Everyone couldn't help but sigh, and walked down the road from the side of the road, leaning on each other, sitting on the rocks on the river beach, watching the sun set over the long river.
People are most vulnerable and lonely at dusk.
He Huan sat on it, watched them, and turned on the video. Long Teng answered the call, but saw no one, only the rushing and breathing, and the deep and magnificent red ink-like river water.
He Huan's gentle explanation came from outside the screen: "The Lancang River originates from the Tanggula Mountains in the Qinghai Plateau. It has the same origin as the Nu River and the Jinsha River. They are three sisters.
When the three sisters grew up, they secretly ran out of the house to look for their right husband. The three sisters walked together among four mountains and three canyons. This is the great geographical miracle on Blue Star - Three Parallel Rivers!"
The tourists sat in front and looked back at the tour guide. They saw that he was pointing his cell phone at the river. Was he filming and talking at the same time?
He turned his head away with a smile and continued to listen to this commentary that could have been featured in National Geographic.
"The Lancang River is the second sister, in the middle. The nearest straight-line distance from the eldest sister Nujiang River is 19 kilometers, and the straight-line distance from the younger sister Jinsha River is 66 kilometers.
The three sisters passed through Shangri-La side by side and arrived at Lijiang. Little sister Jinsha ignored the obstruction of Brother Haba and Brother Yulong, crossed the Tiger Leaping Gorge, and headed eastward. This is exactly how the sisters grow up and start their own families. We can't stop it!"
The tourists all laughed.
"After the Lancang River and Nujiang River separated from their younger sisters, they continued southward. The eldest sister and the second sister passed through the Nujiang River and Baoshan. Finally, the eldest sister left Dehong and the second sister ran out of Banna, becoming two international rivers nourishing the Indo-China Peninsula.
The length of the Lancang River in Banna is about 158 kilometers. In ancient times, the Dai people called it Nanmi Lanzhang. Nanmi refers to the river, orchid means millions, Zhang means elephant, and Nanmi Lanzhang means the reproduction of millions of elephants.
of rivers.
In the past, both sides of the Lancang River were densely forested, vast and sparsely populated, and were home to Asian elephants. The Dai people along both sides of the river had the tradition of raising elephants for farming.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian on an envoy to the Western Regions, and the Yunnan and Yue people he met on the way were riding elephants, which was the earliest mysterious figure that appeared in Banna in the history of the Central Plains. This shows that the Dai people did ride elephants before."
The tourists laughed.
"Later, in the Han Dynasty ballad "Lancang Song", the name Lancang appeared for the first time. In the song, it was sung: Han Deguang, Kaibubin. Crossing Bonan, crossing Lanjin. Crossing Lancang, I am a poet.
This Lancang is the Lancang River. Bubin means not to surrender. This poem means that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was so mighty and powerful that all the people from all over the world were submissive, but the barbarians in the mountains and valleys actually disobeyed the emperor's orders.
In order to make this land of mountains and valleys surrender, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty moved the people from Han Dynasty here.
In addition to war, migration is the method that rulers of all ages are best at using. Because fighting may not necessarily lead to victory, but the subtle influence can be great.
The total number of twenty-five ethnic minorities in Yunzhou is not as large as the Han people. This is the result of migration in the past dynasties.
The cultural impact on a place is to spread your culture there. How to spread culture? It is passed from person to person."
The tourists laughed.
"There was no Internet at that time. If you posted a post on the Internet, the whole country and even the whole world would know about it. At that time, we all walked through it step by step. The road to Shu was difficult, but it was not as difficult as the rapids and deep valleys in the Hengduan Mountains.
At that time, mountains and rivers blocked the road, and the road was long and difficult, or there was no road at all. It was very difficult! Even after Yunzhou became a central territory, it was still a place of exile.
Therefore, they were also forced to migrate. They left their homes and came to these deep mountains and valleys to spread the grace and power of the Han Dynasty.
These cultural communicators were indeed very literate, so they sang this song and passed it down. On the surface, they seemed to be praising the kindness of the emperor of Han Dynasty, but in fact they all understood it."
"I don't understand!" said a tourist, "Explain!"
Other tourists also laughed, "We don't understand either!"
He Huan was speechless, "Traveling is difficult, and songs are composed due to hardship. Many folk songs and folk songs were created in order to relieve physical and mental pressure during hard work and difficult environments. This has always been the wisdom of the working people of our country."
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Everyone nodded.
"When people from the Han Dynasty came to the Lancang River, there was no bridge at that time. The bridge was built in modern times. In the past, the flat areas were by boat, and the rough areas were by zip lines. Therefore, crossing the Lancang River was difficult and even life-threatening!
Foreigners naturally want to ask, what kind of river is this? How can we cross it if it is so dangerous? The Dai people say this is called Nanmi Lanzhang.
Foreigners say: What river is Lan? Dai people say: Nanmi Lanzhang!
Oh! Foreigners suddenly realize, Lancang River!"
"Hahaha……"
"So it was transliterated. With the spread of culture, the names Lan, Cang and Jiang gradually formed in later classics."
