Travel Notes | Zengcheng, Baishui Village

The growing greenery after the summer solstice

Like a ruthless sword in the world

A passionate swordsman with a desolate sword intent

Picking leaves and searching among the branches, you will find a variety of colors

But then turned around and stepped into the secluded Zen forest

I won’t take half a step into the mortal world and live up to the beauty’s kindness.

Baishui Village Bihu Lake

Suddenly I wanted to go to Baishui Village, so I made an appointment to finalize the itinerary and set off.

When you set out early in the morning, you did not take the high speed, but the low speed. The low speed is a one-way road with many curves. It is inevitable that the car in front will move forward at a snail's pace. It will take you a long time before you can aim at the opportunity to pass "quickly, accurately and ruthlessly" , ending the snail's pace that kept pace with him.

There are new green trees on both sides of the road, and the trees are covered with light sunlight. The trees and sunlight reflect on the road, creating a mottled scenery of tree shadows. People feel comfortable and comfortable among them.

Behind the newly green trees are the villages and farmland near Zengcheng. The rice in the fields has been dyed with the first yellow color. There are large areas of rice and vaguely located cottages. Just sitting here for a while can be considered a life. Half day free.

The one-and-a-half-hour journey passed through Xiaolou Village, Yuechang Village, and Paitan Town. Passing by a resort hot spring hotel, we saw the continuous mountains and waterfalls of Baishui Village.

Baishuizhai Waterfall seen from afar on the road

Baishuixian Falls, with a height of 428.5 meters, is the largest waterfall in the country.

The biggest advantage of starting early is that you don't have to worry about running out of parking spaces. When you arrive, you can spend 10 yuan to enter the parking lot of the scenic spot. You can also look for a parking space under the shade of the trees and then enter the scenic spot.

As soon as you enter the scenic spot, you will find a green lake with a gentle breeze and calm water. There is a huge Poinciana tree beside the lake. The Poinciana tree that has passed its flowering season complements the green of the lake and brings a cool green feeling.

Poinciana blooms twice a year, one season comes and the other season leaves. The flower color is warm red, and the flowering period is very short. After a few summer rains, the trees are full of green.

Before you get too sweaty, take a photo of your trip here.

Baishui Village Green Lake and Poinciana Tree

Photos of tourists visiting here

Let’s get to the main topic of the day and climb the 9999 steps of the “Tiannan First Staircase” in Baishui Village.

The first section of the trip is downstream of the waterfall area;

The second section of the trip is the waterfall area;

The third leg of the trip is Baishuizhai Reservoir;

The fourth leg of the journey is to climb to the 9999th step.

There is a certain difference between dreams and wishful thinking. For example, the inexplicable self-confidence that was so arrogant at the beginning gradually faded away on the road that could not be reached at a glance.

The commemorative signboard that finally successfully reached 9999

The water downstream of Baishuizhai is very clear and does not appear to be flowing, but underneath the water there are rough rapids and the water is still and deep.

After walking up the wooden steps in the viewing area, you will reach the official stone steps for climbing.

Scenery downstream of Baishui Village

Arriving at the waterfall area of ​​Baishui Village, the gap formed by the waterfall, after touching the force point, caused the nearby airflow to rotate at high speed, forming wind, and there was also water mist jumping around.

The mountains and rocks in the forest, the mountains and the mountains, and the waterfalls falling among them are the scenery of Lingnan mountains.

Baishuizhai Waterfall Area

Arriving at Baishuizhai Reservoir, I was reminded of Lugu Lake in Yunnan, which is equally open and boundless. Lugu Lake in Yunnan is like the vast sea and sky, and Baishuizhai Reservoir in Zengcheng is like the Wizard of Oz.

On the way to the mountain, we pass by a scenic spot called "Jiuchong Mountain", which is probably the nine peaks in the scenic area with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. The highest peak is Niuguzhang, which is about 1,088 meters above sea level. The mountain is tall and steep. The lines are straight, combining majesty, wonder, danger and elegance.

