Section 7 Journey to the end of the Nanshan Qinchu Ancient Road

Located in the Qinchu Ancient Road Zhongnan Mountain in Zhashui, I have been to it many times in recent years. The meadows on Zhongnan Mountain are very beautiful, and when the weather is good, under the blue sky and white clouds, whether it is to sit down and rest, or to walk through the meadow on the top of the mountain, it is like entering a fairyland.

The one that left the best impression should be the one that entered from Huamen Tower and came out of Cuihua Mountain. At that time, I left the Jungnan Mountain Meadow and continued to walk, and soon after I walked out of the woods, I saw a meadow sloping up to the top of the mountain. This is also a characteristic of the meadows around Jungnan Mountain, which are all from the slope to the top of the mountain. The natural phenomenon of "grass in the south and trees in the north" makes it impossible to see the forest on the opposite slope until the top of the mountain. We cut through the path between the meadows on the hillside and went up the hill. Skirting the top of the hill to the grassy slope of another mountain, still walking through the grass to the top. We wandered among the mountains where the mountains were stacked and the grass grew and the warblers flew. A beautiful woman walked ahead, approaching the top of the mountain, and I looked up at her. There were two other friends not far behind me, and I looked down to see them laughing loudly and walking upward. Walking towards the clouds in turn, it is as relaxing as stepping into a fairyland.

At that moment, I was intoxicated and unforgettable.

Over the years, I've wanted to revisit this traverse. Later, due to the two-way ticket, I did not see such a line issued by the outdoor team. This yearning is always there.

In addition, I have not seen the azaleas of Zhongnan Mountain on the Qinchu Ancient Road. Therefore, in the past two years, I have been waiting for the opportunity to go to a feast of alpine rhododendrons.

I went to the watershed last week and saw that the azaleas had bloomed ahead of schedule. Thinking about seeing the rhododendrons of Jungnan Mountain, I'm afraid I won't stay until next year. In addition, the weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday is that there will be rain on the other side of the water. I thought I'd wait and see what the weather would like before deciding where to climb this week.

In the evening, the climbing partner called about the climbing. The two of us decided to get up at half past six tomorrow morning to see the weather, if it was cloudy, we would go to Fengyu to climb the mountain to see the dog baby, and on a sunny day, we would go to Qinchu Ancient Road Zhongnan Mountain to see the azaleas.

When I saw the fiery clouds and agate-like clouds outside the window intersecting in the sky, I was basically sure that I was going to Zhongnan Mountain on the Qinchu Ancient Road tomorrow.

At half past six in the morning (I really got up early to climb the mountain), I received a message from my companion and the alarm went off at the same time. I saw that the sky was clear outside the window, and the sun had already risen half of my face. Great, hurry up and get ready. We set off before eight o'clock. However, when I set off, it was not as sunny as when I first woke up.

When our car was not on the highway, we saw that the sky was sunny again, and the sun came out. When the longest tunnel is opened, all you can see is blue sky and white clouds. After the rain, the sky is sunny and sunny. The heavens in the mountains are pure blue, and the clouds are white. There is also a beautiful white sea of clouds in the green mountains. Especially in the ravine between the two mountains, there are white clouds. It is completely a mountain for the river embankment, and the clouds are the sea, which is spectacular and beautiful!

Such a beautiful scenery can make us both very happy. I was expecting no rain on it, but the weather forecast was cloudy and rainy. It was a real bonus. I quickly slapped myself out the window. When it was time to park, we got out of the car and filmed. Then quickly send it out in the circle of friends. There are pictures and truths to tell you, we are here on a sunny day, and there is such a beautiful blue sky, white clouds and sea of clouds.

Actually, I sent it out so quickly, in addition to sharing the joy, there was also some small element of pride.

The companion sent it to her family, reassuring him that the weather here is very good!

All in all, I was so lucky to see such a beautiful scenery before I even went up the mountain. Especially when we came to the weather forecast for rain, we actually hit such good weather. We were so excited.

When waiting for the ferry bus at Huamenlou (1340 meters above sea level), I saw the Zhongnan Mountain in the clouds, which was green and shining under the golden sunshine, the sea of clouds in the mountains, the white clouds on the top of the mountain were fluttering, and the sky was blue like washing, all of which set off each other and were beautiful. I happily posted another set of Huamen Tower and Zhongnan Mountain under the blue sky and white clouds in the circle of friends.

