The dinner was filled with joy, and everyone was extrely happy.
And the competition in Lu Zhou had co to an end.
The next competition would be held in another city in Hui Province.
Everyone couldn’t help but be curious and excited about which city the next competition would be in.
As for the location of the next competition, the program team had actually announced it long ago.
The four competitions in Hui Province would be held in four different river systems: the Yellow River System, the Huai River System, the Yangtze River System, and the Qiantang River System.
This is because Hui Province rarely possesses these four major river systems.
The just-concluded competition was held at Chaohu Lake, completing the competition for the Yangtze River System.
And it’s uncertain which of the other three river systems the next competition will take place in.
Since the competition wouldn’t start for another week, everyone had the ti to wander around during this week.
On the first day, everyone just casually wandered around Luzhou City, considering it a leisure break after the competition.
On this day, they mainly visited two places, both of which were related to famous historical figures.
One was Bao Gong Temple, the shrine of the historically renowned Bao Zheng, also known as Bao Qingtian.
This place wasn’t very conspicuous, located within the urban area of Luzhou, even amidst bustling streets.
A small path on a green corridor ford by a small river led to it, not very luxurious, yet quite peaceful and beautiful.
Everyone couldn’t help but sigh with admiration at this place.
Bao Qingtian is an undeniably famous figure, yet his shrine was built in such a bustling area, with hardly anyone coming to pay respects, let alone worship.
Although many rember him, it seems that few are willing to make a special trip to see him, as there are no scenic landscapes or famous mountains here.
However, on the bright side, if Bao Gong were indeed living in such a place, not being frequently disturbed by posterity, he might just have been able to enjoy himself.
The other location was Li Mansion.
The so-called Li Mansion is the forr residence of Li Hongzhang.
This was Li Hongzhang’s family ho, very grand and majestic, with a large scale, which made everyone exclaim in admiration.
Compared with the ancients, although they are now quite wealthy, their level of pomp and circumstance still falls far short.
This residence alone is like a small town, simply too large.
The courtyards and houses inside are lined up in rows, resembling a palace, and it is the largest existing ancient residence in the entire Huzhou.
As the forr ho of a famous modern official, it is indeed worth a visit.
Everyone visited only these two places for the whole day.
The contrast in experiences was indeed stark, with Bao Zheng’s shrine being sparsely visited, hidden in an urban nook amid the bustling city, where clearly many people were passing by, but none stopped to admire it.
anwhile, Li Hongzhang’s ho was the opposite, grand and spectacular, attracting many visitors who ca specifically to admire and tour, even with dedicated guides explaining.
To explain the architectural features in this mansion as well as the origins of so antiques.
These are both historical figures, and arguably Bao Zheng’s image should be more positive and glorious, yet the treatnt they received was vastly different.
This inevitably makes one reflect.
It seems most people still prefer to see those luxurious and lively things, rather than the history and culture they represent.
One day, everyone casually strolled around Lu Zhou.
By evening, they boarded a vehicle.
The Luzhou trip ended at this point.
.....
After leaving Luzhou, the group directly hired a vehicle to another city, Huangshan.
Huangshan is the na of a mountain, but also a na of a city.
The city is nad as such largely because of this mountain.
Huangshan can be said to be the most famous tourist destination in Hui Province, even ranking among the top nationwide.
So, since coming to Hui Province for the competition, how could one miss visiting Huangshan?
Thus, today’s trip was specifically for Huangshan.
Huangshan, said to be a single mountain, is actually an extensive mountain range.
Huangshan stretches about 40 kiloters from north to south and 30 kiloters from east to west, with a total area of about 1,200 square kiloters.
If ordinary people want to fully explore it, let alone one day; even a week is hardly enough.
So, what most people understand of Huangshan is just the developed area open to tourists.
Even the scenic area itself, Huangshan has several scenic zones, including nine managent areas: Hot Springs, Yun Gu, Yuping, Beihai, Songgu, Diaoqiao, Fuxi, Yanghu, and Fugu, with over 200 scenic spots.
In the entire scenic area, there are 88 peaks above a kiloter in height, of which the three main peaks, "Lotus," "Bright Summit," and "Tiandu," are all over 1,800 ters above sea level, towering to the skies, magnificent and elegant.
An old saying goes, "After returning from the Five Great Mountains, there’s no need to see other peaks; after returning from Huangshan, there’s no need to see the Great Mountains," which aptly illustrates the unique status of Huangshan among China’s mountains.
Lin Yang and others were just ordinary tourists.
After all, it was their first visit to Huangshan.
What they naturally wanted to see were the famous attractions.
Such as Huangshan’s Four Wonders and Three Falls, the so-called Four Wonders refer to Huangshan’s five unique landscapes: Odd Pines, Peculiar Rocks, Sea of Clouds, Hot Springs, and Winter Snow.
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