travel starts with photography

Chen Xing is most familiar with the float parade in Shanghai Disneyland. Although he has never seen it himself, he doesn't know which nerve of big data has been touched. He can always browse short videos uploaded by others regardless of anything.

But it was also daytime.

Because the field of vision is clearer during the day and more details can be seen. As for floats, people can appreciate them if they are made with painstaking efforts by others.

It's just that people in Disney are princes and princesses, but here are monsters and monsters.

The theme of this parade is the gods and ghosts of the island country. The people of the island country may think that these are the gods they worship and will bless them. But in the eyes of many Chinese people, these lanterns and the performances on floats are very strange and fantastic.

After thinking about it carefully, I felt that their style should be suitable for traveling at night. During the day, there would be no such weird and festive feeling at night. With the fireworks being set off somewhere in the distance and wearing kimonos nearby, The noise of the people here is completely like a strong island country style.

Westerners like Seth are not affected. Although he also feels that the things that island people like are like the underworld, he does not know where the underworld is specifically. He only regards these as a custom of the island country and takes out his camera to take pictures. .

Some islanders saw that he was outgoing and easy to talk to, so they even took the initiative to ask for photos.

After a while, he came back and proudly showed off to Chen Xing: "Hey, Chen, Orientals still like men like me. It seems that the girls in France only like you because you are Asian."

"You're right." Chen Xing couldn't refute.

Chen Xing, an Asian, doesn't know much about how foreigners view them. The rumors on the Internet are not very good, but for Chen Xing himself, his treatment abroad is still very good, and he also had good luck while studying in France.

And foreigners are indeed more popular in Asia, and some domestic girls even look for black men as their boyfriends... This is simply a horror story in Chen Xing's opinion.

Moriyama Kenji is very responsible and personally introduces the legends and allusions of every passing lantern.

They knew nothing about the mythology of the island country, but with a tour guide who took the trouble to introduce it, they could experience some fun in appreciating traditional culture. If you don’t understand something, you have to find a professional tour guide, whether it’s a museum or a lantern parade like this.

If you know the reason, it will only feel a bit like hell, but if you don’t even understand the story, then it will only feel like hell.

Fortunately, watching this parade was just a sideshow, not the main course. The main reason was that the scale was too small. They watched the parade without moving, and after only twenty minutes they saw the last one in the motorcade.

Then Moriyama Kenji took them to Kiyomizu Temple.

Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto is very famous. On many travel websites in China, as long as it is related to the island nation of Kyoto, at least half of the travel notes will mention this place. It is a very famous travel check-in point.

On the way up the mountain, Kenji Moriyama said: "Autumn at Kiyomizudera Temple is the most beautiful. I don't know if you know about the Momiji Safari. Every year around December, the maple trees in Kyoto turn as red as fire, and there are also many photographers gathering here."

"Not sure." Chen Xing said honestly.

But he knew that watching maple leaves is also a scene that often appears in anime on the island country. Cherry blossoms and maple leaves, from ancient times to modern times, have always been the most important source of inspiration for writing poems and novels.

"It would be great if you could come to Kyoto again then."

Chen Xing listened silently.

There are not as many people at Kiyomizu Temple at night as there are during the day, but occasionally you can see some couples passing by. He did not expect that such a temple center is actually a place that young lovers like to come.

Soon the group climbed onto the platform of Kiyomizu Temple. Chen Xing looked at the row of maple trees outside the platform, imagining how they would look red in autumn...

When traveling to Kyoto, you may like to see cherry blossoms or red maples, but it is difficult to see both scenes at the same time. After all, both cherry blossoms and red maples attach great importance to the season, and the viewing period is particularly short.

"This is Yinyu Falls. There is a legend in our island country that Guanyin transforms into a dragon and goes to Yinyu Falls to drink water every night. There are three springs, one representing longevity, one representing wisdom, and health."

There was a spoon next to the spring water, and Chen Xing did as the Romans did and took some to drink.

There is no special taste, just ordinary spring water, but very cool.

There is a statue of Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara in the main hall. Chen Xing has always preferred Taoism, so he did not go to visit it.

They came here tonight to stay and eat vegetarian food, so they walked to the backyard under the leadership of a young monk. The road was full of maple trees that were over a hundred years old. The trees had sprouted. It looked like the maple leaves would grow well this year. .

These trees are just as spectacular even without their leaves.

And even if there are no maple leaves, there are still cherry blossoms to see. Kiyomizudera Temple is not only a place to admire red maples, it is also a famous cherry blossom viewing spot, so walking there, the scene is beautiful.

The vegetarian meal looks good, but when you eat it, you can only say it’s okay. But it’s so late at night, so eating some vegetarian food is actually the healthiest thing.

They had previously discussed staying in the temple at night, and Chen Xing was actually prepared for the poor living conditions. However, when he was taken to his room after dinner, he was immediately shocked by the luxury of the temple.

It’s not that I’ve never stayed in a good room, but why did you decorate the guest room so well in a temple?
A guest room has an area of ​​more than 20 square meters. The room has a living room, bathroom, and bedroom. The shape of the living room is similar to the courtyard when Chen Xing and Zheng Tao had dinner at noon. There is a three-meter-wide courtyard outside with cherry blossom trees. Far away is a Japanese-style wall, more than two meters high, which separates them from other courtyards.

Through this wall, Chen Xing could also see the cherry blossom trees in full bloom on the opposite side.

Seth lived next to Chen Xing. After a while, he came over with his camera and asked Chen Xing to help him adjust the color. He said with a smile on his face: "Don't make it too good, it's just a travel photo."

Basically, they all have the same style. Just adjust two pictures and then adjust the color with one click, so Chen Xing agreed.

"Kenji Moriyama may kick you out if he finds out." Chen Xing said.

Let Chen Xing help you adjust the color, who are you?
"Then don't let him know. Please, make those photos of the girls and me look more handsome."

Chen Xing kicked him out and didn't rush to turn on the computer. Instead, he made a cup of tea and sat in the yard, holding the hot tea and looking at the cherry blossom tree in front of him while sipping it.

There is also the sound of chirping insects in my ears.

Maybe this is how the nobles of ancient island countries lived?

After walking for a day, Chen Xing finally rested with a look of enjoyment on his face, and then a falling cherry blossom fell right into his teacup.

Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, carefully checked whether the leaves were dry, then threw them out and continued drinking.

Yeah, sakura tea. (End of chapter)