Travel Notes | Zhongwei • If you want to go to the desert, start here

 

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The beauty of the desert is that it blocks all time and space

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"According to records, the Qiang and Rong people lived together in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Qin Dynasty belonged to Beidi County, and the Han Dynasty established the county "Zuanjuan County". In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang stationed beside the fields and set up military buildings. Place " Zhongwei " , which became place names and are still used today ".

"from encyclopedia"

 

 

I didn't know this place existed when I came, and I couldn't bear to leave it when I left. This is how I feel about Zhongwei. At noon on the second day after our trip to Yinchuan, we hitched a ride with a driver who lived in Zhongwei, a journey of almost two and a half hours. In the spring afternoon, the sun shone directly through the car window, and everyone in the car was drowsy. My friend and I leaned our heads, occasionally opened our eyes to look at the road conditions, and then fell into sleep again. For some reason, while riding in the car, People always get sleepy easily, it's like magic. Along the way, except for the Populus euphratica forests on both sides and the occasional passing car, no other living things could be seen.

When I arrived at Zhongwei, I once again lamented the housing prices in the northwest region. A double deluxe room of 66 yuan in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou would probably cost four or five times that amount. Originally, we planned to take a walk around the city in the afternoon, but as soon as we walked to the square near the hotel, we saw a taxi driver soliciting customers: "10 yuan, can you go to Tengger?" "I don't have enough time, right? ?” “It’s only two o’clock, that’s enough.” Three times five divided by two, we were convinced, bought some food and rushed to the Tengger Desert.

This was the first time I saw the desert. The sky was full of yellow sand, and there was no edge in sight. As the surf car gradually penetrated into the center of the desert, my heart became more and more excited. Horse riding, camel riding, go-karts, motorcycles...the games in the desert have their own unique flavor, but the road is really difficult, and you will sink deeply into it every step you take, and it takes a lot of effort to climb up the sand dunes. "The solitary smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun is setting in the long river." I used to only imagine the picture described by the poet in the book, but now I really feel it. The magnificent and gorgeous picture is more magnificent than imagined.

 

 

On the way back, we took a ride from a shop owner next to the scenic spot and talked about how to expand the customer base. Although Zhongwei has endless scenery, it is not famous after all. There are not many tourists all year round. The staff of various inns and scenic spots are trying their best to attract tourists. When I heard that my friend and I were coming from Shanghai, we kept asking for it. We asked about which software is better for promotion and which website has more page views. The two of us worked hard for a while and displayed some of the promotion channels we knew on our mobile phones. The two bosses laughed happily. Almost, I kept saying thank you until I got off the bus.

Probably because we were too tired from the desert trip, we both slept all morning. Only when the sun was in the middle of the day did we slowly get up and store our luggage at the hotel before going shopping. The urban area of ​​Zhongwei is not big, so the two of us walked through it quickly with fresh energy. We found a fast food restaurant and sat down to plan our itinerary for tomorrow. Probably because we were too excited about our upcoming trip, we were chatting and it got dark before we knew it. Seeing that it was almost time, we plunged into the night, picked up our luggage from the hotel and rushed to the train station.

This is my first time to sit in a sleeper berth, and it is also my first time to spend the night on a train. Compared with my friends who skillfully took out toiletries and took care of everything in a few clicks, I seemed to have more ink stains, such as brushing my teeth, removing makeup, and washing my face. , skin care, girls are trouble. Since we passed the lights-out point when we got on the bus, it was pitch black. When I was about to fall asleep, I noticed the sound of snoring all around. It's over. For people like me who have poor sleep quality, I can only wear headphones to fall asleep, even if wearing headphones for one night will make my ears uncomfortable.