Chapter 136: Tour the Forbidden City
"Alright, let's go!" Si Yu tied up his hair, and a ponytail dangled behind him, looking energetic and cute.
"Okay, let's go!" Ding He waved his hand, turned his head to Brother Xu and asked, "Where are we going for the first stop?"
Xu Kaiqing didn't think about it, and said with a smile: "Just got up, the first stop will lead you, taste the food of old Kyoto!"
"Food, I like it!" Si Yu said happily when he heard it.
Not only Si Yu, but even the assistant behind her are also bright-eyed, they really deserve to be together, they smell the same, two snacks.
"Let's go, I'm in the car below, I'll drive you to eat an authentic Kyoto breakfast!" Xu Kaiqing took the lead, turned around and shouted at Ding He and the others.
A group of four people took the elevator downstairs and went straight to the hotel parking lot. got into Brother Xu Kaiqing's car, drove directly out of the parking lot, and drove towards the XC district of Kyoto.
"What kind of breakfast do you want to eat? Old Kyoto has a sea of breakfast types, steamed buns, pies, stewed boils, noodle tea, and so on!" Xu Kaiqing said while driving to Ding He and the others.
"We don't understand either! Brother thinks it's good to take us wherever it is!" Ding He had a dark eye on Kyoto, and could only say embarrassedly.
"It's really hard to say which one is good, each has its own characteristics? When you get to Niujie, you'll know!" Xu Kaiqing thought for a moment and explained, "It is estimated that it will not be you who will pick us, but they will pick us, let's see which family has less!"
It didn't take long for Brother Xu to drive to the Niujie Snack Street in XC District. I found a parking space, parked the car, and walked a group of four people into Niujie.
Entering Niu Street, Ding He looked confused, and the street was crowded. It's already past eight o'clock, and it stands to reason that it should be rush hour, but there are still long queues at the entrance of many stores.
"This is Niujie Hongji Snack Bar, the bean bubble soup and bean noodle ball soup here are delicious and affordable!" Xu Kaiqing took the lead, leading the way in front and walking. While introducing roadside snacks to Ding He and the others, "This is Daxing Hutong noodle tea, and this noodle tea is very good!"
From the entrance to the exit, I walked around Niu Street, there was a long queue at the door of each snack bar, and after comparison, Brother Xu Kaiqing chose one: "Why don't you go to the time-honored Jubaoyuan! There are a little fewer people over there, and his things are also good!"
"Okay, listen to your arrangement, brother!" Ding He didn't pick it, and agreed directly.
A group of four people queued for more than ten minutes before they entered the store, and after walking around the street, they were really hungry. The four of them ordered a lot of food, steamed buns, baked cakes, and big lazy dragons, and they ate a lot of bean juice.
"Where are you going to go after eating, is there any place you want to go to?" Brother Xu stuffed the last bite of the bun into his mouth, swallowed it and asked.
"This is my first time in Kyoto, and I really don't know this place well!" Ding He didn't have any ideas, and asked Si Yu to the side, "Si Yu, what about you, do you have any places you want to go?"
"Me!" Si Yu thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I want to go to the Forbidden City to have a look!
After hearing this, Xu Kaiqing nodded and said with a smile: "Yes! Then we will go to the next stop, the Forbidden City! I have been to the Forbidden City several times, and I can feel the thick sense of history every time!"
The goal was determined, and the group quickly finished breakfast, and they all rushed to pay the bill. Ding He was still quick-eyed, so he directly scanned the QR code of the money treasure and transferred the account to the boss.
"Brother Ding, you, can you let the old brother do his best as a landlord!" Back in the car, Xu Kaiqing shook his head and said, "Fasten your seat belt, let's go!"
"Brother, it's enough for you to take the time to be a tour guide for us! Let me come to pay for the work, and I will be the tour guide!" Ding He sat on the co-pilot, wearing a seat belt, and said with a smile.
The group was chatting in the car, and Ding He corrected the wrong understanding in his mind. This world is different from the earth, there is no so-called Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty was the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the place where the emperor lived was still the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, not the Forbidden City of the Qing Dynasty. Although they are all ancient buildings and the styles are not much different, the history behind them is very different. There was no Qing Dynasty, no Eight-Nation Alliance, no humiliating history.
However, without the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, there was still a war of resistance against Japan. The eight-year War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression left a painful memory for the Chinese people, and the Forbidden City was also seriously damaged. Although it has undergone restoration, some precious cultural relics have been plundered and cannot be restored to their original grand appearance.
In a nearby parking lot, the car was parked and the four of them walked to the Forbidden City. Seeing the tall and majestic Forbidden City from afar, it is like an entrenched giant beast, and the wide open city gate is like a huge mouth that selects people and devours them, giving people great pressure.
When you get closer, you can see the mottled traces of the Forbidden City, which is a record of the war. Through the noon gate, into the Forbidden City, palaces, golden roofs, red gates, this antique style, make people spontaneously have a sense of solemnity.
Brother Xu Kaiqing is very familiar with this, and leads the way in front like a tour guide, introducing the names of palaces and their uses to Ding He and the three of them.
It's December, and the weather temperature today is not high, but the big sun is hanging high in the sky, shining lazily.
"Brother, you can, you are not much different from a professional tour guide!" Brother Xu's introduction was quite detailed, Ding He couldn't help but sigh when he heard it.
After listening to Ding He's praise, Xu Kaiqing's old face turned red, and he explained with a smile: "I have been here a few times, in fact, every palace has an introduction to the palace, and after reading it, I will generally write it down!"
There are many palaces in the Forbidden City, and before I have seen it once, the time is noon. By noon, the sun was bigger and hung high in the sky.
"This palace is almost over, let's go to the front of the Imperial Garden to have a look!" Brother Xu led the way in front and pointed to the entrance of the Imperial Garden.
"Okay!" Ding He agreed, turned back to Si Yu and said, "Si Yu, hurry up, there is the Imperial Garden in front!"
"Okay!" Si Yu said in a small voice, waving at Ding He.
Ding He followed Brother Xu and entered the Imperial Garden. The garden is truly beautiful, with colorful flowers, verdant leaves, and rockeries. Walking inside, whether it is the shape of the mountain or the decoration on the mountain, it is enough to make people feel that they are in the middle of the mountain.
"Oh, come on!" Ding He admired the imperial garden, and suddenly heard an exclamation from behind.