In the early days of liberation, my father actively responded to the government's call to engage in agriculture. After moving from Shanghai to Xi, he invested and bought dozens of acres of orchards in the south of Zhongnan Town, zhouzhi county. At that time, my father worked in Xi 'an Highway College and had no time to take care of the orchard business. He moved his uncle's family from his hometown in Shandong to Zhongnan to help manage the orchard. The orchard borders Tianyu River in the east and Zhong Nanshan in the south. It has a vast territory, beautiful scenery, simple folk customs and comfortable life. The place where I played the most when I was a child was Tianyu River.
Tianyu River was called Scutiger River in ancient times. According to legend, a rooster raised by a big fairy in Zhong Nanshan Mountain broke into the mortal world and came to Tianyu, wanting to eat a giant scutiger to satisfy his hunger. Scutiger was defeated and fled to Weihe River, leaving a deep ditch behind, and then a wisp of mountain spring flowed downstream, forming today's Tianyu River. Cattle are herded by the river with adults in spring, fish are caught by swimming on the beach in summer, wild fruits are picked on miscellaneous trees on the river bank in autumn, and dry wood is picked on the shore in winter. Sometimes adults wash clothes by the river and I play beside them. One summer, the Tianyu River suddenly flooded. The adults held my hand tightly and watched by the river. The flood washed away the bank and the crowd retreated. I saw the flood swept away wood, boxes, trees and live pigs from the upstream. Those brave swimmers tied a long rope around their waist and struggled to salvage things in the flood, all of which made a small fortune.
Sometimes, after the rain, the air is fresh in Chu Qing. I stood by the river and looked at Tianyu. I saw white clouds, green hills and a white tower standing by the valley. I often look out, wondering, wondering, where did so much water come from in the valley? Is there a dragon king in Tianyu? Adults often say that "Nanshan wears a hat, farmers sleep" and "there is water in the valley, and cows don't argue", which fills my young mind with longing for the valley and mystery. When I grow up, this mystery continues to grow.
One summer, it rained. I wanted to see what the fields and valleys looked like after the rain, so I invited three travelers to go with me. Unexpectedly, when the bus arrived at Tianyukou, tourists were temporarily closed for fear of being injured by dangerous rocks and landscapes after the rain, and tourists' vehicles were not allowed to enter. We had a hard time getting into the mountain. Due to the closure of the mountain, it can be said that there are "thousands of paths without footprints" in Tianyu, which is very quiet. There are only chirping birds and running water in my ears. After the rain, on both sides of Tianyu River, flowers and trees are flourishing, the fresh air is slightly wet and sweet, birds shake off the water drops on the branches, and the slightly rising river waves and rushes downstream. Tianyu, known as the "Four Mile Gallery", really deserves its reputation! We trudged deep into the mountain along the winding mountain road, and when we were lowering our heads, we suddenly heard something moving in front of us. We looked up and saw the waterfall pouring down from the cliff, and the mist blown by the wind was misty. This waterfall is within reach. We ran to the waterfall and got water by hand. The splashing water splashed all over our faces, cold and icy. Stimulated by the waterfall, everyone forgot their age and shouted excitedly. The partners in the same trade are very happy and feel that this situation is rare.
After a while, it happened to be sunny for several days in a row, and a friend invited me to climb the mountain together. After leaving, I have some ostentatious suggestions: "I will take you to a good place where the waterfalls are very distinctive." After everyone agreed, we drove to Tianyu. After entering Tianyukou, everyone couldn't help feeling refreshed, saying it was a good place and worth coming. I volunteered to lead the way, over one beam and one slope until everyone was sweating and panting. Someone asked impatiently, "What about the waterfall? Is the road right? " I asked myself, "Hey! I clearly remember this place. Isn't it strange? Why is it gone? " As soon as everyone listened, they began to make fun of me. After everyone laughed for a while, they climbed to a certain height and intensity, wiped their sweat all the way, and returned down the mountain. This time, I lost many people. I thought hard all the way. Does this waterfall have legs?
