154. Visit Beijing City

Shandan ate the white porridge brought back by Gu Haiping, slept well, didn't say anything all night, and felt a lot refreshed when he woke up the next day.

So the family went to eat authentic fritters and bean juice in the breakfast restaurant next door to the hotel, and then took the bus to the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube. On the contrary, the buses in the city are moving faster than the high-speed buses yesterday. In less than an hour, they came to the foot of the bird's nest, surrounded by various buildings, and the flow of people was not very dense.

Standing on the overpass on the periphery of the Bird's Nest, with the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube in the background. It didn't look like it was as imposing as it was imagined, just two big guys, the bird's nest glowing silver in the sun, and the turquoise shell of the Water Cube looked like a square lump of ice formed in winter. Shandan didn't feel much of beauty and grace in them.

Perhaps it is in the imagination that they have high expectations, but seeing the real thing has reduced their taste. Moreover, Shandan has never felt or yearned for these cold buildings. Like the International Convention and Exhibition Center in Yongcheng, everyone says that it is very beautiful, but in Shandan's eyes, it is just like a head of garlic.

The family took a few photos with the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube in the background of the flyover, and then walked off the bridge. It's really a dead horse running on the mountain, and looking at the bird's nest close at hand, it is at least two kilometers away. The moon season on the side of the road is blooming beautifully, Shandan can't help but squat down to smell a yellow delicate flower, the red shirt against the backdrop of yellow flowers, it has become a picture with excellent color contrast, Shandan is intoxicated with the fragrance of flowers, Gu Haiping is intoxicated in the picture, he pressed the shutter, and this moment is permanently frozen.

Walking to the front of the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, I found that they were magnificent and huge, each of the Bird's Nest built steel pipes are so thick, they each cross the beautiful flow lines, shining in the sun, like a huge silver palace. The blue walls of the Water Cube are as clear and dazzling as the blue sky of the Mongolian Plateau, and each unit structure resembles the cells of the human body that are closely connected under a microscope.

First go buy tickets for the visit to the Water Cube, the family enters the large space, there are not many tourists, and there are some shops selling tourist goods set up on both sides of the corridor. Not far away, the large round pillars supporting the roof are as thick as two people encircling them, and there are all kinds of splendid pictures on them. The diving and swimming venues are also open, but there are no activities, just look at the building structure inside, and there is nothing interesting about life.

Sitting in the audience by the swimming pool of the Olympic Games, I was supposed to have an underwater ballet performance, but I had to give up when I saw that there were still three or four hours to wait.

Walking out of the Water Cube, I thought about going to the Bird's Nest to find out, and the family discussed that there was nothing interesting in the Water Cube, and that there would be anything to see in the Bird's Nest? An aunt who was cleaning next to her pouted and threw out a mouthful of Beijing films: "What's there to see? It's not a row of seats? It's just a stadium, and there is no competition." I'm surprised, there are so many people who spend such expensive tickets to go in every day, what's so beautiful?"

"Oh, yes, it's just a stadium, isn't it just a row of seats without a game? I think we still won't go in, right?" Gu Haiping nodded and greeted the cleaning aunt. The people of Beijing were particularly enthusiastic: "Thank you for what? That's how it is." ”

Then there is still an afternoon of time at your disposal, where to go? It's too late to go to the Forbidden City, so let's go to the Military Museum. Turning back to the military museum, I saw various weapons and various historical materials of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and several aircraft in service at that time were also among them, as well as several classic cars donated to China by the Soviet Union at that time. Xiao Yu and Shandan were not very interested in this, only Gu Haiping read the instructions and real objects on them carefully and carefully.

Shandan took Xiaoyu to sit on the rest seat next to him and wait for Gu Haiping, there was a current map of China on the wall, Xiaoyu ran to look at the map, Shandan still felt no energy, so he closed his eyes and recuperated. Suddenly, I heard Xiaoyu's cheerful voice coming: "Mom, come and see, I found our house, Yongcheng, Mom, come and see." ”

"Oh, Xiaoyu is so powerful? Mom look. Shandan walked over and saw Xiao Yu pointing to the mark on the map that he had just reached, Yongcheng. "That's right, it's here, it's the city we live in, Xiaoyu is so capable!How did you find it?" asked Shandan, pretending to be surprised.

