I have admired Yunyang for a long time, and I have lived by the Yangtze River all the year round, especially the legend of the goddess, which has repeatedly aroused my idea of reaching the top of goddess peak.
But people are so contradictory: they are always interested in distant scenery, but they are careless about the scenery that is readily available. I passed by goddess peak because she was too close to me. I hurried past several times. No matter before or after the impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam, I just stood on the boat and looked at the vague and distant silhouette of goddess peak through the porthole.
On the eve of Valentine's Day this year, at the suggestion of my wife, we finally approached goddess peak and told her about our lovesickness. In fact, after the opening of Wushan Expressway on September 30, 20 10, the distance from Chongqing to Wushan was shortened to 456 kilometers, and it can be reached smoothly in 4 hours by car.
Luyingqing Shi Cun
Imagination and the gentleness of the goddess
At 8 o'clock on February 12, we met another couple 10 and set off from Yunyang Pier. The ship left the dock and suddenly turned around. The lights on the dock are dim, and there is an unspeakable romance.
I met a group of outdoor friends from Wanzhou on the boat. At the suggestion of the other team leader "Fireworks", we originally planned to disembark at Wushan, temporarily adjust our itinerary and go straight to Qingshi Village.
Qingshi Village is a small mountain village located at the foot of goddess peak, belonging to Shibei Township, Wushan County. It is about an hour's water journey from Qingshi Village to Wu Shan. In recent years, due to the upsurge of hiking in the Three Gorges, tourists from all over the country will choose to stay in Qingshi Village when hiking in Wuxia, so that they can board goddess peak with great enthusiasm and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Because we made an appointment with the villagers in advance, we saw the flashing lights on the shore from a distance. When we really reached the foot of goddess peak, it was 4 o'clock the next morning. The sky is not clear, goddess peak is just around the corner, but he can't see clearly, but a bunch of people are still looking out, hoping to capture photos of goddess peak in the dark.
We followed the parade with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and arrived at the reception desk of Hakka in less than 10 minutes, and then passed a small staircase to the balcony. There are only a dozen families in Qingshi village, all of which are houses on the first floor and the bottom. The balcony upstairs is dedicated to outdoor tents. In order to climb the mountain early tomorrow morning, we have no time to take care of the freshness in front of us, so we quickly set up a tent and fell asleep with the rushing river. No matter what happens tomorrow, let's meet the goddess of our dreams first tonight.
Dangerous mountain climbing road
March to Nvshen Peak, March to love.
Early in the morning, when my wife and I came out of the tent, everyone was already standing on the balcony looking at the railing, and the sound of the camera closing the door was endless. Looking around, in this small village, there are dozens of families upstairs, full of tents; The side view is the only signal station that still exists after the impoundment of the Three Gorges. "Let the boat go to Wuxia, and the heart is at the Twelve Peaks". I was fascinated by goddess peak across the river. She stood between one mountain and another, making a compromise gesture.
After eating bacon and egg noodles, a group of people crossed the river by boat, arrived at the other side and agreed on the return time with the boatman, and began to head for goddess peak along the old road. At first, more than 200 steps went smoothly, which was a warm-up activity to climb the peak of Nvshen Peak. After 200 steps, the test suddenly came: the mountain road became extremely steep, and the angle was almost vertical, so I couldn't use my hands and feet. But the hardest thing is that both hands are useless-because there are no trees on both sides to catch and help.
Before long, most people in the team were panting, flushed and sweaty. The higher you climb, the stronger the wind, and almost no one dares to look back or down, which makes people worry that they will roll down the mountain if they are not careful. Bitter first, then sweet, difficult first, then romantic, and it is the same to want to climb mountains and do things.
An hour later, the peak turns, the road becomes easy to walk, and sometimes there are vines winding, quiet and comfortable, as if being in a virgin forest, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
After two hours' trekking, we arrived at the newly-built stone steps, with more and more tourists. Only after asking did they know that it took them 90 yuan to get into the mountain. Our unconscious "evasion" is tiring and dangerous, but it also has a different kind of fun. And when we went through the green running-in period with Dashan, we gradually felt less tired.
