The beauty of Shuhe, touches the heart of travelers the most

Coming to Lijiang, you must visit Shuhe Ancient Town. The tranquility and beauty here are enough to soothe the weary hearts of wanderers. Walking into Shuhe Ancient Town, the entrance gate with its arches and mortise and tenon structure, the carved beams and painted buildings, the main color is the tie-dye blue of the Naxi ethnic group, which is close to the color of the sky, is a quiet color like the sky. I like the dignified and quiet elegance of this gate. The name of Shuhe Ancient Town comes from the big mountain next to the village. In the Naxi language, Shuhe means 'village under the peak', and there is a high peak behind the village. There is also a saying that it is named Shuhe because the Qinglong River, which originates from this place, winds through the villages here. The Qinglong River binds these many villages together like a ribbon. No matter which origin, I feel the simple and pure emotions of the local Naxi people. This feeling is kind and intimate. As you wander around, your heart is also soft. Strolling around the ancient town, you only feel particularly quiet, particularly beautiful. There are not many tourists, all are strolling leisurely. Every breath of air here, every ray of sunshine makes people linger. The clean slate road, stepping on it, you can feel the heaviness of history. The historical and cultural heritage of the ancient town seems to be filled in the air. Being in it, you will feel light, and this lightness is not afraid of pressure, making you as relaxed and comfortable as the clouds in the sky, without any discord. Although it is deep winter, some vegetation has shown a sense of desolation, but by the clear water, you can still see the thin green willows. Where is this highland in deep winter, it simply gives people the illusion - as if it is early spring in the south of the Yangtze River. Walking around, you will see the circulating water system in the ancient town, water pools, ditches, and canals, always not far from you. The large ancient town, the water system is not polluted at all, clear and bright, frolicking and rushing, very comfortable. During the walk, I saw a ditch, the green water grass was washed by the clear water, neat and tidy, like a woman's washed hair fluttering in the wind. I can't help but think of the verse in Xu Zhimo's 'Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again', 'That pool under the elm shadow is not a spring, it is a rainbow from the sky crushed in the floating algae... In the soft waves of the Cam River, I am willing to be a water grass...' Indeed, no wonder the poet is so yearning, the water grass here is so clean, so vibrant, so free. Isn't this the way of life we are desperately seeking on the road of life! Walking around, there are scenes everywhere, and the scenery changes with every step. Choose an elegant restaurant, the environment is like a garden, ordered a Yunnan-style small pot rice, fragrant and delicious, the taste is really good. Of course, no matter how delicious it is, it can't compare to the charm of the ancient town. After the meal, continue to visit, the streets and alleys, shuttle back and forth. If you feel tired, you can find a coffee shop to sit in and taste Yunnan small grain coffee. I came to a coffee shop called Muxi. This coffee shop is built next to a small slope. Climb up to the highest platform on the third floor, and you can overlook the entire ancient town. The nearby buildings and houses, the roof tiles, the surrounding mountains, the blue sky and white clouds, all in sight, full of scenery, full of openness. Lying in the nest sofa, drinking a cup of hand-poured small grain coffee, covered with winter sun, lazily looking at the distance, or reading a book, don't think about anything, you already have the best time in the world. At this moment, the Shuhe in my eyes is so quiet, so indifferent, it relaxes people, it makes people comfortable, it is most suitable for people who enjoy solitude, and it also heals the lonely heart the most. Some people say that the more you enjoy solitude, the more free you are. If you don't love solitude, you don't love freedom. This seems to have some philosophy. As the saying goes, tranquility leads to far-reaching, and indifference leads to ambition. The tranquility here allows us to calm down and see the road of life more deeply. People on the road of travel, trekking thousands of miles, not to go from their own boring place to another boring place (this is too superficial), but to see themselves more deeply through seeing the world, to see their original intention, the so-called seeing the world, seeing all beings, seeing themselves, ultimately it is about themselves. To reach far, is to let oneself reach a high and far goal. The indifference here is not a disregard for everything, but a relaxation and emptiness, a state of freedom, after all, we still have to be ambitious, what ambition? I think, it's nothing more than this infinite beauty, we should love it infinitely. Love people, love nature, love all the good, love with heart and effort, that's good. Thinking of this moment, this scene, this feeling, this situation, sipping a sip of coffee, my heart suddenly feels relieved. The beauty of Shuhe is quiet, indifferent, the beauty of Shuhe, touches the heart of travelers the most.