This set of photos was sent out, and I was overflowing with excitement. We were still on the way when we saw the blue sky and white clouds in front of us, and the weather was different at both ends of an eighteen-kilometer-long tunnel. Now, we are at the gate of Qinchu Ancient Road. It can be said that today is a sunny day, and there is the most beautiful blue sky and white clouds. Both of us, along with all the people waiting for the bus, felt that we had come to the right place today.

I waited for half an hour in Huamen Tower before getting on the bus. The car drove along the winding mountain road for more than 20 minutes, and after getting off at the money playing field (2,200 meters above sea level) on the mountainside, the sky I saw was not clear before getting on the bus, the clouds were a little thick, and the sun was looming. However, the change in weather did not cause us to care. As long as we reach the meadow of Zhongnan Mountain, there is a blue sky and white clouds.

What caught my attention here was the original money market (the money market was an ancient post station, and it was also a distribution center for ancient trade, and it was also a place where Zhao Kuangyin traveled and opened a casino to gamble. The antique sign is gone. Without a "money game", a money game is not a money game. It doesn't look like I'm used to it, and I feel like I'm in a strange place. In addition, the scenic spot is being fully renovated, and the lawn on the basin is very messy, which is really a bit of a feeling after the end of the money market. There is also the appearance of the ancient that has gone away.

When we came here to climb the mountain before, we all climbed all the way up by taking the ancient plank road left in the Qin and Chu periods. Walking on the ancient road paved with stone bars gives a sense of history. At the same time, it is also very pleasant to step on the weathered and peeling stones, and it is really a bit like walking through ancient times. Everyone carries a mountaineering bag and takes nearly two hours to hike from the Huamen Tower in the scenic spot to the money field. Everyone was sweating, climbers and tourists were resting in the money field, and some were scrambling to take photos with the "money field" signboard. For a while, it was lively and jubilant, like a thriving bazaar.

However, today we are not here. Therefore, after only glancing at the money playing field a few times, muttering why I couldn't see the signboard of the money playing field, he strode towards the top of the mountain.

Starting from the money playing field, it is all Qinchu Ancient Road, the road is more than two meters wide, and all of them are ancient businessmen who walked out.

Walking to the "Taibai Sobering Stone", I said to my companion: Next time I come, I will also bring a bottle of red wine, share it with the poet, and get drunk here once.

My companion laughed, and I laughed too. I laughed at myself every time I walked here, but I didn't really realize it once. That's probably why I haven't written a masterpiece yet.

Laugh and keep going. To see what color of azaleas bloom on Mt. Jungnam is what I am curious about and yearn for today.

Half an hour later, I climbed the first observation deck, and the mountains I saw were in the vastness, chaos, and the mountains were gone. The weather changes so quickly in the high-altitude mountains. It was also the first time we didn't take a photo at this location. In the past, what you saw here was a series of mountains, mountains, and ravines, which were magnificent.

At this moment, nothing can be seen, and the wind is roaring. We both left quickly.

Continue to climb higher, the altitude is already more than 2,300 meters above sea level. The forest vegetation is abundant. At this time, the fog was so thick that twenty meters away from the mountain road, and nothing could be seen, and the fog drifted on the intersection of the forest road, like a dividing point.

I stood in the middle of a clear field of vision, watching the people in twos and threes, and after walking forward into the white fog not far away, I disappeared in an instant. Suddenly, I saw a person behind me, walking towards us, unreal, and my heart was pounding. There is a big but red dust, go to the fairyland, and you can go back and forth freely. It's like a dream, and the artistic conception is very beautiful.

Therefore, I stood in the relatively bright section, watching the tourists "disappear" through the fog, and the tourists seemed to come from the sky. I kept taking pictures, but I forgot to ask my companion to take pictures of this wonderful situation.

I think the reason why I forgot to leave this wonderful picture for myself may be that I have always been thinking about the azaleas on the high mountains.

So, continue to walk upwards. At this time, the air is very humid under the dense fog, and the forest is rich in oxygen, so it is natural to feel refreshed when you are in the natural oxygen bar. Then I saw the green leaves and flowers around me, the water was fresh, the new branches and buds were vigorous, and the spring was full of energy, which made people refreshed.

Just as we were indulging in the freshness of nature, we suddenly saw a thick white rhododendron petal on the side of the road next to the hillside in front of us. I was shocked and hurriedly looked up. It is a rhododendron forest with blooming azaleas on the trees. This flower, which should have been water-red, is now pale and white on the canopy, with white petals, indicating that we are late again.

As we continue to walk up, we can always see azaleas blooming in the forest on the side of the road, but they are too high for us to photograph. It's more about just waiting to see the flowers in the coming year.

