Sunday, 15 January 2012

桂林之到访神仙之旅的第二天 Day 2 in Guilin

首先,想跟各界人士道个歉,我竟然忘了介绍我的朋友们,哈哈,好,得将功赎罪,特地设计了精美海报来表示我的诚意。请看。。。

At first, I'd like to apologize as I forgot to introduce my friends to you guys. Lolx, is ok, I've made a great poster to show my sincerity. Kindly have a look...


好,言归正传。第二天一大清早我们就带着寒意游漓江去了。坐在船上的我们,随着船只缓缓前行,寒风不停地侵袭,冷得我直打哆嗦,偶尔还会防不胜防地被波浪溅湿了裤子。船夫大哥与王导不忘跟我们介绍这里几座有名的山,有形似唐僧的,越过另一座又有像书生的,什么贪官的,听得我头昏脑胀。王导说着说着,就念起了金句来:


哈哈,见识到我们王导的厉害了吧?他可是一肚子墨水,学富五车的哩!好,不能像大话西游里的唐僧那么罗嗦,咱们好好欣赏美图去吧!

In the next early morning, we took a river cruise on Li River. It was a cold morning where the wind kept on biting us and sometimes, water could splash on our pant. If you use your imagination, you will see many figures from the peaks along the river.

清晨老伯已开始一天的生计
uncle was fishing in the morning with his ospreys





这里就是印象刘三姐的现场!
the spot where the Impression San Jie Liu theater took place
山水相辉映
reflection
漓江波光粼粼
Morning view in Li River
石山无时无刻伴随着漓江左右
Karst peaks stand along the river
好风光不忘留影
 took picture on the boat
美人美景
you are so beautiful
上岸游览片刻
stopped by on a shore
跟非常可爱逗趣的小孙悟空照一张
photo with a cute monkey
石羊对这只猴子情有独钟,因为它逗得他开心不已
The monkey brought a lot of fun to Shi Yang, you can observe from his face
临别前大合照
had a group photo before leaving

下一站我们去走访位于荔浦县的银子岩。这个溶洞有着千奇百怪的钟乳石,有大到犹如天琴般的,也有一柱擎天的,加上了五彩缤纷的灯光照射,显得额外耀眼夺目。

The next destination was a cave called Yinziyan, which locates at Lipu County. There are many shapes of the stalactites and stalagmites which decorated with colorful lights.

形形色色的钟乳石
colorful stones
大自然的鬼斧神工
attractive shapes
这是大自然的母亲
mother nature

竟想不到我们也不知不觉花了近1小时15分浏览整个洞穴,出来时大家都气喘如牛。之后,我们正式往桂林市出发去,大概也有两个小时的路程。这又是大好机会在车上睡个好觉了!不过千万要注意,如果王导正滔滔不绝给你介绍一路上的风景点,最好别呼噜噜睡着,否则你就会听到这一句话从你耳边飘来:

Can't believe that we spent almost 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the journey in the cave, made us so tired. After this, we were heading to Guilin city which took us nearly 2 hours to reach there. Thought to have a nap in the car? Be aware don't do that when Mr Wong is explaining the history of the view along the road, else you might hear this.....

Mr Wong quote: into the car> sleep, out from the car> pee, return to country> forget everything ~ (lol)

是不是觉得王导好风趣?哈哈,对呀!既然那么有兴致,再送上王导另一句名言。记得我们额外付了几个不包括在原本行程的旅游景点费用时,王导安慰地说了句话,听得我们全车人笑翻肚皮:

He is so funny, isn't him? I remember that we used to pay him expense for additional trip, when he received the money, he said:

