Section 2 The mountain, the temple, the lion

In this season after the year, the Qinling Mountains are all the same withered leaves, thin mountains and residual snow. In contrast, the scenery of the land beam in Fengyu is good, and it is also the closest to home. Therefore, I basically climbed the mountain in Fengyu during this period. This week, the three of them were driven by Jin Ling, and then they went to see the land beams that were not enough.

After entering the mountain from Fengde Temple, I went all the way to the brick tower and met a large number of climbers from the Pure Industry Temple, who were organized by an outdoor group.

As we passed in front of the barbed wire, there was a sound of Tibetan mastiffs barking from the Zen courtyard, and a low whimpering roar was heard. Jin Ling and I thought that the low roar should have been made by a lion. The two of them talked about lions, and wondered why there were lions in the temple.

I also know a little bit about the lions raised in the temple. When I heard them talk, I said that when I heard that one of the lions was sick and died, I was worried that the other would die too. It's just that considering that the sky is here, I feel very helpless, and I don't want to think anything. Later, they put the lion from the basement into the iron cage on the ground, and I was able to accept it. However, if they me off that day, I'll report it.

They laughed and I laughed, haha.

However, I am not all joking. Because the lion is directly related to me. Since I saw it four years ago, I've always had a thought in my heart. In addition to thinking that the lions in the temple are not open to the public, I am also worried about what to do if the lions run out? I have been climbing on this mountain all the year round, and I often fall into fantasies, and the scene is vivid. Imagine that one day a lion rushed out in the middle of a mountain climb and scared me into hiding everywhere. The imaginary scene is always thrilling, and once I thought of a lion running a slow man in his mouth. I also thought that the sky rushed out to grab the lion's tail and turn around in a circle in order to save people, and I was anxious to save him......

It's so scary that I panic when I think of such a scene, and I always force myself to stop imagining. However, when I heard the roar of a lion while climbing the mountain, I couldn't help but start to imagine a terrifying image.

Today, the lion stopped roaring, and we just hurried away with peace of mind.

The temperature has risen quickly in the past few days, and there is no snow on the way to Wat Pho. Starting from the back mountain of Wat Pho, the mountain road is icy and difficult to walk, and there is thick snow in the shade. As soon as I walked out of the forest leading to the land beam, I met a male traveler from an outdoor group. Because he was alone, he walked with us.

When they arrived at the flat and vast land beam, the three of them played. This male traveler naturally acted as our photographer. Because of his average skills, we laughed out loud in the process. Later, let him hold down and take pictures continuously, and we chose the useful ones ourselves. This is a solution that has no choice, but it presents us with unexpected results. In the photo, the three of us have natural expressions and funny and happy expressions. In a set of photos, there is no superfluous one, which can be called a continuous picture. Coupled with the red, yellow and blue jackets of the three of us, they are bright and gorgeous, making the picture extremely beautiful, like a beautiful landscape.

Walking to the small dumb grass on the beam, overlooking the mountains in the distance, and then seeing a few of us walking on the top of the mountain with bags and sticks on the mountain road leading to the distance, I suddenly thought of the scene of Journey to the West, and I laughed. My companion wondered what I was laughing at, and when I explained why, both of them burst out laughing. So, we started performing. On the beam, the three of them happily lined up and jumped around, happily walking one by one.

At this time, the male traveler has become our 'special' cameraman, and his skills are much higher, which makes this set of continuous shots more cute. When I saw this set of photos when I was sorting them out, I burst into tears of laughter. In the picture, the three of us can be said to have exaggerated movements and funny expressions. There is a picture, and there is a story, which is a joyful look.

After the performance, move on. When we reached the top of the hill on the beam, we didn't go forward. After the male traveler took a picture of my favorite three people sitting and watching the West Mountain for us, we thanked him again and again before he moved on.

After the meal, we continued to show off on the top of the hill, attracting the laughter of the climbers passing by.

Haha, happy, very happy. Came out to climb the mountain just to have fun. In winter, the plants and trees wither and wither, and there is no beautiful scenery. Fortunately, there is this flat land beam, let us enjoy our mood and let the beauty in our hearts bloom on the beam. At the same time, we have also decorated the land beams of today. This feeling is a joy in my heart.

It can be said that every time I come to the land beam, I am happy. Spring, summer, autumn and winter, endless scenery, endless beauty. Liangshang is a happy place for me, and only here can I play freely and freely. As a traveler said before, coming to Fengyu to climb the mountain is to play on the land beam!

It's not too early to play. Once again, I returned satisfied.

When we returned to the vicinity of the temple, we heard the loud barking and low barking of dogs that we had heard as we passed by in the morning. I'm a little curious, why didn't the lion roar loudly today. In the past few years, I have been accustomed to hearing its roar on this mountain, and it is really unusual to be so low today.

This lion, I saw it once four years ago. It was a master who took me to see it. At that time, he led us around the inside and outside of the Zen monastery. He took us to a corner of the courtyard, pulled open a board on the ground and said, "Look at what's down here?"

