Notes on Swan Lake (1)

Text | Manlang

Swan on the Swan Lake

Swan Lake Scenic Area is located in the ecological zone west of Sanmenxia City, with a planned area of 12,000 mu. It is gradually built on the basis of the reconstruction of the old city ruins in Shaanzhou and the two Jianhe Rivers in Qinglong and Canglong. The planning and construction of the Swan Lake scenic area has enabled Sanmenxia City to have an urban ecological park of 5,000 acres per year, 30,000 acres of water storage and 50,000 acres of woodland. The praises of the northern water villages spread all over the river and the north and south of the river!

Every year from November to early March of this year, here is a paradise for thousands of white swans migrating from Siberia! It is also a blessed place for tourists who love to watch the white swan! It is also a holy place in the minds of photographers with "long guns and short guns"!

In the winter season, stand by the Swan Lake.

Looking forward, the lake was not panic and mighty. The lake water attracts people watching, and what attracts people more is the perch on the lake.

The floating spirits of white flowers and flowers are heavenly, earthly, white and holy spirit. They also attract people who are standing on the viewing path silly, obsessed and intoxicated, completely forgetting that this is the winter season. In the time and space of these tens of thousands of people, they stared closely at them-those white swans flying from Siberia-as if afraid of missing an insignificant detail. Especially those photography enthusiasts who support the shelf and carry the "long guns and short guns", they are fascinated, glared at the pair of "thief" eyes, and pressed the "click" shutter I'm afraid that a great work will slip away! The white swan or cruising, or flapping its wings, or gliding and landing gracefully from the sky, can cause countless lens chases and "spectators" to marvel.

This is the moment when the Swan Lake is located between the Sanlongxia Qinglongjian River and the Yellow River!

In fact, in the Sanmenxia Yellow River Wetland Conservation Area, there are several places where the white swan chooses to overwinter the habitat. Like Swan Lake, it attracts countless citizens and tourists from afar.

Swan Lake is nestled on the rippling waters of the curved Yellow River, the wetlands interlaced with trees, thousands of white swans resemble snowdrops in the water, holy and elegantly embellished between them, like happy angels, leisurely chanting songs from time to time, sometimes whispering, sometimes Ling Kongliang wings, sometimes dancing, sometimes whispering.

In the crevices of swans, cruising a group of wild ducks, like a natural "white swan and ugly duckling picture". Only the aliens among the swans-the black swans, hiding in pairs in pairs, murmured silently.

When the big swan took off, its actions were clumsy and elegant. Don’t look at the elegance of the big swan on the lake, but because it is too heavy to take off when taking off, it flaps its wings while flying, often flying up and falling to the ground, then running and flying again, and it takes a lot of toss to fly, and After flying, it is in a very elegant state.

The white swan here is supported by the local government and eats "commodity grain". After the heavy snow, some citizens will sprinkle corn and wheat on the tidal flat, to ensure that the big swans will not be hungry because of the heavy snow covering the lake. Standing long-distance, what a meaningful picture of harmony between man and nature!

Looking at everything in front of me, people could not help but sigh: Sanmenxia on the Yellow River, beautiful Swan City!

Night Swan Camp

It is indeed a pleasure to watch the white swans during the day, and it is also very interesting to visit the habitat of the white swans at night.

Starting from the city's International Cultural Expo City Square, cross the Jinchang Bridge on National Highway 209 to the west and walk towards the Qinglong Dam. This area of about 2,000 acres of water area is where the white swan inhabits at night. In recent years, scenic area managers have laid a wooden path of nearly two kilometers along the lake, which is convenient for citizens and tourists to watch the white swan. Because it is necessary to cross the National Highway 209, it adds a little unsafe factor to the citizens, so the plank road connects the riverside access road from under the National Highway Bridge and is praised by the citizens. Under the influence of seeing the white swan in the daytime, after dinner, he and his wife helped each other and set foot on the road to explore the goose camp at night. As the sun goes down, Swan Lake is in a state of affection and confusion. Under the bridge, on the side of the plank road, a bamboo forest swaying and whirling, gently separating the people from the lake, whether the intention is to fear that the tourists walk and disturb the white swan is unknown. Many aquatic plants were planted near the shore of the lake, scallions, cattails, swaying, and weeping willows on the shore swayed with the wind. Walking all the way from the wooden plank, there is a particularly beautiful beauty of the willow. Although the flowers are withered in winter, it seems a little bleak, but the teal ducks came along with the swans, and the red-billed gulls also flocked together to join in the fun. With so many beautiful birds, the lake suddenly became lively. When the sunlight was put away, there were fewer people on the plank road; in the misty night, we were more determined to move forward. Standing on the viewing platform and looking far away, the mood is much quieter than that during the day when the tourists swim. The White Swan camp has moved to the heart of the lake away from the shore. The fog was so foggy that people could not see the true face. It's just that the bursts of tweets are still so loud and powerful, making people feel that they are still so energetic! In fact, if you listen carefully, the meaning expressed by their voices is different from the highness in the sun. Passion during the day is surging, and at this time it is subdued and low; the voice during the day is survival and motion, and the voice at night is rest and comfort, so it is not necessary to be so enthusiastic and exaggerated in conversation with family, but also need to whisper pity. Humbling is telling the neighbors that the white swan family is about to take a rest, please don’t disturb each other. Hearing this artistic conception, I couldn't help thinking of the scene when I returned to the village after the nightfall of my childhood. The village shrouded in cooking smoke has long been blurred. Weak lights came from inconspicuous corners, little by little, brought a lot of vitality to the village, plus the human voice from time to time, the children cried, as if to tell people the hustle and bustle of the village during the day. Then came the sound of closing doors and lights, telling people that it was time to rest. I told my wife about the association between the two, and she felt the same. She said: "In fact, the community of white swans is like a family, and it seems to be warm and harmonious when you love each other." After leaving the viewing platform, we continued to move towards Qinglongzha. way In the middle, there are few people, and the boardwalk looks spacious and long. The sound of our footsteps seemed to disturb the resting birds on the trees by the lake. They screamed "fluttering" and flew away. They seemed to disturb the swan taking off in the heart of the lake. But they seemed to stretch out and circled around a few times to see that no one was disturbing them, so they went back to their homes. On the way back, the city lights in the distance were reflected on the lake, as if deliberately resting the swans to protect them, making the place more sparkling and illusory. At this time, the swan murmurs were weaker. Perhaps they all entered sweet dreams one by one, and they might dream about their life in Siberia. Only the contact sounds of our footsteps and the plank road seemed to be powerful. I looked up, but I saw a crescent moon hanging inconspicuously and indispensably, making the surrounding scenes appear more and more concealed. At this time, Yingying Chuo on the plank road came with seven or eight tourists who asked us about the white swan. During the conversation, I learned that they came to see the white swans from Shandong. After the dust arrived at the hotel, until tomorrow, several people could not wait for a taxi to go straight to Swan Lake. I told them that watching the swans at night has a hazy beauty that is not felt during the day. The white swan in the distance seemed to understand our conversation, and then a burst of "Oops, Oops" came out, as if welcoming this group of guests from afar. Saying goodbye to guests, walking under the Jinchang Bridge, the lights of the Wendeng City's lanterns directly hit us, making us feel as if we were returning to another world. The music of the square dance came overwhelmingly, making us forget the large white swan on the lake. Those white swans whispering in dreams, I wonder if they can hear the noise of the night in this world? Can they disturb their dreams? (To be continued)

Author: Man Long, whose real name is Zhao Yue Festival