Fanzhanyan passes through Shenxianju

Xianju Rice Steaming Rock passes through Shenxianju. Travel route: Wanjin Village - Rice Steaming Rock - Octagonal Golden Plate - Shenxianju. Plan to travel for 9 hours. I have already evaded fares once at Shenxianju, and that time I was with my travel companions. I evaded fares from the back door of the scenic spot, and took all the stairs. I have never been to Fanzhan Rock, but I have heard about it and seen the photos sent by travel friends. I think this rock is very beautiful. This time trip was also my first time walking outdoors after the New Year. In the past, I would be a little excited and excited for the first time. But now it seems to be commonplace, and it is not as exciting as before. I feel like I haven’t climbed a mountain in a long time and I just want to climb a mountain. Of course, I still have a little bit of expectations for the rice steamed rock that I have never climbed.

There is a circle of trees growing on the top of Rice Steaming Rock. When the sky is clear, white clouds float over the top of the rock. From a distance, it looks like rice is steaming in a steamer, hence the name. This magical stone is located in Xianju, echoing the beautiful Shenxianju and becoming a local wonder. Every year in April and May, travelers from all over the country come here to see this magical and spectacular stone. Since the journey takes a long time, we gathered and set off from Wenzhou at 6:30. It takes about two hours to reach Wanjin Village via Zhuyong Expressway.

That day, it was still rainy in Wenzhou early in the morning, but when we arrived in Taizhou, the fog dispersed and the clouds opened, the sun shone brightly, and there was a beautiful scene of blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and green trees. This made our mood suddenly relaxed, bright and involuntarily happy.

We arrived at Wanjin Village at about 8 o'clock. Wanjin Village is still a very simple village. Although you will see red brick and cement houses when you enter the village, most of them are old houses with old earth walls and wooden structures. These wooden houses with mud walls remind us of how local farmers lived decades ago. The kind of self-sufficient, carefree life where men go to work in the fields and women weave at home is still very desirable.

As the village road goes up, several huge rocks suddenly appear above the farmhouse. The first one is Fanzhan Rock. "It's so big, so spectacular!" When I zoomed in on the camera, I couldn't help but exclaimed. The top of this rock is covered with green trees, and below it is a bare cliff. Using stone marks as boundaries, this boulder can be clearly divided into five layers. The second layer of stone marks is relatively large, and it seems that there are obvious traces of artificial chiseling. The stone marks on the third and fourth floors gradually shrank. To our amazement, the tops of the boulders on the bare cliffs were actually covered with trees. Looking from a distance, this stone seems like a big pen set up in the mountains, writing life; it also seems like a giant god, standing on the top of the mountain, blessing the village to prosper and blessing the villagers to have enough food and clothing.

We walked towards Fanzhan Rock and entered a vast mountainous area, where we could clearly see Fanzhan Rock standing on the top of the mountain. There are streaks of clouds in the sky on top, which makes it look even more beautiful and spectacular. Those strips of cloud seem to be the dazzling light emitting from the top of Fanzong Rock, which makes people fascinated and brings good luck.

Getting closer and closer to Fanzhanyan, the pastoral scenery is infinitely beautiful. The small flowers and grass in the fields attracted our attention and we kept stepping forward to take pictures. There is a kind of flower with yellow flowers and white-green leaves. It looks very beautiful when it blooms in large pieces. This plant with yellow flowers is called "cotton cabbage" in our area. It is used as seasoning for Qingming cakes. We can also call it "Qingming vegetable". I picked in the fields when I was a child, but this was the first time I saw such a large area. Later, when I saw farmers deworming "cotton vegetables", I realized that it turned out that farmers had grown them themselves and bought them.

There is a tree with red leaves planted in another field. I don’t know its name, but I know its beauty. I have seen these beautiful red leaves in school and in the park. These beautiful red-leaf trees are like beautiful and gentle girls in red, nestling under the rice steaming rock. They look so delicate and charming, so beautiful!

We walked along the pastoral road towards the mountains, and soon we came to the reservoir. This reservoir is quiet and quiet, with no ripples on the water and is as clear as a mirror. The reflection of the surrounding trees on the water is like an oil painting. There is a branch that has just grown fresh green leaves, boldly reaching out to the reservoir, and having close contact with the blue water surface, as if looking in a mirror, reflecting its beauty; the bright green leaves and the blue water surface form a strong contrast. The contrast looks so different. I seem to see the inner voice of the branches with fresh green leaves: It turns out that they also love beauty.

We went up along the path beside the reservoir, and after a while we came to a broad sloping rock back. The back of the rock is tilted at about 60 degrees and the surface is rough, so it is not difficult to climb. However, it is still slippery where there is water flowing through it. The back of the rock is about a hundred meters from the bottom to the top. It is very difficult to climb from the bottom to the top in one go.

We walked on the back of the rock and entered the jungle. We followed the path explored by our jungle trekkers and soon came to the foot of a huge boulder. This boulder is about a hundred meters high, and water is constantly floating down from it. It looks like a waterfall but is not a waterfall because the water is too small to reach the waterfall. Some travel friends said that if the water flow is strong, this place will become a spectacular sight like Dalongqiu Waterfall. I think by then, it will be very difficult to get over it. Looking at the arc of the boulder rock wall, it is obvious that it was the result of being washed away by water. It is also obvious that there was once a spectacular scene of Dalongqiu Waterfall here.

