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高行健文集-第15部分
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abouttoseparatethecups;theclatteringwouldstop;andassoonasyouandhelookedawaytheclatteringwouldstartagain。Heandyoureachedout;butagaintheclatteringstopped。Thetwoofyoulaughedatthesameinstant;putthecupswellapart;andstartedaconversation。Youaskhimwhereheisgoing。
〃Lingshan。〃
〃What?〃
〃Lingshan;lingmeaningspiritorsoul;andshanmeaningmountain。〃
You’vebeentolotsofplaces;visitedlotsoffamousmountains;buthaveneverheardofthisplace。
Yourfriendoppositehasclosedhiseyesandisdozing。Likeanyoneelse;youcan’thelpbeingcuriousandnaturallywanttoknowwhichfamousplacesyou’vemissedonyourtravels。Also;youlikedoingthingsproperlyandit’sannoyingthatthere’saplaceyouhaven’tevenheardabout。YouaskhimaboutthelocationofLingshan。
〃AtthesourceoftheYouRiver;〃hesaysopeninghiseyes。
Youdon’tknowthisYouRiver;either;butareembarrassedaboutaskingandgiveanambiguousnodwhichcanmeaneither〃Isee;thanks〃or〃Oh;Iknowtheplace。〃Thissatisfiesyourdesireforsuperioritybutnotyourcuriosity。Afterawhileyouaskhowtogetthereandtherouteupthemountain。
〃TakethetraintoWuyizhen;thengoupstreambyboatontheYouRiver。〃
〃What’sthere?Scenery?Temples?Historicsites?〃youask;tryingtobecasual。
〃It’sallvirginwilderness。〃
〃Ancientforests?〃
〃Ofcourse;butnotjustancientforests。〃
〃WhataboutWildMen?〃yousay;joking。
Helaughsbutwithoutanysarcasm;andhedoesn’tseemtobemakingfunofhimselfwhichintriguesyouevenmore。Youhavetofindoutmoreabouthim。
〃Areyouanecologist?Abiologist?Ananthropologist?Anarchaeologist?〃
Heshakeshisheadeachtimethensays;〃I’mmoreinterestedinlivingpeople。〃
〃Soyou’redoingresearchonfolkcustoms?You’reasociologist?Ahnographer?Ahnologist?Ajournalist;perhaps?Anadventurer?〃
〃I’manamateurinallofthese。〃
Thetwoofyoustartlaughing。
〃I’manexpertamateurinallofthese!〃
Thelaughingmakesyouandhimcheerful。Helightsacigaretteandcan’tstopashetellsyouaboutthewondersofLingshan。Afterwards;atyourrequest;hetearsuphisemptycigaretteboxanddrawsamapoftherouteupLingshan。
IntheNorth;itisalreadylateautumn。Here;however;thesummerheathasn’tpletelysubsided。Beforesunset;itisstillquitehotinthesunandsweatstartsrunningdownyourback。Youleavethestationtolookaround。There’snothingnearbyexceptforthelittleinnacrosstheroad。It’sanoldstylebuildingwithawoodenshopfrontandanupstairs。Upstairsthefloorboardscreakbadlybutworsestillisthegrimeonthepillowandsleepingmat。Towash;you’dhavetowaittillitwasdarktostripoffandpourwateroveryourselfinthedampnarrowcourtyard。Thisisastopoverforthevillagepeddlersandcraftsmen。
It’swellbeforedark;sothere’splentyoftimetofindsomewhereclean。Youwalkdowntheroadwithyourbackpacktolookoverthelittletown;hopingtofindsomeindication;abillboardoraposter;orjustthename〃Lingshan〃totellyouyou’reontherighttrackandhaven’tbeentrickedintomakingthislongexcursion。Youlookeverywherebutdon’tfindanything。Therewerenotouristslikeyouamongsttheotherpassengerswhogotoffthebus。Ofcourseyou’renotthatsortoftourist;it’sjustwhatyou’rewearing:strongsensiblesportsshoesandabackpackwithshoulderstraps;no…oneelseisdressedlikeyou。Ofcourse;thisisn’toneofthetouristspotsfrequentedbynewlywedsandretirees。Thoseplaceshavebeentransformedbytourism;coachesareparkedeverywhereandtouristmapsareonsale。Touristhats;touristT…shirts;touristsingletsandtouristhandkerchiefsbearingthenameoftheplaceareinallthelittleshopsandstalls;andthenameoftheplaceisusedinthetradenamesofallthe〃foreignexchangecurrencyonly〃hotelsforforeigners;the〃localswithreferencesonly〃hostelsandsanatoriums;andofcoursethesmallprivatehotelspetingforcustomers。Youhaven’tetoenjoyyourselfinoneofthoseplacesonthesunnysideofamountainwherepeoplecongregatejusttolookatandjostleoneanother;andtoaddtothelitterofmelonrind;fruitpeel;softdrinkbottles;cans;cartons;sandwichwrappingsandcigarettebutts。Soonerorlaterthisplacewillalsoboombutyou’reherebeforetheyputupthegaudypavilionsandterraces;beforethereportersewiththeircameras;andbeforethecelebritiesetoputupplaqueswiththeircalligraphy。Youcan’thelpfeelingratherpleasedwithyourselfyetyou’reanxious。There’snosignofanythingherefortourists;haveyoumadeablunder?You’reonlygoingbythemaponthecigaretteboxinyourshirtpocket;whatiftheexpertamateuryoumetonthetrainhadonlyheardabouttheplaceonhistravels?Howdoyouknowhewasn’tjustmakingitallup?Youhaven’teverseentheplacementionedintravelaccountsandit’snotlistedinthemostuptodatetravelmanuals。Ofcourse;itisn’thardtofindplaceslikeLingtai;Lingqiu;LingyanandevenLingshanonprovincialmapsandyouknowverywellthatinthehistoriesandclassics;LingshanappearsinworksdatingbacktotheancientshamanisticworkClassicoftheMountainsandSeas;andtheoldgeographicalgazetteerAnnotatedWaterClassic。ItwasalsoatLingshanthatBuddhaenlightenedtheVenerableMahakashyapa。You’renotstupid;sojustuseyourbrains;firstfindthisplaceWuyizhenonthecigarettebox;forthisishowyou’llgettoLingshan。