Qiu Lai, the plum rains stopped at the beginning, and the sky was clear. I went into Tianyu three times to see how autumn scenery in Tianyu is and which mountain is the most beautiful among the red leaves. It is refreshing to enter Tianyu again. Castle peak is vigorous, autumn leaves are colorful, flowers and birds are flying, and cicadas are singing at first. What an infinite autumn scenery! While walking, I want to write a poem praising Tian Yu. I was just thinking about it. Suddenly, a waterfall lit up before my eyes. I rubbed my eyes again and saw that it was really the same waterfall, the same old place. I quickly stepped back and looked around. I don't see any fox spirits. I'll identify it carefully. Last time I brought a friend, this was definitely the place. On the way home, I observed carefully and meditated. Is it related to the water in the sky? At the top of Dongshan Mountain at the mouth of Tianyu Goukou, which is more than 1 100 meters above sea level, there is a natural water pool, which is called Tian Yang Pool all year round. Legend has it that there is a divine spring in the Tian Yang Pool connecting Tianhe and the East China Sea. Spring sometimes gushes, and sometimes it is as quiet as a virgin. But there are waterfalls in spring foam, and there is no cloth in spring? Or is it related to the rain? Is the rainy waterfall fierce and the rainy waterfall weak, and the waterfall will be closed after a few days of drought? Although I seem to realize something, I still can't help but sigh, Tian Yugou is really a god!
One summer, several of our travelers searched for waterfalls in the Field Valley, but they didn't succeed, just when everyone felt a little disappointed. A friend offered, "Let's try our luck in the shade and in the crevices of the stone and see if we can find the crystal orchid." I asked inexplicably, "What is Crystal Orchid?" He said, "Didn't you watch the news on the Internet?" It turns out that a few years ago, there was a master named Xu in Dianzhen, zhouzhi county. I accidentally found a strange plant in Tianyu Mountain Forest, which is about a foot high, overgrown and crystal clear, and I have never seen it in the mountains. According to Master Xu, "He was found in the deep forest and grew on rotten leaves at that time. It doesn't look like grass or mushrooms. I can't figure out what it is. " Later, I asked a plant expert to know that it is called Crystal Orchid, which is sweet and nontoxic. It has no chlorophyll and cannot carry out photosynthesis. It depends entirely on absorbing nutrients from rotten leaves. This kind of crystal orchid is widely distributed in the Qinling Mountains and mostly grows in remote forests. This is a very rare plant. After listening to it, I was curious, too. So, I immediately searched online. Introduction in Baidu Encyclopedia: Crystal Orchid belongs to perennial herbaceous saprophyte, Pyrola, alias Menglan, Shuilan, Dead Flower and Ghost Grass. There is no doubt that there is a ghost in the grass.
When I saw the words "flower of death" and "ghost grass", I felt creepy. I was immediately connected with the mystery of Tian Yu, which aroused my curiosity and great interest.
Similarly, everyone is very interested and responds positively. So, each of us leaned on a miscellaneous wooden stick and walked in the mountains and bushes to find it. Sometimes we bend down to look at it, and sometimes we turn it around with a wooden stick. Walking, we saw several yew plants, uneven, some more than one meter high, some only a few tens of centimeters. A companion caressed the branches and leaves of Taxus chinensis and said, "Taxus chinensis is very ornamental." Potted plants must look good indoors. It can also absorb toxic substances, purify indoor air and prevent respiratory diseases. " Another traveler echoed: "It can also prevent and treat cancer, which is also good for diabetics!" "Since it's so good, dig a few small ones and take them back!" At first, when everyone was about to start, a fellow friend nicknamed Big Head hurriedly waved his hand, "Dare not dig, dare not dig! This is not only a unique tree species in China, but also a rare and protected tree species at the national level. Come out and play, stop it! " Everyone thinks it makes sense, so they can only give up and continue to climb deep into the mountains.
