One side of the Xi'an city wall is a moat, and the other side is a modern market. It seems that this city wall is still protecting the people of Xi'an today.
The scattered parapets at hand are exactly where archers hid in the wars of the past. The quaint environment allows people to appreciate the rich storyline, as if the war scenes seen in the movies were staged here.
While riding, Chen Xing felt the unevenness of the floor tiles. These mottled marks made the cyclist deeply realize that the long years have flowed here.
Although this is just a section of the city wall, there are definitely many ancient buildings, including gate towers, arrow towers, main towers, watchtowers and many other ancient military facilities.
These buildings were built to defend the city wall, and they have an iron-blooded temperament that ancient buildings in ancient towns cannot possess. If you look closely, you may be able to find traces of being burned by the flames, as well as those small openings.
These holes were made by bows and arrows.
It's a pity that I can't go in and take a look.
In this way, Chen Xing walked straight to the east, looking at the scenery on both sides of the city wall, looking forward and looking back at the open scenery in front and behind the city wall, while looking forward to the moment when the sky quickly darkened and the city wall lanterns first came on.
Although the weather is a bit gloomy and the light is very dim at four or five o'clock, it doesn't stay dark for a long time.
Chen Xing rode around the city wall and returned the car within three hours of renting the car.
Then I stood a little bored at the crenel and looked at the city outside.
Nowadays, a large number of modern buildings have been built on both sides of the Xi'an City Wall. The scenery is generally the same, but like green leaves, it sets off the landmark architectural image of Xi'an's ancient city wall, attracting the attention of every traveler.
If the city wall had not been preserved, Xi'an would have definitely lost more than half of its charm.
It's finally dark.
The lantern festival has also started. The city wall was deserted at five or six o'clock, but now there are more people, and many of them bring their children to visit. The children's screams of surprise after seeing the lanterns made me happy.
It seems very lively here.
Chen Xing also walked slowly with a camera, occasionally taking a few photos.
There is a place for renting Hanfu to take pictures on the city wall. Some girls who are confident about their figures will put on Hanfu and take pictures on the city wall. After seeing this, Chen Xing will join in the fun. No one will dislike the beautiful women he sees.
A lot, isn’t it?
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During the day, he also photographed several beauties wearing Hanfu, but at night, when they put on Hanfu and stood on the ancient city wall to pose, it had a different flavor and felt better.
There were no large lanterns at the lantern festival. The biggest ones were the two lions that Chen Xing saw when he went up to the city wall.
This is different from the Zigong Lantern Festival. The Zigong Lantern Festival likes to put ancient legends and stories on the lanterns, which is mysterious and terrifying. Chen Xing saw huge moving dinosaurs when he went there before, and he doesn’t know what happened in the past few years.
Like.
After getting off the city wall, Chen Xing called a car.
When I looked back, I realized that the city wall was also decorated with lanterns.
At night, the overall appearance of the Xi'an city wall cannot be seen, but it also has an outline under the colored lights. I don't know why, although the colored lights are a modern thing, the city wall now seems to have a simple temperament.<
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The lantern festival on the city wall is in full swing. Looking from below, you can only see streaks of light appearing on the edge of the city wall.
The taxi driver was impatient, opened the window and asked, "Can we leave?"
"Let's go, let's go, of course."
Chen Xing quickly put away his things before getting in the car.
"Lemon Hotel."
The driver then drove off and said, "You brought your suitcase and spent a whole day looking at the city wall?"
Chen Xing smiled and said: "I even drove a lap."
"Oh, what's there to see now? It's cold. The cold wind is blowing up there, and there's no protection from the wind."
It is indeed not blocked from the wind, and the nearest buildings in the surrounding area are far away.
Chen Xing said: "You are right, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that the people who were guarding the city wall were powerful. We were wearing down jackets and coats and felt cold. How cold do you think those soldiers would be?"
"It wasn't as cold as it is now. Now our winters are getting colder and our summers are getting hotter. Last summer it was 40 degrees. This year it will definitely be hotter. Hey, where is this handsome guy from?"
"I'm from Sichuan Province."
"Sichuan province, it's even hotter."
This driver is also talkative, but he doesn’t seem to know much about history.
The late Ming Dynasty was the Little Ice Age, so it couldn’t be colder than modern times?
