Someone now needs a blessing again~

... due to my manuscript is again awaiting decision after re-submission ... thank you!

... and thank you for your previous blessing, seemed that it works! :-)

赤城温泉 Chicheng Spring

我和爸爸去了趟赤城温泉，这里环境优美，山清水秀，有治病保健功效的温泉驰名远近。
We went to Chicheng, a small town near my hometown. There's a famous, hot spring in its moutainous region. It has long history and its mineral water can cure certain diseases.


温泉附近的山间公路。从张家口方向前往温泉和县城必经之路。这张实际是在回来的路上拍的。
This is the road leading to Chicheng. Very fine scenary.




为什么这么有名呢？一在历史悠久，二在开发彻底。温泉所在的山谷里光大小旅馆就有十几家。真是赞叹赤城县政府的工作效率，小小山谷几年内搞得像商业街。但 是管理人士似乎终于无法忍受高档的餐饮、服务设施与落后、陈旧的温泉景点之间的不协调，于是开始了对老温泉景点的彻底翻修工作。我们恰好赶上了进展到一半的工程，瞧这一片乱糟糟！
The spring is under re-construction because people decided that the old antique facilities there do not match fast growing hotels around. I used to be here many times in my childhood but now everything is in a mess!



幸好，不管人怎么折腾，山还是依旧那么青...
Hills and valleys are still green there...



从施工工地往上走，还能找到待翻新的温泉眼和古庙。庙叫什么？抱歉忘了 :)
An old temple, waiting to be renovated. Sorry I forgot its name.


这就是大名鼎鼎的赤城温泉！从这一眼小井里流出的热气腾腾、带硫磺味儿的胃泉水（治疗胃病！），和周围静谧的满山树木构成了我小时候的美妙记忆之一。可现在它周围的环境让它看起来就像 ... 一个下水井，我们死活没有敢把水杯伸下去打点水品尝。
Ahh... yes! This is the Spring! It's water can cure stomach disorder. I felt sorry that it currently looks like sewer, but it is still the famous spring.


里面的泉水依旧流淌。我问旁边的一位工人师傅，他称这水能喝，在这里施工的人都在喝。
This is how the spring looks like.

官厅水库

大家好，我今天就回家啦。在回来的路上我们绕道走了我很久没有来过的国道上，并且来到了官厅水库边上。在饱览库区景色同时，我们不禁为水库现状担忧：据旁边的居民说，从1995年到现在，水库的水位线已经下降了十几米！而且的确我们在水库的另一边看到湖底白色的沙子已经能从水上看到！

I'm back to home now. Yesterday we went to see the Guanting reservoir. It is among the earliest built reservoirs in China since 1949. Now I'm sure it is in danger due to the tough "dry" problem of this land. Residents here said that the water in it has dropped more than ten meters since 1995, and in some places we have even seen bottom of the lake.