March 14, 2021, the second day of the second lunar month

Dragon Head Raising Day

In March, everything is truly beautiful.

Sunshine, mist, peach blossoms, and a budding spring heart.

Maybe we should meet sisters,

Go on a hike, soak in a hot spring,

Take another sip of spring breeze and get drunk at night.

It's so beautiful to think of.

Well, then,

Tongjing Hot Spring, I'm here.

Here are the poems and distant places I want.

01

At the beginning of the holiday, there is a soup house called Anle Wo

When they arrived at Tongjing Hot Springs in the evening, several women departed from the city center of Chongqing in the afternoon. After experiencing the seventh episode of "You have entered the alternative route, we have re planned the route for you", they finally entered the gate of Tongjing Hot Springs scenic area at 9 pm.

So we can't trust the female driver, especially when her surname is Shi.

The Tongjing Hot Spring lies in the canyon of the Yulin River Basin, like a dark little beast, gradually unfolding its appearance towards us.

The car drove along the lane towards the soup garden, with tall trees slowly retreating on both sides. The wind made the treetops tremble, and the leaves collided with each other, making a rustling sound. The night breeze carried the fresh scent of March's vegetation, and the weariness that had come with the bumpy journey was soothed by this dark fragrance, gradually calming the heart.

It rained that night.

In the rainy air, one can vaguely see the steep contours of the cliffs on the opposite bank, where the river surrounds the mountains and the mountain paths stretch and stretch. The rocks on the mountains are like giants in the dark night, immortal for a thousand years, silently and solemnly gazing at us.

The lanes in the scenic area are spacious and straight. To celebrate the arrival of the March 8th Festival, various decorations catering to urban women are arranged around the lanes, including colorful light strips, glowing butterfly wings, and fashionable slogans. I can feel the lively atmosphere here during the day

In the dimly lit area, a uniquely shaped soup house stands calmly and elegantly, waiting for our visit.

At this moment, humans and nature harmoniously blend together, like a ladybug that has been flying in the wild for a day. The car slowly drives towards the light, which is our soup house and our peaceful nest.

The long-awaited vacation begins here.

02

Tongjing Tang Yuan is a two-story small building with private courtyards and hot spring pools, divided into 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, and 5-bedroom options.

The 3-bedroom soup house we stayed in has three bedrooms and a balcony. The room decoration is not magnificent, but it is exceptionally comfortable. The first floor is divided into four areas - living room, bedroom, entertainment room, and private courtyard. The second floor has two additional bedrooms and an outdoor balcony. Each bedroom comes with its own bathroom and is equipped with a complete set of toiletries, drinks, and snacks. Most of the people who come to stay at the soup house are a large family, with everything fully prepared, making it thoughtful and atmospheric.

The living room was prepared with welcome fruits, and it had to be said that the blood oranges were truly sweet. A large basin was filled with them, and several women ate them all in one breath.

But after all, I didn't come here to eat a few oranges. I moistened my tongue and throat with fresh sweetness, and the women couldn't wait to change into swimsuits while laughing and comparing their bodies.

In the warm and cold March, soak in private soup at night.

Can there be a more enjoyable experience in this world than this?

At that time, the surroundings were very quiet, the night was very dark, and the light was weak. On the still slightly cool March night, I stepped on the starlight and walked into the pool of warm soup.

Warmth came from the soles of the feet, spreading to the lower abdomen, chest, and neck... When this heat enveloped the whole body, everything seemed to slow down. A hot force gathered in the body, and many fine threads tangled in the mind, mixed and confused.

So quiet, no one spoke, only an occasional sound of water stirring and sliding into my heart. I inexplicably felt a sense of security, at that moment, everything in the world seemed to no longer exist, as if the entire universe was left with only me and this pool of warmth.

I began to gradually melt, merging with this hot soup and spreading out with its ripples.

That night, we were soaked in hot soup, our slightly relaxed cheeks swollen and turning red. We laughed like thirty something girls, eating cold oranges in warm water, drinking sweet orange juice as wine, and sharing bitter first love stories one by one.

We laughed recklessly, splashed water like children, caressed each other's skin nourished by the spring water

Well, it's so slippery!

03

A sleepless night. The morning sunshine pours in through the screen window, gently awakening people, which is the best way to wake up during holidays.

