The first time I went to Chengdu was twenty years ago with my dad, who was only forty years old at the time, and his career had just begun, and it was quite smooth under my dad's hard work. My academic performance was also up to my parents' expectations, and in addition to the love he showed me, what touched my heart was his belief in the beauty of the world. My father's favorable comments about Chengdu gave me a positive first impression of the city. At that time, there was only one railroad into Sichuan, so the train we took to Chengdu was a bit more crowded than the trains to other places. There were no seats, insisted on standing for a night, my father saw that I really could not hold on, and when I was about to enter Sichuan, I switched to another train, and I was able to make up two sleeper berths. At that time, the train has not speed up, over the Qinling Mountains, "Shu Road is difficult, difficult to get to the sky" really show in front of us, feel the train is driving in the clouds, difficult and beautiful. At that time, the train departed from Baoji in the morning and arrived at Chengdu station at night, but now it takes no more than 5 hours to drive from Chengdu to Baoji. At that time, Chengdu Station was the current Chengdu North Station, and the square in front of the station was far less bright than today's, and there were no armed patrols that would appear at any time. By the incandescent light of the exit gate, you could only see all kinds of hustlers and lodgers. Dad and I, being so different from the locals, got a lot of attention from the hustlers. At this time and we took the train with a sleeper uncle, Sichuan, five short body, very strong, the car and we did not have a special exchange, the whole trip to enjoy themselves, a moment to eat lo mein, a moment to listen to the commentary, this time to help us directly to the hotel solicitation of those fellows pushed away, operating in a thick Sichuan accent: "home, home, pulling Saizi pull! ". So and we squeezed out of the station together and cared to ask: "It's late, this time of year Chengdu is in chaos, may wish to live with me." We did not think much, followed on the go, now not too eye-catching Qinglong Hotel, at that time just like a skyscraper. Perhaps tired, feeling walked a long way to a very large yard, yard several four or five-story building, is a state-run guest house, looking very clean, so we went in to ask for a triple, three people showered and fell asleep, woke up once at night, heard Uncle Sichuan snoring like thunder --- the next day, Uncle Sichuan to go to Ziyang, we have to go to Chongqing, he pointed us to the place where he took the car! He showed us where to take the bus and insisted on paying for the room. Dad was very upset, to bring along a piece of the old family cigarettes must be Sichuan uncle to get. The Sichuan uncle has what we in the north describe as a "man of hard words" temperament, is typical of the Sichuan people said the robe family, gave us a very good impression.
Chengdu's food is actually far more than just Chengdu snacks, and this reference is too general. Chengdu food is very diverse, in the residential areas more concentrated place to find a random open more than a year of the restaurant, choose his specialties, or noodles, or rice noodles, or any strange food, the taste is absolutely satisfactory to you. Chengdu diners are very particular about taste, and with the need to cater to the discriminating palates of those who come to Chengdu from all over the world to make a fortune, a restaurant that can last a year in Chengdu is sure to pass muster, even in the face of first-class gourmets. Dumplings, pot stickers and fish are Dad's specialty in the northern culinary jungle, I took Dad to Chengdu to go to a few dumpling restaurants, Dad tasted Chengdu's oil-dripping dumplings and dragon hands, the evaluation of these foods is "unique flavor"; went to an old Szechuan restaurant, asked for a braised fish, Dad's evaluation is even. "The flavor of this fish is no less than mine". This is the highest evaluation of the cooking skills of the little conceited dad on other people to do his specialty dishes. What finally changed Dad's perception was his obsession with the idea that a southern man could not cook noodles better than a northern man. Once Dad and I were out on an errand and Mom happened to be out, so we casually found a Yibin noodle shop close to our home and casually ordered two bowls of noodles, and Dad commented, "Chengdu also has such good noodles. I told my dad afterward that the flavor of this noodle in Chengdu is considered to be the usual.