Mountain climbers have an unwritten rule that they can't look back when going up and down the mountain. Our other path down the mountain was narrow and steep, so everyone was silent and carefully crossed the dangerous stone and descended the steep slope. Unconsciously entered a dense forest, the sun was shaded by green trees, and the breeze was blowing gently. At this time, everyone said with one voice: "It smells good! It smells good! " The fresh smell of sandalwood and turpentine. Everyone is talking: "Where did you get the fragrance?" I picked a flat leaf and rubbed it, put it under my nose and said excitedly, "That's it, that's it!" " "So we entered the Berlin side. Platycladus orientalis leaf itself is a kind of spice, which can extract aromatic oil and is rich in flavonoids. It can promote blood circulation, replenish qi and blood deficiency, and has adjuvant therapeutic effect on alopecia and hypertension.
On the way home, everyone said, "Although I didn't find Crystal Orchid this time, I broadened my horizons and increased my knowledge. I saw many strange flowers and trees. In Tianyu alone, there are 16 species of rare and endangered wild plants such as Abies, Cercidiphyllum japonicum and Eucommia ulmoides. There are also rare tree species such as Pteroceltis tatarinowii, Cotinus coggygria, Longbai and Lingxiangmu. Tian Yu can also be called the treasure chest of plants. "
I have long heard that there is a Shi Niu in Tianyu, which is amazing. Walking into the depths of the sky, standing in the wild cow ditch overlooking, you can see a boulder on the mountain ridge, which looks like a cow. Looking to the north, I seem to be looking for my way home. According to legend, this is the mount of Taishang Laojun. Because of his lust for fertile aquatic plants and picturesque scenery in Tianyu, he lingered, and over time he forgot the way to heaven and home. Therefore, as early as Tianyukou, our group agreed to go to Yeniugou on foot to watch "Looking for the Golden Bull", then go along Yeniugou to Yulong Waterfall, take Laojigou, and then go downstream from Tianyu River next to the dammed lake.
Tian Yu is known as "40 miles into the canyon, 72 feet without doing anything". We trudged along the Tianyu River, always wet under our feet, and sometimes waterfalls fell. At first, the valley was relatively flat, and the deeper the canyon, the steeper the mountain. In many places, two walls are like knives and axes, and the passage is only a few feet wide. The branches on the two walls of the canyon are intertwined to cover the sky and become a unique landscape. Finally, we arrived at the Bison Valley, and everyone looked around in succession, looking for the long-awaited strange stone cow. While watching, someone pointed and said excitedly, "I saw it, I saw it!" You follow my hand and look forward. " Everyone got together and watched it for a long time. Some people said it was like it, while others were always confused. During the break, I said, "You should pay attention to the angle, look carefully and enrich your association!" " "Everyone looked at me according to the twelve-character formula, and the cow seemed to have disappeared again. I said half jokingly that the introduction of the scenic spot has long been said to be a god cow, and now it may fly away, and I don't know when it will fly back. At this point, some people say that we should give a suggestion to the scenic spot management department and write a supplementary paragraph to the scenic spot where Taurus is looking for: Taurus is eager to find Taiji Palace after a hundred years of hard work. After seeing the old gentleman in Taishang, Shenniu fell to his knees, sobbing. His master granted his request and ordered him to return to Tianyu, Zhenyuan River and Bison River, so as to keep the three mountains clear and An Lan all around. Others say that the mother of the old gentleman in Taishang was conceived in 1972, and Laozi's birthday is on February 15th of the lunar calendar. The cow is not on the mountain these days. It makes sense to hear everyone's praise, so that tourists won't regret seeing Shi Niu.
After enjoying the magical cow, our party went deep as planned. Unexpectedly, the beautiful scenery of the strange stones along the way is beautiful, some are ingenious, some are natural, and some are mysterious. Halfway up the mountain, there is a cliff with a stone-brown beige pattern, which looks like a human figure from a distance. After reading it, I asked everyone, "What do you think this stone wall looks like?" Someone reacted quickly and said there were three people on it. I said, "Yes! From the color point of view, it is very similar to the murals unearthed in the Han tomb. But at the waterside of the scenic spot, I named it the Five Immortals Bath Map. " I went on to say, "Look, the three fairies above are so vivid. The one on the lower left is a little reluctant, saying that she can't mend it in front of the mirror. The one on the lower right is not satisfactory, a little bent down to pick up clothes. " When I said it, some people echoed it, and some people said it was pure fabrication.
