Chapter 694: The Ancient City
Zhang Tianyuan originally planned to go back after going to the Hpakant mining area to finish the matter, but looking at Yang Yaoshan's meaning, it seems that he will take him to Mandalay for a walk and enjoy the scenery of Mandalay.
Of course, Yang Yaoshan is well-intentioned, but Zhang Tianyuan really can't afford to delay, his schedule is very tight, and if he delays for a day, many things may have to be rescheduled.
Hearing Zhang Tianyuan's words, Yang Yaoshan laughed and said: "Don't worry, this is not far from the mining area, and besides, it's getting late, it's very dangerous for you to go in such a hurry." Well, let's leave early tomorrow morning, I have a private helicopter, it's much faster than a car, it's safe, and I won't delay it at all. Besides, you can only get there at night when you start from here, and you can't see anything clearly on the big night, and there's nothing to see. ”
"If there is a helicopter, it will be easy to do, okay, just do what Brother Yang said, I will listen to you." But I still don't know where the mining area is located, so it's fine, so tell me about it. ”
This car is driven by a special driver, Snake Lin sits in the co-pilot, and Zhang Tianyuan sits in the back with Yang Yaoshan, so there will be a lot of time to chat, and when he hears that Yang Yaoshan has a helicopter to pick him up, he is relieved, the helicopter is much faster than the car, after all, there is no need to detour.
Because of this, Zhang Tianyuan took the opportunity to talk about business, he wanted to know where Yang Yaoshan's mine was, how far away it was from the location of his treasure map, if it was too far, he would find an excuse not to see the mine. After all, the primary purpose of his visit was to see the treasure and satisfy his curiosity and adventurous spirit
As for looking at the mine. There's no need to be in such a hurry, just come back when you have time later. Now the plane is very convenient, and he is not short of money, even if he comes back after taking the test, he is just a little bit of a problem with time, and he can't take care of it.
You must know that after returning to China, in addition to the exam, there are many other things that he needs to be busy.
"You have a tablet, take it out, I'll show you......"
Zhang Tianyuan took out his tablet. Then I opened the map, and now the electronic map is really good, much better than the original paper map, and the situation around here can be said to be clear, especially the satellite map, and even the pit on the ground.
Yang Yaoshan slid a few times on the tablet, then pointed to a location and said, "This is it, I said before that you would buy this mine, it was just for fun." We've been trying to mine this place for a month, but it's so bad that I suspect it's a waste mine, a waste mine. I don't dare to pit you, brother, if you really want to buy mines, it's not impossible. This time, I will look at it after I go and choose a place. I'll give you a plate first, and we'll develop it slowly later. But now that it's been mined and devastated, you have to be prepared for the mines that may be found again are still abandoned mines. ”
Yang Yaoshan's words are not alarmist, just like the jade mines in Hejiang, with the end of a frenzied mining period, many mines have been mined into disarray, not to mention the mess, and it is difficult to find good jade mines.
Because of this, although the Yang family has not given up the jadeite business, they have invested in the rest of the industry, and they have a large scale.
"Brother Yang, the terrain of this place is very complicated, there are mountains, rivers, and even strange pits, maybe it's not a waste mine, but the location of the excavation is wrong, try to dig a little deeper, maybe you will dig something."
Zhang Tianyuan saw the place where Yang Yaoshan pointed out, and his heart was ecstatic, it seemed that he was still very lucky, because Yang Yaoshan's mining area was just within the scope of the treasure spot, especially the waste mine, which coincided with the location of the treasure hidden.
Now the electronic map is very advanced, it is easy to find that these two places are overlapping, even if the map is enlarged, it is the same, that is, these two places may be very close, maybe they are overlapping at all, anyway, they are not too far, and they will definitely be able to complete two things at the same time, and there is no need to have any regrets.
Serpentine had been to that place just to complete the mission, so he was very familiar with it, according to Serin's memory, the terrain there was indeed more complicated, and it was a convenient place to store things, maybe those Japanese really had hidden the treasure there.
The terrain is complex, but interestingly, there is a river that can be reached by boat, which makes it easy for the Japanese to transport treasures.
This time Zhang Tianyuan was very correct in bringing the snake out, because the snake lin is not only familiar with survival in the wild, but also knows what tools to bring to that kind of place, and now the travel bag in the trunk of the car is all kinds of tools prepared by the snake lin, and once it is ready, it depends on whether the two of them have the courage to go there.
"Many people think that the terrain of this place is complicated, and they don't want to go, but it's better for you to go and see, rest assured, after you get on the helicopter tomorrow, I will transport you directly to land there, where we have a helipad." Yang Yaoshan saw that Zhang Tianyuan had been staring at the point on the map in a daze, so he said with a smile: "But today, you should still walk around, it's hard to come to Mandalay, it's a pity not to visit this city." ”
"Is there anything to do in Mandalay?" Zhang Tianyuan has now determined the location of the mining area and the treasure spot, and he is not in a hurry, so he talked about the situation in Mandalay, although he is not in the mood to play now, but since there is no way to leave today, and it is not dark yet, it is not a good thing to take this opportunity to go shopping.
