Text/Chu Chi

Last year, when I was doing an internship in other places, the teachers in every department I went to would ask me: Where are you from?

I said: Shangrao.

A teacher said: Sanqingshan and Shangrao chicken legs.

I said: In fact, there are Lingshan, Guifeng, and Maojialing Martyrs Concentration Camps in Shangrao. When Xin Qiji was demoted to Shangrao, he wrote: The bright moon leaves the branches and the magpies are startled, the breeze sings the cicadas in the half-moon, the fragrance of the rice flowers tells of a good year, and the sound of frogs is heard.

The teacher nodded and said: Shangrao is indeed a geomantic treasure land with beautiful mountains and clear waters.

I said: Jiangxi has nothing but good scenery. After all, it is a city suitable for retirement, so it is one of the happiest cities.

Yes, it has been some time since Shangrao County was renamed Guangxin District. I recently discovered that Shangrao County has really changed a lot, because I took a walk with my grandma and took a good look at the place where I grew up. Walking with grandma on the path home, the neighbors would say: They are so big! I thought to myself: I can’t help it, it’s too homely.

In the past, the roads here were full of potholes, and traveling on rainy days was even more difficult. I don’t know where to start, the road is smooth. The pond at home is gradually drying up, and the surrounding air is not as good as it used to be. I remember that when I was a child, I was very brave, fishing for lobsters and playing marbles with my neighbor Mingming.

I once had one dollar and felt extremely happy. Because the canteen is right on the side of the road, you have to stand in front of the canteen to carefully consider which one to buy when you run out - yes, you can buy ten snacks for one dollar. Today, even if a dollar is dropped on the road, no one may pick it up.

We once saw a two-dollar store, the clearance store. They would all run in and see if there was anything they liked. Once upon a time, it was very popular to post stickers and copy lyrics of popular stars, and initially to listen to tapes. I remember that at that time, I really wanted a repeater. I begged my family for three months and finally bought it for about 300 yuan. Three hundred was quite valuable at that time. Later, MP3/MP4 became popular. Even though smart phones have replaced them now, I still feel that I can’t go back to the past state.

Now the night view at home is getting more and more beautiful. I used to like to get up early and go for a run in Longtan Lake Park at home during holidays. There are still many people who are keen on fitness. When I think of their slogans, their persistence is overwhelming. Come. This area of ??our home was originally a driving school, but now it is used for real estate development. All the clothing factories nearby have been relocated to the economic development zone further away. We can clearly see the changes in our hometown. From now on, the original appearance here can only be the memories in the eyes of our generation and our parents. At that time, there were not so many social media to record the original appearance, so we just kept it in our memories.

When talking about Sanqingshan in my hometown, I went there with my relatives in 2013, including four people including me. At that time, we went with a tour guide group, but now it’s really boring to look at it. The tour guide introduced what it is and what are the allusions behind it. Okay, let’s move on. The most exciting thing is to cross a ropeway-like road, which is made of wooden boards. When you walk past, someone is shaking in front of you, and you are really afraid that you will fall. Come on, people who are afraid of heights should avoid such exciting activities. (I was still 17 years old at that time, and the picture on the left is my cousin. I had flat bangs, as I was when I was a teenager)

Then I went to Lingshan with my friends in 2016. This experience can be said to be unforgettable. . We made an appointment early in the morning to take the bus to the foot of Lingshan Mountain. We spent the day admiring the flowers first, and then after we finished we said we were going to climb Lingshan Mountain. Finally, we contacted a driver, the kind who specializes in taking tourists to the entrance of Lingshan. Later, because our friend’s brother didn’t bring enough money, we couldn’t climb. The driver said he could take us on a small road for 100 yuan. Now that I think about it, we were quite brave at the time, and it cost 100 yuan for the three of us to travel. Without further ado, let’s continue talking about the situation at that time. At that time, the male driver took us to walk on a small road, and my friend’s brother followed. We two girls walked at the end. Don’t tell me, I felt like I was almost trafficked. , because her brother suddenly stopped leaving. At that time, my mind automatically thought, "Oh my God, is there a group of people? It's over." Out of desperation, he even sent the driver’s number to his father.

Later I learned that the driver was simply going too fast. Finally, he took us to the path and left. We ran and ran until we ran out of energy. I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but that day I met an extraordinary old man and his wife. At that time, I said to my friend: This must be the teacher. Unexpectedly, after our conversation later, it turned out that he was a principal who studied in Shanghai, but is now retired and traveling. You can see a kind of tenacity in him. Even though he has white hair, his walk is not inferior to that of young people. Later, it rained heavily, and we hid under rocks to avoid the rain. The mountains surrounded us, giving us a sense of wonderland. A few of us took photos with the people we met by chance, and finally they were preparing to go down the mountain and take the cable car. We also went to line up, but we didn’t expect that we needed tickets to buy tickets for the mountain. In the end, the three of us had no choice but to go back the same way we came. We still remember that our legs were shaking when we walked. Unexpectedly, this driver was quite warm-hearted to us. He walked to the intersection and waited for us, saying we should go home. It's quite interesting to think about this experience now, and my initial attitude towards this driver has also changed a bit. But after not seeing him for several years, I can no longer remember what this driver looked like. (The picture below is the principal and teacher I met during the trip. I wish him well)

The changes in my hometown have happened in the past ten years. We can see it, but we don’t feel it very carefully. The model of removing counties and converting them into districts is a necessary measure for the country to move towards a well-off society. The elementary school next to our home will be demolished soon. My younger brother is the last graduate of this school. He is a little reluctant to leave it, but this is due to the current situation. At least, we've all been there.

Finally, I hope that Guangxin District can develop in a good direction, and Shangrao County will always be in my memory.

May we all not forget our hometown, where so much has grown.