Chapter 67 The forest is deep and the green spring is murmuring, and the taste of the food is still abundant

Gege looked at me in shock and said, "Look at a man like you, I thought I was very brave and fearless, but I turned out to be afraid of heights, which is really incompatible with your image." ”

After being down-to-earth, I immediately felt that my qi was smooth, bold, and my thinking was quick, so I said: "I am a physiological fear of heights, with a certain hereditary nature, not acquired, for a person who is afraid of heights, it is necessary to walk in such a high place, and it is necessary to overcome a great psychological barrier, which is also a sign of bravery." ”

"No matter how bad it is, you can say that you put gold on your face. ”

This is a temperament that can be unintentionally exuded from the inside out, a heartfelt expression. ”

"Temperament? You go back and eat more, so that you can say that you are fat, and you will gasp." ”

"Oh, not getting fat is one of my proudest traits. ”

"Khan, as if I could eat fat. ”

I couldn't help but look at her slender figure and continued: "So we're like-minded." ”

"Hehe, in fact, there is a benefit to you like this. ”

Gege smiled treacherously, this look implied that she would definitely not say anything good next, but I am a curious baby, I must go back to the source and ask the end, and hurriedly asked, "What good?"

"If you think that your birth defect causes you to be flustered as soon as you climb to a high place, then you will definitely not jump off a building or a cliff, because you can avoid the risk of falling from a height, and you will live a safer life. ”

Gege's analysis was very straightforward, so I happily said, "That's nature." ”

I wondered how I could even be proud of this, and hurriedly added, "you, I have such a positive and optimistic attitude towards life, how can I have suicidal tendencies." Even if you really want to commit suicide, in addition to jumping off buildings and cliffs, there are countless ways to go on a hunger strike, take poison, lie on rails, cut your wrists, hang yourself, and so on.

"Oh, you're right, people who are bent on dying will certainly not give up dying because there is one less way to die. ”

"Well, having a positive, optimistic, healthy and uplifting body and mind is the greatest guarantee for being able to live well. ”

"Okay, let's stop discussing life, I see that you have eased up, why don't you continue to go?"

It's really incomprehensible, two people are alone, don't fall in love, but keep talking about life, at this age, such behavior should also be a bad job.

After coming down from the canopy corridor, not long ahead, there are five trees, five big trees grow side by side like fingers, standing tall in the stream, it is said that they are the protectors of the Buddha sent to guard this forest, the five trees are two Wangtian trees, two hairy longans, a hairy fruit monkey is happy, the Wangtian tree is more than 80 meters high, the others are also more than 70 meters, its form resembles the fingers of the Buddha, holding up this blue sky, so the beautiful name is called "five fingers of the sky".

Every Dai New Year, nearby residents come here to make wishes, and it is said that the Wangtian tree will carry their wishes to the heavenly court. Like a savior, these five trees graciously accept the wishes of the people and bless them to make them come true.

Further on, there is a fork in the road, the Philip Trail on the right and the Cai Xitao Trail on the left, both of which are winding paths in the forest, and the scenery along the way is similar, so we decided to take the Philip Trail on the right.

The Philip Trail was built in honour of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, President of the World Wildlife Fund and husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

Before the mid-to-late last century, many ecologists in the world once asserted that there were no tropical rainforests in China.

In 1974, in order to break the conclusion that there is no tropical rainforest in China, Professor Cai Xitao, a botanist from Zhejiang, visited Mengla for field research and found the Wangtian tree, a representative tree species of the dipterocarp family, in the primeval forests such as Bumussel, Menglun and Shangyong.

In 1986, when Prince Philip accompanied the Queen and his wife to visit Yunnan, he made a special field investigation and confirmed that there was indeed a tropical rainforest near 21 degrees north latitude, so that a huge green state in the desert belt of the Tropic of Cancer was gradually recognized by the world.

Previously, there were only three major tropical rainforests in the world, namely the Amazon Basin, South Asia and the Congo Basin, but when the tropical rainforest of Mengla was discovered, there was finally another tropical rainforest in the world. This is a new discovery that has turned the world's perception upside down.

The Phillip Trail is about 2 kilometers long and runs along a creek called Bird Creek. The stream is a perennial stream, and every morning there will be flocks of birds drinking water on the side of the stream, so it is named "Hundred Bird Creek".

The valley is rippling and meandering, and it is very pleasant to walk along the forest stream. The dense foliage refuses to be visited by the sun, but the invisible wind can shuttle freely through the forest, bringing coolness to pedestrians.

Phenomena such as strangulation, vines, entanglement, and plate roots can be seen everywhere in the forest, and there are some plant growth phenomena with very vivid names, such as climbing dragons and phoenixes, dripping leaf tips, dead trees in spring, and sealing the throat with blood.