"You're right, now that you're out, don't always think about things at work and at home, don't be polite when you should play, eat, and drink, originally. I brought you here this time, except that I wanted you to help you see the scrap mine. What's more important is to take you to play, this Mandalay is also a very good city. Do you know that this is the location of the former Burmese Royal Palace, and it is also a place with a long history, there are a lot of ancient buildings, don't you like antiques? I guess I like ancient architecture very much, right? Yang Yaoshan heard Zhang Tianyuan ask about what was interesting in Mandalay, so he hurriedly said.
In any case, Zhang Tianyuan is his honored guest, and in terms of relationship, Zhang Tianyuan is still related to him. Of course, this is what happened after Zhang Tianyuan and Liu Mengxun got married, but it seems that it should be a sure thing, and technically speaking, Zhang Tianyuan shined on the Myanmar jade public plate this time, which made Yang Yaoshan also very surprised and admired.
So now, it's not just Zhang Tianyuan who wants to make friends with Yang Yaoshan, Yang Yaoshan actually wants to make friends with Zhang Tianyuan. In the future, the Yang family's business may have to go to the mainland for development, and Zhang Tianyuan's relationship in the mainland will definitely be able to help him a lot.
And because of this, after arriving at the hotel. Putting down the things, Yang Yaoshan personally took Zhang Tianyuan out for a walk, and the destination was naturally the site of the ancient palace in Mandalay. Zhang Tianyuandi's place, it is indeed more interesting.
He often sees ancient buildings in the country. I have seen relatively few ancient buildings abroad, after all, it is rare to go abroad. Myanmar was his first foreign visit.
Snake Lin didn't come out with them, saying that there was something, so he went out first, as for what he was going to do, Zhang Tianyuan didn't ask, he absolutely trusted Snake Lin's character, and besides, he was already an adult, and he didn't have a little secret of his own, so it was impossible to report everything to you.
Mandalay is the second largest city in Myanmar, located inland in the north-central part of Myanmar and was the site of the capital of several ancient dynasties. It is also a city where a large number of overseas Chinese gather, and the Mandalay area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and there are many historical sites to see. The Ayeyarwady River flows from the west side of the city, and the city's streets are horizontal and vertical, with numbers as street names.
Along the moat of the imperial city, the driver drove to the foot of Mandalay Mountain, the imperial city quietly facing Mandalay Mountain, the last royal palace of the Burmese Dynasty, like the imperial capital of the Forbidden City, buried in a highly developed agricultural country, in the great colonial era hundreds of years ago, was crushed by Western industrial civilization of the vicissitudes of life.
Mandalay Hill is located in the northern part of Mandalay City, formerly known as Rakshasa Mountain, and is a famous Buddhist resort in Myanmar. Mandalay Hill is not tall, only 236 meters, but it is the highest point in the whole of Mandalay City. From the hill, you can see the whole city of Mandalay and the Irrawaddy River.
In Mandalay during the Second World War, most of the buildings were destroyed, and only the ancient imperial city and city towers can be seen, which reflects the city's antiquity and civilization.
Yang Yaoshan was obviously very familiar with the city, and the first place he took Zhang Tianyuan to was the Golden Palace Teak Temple, which was originally the sleeping palace of King Min Dong of Burma.
Myanmar is not only rich in jadeite, teak is also a specialty of Myanmar, teak is also known as cochineal, purple teak, blood tree, there are a few teak in Yunnan in our country, known as purple oil wood, is a deciduous or semi-deciduous large tree, the tree is up to 40-50 meters, DBH 2-2.5 meters, dry and straight.
Native to Myanmar, Thailand and Laos, teak is the main afforestation tree species in Southeast Asia and one of the world's most valuable timbers, known as the "King of Ten Thousand Trees", and is known as a "national treasure" in Myanmar and Indonesia.
The teak temple is very beautiful, the distance looks secluded, the building is a square top heavy eaves structure, but this building seems to be more complicated than the general heavy eaves building, there are many fine wood carvings on the doors, windows and walls inside and outside, the whole temple is located on hundreds of thick teak pillars, and there are teak pillars on the periphery.
In this place where the overseas Chinese occupy most of the city, it can even be called a "Chinese town".
Although there are many fewer tourists in Mandalay than in Yangon, there are many more people in Naypyidaw, and if it were not for the Myanmar Emerald Fair, it is estimated that there would be fewer people in Naypyidaw.
And the tourists here have a common characteristic, that is, most of the Chinese speak, and most of the words spoken are Mandarin, which makes Zhang Tianyuan feel that he does not feel like he has gone abroad, but as if he has arrived in an ancient city in the mainland. (To be continued......)