Qingyan ancient town

By Toh Leong, my former teacher,

(in trying to complete his bucket list)

The sun was low in the horizon, when we arrived in Qingyan ancient town two days ago. This town was built as a military base, dating back to tbe Ming dynasy, under emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. It still appears as a walled city surrounded by mountains n moats.

This ancient town was built entirely of stones n rocks. It withstood the weather n slow decay of the passing centuries.

After the “Golden Holidays,” there few tourists. Many local were wearing traditional attires n taking photos. We just wandered around, feeling good that we could “hike” into the 14th century. I recalled my history teacher talking about Zhu Yuanzhang, without registering it. History was boring when we were kids, but now I have great clarity of the many dynasties in China.

Often, I urge my friends to see the world, before we too become a minuscule fragment of history.