Someone with a more grumpy temper would probably not have a good look on his face, but Chen Xing never refuses kindness from others. He nodded and said: "Thank you, Brother Sha. I understand. You should go back quickly."
"Okay." He smiled honestly. But he won't just go back. There are many people returning to the city from Kanas. He has to pick up a few tourists here to go back together.
Make money, don't shiver. Chen Xing saw how energetic he was when he left. People who are about to get married are really good. The expectation for the future in their hearts is like the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning, youthful and vigorous.
Chen Xing went to buy tickets first. He planned to stay here for three days and two nights, so he must have bought a package ticket according to Brother Sha.
The lady at the visitor center didn't know where she was from, but her appearance and accent didn't sound like someone from Xijiang. She should be from some northern province. She spoke Mandarin very well and explained to Chen Xing in detail.
"If you don't shop much, we recommend two places here. One is the Fish Viewing Platform and the other is Kanas Lake. As for the Fish Viewing Platform, we have to buy 20 yuan in the lobby. For a round-trip ticket of RMB 1,000, we will drop you halfway up the mountain. After getting off the bus, you still need to climb another 1,068 steps..."
"You guys are telling me about the steps?" The beauty also smiled and said: "After all, we have to explain it clearly to tourists." Chen Xing saw that there were people queuing behind him, so he asked directly: "I heard that you have a There is a package of 375 packages, but I think you don’t have this package?” The lady was in a wooden house. Tourists were queuing outside, and there was a price list behind them.
"We haven't written this on the price list yet. If you need it, we can also give you this package. This package includes all tickets and attraction tickets. You can use it freely within a week."
"So good, a week?"
"Yes, your friend is a local, so this package is very cheap and convenient." Chen Xing bought such a ticket.
While he was queuing, he also heard questions raised by other people. Anyway, the young lady inside kept saying: "This one requires buying tickets, this one sells tickets separately, etc." Anyway, it seemed like where to go. All require tickets and tickets.
Then Chen Xing might as well just buy this kind of pass. No matter whether it is affordable or not, it is at least convenient. After taking the ticket, Chen Xing went to a place with many buses to take a bus.
If there is no luggage, then Chen Xing probably won't take the bus to the scenic spot. He would rather walk directly along the way. Anyway, this distance is just a warm-up for Chen Xing.
Not long after, Chen Xing arrived at a place where he could stay. There are two accommodation sites in Kanas, both are called Tuva Village, but one is called Tuva Old Village and the other is called Tuva New Village.
Listening to this name, Chen Xing knew that the people in this Tuva village made a lot of money. They said that women and children make the most money. In fact, boys who play games make more money, and then there is the money from tourists. Then But the most profitable.
In other ways of making money, you have to go back and forth with me. If I give you money, you must at least give me a product that corresponds to the money I gave you, right?
Not so with attractions. Sometimes something that costs just a few dollars can cost dozens or hundreds of dollars in the hands of tourists. It is also known as... a souvenir.
Therefore, the local people living in the scenic area really make money and make money while lying down. Then there are prices. It must be at least 50% more expensive than outside, otherwise it will not be worth the five aaaaaa level scenic spots.
Chen Xing didn't quite understand the criteria for judging this scenic spot, but there was a place in Chen Xing's hometown that was marked as a Class 4A scenic spot. There was nothing in it, just a small stream in the mountains.
As a result, Chen Xing at that time became suspicious of all scenic spots with a. Without further ado, Chen Xing booked a room here in Tuva Old Village.
A small room of about ten square meters. You can see the bed when you enter the door. On the right is a small mini bathroom. The open space inside can only accommodate two people at most... This is just a metaphor for the size of the space.
Such a small space also takes into account the functions of washing, showering, and toilet. It is fully equipped even though it is small.
Next to the bathroom is a small wooden table. That's probably all there is to it. In fact, the wooden house itself is quite beautiful. The location of the old Tuva village is on a flat land in the mountains, which is a bit like the location of Uncle Afanti’s house. But the difference is that when Uncle Afanti’s house looks around, It is a flat land, and the forest is also on the same plane.
