Winter Serenity and Contemplations over Life

I n the winter season,over the layers of rolling mountains,the misty clouds fade away from their rims portrayed in a gouache.The winding mountain road is like an icy dragon.The ice crystals of the trees and the snow ridges constitute this jade world.When you step into it,you can feel quietness both in the vague distance and in the limpid vicinity,and any random glimpse will bring you fascinating beauty.

When northern China is covered in snow and ice,Shennongjia is transparent,and some plants here still remain green and red.All the colors are still bright,and some are even more splendid.When it snows, the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey becomes the most beautiful animal.Under the white snow,the monkeys look dazzling and intoxicating.

The beautiful realm of sky, snow,mountain,and forest is filled with a cosmic spirit,demonstrating the magic and grandeur of heaven and earth,and it makes you feel quite small suddenly.This world seems like an earthly heaven,and the people in it would just relax and calm down.

Youngerpeople have differentways of amusing themselves. In silver-covered Shennongjia,besides snowmen making and snowball fighting,the largest,highest natural alpine ski resort lies here,which boasts best snow quality and excellent facilities.You can ride on a sled to challenge yourcourage;oryou can bring a camera with you and go together with a ranger to the snowfield,trying to find traces ofwild animals.Maybe you would just like to stand before the window;looking out into the translucent elegance snow world while the flakes are falling slightly,you may admire the nobility of its purity.And don’t forget to brew a pot ofgood tea with snow water and cook delicious dishes with extremely cold ingredients.Waiting for spring quietly is also a state of mind,lifting you to a romantic realm.

According to Professor Zhan Yahua,Shennongjia is an ideal and suitable place for healthy living.Some experts are even researching the suitability of certain groups of people and the “best”season for them for their healthy vacation in Shennongjia.The research aims to link modern healthy resources and knowledge with Chinese medicine theory,so as to benefit more people.

雪趣（史建文攝）Games in the winter(Photo by ShiJianwen)

冬靜好臥思考人生

冬季的神農架銀裝素裹，錯落起伏的山巒層層疊疊，煙霧般的云層如水粉畫般向外淡淡化開，蜿蜒的盤山公路更如一條矯健的冰龍橫臥山巔。千樹萬樹的冰晶，千巒萬嶂的雪嶺，鋪展出一派冰清玉潔的仙境。步入其中，凝神靜品，遠處隱約空蒙，近處清明沉靜，不經意地舉首回眸間，都能讓你攬得一懷令人心醉的美。

北方的冰封世界是白色的，嚴嚴實實，而神農架的冰封則是透明的，綠的依舊綠著，紅的依舊紅著……一切色彩依然鮮艷，只是變得更加晶瑩奪目。瑞雪時節，也正是這兒金絲猴一年中毛色最為艷麗的時候，在皚皚白雪的襯托之下，耀眼奪目，讓人大飽眼福。

這天雪林合一的大美境界，宇宙精神充盈其中，展現著天與地的神奇與宏大，令人頓感自身的渺小，喧囂的心智也漸歸寧靜。

除了堆雪人，打雪仗，這里還有整個華中地區規模最大、海拔最高、雪質最優、功能最全的天然高山滑雪場。你可以踩上雪橇，鍛煉膽識，也可以請上護林員，背上相機，到雪地里尋找野生動物的蹤跡。當然，站在窗前，看著窗外清麗的雪花紛紛揚揚，感受它冰清玉潔的姿態，也不失為一種好選擇。但也別忘了撮一盆瑞雪化水，沏一壺好茶，用極寒的食材烹制出美味的佳肴。靜靜地等待春天，那也是一種修煉，一種情懷。

雪塑冬俏（袁玉祥攝）Nature-made beautiful scenery (Photo by Yuan Yuxiang)

正如中藥專家詹亞華教授所說，一年四個季節到神農架都可以養生。什么人適合在什么季節到神農架進行康養度假，專家們正在研究之中，只為讓神農架無限的康養資源與中醫藥理論交融，造福人們。