Echoes of Qiankun Bay

The reputation of Qiankun Bay is slightly inferior to that of Yikou Waterfall. In terms of momentum, Qiankun Bay and Yikou Waterfall are comparable. Yikou Waterfall comes from the sky, while Qiankun Bay comes from the earth.

Perhaps because of the "Yellow River Cantata", people know more about Hukou Falls. In fact, Qiankun Bay is also an important part of the Yellow River. If you have been to Qiankun Bay, you will feel that Qiankun Bay has richer connotations than Yikou Waterfall.

Yikou Waterfall is a natural creation, and Qiankun Bay is also an ingenious creation. People can build canals and move mountains, but the transformation of the Yellow River is limited to building reservoirs and dams. It was impossible in history to artificially create Yikou Waterfall and Qiankun Bay, and it will not be possible in the future.

The Yellow River has been the natural dividing line between Jin and Qin since ancient times, and now it is the natural dividing line between Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Qiankun Bay belongs to both Shanxi and Shaanxi. The Qiankun Bay Scenic Area in Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province charges 80 yuan for admission and 60 yuan for the bus. There is also Qiankun Bay in Yonghe County, Shanxi Province, but there is no admission fee and you can travel by car for free.

Standing at the Qiankun Bay Scenic Area in Yanchuan County, what you see is the Omega-shaped Yellow River, with the central part belonging to Shanxi and the outer part belonging to Shaanxi.

The good relationship between Qin and Jin was actually often bad. Qin and Jin had many wars here. If there was no Yellow River, Qin and Jin might be the same country. Historically, the Yellow River was the reason why the Qin and Jin Dynasties were in trouble. Now, the Yellow River no longer constitutes a natural barrier. From Shanxi to Shaanxi, you can drive there in a few seconds because there is a direct expressway.

The Yellow River at Qikou is like an angry lion, while the Yellow River at Qiankun Bay is like a giant gentle jade. That is not the jade of a woman's character, but the jade of a man's character. It's not green jade, but yellow, flat jade. This jade looks gentle, but in fact it can eat people. Walking to the end, the speed of the Yellow River is astonishing and daunting.

Standing at a high place, you can see the beauty of the quiet and lying Yellow River. Like a huge toy, like a rare piece of jade, like a scarf around a giant's neck. You will imagine women from northern Shaanxi, tall and tall but with beautiful long braids and scarves.

Looking at the desolate mountains in the distance. If it had not been near summer, the mountains would have been bare. Not rolling hills, but mounds of dirt lined up together. It is not like the mountains in the south, which are high and low, with different shapes and lush green, but the same color of loess, which reminds people of poverty and backwardness, and reminds them of the farmers in northern Shaanxi holding sheep whips, wearing sheepskin rugs, with their faces tied in white towels. .

Walking on the desolate and impoverished Loess Plateau, several pavilions suddenly appeared on the mountains in the distance, giving people the feeling of a fairyland. Driving towards Shanting, a gate with the name of the scenic spot appeared across the road. You can't drive your own car into the scenic area. You have to buy tickets and take a tour bus. Only then can we get closer to the pavilion, where steps, fences, and sparse tourists appear.

The winding mountain road along the way is narrow and steep with many curves. I thought I would encounter the same scene as Mount Emei, with a lot of people. But when I arrived at the scenic spot, I felt disappointed. Maybe it’s because of the epidemic.

This kind of stone should be the sediment of sand grains. It is not hard and easy to weather. It is called the mother stone. At first I couldn't figure out the relationship with my mother. A lady took pictures for a long time and suddenly exclaimed: She should be called Woman Stone. He raised his head upright and blushed to the root of his neck.

Looking at this collection of stones above the Mother Stone, I feel a little disgusted. The designer of this scenic spot is really against the customs. If you go abroad, there may be many women who will make this stone look shiny, but the stone is a sculpture or a natural stone, and tourists will feel that it is full of vitality. This stone lying inside the glass is a dead thing, but it makes people feel like artificial feudal shackles, or the complaints of eunuchs, the shamelessness of adulterers, and the boredom of adulterers.

Clear Water Bay used to be a ferry with a government management agency, but now it has become a cultural relic. There should be many wars here, mostly in close combat. It is also a place for weddings, and most of the farewells are made here to relatives. Therefore, the Qiankun Bay that the ancients talked about should be here. Now, the tour guides in the scenic area will lead people to the highest pavilion, where they can overlook the entire Yellow River. Qiankun Bay rises from low to high, radiating into the distance.

A reservoir has been built in Qingshui Bay a long time ago. Compared with the turbid water of the Yellow River, this jasper-like water gives people the feeling of a fairy lake. In the past, this was supposed to be a natural fish pond.

After walking around the Mother Stone, it took me a long time to realize the meaning of Mother Earth or Mother Yellow River. The stone stands firm here, looking out at the water of Qiankun Bay, which is shaped like a scarf. This stone, this bay, is like a mother who stays at home, her eyes are full of waiting and expectation.

Qiankun Bay is the chest of my mother, the arms of my father when I was a child, the backbone of northern men, and the epitome of a country home - it is the eternal historical picture of ancient China. The outside world has long been an open China that has escaped poverty. It is a big world where highways surround high-rise buildings and the beautiful scenery is in stark contrast to the quiet Yellow River here.

Qiankun Bay is located in a desolate and barren land. It is a pure land with no environmental pollution. The sky is blue, the earth is rich, people are rare, things are rare, you can hear Xin Tianyou, and you can see Wang Erniu and A Bao. The water of the Yellow River appears docile, clean and as pure as jade here. Unlike the Yikou Waterfall a hundred miles away, it suddenly became turbulent.

Wandering around Qiankun Bay requires a lot of effort. There is not one scene per step here, but several scenic spots spread over several hills. I walked through several mountain tops and had to sit in a closed car to reach them. The roads along the way were uniformly simple and desolate.

If you come here in a group, the tour will become a dinner party or picnic, and there will indeed be fewer attractions. If you come alone, you will be in a hurry to finish visiting the attractions. This rush makes me tired easily.

There are only a few scenic spots in Qiankun Bay: Yellow River Gate Road, Dingqing Island, Huifeng Village, and Longwei Spring. Since they are far apart, to visit these scenic spots, you have to change from early morning to late at night, and you have to change trains several times. Self-driving cars will be fast. But the bully refused to let him go, charging for special fares and using tourists’ money to make a fortune! Maybe it's for safety reasons.

There are few entertainment options here. Natural entertainment is to test the waters in the shoals of the Yellow River. The water is cold, sandy, and full of danger. Unlike in the south, the water is full of entertainment.

I met a QQ traveler named Yuan Meng who also brought photography equipment with him. Brother Yuanmeng refuses to be with women, and refuses to be with friends who are accompanied by their mother-in-law. His personal achievements are very profound. He once drove alone all day and all night to travel through the endless desert. Qi Lai wanted to share her deep experience of Qiankun Bay with him, but unexpectedly, she lost sight of her dream after going to the toilet. What a pity!