Soon the Lemon Hotel will arrive.
This is the place Chen Xing booked before coming to Xi'an. Since he couldn't find a hotel in Tibet, he likes to book a hotel in advance before coming to a city. This location is also very good. It is in Beilin District and there are many scenic spots around it.<
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Before coming today, Chen Xing planned to visit the city wall first, and then go to the Bell Tower and Drum Tower to have a look, but the plan could not keep up with the change. Chen Xing stayed on the city wall for a few more hours to watch the lantern festival, and now it is long past the opening of the Bell Tower and Drum Tower.
It’s time.
After opening the room at the front desk, Chen Xing went in to take a shower, and then went out to look for food with his camera.
Xi'an's snacks are also famous throughout the country. When Chen Xing was in the car before, he saw many noodle restaurants, meat bun shops, and spicy soup.
Chen Xing is very curious about Hu spicy soup and doesn’t know what it tastes like.
After going downstairs, Chen Xing walked aimlessly, trying to find any delicious food on the road. When he detoured into an unknown alley, he found that it was full of food.
And most of them are late night snacks.
Isn't this a coincidence?
What about Lao Baijia Noodle House, Fumin original clay oven barbecue, lobster barbecue, spicy grilled fish, red Fuxiang stir-fried yellow beef...
Shops all over the street have tables lined up outside their shops, and every household is separated by barbed wire.
But these shops are all on the right, and there is a wall on the left, and inside the wall is a community.
The people who live here are pitiful. Not only do they have to hear the noise outside at night, but they also have to sleep smelling this fragrance every day. How can they sleep at all?
Chen Xing would definitely not be able to sleep, so he would have to come out here every night to have something to eat.
When he was choosing what to eat tonight, a small yellow bicycle seemed to slip and the wheels started to shake. The person sitting on it obviously had no experience in riding a bicycle. He couldn't hold the faucet steady and was in a panic. He just cared about it.
Screaming.
"Help! Give way!"
When Chen Xing saw the car approaching him, he reacted quickly and quickly got out of the way. He also had time to pull the hanging camera to the side.
The car was about to fall when it passed in front of him.
Subconsciously, Chen Xing hugged the person and pulled her out of the back of the car.
The bicycle fell to the ground and slid forward a few meters, hitting the barbed wire fence outside a store. The girl driving was so frightened that she kept taking deep breaths, and the hot air kept hitting Chen Xing's neck.
After putting her down, Chen Xing moved his shoulders.
He was driving so fast that Chen Xing almost stopped him.
"Are you okay?"
"Wow!!!!!"
The girl wearing a baseball cap burst into tears and hugged Chen Xing again when he put her down.
"Hey! Beauty!"
She looked at Chen Xing's face and didn't know what she was thinking. She continued crying and said, "I'm scared to death. Who threw the banana peel? It's so unethical!"
Chen Xing sighed and asked again: "Are you okay?"
She then stepped back and said, "It's okay."
A few more people riding small yellow bicycles came over. Someone got off the car and said, "Did you fall?"
There were also those who were far away and didn’t see it, so they said: “What’s wrong?”
Chen Xing saw that there were six of them in total, including men and women. They were probably here for late-night snacks, but he didn't say anything and looked at the girl in the baseball cap who was wiping her tears.
"It's okay, I just slipped and this handsome guy saved me."
The boy who was most anxious exhaled, thinking that everything was fine, and said to Chen Xing: "Thanks, buddy."
The girl turned around and asked: "Handsome man, thank you, how about we treat you to dinner?"
People coming here for late-night snacks at this time, otherwise who would walk into this alley? So she thought Chen Xing was also here to eat, so she invited her by the way.
One more person doesn’t cost much.
Chen Xing shook his head and said: "No, I didn't do anything."
The girl had recovered from her previous panic and said carelessly: "Oh, you're welcome, are you young?"
The remaining people also asked Chen Xing to join them.
Chen Xing refused twice. After seeing that they were serious, he said nothing and was dragged into the barbecue shop.
Six people, two girls and four boys.
Okay, now there are five boys.
Two of the men went to get food, and the girl in the baseball cap was talking to her companions about the danger just now. She showed her teeth and claws and looked like a very lively person. The other girl was introducing the people here to Chen Xing.