"Hehe, Mom forgot that we also have a map of China at home? Xiaoyu had a triumphant expression.

"Oh, then you can find out where Grandma's house is? We'll be back in two days. Shandan picked up Xiaoyu and told her: "Grandma's house is in the Great North, where do you want to see the map?"

"Up, north, down, south, left, west, right, east," Xiao Yu tilted her head and whispered, "Of course it's above!"

"Mom, have you forgotten the structure of the map? "Going up and down, going south, left, west, right, east!" Xiao Yu looked at her mother in disbelief.

"Hehe, of course I didn't forget it, but do you remember Xiaoyu?" Shandan patted Xiaoyu's little buttocks: "Hurry up and find it, my mother can't hold you." ”

"Okay, look for it right away, find it right away!" Xiao Yu's little hand searched for it in the upper part of the map, "Found it! Found it! Mom, look, is this grandma's house? Hohhot." Xiaoyu exclaimed excitedly.

"Shhhh Shandan looked around at the inquiring and kind eyes, and whispered to Xiaoyu.

"You're here, you're done so quickly, I'm done. Gu Haiping walked over and saw Shandan holding Xiaoyu, and hurriedly took the child and held it in his arms.

"We're not interested in these weapons, we've been out for a long time, and we didn't bother you to see you fascinated. Xiaoyu found our house and grandma's house on the map, it's amazing, isn't it?" Shandan motioned to Gu Haiping to praise Xiaoyu.

"Wow, really, amazing!" Gu Haiping kissed Xiao Yuhong's fluttering face and said to Shandan: "Let's go back, see that your spirit is still insufficient, rest early today, and have the spirit to visit the Forbidden City tomorrow." ”

"Well, okay, let's go back, Xiaoyu comes down and we'll go back. Stop by the supermarket and buy some snacks and water and milk. I'm going to have to eat something these days. Xiao Yu took her parents' hands and walked out of the military expo.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on this not-so-majestic building, and the dusty walls were lifeless.

The street at the entrance of the subway is full of people, and there are a few tattered outsiders dozing off at the corner of the street, giving people a decadent, messy, and depressed feeling.

"The dignified capital is so bleak, it is not as clean and tidy as Yongcheng to make people feel comfortable. You see that there are beggars and people collecting rags everywhere, and the streets are not clean, and there are phlegm stains and dirt everywhere. It's not uncommon for me to come here to live. Shandan sighed.

"Hehe, big cities are like this, everyone thinks that Beijing is full of gold, and they all come to pick up gold, and the population of Beijing is already very large, plus countless foreign populations, the environment is naturally poor. If you come to the capital and don't have the ability to make a living, you can only rely on begging and scavenging to make a living?" Gu Haiping analyzed.

"I don't understand, isn't it good to stay at home and find employment? Why do you have to go to the big city to suffer such a crime? You can't eat well, you don't have a place to live, you starve and freeze all day long, what's the point? So many people give up their farmland and come to the city, and a large number of peasants pour into the city, not only can they not solve the problem of survival by suffering and suffering, but they also bring a lot of pressure and even destruction to the city, why do you think there are so many peasants entering the city?" said with emotion.

"In many places, peasants can't live on that one-third of an acre, even if they come to the city to pick up rags and beg, it's better than at home, and for such people at the bottom of society, survival and survival are the first thing, and their dignity and face have long disappeared in the face of cruel reality. In their eyes, isn't Beijing just full of gold?" Gu Haiping responded.

"Moreover, now all cities in the country are in the construction of drastic construction, construction workers are far from enough, market demand has given birth to a large number of migrant workers into the city, some migrant workers can enter the construction industry to work, but some did not go into the city to become a blind stream. Gu Haiping continued.