Go on, there are several wonders by the mountain stream. One is "holding the tree and holding the stone". I saw that the roots of trees are like two arms of a person, holding a big stone tightly, and they have never been separated for decades. This kind of love can't help but make people sigh! It's really "the tree meets the spirit of heaven, the stone meets the atmosphere", which is simply a match made in heaven. Near Bridge 4, there is a scene marked by a magic pen and a gobbledygook on the roadside. There is a dark green word on a huge gray stone, which looks like a book written by a brush. I didn't know there was a stone pattern that looked like a white snake on the boulder dozens of meters upstream. We think it's more vivid to play white snake instead of green snake. Another scene is "strange trees make rocks". This is even weirder. I saw the scene of childbirth at the root of the tree vividly, and the sound of painful groans of childbirth vividly. I wonder if it's dystocia. It was amazing after reading it. This kind of scene should only exist in the sky and can only be found in the mysterious fields and valleys. That is also reasonable. Surprisingly, however, there is a boulder on the cliff near the substation, which is as dangerous as an egg and feels like the wind shaking. Locals call it "a pile of stones". Look carefully, it is difficult to roll down naturally, let alone formed by thousands of years of rain erosion and survival of the fittest. It is probably the product of landslides. Otherwise, who put it gently here?
Down the hill along the slope of the river, the speed gradually slowed down. The historical sites, strange stones and mountain streams in the river are even more eye-catching. Hurry to a gentle place. Along the cliff of Tianyu River, there are many remains of ancient plank roads. At that time, the mortise of the dovetail was clearly visible. From this, it is conceivable that the project is huge and the construction is difficult. It is said that this is a shortcut from Guanzhong to Sichuan, and some people say it belongs to the southern section of the Silk Road.
Not far from the ancient plank road is Kannonji. Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, because the plank road was dangerous and difficult to walk, future generations sacrificed Guanyin Bodhisattva here for a safe journey!
Just as everyone was staring at the remains of the ancient plank road, I suddenly shouted, "Look, snakes swallow frogs!" " "Suddenly, everyone was shocked back from the infinite reverie of the ancient plank road. A few people believed it, so they quickly grabbed a stick and plunged it into the river. As soon as I saw it, I quickly said, "Hey! Hey! I'm talking about a strange stone. If you look carefully, it won't be true. " Seeing that everyone had stopped, I pointed to a boulder in the river bed and said, "Do you look like it?" "I saw this strange stone lying across the mountain stream, and the clear river flowed from both sides. Stone is divided into gray and green colors, which may be a clever combination of limestone and Qinggangyan. The gray stone body is very similar to a snake head. I saw that it tried its best to open its mouth and show its sharp fangs, earning its eyeballs to protrude outward and swallowing a frog with difficulty. The frogs in Baishekou are emerald green, and the patterns on their backs are clearly visible. It was swallowed by a giant snake. I don't know what year and month, this huge stone rolled into Tianyu River. I don't know that after thousands of years of river scouring, the uncanny workmanship has become what it is today and is presented to tourists. If you turn a blind eye, if you pass by, if you don't appreciate it carefully, wouldn't it be a pity! Wouldn't that be wrong?
Tianyu is a treasure trove of geomantic omen given to us by God. The 40-mile-long promenade is like a dream, containing thousands of exquisite scenery and customs. Its mysteries are mysterious everywhere, which is full of endless temptations for tourists. Come to Tianyu for a walk in your spare time and experience the artistic conception of Perdue's Wandering by the Water: "Where do you feel light in your spare time? Take off your clothes and walk by the water for the time being. It is not surprising that gulls know that people are quiet and approach." Isn't it leisurely? Wang Kaili August 8th 202 1 Xi Evening News