Looking around this old Tuva village, we can see that it is surrounded by high mountains with forests, and their entire village is surrounded by the low-lying forest hinterland.
Although it lacks that broad field of view, it is also very refined. What surprised Chen Xing was that their houses were all made of logs, and the roofs were in a herringbone shape. This is a commonly used roof construction method in Europe. There are very sloping angles on both sides, making the roof easier to use when it snows heavily. It won't collapse under the snow.
In Chinese architecture, this type is called a hard mountain. Its appearance is also in the shape of a herringbone, with the gables on both sides being flat or slightly higher than the roof.
What's the difference? The more refined ones, with many bricks and tiles, are the Chinese style. The border areas have unique customs and incorporate the architectural traditions of many ethnic groups and nationalities. You can often see these little surprises that dazzle tourists.
Moreover, a house built with logs may be thinner than reinforced concrete, but its warmth retention is very good. You don’t have to worry about the temperature in Western Xinjiang being too low at night, causing you to wake up from the cold.
So overall Chen Xing is quite satisfied here. After combing his hair in front of the mirror in the room for a long time, Chen Xing whistled and walked out of the room happily.
This time when he went out, Chen Xing's choice of transportation was his legs. But Chen Xing didn't have anywhere he wanted to go yet, so he planned to go along the road to see Kanas Lake first, and then consider visiting other scenic spots.
Lock the door and walk on the streets of the old village of Tuva. The people you see are basically from the mainland, and they look like tourists.
The locals here rarely hang out outside during the day, and the children must be studying. There is no doubt about this.
There may be many parents with more traditional ideas who want their children to take over their classes and become herders or something like that, but the Tuva people here would never have such an idea.
Every year, tourists from all over the country come here in an endless stream. During the busier season, even a canteen has to settle accounts and change money every few minutes, so it is difficult to keep an eye on your children.
In this case, the school becomes a place where they can share their stress. And the more people I come into contact with, the more open-minded I become.
Studying is the only way out, no matter how much money they make, they still agree with this statement. It is a very wide and clean road from Tuva Old Village to Kanas Lake. There is no snow on the road and there is no dangerous thin ice. It should be more comfortable to drive on it.
There are trees on both sides of the road. When walking on this road, you rarely feel the cold wind blowing, but occasionally such a wind will give people a poetic feeling.
This kind of wind is refreshing and comfortable, with the smell of northern Xinjiang fir trees after Chen Xing breathed it in. Inexplicably, I remembered the contents of a book.
"I hope there is someone like you, like the refreshing wind in the mountains, like the warm light of the ancient city..." Chen Xing has now experienced this kind of wind, and has also experienced the warm light of the ancient city.
Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. I want to write a book like this too! The book "Passing Through Your World" was lent to Chen Xing by a girl when he was studying. Later, a movie of the same name was released, and many of the stories were adapted into it.
This is a collection of short stories. Chen Xing also has such a writing style now. He has never fully utilized his gift of writing since he got it.
Just for writing a few hundred words of travel notes and video articles, that’s overkill. The more Chen Xing thought about it, the more excited he became. He thought that when he was free, he would sort out the things he encountered during his travels, simplify them, and write the stories he encountered during his travels in the form of short stories.
It must be exciting too. Thinking of this, Chen Xing's mood suddenly became lighter, and his steps were brisk as he walked on the road.
There are many types of forests in Kanas, but Chen Xing only knows spruce trees. However, now that he has walked here, he has also seen a lot of pine trees. Chen Xing is not sure what they are called. He only sees some small animals already in the forest. Keep going back and forth.
Of course there will be many animals in such a huge forest. Even Kailash, which has relatively poor resources, has marmots. There are even more animals in places like Kanas.
There are really few wild animals that are not afraid of people. A squirrel fell in front of Chen Xing. Could it be the one I saw before?
A bit like it? He really thought too much. The squirrel he saw in the morning was outside Kanas Scenic Area. It took them more than an hour to drive here. Which squirrel has such a large territory?
