Travel Notes | Detian Waterfall and Youyiguan

It was still early when I got home, so I bought some things I might need when I went out. I found all the outdoor stoves, gas, pots, and dishes. My daughter likes to eat the food I cook, so it’s okay anyway, so let’s do it.
Before cooking, I took out the tourist maps of Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, and Guangxi, and figured out how to get there. My daughter had to go to work on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and she had to come back in the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. It was just one day away. All the original plans were It was disrupted. In addition, Twenty-nine had to work at least half a day. The original eight-day plan could now only be arranged for six and a half days at most. On the map, seven or eight routes are roughly planned, and the required time is listed. The main routes are as follows:
1. Longyan → Beihai → Chongzuo (Detian Waterfall, try to return it according to road conditions) Go to Youyiguan)→Guilin→Chenzhou→Rucheng (where I grew up as a child)→Longyan. There is also a plan to go in the opposite direction, which seems to take an extra day due to the location of accommodation.
2. Longyan → Chenzhou → Hengshan → Hanshou (hometown, need to visit relatives and go to the graveyard) → Zhangjiajie → Phoenix → rush back to Longyan
3. Longyan → Lushan → Sanqingshan → Wuyuan → (Huangshan → ) Longyan, it is basically impossible to go to Huangshan.
4. Longyan → Huangshan → Sanqing Mountain → Longyan.
Among them, the route to Chongzuo is the longest, but it takes the shortest time to visit. It is basically not necessary to climb mountains. My daughter supports it the most. I don’t want it the least. My wife and I have both been to Huangshan and don’t really want to go. We want to go to Lushan and Sanqingshan. On the front line, my daughter pouts a little, but I know I can’t help her. I also want to make her endure hardships. For this route, we must set off around 12 noon on January 29th (January 26) and arrive in Nanchang on the same day, otherwise we will not be able to make it in time.
On the morning of the 26th, the child and she heard that they had a group worship event in the afternoon and could not miss it. The earliest departure would have to be after 2:30. During the Spring Festival, it rained in Hunan and Jiangxi, so Route 1 It became the only choice unless traveling around.

It was almost 3 o'clock when we actually set off, and the accommodation was adjusted from Guangzhou to Heyuan. Because I didn't want to be tired from running on the first day, I hurriedly called my classmates in Guangzhou who had been harassing me for a few times. I was sorry, but I couldn't. coming.
Due to some bumps and bruises before departure, it was a bit unpleasant at first. There aren't many cars on the road, so it's quite pleasant to drive. It seems that you can still buy some comfort with your money. Soon, the sun began to set low, and at around 7 p.m., we arrived at Heyuan in the dark. It would take more than an hour to get to Guangzhou from here, and I didn’t want to drive all night.

On the 27th, New Year's Eve, our lowest plan is to rush to Nanning, but many friends say that Nanning is boring and it is best not to live there unless it is a last resort. After breakfast, it was less than 7:30 when we reached the expressway. When we arrived in Guangzhou, I called my classmate in Guangzhou. He still didn’t believe that I had arrived so early. He finally believed me and wished me a safe journey and told me to drive slower.
When I was detouring around Guangzhou, I almost made a small mistake. Thinking about the urban area, there must be gas stations on the highway, so I didn’t refuel in advance. But coincidentally, this route gave up all the service areas. It was not until Sanshui, Foshan that I saw the service area. It was more than 150 or 60 kilometers away from the previous service area. At this time, the fuel gauge had reached the red zone.
There are a lot of cars in Guangdong. When you get to Guangxi, there are a lot less cars. You can almost travel at the highest speed limit. At this speed, you can reach Nanning at two or three in the afternoon and rush to Chongzuo in time. However, 60 to 70 kilometers before arriving in Nanning and 40 to 50 kilometers after passing through Nanning, there were two particularly serious traffic accidents. Among them, the accident before arriving was tragic: a car hit The tires of the large truck were not protected, and the small car completely disintegrated, the frame was twisted, and various debris was scattered dozens of meters on the highway. The protective iron frame was still dripping with blood... There were two people on the roadside talking on the phone. The injured We didn't see him, so I don't think it's possible to survive. They were traveling in the same direction and collided like this. How fast was this car? I drove out of this area with fear. Their families were waiting for them on New Year's Eve!