After talking about the origin of the name of Lancang River, the setting sun has fallen into the long river, and the sunset is rippling in the river. The water and sky are all the same color as the bridal chamber, which is beautiful and longing for people.
Everyone looked at the sunset, hugged each other, and even voiced, "Keep talking!"
He Huan looked at them speechlessly, and then looked at the video, "After the Lancang River rushed to the press, it entered Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
One river connects the six countries, and finally flows into the South China Sea near Saigon, Vietnam. It becomes the longest river in Southeast Asia, and is also called the Eastern Danube River, the mother river of the six countries.
The second sister went all the way south from the mountains and valleys, from top to bottom, from slender to wide and flat, like a broom, alluvial to form a fertile delta.
The people of several downstream countries make a living by planting rice and fishing. The second sister has raised the people of several countries. It is also the boundary river between Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, and the capitals of Laos and Myanmar are all on its shore.
Her special attributes have led to constant disputes along the river basin. Piracy and smuggling are rampant in the river. The river has brought a lot of wealth and buried many lives. It is a very dangerous river."
Everyone nodded. There are indeed many mysterious legends about the Mekong River.
"Now, with the joint efforts of several countries along the river to combat and restrict illegal activities, illegal activities have been reduced a lot.
Seemingly, there is peace, but some people cannot see peace, and accuse my country of over-exploiting the Lancang River, causing ecological changes in the Mekong River."
Everyone nodded.
"Ah!" a girl said, "I have read this information on the impact of the construction of hydropower stations on the Lancang River on downstream countries. It is an English reading comprehension question!"
He Huan was stunned for a moment, "Well, it looks like it's just an exam material, but it's actually biased. I don't know how the education department reviewed it, especially the English materials, which were mixed with a lot of foreign biased reports.
It’s no wonder that many highly educated people have become public officials.”
The tourists covered their faces, they were all highly educated.
"So you need to read all the information. The Lancang River is a river that originates from my country. The upper reaches are high mountains and deep valleys, and the water flow is rapid. It is not suitable for the development of agriculture and fisheries.
The high mountains and canyons are sandwiched by the rivers that are gathering momentum and impacting the lower reaches of the plains. You can grow rice and you can fish. We had no technology before and the people in the canyons were very poor. Now that we have the technology, why can't we build a few hydropower stations?
Already?
Moreover, the Mekong River has many tributaries, and the Lancang River only accounts for 18% of the flow of the Mekong River. There are nine estuaries in the Golden Triangle, also known as the Jiulong River.
Of course, during the dry season, half of the Mekong River relies on the flow of the Lancang River! However, the entire basin has obvious dry and wet seasons. Floods often occur in the wet season, and the downstream plains are flooded. The water level drops rapidly in the dry season.
Our hydropower stations store water in the wet season and release water in the dry season, which regulates the amount of water. Moreover, water is a recycled resource. When we generate electricity, the water will not evaporate, but will still flow down.
During the dry season, you blame us for intercepting water upstream. Could it be that if we didn’t intercept the water during the flood season, the water would not have flowed into the sea? Can the water from the flood season be automatically allocated to the dry season?
During the dry season, how many times did the downstream countries ask us to release water? If we don’t release water, will the sky release water on its own?
So we don’t just build a few hydropower stations and do nothing to them. Our hydropower stations not only provide electricity to our country, but also provide electricity to downstream countries.
For example, Jinghong Dam, the largest hydropower station in Jinghong, is 70% Thai-owned and all electricity is imported into Thailand. This is the only hydropower station in my country."
"oh!"
"Climate and ecological issues are global issues, and we must pay attention to protection. However, some foreign people have double standards and can blame us for everything. Some public figures in our country are also raising flags.
The people who live by the river have always been aware of floods and droughts. Farmers and fishermen thought it was the Mekong River's ghosts and ghosts. How simple! But Europeans and Americans from far and wide began to blame us.
We are blamed for the floods, and we are also blamed for the drought. In short, it doesn’t matter if it rains or not, it’s our fault if there is too much water or too little water. It’s very strange.”
The tourists laughed.
"The most you can blame is that we didn't send electricity to you like Jinsha Jiangxi electricity was sent to the east, because that is our mother river! It's our own home!
Now that we are outside, if you want to use our electricity, do you want us to give it to you for free? I don’t see you giving us the rice and fish from downstream for free.”
"Hahaha……"
"But fortunately, Jinghong is just a dam. The rice and fish here are very delicious. You should eat more."
"Okay!" the tourists said, "let's eat more!"
"So the purpose of what you said is to let us eat more food and fish?"
"Yes! I love peace just to let you have a good meal."
"Hahaha……"
"Little White Dragon is the warmest!"
The sunset gradually faded, and the lights were reflected in the river.
He Huan leaned closer to the microphone and said softly: "You are in the Qiantang River, and I am in the Lancang River. They are not the same river, and we are looking at the lights on the same river." Without turning the camera to face him, he hung up and let Miss Long think on her own.