Chapter 28: The Legend of the Himalayas
Looking at the world's highest peak in front of me, I didn't feel a trace of fear or retreat. On the contrary, the thought of being able to do something for Duoduo sparked an inexplicable passion and motivation in my heart.
At the same time, I was also worried about Duoduo's physical condition. Normal people have a hard time climbing mountains, let alone a weak woman with a stubborn illness. I don't know how many dangers we will encounter on the way to the Himalayas this time.
Looking at the endless and majestic mountains in front of me, I instantly felt my own insignificance and the shortness of life. In an instant, I understood why so many explorers and mountaineers from all over the world came to climb the Himalayas and conquer Mount Everest.
In the past, I always felt that these people were quite strong, and they had nothing to do when they were full. It's not β€ to live a good life,+anshβ¦uba., you have to come and suffer this sin. However, now I understand that it is a kind of faith, it is a kind of pursuit, and it is a kind of sublimation of inner belief.
The Himalayas are one of the tallest and youngest mountain ranges in the world.
According to the research of many geologists, 70 million years ago, it was still a vast ocean. About 30 million years ago, the Indian Ocean plate in the south collided with the Eurasian plate in the north due to orogeny, causing the Himalayas to rise in elevation.
By about 3 million years ago, its altitude had risen to about 3,500 meters. Over the past 100,000 years, the Himalayas have risen even faster, with an average height of more than 6,000 meters and counting.
The Himalayas suddenly bulged, creating a natural volley barrier. It blocks the northward movement of warm and humid airflows from the Indian Ocean, resulting in a cold and arid climate in the Qinghai-Tibet region, which affects the northwest of the country.
The highest peak of the Himalayas, "Everest", is the Tibetan word for "goddess of snow-capped mountains".
She was covered in silver and slim. Standing on top of the earth. Looking down on the world, he protects the kind people. Sometimes she appears in the clear blue sky, sometimes hidden in the snow-white auspicious clouds, revealing her holy, dignified, beautiful and mysterious image.
As the highest peak on earth, Mount Everest is a very attractive and challenging climbing goal for Chinese and foreign mountaineering teams. Look at her calm and beautiful appearance. Suddenly, I understood what it meant for the people in the neighborhood to call her the "Goddess of the Snow Mountains".
That's a compliment, that's an expectation, and it's a reverence. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to compare her to a belief, a pursuit, and a sublimation of faith.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at this majestic mountain range. There was a sudden impulse in my heart: I wanted to kneel down and bow to the ground. I also suddenly understood why the Tibetan people went on a pilgrimage to Tibet, and they went on a pilgrimage to Tibet with "three steps and one prostration, and five steps and one pilgrimage" along the way.
Before. While chatting with our big guide, we stumbled upon the climate of Nepal. Climatic conditions also contributed to the formation of architectural styles and people's customs. Of course, the climate here is inevitably influenced by the Himalayas.
The Himalayas' continuous high and low peaks block the moist air currents blowing from the Indian Ocean. As a result, the southern slopes of the Himalayas receive abundant rainfall and lush vegetation. The northern slopes, on the other hand, have less rainfall and sparse vegetation, creating a striking contrast.
As the height of the mountains increases, so does the nature of the alpine region. Formation of a distinct vertical natural zone. The climate on the northern slope is dry and cold, with little precipitation. The vertical distribution of the natural landscape is also much less layered than on the southern slope.
Nepal is located just south of the Himalayas, so there is no shortage of water here. It is precisely this rainfall climate and lush vegetation that make Nepal look so charming!
One afternoon, on the second day of his visit, Duoduo accidentally told me, "If only I could get married in this Nepalese church in the future." It's also a beautiful thing. β
Hearing Duoduo say this, I didn't speak. just silently swore in my heart: When the poison from Duoduo's body is finished and her injuries are healed, we will come here to get married. Find a church or temple that doesn't need to be big, but it must be very elaborate. Married in the presence of a priest and relatives and friends.
These people present now, the old ghost, Lisa, Qian Cheng, and this old man, the big man, must be present. Let them give us a testimony and witness to our love.
I don't know why, I thought of my aunt, I thought of Adams and Pamela. I also thought of Dickens, Jerry and Tom, who died because they saved us, but unfortunately, they will never appear.
I can't help but feel a little frustrated when I think about it. Seeing the sunset slowly sinking in the west, my heart suddenly became heavy! It may be a portrayal of the state of mind, or it may be an infinite coincidence in time and space. My heart also gradually sank to the west with the slowly disappearing light, until it sank to the bottom.
"What are you thinking?" At this time, Duoduo's voice sounded from behind me.