In Chongzuo, there were not many hotels and restaurants open that day. After searching for a long time, we finally found a four-star hotel. The price was OK. The key is that the restaurant was still open. We booked it for two nights. After completing the accommodation procedures, we caught up with the sunset, the sky was full of red clouds, and the palms were whirling. Let my daughter report to her grandparents that she was safe and wish them a happy New Year.
After all, it was Chinese New Year, so we were extravagant. The three of us ordered several dishes, and the meal was much more expensive than accommodation. In the hotel lobby, front desk, and restaurant, the service staff enthusiastically wished us a happy New Year, and we responded in kind.
The Spring Festival is such an important festival for the Chinese people. They did not go home but served us. I sincerely thank them. I also let the children experience and learn to be grateful from my words and deeds. Heartfelt and spontaneous.

Starting near Nanning, I saw those sharp stone peaks one after another, the typical karst landform. The formation of karst landforms is mainly the result of long-term dissolution of groundwater in limestone areas. Of course, there are other causes. The main component of limestone is calcium carbonate. When there is water and carbon dioxide, a chemical reaction occurs to form calcium bicarbonate. The latter is soluble in water, so cavities form and gradually expand. Its surface morphology types are divided into positive terrain and negative terrain. The main types of positive terrain include peak forests, solitary peaks, residual hills, karst hills and stone buds. The main types of negative terrain include sinkholes, buckets, shafts and blind valleys. , dry valleys, karst depressions, wave valleys, karst plains, karst valleys (canyons), karst ditches and gaps, etc. Karst landforms in my country are widely distributed and cover a large area. They are mainly distributed in the carbonate rock outcropping areas in the western region. Guangxi, Guizhou and eastern Yunnan occupy the largest area. Representative areas include Yunnan Stone Forest and Guilin Landscape in Guangxi.
My wife and daughter got used to my routine of leaving early and returning late. Early in the morning on the 28th of the first day of the Lunar New Year, I quickly found some food and set off on my way to Detian. This expressway is a section of the Kunming Expressway, known as the Expressway in Wonderland. There was some mist in the morning, and the changing peaks, forests, and remaining hills were coming towards us, which made us very happy. My daughter, sitting in the front row, had already taken my mobile phone to take pictures, and I could only occasionally Look at the scenery coming from the front. After all, safety comes first. There are many bends on the road. In the mist, you can't see very far. Without turning a corner, the scenery will change a lot. It is really a fairy road. As we move forward, the scenery becomes more charming, especially near the Daxin exit. There are peak forests, flat dams, and forest farmhouses. It is such a paradise scenery. I only regret that I did not stay in Daxinlai the day before, which only took half an hour. drive.

We arrived at Detian Waterfall smoothly. We started navigating to the scenic spot and then adjusted to the visitor center on the way. When we arrived at the visitor center, there were still a few cars in the parking lot. Take the scenic spot transportation bus and walk for seven or eight kilometers along the road along the border with Vietnam and arrive at the scenic spot. There are also ticket purchase points here, and there are also many tourists' cars. There are many hotels on the street. , Farmhouse, it seems that we should not change the navigation destination.
The boundary river between China and Vietnam is called Guichun River. No matter whether it is cold or hot in all seasons, it is always green and clear, as simple as a girl in the mountains. It flows quietly to Vietnam and then back to Guangxi. Finally, in the border town of Shuolong, the power that had been silent for a long time suddenly burst out, breaking through thousands of rocks and ravines, and breaking out of the blockade of high cliffs and green trees. Putang Island with three layers of high cliffs towers majestically, blocking the river flow. The stubborn Guichun River falls from the cliff with a height of more than 60 meters, impacting Layers of rocks, twists and turns, splashing water, misty water, looking from a distance like silk hanging from the sky, looking up close like flying beads splashing jade, through the refraction of the sun, the colors are colorful, the sound of the rushing water shakes the river valley , inadvertently formed another charming miracle: Detian Waterfall, the fourth largest transnational waterfall in the world and the largest in Asia. From the day it was created, Detian Waterfall has become the most passionate expression of Guichun River. The waterfall falls in three levels, with a maximum width of 200 meters, a depth of 60 meters, a drop of 70 more than meters, and an average annual flow rate of 50 Cubic meters / seconds, the geology of the location is thick layered dolomite.
When we arrived at the scenic spot, the fog was still relatively thick, and the waterfall entered our field of vision from behind the green banana trees and other trees as promised. From a distance, the three stacks were very clear, like wisps of white, coming from the green curtain. Falling down, the waterfall surface recedes in a semicircle, forming a "centripetal" pattern.