I ran for more than an hour to find him. But we can’t blame Chen Xing for being blind. Ninety-nine percent of people in the world cannot tell the difference between two identical squirrels of similar stature.
The squirrel tidied its hair in front of Chen Xing as if there was no one else there, and then scampered away, disappearing into the forest alone.
As we approached Kanas Lake, there were more white birches. Birch trees are easy to recognize. Their trunks are very white and snow-white, but you can’t see any leaves yet. They are all covered with snow. I guess a kick on these trees will transform you quickly. Become a snowman.
It didn't matter if he admitted the wrong tree, no one would reward Chen Xing anyway. I continued walking forward, but not long after I walked, the situation suddenly changed.
One moment, the sky was bright with blue sky and white clouds, but the next moment it suddenly became gloomy, and the pleasant breeze suddenly became stronger, making people feel inexplicably depressed, as if a mountain rain was coming, and the wind filled the building.
Mountain rain?
"Holy shit, it's going to rain!" Chen Xing was startled. He didn't make any preparations. He didn't bring an umbrella or wear a raincoat. The most important thing is... the a7m3 is not waterproof.
Sony's waterproof function can only be said to be understood by everyone. There should be no problem with a little splash of water, but if it gets soaked by the rain on a rainy day, there is more than half a chance of water getting in, and no one knows what malfunctions will occur in the future.
In fact, photographers don’t really choose their cameras. Some of the more talented photographers have already completed their studies and are still using the entry-level cameras they bought. They won’t consider replacing them until they actually make money.
Some photographers even use film cameras from decades ago. So as long as the photographer feels comfortable using it, that's fine. There's no need to buy expensive ones.
Chen Xing is very attached to his camera. He has been using it for a year and it has never had any problems. Now if it gets caught in the rain and it breaks, it will be troublesome.
Fortunately, this is a scenic spot, not a real deep mountain forest. Occasionally cars pass by on the road. Sometimes it’s a bus from the scenic spot, and sometimes it’s a car driven in by tourists themselves.
Now is the low season for tourism, and cars can still drive in. During the peak tourist season, tourists' cars will have to park in the parking lot outside.
Seeing a silver Range Rover coming, Chen Xing waved towards the vehicle. The car stopped next to Chen Xing.
A man opened the passenger window and asked, "What's wrong bro?"
"It's going to rain, can I get in your car to get out of the rain?" The man looked at Chen Xing and felt that Chen Xing didn't look like a bad guy. Then he looked at the sky outside the window and said, "No problem, let's get in the car. "
"Thank you, thank you!" Chen Xing quickly got into the car. Before the car drove away, a drop of rain fell on the windshield, and then the second, third, and then the heavy rain fell. You could hear the heavy rain outside while sitting in the car. Awesome voice.
"It's really raining? So soon?" The man who spoke was the man who was asked by the co-pilot to let Chen Xing get in the car. He had just told his girlfriend that the weather was really nice, but just when he lowered his head and looked at his phone, it started raining?
The driver was his girlfriend, and she suddenly realized: "I just said it's dark, it turns out it's going to rain." Chen Xing was congratulating himself on his luck.
It started to rain as soon as I got on the car. With the intensity of the raindrops, even if I were delayed by one minute, I would still be a drowned rat.
Due to the rain and poor visibility, the car drove slowly. Chen Xing chatted with the man in the passenger seat. This is a couple from Hunan. The man is 25 years old and the woman is 23 years old. They have known each other since childhood and are now planning to get married.
Chen Xing wondered why he would eat all this dog food when he went out this time. Is 2022 a good year for marriage? Then I soon found out that they also lived in Tuva Old Village, near the bar.
"Is there a bar in the village?" Chen Xing asked in surprise. The girl said: "There are not only bars, but also Dicos. We just had burgers there, and they tasted similar to the ones outside." Knowing that everyone lived not far away, they all lowered their guard.
Chen Xing said: "Let's go to a bar tonight? I think the architectural style of Tuva Village shouldn't have that kind of noisy bar. It's probably a bar. In order to thank you for helping me today, I'm going to treat you. ,How about it?"
