今天和江波师兄一起去买东西。因为他们圣诞要回国，要买很多东西送人。我们顺便就去了Ross和Marshell两个店，这里一般东西都打到至少5折。 麦太说：“武汉，一个卧虎藏龙的城市，你孕育了热干面，孕育了鸭脖子，你也该孕育
下我的快快鸡了。”
武汉真是个可爱的城市。
电影里熟悉的武汉街景，真的好感慨。等我自己看了，也好激动！我在这里生活了二十几年，这一切都好熟悉，好亲切。民众乐园、沿江大道、户部巷、大桥、龟山电视塔、武汉港……采的点都很准啊，仿佛抓住了我的神经！
废话不多说了，和大家分享下电影里可爱的武汉图图。
新民众对面，佳丽广场
好彩的游轮，貌似叫“某鑫号”。长江长江!其实一块五一次的渡轮才是我的大爱
户部巷，好多好吃的！
这个地方去了无数次，很有地标的感觉。
沿江大道，很有老武汉风情。
拆了的洪山广场
湖北卤拼……
热干面，我很喜欢吃的！ 上次还跟一老外翻译成，HOT DRY NOODLE呵呵
渡轮+长江一桥 第一次坐渡轮的时候我真的好激动
长江一桥和武昌的天际线
黄鹤楼的月圆之夜，马上就是中秋了，祝大家中秋快乐！哈~
It has been almost two weeks since I arrived. Everything looks fine at this time. Class begins. But courses are really tough. And I will be too busy to write anything at that time. But I will try to write something interesting and funny here, to let my friends know and share my feelings.
Climate:
Everyday is sunny here, but I bring an umbrella in my bag, for showers usually occur in the afternoon. It is hot in the daytime as Wuhan, yet night is cool, and I need to turn off the fan. The daytime is quite long, the sky will become dark until 9 pm at night. I heard my classmates said the hottest months are June and July, so I may buy an air conditioner next year.And now a fan is just enough.
Food:
Although it is a small town. However, I can buy anything you want to eat here. There are at least two big Walmart here, you can buy vegetables, fruits, milk. Also there are food stores of China and Vietnam, you can buy Zheng Jiang Vinegar, Soy source, Lao Gan Ma, Rice, Dou Fu(I really like it!), Italian noodles,(not like Re Gan Mian).
The Chinese Buffet is really cheap here, only $5 for lunch, which is cheaper than Macdonald's. I went twice. One restaurant named "Super China". There are Chinese dishes and foods, like dumplings, noodles, Bao Zi, Chun Juan, and Dou Fu. Another one named "Hong Kong", which is even cheaper than "Super China", but it contains less dishes.
People:
People is really nice here. There are several times, when I look at the map and don't know where the building is, someone will come by and ask me whether I need help or not. Also, sometimes you will see someone will smile at you and say Good morning or hi, when I enter a building and in the elevator.
The CSSA(Chinese Students and Scholar Association) here is really a family for us Chinese students. There are usually volunteers who take a ride and go shopping with us. Yes, without car, you can not go to Walmart.(But there is also buses to Walmart. The bus comes every one hour, and I need to change buses for one time.) Absolutely, no car is a problem for me for a long time in the future. I don't plan to buy a car in the first year. And I even don't have any experience of driving in China. So I need help from others for a long time.
My life:
I settle down now, living alone, cooking by myself. I eat rice everyday. Today's lunch, I bring the rices and dishes which cooked yesterday. I have classes on Tuesday and Thursday for the whole day. Also grading assignments to perform my TA duties.
Best regards
人间天堂----雨崩村
神瀑的路上
在雨崩村看到的梅里
五冠峰的另类风彩
雨崩村里随处可见的彩绘
进雨崩路上的风景垭口上飘动着五色的经幡
充海神秘感的山谷 雨崩在我心目中一直是世外桃源的代名词，曾经反复地看过中央电视台的《雨崩村的故事》，通过一个摄影师的镜头，美丽而又与世无争的雨崩村深深地烙在我的心里。上次去云南大雨，雨崩村成了近在咫尺的遥远思念。
飞来寺去雨崩要先到西当，这段可包车，从西当到雨崩就没有公路了，只能途步。我们中午十一点到西当村，西当村口有很多的骡马，可以帮驮李和人，找了一匹骡子225元驮所有行李到雨崩三江客栈，我们一行轻装途步进雨崩。
去雨崩的路还算好走，沿途风景很美，只是一路上行使人感觉有些气短。沿途每隔一、二小时会有休息站，从西当到垭口我们基本上是一路吃过去的。在第一个休息站遇到店老板正在做馍，据说是用玉米面和着面粉，然后放在炉子上烤熟，馍很大，有小面盆那么大吧，外焦香，内软甜，店老板本来是做给自己吃的，不对外卖，我们说了半天好话她才同意给了我们两个（因为她没有面粉了）。
第二个休息站里坐着个年轻的小伙子，休息站的柱子上挂着羊头做装饰，棚子内燃着灶上放了一口很大的锅，里面热腾腾地煮着牦牛肉汤。去年在海螺沟和九寨沟吃过牦牛肉，当时觉得那个难吃呀……..可是这里的牛肉汤太香了，一点怪味都没有，真的，肉嫩汤鲜，去雨崩时强烈推荐试试这里的牦牛肉汤。
大约走了四个多小时上到垭口，垭口也设有休息站，不过这里人多骡马也多，有点兵荒马乱的感觉。过垭口就一路下行了，路相反不是太好走，因为是土路，灰尘很大，前面人马踏起的尘嚣呛喉，眼睛都睁不开更别提看风景了。从垭口到雨崩下村竟然走了近三小时，真是累呀！相机、鞋、衣裤全是灰尘，经过七个小时的长途跋涉到雨崩三江客栈时，我们已经是风尘仆仆。
雨崩村没手机信号，没网络，没通电，（有小型发电机不定时发电）也没热水，当晚住三江客栈，老板兼老板娘阿鹏炒了几个菜，在昏暗的烛光中我们胡乱吃了些，趁着朦胧月色去逛村子。村中小路上不时会踩到牛粪，走到村子尽头，神瀑客栈家今天有喜事，专门从德钦请了歌舞队来表演，见到我们这些外来的游客，表演队里的姑娘小伙兴奋地邀请我们加入他们的篝火舞会，并要求和我们对歌，大家又唱又跳地玩到十点多才余兴未了地回客栈休息。