After breakfast, let's go stroll around the garden. In early spring, there is a large temperature difference between morning and evening, coupled with some light rain last night, there is still a slight coolness in the morning breeze. I don't know if it was because of taking a hot spring bath last night, but as someone who has always been afraid of the cold, I actually don't dislike this slight breeze, but feel refreshed.

The asphalt road that has rained still carries a hint of moisture, and the dark brown road extends into the distance, like a dark ribbon.

The scenic area woke up very early, with tourists entering one after another around eight or nine o'clock. Intimate young couples snuggled up and whispered to each other from time to time; The old man with white hair walked forward with a smile on his back; The child circled himself in a swimming circle, running around like an airplane, followed by his anxious mother, and then a man carrying big and small bags, smiling and looking at his wife and children.

Very warm, very human.

Infected by the smoke and fire, we couldn't help but step into the public hot spring area. Yes, I soaked for three hours yesterday, but I still want to soak again. Humans always lack restraint in their pursuit of comfort and ease, so worldly yet so happy.

As soon as you enter the hot spring area, the hot air immediately rushes towards you, and the cold spring is mercilessly blocked outside the door. The soaking pool area is steaming hot, and the spring is surging. Here, there is only warmth and comfort.

The primitive canyon where Tongjing Hot Springs are located has 25 natural springs of various sizes, scattered and hidden like stars along the slope, emitting steaming hot air. There are 48 natural hot spring pools of different sizes in the hot spring area, with a water temperature of about 42-62 ℃, all of which come from 1800 meters underground. After being filtered out by layers of rock layers to remove geothermal impurities, they penetrate upwards and gush out from the surface. This is the true hot spring.

Tianci Qiongjiang Liquid, fragrant and refreshing, "the gurgling hot springs of Tongjing Hot Springs gush out from the depths of the earth and the crevices of valleys, along the cracks of rocks and the texture of time, enough to warm up all seasons.

04

Cold and hot springs, a dual heaven of ice and fire

Coming to Tongjing, the hot and cold springs may be the most enjoyable experience.

Compared to hot springs, cold springs may be unfamiliar to everyone. In fact, as early as the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen divided China's mineral springs into hot springs, cold springs, sweet springs, sour springs, and bitter springs in his book "Compendium of Materia Medica". Among them, the formation of cold springs requires special geological structures. It is different from ordinary mountain spring water and groundwater. It is a pure carbonated spring with bubbles rising from the depths of Tongjing Canyon. The water quality is clear and transparent, and can be drunk or bathed. The spring water is below 20 ℃ all year round.

Especially precious.

Cold springs are especially suitable for experiencing on summer days. In the scorching summer, immersing oneself in a cold spring water at 20 ℃ for just a few minutes will instantly alleviate the heat, providing a refreshing and heart chilling sensation. The entire summer's heat and exhaustion can be washed away by this cool spring water.

The hot and cold springs of Tongjing Hot Spring have five bathing pool in total. The five pools gather and form flowers. Three hot springs and two cold springs are accessible in one step.

In early spring, soaking in hot and cold springs requires immersing oneself in a hot spring at 42-45 degrees Celsius for about ten minutes until the body's heat is fully stored. Then immerse oneself in the cold spring for 3-4 minutes until the heat dissipates, and then switch to the hot spring to "recharge". Repeat this process.

Intense cold and hot stimulation can promote blood circulation, enhance metabolism, activate cell function, strengthen liver detoxification ability, improve immunity, enhance the body's redox function, resist the generation of free radicals, improve detoxification and detoxification ability, promote the excretion of metabolites, adjust the autonomic nervous system to normalize, and so on.

It can be summed up in two words: go soak.

For me personally, I really enjoy the thrilling game of Hot and Cold Springs. Setting aside its various health benefits, I am particularly fond of that excitement - this kind of enjoyment arises from my heart's desire to be pulled down by my best friend and stimulated by the cold springs.

When a body soaked in a 45 degree hot spring suddenly immerses itself in a 20 degree cold spring, the first feeling is pain. The whole body aches, but it is not uncomfortable. It is a tingling pain, like tens of thousands of silver needles piercing you at the same time, but not deeply. For a moment, a person cannot move.

I held the position of entering the water for several seconds, from my fingers to my instep, feeling stiff all over my body - but within a few seconds, the tingling sensation gradually faded away, and an inexplicable heat instantly woke up, as if it had absorbed heat from all things in the world. My blood began to violently churn and rush towards my entire body, completing an intimate dialogue with the internal cells and organs of my body.

