Inordertowatchthesunrise,wegotuparound3:30inthemorning,andatthistime,Istillwanttostayinthebedandsleepsoundly!Ireluctantlyleftmycomfortablebedandthoughttomyself,'Isn'titjustwatchingthesunrise?What'stheretosee?Isn'ttherealsosomethinginmyhometown?'?WhenIarrivedoutside,itwaschillyandIdidn'tevenhavebreakfast,soIhadtoclimbthemountain.Iwasnotinagoodmoodatall.
Iwalkedabouttwokilometers,withbothsmallandlargeroads.Oh,it'ssotiring!Wefinallyreachedthetopofthemountain.
Nowtherewasarosyglowonthehorizon,andafterawhile,thesuncameout,turningthefillingoftheskyevenredderandemittingadazzlinglighttowardstheearth.Suddenly,aclouddriftedinandcutthesuninhalf.Afterawhile,thesunhadalreadyfullyrisen,andIsuddenlyfeltwarmandcomfortableallover.
ThesunriseonZhurongPeakisreallybeautiful!Iwillcomehereagaintowatchthesunriseinthefuture.
Therearesomeduckweedgrowinginthelotuspond.Duckweedislightgreen,whichiswrittenintheancientpoem"Ifyoudon'tunderstandthehiddentraces,duckweedwillbloomtogether".Therearemanylotusleavesandflowersonit,andsometimesyoucanseesomedragonflieshoveringintheair.
Lotusleavesareonebyone,lookinglikeagreenoceanfromadistance,andlookingup,lotusleavesarelikeumbrellas.WhenmybrotherandIwereyoung,weoftenusedlotusleavesasumbrellastoblocktherain.Thestemthatsupportsthelotusleafiscoveredwithshortsmallthorns.
Therearevarioustypesoflotusflowers,someofwhicharestillflowerbuds,waitingtobloom;Somepetalsareallunfolded,layerbylayer,likeagroupofbeautifulFairydancingincirclesaroundtheflowercore.Theupperpartofthepetalsisdeepred,andthecolorbecomeslighterasitgoesdown,turningintoalightpink.Theflowercoreisyellowandemitsafaintfragrance.Sometimesafewsmallbeescometovisitandgathernectar.
ThelotuspondnexttoGrandma'shouseisreallybeautiful!
IntheTerraCottaWarriorsatthetheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorinXi'an,IobservedthattheQinpeoplecarvedtheTerraCottaWarriorsvividly,eventhelinesofhairandshoesoleswereclear.Itlooksnodifferentfromarealperson,theyhavebeenpreservedfor2000yearsafterbeingfiredwithclay.
TherearemanykindsofTerraCottaWarriors,includingcavalryfigurines,soldiersfigurines,andgenerals...TheidentityandstatusoftheTerraCottaWarriorsdependsmainlyontheheightoftheirhatsandshoes.Ordinarysoldiersdon'twearcrowns,whilemilitaryofficialswearcrowns.Thecrownsofordinarymilitaryofficialsaredifferentfromthoseofgenerals,andeventheirarmorsaredifferent.Letmetellyoualittlesecret.WhentheTerraCottaWarriorswerefirstdugoutfromtheground,theywereactuallycolored.Don'tthinkthattheTerraCottaWarriorsareallkhaki.Aftertheywereunearthed,theywereoxidizedandturnedintokhaki.ThisiswhytheTerraCottaWarriorswerenotalldugout.Theycanbebetterprotectedinthesoil!
ThesecondstopisChakaSaltLake,wheretheskyissobeautiful!Thewhitecloudslookfake,andtheblueskyhasnospeckles.Itseemstohavebeendrawnwithacoloredpen,sohehasabeautifulnamecalled"SkyRealm",whichtrulydeservesthename!
WhynotcallChakaSaltLakealake?AlsoknownasSaltLake,becausethereisalotofsaltinChakaLake.Whatfloatsontopissaltwater,andwhatsinksonthebottomissalt.Fromadistance,itlookswhite,likeachildusingacoloredpentopainttheentirelakesnowwhite!
Thistripalsohadaspecialexperience,whichwasridingcamelsatthethirdstopof"MingshaMountain·CrescentSpring".Theentiremountainsthereweredeserts,andridingcamelsuphighslopesfeltgreat.ThecamelsIrodewerebothcuteandobedient.Thehighhumpsmademywholebodypink.Alongtheway,Ilistenedtothecamel'sbellandfeltthevastnessofthedesert.Theopenmindedatmospherebetweenheavenandearthnaturallyarose.AsIwasabouttodescendthemountain,IsaidIwanttotrywhatacamellookslikewhenitruns?Perhapsitunderstoodmyvoice,andasaresult,itreallystartedrunning.Althoughitwasnotassmoothasdriving,ithadauniquetaste.Theexperienceofridingacamelleftadeepimpressiononme!
Afterthisdistantjourney,Inotonlyrealizedmywish,butalsolearnedalotofknowledgeandfeltthevastnessofmymotherland!