When he came to a place marked with an ancient rhododendron forest, he saw a tourist coming down from the forest in the distance and asked him if there were azaleas on it? After hearing this, we didn't go up. Besides, the ancient rhododendron forest here didn't see this sign when they came in the past. And the rhododendron forest with an observation deck that we saw when we came last year is not far ahead.

However, this ancient rhododendron tree with the wooden sign of "Ancient Rhododendron Forest" is very beautiful, like a huge bouquet, the crown of the tree is open at a 45-degree angle from the slope of the hillside to the roadside, and more importantly, a tree blooms at the right time, and the petals are like jade blooming a tree. It's really like "welcoming guests". Could it be that this "ancient rhododendron forest" is a tree that stands in the way?

Seeing this, we yearn for the rhododendron forest with an observation deck.

After turning in, I saw that the rhododendron forest was still there, and the petals were basically all in the grass under the trees. In disappointment, I didn't even go up to the high observation deck.

On the way back to the mountain, I saw more climbers coming up. It seems that they are all here to go to the rhododendron banquet in Zhongnan Mountain.

On the way to the meadow, I saw many beautiful ancient rhododendron trees, growing on the side of the road or in the arrow bamboo forest, and I thought about what it looked like when it bloomed, and my heart rose with regret. I really don't know how to get here. It opens, I come, and rejoices with each other.

When climbing to the top of the Jungnan Mountain Meadow, the fog is thick and humid, and when you wave your hand and grab it, your hand will be wet. This is nothing for us who love to climb mountains. Besides, the meadow is blooming with alpine nasturtiums. The little flowers are beautiful and delicate. And this kind of flower blooms on the meadow against the meadow, and it is everywhere. The golden flowers were too bright among the dead grass that had not yet turned green. We are just in time for the day when the nasturtium blooms on the high mountain. From a distance in the thick fog, it looks like a starry star. Looking closely, the nasturtiums blooming in one place, the small golden flowers are like the most beautiful smiling faces, which made me laugh and bend over, and even sat among them despite the humidity, leaving us elated.

It was such a pleasure.

Walking on the top of the 2,604-meter-high South Mountain, the "South Grass and North Wood" is clear at a glance. There is a trail on the top of the mountain like a dividing line, with thousands of acres of meadows to the south and rhododendron forests to the north.

These rhododendron forests that grow on the top of the hill are low enough to make them easy to photograph. But we didn't have anything left to shoot. I can't figure out whether it came early or late, but flowers rarely bloom in the endless rhododendron forest. If there are flowers on the top of the head, it is particularly conspicuous, and we will not miss a single tree. Although most of them were close to defeat, I was still happy. I finally saw the azaleas on the meadows of Jungnam Mountain.

Especially when I see those purple and red bright budding flower bones, that kind of delicate beauty, I really feel that it is the "West Shi in the flower".

Now there is no sea of flowers to see, so we decided to eat first and then go to the summit observation deck. As soon as I sat down, a fellow traveler I knew came over to say hello. Asked him if there were azaleas on it? And he replied that he didn't see the azalea forest on it. But when he came up from the forest below where the ancient rhododendron forest sign was hung, he saw a lot of azaleas, but they were all in the thick fog, and he couldn't see them clearly, and he couldn't reach them.

His words confuse us.

As soon as the rice was finished, the rain became a little thicker, and the temperature dropped. The two of us hurried to the meadow and walked to the top.

Every time we walk to the boulder engraved with the three big characters of "Zhongnan Mountain" on the top of the mountain, no matter how strong the wind is on the top of the mountain, we take a photo with it. I say this is proof that I have been to this mountain. Today, too, in the wind and drizzle, I snuggled up (the wind was strong and couldn't stand) next to the "Zhongnan Mountain", leaving a shot that seemed precious to me. Although it is always a gesture in the photo, it is also the same excitement and joy. But Zhongnan Mountain is still the same, and my companion and I are five years older than when we first came.

But as we did at the beginning, we still walk on the Qinling Mountains every week. In this regard, our beliefs and love for nature remain as unchanged as the "Zhongnan Mountain" stone. "Jungnan Mountain" will always be here, and we will come back forever.

There are also three stone monuments on the top of Jungnam Mountain, and above the Peugeot Stone of Jungnan Mountain, there is a huge stone engraved with "Quaternary Glacial Relics". 100 meters below, respectively engraved "Yellow River and Yangtze River Watershed" and "China North and South Dividing Line". This shows the geographical location and importance of this section of the Qinling Mountains.

