Xian
Po dobro prespani noči na vlaku
sem se po prihodu v Xian (čeprav je bila ura šele 6 zjutraj,) počutila tako
fino, da sem šla spet kar peš do hostla. Bila sem tako blizu enega od dveh
razlogov, ki sta me privedla na Kitajsko: to so Bojevniki iz terakote, da se mi je zdelo, da ne morem vec cakati. In so resnično
izjemni.
Brez težav bi jih lahko poimenovali osmo čudo sveta. Vsak obraz je drugačen,
izdelani so v naravni velikosti in služili so cesarju kot vojska v posmrtnem življenju.
Glede na njihovo število je videti, da se je res bal tekmecev v onostranstvu.
Izkopavanje in restavracijska dela še vedno potekajo in morda jih bo čez nekaj
let na ogled se več.
Na poti nazaj sem srečala dva
fanta in dekle, ki so zjutraj prišli istočasno kot jaz. Šli vsi skupaj nekaj
pojest. Privoščili smo si kitajske cmoke v restavraciji, kjer hrano pripeljejo kar na vozičku in vse, kar moraš
storiti je, pokazati s prstom, kaj bi.
Tako vsaj enkrat veš, kaj dobiš, pa še takoj je na mizi. Enostavno in odlično!
Bi rekla, da je bilo to ena od boljših stvari, ki sem jih jedla na Kitajskem.
Pa se odlična družba popotnikov. Ure in ure pogovorov o potovanjih, dogodivščinah,
pripetljajih, destinacijah ... Počutila sem, da sem res tam, kamor spadam :)
Xian je precej sproščen, kar me
je dohitelo naslednjega dne, ko sem res pozno vstala. Šla sem po karto za vlak,
saj je treba tu vse karte kupiti vsaj dan ali dva vnaprej, da potuješ takrat, ko
želiš. Je pa res, da ko je enkrat karta kupljena, ni več izmišljevanja.
Kasneje sem vandrala po mestu. Obiskala
pagodo ali dve, si ogledala muzej province Shanxi,
za večerjo pa zavila v
muslimansko četrt. Si izberem kar eno restavracijo, pred katero so pekli meso na
palčkah (take mini ražnjiče),
jih pokažem
natakarici, ki pokima in me pelje do hladilnika in mi ponudi koka kolo. Še
vedno ne razumem ravno, kakšna je bila povezava! A sem vseeno dobila svoje
ražnjiče s pomočjo ene prijazne Kitajke, ki je verjetno opazila, kako obupano
gledam. Prav nenavadno, ampak čedalje bolj opažam, da geste, ki imajo povsod po
svetu podoben pomen, tu ni Kitajskem nekako ne dosežejo učinka. Ena častna
izjema je drgnjenje palca in kazalca, kar seveda pomeni denar. Kitajci so nori
na denar. V vsakem templju molijo za dve stvari: da bi imeli denar in da bi dolgo živeli.
Sem ga spet pol prehodila (tako največ doživiš), šla nazaj v muslimansko
četrt na kosilo, zdaj pa odtipkavam ure do
nočnega vlaka za Pingyao.
Xian,
27. maj
After a good
night sleep on the train even an early arrival to Xian wasn't so bad. I walked
again over half of the city to my hostel. Being so close to one of my 2 reasons
for being in China - the Terracotta Warriors (the other one being the Great
Wall) I felt I couldn't wait another day to see it, so I went right away. And
they are a sight! It really could be the 8th wonder of the world. All those
expressions on the faces, not two being alike, the enormity of work behind it
and also the enormity of the excavation and restoration work being done. One
word: impressive!
On the way back to the hostel I
met some people who were staying in the same hostel and all together we went
for diner. Chinese dumplings in a restaurant where they bring all sorts of food
on the chariot and all you have to do is pointing. You know what you get and it's immediately on your table:-) Very easy and good as hell! One of the best
meals I had until now in China. And the pleasure of company of backpackers.
Talking hours about traveling, destinations, experiences, - I felt like I'm
right where I belong.
Xian is quite relaxed city. Next
day it proved to me. I had a late start and figuring that's only one thing I
absolutely have to do that day is going to the train station and buy a ticket to
next destination. That's one thing in China: one always has to buy tickets in
advance which basically means that once it is bought you can't really change
your mind.
Later on I just walked around the
city (I m really doing enormous amount of walking). I visited the Big Goose
Pagoda, the Shanxi museum and for the dinner I chose the Muslim Quarter. I
walked into one restaurant and I pointed to some meat on the sticks which
looked like it will be barbecued. The lady takes me to the refrigerator and
wants to give me a Coca Cola! I still
don t understand what was the connection! But I got my meal with the help of
some nice Chinese girl who probably saw a dispear on my face. Chinese are
really not skilled in gesturing. The all-around-the-world gestures here most of
the times mean nothing. One notable exception being rubbing index and thumb
together which of course means: money:-)
And today, being my last day in
Xian, after some obligatory sightseeing I went back to Muslim Quarter for
lunch, where I met this Brazilian girl and had a great lunch and great company,
and now, here I am, typing away the hours before the night train to Pingyao.
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