I thought it was a treasure of cultural relics, and I happily walked forward, and when I looked down, my God, there was a lion standing with its head raised at the mouth of the well, and we looked at each other. It, indifferent. I was shocked! I really didn't expect it. After a little calm, I looked closely, and the lion was very beautiful, with shiny fur and clean fur. He just looked at us motionlessly.

There were two men with me, and one of them muttered behind me: There are rumors outside that there are lions in the temple, but it turns out that it is true, it is too much.

I also had an idea in my heart, and I had it at the first sight of it. But I don't want to say anything. Because, the sky is here, and I can't say it. Seeing that it was in the basement, only this skylight could bask in the sun, I still felt uncomfortable, and I didn't understand the captivity of lions in the temple. Besides, the lion is already so big, I have been here for more than two years, and I have climbed the mountain here for three years, and I have never heard a movement. It can be seen how closed the basement is.

Four years later, time has come to this day, and as far as the lion is concerned, it is really a topic of conversation now.

On the morning of the fifth day after climbing the mountain, an article in Huashang Daily titled "Where Do the African Lions of the Pure Industry Temple Go", I was thrilled when I saw the title. It turned out that the newspaper was soliciting clues, and the seriously ill lion was missing. Moreover, the timing of the lion on the mountain and its delivery to the bottom of the mountain is not the same thing as what I heard with my own ears after the year. In particular, I learned that the lion was now seriously ill and could not stand up. I could understand why the lion's cry I heard on Saturday was a low roar. From this I deduced that the lion had been put in the basement again. Thinking that the dead lion had died from an infection on his skin that could not be exposed to the sun, and now that he was sick again, he had to leave the monastery quickly.

The current situation is so clearly written in the newspaper, but there is no mention of the basement, which shows that the informant does not know that there is a basement. No, I can't pretend I don't know anymore.

However, if I called the newspaper myself, I could not make up my mind. I always feel that I often pass by the temple, and I am still embarrassed to do this, hehe. However, a seriously ill lion could not be left alone. So, I contacted my friends who climbed the mountain together, especially a few people who had opinions about raising lions in the temple, and asked them to call the newspaper.

As a result, it was really 'like gathered', and they all twisted apart. For one reason or another, just don't call. What else do you say, you can eat and drink well in the temple, and when you go to the zoo, you can use it for commercial purposes. Alas, there are really everyone, and when they heard the lion cry on the mountain, they didn't say that.

After a round of contact, no one did it, and I was only in a hurry. In the evening, when I remembered the way the lion looked at me, I felt even more uneasy. If the lion dies tonight, then I will be 'dead and not saved.'" So, I told the fat donkey to call him. He looked at me and said, "You can do anything." Among the people we know, how many 'high-ranking officials' in their careers have seen that lion, but no one has reported it.

Is there a sense of justice and right and wrong? Does it depend on the lion that is also dead?

I think the lion had expectations for me at that time. Otherwise, when it saw me suddenly appear, it yelled, and I would have lost my life in fear. Since the lion is not kind to me, how can I sit idly by? No, I'll call!

The operator was so excited after hearing me say that I was in the basement, and I heard the keyboard crackle. I repeatedly stressed that I should not write a message from a woman who often climbs mountains, because if I wrote like that, they would know that I said it when they read it. The other party has repeatedly assured.

The excitement of putting down the phone for less than a minute was replaced by uneasiness. For the first time, I realized that it is not easy to be a reporter. Fortunately, within half an hour, the other party called me to tell me that the lion had been found and was treated in the zoo. Great, great. As long as it has nothing to do with me.

Haha, from this point of view, I am also a layman.

I would have been a strong advocate of putting lions on safari. Later, I read in the newspaper that 'Astronomy' had a hard time adapting to the wild environment of the zoo. Then I hope it goes back to the temple. It must have been carefully fed by the masters in the temple.

By the way, when it comes to the fact that the lion is called 'astronomical', I am angry. The presiding officer is too unusual, and the Tibetan mastiff and lion raised in the temple are all named after the children of the 'heavens', so why don't they rank themselves in the same generation as himself?

A few years ago, I heard that 'the × of heaven bites'. I wondered how this monk practiced? It turned out that it was only a Tibetan mastiff that bit people. Since then, I have had an opinion about the practitioner who gave the name.

Think about it again in the past few days, the host said in an interview that he was not afraid of the lion and had feelings. So, the mage should think about the feelings of those who have not established a relationship with the lion, as well as the feelings of those of us who climb the mountain. Those who must be afraid are not ordinary fears. As one traveler wrote, he heard the roar and thought it was a tiger running out. I was so scared that my legs were weak, and I ran all the way down the mountain, fell down a few times on the way, and couldn't get up for a few days after I went back. And I'm just terrified in my imagination!

Moreover, the lion has been on the mountain for more than six years, and he has seen many people. Being able to exist for so long is not just a problem in the temple.

In the end, this lion can get to a suitable place, which is the best solution!

February 21, 2016