Prose about watching the sea and sunrise from the embankment

Although we were not very happy, when the driver knocked on the door, we still had to say goodbye to the soft bed and warm quilt, and then, after a simple wash and breakfast, we sat down Get in the van and rush to an unknown embankment in Chongming to watch the sunrise.

It is naturally not bright yet, otherwise, our early rise will be meaningless, because we want to enjoy the beautiful sunrise. We headed to the seawall to watch the sunrise in a sky without stars and moon, in a brand new dawn, full of expectations.

Everything is still sleeping, only the grass that is torn and swayed by the sea breeze has been awakened. In addition, a few of us are also awake, although everyone is yawning and sleepy. look like.

I don’t know who opened the car window, so the wind, the fresh wind in the morning, with a bit of coolness, came in and kissed everyone’s face. So, the sleepiness finally subsided a little.

"Master driver, how long do we have to drive?" someone asked yawning.

“It’s very quick, we’ll be there in about 20 minutes.” The driver said with a smile. He is both the tour guide and our driver on our trip to Chongming.

“Master driver, why don’t you go to Dongtan Wetland Park to watch the sunrise?” someone else asked.

Yes, I also feel very confused, because Dongtan Wetland Park is ranked not only in Chongming, but also in the entire city of Shanghai, and even in the country. It is said that Dongtan Wetland Park and Dongtan Bird Nature Reserve are adjacent to each other, making it the only wetland park in China adjacent to a bird reserve. However, on the travel itinerary arranged by the driver, there was no arrangement to visit Dongtan Wetland. Why is this?

"Oh, you won't be disappointed wherever I take you. I am a native of Chongming. I know the best place to see the sunrise." The driver said while driving. He said with confidence.

We naturally have no doubt that he was born and raised in China, because we can tell by listening to his Mandarin with a strong Chongming accent. But, can he really take us to the best viewing spot? We still have deep doubts about this.

“Dongtan Wetland is just famous, but it’s not a place where you can really see birds!” The driver saw that we didn’t believe it and continued to explain: “People go to Dongtan. The purpose of the wetland is to see birds. But they forget that there are so many people crowded there, and even if there are birds, they don't dare to come out. So, if you want to see birds, you'd better go to a place with few people. "Here." The driver looked very knowledgeable.

“Master driver, can we see birds wherever you take us?” I asked curiously.

"Of course, if you are lucky, there will be groups of people. The place I will take you to is the dam by the seawall. Except for the fishermen who come to collect their nets, there are very few tourists there. So, it’s definitely a quiet place. It’s the best place to watch the sunrise, watch the tide, and watch birds.”

The driver praised the place so much that we were naturally full of it. They were curious, so everyone stopped talking and continued to wait with expectation and longing.

"I said, although I often bring people to watch the sunrise by the seawall, it is no longer novel, but every time I see it again, I still can't help but feel excited. The feeling.” The driver’s words really made us feel impatient.

Along the straight embankment, we ran all the way, and finally, under the leadership of the driver, we came to the best viewing point as he said.

We got out of the car and walked on the spacious seawall, chatting and laughing. The seawall is divided into several layers. The driver told us that at high tide, the sea water will slowly rise and submerge us. of several layers.

The color of fish belly finally appeared in the east, so everyone stood in solemn silence, waiting for that thrilling moment.

Every wisp of sea breeze, every particle of dust, every blade of grass seems to be frozen for this solemn moment.

The sea in the distance is shrouded in a layer of gray fog. It is hard to see what it looks like. The sky is also gloomy. I even have some doubts about whether it is cloudy today and whether we can see it as we wish. Until sunrise?

The driver led us to stand by the embankment. He said to us with a smile: "Wait for the sunrise. Be patient. You city people are so anxious about everything. I don’t even have the patience.”

He is right. The irritable urban life has indeed made us eager for quick success and quick success. We want to do everything quickly and well, and we are looking for a moment of excitement. However, watching the sunrise is different. It is a close contact with nature, so you must calm down to gain something.

Thinking about it this way, we no longer felt that the long wait was so boring. After a while, the sky became bright, but the sky was still covered by gray curtains. We looked back at the way we came, and there was nothing. The end.

"Let's go to the dam above. After a while, the sea water will rise and the tide will submerge where we are standing."

The driver is indeed very experienced. With experience, we walked one by one to the upper level of the dam under his leadership. Suddenly, our field of vision broadened a lot, and I once again realized the vastness and boundlessness of the sea.