The war in the plant kingdom is very fierce, in this war has no voice and creeping at the bottom of the valley of the small banyan tree seems to be very weak, but it is good at climbing dragons and phoenixes, they will choose the thickest trunk around to climb, absorb the sun and rain obtained by climbing plants, and finally complete the strangulation of the great cause, grow into a towering tree.

Of course, Banyan does not win every time, if it encounters a stronger opponent, Banyan will join forces with his comrades who grew up together to fight, if the opponent's growth rate is much greater than that of his comrades, Banyan will not hesitate to abandon his comrades and merge with his opponent as a family. This is the so-called phenomenon of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, and it is really the most treacherous partner.

The phenomenon of drip leaf tip refers to shrubs and herbaceous plants that grow in tropical rainforests, and their leaves generally have the shape of a pointed tail, which is called drip leaf tip. Typical linden leaves, with curved tips up to several centimeters long.

In the humid rainforest, the water vapor and rainfall in the air often form a layer of water film on the surface of the leaves, and the dripping leaf tips can make the water on the surface of the leaves gather into water droplets and flow away, so that the leaf surface dries out quickly, which is conducive to the transpiration and photosynthesis of the leaves.

Even in the dry season when there is no rain, there will be a thick mist in the woods like rain, and whenever night falls or the morning dew is light, the thick fog will make a "rustling" sound, collect on the leaves and drip like rain, so we call it a rainforest.

"Dead wood in spring" is also a parasitic and epiphytic phenomenon of tropical rainforest plants. It is that some plants attach to the dead old trunks, absorb the nutrients in the old trunks and take root and sprout.

"Seeing blood and sealing the throat" refers to a very poisonous plant in the tropical rainforest, the scientific name is poison arrowwood. Tall and straight, with gray bark, it can secrete a milky white venom juice, which makes the poisoned person's heart paralyzed and blood coagulated, and it will be very dangerous if the wound comes into contact with the lotion. Historically, hunters of local ethnic minorities used to smash branches and leaves and bark on arrowheads to shoot wild animals.

After walking more than 2 kilometers of the Philp Trail, the Wangtian Tree Scenic Area is basically over, and its focus is to see the towering Wangtian Tree, followed by the unique canopy corridor.

In the process of sightseeing, one is sightseeing, the other is to increase knowledge, this must be the most fascinating place for every scholar who likes plant science.

The whole rainforest area is extremely rich in negative oxygen ions, although we have been hiking, but in this rich negative ion environment, we do not feel tired, and we are still refreshed and full of energy after walking.

After coming out of the scenic spot, there is still some distance from the parking lot of the northern wharf, and the public transportation in the scenic spot is very convenient, and the bus will soon return to the parking position.

There is a very distinctive rainforest restaurant near the parking lot, the restaurant is arranged near the river, the layout format is a stage by the river, the front of the stage is the Nanla River, and the stage is arranged in layers of four or five layers of grandstand-style seats, which looks very stylish.

Tourists can sit in the stands and enjoy the scenery and performances on the stage while eating, but unfortunately we did not catch the performance and could not appreciate the wonderful performances on the stage.

As for the meals, there is no need to eat a big meal here at all, because it is not cheap and not exquisite.

The two of us ordered a unique dustpan set, its shape and presentation are very interesting, the plate is a bamboo plate, there is a plantain leaf, the leaf is placed with rice, corn, duck eggs, bacon, etc., very simple and unique, our requirements are not high, it is good to be able to satisfy the stomach.

Eating and looking at the scenery of the Nanla River in front of me, I couldn't help but mutter: "Clear water and green mountains, dense rainforest, Dai simple food, unique flavor." ”

"Your poetry is not up to standard, you don't fight or rhyme, start all over again. ”

"Sister, I didn't plan to recite poetry, you and I are Cao Zhi, and I can become a poem in seven steps. I pleaded.

Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of me, I really wanted to recite a poem, but unfortunately I didn't organize the language after thinking about it for a long time, so I had to make up a few words to express my feelings.

"Hahaha, you're not good, are you? Then I'll sing you a poem, listen to it. ”

I was surprised that Gege was able to recite poetry, and immediately said expectantly, "Then I'll listen to you." ”

"The forest is deep and green between the mountains and rivers,

The ape and the warbler are crying and the water is murmuring.

Qing Dai flavor Nan La'an,

I linger and forget to return. ”

She stumbled and actually read a poem.

I tasted it for a while, and said, "The forest is deep and green, the rain forest is dense, and the green grass and trees are scattered and layered, and this is a very appropriate description; But I'd like to change it for you. ”

"The insect noise warbler cries up and down,

The forest is deep and green, and the spring is murmuring.

The taste of the food Dai is still rich,

Lingering among the mountains and rivers. ”