These mountains and waters are just like what Lin Zexu said: "A country without ink can be painted over thousands of years, and green water without strings can be played on an ancient harp forever."

Jiuchongshan, Baishuizhai Reservoir

We continued climbing up the mountain along the reservoir, and after more than an hour, we finally reached the finish line.

Excluding half an hour for lunch, it took a total of 3 hours to complete the entire climb.

The stone steps no longer show the number of stone steps since that section of the road where few people walked. There is a seriously faded commemorative display board at the end, which says that 9999 steps have been successfully climbed. It turns out that the end point is not necessarily at the top, the top. It's not the end either.

Next to the end point is a route sign. On the left is a 3-kilometer walk toward the reservoir, and on the right is a road 26 kilometers away from Nankun Mountain. Locating on the map, it is already Shimen Forest Park in Conghua. Thinking about it, these mountains are continuous and located in different administrative regions, thus forming different scenic spots.

The end point of the 9999 stone steps in Baishui Village

On the way back, we took the left side of the sign, walked three kilometers along the cement road back to the reservoir, and then took the stone steps down the mountain. It took 2.5 hours to go down the mountain.

On the way, I found an isolated island in the reservoir. I wonder if there are any people hiding in it.

Returning to Baishuizhai Reservoir, I remembered that on the way up the mountain, people going up the mountain asked people going down the mountain how long it was ahead, and the fixed answer was half an hour.

Half an hour is an acceptable time and an unknown distance.

Later, the people who went up the mountain became the people who came down the mountain. When asked about the road ahead, the people who came up the mountain later said, "Half an hour."

As long as you stay on the road and don't stop on the uphill road, you will always meet again at the end.

An island in a reservoir

On the way down the mountain, I found a stone step with a stone step number displayed to take photos.

During the trip to Baishui Village, I met several interesting people.

The first one was a man who was running up the mountain in slippers. Halfway through the run, he ran down the mountain again and said that his boss called and was going to have lunch.

The second person I met was two people going down the mountain. They walked to the 4099 steps and went down the mountain first. They said they had enough exercise and went back down the mountain. Before leaving, I asked them how long it would take to climb to 4099. They said they would be there in another half hour.

The third person I met was a child who seemed to have just taken a break from taking the high school entrance examination. I met him when he was continuing to climb up the Baishuizhai Reservoir. He was also trotting all the way up the mountain. When we were about to reach the finish line, he started On the way back, watching us climbing slower and slower, I felt like an era had passed.

The fourth person I met was a group of people walking together. One of their teammates who was walking fast was already waiting for them at the finish line. They who were walking slowly were on the same stretch of road as us, and we would meet each other from time to time. Empty Mountain There was no one around, but I felt a sense of depth. Now I knew someone was on the way, and I felt a lot bolder.

The fifth person I met was a child who looked like he was still in elementary school. He was already running back, his face was red from running, and he was running alone. He told him to pay attention to safety, asked him about the distance ahead, and asked him about the familiar formula. Familiar answer, we will reach the finish line in half an hour.

The last person I met was an old man returning with a hiking pole. Because the few boys we encountered from time to time were already very far behind. Along the way, we thought we had gone astray. The old man told us that we will be there soon and we are not going the wrong way. He came from the cement road of the reservoir and now takes the stairs to go down the mountain. He said it was his third time climbing the mountain. The old man said, we have 10 minutes left and we are about to reach the finish line.

In the afternoon, more and more people went up the mountain. I wonder where the people who went up the mountain will meet again.

After going down the mountain, I ate two bowls of tofu pudding next to the scenic area, which cost 6 yuan/bowl. After eating, I went to the parking lot and cost 10 yuan for 3 bowls. Within a few minutes, the commercial value created is already considerable.

This trip to Baishui Village ended perfectly.

6 yuan a bowl of tofu curd