Guazhou | A thousand-year dream in the endless desert of the Great Northwest

Hexi Corridor, a thousand-year dream. The ancient Silk Road with the sound of camel bells, the wind of the Han and Tang Dynasties still heard from the horses of the nomads. Guazhou, soaked for four thousand years, every grass, every tree, every flower, every stone, is conveying the spirit of the Silk Road and the continuation of civilization to the world. On the way from Dunhuang to Jiayuguan, passing through the small town of Guazhou, you will pass this group of architectural sculptures, which is the large-scale art creation activity of the "Program of Art in Wilderness". Son of the Earth: The work of Professor Dong Shubing, Sculpture Department of Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts, is the largest digital sculpture stone sculpture work at home and abroad to date. An old Dunhuang and a sleeping baby lying on the vast Gobi, this is the inheritance and hope of human civilization. Boundless: Also known as "Mirage", created by Professor Dong Shubing, Sculpture Department of Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts, with the Silk Road as the background. The inspiration for the sculpture comes from the "Paradise Pavilion" of the Tang Dynasty in the "Observation of the Sutra of Immeasurable Life" in Cave 25 of the Yulin Grottoes. Han Wuxiong Wind: The work of young sculptor Zhang Wanxing. The ambitious Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened the Silk Road, for the first time casting the eyes of the Chinese people to the world. Gobi Ark: One of the "Ark" themed series of works by Professor Zhao Meng, Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts. The overall shape is in the shape of an "Ark", floating on the vast Gobi beach, entrusting the hope of human civilization with a leaf ark, "hanging the sail straight in the desert to cross the sea". 📍 Less than 20 kilometers out of Guazhou County, the sculptures are not far apart, just navigate to "Gobi Ark", "Son of the Earth" and other names, the positioning is accurate and there are clear signs, each sculpture has a parking belt on the side of the road, easy to park, and very suitable for flying drones. 😲 There are many tour buses that will stop at "Son of the Earth", so there are the most people there. The other sculptures are not crowded, and it is easy to take pictures without people. 📷 If you want to wait for a picture of the Son of the Earth with no one, unless it's very early. I waited from the afternoon until more than 7 o'clock in the evening on the first day, and there were still tour buses coming. I simply stayed nearby for one night, and the first tour bus came at 7:10 in the morning (😱😱😱 Are the tour groups too dedicated now) Fortunately, after they left, there was about half an hour of gap, and I finally took a picture of no one. 🌈 Fortunately, I took a beautiful building under the sunset at "Boundless", I can't take it from the front, I need to go around to the back of the sculpture, the sunset is just behind. When I left, I took a picture of the sunset at "Han Wuxiong Wind", which was reflected with the emperor of all ages. See the world on the road, see all beings, see yourself. This is the meaning of travel, right? I am Xiao Xue, 39 years old, resigned naked to restart life, and started the life experiment of wandering on the road.