking a little cold. Holding on to the iron railing, we formed a line, the three walking sticks across, before and after each other, perhaps too eye-catching, other tourists look back from time to time, there is a guy holding a camera to follow the capture, Ah Fang simply hand him our camera to take a picture. Gradually warmed up, the tourists on the mountain is still a lot of walking through the most dangerous eighteen plate, the hand of the walking stick is a little redundant, Niu Niu will be all the way shouting: abduction, abduction. One dollar a stick. In the blink of an eye, two of them were disposed of. The rest of the hand because the handle fell off, simply 50 cents to a tourist. Out to play, the figure is to be happy. The children felt that they had accomplished a lot by climbing up to the South Heavenly Gate. Ah Fang did not see the top of the Jade Emperor, plans to visit Mount Tai again. I, on the other hand, don't dare to have such plans for the time being. All the way to the Middle Heavenly Gate, on the bus, exhausted, we can finally rest, the car circled between the mountain road, the roadside scenery passed by, thinking about some of the missed attractions, it is really more than enough. Even though the Dai Temple is in front of us, no tickets, but also lazy into the. In this way, our journey to Taishan ended.