阿鹏第二天被邻居邀请去帮忙杀牛，去神瀑时我们和阿鹏同行，杀牛的场面真的很血腥。只看到几个壮汉把牛摁在地上，我们吓得赶快跑了。等从神瀑返回时，那牛已经变成牛肉了。店老板见我们是阿鹏的朋友，专门请我们留下吃烤牛里脊，牛里脊只放点盐巴就放在铁盘上烤，味道那个鲜美呀！（据杀牛的人说这种里脊肉是没有卖的，每次杀完牛后都被用来犒劳帮忙杀牛的人了）。
告别时我们也顺便买了些牛肉回三江客栈煲汤，在三江客栈我几乎用尽了阿鹏烧火的柴，高压锅花了将近四个小时，煲出了色香味具全的牛肉土豆汤！那天晚上我们一帮驴友们差点被牛肉汤美死，而三江客栈的老板兼老板娘阿鹏差点被饿死！
A Wuhan walk-through |
www.chinaview.cn  2009-05-13 10:28:06 |   Print |
BEIJING, May 13 -- When I first step on the soil of Wuhan, the capital city of Central China's Hubei Province, a humid wind from the Yangtze River, noisy crowds and the Wuhan dialect immediately surround me. The Yangtze River is one of Wuhan’s most well-known hallmarks and has lured travelers for centuries. China's longest river, the Yangtze runs through the city, endlessly telling the legends of generations gone past. When looking through the windows of the bus, I spot the river’s running waters darting past between buildings and hear its current rushing by, excited and antsy. With the Yangtze River’s mystique, visitors often imagine a picturesque and serene river flowing rapidly by, but they may be disappointed by the slow moving river as it walks slower to observe the busy city and hear the gossip of its citizens. Revered as the cradle of Chinese civilization, one can almost feel the mighty river's history as it meanders through the city just as it has for thousands of years. Locals will tell you that there are two ways to experience the river’s greatness, walking its banks or crossing its broad body by ferry. I chose the latter. Feeling the breeze through my hair, smelling the freshness of the waters, I looked toward the horizon where the sky and the waters seem to meet, dreaming of one day swimming in the river. It seems impossible for visitors to understand Wuhan dialect, but I enjoy watching local people heaving the words in an up-and-down tone. Once I noticed a Wuhan local talking on the phone, his cadenced tone reminded me of Huangmei Opera, a local opera from Huangmei, Hubei Province. Learning local dialect is one of the joys of traveling, but, try as I might, I only learned a few words. Fortunately, Mandarin and English go along way in Wuhan’s increasingly globalized streets. Like a fashionable girl eager to put on her skirt, Wuhan skips spring and jumps directly to the embrace of sweltering summer. For the summertime visitor, the city’s sweltering heat and sticky air inescapable, but fortunately the heat had yet to descend on the city in early April, allowing me to soak up Wuhan’s variety in comfort. One of ancient China’s cultural centers, Wuhan’s imperial heritage jumps out at visitors nearly everywhere. Visitors are sure to hear from proud locals of the legend of the Yellow Crane and the 1,700-year-old Yellow Crane Tower, which sits prominently atop the Snake Hill and is one of the most famous towers in South China. The tower, first built in AD 223 during the Three Kingdoms period AD 220-280, is renowned for inspiring the Tang Dynasty poet Cui Hao, who wrote in his famous poem Yellow Crane Tower. Though the original tower collapsed in a fiery blaze and the current tower only dates to 1984, reading the inscription of Cui's poem, one can still feel the original tower’s grandeur. A central hub, Wuhan is always full of visitors, but I still felt overwhelmed as I watched as people thronged through the city’s narrow alleyways, especially Hubu Xiang, an alley renowned for its street food and a must-see for every visitor. One particular treat is “tofu skin,” a favorite Wuhan delicacy. After a full belly and a voyage on the Yangtze, no trip to Wuhan is complete without a visit to scenic East Lake. While not as famous as the well-known West Lake in Hangzhou, the lake is still the perfect place to wile away an afternoon enjoying the breeze or boating. Unlike the bustling Yangtze River, East Lake’s slowly lapping waves bring peace and tranquility, encouraging one to reflect on how much Wuhan has changed and how much it still remains the same. (Source: Globaltimes.cn) |
