Qinghai Gansu Travel Notes 7丨 Yulin Grottoes Mingsha Mountain Crescent Moon Spring

 

9.24 Life is a detour

 

When I was thinking about today's group name this morning, I saw this sentence,

 

"Life is a detour. I don't know where to start counting the detours. Because of the detours, I am delayed on the way. There is nothing happier than being delayed on the way. Perhaps, detours are the real life." —— Kenichi Sakamoto, "Today" Shop closed》

 

So today’s group name is; Life is a detour.

 

Every day we talk about something vast and vast. Today we probably talked about, what is stopping us from living a happy life?

 

It’s not the lack of money or the lack of a lover, but the courage and determination to live a happy life. Because there is no determination to be happy, unhappiness will succeed again and again.

 

It’s all a choice, choose happiness, choose sobriety, choose to explore. It may be accompanied by unhappiness, confusion, and stagnation, but you will always return to the right path. Don’t be afraid, just walk and play, and you will arrive before dawn.

 

I happened to see my favorite teacher Li Xinpin leading a writing class. The students shared that Teacher Xinpin always leads us to break away from the old rules with her original perspective, allowing everyone to create their own rules. At the advanced writing camp she led, someone questioned whether it was right to call oneself a writer before publishing a book. Teacher Xinpin said: "We have the final say."

 

Do you have the final say in your life?

 

Watching "Summer of the Band 2", I particularly like Zhang Yadong. But in an interview, Zhang Yadong said that he had never been himself for a day in his life. This sentence surprised me so much. He is peaceful, restrained, and talented, but he has never been himself?

 

The program I am still watching at the same time is a talk show, and I like Li Xueqin. No longer focus on the so-called "beautiful" in mainstream aesthetics, no longer stubborn on the so-called "shortcomings" in the eyes of the public.

 

I happened to see this slogan:

 

I am not beautiful in your eyes,

I'm as beautiful as you've ever seen.

Beauty is not my most important trait,

Optimistic, enthusiastic, self-disciplined, diligent, pretty, funny, profitable, adventurous...

I am whatever verb, noun, adjective I want to be,

I'm so unique, but you only care about whether I'm pretty or not?

Be brave enough to recognize and show your unique self.

 

Today’s itinerary is to see the Yulin Grottoes and then to Dunhuang. We will decide what to do based on time.

 

The morning in Guazhou is also very late. We went out to have breakfast, but there was still no one on the street. It would already be past 9 o'clock. We walked through the general market we passed last night and had breakfast. Depart for Yulin Cave.

 

It is more than 60 kilometers from Guazhou to Yulin Grottoes. I came across a beautiful scene on the road. The gurgling water, the elm trees growing freely on both sides of the river, the camels grazing on the hillside, and the mountain peaks. We were a little confused when such beautiful scenery suddenly appeared in a desert-like environment along the way. Parked the car and went down to play for a while. He left with satisfaction.

 

The location of Yulin Grottoes is also beautiful. The river, the elm trees, the caves on the cliff. Yulin Grottoes also has a name called Ten Thousand Buddhas Gorge. I have forgotten all the murals I have seen.

 

Return to Guazhou and then set off for Dunhuang. This detour is well worth it. When I returned, I looked out the window quietly, feeling so happy that I couldn't describe it.

 

In the afternoon we arrived at Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area. It was still early, so we went to Dunhuang City for dinner, then returned to Mingsha Mountain Scenic Area, and rushed in in the evening to watch the sunset. Another common detour.

 

Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring is a miraculous existence. In the desert, there is a crescent-shaped lake. The sand has not flowed into the lake, and the lake has not dried up because of the desert.

 

We sat and watched the most beautiful sunset and waited for the sun to go down. The weather is getting colder. When the sun shines, it gets warmer. After the sun goes down, the temperature drops.

 

When we came out of the scenic spot, the sky was completely dark. Looking back at the desert, we saw the bustling place during the day and the silence of the night fell. Boss Bu turned around and took a picture of the moon.

 

Went out to find a place to stay and stayed in a hotel by the river. Overnight in Dunhuang.