Cedar's high-quality prose

Tianshan Mountain is a very desirable mountain range. It is majestic, majestic, steep, boundless and magnificent, and always gives people infinite reverie. The snow there, the clouds there, the rocks there, and the grass and trees there all seem to have infinite temptations, all of which embody a kind of strength and spirit, which is fascinating and deeply moving.

There are many cold-resistant vegetation growing in the Tianshan area with perennial snow, but cedar is the most common and eye-catching one. Yes, in the vast snowfield of Tianshan Mountain, its straightness, its green, and its attitude of despising the mountains all seem so precious and awesome. I admire the bravery of Cedar Summer, and I admire Cedar's strong will. I am not afraid of difficulties and cold, and it is worth learning from each of us. Yes, Cedar doesn't need any praise. It doesn't care what others think. It just lived its true colors.

In my mind, Cedar seems to be a warrior who fights swords and chivalrous men. It is not afraid of the invasion and beating of cold wind, the covering and squeezing of ice and snow, still spreading the green of life all over the branches, still straightening its back, and declaring their unyielding and strong to the cold of mountains and ice and snow. Sometimes I even imagine that they are more like soldiers guarding the frontier, guarding this sacred territory with steel guns. The sacred and inviolable quality of cedar has long been deeply engraved in my heart. It let me find the coordinates of life on the road of life. It keeps me from bowing in the face of ups and downs, and it doesn't stop me from moving forward and pursuing my dream in the face of difficulties.

Cedar never expresses his ideals and pursuits in words, but interprets the truth of life with unyielding actions and tenacity throughout his life.

I remember that in the summer of 1995, the unit sent more than a dozen of us to study in Yili, and we were lucky to see cedar for the first time on the way, deep in the Tianshan Mountains. In order to save time and reduce the midway distance, we didn't take the Urumqi-Kazak Highway (Urumqi-Kashgar) and then went from Urumqi to Yili. But the only way-Kuqa Highway (Dushanzi-Kuqa). This will save four or five hundred kilometers and one day.

Cross the beautiful Bayinbuluke Prairie and enter the Tianshan Mountains. It was summer, and the temperature in Aksu was around 30. However, as soon as we entered the Tianshan Mountains, the temperature plummeted and the cool mountain breeze blew on us, which made people doubt that autumn had really arrived. Colleagues who have been depressed suddenly came to the spirit, shouting and singing, making the whole carriage laugh. That cool feeling is really good. On a hot summer day, who doesn't long for the coolness of the cool breeze? Just suffering in the hot summer, suddenly, I feel the coolness of autumn, which is really wonderful. Open the window, let the cool wind blow in, and blow away the fatigue and drowsiness in our hearts.

Stick your head out of the window and look at the snowy peaks and the green spreading to the horizon. At this moment, it's like enjoying a wonderful natural ink painting. You can always feel the smell of snow in your nostrils, and there is always a fragrance of flowers and plants in your mouth. Many years later, in retrospect, I still can't forget that happy and thrilling journey.

It is difficult for the car to turn around on Panshan Road. Many sections are steep and narrow, and some sections have almost no roads because of the rain. There is an abyss outside the window, and you are in danger of crashing if you are not careful. Fortunately, the driver Ge is an old driver. He has been driving for more than ten years, and his skills are also very good. In the end, he narrowly escaped the difficulty.

The road gradually became spacious and the car stopped at a relatively spacious section. Ge wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Oh, it's really dangerous. I felt the front wheel leave the roadbed several times, which scared me into a cold sweat. Now my legs and feet are weak, so I have to take a rest before walking. "

Ge was not the only one who was scared into a cold sweat. I think everyone in the car was scared out in a cold sweat.

When I got off the bus, I felt that the mountain wind was stronger and there were scattered raindrops inside. This is the climate of Tianshan Mountain. I don't know when a dark cloud will float, and it will rain or snow in the blink of an eye. There are two wooden houses in the ravine, which are the houses where the rangers live. A few young people and I were curious and ran over. The ranger is a man of about fifty years old. Seeing our arrival, the ranger looked very excited and took the initiative to come up and talk to us. It seems that he hasn't seen so many people for a long time. He is the only one in Fiona Fang. He was glad to see so many people that day.

Suddenly someone asked the ranger, "What is cedar like?"

The ranger smiled at us, pointed to the hillside behind him and said, "There are cedars growing on this mountain."

