" That's right, this was reinforced in modern times. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the excavation was also done by digging holes and building boardwalks. One of the distinctive features of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes is that most of the caves are dug on the cliffs. The caves are all built on the cliffs and the highest point is 70 meters. The boardwalk had been reinforced with reinforced concrete, and there were guardrails on the outside.”
Zhang Xiao smiled and joked,"But people with acrophobia will still have a thrilling feeling when they climb these winding and winding paths."”
"And did you know? The ancient path of Mount Hua's Azure Dragon Ridge is still there. You can experience it. Back then, Han Yu cried and could not get down the mountain after climbing halfway. After all, Mount Maiji was a 5A scenic spot. How could they not reinforce the tourist roads?”
He kept talking and the people who were listening were also very excited. However, other than the few students, there were also some tourists who surrounded him and listened curiously.
He took out a bottle of mineral water from Chai's backpack and drank two mouthfuls to moisten his throat.
"666, Brother Xiao, it's a pity that you're not a tour guide!”
"Brother Xiao is right. In 1991, when my mother carried me up the stone cave, it was a wooden staircase. At that time, I was quite scared. I didn't dare to walk the entire time, and my mother was so scared that she was covered in sweat.”
"When I was in university, I went to Tianshui specifically for the grottoes of Maiji Mountain. The terrain was too steep to copy, and I didn't even dare to climb. Brother Xiao said it very brilliantly!"
"Hey, the Grotto of Maiji Mountain should have hired Brother Xiao as a tour guide, haha!!”
'Ryo Karasuma' rewarded him with 5 rockets.
Little Goody boarded the rocket x1.
"What should I call it?" Shark fin tip x20.
'I'm just a little brat' tipped fishballs *666
As the group of university students listened, they took out their notebooks from time to time to take notes. Then, the girl with square-framed glasses looked at Zhang Xiao curiously and asked with a smile,"Host, how long are you planning to stay here? Can we follow you? Don't worry, we definitely won't disturb you. We just want to listen to your science ~"
The others also looked at Zhang Xiao with anticipation.
"Anything is fine. I don't care. Do you know why the statues in the Grottoes of Maiji Mountain are so well-preserved?”
Why?
Everyone looked at Zhang Xiao curiously.
Zhang Xiao rubbed his chin and looked up."This is due to the location of the grotto being far away from Tianshui City. It is located in the deep mountains and old forests. The air is humid, which helps to preserve the clay Buddha statues. The decline of Buddhism gradually faded out of people's sight, and no one cared about it; The boardwalk was made of wood and easily rotted. In addition, it had been in disrepair for a long time and was built on a cliff, so no one dared to come and steal the statue. However, the murals had fallen off early because of the humidity, so none of the murals in the Mogao Grottoes were intact.”
"Ah, what a pity!"
"That's right. I still remember that many of the murals in the Mogao Grottoes were stolen by foreigners.!”
" Don't forget the national humiliation!!!"
Zhang Xiao and the few university students walked up together. However, just as they were about to climb the plank road, they saw a group of people rushing towards them.
"Young man, do you need a tour guide? 50 yuan per person will do!"
Among these people, there were some aunties and many middle-aged men who spoke in dialect. They scrambled to introduce themselves to Zhang Xiao and the others.
The university students who saw this scene for the first time were shocked. Zhang Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Did they encounter a wild tour guide?
This was simply a disgrace to the Maiji Mountain Grotto scenic area. He really did not know if they were related to the person in charge of the scenic area. Why would they allow them to do whatever they wanted here?!
"Please make way, everyone. Sorry, we don't need it!”
In short, Zhang Xiao and the others avoided them as much as they could. The group of tour guides were still gossiping non-stop, as if they were complaining about how stingy they were.
Fortunately, the group of tour guides quickly locked onto a new target, and Zhang Xiao and the others finally escaped successfully.
After heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xiao explained to them,"Everyone, you must remember that no matter which scenic spot you go to, you must not find a random tour guide. A casual tour guide usually had a " tour guide qualification certificate," so everyone had to remember that a " tour guide certificate " did not mean that he was a proper tour guide. The key was whether he worked in a formal travel agency. If it was a private or small studio, it could often be directly classified as a tour guide.”
"Although tour guides have also received 'professional studies', their moral bottom line is often not very high. Wherever the tourists were interested in, they would take them there. Benefits came first, and the basic quality of the tour guide and the relevant safety regulations were ignored.”
" All in all, most of the tour guides who are capable have already gone to get their credentials verified. If you really encounter someone who speaks in a dialect and looks unreliable, you must stay as far away as possible. Otherwise, your travel experience will become very uncomfortable. It will make you feel like you're wasting money, time, and energy.”
