Stroll through the red sand slabs of the ancient street, board the ancient stage, take a look at the shops and horse shops on the Sifang Street, walk the Yujin Bridge on the Heiyu River, go to Xingjiao Temple to feel the temple where various schools of Buddhism are combined, and listen to the ancient music of Shaxi Cave.

Experience the charm of the ancient music of the ancient people, watch the traditional overlord whip of the Bai nationality, dance a traditional Xiao Lazhi dance of the Bai nationality, listen to the Shaxi girl sing a Bai tune, and taste the ginseng, matsutake mushroom and goat milk cake of Shaxi native products.

This is the daily life of an ordinary caravan in the ancient town of Shaxi 600 years ago, where commerce and civilization flow. The sound of the caravan's horse steps faded away, and finally disappeared into the tunnel of time. And that Shaxi was sealed in that era by time, waiting for the return of the caravan.

Walking along the ancient road for about 100 meters, a walled gate made of adobe appears in front of you, which is called the Jiezimen by the villagers, indicating that entering this gate is a market. The gate is made of adobe and allows only two horses to pass through at the same time.

Dongzhai Gate, Nanzhai Gate, Beizhai Gate, and Wuzhai Gate close to Xifeng Mountain in the west. Dongzhaimen leads to the Dali area, Nanzhaimen connects the salt wells of western Yunnan to the south and west of the ancient town, and Beizhaimen leads to the Tibetan region. When you enter the door, you will come to heaven on earth. When you go out, you go to the ghost gate.

When the caravan passed through the walled gate, a narrow and deep ancient roadway came leisurely, and the old ancient shops on both sides quietly stood on both sides of the laneway, and the strong commercial atmosphere came to the face, and it was very lively.

Many houses on both sides are in the form of front shops and backyards, which can not only open shops, do business, but also receive merchants Ma Bang. The permanent residential houses of the whole block are laid out along the south, north and east three streets and alleys, layer upon layer, and the alleys are divided, or three squares and one wall, four and five patios, or corner buildings, front shops and back miscellaneous courtyards, the layout is reasonable, and the staggered ones are scattered.

Every three days, there is a street market, which is very lively, and the caravans from all over the world come to the ancient street to stay in the ancient street in the afternoon of the day before the street day. On the stage, the ancient music, the whip dance of the overlord of the Bai nationality, and the folk song performance began in the afternoon of the day before the street, and the performance lasted all night and lasted for two days, and the locals called it two nights and two days of play.

Every national festival, the children of the Bai nationality in the town wear their own festival costumes, play the dragon head and three strings, gather in the square street, sing and dance on the stage, the crowds on the square street are surging, the good men and women in the Xingjiao Temple worship the gods and Buddhas, a joy and auspiciousness. The Bai people are warm and hospitable, the girl can sing and dance and be virtuous and beautiful, I don't know how many love stories have been written with the horse gang man.

During the festival, the whole Shaxi is busy. Make a sedan chair for the Buddha statue, choose the horse ridden by the prince, set up the archway in front of the Xingjiao Temple, and light the lantern on the archway. Everywhere the procession went, families set off firecrackers and threw rice and copper coins at the prince's horse.

The Cave Sutra Society, the Mother's Association, and many good men and women are extremely pious, praying all day long, and the whole ceremony is very solemn and cheerful.

Inns and horse shops are scattered in the streets and alleys that lead to all directions. Those caravan travelers who came from afar, in order to go to a Buddhist event and a temple fair, booked inns and horse shops early, washed off fatigue by the Heihui River, and washed off the horse tassels and horse whiskers.

After eating and drinking enough in the wine shop, go to the Yujin Bridge to see the turbulent flow of the Heihui River, lead the horse to the horse shop to feed the forage, go to the Xingjiao Temple to do a ritual, go to the ancient stage to watch the play, and have a love song and dance with the girl of Shaxi.

Shaxi will remain in their memories forever.

Nowadays, Shaxi is gradually becoming lively again, first a group of scholars came here to repair the ancient buildings, and then tourists who love the ancient town come here to enjoy the tranquility of the ancient town.

Came here in place of the caravan and came with a sense of awe. Perhaps, everyone can't bear to disturb Shaxi, there are no commercial drunken gold fans here, and there are no bustling tour groups, only three or two trips, and the years are quiet.

Next to it is Ginkgo Village, there are many stalls selling local specialties on both sides of the main road, all of which still maintain a simple rural style, simple houses built of asbestos tiles and wooden boards, and small tables built of stones.

The village has a 22-meter-tall ginkgo tree with a canopy covering an area of 145 square meters, which has been watching this peaceful mountain village for more than 600 years.

As the crowd walked along the main road to the village, there were fewer and fewer tourists, and the whole world became quieter, and there was more and more rustic atmosphere of the countryside, with village women working in the fields or in their own yards, and children playing.

Many farmhouse courtyards, recommended for secluded courtyards deep in the countryside. Sit in the small yard, bask in the sun, peel a few freshly roasted ginkgo fruits to eat, the emerald green color is reluctant to eat, the hot ginkgo is particularly soft and glutinous, sweet and delicious.

Walnuts are dipped in honey, and the honey is as sticky as lard, and at first glance, there are no additives, and it is particularly authentic. The tea is also a local specialty vanilla tea, with a slight lemon flavor that is particularly refreshing.

Go deep into the Gaoligong Mountains, which are full of green all year round, start a special vacation with hiking and river tracing, blend into the natural scenery of the small town on the extreme edge, walk through the dappled light and shadow of tropical plants, breathe freely in the mountains, and make a pot of tea with mountain spring water.

The morning glow changes colors in the sky, from pink to blue-purple, beautiful, and patches of white morning mist slowly circulate through the forest, and the forest appears in the clouds.

When boarding the hot air balloon, the morning fog has dissipated for the most part, the visibility of the sky is higher, and the colors are more transparent.

Flying high in the sky, the forests, meadows and crowds gradually become smaller, the white clouds seem to be within reach, the air is surprisingly refreshing, and the craters of the Great Sky Mountain and the Little Sky Mountain are also exposed, this is truly a magical world.

Dakong Mountain and Xiaokong Mountain are very close to each other, which is likened to a pair of twin sisters who accompany each other, among which Dakong Mountain is abrupt and straight, piercing the sky, looking at Dakong Mountain from a high place, covered by green grass, and the momentum is magnificent.

Xiaokong Mountain is on the right side of Dakong Mountain, low and handsome, only more than 50 meters high, but the crater is very large, more than 150 meters in diameter, like a huge pit, the surrounding of the pit is lush and lush, but the pit looks empty.

Around the crater, the pine forest is vast, the green shade is like a cover, some people play Tai Chi in the forest, the music echoes in the mountain forest, the light is soft and fine, people are here, the heart is relaxed.

Get off the hot air balloon, stroll around the lake, the wooden raft floats on the clear lake, connecting into a huge water maze, visitors bask in the warm sunshine, step on the wooden raft to explore the mystery of the wetland, the wooden raft makes a creaking sound, and the wind that caresses the clouds and aquatic plants brings the fragrance of nature to the face.

Climb aboard a boat to swim through the wetland lakes, where boats weave through the grass, cut through the waves, and cut through the beautiful reflections of white clouds, and get closer to the birds, where you can see them playing, pecking at feathers, and catching food.

Push the pulp hard, the grass row floats away from the waterfront, the grass row is a shallow haystack, it is very soft to step on, several grass rows can also fight and chase each other, between the blue sky and clear water, laughter and laughter ripple with the wind and flowing water, here, the wind is free, you are also free, everything is beautiful.