I smiled at her and said, "It's nothing, I just think the Himalayas in front of me are so beautiful!" It's so beautiful that I can't help myself, it's so beautiful that I can't help myself. Because of this, I thought of some people and things. β
Duoduo leaned on me and said, "Yo, I don't see it, you're quite sentimental!" β
"Hehe, people are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless?" I said, "How can I not feel after going through so much?" Even if it's a stone, it will bloom! β
"Fang Yu, I love you! It's love that goes deep into the bone marrow, you know? Duoduo suddenly said affectionately.
I nodded and said, "I know!" I hope you don't do it out of gratitude. β
Duoduo also smiled and said, "How come? How can it be grateful? I can still tell the difference between love and gratitude. In addition to loving you, I want to thank you! β
"Say what? Fool. "I've heard Duoduo say that, and I think it's a bit too foreign. He knocked on her head and said, "Do we still want to say 'thanks' between us?" Isn't it natural and natural for me to do this? β
When Duoduo heard me say this, he immediately interrupted me and said, "No, I must thank you!" Not only for you to do so much for me, but also because you gave me such a deep feeling. I feel that there is nothing more precious than it but to cherish it and love it! However, in this world, no one is 'natural and deserved' for anyone. β
I feel happy with the first few words I said. However, the latter sentence made me a little confused, I didn't know what she meant, and it didn't sound so comfortable.
It was also at this moment that I felt that Duoduo had changed and become realistic.
Duoduo saw that I was silent, probably seeing my thoughts, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Don't talk about this!" Have you heard of the legends of the Himalayas? β
"Himalayan legends?" I asked, then looked at Duoduo curiously and replied, "No!" β
"In the Himalayas, there are a lot of Tibetan folk tales that are widely circulated here. Among them, there is such a legend about the Himalayas:
Once upon a time, this Himalayan region was an endless sea. The waves rolled up and crashed against the shore, which was covered with pines, hemlocks and palms, and rattled with a rattling sound. The sound is monstrous, day and night.
On the shore of the sea, there is a forest, on which the mountains are stacked with green mountains and mist; The forest is full of all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, strange pines and cypresses. Herds of spotted deer and antelopes run across the plains, and herds of rhinos and giraffes waddle and drink at leisurely by the lake.
There are also many flowers, plants and small birds, such as cuckoos, thrushes and larks, jumping up and down the branches of the treetops, singing beautiful songs happily; Rabbits and some unknown small animals, carefree running on the tender green lush grass.
But one day, a huge five-headed poisonous dragon suddenly appeared in the sea. These five poisonous dragons have done a lot of evil and made a mess of the forest. At the same time, it also stirred up huge waves in the ocean, and the waves destroyed flowers and trees.
The birds and animals that live here are no longer at peace, and they all have a premonition of disaster.
They jump to the east, and the forests fall and the meadows flood to the east; They ran to the west, and the west was also so wild that no one could breathe......
Just when the birds and beasts were cornered, suddenly, five colorful clouds floated in the sky above the sea, turning into the five wise sky mothers. The Five Wise Sky Masters came to the seashore, and they used their boundless magic to subdue the five poisonous dragons.
The demon was conquered by the Gobu Wisdom Sky Mother, and the sea became calm, gradually returning to its previous lifelike scene.
Deer, antelope, monkeys, rabbits, birds, rhinoceros, giraffes, etc., small animals and all living beings worship the fairies and thank them for saving their lives.
The empty people wanted to say goodbye and return to Heaven, but the sentient beings begged bitterly, asking them to stay here for the benefit of sentient beings.
So the five fairies were compassionate and agreed to stay and share the peaceful day with all beings.
The five fairies drank the water of the sea with all their might, and thus, to the east, became a dense forest; to the west, it has become ten thousand hectares of fertile land; To the south, there is a garden full of flowers; To the north, there is an endless pasture.
Those five fairies became the five main peaks of the Himalayas. Namely: Xiangshou Fairy Peak, Cuiyan Fairy Peak, Zhenhui Fairy Peak, Guanyong Fairy Peak, Shiren Fairy Peak. They stand on the edge of the southwest, guarding this paradise of bliss.
The 'Cuiyan Fairy Peak' headed by it is Everest, she is the highest peak in the world today, and the local people affectionately call it the 'Goddess Peak', also known as the 'Snow Mountain Goddess'. β
After listening to Duoduo, I felt more and more the beauty of the Himalayas.
"Snowy mountains? Goddess? I reminisced about the story I had told and said to her, "Yes, we came to the snowy mountains." And you are my goddess! (To be continued......)