Jiangnan is full of flowers since ancient times. From plum blossom, peach blossom, cherry blossom, azalea, wild rose, calamus and other countless flowers in early spring to cosmos in full bloom in Nianhua Bay of Lingshan Town recently.
Nianhua Bay, Lingshan Town, is located in Mashan Peninsula, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, about 20 kilometers away from the urban area. In fact, I am no stranger to Nianhua Bay. I followed it when it was first built. From a hillside near Taihu Lake to a small town full of Zen today, I am too familiar with it.
Nianhua Bay covers an area of 1.600 mu. Since the opening of 10, 20 15, 165438 has become a tourist card in Wuxi, because of its Zen lifestyle and spring-like flowers, Buddhist culture can always attract countless tourists.
In the east of Lianhuawan Town, near the mountain, there is a big slope, and the town named it "Brahma Flower Sea". Brahma is the creative god of Brahmanism in ancient India. After Buddhism was introduced, it became the god of Buddhism. Brahma has become synonymous with vastness.
On this vast slope, a large number of cosmos have been planted since last year. Every year, when Persian chrysanthemums are in full bloom, they are as bright as clouds and the sky is vast. It is shocking that Brahma created this world.
Cosmos is native to Mexico in America and has a long history of cultivation in China. It can grow on the banks of ridges, Yuan Ye and streams, and has strong vitality. Every time bloom can form a large, colorful, very eye-catching. In the past, many people mistakenly thought that cosmos and Gesanghua in Tibetan areas belonged to the same family, but their names were different. Last year, when Brahma Flower Sea cosmos was in bloom, I went to shoot it. Some people called it "Gesanghua".
In fact, cosmos and Gesanghua are two different flowers. Gesanghua mainly grows in the cold plateau area, which is the general name of wild flowers with strong vitality in the plateau area. What can be seen south of the Yangtze River is cultivated or wild cosmos.
Cosmos in the south of the Yangtze River usually blooms in late May, but it will bloom slowly in hot weather in July and August. In September, another wave of bloom and cosmos bloomed before it started. Because of the warm winter this year, the cosmos in Brahma Sea bloomed 20 days earlier than last year. By the end of April, a small number of much-needed buds had quietly opened on the hillside.
In the middle and late May, the cosmos in Brahma Flower Sea has reached the viewing period. Gorgeous flowers are in full bloom in the undulating valley, and there is an artificially excavated stream hovering around the hillside. In the distance, turquoise mountains and high altitudes are set off against the blue sky and white clouds, and the path surrounded by Xiao Mu railings is built among flowers for tourists to stop. Its scenery is beautiful and poetic.
In Jiangnan, I have seen plum blossoms bloom like stars, peach blossoms bloom like clouds, cherry blossoms bloom as white as snow, and azaleas bloom all over the mountain. The universe is crawling on the ground, covered with red, white, blue and purple petals on the green branches and leaves. At close range, it looks like a baby's round palm, but at a distance, it looks like a colorful brocade, which is spread on the land of Lingshan Town.
Perhaps it is early this year in bloom, and the branches of cosmos have not flourished. The trunk of cosmos can usually grow to nearly one or two meters high, but most of the cosmos in Brahma this year are less than one meter high. Therefore, tourists walking on the flower path are like floating on the sea of flowers. When they look at the flowers carefully, they must bend down and stand. People in the distance can't recognize people's legs in the flower sea. People are like swimming in a sea of flowers.
In the endless sea of flowers, stands an ancient camphor tree dozens of meters high. This common tree in the south of the Yangtze River, with straight trunk and dense crown, stands in the sea of flowers, just like the patron saint of flower fields, guarding the flowers all over the hillside day and night. However, tourists can use the big camphor tree as the coordinate to identify the direction. After all, if you are not careful, you will get lost. A big tree happens to be a landmark.
Speaking of landmarks, the flower tower on the west side of Brahma Flower Sea is the most striking one in the flower sea. This tower is 2 1.28 meters high and is a five-story wind-wood structure pagoda, which is above the center of Nianhua Town. Seven of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake in the past, the legendary "Leifeng Sunset", are the best enjoyment to see the pagoda in the sunset. In Nianhua Bay, standing in the Brahma sea of flowers and enjoying the sunset of Nianhua Tower is even more peculiar.