In front of you is the endless sea. The sea is wild and unruly, I have known that for a long time. However, the sea in front of me seemed extremely docile. It lay quietly in the distance, motionless. Do we get up early in the morning just to see such a scene? The wet sea breeze penetrated our nostrils and made our throats feel itchy.

"The tide is rising." Under the guidance of the driver, we discovered that the sea had quietly changed its appearance while we waited silently. The sea water slowly rose up without anyone noticing, and it had unknowingly submerged the first dam we had just stood on.

The sea water surged up to the embankment again and again. It was different from what I imagined. It didn’t feel like a stormy sea, and there was no sense that the waves were beating against the concrete embankment.

I have long heard that waves are one of the most wonderful sights on the sea. They are like a skilled dancer, dancing gracefully on the sea, sometimes leaping and sometimes rolling. I watched its dance. , can make people put aside their worries and feel comfortable.

However, the sea we see now is so lazy. It just slowly "walks" up the dam and then slowly recedes again and again. Could it be that it is also like We are the same, not used to getting up early?

At this time, the driver seemed to see our disappointment, so he pointed to the looming black line in the distance and said: "Look, that is the head of the tide."

A thick black line stretched across the distance, but it seemed to be motionless.

"The distance is too far. It might take several minutes until it reaches us." The driver explained.

So, we continued to wait patiently, waiting for the shock of the waves hitting the dam.

The black horizontal line on the sea in the distance was rolling towards us. It was very slow at first, and it was almost impossible to see that it was moving. Slowly, it finally moved closer. It rushed up the embankment with a "swipe" sound, and then retreated quickly and quietly.

At this time, another black horizontal line was already waiting in the distance, preparing for the next impact. I really never thought that the rising tide would be so gentle. The magnificent sight of "rocks piercing the sky, stormy waves crashing on the shore, and thousands of piles of snow rolling up" in my impression did not appear in the end.

The driver frowned and explained: "The size of the tide is determined by the waxing and waning of the moon. Today is a neap tide, so you are out of luck."

Perhaps this is true. Well, at this time, I was surprised to find that no one complained or spoke, because everyone's eyes were fixed on the black line in the distance.

I was instantly relieved. The sea has infinite charm after all. I suddenly felt that the waves made our pulse beat with the rhythm of the rising tide.

At this time, a looming ship appeared in the distance, and the driver said: "That is a fishing boat that goes out to sea to fish. It is waiting for the high tide to sail into the harbor."

This By that time, the sea water had swollen to the full, and the sun was shining on it, and the gray sea surface seemed to be shining with little golden lights. I looked at the ship again. It should be a very big ship, but floating on the vast sea, it looked like a gray feather, swaying and drifting leisurely.

At this moment, the sun suddenly jumped out, and a bright ray of sunshine filled our whole body. At this moment, we all seemed to have transformed into green plants, rooted motionlessly on the seawall. Let every pore on your body absorb the moisture of the sun and carry out photosynthesis. At this moment, I had the illusion that I seemed to have grown on the embankment.

No one noticed how the sun rose little by little. Because all our attention just now was on the distant sea tide. That thick black line has huge magic power. It narrowed our sights, and we all forgot the main purpose of this trip. The purpose should be to watch the sunrise.

The sun has risen, and we finally see the true face of the sea in Mount Lu. It is different from what I imagined. In my mind, the sea should always be blue, like a sapphire. , but the sea in front of me is still gray. Could it be that now even the sea has caught up with the fashion and knows that black and gray are fashionable colors, so it rushes to make a gray dress?

The sea is gray, and the sky is also gray. The sea water and the sky are connected together, making it difficult to tell whether it is water or sky. It really echoes the saying "Autumn water makes the sky grow longer" "One color", but in my mind, shouldn't this "one color" be "blue"?

"Master driver, why is the sea water here gray and not blue?"

The master driver was silent, and after a long time he finally said: "Look at the blue color." We have to take a boat to go far away. The sea here is like this, gray."

"But why is it like this?"

The driver sighed and said: "Everyone pours dirty things into the water. How can the water not be dirty? When the water in the river becomes dirty, it flows into the sea, and the sea water changes. It's dirty. After the tide goes out, there is often garbage left on the dam." He was silent for a while and said, "When I was young, the sea water was not like this."

The first feeling that "sea" gives me is "big". Because of this, it is called "the sea". Lin Zexu once said: "The sea accepts hundreds of rivers, and it is big if it has tolerance; if there are thousands of walls standing on the wall, if there are no desires, it will be strong." This makes me sigh with emotion for the broad mind of the sea. It can accept big rivers like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, but it will not refuse a trickle.