Both sides of the river belong to China and Vietnam respectively, but there is no difference between the mountains and the water. Detian Waterfall is connected with Vietnam’s Ban Gioc Waterfall, just like a pair of close sisters, curling up and standing hand in hand. The national border line is in the middle of the main river, so the small island in the river belongs to Vietnam. If this were not the case, I think it might have been crowded with shops and bustling with people. I’ve only seen the trailer of the show) and I wouldn’t have chosen this for the location.
I would like to thank the country on the other side of the river. Its economy has not developed, leaving behind a poetic, romantic, elegant sandbank and quiet countryside. Fantasy, where the blue water flows, find a place. There is green grass everywhere, build a thatched house, plant a few peach trees, and cultivate a few acres of fields, you can see the scenery every step of the way, and there is emotion everywhere. When people are in it, they feel like they are wandering in the middle of a painting, with no distractions and no trace of dust. When the flowers are blooming and the branches are scorching, and the smoke is hazy, holding hands... However, construction is also starting on the other side. How long can the beautiful scenery be preserved?

The radio in the scenic spot constantly reminds you not to buy small commodities sold by Vietnamese people who come across the border to avoid unnecessary losses. Sure enough, there were many small bamboo rafts parked under the trees by the river, and I began to think they were boats to attract customers. There are 1 or 2 people standing on it, or people have already landed. Most of them are women. Both men and women are thin and small. There is a bag hanging around the neck. When you open it, you can find perfume, cigarettes, chopsticks and so on. There are many kinds of things. , when tourists passed by, they would come up to sell, but they did not pull or shout about selling, and they spoke Chinese very well. I didn’t buy anything, so I asked one of the people, and he told me that they were all Vietnamese and that the Chinese didn’t do this. They were very cautious in their words, and seemed a bit humble. I was wondering if it was because they were not in their own country and had lost their confidence. And Lijiang's ripping off customers was so outrageous that even the deputy governor had to be obedient. obey.

Walk slowly along the tour route along the river. On the first day of the new year, there are not many people, so you can easily take photos and view the scenery. You can enjoy the flying curtain scenery of the waterfall and the clear water pool at the bottom of the waterfall in a leisurely manner. When we arrived at the market at the 51st boundary marker, the momentum of the boundary markers between China and Vietnam was completely different. The market was completely on the Vietnamese side. We walked around for a while, and our children and wife bought some equipment as small gifts.
When we returned, there were more and more tourists. We also took a bamboo raft to visit the bottom of the waterfall. There were not many tourists at this time, so it was not easy to visit. It was a fun and enjoyable trip, which was the biggest reward.
When eating on the street, crowds of people kept walking into the scenic spot. When leaving the parking lot, at least 5 kilometers of the road into the parking lot of the scenic spot turned into a parking waiting area. The road was not wide, and it was just wide enough. Drive, but no car is encroaching on the lane here.

Our next stop was Mingshi Garden, a paradise that was popular online. When we arrived, the heat wave was rolling and the sun was making us dizzy, but there was no place to park. Tourists were rushing around, and even asking the staff could not help. I finally found a place to park my car. I looked at the crowds of people and felt a little scared. Looking at the direction of the village, there were few people. There were several "islands" shaded by green bamboos. There were three or five households on the islands, which seemed to It has a bit of a paradise feel. The family chose to go there to have a look and see if there was a suitable angle to take photos. Unfortunately, the tall phoenix bamboo blocked the view.

