A group of young people came to Taoyuan Village.
These young people were all wearing yellow hats, yellow and black striped vests, riding bicycles, and carrying luggage on the back of their bikes.
There were about twenty-five people in this group.
This group was a group of tourists. They had gathered together from all over the country, and they were travelers.
“Xiaohui, is this Taoyuan Village?” When the group of people arrived at the entrance of the village, they looked around and then looked forward.
Xiaohui was a 23-year-old girl who had just graduated from university. Frustrated from the job hunt, she decided to join the traveling trip to relax.
Xiaohui stopped her bicycle and looked around. Then, she took out her phone from her pocket and checked it. She said with some uncertainty, “Based on the map, this should be Taoyuan Village.” This was the technology era. With a phone, people could search for anything.
The others also stopped their bicycles and looked around.
Someone said, “Should we ask someone?”
“We’ve heard about Si Wai Taoyuan (Paradise beyond the world) in books before, but I have no idea there’s really a Taoyuan Village in China.”
“I heard from the other tourist that this place is really a Si Wai Taoyuan. Peach trees are planted everywhere, and there are beautiful pink peach blossom trees everywhere.”
“If it weren’t for Yang Shu posting pictures of Taoyuan Village, we wouldn’t have found this place which is not even shown on the map!”
Taoyuan Village was too remote in the past, so it was not impossible for it to not show on the map. As the Xiao Family’s business got bigger, the village started to gain some name.
“Hey, look at that standing stone? Is Taoyuan Village written on it?” A sharp-eyed person saw the standing stone two to three hundred meters away.
Then, someone picked up the binoculars and looked. He said excitedly, “I see it!”
The others were confused. “What did you see that got you so excited?”
“Did a standing stone get you so excited?” Someone joked. Not everyone carried binoculars.
“It’s the peach blossom. I see peach blossoms all over the mountains.” The person answered, “Yang Shu is right. There are really peach blossoms and pear blossoms everywhere. We’re really at Taoyuan Village.”
The others with binoculars also looked down the distance.
“You’re right. The peach blossoms are so beautiful!”
“I want to see it too!”
“Since we’ve found Taoyuan Village, let’s go in for a look!” Someone got on the bike and said.
“Okay.”
The group of people got on their bicycles and headed towards Taoyuan Village.
“Look!”
Before they stepped into Taoyuan Village, they saw peach trees planted on both sides of the road. They were blossoming.
“It’s so beautiful. I want to stop. I want to take a photo here and post it online.”
“I want to take a photo too. This place is so beautiful.”.
“Let’s all stop to enjoy the scenery. What do you guys think?”
“Okay!”
Then, the group of people parked their bikes on the side of the road and took photos. Naturally, they attracted the attention of the villagers.
“Are those tourists?”
“They should be, based on their attire.”
“These days, there have been more people coming to visit our village, but this is the first time I’ve seen such a large group.”
“Will they shake down the peaches for the sake of pictures?”
This had happened before, so the village chief had to stop it. He even put up a sign next to the trees: No climbing and no shaking the trees!
This was a very uncivilized act.
Moreover, the peach trees of Taoyuan Village were a source of income for the villagers. The peaches were the public property of the villagers. They could earn quite a bit from them. Therefore, the villagers were very concerned about this.
“This group of people looks civilized. I don’t think they’d do something like that.”
“Shall we go and remind them?” Some were still worried.
“Let’s take a look first.”
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“Beautiful!” The tourists exclaimed.
“It really lives up to the name of Taoyuan Village.”
“Once you enter the village, there are peach blossoms everywhere. Pink petals fall all over the sky. It’s so beautiful!”
These people were taking pictures by the side of the road. They then quickly posted the photos on the discussion forums of backpackers and travelers. The pictures garnered attention immediately.
“OP, are those pictures real?”
“That sounds so familiar.” An Xiaohui saw the message and frowned slightly.
The girl next to her burst out laughing. “Xiaohui, we were saying the same thing when Yang Shu posted his pictures taken here. Now, we’re being questioned about the validity of our pictures like he was.”
These people had their own forum connecting backpackers and travelers. It was a way for these people to share places that they had been to and so on.
An Xiaohui chuckled helplessly, “We’re really following in Yang Shu’s footsteps.” Then, she said excitedly, “Come on. Let’s post more pictures and show them whether they’re real or not!”
“Let’s take it one step further. Instead of photos, we’ll share a video on the forum.” The forum had many social functions. “You’re right. We’ll have a face-to-face video chat. They’ll not be able to question the authenticity then.”
Then, the group started to video chat with their friends.
“Hey, Beauty!”
“Hey, Handsome!”
After greeting each other, they started the real topic.
“Come, beauty, let me show you what a real paradise looks like!” He panned his cell phone around to record the scenery. “Can you see it? We have just arrived at Taoyuan Village. The pink petals are falling like rain. It’s really beautiful.”
“Have you arrived at Taoyuan Village?” The other forum users were immediately attracted. They asked, “Is it the same Taoyuan Village mentioned by Yang Shu?”
“Yes. It’s based on Yang Shu’s recommendation that we come here. The place is even more beautiful than I could imagine!”
“Send the address. We want to go there too!” The other forum users said.
After all, the blooming period of these peach blossoms and pear blossoms was very short. If they wanted to appreciate their beauty, they had to do it soon!
After these tourists ended the videos, they smiled. “Let’s go and continue to explore this paradise!”
“Okay, let’s go!” They returned to their bicycles.
“The scenery here is really good.”
“Yeah!”
“Hey, look, there’s a small river here. The water is so clear!”
“Ah, there are small fish in it!”