However, human beings have mistakenly taken advantage of the kindness of the sea. With extreme selfishness, they have discharged all kinds of sewage from life and industry into the sea, turning the sea from clear and green to green. It has become as gray as it is now, but the sea is still silently using its immense patience to purify the dirty water into blue waves.

"People should not be too selfish." The driver suddenly said this. Yes, if you discharge sewage indiscriminately for your own selfish interests, this will eventually exceed the capacity of the sea. Although nature has an extremely powerful self-purification ability, it cannot resist human beings' endless greed.

I raised my head, and the sun was rising higher and higher. The fireball was rising slowly, reflecting the bright red morning glow in the sky. The clouds around it were dyed with a golden edge. The originally gray sky suddenly became colorful and sparkling after being illuminated by the sun.

The sky was still burning with patches of orange-red morning glow, and the sea was also dyed red by this glow. Suddenly, the gray sky and earth also gave birth to a bright color.

So, in a moment, the sea changed its appearance, and the sea in the morning light became full of vitality again. The red sun rising in the east illuminated the sea and the direction of our lives. The moment the sun rises, I know that a new day has arrived.

The sea breeze still blows your hair, cheeks and every inch of skin on your body, as if a gentle big hand is caressing you.

At this time, the driver suddenly became very excited, pointed to the distance and said to us: "Look, look, isn't that a bird?"

So, we were ten Several eyes looked in the direction of his finger. Really, high in the sky, a bird we couldn't name was spreading its broad wings and flying freely. Suddenly, a bird call came from the sky, and a dozen birds flew out from the reeds in the distance. The noisy sound suddenly broke the tranquility of the sea.

At this time, everyone seemed to have shut their mouths, because we didn’t want to disturb them. After all, this is their territory, and we are intruders, or are we? Don't interfere too much with the birds' free flight.

"I told you, you won't be disappointed when you come here." The driver was extremely excited, his eyes were shining with happiness, and a man in his forties was actually as happy as Just like children, maybe this is the power of nature, which can make people forget all their worries and return to nature.

"There are seabirds flying, which means the environment here is not bad." The driver said, smiling.

At this time, the tide had receded, leaving a lot of things on the embankment. Under the leadership of the driver, we walked to the lower level of the embankment. We saw many small fish, shrimps, crabs, and clams that had lost their way and stayed on the dam, never to return. They were abandoned babies of the sea.

However, more of it turned out to be garbage, with various plastic bags being the most common. In addition, there were all kinds of domestic garbage, which were shockingly scattered on the embankment. The bird is standing on a plastic bag, pecking at something. The cruel reality reminds us that human beings who do not know how to respect themselves are wreaking havoc on nature and constantly infringing on the territory of birds.

No wonder the driver said that even if you arrive at Dongtan Wetland, you may not be able to see birds. The constant flow of people, flashing cameras, and randomly discarded domestic garbage have affected the normal life of the birds. Yes, birds hate seeing humans.

Although the sea is tolerant, we have asked it to bear too many things. Therefore, it takes advantage of the rising tide to return those things that it cannot handle. Its extremely gentle arms pushed back to the embankment.

However, I know that it will not be so gentle every time. Faced with the constant provocation of human beings, no matter how good-tempered the sea is, it will get angry. I hope people will not wait until the day when the sea becomes angry. I know I regret it.

At this moment, two people walked from a distance, carrying huge woven bags, picking up garbage on the embankment as they walked.

When they passed by us, they greeted us cordially, with smiles on their faces, and then drifted away.

"They are environmental protection workers on the dike. They have calculated the time and come to the dike to pick up garbage after every high tide. After all, it is not good for these things to always be left on the dike. "The driver said calmly.

I was suddenly moved. They are working hard to maintain the ocean environment. Although their work is so hard, they still have smiles on their faces. They are true friends of nature.

In the distance, the unknown seabird called out. I wonder if it agreed with my thoughts? Perhaps it is because of such a group of hard-working dam scavengers that those birds will choose to stay here.

The sea in the distance is still quiet. It is gathering an unspeakable mysterious power, waiting for the next high tide.

When we went back, we consciously packed the garbage after eating and drinking in plastic bags and took them back to throw away. We came under the moonlight and left bathed in the sunshine, leaving no garbage behind but a string of footprints behind us.

I have always had feelings for the sea. Although I live in Shanghai, to be honest, I have never really seen the sea. This is the first time in my memory that I have seen the sea and the sunrise on the sea. . I will never forget it for the rest of my life.