On the 29th, the second day of the Lunar New Year, we decided to go to Youyiguan and then rushed to Guilin. The night before, after dinner, I lay on the bed and kept calculating the route. On the highway, I found a promotional banner for Huashan Rock Paintings. I asked my daughter to check it out. It is a world cultural heritage. She was also heading towards Youyiguan, off the highway. The road is not far. In order to learn more about history and culture, I should go and see it, so I started reading online. After reading it, I was even more determined to see it, even though I had to go more than 60 kilometers round trip. In this regard, my daughter is a bit like me, and I obey the minority. Mostly, another person's opinion is no longer important, and my wife is also happy to see our father and daughter happy.
At 9 o'clock, we have driven more than 100 kilometers and arrived at Youyi Pass. The famous Zhennanguan Victory took place here. It is one of the most successful battles in the history of China's modern anti-aggression war. In the history of Chinese wars, It occupies an important position. In recent years, there have been many voices denigrating the significance of this war. However, due to the weakness of the Qing government, the victory of the war did not turn into results. After that, it was a peace with reparations.
Friendship Pass is one of the famous passes in my country. It is located at the southwest end of Pingxiang City, Guangxi. The terminal of National Highway 322 passes through the arch gate of Youyi Pass and is connected to the Vietnam Highway. It is an important land passage to Vietnam and A national first-class port. Youyiguan Scenic Area includes the Guan Tower, the city wall, Zuofushan Fort (Zhenguan Fort), Youfu Mountain Fort (Jinjishan Fort), Guangxi Border Information Office in the late Qing Dynasty (French style building), and Qing Dynasty Mass Tombs, etc. The land area is 2.5 million square meters and the building area is 11663.76 square meters. On the left side of the gate tower is the Zuobi Mountain City Wall, and on the right side is the Youfu Mountain City Wall, which is like a giant python connecting the foothills of two mountains, majestic. It is a relatively well-preserved southern border fortress from the Ming and Qing dynasties in my country. It was first built in the Han Dynasty and was originally called Yongji Pass, also known as Dananguan Pass and Jieshou Pass. In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), it was named Jilingguan. In the fifth year of Yongle (1405), it was renamed Zhenyiguan; in the Xuande year (1428), it was renamed Zhennanguan; in 1953, it was renamed Munanguan. In 1965, with the approval of the State Council, it was officially named "Friendship Pass".

The highway passes through the tunnel-shaped single-arch city gate. The three strong and powerful characters "Friendship Pass" carved in white marble above the arch were the name of the pass inscribed by Marshal Chen Yi, then Vice Premier of the State Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Here, we learned from the armed police on duty that there would be a flag-raising ceremony at 9:30, so we waited in front of the customs clearance building. While waiting, we looked at the border buildings between China and Vietnam. After that, in order to save time, I went up to the Jinjishan Fort alone. All the war fortifications on it were still intact. This was the first time I saw a complete fort with a cannon. It turns out that the main gun has a rail. It is easy to turn. From a structural point of view, it can be divided into several components and transported separately. There is no need to carry it as a whole like a statue. Perhaps this will lose momentum. I really don’t understand whether momentum is more important or the truth is more important.

After leaving Youyi Pass, we went to visit the Huashan Rock Paintings. Huashan Rock Paintings have become China’s 50th World Heritage Site because of their uniqueness in the integration of landscapes, rock paintings and the vivid and rich social life of the Luo Yue people, the ancestors of the Zhuang people in southern China. The rock paintings can be traced back to the Warring States Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Warring States Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is a relic left by the Luo Yue people, the ancestors of the local Zhuang ethnic group in the Zuojiang River Basin in Lingnan from the Warring States Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. Most of the images adopt the creative method of plane shaping, that is, projected monochrome flat painting. A special soft pen is used to smear the outline of the image on the rock wall to form a "silhouette"-like artistic effect, creating the rough appearance and active dynamic of Huashan rock paintings. The extremely strong artistic appeal is the immortal masterpiece and inheritance basis of the painting art of the ancestors of the Zhuang nation.

The World Cultural Heritage of Huashan Rock Paintings is divided into Ningming County as the first heritage area, Longzhou County as the second heritage area, Jiangzhou District and Fusui County as the third heritage area. What we often call Huashan Rock Paintings refers to It is the first heritage area. Huashan, called pay laiz in Zhuang, means a colorfully painted mountain. It is located on the west bank of Mingjiang River in Yaoda Village, Chengzhong Town, Ningming County. It is a broken rock mountain with undulating peaks, 270 meters high and more than 350 meters long from north to south. meters, the west wall of Linjiang River is steep and slopes towards the river. The rock paintings are painted with a pigment mixed with hematite, animal glue, and blood, giving it a red color. The screen is more than 170 meters wide, more than 40 meters high, and covers an area of ​​more than 8,000 square meters. Except for blurry ones, there are more than 1,800 countable images, which can be roughly divided into 110 groups of images. With their large scale, spectacular scenes and numerous images, the rock paintings have become typical representatives of the rock paintings in the Zuojiang Basin of Guangxi. It is one of the largest ancient rock paintings at home and abroad. It integrates the "three major" characteristics of the grand scale of the whole (Zuojiang rock paintings), the majestic momentum of the individual body (itself), and the huge body shape of the individual figures (in the rock paintings). The majestic momentum formed is unmatched by other rock paintings.