The Mashan area where Nianhuawan is located is famous for its fresh air. Usually the sun is shining and the sky is clear, which is rare in Wuxi. Therefore, when tourists look west in the Brahma sea of flowers and wait for the sun to drop to the same angle as the pagoda, they suddenly feel that the pagoda is integrated into a sunset. When the breeze blows from the nearby Taihu Lake to the Buddha, it can also bring the wind chimes on the pagoda, which is crisp and crisp.
Between Brahma Flower Sea, there is a walking wooden plank road running through the flower sea, with low wooden fences on both sides, and the ground of the plank road is covered with yellow stones. Pedestrians walk on the plank road, because the flowers are dense, and they don't know where this plank road will lead. You can only walk one section before you can see the path of the next section. The very open sea of flowers has actually given up a plank road, giving people a feeling of winding and seclusion as a whole.
People like to compare the blooming posture of cosmos to a graceful girl, which is really vivid. Looking at the universe in full bloom, looking at the red, white, blue, purple and other colors of the universe, there will always be enthusiastic girls in my mind. This flower, which blooms in early summer, is delicate and lightly covered with heavy makeup; Gorgeous and slim. It seems that when the universe is in bloom, it is not too much to use any metaphor.
Anyone who has been to Nianhua Bay knows that this town is named after the Buddhist allusion "Nianhua Smile". In fact, as long as you are in the Brahma sea of flowers, close your eyes and hold your breath, and let the flowers of cosmos overflow, you can hear the sound of cosmos growing and blooming in the sun. This sound comes from nature and cosmos all over the hillside.
One color flower, blindly Zen. In life, when your mind and the world of flowers figure it out, Zen is there.
I am in the Vatican smallpox sea in Nianhua Town, quietly waiting for the sound of a bunch of cosmos bloom.
The Quaker's name for Sunday
Quzhou v Wuxi
The scenery is taken from the Buddhist story, which shows the grand scene of the birth of Buddha Sakyamuni.
Wuyin Tancheng is another powerful cultural and artistic wonder created by Wuxi Lingshan Scenic Area after Lingshan Gong Fan Palace. It is not only an art center to show the charm of Buddhist culture, but also a cultural center to experience Tibetan folk art.
Lingshan Buddha is the largest in the world, with a bronze statue of Sakyamuni as high as 88. Enjoy large-scale dynamic landscape performances-Kowloon Irrigation Bath, the first palm in the world, the first clock in the south of the Yangtze River, above the fold in China, and visit the Vatican Palace, the top Buddhist art building in China, where the World Buddhist Congress is held.
Magnificent buildings stand beside the majestic Lingshan Buddha, and magnificent art and unique and broad Buddhist culture complement each other.
In the evening, I volunteered to spend my own money to go to Nianhuawan Town in Lingshan to see the night scene, watch the top night light show in China, rely on the landscape of Taihu Lake, promote the Zen in the south of the Yangtze River, choose Tiancheng Nianhuawan, and build a Zen life community, aiming at advocating a green Zen life for the world with the wisdom of Oriental Zen, making my body and mind happy, making my feelings beautiful, making my wisdom beneficial, returning my thoughts and staying in the hotel at the right time!
Smile at the flowers, stunning the world, deep meditation in Yanling Mountain Town.
the next day
Suzhou v quzhou
After breakfast, visit the First Wisdom Mountain in Wuzhong, the birthplace of Sun Tzu's Art of War, and Dome Mountain, a national 5A scenic spot.
Visit Suzhou Silk Factory, a demonstration site of industrial tourism; Feel the process of making beautiful silk;
Visit the Pearl Expo Center, a national industrial tourism demonstration site; Feel the special craft of freshwater pearls in Taihu Lake (or visit Zhongneng International Import and Export Commodities Trade and Exhibition Center located in China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and Wuzhong Comprehensive Bonded Zone. Thailand Pavilion on the second floor can learn about the world-famous Thai latex and experience the healthiest, cleanest and most luxurious royal icon latex bedding in the world.
Return to your warm home, end your trip in time, and return to your warm home!
skill
Address: Huanshan Road, Mashan, Wuxi
Tickets: 120 yuan
Bus: Take bus No.88/89 in downtown Wuxi, get off at Mashan "Lingshan Giant Buddha" station, and then transfer to Lianhua Bay to get there.
Self-driving: get off at Yangshan Pass of Yi Xi Expressway, take Luma Highway, turn right according to the sign before arriving in lingshan scenic spot, and drive 5 kilometers along Taihu Lake to Nianhuawan.
Accommodation: There are many special homestays in Nianhuawan, which can be booked online in advance.