Feeling
PleasureXu
Xiao, West China Area
Relationship between Chengdu and Chongqing
has been like a tender and graceful woman and a strong and
masculine man falling in love with and leaning close to each
other. One May night, I, standing in one street in Yulin,
was sensing the different feelings of the city. Some friend
says, if you compare Chengdu to a graceful lady, Yulin must
be her most attractive part. A grand play of colors in Yulin
is reflected in water pools in the ground, colorful neon lights
are shining in countless bars along the street, a scene of
peace and calmness. Warm atmosphere is penetrating every corner
of the air, and you are feeling standing among booming flowers.
Find a seat, sit down, look around, talk boldly and drink
for the whole night.
The next day, I arrived in the Snow Mountain, Xiling Ridge.
Along the route, the guide blurted out the poem, “Viewing
thick snow in Xiling Ridge through the window, boats of east
Wu are berthing at the gate”. In half dreaming, I only saw
the Huanhua Stream at the gate of Du Fu’s house. Gone is the
boat of east Wu, and the thick snow in Xiling Ridge has been
a dream, too. Though I didn’t see snow, I saw rain instead.
Taking the cable to the mountain, I saw great stretches of
unknown flowers below. They are lonely, standing alone and
aloof. On wet days, I became gloomy on seeing them. They bud,
bloom, prosper, fade, and wither here monotonously, day after
year, year after year. Getting off the cable, I felt coolness
surrounded me and misted rain decorated the mountain into
a man with feminine beauty, laden with sorrow and charm, more
alluring than evil spirits, more graceful than fair ladies.
With such cloud and fog, I couldn’t see far. I felt myself
flying in the mid-air, floating in cloud and fog, appealing
and fantastic.
Rain floating in the gloomy air, cool wind soaking into
my wet clothes, I felt cold through. It was a wonderful moment
for enjoying hot spring, and there is one at the mountain
foot. I was feeling a pleasant moment while bathing in the
hot spring, seeing dimming mountains, thinly scattered raindrops
and cold night wind melting into the water. Under the gray
sky, the wind became colder and colder, and thick vapor, emerging
from the water, is just like boiled ducks floating in the
wind.
With a pleasant feeling of being free from hustle and bustle
of city life, I returned, immersing in fantasy. Where will
we go when we celebrate the fourth, fifth and the countless
anniversary of the founding of Transin? As if in dream, sophora
flowers are blossoming everywhere…
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