Mr Wong quote: spend all the money, make your country proud ~

晚饭后,我们与梦幻漓江有个约会。原本不抱任何期待,因为昨晚才刚刚欣赏过一出精彩绝伦的印象刘三姐,梦幻漓江的内容是什么根本毫无头绪。直到观赏完毕,我不禁要给5颗星,还冲动得想站起来鼓掌5分钟以示敬意呢!实在太精彩了,从来没想过杂技中可以有芭蕾,什么“蹬伞”、“凌空飞人”、“滚灯”、”蹬人”和“钻圈”等高难度杂技简直让我直呼过瘾,看得我惊呼连连,十分投入其中。难怪,这可是国内外获奖无数的的表演。

We went for a circus show called Dreamlike Lijiang after having dinner at Guilin city. This was an extremely fantastic show that totally out of my expectation. The show combines acrobatic and ballet, bring to you the stage effects that you never seen before. I admit that i was very exited throughout the show. May be you don't know, this show is the award winner inside and outside the country.

演出内容很丰富,绝不单调,有的项目让你仿佛置身4D电影中
various content in the show, some will make you feel like 4D cinema
年纪轻轻的小演员,表演丝毫不怯场
young actors that were so pro~

这位女演员,从下叠起椅子,再从上甩掉椅子,让我看得坐立不安,好棒啊
her performance made me worry but she never disappoint me







怎能少了传统舞蹈?
traditional dance
看完表演,心里澎湃不已
after watching the show, it took me quite sometime to calm down...
他们的表演绝对是用心的,落幕后,还可以跟他们免费合照,诚意十足
a big applause to all the great performers, you can take picture with them for free some more

谢幕后,我感慨不已,他们的精彩演出真的打动了我。尤其那班年纪轻轻的演员们,以其完美的熟练度完成了一个又一个的高难度表演项目,非常专业。台上一分钟,台下十年功。在公司工作的你(其实说我自己),抱怨前请想想他们,五六七岁时的你在干嘛?。。。 来到桂林,千万别错过了这场演出,否则你将被甩到半空中哦!哈哈。

I gained a full satisfaction after watching the show. They were so professional especially those young actors and actresses. No pain no gain. I believe they have been working very hard to get all this hard performance complete seamlessly. I really appreciate that. Once again, remember to watch this show when you have the opportunity to visit Guilin, don't ever miss out! Serious warning...


Tuesday, 10 January 2012

桂林之到访神仙之旅的第一天 First Day in Guilin


2011年11月,我与同事们因一个机缘巧合,相约了远赴这一趟中国旅程。

桂林呀,风景美如画这是无人不晓,桂林山水甲天下已经把它的美叙述得淋漓精致。这次总算有机会一睹它的芳颜了,掀开了历史性的一刻,那就是纯风景欣赏之旅,借此再碰碰运气有没有机会遇见神仙了。神仙们,我们来啰!到底神仙长什么样子?急什么,跟着我走就是啦!GO!

In the 2011 November, we got a chance to visit Guilin at China. It's a world heritage site which famous with the beautiful scenery. Are you ready to travel with me? Lets fall into the paradise on earth.

我与我的同事友人全“家”福
My friends & I

王导,即是我们整趟旅程的导游与一名师傅(就是司机的称呼)去机场接待我们,把我们先载到了阳朔,从那里开始我们的8天漫长的旅程。阳朔县,纯朴得很,路上左右两旁皆是连绵不断的喀斯特石山。这里清新无比的空气,简直让我们活像神仙,瞬间那死火山般的快乐细胞一一激活了。

听过陶渊明的桃花源记吗?那你可否想像到它是怎么样的?我只想告诉你不必想啦,跟我走进这称为世外桃源的景区,肯定你也会为之流连忘返,沉迷于其“美色”之中。这里完美结合了山水与壮族文化特色。跟着我用图片一一浏览景如其名的世外桃源吧!走吧!

Our tour guide, Mr Wong and his driver fetched us from the Airport and sent us to Yangshuo county. Here we started our journey. Yangshuo is a tranquil place, with a lot of karst peaks along the road. 