Top of goddess peak
The stone pillar has nothing to do with romance, but the legend is beautiful.
On the way to climb, I couldn't help but think of that beautiful legend: in ancient times, Yao Ji, the youngest daughter of the mother of the western heavenly king, was moved by Dayu's indomitable spirit of controlling water. She used magic to help Dayu dredge the Three Gorges waterway and eliminate floods. However, Yao Ji did not leave. She is still standing on the top of Wushan Mountain, pointing out the route for sailing. Year after year, she finally became a desirable Nvshen Peak. Her waiting also turned into a mountain peak, standing quietly beside the goddess, and together with her, formed the Twelve Peaks of Wushan. Therefore, goddess peak has become a spiritual landmark, and all visitors here hope to board goddess peak with their loved ones and complete a pilgrimage of love.
At noon, we finally reached the top of Wuxia Gorge and got in touch with goddess peak. However, at the moment of the summit, many imaginations about the goddess were instantly shattered: the "goddess" who dumped all beings for thousands of years was just a pile of stone pillars with slightly different shapes, which had nothing to do with infatuation or others. I used to pass by Qingshi Village by river boat and overlook goddess peak, which always gave people a hazy feeling and gave birth to many reverie. Throughout the ages, many poets and poets have sung poems, painted pictures, painted shadows and described articles for her, weaving moving legends that people believe deeply, making her famous at home and abroad. Now, in front of her, it is just a stone pillar more than seven meters high and four or five meters thick. This really has nothing to do with words like "graceful" and "graceful" read in past literary works. But it suddenly dawned on me that the worship of mountain gods by primitive religions is not the primitive cultural form of a nation dominated by farming methods.
Standing on the top of goddess peak is both mysterious and daunting. Wanzhou, Chongqing and Dianjiang, plus Yunyang, gathered more than 300 people. All the brave people came to the goddess' side, but my wife and I didn't climb the rock after all, because we thought that conquering the goddess was not about seeing a few dangerous stones, but the process of climbing to the top of the mountain together. At this point, my wife is leaning on my shoulder, silent. I muttered to myself, pondering a poem written by Shu Ting for goddess peak: "It is better to cry on my lover's shoulder all night than to exhibit on the cliff for a thousand years."
Looking back at goddess peak
Finish a relationship.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when we reluctantly left goddess peak, the team leader took into account the risk of going back the same way, so he led us straight up for about 40 minutes. We stopped and walked, folk songs were flying all over the sky, and laughter came and went. Looking back at the goddess, three huge stones that naturally overlap and become the incarnation of the goddess are getting farther and farther away from us. .
Passing through goddess peak, we unfortunately got lost in Scissors Gorge. Surrounded by mountains, the solemn peaks stand quietly, and the appearance and image of the mountains can't be seen clearly from a distance. The team leader took his time and boldly directed us to go down first and then up, through the waist-deep grass that no one had walked for many years. It's a pity that it's getting dark, and everyone doesn't bring lighting tools, and complaints keep coming. Amid complaints and laughter, everyone quickened their pace. It was not until the way down the mountain was visible that they were happy to find farmers sowing seeds in the fields. Back at the camp, everyone looked at the mountains in the twilight. I couldn't believe I had passed through them. ...
My wife and I snuggled up to each other and were very excited about completing a pilgrimage with * * *. My wife smiled and said, this trip to the goddess is the best Valentine's Day gift I gave her. As a reward, she will take me to goddess peak again on White Day next month. And I seem to finally understand that the goddess who once haunted me is just an illusion of perfect love after all, and when she really stands in front of me, I can't help but accept her defects. In fact, the real goddess is by my side. Seeing through the scenery, she will accompany me to see the running water.