Well, such a meaningful Peugeot, of course, should take a photo with it. That's what it's really all about all of us here. Every visitor has to take a group photo here. Therefore, every time you come, you are waiting to take pictures, and when you take pictures, you are in a hurry, and too many people's eyes urge you to finish the photo quickly. It's the same every time I come.

The observation deck at the top of the hill is hardly ever climbed today. Because the wind was too strong on the top of the mountain, the stones were also slippery. My companion and I were fully equipped and braved the strong wind to go up and take pictures. But as soon as I stood up, I felt that my body was fluttering, and I felt like I was being swept away by the wind at any time. Frightened, he gave up the heroic act of wanting to make Dapeng spread his wings, and hurried down after taking a photo of his hair dancing wildly.

His companion was wearing a raincoat, and when he was blown away by the wind, he walked up to the high platform, and his back was as spectacular as the glider suit of the winged man. When standing on it, the whole person is more exaggerated than an astronaut. It looked so funny and cute, and it made both her and I laugh.

At this point, the wish to climb the mountain in the end of Nanshan has been fulfilled. Coming down from the observation deck, there are no more tourists. We also hurried away and returned to the meadow. At this time, the fog is thicker, the rain does not stop, and the temperature is lower. If you want to play more on the meadow, you can't stay cold. I had to walk down the mountain quickly.

Walking to the location of the "ancient rhododendron forest" that I passed by in the morning, I remembered that the traveler said that there were blooming azaleas on it, and it was too early to descend the mountain, so I decided to climb up to have a look. When I walked up, I met people who came down, and after asking, they all said that there were many azaleas on it, and it was beautiful to see from the observation deck. It turns out that there is an observation deck here. We just kept climbing. Sure enough, I saw that there were tall rhododendron forests all around, and there were many blooming azaleas overhead. The flowers are very beautiful, but they are still too tall to photograph the flowers clearly, which also makes us very happy, and we finally walked into the real rhododendron forest, in the misty forest, I raised my head and walked and photographed, very happy.

I walked for a long time to get to the observation deck. Walk up to the observation deck a few meters above the forest for a commanding view. The following is the 100 acres of ancient rhododendron forest we passed just now, with pink and white flowers in the green bushes, and the trees are full of rhododendrons, so many of them have become a sea of flowers.

At this time, the flowers immersed in the thick fog dance with the wind, which is spectacular and beautiful. It's like thousands of hands, waving thousands of bouquets of flowers, welcoming us to watch and review. This situation can make us very happy. For a while, everyone on the observation deck was elated, full of praise, and laughter was flying, all of them were shooting and laughing at the sea of flowers. It's often a shot at a location. This is because the azaleas in the wind have a different attitude every second. The flowers and Shih Tzus bathed in the thick fog and drizzle are better than the water spirit of the water hibiscus, and they are beyond the usual grace. At this moment, it is a combination of charming and gorgeous atmosphere. One appears, the other sideways, as if posing for us. Like meeting a confidant, it is the most beautiful. As a way to thank us for sharing the most beautiful moments of flowers.

However, it was too windy on the observation deck. The hat was blown and could not be worn, and the hair was quickly drenched and dripping down the hair. The temperature was very low, and everyone breathed like a fog in their mouths. In the words of one tourist: I have never encountered such weather.

Everyone said that. In the wind and rain, he did not stop to take pictures. I'm afraid of missing a nice shot. The hand quickly became cold. When rubbing his hands to warm up, his eyes are always staring at the sea of flowers below, admiring them one by one.

Directly below the observation deck, there is a rhododendron, with pink and white petals. That kind of pink is the brightest, and white is the whitest. The red and white flowers are bright and bright, more colorful than peach blossoms, which is really incomparably beautiful, and in the sea of azaleas that are all pale pink, the brilliance is multi-eyelid, which is amazing!

The flowering period of the azalea after blooming is only one week. Apparently today is the peak bloom of this tree, and we have come just in time. Because it's closest to us, it's the easiest way to see it. The peach and bright flowers of the tree are like the shy smiling faces of the girls, handsome and stunning, and beautiful as a fairy. We were amazed, and the flowers nodded with a smile. It is even more important to see that we come with pleasure and return satisfied.

When we went down to the Huamen Tower where we parked, the weather was clear, the mountains were verdant, and there was no rain here halfway up the mountain. Then, if we hadn't climbed the 2,604-meter-high Mt. Jungnami, we wouldn't have known that the mountain was foggy, windy, and drizzling.

It's exactly where you don't get there, and you never know what beauty is waiting for you to share. Try not to give up, and you will never miss the beautiful scenery on the journey.

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