The taste of Chengdu food is absolutely guaranteed, as long as you have a favorite food, you will be able to find the taste of your satisfaction, but the price may no longer to the year of Chengdu girls so gentle. Chongqing's hot pot mainly with butter, Chengdu's hot pot is mainly with oil, but the same dishes Chengdu hot pot price is almost twice as much as Chongqing hot pot; not more authentic than the local Chongqing Chongqing noodles, to Chengdu hard to sell more expensive than Chongqing; just the rise of the taste of skewers does not seem to be better than the year to where the price has risen not a young, the diners follow the trend to go to the two times and gradually lost the fire. Yulin Road tavern with the price of the surge, the face is no longer so lovely, less sincere comfort each other, when the false sentiment filled the entire tavern, that the heart of the "she" can no longer take away ---
Just by walking, do not notice Chengdu has become much bigger, if you want to drive from east to west or from north to south through the city, the city has become more and more important. If you want to drive through the city from east to west or north to south, you will have to walk for nearly two hours even without traffic. Those old Chengdu flavor of the streets and residential has been difficult to find, occasionally retained most of them are in the ranks of the demolition and are being demolished, my mother's youth into the casting school to find a few times can not be found in the year a little trace. Some of the famous old streets in addition to still occasionally see a few trembling old people can not bear to leave the dying life of the old house, once filled with the old street warmth of the fireworks in the city to update the wreckage has disappeared without a trace. 40 mph speed through the city, a look at the magnificent skyscrapers, wherever the same ---
Bamboo is a very noble plant. The plant is very noble, can not tolerate a little pollution of the soil and air around her, once the pollution, bamboo will wither and die, to express the temperament of never be complicit in the pollution of the temperament. Originally is a natural wetland Runnion Stream, a large area of dense and flourishing bamboo forest, even if the hot summer through the bamboo forest can still feel very comfortable and refreshing. Now the Raccoon River must be implanted in the humanities landscape, everywhere to set up some large stone inscriptions, cut down a large area of bamboo forests, after a large number of engineering operations of the soil is also polluted, Raccoon River, not many of the remaining bamboo sparsely east of a pile of west a piece of the bamboo forest completely lost the lush and refreshing pleasant aura and beauty of the past. Few people to observe the inscription of the dragon flying, just that once warmed the soul of the beautiful wetlands but was changed to unorthodox, so that had often come here to rest cool tourists also can not help but sigh.
Cockscomb Mountain has a lot of natural river beaches, the water is just above the knee, clear to the bottom, family outings is an excellent place to go: you can find a river beach, the town of a few bottles of beer and drinks, ready to BBQ, and then from the upper reaches to find a beach to slowly drift down the river, the water is not too fast, is the kind of leisurely walk occasionally rapids, and in the same beaches in the children's friendly water fights, it's really very cozy. "Crazy" and "stupid" are often interpreted as "courage" and "smart" by people who have had accidents. On a recent trip to Jiguangshan, banners were posted in villages along the river encouraging demolition and relocation, saying that the river had to be dammed to build a reservoir, so I really don't know how much Chengdu lacks water and electricity. The "courage" and "wisdom" of damming the river is so inappropriate with the water conservancy project "Dujiangyan" that benefited the Chengdu Plain 2,000 years ago, which is not far away. When you know clearly that a beautiful river scenery is about to disappear for nothing, you can more appreciate the shock of the world's water conservancy project "Dujiangyan" great and beautiful.
Although the girls in Chengdu often mispronounce some words in Mandarin, the soft tone of voice makes these seemingly mispronunciations sound very pleasant. The flavor of the whole Sichuan girls is mainly hot and spicy, only Chengdu girls are with sweet taste. The face value of Chengdu girls is barely ranked third by good netizens. In fact, no matter from the variety to the quality, it is enough to make the self-confidence and happiness of men living in Chengdu burst. It's just that in the past two years, Chengdu girls have changed a little bit from their previous style characteristics. Most of the girls in Chengdu used to be little good little good quiet girl-next-door temperament, style belongs to the gentle and shy spirit of the lovely; now the girls in Chengdu more confidence and generosity, proud of the professional temperament of the female more highlight their beauty status, but seems to be less subtle and euphemistic. Chunxi Road, they will not go, senior beauty will go to the Yulin Road tavern. Nightclub girls enchanting and charming, but for men who aspire to a stable life, the desire to lead a home and impulse seems to be a lot less, wavering in the nightclub beauty in the eyes of the bewildering light whether to make themselves and the whole city feel restless and uneasy?
Early in the morning to catch the subway people can still let you effortlessly clamped in the crowd forward surge. Struggling polytechnic man with glasses, diagonally across the computer bag, riding a bicycle, a hand holding the front of the car with a hand of soybean milk and doughnuts speeding the picture seems to tell people that once the leisurely Chengdu is a legend; Chengdu's teahouse business is still red-hot, just those along the line of the Funan River swinging past the open-air teahouse has been unable to see a few in the plane can be based on the sound of mahjong to identify whether they have arrived in Chengdu segment can only be a joke; quite a few of them are still in the city, but they are still in the city of Chengdu. It can only be a joke; quite Chengdu characteristics of the human tricycle even in Chengdu's old attractions can not be seen.
Mr. Li Boqing's bookstore is still a sellout, but the love stories of young men and women are no longer the subject of the commentary. Mr. Li, who has a bald head, continues to share his witty and lively take on the minutiae of married life to delight us all, and then adds a few Buddhist comments to help the busy people in the happy end of the wisp of the center of gravity of life. The owner of a private car who rear-ended a cab lost in a fistfight and gave the cab master 700 yuan for repairs; the grandparents in People's Park are still in full swing; the habit of eating hot pot (or skewers) at least once a week still feeds countless hot pot restaurants in the streets and alleys; Chengdu's nightlife is still overwhelming and soothing to Chengdu's life-loving people in pursuit of a peaceful life; and Zhao Lei's " Chengdu" can still make countless people who love life with all their hearts happy and happy. Chengdu" can still make countless people who love and have loved with all their hearts shed warm tears---
Maybe it is destined, Chengdu, or the place that makes me haunted.