05

I have soaked in queen soup, and I am also a queen

There is no doubt that March is the time for women, and we are lucky to meet Tongjing Hot Spring's exclusive bathing pool specially created for women.

One by one, the queens in bathing suits walked through the "Gate of Beauty", stepped into the warm soup covered with sea balls, took photos with their crowns in front of the Angel Wing, and bathed with black swans, pink flamingos, and unicorns... Pink bubbles, feathers fluttering, middle-aged women's hearts were hit, and they rushed to the "Queen's bathing pool" with joy.

Faced with a bunch of sexy internet celebrity girls, none of us are intimidated. Swan, I want to ride too! As for the ocean ball, I also have to throw it away!

On this day, standing here, we are all 'queens', holding magic wands and having a heart wrenching play: we cannot bow our heads, the crown will fall off.

In addition to the unique atmosphere decoration on site, the hot spring party has also prepared many interactive activities - "Queen's Mind". For example, riding the cute pet beast to float back and forth to bathing pool for a week, the faster one wins, or carrying the ocean ball with bare hands, the most transported one wins... The game is simple but full of participation, and everyone is eager to try.

Unlike the photo session, most of the participants in the game are men, with their "queen" commanding on one side: "Get over there! There are still a few ocean balls over there! Use your feet to kick them! Hurry up, even faster

I think so, there are always knights by the queen's side.

According to the introduction of the on-site staff, throughout March, Tongjing Hot Spring will focus on creating a "series of activities dedicated to women", including the "sisters barbecue", which bathes in spring and enjoys good wine and food; A "women's kayaking club" priced at 38 yuan/hour; activities such as picking wild vegetables and making spring food in the real-life version of "Where Are Parents Going?" Quanye Kitchen.

In addition, an exclusive benefit card for 6 hot spring tickets priced at 380 yuan has been launched for women, which is currently available for sale both online and offline.

06

The kayaking area is a bit far from the hot springs and can be reached within a 5-minute walk.

This is the ferry crossing of Wentang River. Put on life jackets, board a kayak, and we leisurely slide into the embrace of Wentang River. This area is rich in geothermal resources, with dense vegetation and thriving life singing vigorously in the forest. The cliffs on both sides of the strait stand against the sky, with green bamboo covering the sky and ridges on all sides. We freely paddle our oars, and the small boat moves freely on the wide water surface, creating a feeling of "the light boat has already crossed ten thousand mountains".

The threshold for kayaking is actually not high. The water flow in Tongjing Gorge is gentle, and as long as you don't vigorously sway left and right on the boat, there won't be much turbulence. I particularly enjoy putting away my oars and drifting around with the current, watching the clouds roll and relax in the canyon, and watching the early spring sunshine sprinkle a layer of golden on the river surface. I also like to watch the small vortex stirred up by the oars when they enter the water, a slender one that rises very quickly and then sinks into the water very quickly... Occasionally, a falling flower flowing downstream on the surface of the water can also make people have a lot of imagination - I don't know where it fell into the water and how long it floated on the surface before it came to meet me?

The ship arrived at the mouth of the gorge, and the cliffs on both sides collapsed and cracked, looking up at the sky like a straight line. The murmuring stream flows out of the gorge, upstream and downstream, winding and twisting, with occasional brightness and darkness. Suddenly, I remembered the praise written by the Qing Dynasty literati Zhou Kaifeng for Tongjing, who spared no effort in writing and writing: "There are many magnificent barrel wells, and the source seeking scenery is not endless. The beautiful mountains are graceful and winding, and the winding paths are even more lush. Hanging trees, thousands of apes leap, and a line of sky is connected. In the place where the peach blossom falls, there are several times of fishing." In such a quiet scenery, even the slowest individual may sprout a few poetic poems. This falling flower, this vortex, is the connection between man and nature. On the riverbed, we also saw wild hot springs gushing out naturally. The hot springs poured into the cold river water, creating waves of hot air. I put my hand into the water. Well, it's warm.

In fact, when we left Tongjing, we all felt a bit reluctant to part ways. After all, there are hot springs here that are full of charm and fragrance that belong to us. I stubbornly believe that this is our poetry and distant places. In our poetry and distant places, there is the rising of morning clouds and the evening sun, the white egrets leisurely swimming in the spring pool, the chirping of birds and insects in the deep forest, and the calmness and relief of passing a thousand sails. What's important is that there are hot springs with scenic views.