Shangri-La, not the one in Himalaya, is a scenic spot which built according to the description of a poet from Jin Dynasty, Tao Yuanming. This is such a wonderful place that you can view the breathtaking scene and understand the culture of Zhuang ethnic group.

阳朔县的绝不可错过的一个景点 - 世外桃源
Shangri-La scenic spot, YangShuo
在景区里活动的少数民族,特别温文尔雅
Zhuang people
清澈见底的水
water weeds in the crystal clear water
我们乘舟欣赏江边景色
beautiful scene along the riverside
小船划呀划,舞者跳呀跳
Enjoy the short performance when the boat passes by each spot
笔者可是与流行并进,现时什么最夯:那些年,我们一起追的女孩咯!
Funny photo - just for fun
如此旖旎美景不拍照,那何时才拍呢?嘻~
have a group photo with beautiful scene
上岸后,我们就去品尝当地米酒
enjoy the rice wine after go ashore
景区里的每一块田地都让我感觉到大自然的美丽
such a beautiful farm field on earth
壮族姑娘抛绣球啦,大伙儿兴奋不已,都想接到绣球作为纪念,也可赠给心爱的人哦!
Get the Hydrangea and pass to your love one! Let he/she know your love~
美丽如画的山与水
combination of water and peaks form an amazing drawing











告别了世外桃源景区,我们就往遇龙河出发去,乘竹筏游河去了。遇龙河有多迷人?不用多说,有图为证,慢慢欣赏吧,免费滴!不是刻意卖花赞花香,须知桂林山水甲天下,下一句是什么?看下去自有分晓。。。

After that, we matched toward Yulong River and went for bamboo rafting. Guilin is known for it's "1st class" scenery, then how to describe Yangshuo? Look carefully, Yangshuo is the 1st class within 1st class. lol, not believe me? Just take a look yourself.

阳朔的遇龙河,一条平静秀美的河流
Yulong River
遇龙河呀,请问这里可是神仙旅馆吗?
Yulong River, is there any hotel for god here?
到底他们去哪儿?神情如此紧张~
Where were they going? What made them looked so worry?
歌声嘹亮动人的“刘三姐”,一唱歌就撼天动地,可以考虑参加歌唱比赛了~
You will need to sing together with San Jie Liu while rafting on the river, no wonder they're so worry. lol
“刘三姐”赠的绣球,但可别想歪了哦
John was so lucky to get the gift from San Jie Liu
河上还有其他不同的竹筏设备
different type of bamboo rafts
我们上岸停歇了一下子
Went ashore for photo shooting
当天忽然细雨纷纷,巧妙的把景物弄成朦胧美
The river seems so nice when raining
船夫辛劳的工作中
life of boatman
划船有多难?不难,只是很吃力而已,哈哈~
If we were the boatman....

畅游完遇龙河,我们就到酒店放下行李顺道歇一歇。直到晚上,我们就去观赏印象刘三姐世界最大型的自然剧场。这可是鼎鼎大名张艺谋的杰作。演员在江上表演,山水成了自然布景。

After cruising, we went to hotel to drop down our luggage and had a rest. At night, we went to watch the world largest natural theater, Impression San Jie Liu. This show is directed by Zhang Yimou. The show is performed on the river, peaks and river become the natural background to the show.

刘三姐的魅力惊人,竟然迎来了只大怪兽,请你用眼睛仔细瞧一瞧是不是
As i told you, peaks are every where in Yangshuo, don't be frighten by them
印象刘三姐实景剧场外
Outside the theater
我们来早了,待会就真的爆满了
we came so early, it was full later on before the show starts
此剧历时一小时半,精彩连连
Impression San Jie Liu, an amazing show for 1 and half hour
此剧最引人入胜的就是浩瀚的场面与星光熠熠的画面
The lighting effect is one of the special elements throughout the show

就这样,我们结束了精彩且充实的一天。期待明天的到来。

It was a wonderful first day in Yangshuo. We were ready for tomorrow.