Yunnan Pu'er Travel Notes: First close contact with the master

Brother Chen rarely woke up this morning without energy. A day full of energy starts with chasing bubbles!

The breeder has been working hard recently, so he didn't go anywhere this morning and rested for a long time. At noon, we drove to the Nakori Tea Horse Road Scenic Area, 24 kilometers away from the city.

Before reaching the destination, Brother Chen fell asleep, and the keeper had no choice but to follow suit. I was left awake, smelling the fresh cow dung outside the car, looking at the black ducks drinking water by the car, waiting for them to wake up.

At four o'clock, I finally woke up. I was also very hungry. I wolfed down a meal of dumplings and started playing!

Nakeli is located in Tongxin Town, Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province. It is an important hub connecting Ning'er County and Simao District.

"Nakeli" is pronounced in Dai language, "Na" means field, "Ke" means bridge, and "Li" means good. "Nakeli" means good fields next to the bridge, that is: villages, small bridges, flowing water, fertile soil Fertile fields are an ideal place for human settlement.

At present, there are very few relatively well-preserved ancient post stations in our country. Nakeli is a rare and relatively complete ancient post station on this ancient tea-horse road.

The large stones on the ancient road are mostly rounded and relatively smooth, but not uneven. After walking for a short distance on the ancient road, I experienced and felt the vicissitudes of the ancient road and its long history.

There are very few tourists here, commercial development is not serious, the atmosphere of life is very strong, and the villagers are simple and friendly.

Walking into the ancient road in the village seems to take people back to the picture of caravans traveling to the Yi Fang: there are constant traffic of caravans, there are many inns and horse shops, small bridges and flowing water, people are happy and horses are barking, it is very lively.

This "Gaolaozhuang" is not the "Gaolaozhuang" in Journey to the West

In Gaolaozhuang, you can experience the entire process of Pu'er tea processing. Unfortunately, the owner is not here, so we had to leave with regret.

Share a non-smoking breeder

"Grandma, what are you doing?"

"We're basking in the sun!"

There is a literary and artistic style everywhere, and it is a holy place for taking photos!

It is said that this place turned out to be a sad place. Its original name was "Ma Keli". Legend has it that because the ancient tea-horse road was very difficult, the horse caravan had to wade through a small river in the village when passing Na Keli. In addition, the horses carried heavy loads. , the tired horses walked here and shed sad tears when facing the cool river water, hence the name "Ma Cili". After Ma Guotou, who loved horses like his life, wrote to the government several times, the government fulfilled Ma Guotou's wish and built the "Wind and Rain Bridge" here. From then on, "Ma Caili" was renamed "Nakeli".

There are well-preserved ruins of the Ancient Tea Horse Road (a county-level cultural relics protection unit), a century-old Rongfa store, some horse lanterns used by caravans, stone troughs for drinking water and other historical relics. It has a long history and culture and profound tea culture. Culture and traces of ancient road culture have been visited many times by adventurers from the United States, Japan, Hong Kong and other places.

"How dare you! How dare you secretly photograph me!"

These vicissitudes of old objects take us back to the era of horse gangs.

"Green stone roads, gurgling streams, curling smoke houses, continuous wind and rain bridges, long ancient winds, and strong national sentiments", this is the most authentic portrayal of Na Keli.

After leaving Nakori, we went to the city to buy fruits. This vegetable market is very similar to the vegetable market we often go to in Chengdu. I can't help but miss my home in Chengdu a little bit.

At seven o'clock in the afternoon, we were invited to the home of the old leader we met last night. Later we chatted and found out that "old leader" was just one of the identities of uncles and aunts, and it was more appropriate to call them "masters".

As soon as I entered the house, a strong artistic atmosphere hit my face. What I saw was a huge table, which was filled with pens, inks, paper and inkstones. The ink marks on the tablecloth were all my uncle's daily ink splashing here. The mark of long-term love for family and country.

My uncle's name is Shu Jianxin. He has been interested in painting since high school. He held his first painting exhibition at the age of 23. His works have participated in many domestic and foreign exhibitions and been published in domestic and foreign newspapers and magazines. In 1990, he went to Singapore to hold a personal exhibition. Some of his works are collected by the National Art Museum of China, the Chinese Painting Research Institute and other places. Published include "Shu Jianxin Collection", "Xinjiang Epic Zaomanas Painting Collection", etc. He is currently a member of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Painting Research Institute, a national first-class artist, and a member of the Chinese Artists Association. Before his retirement, he was the temporary deputy mayor of Pu'er City.

These two pictures are my uncle's sketches in Qianhu Miao Village in Xijiang. As a layman, I don't know what words to use to express my praise and admiration. I can only say "Wow!" and then silently say in my heart that the paintings are true. good……

Sitting at the dinner table, we finally felt the long-lost "at home" feeling again. It has been almost fifty days. This is the first time I have entered the home. It is full of warmth and makes people feel nostalgic.

Auntie was worried that the children would be hungry, so she had warmed up sugar buns and waited for Chenchen. Auntie prepared a sumptuous dinner for us, and every dish tasted like home. Unfortunately, we were so excited that we forgot to take pictures.

After dinner, my uncle took out a self-published copy of "The Ancient Tea-Horse Road" and gave it to us with an inscription in his own hand. It was the first time in my life that I met such a powerful master and received a book with the master's handwriting and inscription. I was really excited and scared at the same time. I am excited that I finally got a little bit of artistic flavor, but I am scared that my future travel notes will be read by two masters, and I will experience the anxiety of waiting for the teacher to mark the test papers every day. Hahaha, the paper will be handed in tonight, I’m really nervous!

Brother Chen discovered a new toy, a magnetic nail on the wall of calligraphy and painting.

As a result, Brother Chen sucked the two magnetic nails together. The strong attraction of the rubidium magnet made the breeder blush and did not separate them. The uncle had to say: "I gave it to Chenchen. Take it home and collect it!"

Before leaving, aunt brought us a lot of delicious food, so we don’t have to worry about breakfast tomorrow!

There are also big apples that come all the way from Shandong.

At this moment, I feel like I have returned to my parents' house. I have a hot meal as soon as I enter the door, and there are large and small bags of delicious food when I leave. I feel like I am in the arms of my parents, which is warm and attached.

My uncle and aunt walked with us to the parking lot, and each came to take a selfie.

Brother Chen likes his grandparents very much, and when he can't see them for a while, he clamors to find them.

Xu Shi hasn't enjoyed the love of his grandparents for a long time. Before they left, Brother Chen cried hard and kept shouting, "I don't want my grandparents to go home!"

I hadn’t seen my parents for a long time, and I was very reluctant to leave them. My eyes got wet when I comforted Brother Chen...