Youreturntothebusstationandgointothewaitingroom。Thebusiestplaceinthissmalltownisnowdeserted。Theticketwindowandtheparcelwindowareboardedupfromtheinsidesoknockingisuseless。There’snowheretoasksoyoucanonlygothroughthelistsofstopsabovetheticketwindow:ZhangVillage;SandyFlat;CementFactory;OldHut;GoldenHorse;GoodHarvest;FloodWaters;DragonBay;PeachBlossomHollow…thenameskeepgettingbetter;buttheplaceyouwantisn’tthere。Thisisjustasmalltownbutthereareseveralroutesandquiteafewbusesgothrough。Thebusiestroute;withfiveorsixbusesaday;istoCementFactorybutthat’sdefinitelynotatouristroute。Theroutewiththefewestbuses;oneaday;issuretogotothefurthestdestination:itturnsoutthatWuyizhenisthelaststop。There’snothingspecialaboutthename;it’sjustlikeanyotherplacenameandthere’snothingmagicalaboutit。Still;youseemtohavefoundoneendofahopelesstangle;youmaynotbeecstaticbutyou’recertainlyrelieved。You’llneedtobuyaticketinthemorninganhourbeforedepartureandyouknowfromexperiencethatwithmountainbuseslikethis;whichrunonceaday;justtogetonwillbeafight。Unlessyou’repreparedtodobattle;you’lljusthavetogetintothequeueearly。
But;rightnow;you’vegotlotsoftime;althoughyourbackpack’sanuisance。Asyouamblealongtheroadtimbertrucksgobynoisilysoundingtheirhorns。Inthetownthenoiseisworsestillastrucks;somewithtrailers;blastontheirhornsandconductorshangoutofwindowsloudlybangingthesidesofthebusestogetpedestriansofftheroad。
Theoldbuildingsonbothsidesstandflushwiththeroadandallhavewoodenshopfronts。Thedownstairsisforbusinessandupstairs;washinghungouttodry—nappies;bras;underpantswithpatchedcrotches;floral…printbedspreads—likeflagsofallthenations;flapinthenoiseanddustofthetraffic。Theconcretetelegraphpolesalongthestreetarepastedateyelevelwithallsortsofposters。Oneforcuringbodyodourcatchesyourattention。Thisisnotbecauseyou’vegotbodyodourbutbecauseofthefancylanguageandthewordsinbracketsafter〃bodyodour〃。
Bodyodour(knownalsoasscentoftheimmortals)isadisgustingconditionwithanawful;nauseatingsmell。Itoftenaffectssocialrelationshipsandcandelaylife’smajorevent:marriage。Itdisadvantagesyoungmenandwomenatjobinterviewsorwhentheytrytoenlist;thereforeinflictingmuchsufferingandanguish。Byusinganewtotaltreatment;wecaninstantlyeradicatetheodourwitharateofupto97。53%success。Forjoyinlifeandfuturehappiness;weweleyoutoeandridyourselfofit…
Afterthatyouetoastonebridge:nobodyodourhereandthere’sacool;refreshingbreeze。Thebridgespanningthebroadriverhasabitumensurfacebutthecarvedmonkeysonthewornstonepoststestifytoitslonghistory。Youleanontheconcreterailingandsurveythetownshipalongsidethebridge。Onbothbanks;blackroof…topsoverlappinglikefish…scalesstretchendlesslyintothedistance。Thevalleyopensoutbetweentwomountainswheretheupperareasofgoldpaddyfieldsareinlaidwithclustersofgreenbamboos。Theriverisblueandclearasitleisurelytricklesoverthesandyshoresbutclosetothegranitepylonsdividingthecurrentitbeesinkygreenanddeep。Justpastthehumpofthebridgetherushingwaterchurnsloudlyandwhitefoamsurfacesfromwhirlpools。Theten…metrehighstoneembankmentisstainedwithwaterlevels:thenewgreyish…yellowlineswereprobablyleftbytherecentsummerfloods。CanthisbetheYouRiver?AnddoesitflowdownfromLingshan?
Thesunisabouttoset。Thebrightorangediscisinfusedwithlightbutthere’snoglare。Yougazeintothedistanceatthehazylayersofjaggedpeakswherethetwosidesofthevalleyjoin。Thisominousblackimagenibblesattheloweredgesoftheglowingsunwhichseemstoberevolving。Thesunturnsadarkred;gentler;andprojectsbrilliantgoldreflectionsontotheentirebendoftheriver:thedarkblueofthewaterfusingwiththedazzlingsunl
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