Hi everyone, how are you today and what do you do on your weekend? My weekend this time is the trip to go to another countryside in my province. I want to lead you to come to the beautiful view when I am on my way and beside the car. Although I get car sick, I do not have any choice. Because the car is the only way I can use to come to my planned place at this time.
The Started JourneyI got up at 5 am then did some things to move to the car station on time. My car moved at 6:30 am and I started enjoying the feeling of motion sickness. It was horrible even though I had already taken anti-emetics 30 minutes before getting in the car. At first, I was still interested in the surrounding scenery, looking at the busy flow of people passing by, cars running ahead, I found myself excited, cheerful, and full of energy, overwhelming the feeling of car sickness. Our car goes slower because we still have to pick up passengers along the way. My hometown is in a mountainous province of Vietnam, so the main road I'm walking on both sides is the pass, the forest, and the cliff. Although my hometown is not rich yet, nature has bestowed on my hometown a simple beauty, the beauty of the mountains and forests mixed with the peace of the rivers.
Let's explore that beauty along the way.
I rarely get to enjoy the scenery early in the morning, so I'm also excited about what's on both sides of the road. The road we took had to go through a pass, so the scene here was dreamy and magical. At this time, the dawn is also shining through the distant mountains, it is a wonderful picture. I looked outside the car and saw that the mountain was close, but when I asked a lady in the car, I knew it was still very far and that mountain was called Hong Linh mountain.
Legend of Hong Linh MountainHong Linh mountain is a famous landmark of my hometown and home to cultural heritages associated with a long history. There are many holy temples associated with legends from ancient times. Legend has it that Hong Linh mountain has all 99 peaks built by Mr. Dung. In the past, the land of Ha Tinh and Nghe An was reclaimed, and now the mountains are sprawling, separating this region from the other. At that time, there were two giants, known by folk names as Mr. Dung and Mrs. Dung, who many times helped people in the area.
One day, Mr. Dung came to see Mrs. Dung and asked to marry her. Mrs. Dung saw that the mountains in this area were scattered, and the people had no place to grow rice and challenged Mr. Dung "Before the rooster crows tomorrow, if Mr. Dung can arrange 100 mountains, she will agree to be his wife." After listening, Mr. Dung alone worked hard pulling mountains throughout the region, so he forgot to eat, forget to rest. At dawn the next morning, when she had arranged 99 tops, at the same time Mrs. Dung woke up, she saw that Mr. Dung was working hard to arrange the mountains, so she joked with the sound of a rooster crowing. Mr. Dung was pulling a mountain to round 100 when he reached the north bank of the Lam River, he heard the "chicken" crowing, so he stood up and brushed his hand away. In the end, Mrs. Dung also accepted him, but because she faked the early crow, the Hong Linh mountain range had only 99 mountains, and one mountain was forgotten on the north bank of the Lam River with the name Quyet mountain. Besides this story, the Hong Linh mountain has many other stories.
Lam River
Referring to Hong Linh mountain, one must also mention the poetic Lam river in my hometown. Lam river and Hong Linh mountain are also considered a symbol to talk about the love and loyalty of couples in my hometown. The big mountain standing still in one place is likened to a husband, and the blue river still flowing around for many years is like a wife taking care of her husband all year round.
I only regret that I have to sit in the car looking out otherwise I would have circled to explore the land here and take beautiful pictures with the masterpieces of nature.
The Stopped Journey
My destination was a small village located outside of the province, and after 2 hours by car, I arrived. I took a moment to say goodbye to the image of a huge mountain, a beautiful blue river, I had set foot on agricultural land. I encountered coconut trees, grazing cows, a small church, and concrete roads. Although it is a rural area, the roads here are very clean, and the feeling I look forward to the most is to breathe in the fresh air from nature, where there is no smog of vehicles or the construction works of the city. I think I will have a wonderful time working in this beautiful place.
My weekend trip has finally arrived, I will have the opportunity to work and get to know many people here as well as enjoy the tranquility of this countryside.
My hometown has mountains and rivers. How about your hometown?