Li Wei dragged her suitcase and successfully passed the security check with her boarding pass and ID card in one hand and was about to board the plane.
It was said that this was her first time flying on an airplane. She had always admired the big iron birds flying in the sky, but she was also full of fear. The cameraman followed her on the plane. Originally, her seat was close to the aisle, but the cameraman enthusiastically gave her the window seat.
Li Wei put away his small bag, fastened his seat belt, and looked out through the small window. The plane hadn't taken off yet, and it was no different from riding in a car.
The cameraman was a man in his late 50s who had worked at the TV station for more than 20 years. He tilted his head and asked Li Wei, "Is this your first time on a plane, little girl?"
Li Wei nodded sheepishly and said, "Yes, it sounds a little scary."
"There's nothing to be afraid of. It's only a two-hour flight. If you feel sleepy, you can just take a nap."
Li Wei nodded in agreement. The air conditioner on the plane was on full blast, so she had to take off her coat. Soon the roar of the machine could be heard, and the plane began to slowly slide forward, still not much different from riding in a car. I don’t know how long it was taxiing on the ground. Then the plane slowly took off, and the harsh noise made people feel a little uncomfortable. The cameraman uncle handed Li Wei a piece of chewing gum and asked her to chew it to relieve the tinnitus caused by the noise.
As the plane flew higher and higher, Li Wei was inevitably a little timid, but she couldn't help but look out the window and saw that the mountains were already at her feet. After the plane entered the troposphere, it became a little bumpy. Li Wei's heart also became bumpy. Her face turned pale and she tightened her seat belt tightly.
After the plane was completely stable, she dared to look out the window again, only to see the vast sea of clouds beneath her feet. The shock in her heart could no longer be expressed in words.
Two hours passed quickly, and it was only 4:30 in the afternoon when the plane landed safely. Li Wei dragged his suitcase off the plane and waited for the cameraman to pick up the checked equipment. They took a taxi together and headed to the Crown Hotel where they were staying for this film festival.
Chang'an is the capital of Daqi, and to a certain extent, Li Wei is revisiting his old place. It's just that time has passed and the palaces built during the Daqi period have not been completely preserved.
"Li Wei, have you been to Chang'an before?"
Li Wei shook his head.
The cameraman smiled and said, "I've been here no less than ten times. There are several scenic spots worth visiting that you might want to visit."
The film festival doesn't start until tomorrow afternoon, and the awards show is the night after tomorrow. This is an ancient city with history and culture. For Li Wei, who loves history, it is indeed worth visiting.
"Okay, I plan to take a walk around tomorrow morning." Li Wei was embarrassed to invite the cameraman to be her tour guide, so she planned to take a walk on her own, but not to see the remaining ancient palaces, ancient city walls, etc. , but the time in the morning is inevitably a bit tight.
Li Wei returned to the room, found something to fill his stomach, and then went to the front desk to borrow a travel guide to study some places he could visit tomorrow.
Li Wei planned his own route, took a hot bath and prepared to go to bed. The air conditioner suddenly failed in the middle of the night. Li Wei was woken up by the cold, and she pulled the quilt over in a daze.
She woke up at seven o'clock the next day, took her breakfast coupon and went to the hotel restaurant to have a meal. During this period, I felt a little sore in my throat. I thought it must be because I had eaten too much spicy food in the past two days and got angry, but I didn't pay much attention to it.
After hurriedly filling his stomach, Li Wei took the map and camera and went out.
The first place to visit is the ancient city wall. Li Wei stood on the city wall without any effort. Although the position of the ancient city wall may not have changed, in fact, this wall has been repaired countless times by later generations. She remembered that when it was still Daqi, the city wall was higher than this and the bricks used were different.
She stood on the city wall and looked in the direction of the palace. There were vaguely visible ancient buildings to the north, but Da Qi had a history of hundreds of years, and Da Qi had only been a country for more than a hundred years. After the fall of Daqi, it went through several dynasties and experienced countless wars and attacks. It is feared that the palaces of Daqi are no longer even ruins.
Li Wei stood alone on the ancient city wall with a lonely look on his face. She raised the camera in her hand and took a photo facing due north.
The former Empress Dowager Li had never traveled to many places in her life, nor had she stood on the city wall and looked at the entire capital, but she had seen a map of the capital from her sixth brother. Their family lives in the northwest of Leshanfang, while Ouchi is located due north. She knew the general direction.
It's a pity that all the clouds and smoke of the past have been submerged in the rolling river of history. Looking around, you can see tall buildings and wide streets bustling with traffic, and there is no trace of the capital of Qi.
Li Wei didn't stay long on the ancient city wall before coming down. She didn't have much time and planned to visit the ancient palaces.
When she got out of the taxi, she saw the red palace wall. She closed her eyes and it seemed like time went back to the day when she was fourteen and entered the palace in a sedan chair prepared by the Shangshu Mansion.
The weather was gloomy that day. When she was about to enter the palace gate, she deliberately lifted the curtain and took a look outside. What she saw was this high palace wall. Later, this wall isolated her from the outside world, and she only left the palace three times for six years after entering the palace. He accompanied the emperor on two trips, but the last time was to send the emperor's coffin into the imperial mausoleum.
Li Wei bought a ticket and followed the route marked on the ticket.
Looking up at the many palaces, they are still majestic, but they are no longer the palaces of Daqi. It is not even clear whether they were built on the ruins of the palaces of Daqi.
She walked through palace gates one after another, as if hundreds of years had passed by, and looking back she was still the newly widowed young queen mother in Chongqing Palace.
She stood outside a vermilion palace door. A tour guide introduced to other visitors that this "Shou'an Palace" was the palace of the Queen Mother. From the time of its construction to the fall of the dynasty, a total of twenty-four queen mothers lived in Shou'an Palace.
Li Wei looked up at the owl sitting on the golden glazed tiles and was lost in thought. There was no Chongqing Palace anymore. The stories of great tragedy and great joy that she knew and experienced had long since become yellowed history. She is just an outlier who came out of the cracks of history. I couldn't help but feel emotional for a while.
She took a quick tour and visited several important palaces. She wanted to remember the past, but she already found that the things she remembered no longer existed.
The film festival officially opened in the afternoon, and it was time to go back after staying outside for such a long time. Li Wei looked at his watch. It was already eleven forty and he really didn't dare to stay any longer.
Li Wei took a taxi back to the Crown Hotel. The organizer was setting up the venue. The red carpet was laid out and sign-in display boards were erected. Even the shadow of a star is not visible yet.
(End of chapter)