The painting starts from 2 meters at the foot of the mountain, with the middle part between 5 and 20 meters high having the most portraits. The main body of the rock paintings is human figures. The portraits are usually in two postures: frontal and sideways. They are all naked and barefoot, with hands and knees bent. The squatting posture is supplemented by images of horses, dogs, bronze drums, knives, swords, bells, boats, roads, the sun, etc.; those in the middle or top of each group mostly have swords hanging on their waists, animal-shaped decorations on their heads, and mounts. The several-meter-tall giant, majestic and majestic, looks down on the crowds of people playing drums, having fun, dancing and reveling. He should be the leader of the tribe or the conductor of the event. The compositions and figures of these rock paintings outline pictures with rich content and profound artistic conception, which truly reflect the social activities of Luoyue that have disappeared for a long time.

The Huashan rock paintings are like a heavenly book that has not yet been deciphered. There are still many mysteries that cannot be solved: What is the content conveyed by the Huashan rock paintings? How were these images painted on this towering and steep rock wall when productivity was underdeveloped more than two thousand years ago? Why do they risk their lives to paint? What is the purpose and significance? Rock paintings have a history of more than 2,000 years, so why are the colors still so bright today? What kind of paint did the ancients use? Waiting for a series of questions until now, no completely convincing answers have been found.

Regarding the content of rock paintings, it is another unsolved mystery. Due to the long history of Huashan rock paintings, there is a lack of relevant documentation. Experts can only analyze and study the rock paintings and unearthed cultural relics. Some experts believe that this is a celebration scene describing the Luo Yue people's victory in the war against foreign invasion; some think that it is the Luo Yue people's wish to pray to God to bless their soldiers and horses and social prosperity; some think that the rock paintings are used by the Luo Yue people to suppress their enemies. River demon, the wish to pray for good weather... There are different opinions, and there is no conclusion yet.

The Zuojiang River Basin Rock Painting Corridor, centered on the Huashan Rock Paintings, is rare at home and abroad due to its wide distribution of rock painting locations, difficulty in painting, and majestic paintings. It has strong artistic connotation and important archaeological research value. . From the rock paintings, we not only see the artistic achievements of the ancient Luoyue people, the ancestors of the Zhuang people, but also feel the rich social life content and the national spirit of hard work, bravery and struggle of the ancient Zhuang people.
This description is beautiful, and I was looking forward to it. As soon as I got off the highway, I started to be dumbfounded. The road signs were very unclear and made me take a lot of unnecessary detours. It took me more than an hour to finally get there. The reception pier of the scenic area is in the middle of nowhere. There is not even a sign, so it is needless to say it is messy. When I asked how to visit, I was told that I had to take a boat to the scenic spot (I have no objection to this). When I asked how long the boat trip would take, the reply was that I didn’t know. The boat would leave when the number of people was full. It would probably take 2-3 hours. , it will take more than 2 hours to go back and forth. When I heard that, I was completely dizzy. Such a precious treasure was wasted like this. I had to wait for 2-3 hours. How many tourists can wait? If it is full, in In these days of the second grade of junior high school, it is almost impossible. I can only give up.

After several hours of long journey, including two traffic jams near Nanning and a huge traffic jam in Yangshuo, we finally arrived at the hotel we booked in Yangshuo at about 10 o'clock in the evening, full of exhaustion. In the dark night, I could only feel the mountains like big stone pillars standing beside the streets of Yangshuo. After washing up, I had a quick bite to eat at a street shop and headed to West Street.
West Street is also a landmark in Yangshuo. It is only about 1 kilometer away from where we live. It was so late and it was still bustling with people. My daughter was very vocal. She said she liked it very much, but I was a little bit Hate that loud speaker. Small commodities and all kinds of food are filled with shops on the street. I look at them here and touch them. In fact, I don’t plan to buy anything, I am just in the mood of shopping.