"What's the difference between cedar and other pine trees?" Someone asked again.

"What do you say? It's really hard to tell without looking carefully. " The ranger cleared his throat, and then said, "The branches of cedar grow horizontally above, and the branches below hang down. Leaves, like needles, have three corners. These needles are hard and sharp. They grow on long branches and cluster on short branches, which is easy to identify. "

I asked, "Why is it called cedar?"

The ranger said, "Cedar can grow in ice and snow, but it grows slowly." No amount of snow can be praised. No matter how cold the climate is, it won't freeze. No matter how hard the wind blows, it will never stop. Maybe this tree stands in the snow all year round. "

Farewell to the ranger, we set foot on the trip again and continued to March to Yili.

Along the way, the voice of the ranger has been echoing in my ears. There will always be a cedar standing in the snow with its head held high, and there is always a resolute and strong spirit in its bones, which will never be erased.

Sometimes I think that cedar is our soldier stationed at the border. They climb the ice and lie in the snow, endure great loneliness and pressure against the biting cold wind, and silently stick to the territory of this motherland. No matter how hard the conditions are, no matter how deep the snow is, they can't stop their loyalty and love for the motherland.

I met another cedar.

Tomur Peak is the highest mountain in Tianshan Mountain (meaning Tiefeng in Uygur), with a height of over 7435 ~ 3m. Timur Peak is covered with snow all year round, and the falling snowflakes make timur Peak beautiful and holy, just like a woman in a wedding dress, waiting for her for thousands of years, waiting to marry her Prince Charming.

It is my long-cherished wish to go to Tomur Peak, to see the glaciers there thousands of years ago, to see the ice cracks hundreds of meters deep, to see the light blue ice caves, ice stalactites, crystal walls, ice towers, ice cones, mushrooms, ice tables and glacier landscapes under the ice. In a word, everything there attracts me. I'd rather climb to the top of the mountain and feel the grandeur of other peaks. They all look short under the sky. This is an honor. But there is always no such opportunity, so I can only bury this beautiful long-cherished wish in my heart. But what I want to see most is cedar. We are like long-lost friends, always reliving the past in our sleep.

Although, looking north on a clear day, you can clearly see the white peak of Tomur Peak and feel that Tomur Peak is close at hand, you will always be like this. Looking at Mount Tomur shrouded in mist and sunshine, it reflects thousands of golden lights, calling my yearning heart even more, adding such beautiful expectations to my heart.

Not long after the car entered Tomur Nature Reserve, you had to get off and walk. Five or six of us walked slowly with big backpacks on our backs, and made progress towards our ideals step by step. The vegetation below the snow line grows vigorously, which is in sharp contrast with the vegetation above the snow line. The vegetation below the snow line is fat and thick, while the vegetation above the snow line is obviously thin and short. This is due to the influence of climate and environment here. Most plants have the ability of self-regulation. They always adjust their living conditions according to different living environments. When they encounter the constraints of their own development, they will slow down their growth, and when conditions are ripe, they will absorb the nutrients needed for life and grow up.

Not long after boarding the snow line, the weather in Wan Li was sunny and the sky was clear in Wan Li. Suddenly there was a string of thunder overhead, and the rustling rain fell. Only then did I know why the old donkey friends in the same trade repeatedly asked me to bring rain gear when I came out. After a few steps, the thin rain has turned into snowflakes. Snowflakes are so beautiful, just like flowers scattered by fairies. I wonder if they welcome our fireworks. Tomur, this place is like this. In one day, you will experience four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. This is not surprising in Tomur.

Our walking speed is getting slower and slower, and the uphill is getting steeper and steeper. Coupled with the slippery ice and snow road, we are very careful when we walk, and we will fall down if we are not careful.

On a flat hillside, when I stopped to have a rest, I looked up unintentionally and saw it from a distance. That is a small cedar. I thought there would be many cedars in Tomur, but it took me a long time to see one. I have long been impatient, regardless of the fatigue of the journey, trotted all the way to it.

The old donkeys shouted at my back, "There are many things on it, much better than this."

I didn't stop, and continued to run to Cedar. Here I am, my long-lost friend. How are you? I greet you like this in my heart. I approached Cedar step by step, and my excitement gradually calmed down. When we meet like old friends, we don't need any language greetings. We just need a look and we get the message.