These six people were students from a nearby university. They formed a band and had just come out for a bite to eat after training.
Among the four boys, there are a pair of twins, Liu Guanghui and Liu Guangyao. The more introverted boy is named Liang Yu, the person who thanked Chen Xing before is named Luo Jianguo, the girl who speaks is named Yang Ying, and the girl with the baseball cap is named...
The girl who was still talking to her friend heard that she was introduced and quickly reached out to Chen Xing.
"My name is Zhou Xueyan. Thank you. Without you, I don't know what I would have been like."
Chen Xing shook hands with her and said: "It doesn't matter, we just happened to meet and help."
Yang Ying said: "This is not a matter of helping others, this is a hero saving a beauty."
Luo Jianguo came back with something, and after hearing these words, his face turned black the whole time.
He also wanted to be a hero and save the beauty, but why was he beaten to the throne by this man? Moreover, he was so handsome, he was a powerful rival.
He put the things down, looked at the heat skillfully, and thought it would be better to wait a little longer to bake, so he said: "My name is Luo Jianguo, and the sword is a sword. Hello, hello."
"Chen Xing, hello from the starry sky."
Yang Ying said: "I just introduced you to Chen Xing."
"Ah?" Luo Jianguo took back his hand and said with a smile: "Did you say that I am the guitarist and lead singer of the band?"
"I am the lead singer!" Zhou Xueyen said.
"Yes, yes." Luo Jianguo nodded repeatedly, and then asked Chen Xing: "Are you coming to Xi'an for tourism?"
"Yeah."
"I see you are so young. Where are you studying?"
Now that universities are open, there is still time to travel around with a camera. Luo Jianguo can't think of any other schools. So this Chen Xing is just a person who didn't get into university?
You haven’t even passed the college entrance examination yet you still want to pursue my goddess?
Chen Xing reacted conditionedly.
Look up at him.
Huh?
Is it coming? Time to compete in schools?
Chen Xing still remembers that when he ate in the Holy City, there were three people at the table and he sat like a slave. He was too embarrassed to talk about his school, and he was so embarrassed that he could only persuade him to drink.
Unexpectedly, at another dinner table, someone asked me about my school.
"Ahem, I'm studying abroad, and school hasn't started yet."
"Ah?"
The people of Luo Jian are stupid.
"Really? Are you studying in university abroad?"
"What country is it? Is it fun to study abroad?"
Several other people are very curious.
Interests are not related. They only think that Chen Xing is a very good person and is very suitable for making friends... They haven't said a few words, and no one has carefully thought about where this feeling comes from.
Zhou Xueyan let out a wow.
"What do you study?"
"I'm in Paris, studying photography."
"Photography?" She looked at Chen Xing's camera and asked, "Is it just taking pictures? I have always been curious about what this major is about, but taking pictures seems too monotonous."
Chen Xing took a sip of sour plum juice and said:
"There are many, such as art, design, art theory, modeling, and photography. It's not just about taking pictures. Departments related to film, television, and advertising are all professional counterpart departments."
"What school?"
"ensad, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France."
"Wow, that's amazing."
Yang Ying also nodded and said: "It sounds amazing. I really want to travel to Paris."
Chen Xing said: "I am still very familiar with Paris. If you come, come to me and I will be your personal tour guide."
For first-time visitors to Paris, a tour guide is very important...at least Chen Xing thinks so.
Because the security in some places is indeed not very good, if you are accompanied by a local who can speak French, at least the chance of losing your bag will not be very high, and generally speaking, you will not encounter robberies.
The best thing is to know how to plan a route and choose a safe route.
"Great, let's add a friend!" Yang Ying is very positive. She really wants to travel to Paris.
Girls of their age group still yearn for Paris. Just like Chen Xing once made an appointment with his first love to go to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower. There is a plot that feels that Paris is very romantic.
"Yes, yes, add a friend!" Zhou Xueyan also quickly took out his mobile phone.
Chen Xing responded with a smile and felt so happy.
Those students from Qinghua University and Yan'an University probably felt this way when they were suddenly asked about their school outside.
Finally I can feel it too.
After Zhou Xueyan added friends, he saw that the temperature was ready for baking, and asked: "Chen Xing, what do you want to eat? I will bake it for you!"
"I can do it myself."
"I like to bake things for people, it's delicious!"