" 23333, you scared me just now. This group of tour guides seems to have an exaggerated reaction."
"That's right. Didn't you notice the look in Brother Xiao's eyes when he said that he didn't need their tour guide?”
" Indeed, I've encountered this before. These 'wild tour guides' basically don't have a legal tour guide license. They use the method of selling at a high price and a low price to cheat the trust of some tourists. Then, they sell the tourists to black-hearted groups. Sigh, I don't want to say anything more, it's all tears!”
"Sigh, they even specially lure tourists into private scenic spots to visit and tour. They lead tourists into the mall to shop and spend money, the kind that gets kickbacks from merchants.”
"That's not bad. I also know that there are some wild tour guides who pretend to be tour guides. After the tourists find out that they were cheated, they will beat people up without paying the tour guide fee!!!”
"I wonder what the staff of the scenic spot are doing. Why would they let such a person in?”
"Hehe, connections?"
The few university students following behind Zhang Xiao were sincerely taught at this time, and they still had some lingering fears. As a group of first-year students, although they were not young, they did not have much social experience. They did not know how to deal with such a group of people for the first time.
"Fortunately, this host helped us out."
"That's right, that's right. I've learned it."
"Alright, let's continue our journey and officially visit these caves!!”
So, they kept going up and passed many caves. Each cave was sealed by barbed wire. The tourists could only peek inside through the net, but it did not affect their view. The Buddha statues that were thousands of years old were well protected.
"I personally feel that it is much better protected than the Buddha statues in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Perhaps it is because the grottoes on the Maiji Mountain are too high and it is not easy to go up, so there is much less man-made damage.”
"These caves are not big. It is estimated that they can only accommodate 1-3 monks to meditate and cultivate. Some caves can only place a small statue.”
A few university students followed him without stopping. Even some tourists followed him curiously.
"Everyone, look. This is Cave 148, built during the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is located slightly above the middle of the western cliff. The Buddha was more than a meter tall, with a polished bun. He had a strong figure, a wide forehead, a straight nose, and two earlobes. He wore a kasaya that was biased towards the right shoulder. The patterns on his clothes were dense and close to his skin. It had a typical early style.”
"And these small Buddha statues, the Mai Ji Mountain is a type of gravel rock, the texture is rough, not suitable for exquisite carving. It should also be a stone clay statue. It was really rare to be able to make it so detailed.”
Everyone followed his line of sight and looked forward, observing these Buddha statues with great curiosity.
"Go up the stairs and you will come to the Six Buddha Shrine Corridor.”
"Of course, this is the name I gave it. I couldn't find its name after checking the information I had. In order to mark its location on the panoramic map, I gave it a name myself.”
"It is about ten stories high and is located at the easternmost part of the cave.”
Among the university students, a boy pushed up his glasses and said,"The Buddha statues in the Buddhist niches are basically well-preserved. They are elegant and plump. From the body shape, they look like the statues of the Sui and Tang Dynasties."
Zhang Xiao smiled and continued," But from the facial expression, it looks like a work of the Song Dynasty. It lacks a bit of wildness and confidence, so I think it should be built during the Song Dynasty."”
"Hey, now that you say it, it does make sense!! I've learned my lesson!"
The others were also whispering,"This young man seems to be really knowledgeable."
"It's just that this streamer is really not simple!”
Soon, they arrived in front of a huge Buddha statue that towered into the clouds. Zhang Xiao smiled and introduced,"This is Cave 13's Cliff Clay Sculpture. One Buddha and two Bodhisattvas are located in the middle of the cliff. It was built during the Sui Dynasty and rebuilt during the Song Dynasty. It is the largest statue in the Grotto of Maiji Mountain.”
"Stand at your feet and look up at the Buddha statue at a close distance. From the place where it fell off, it could be seen that it was a statue carved from clay!!”
They looked up and felt the pressure of the Leshan Giant Buddha. They even felt that they were extremely small, making them feel like they had a phobia of giants!!
Zhang Xiao felt that it should not be a problem for him to visit the Grotto of Maiji Mountain at noon according to the current pace.
"There might be a story behind every statue in these hundreds of grottoes, but most of them have been lost in the river of time. We are now at the 43rd cave. This cave is called "Solitary Mausoleum". There is a sad and beautiful love story buried in it. Do you want to hear it?”
"Wow, I heard a story!"
"Of course! GKD!!”
"Ji Ling? It sounded like a mausoleum. In ancient times, only the royal family could be called a mausoleum?？”
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