We went up the slope to the right of the boulder, and soon entered the jungle again. After crossing for a while, I hesitated because there are two roads to cross here, one is to continue upward and cross over the cliff, and the other is to cross to a ravine. Duxiu and Meie crossed over from the upward cliff. And we took a shortcut - up the ravine. However, it is not easy to cross the ravine. Because the ravine is too steep and there are big rocks blocking the way. The strong donkeys walking in front, Feng Yuyin and Wei Shao, used their climbing abilities to climb up first, find a tree trunk and tie a rope, and use the rope to pull us up. At this time, I also used my thighs, hands, and shoulders to help them get up. When they stepped on my thighs and climbed up, I felt very happy. However, when they saw me struggling to climb up below, they were worried about me. "It's okay! I can go up." I comforted them. After saying that, I tied the rope with my hands and pulled it hard, and came up with my butt against the stone. When they saw me coming, they were all happy and laughed happily. At this time, I can feel how important it is for everyone to go outdoors, unite, help each other, and comfort each other.

We continued to walk through the jungle and climbed to a relatively flat place, where we would stop and rest. During the break, of course, don’t forget to take pictures of the beautiful scenery. The little nameless flower in the jungle is still very eye-catching. Although they are only small flowers and are not as conspicuous and attract people's attention as the flowers that are often seen by people, they bloom silently in dark places and do not compete with other flowers. This in itself is a kind of spirit and deserves respect. And they also bring happiness and encouragement to us travel friends.

This season is also the season when rhododendrons are in full bloom. Although we didn’t see many rhododendrons on the route we crossed, we were still ecstatic to see red azaleas by chance.

Some of this route is climbed down from the rock wall, and some is climbed up from the cliff. There are few gripping points on these steep rock walls, and it is impossible for female donkeys and weak donkeys without certain climbing abilities to climb up. Therefore, you need the help of ropes and travel friends to get up. Sometimes, the road suddenly disappears while walking. Thanks to the blue ribbons, red ribbons, tree felling marks, and mineral bottles used as road signs left by previous trail explorers, we were able to cross smoothly. Therefore, here, we would like to express our highest respect to those travel friends who explore the road.

At around 12 noon, we ate on the plains in the jungle. There is no water source here, so everyone eats their own dry food and drinks their own drinks. There were 18 people sitting together in a place less than two square meters, which was a bit crowded, but we had a great time eating. "This is really experiencing nature!" I said to myself.

We climbed one mountain after another, stopping to drink some water when we were thirsty, eating something when we were hungry, and washing our faces to cool down whenever we saw water.

By the end, everyone was a little anxious. I walked through so many mountains, from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top. I don’t know how many mountains I climbed over, I can’t even count them. And as I climbed up and down the mountain, my irritability and irritability increased one after another, and my spirit was unstable. When we said we couldn't walk any faster, the scenic spot in front of us arrived, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. We arrived at the scenic spot around 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

We continued to wander around the Shenxianju Scenic Area. The most beautiful scenery in Shenxianju is on the top of the mountain. The suspension bridge is built on two peaks and suspended in the valley. People walking here feel like they are roaming in the air. It is so magical. The cliffs on both sides are lined with strange peaks, which look like animals, birds and objects, making people think of them. The winding ramp is built on the cliff, like a giant dragon emerging from the sky, hovering among the peaks, making people admire the wonders of artificial craftsmanship. Beautiful boulders are all exposed on various mountain tops. They echo the blue sky and white clouds. If there is a little mist, it will be like heaven and earth, like a fairyland. Traveling here is like walking into a painting, it’s so beautiful!

The cable car in Shenxianju is also a must-have, which is convenient for those parents with limited mobility and children.

It takes about an hour or two to tour the entire mountain top scenery. Since I had been to Shenxianju before, I visited the suspension bridge and then went down. The way down the mountain is a narrow and steep stone staircase. The steps on each step are deeply spaced, so if you have bad knees, it will be very painful to go down. Although my knees are fine, the crawling in the previous few hours has already made my thighs numb and painful, so when I walk fast down, my feet are a little unruly and trembling. So I walked cautiously. I also said to myself: "Safety first is the most important thing!"

The scenery below is also beautiful. If you occasionally look up, you will see a huge rock standing in front of you, which will make you amazed. As you walk, you will hear the gurgling sound of the stream in the canyon from time to time, and the "chirp" of birds will ring in your ears, which makes you very happy. Obviously going down the mountain is much easier than climbing it. As you get further down, there are waterfalls one after another, each one more beautiful and more exciting than the last. When you are tired from walking, it would be best to stop and watch the waterfalls, take pictures of them, and have some fun.

Arriving below the scenic spot, it seems much quieter than the valley, because there are no more waterfalls. Gurgling sound. The quiet stone path runs through the entrance of the scenic spot. Follow this trail and you will come to Jiangjun Rock. General Rock is also the closest attraction to the ground. Not far below it stands a stone with the words "General Rock" clearly engraved on it. The font is dyed with green paint. Although it is not as eye-catching as the red paint, it is in harmony with the surrounding cyan environment.

Then walk forward along the stone path. Not far away, there is a stream with a small bridge standing on both sides of the stream. This bridge is called - "Hexian Bridge". After crossing the bridge, continue walking along the stone path, passing the ruins of Xi'an Temple and the study room, and you will reach the front exit of Shenxianju.

At around 4:30, I walked out of the entrance of the scenic spot and ended my journey through the area. The crossing was half an hour earlier than planned.