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30 October, 2015 00:00 00 AM / LAST MODIFIED: 29 October, 2015 07:29:49 PM
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Depicting Kunming-Bangkok Expressway

Kunming-Bangkok Expressway: A green golden belt

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I drove along the Kunming-Bangkok Expressway through verdant tropical rainforests. Under the clear blue sky, green leaves glittered like golden stars. I looked out through the window. There is a small river in the valley. Its water, clear and clean, flows slowly. The river is not deep. It must have been formed by mountain streams joining each other. There was a service area right there. Then I stopped for a rest. I walked to the river and scooped some water with hands to wash my face. It was chilly and piercing. I suddenly felt like as if I was enlightened.

Standing by the river, I could sense the cool lingering in the air. Looking into the distance, mountains cloaked in green dancing shadows were shining mysteriously in the sunlight. Time seemed to be frozen at the moment, creating an illusion of entering a dreamy green palace. I continued with the trip and soon arrived at the bank of Mekong River. In the sunset, the view of the river appeared to be different from different distances or different angles. On the water, freighters moved down the river while fast sampans making their way upstream against the current. When a boat went by, the water was pushed into waves to both sides. The water upsurged like a piece of white jade embedded with many glittering gold plaques.

I stayed in a humble hotel in Houayxay of Laos. When the silver moonlight shone through the window, a romantic sentiment suddenly came to me. I walked out of the room, found a special place to sit down. I looked up and the sky was full of stars. Moonlight shone on me, casting a long shadow on the ground. My heart suddenly became intangible. The night sky over cities was already replaced by colorful neon lights. Looking up at the starlit sky had become a memory that was long gone. But by the Mekong, I experienced the romance of shining stars again… Peacefully, I dreamed of a gathering with stars.

The next day, I drove through the Houayxay Bridge and entered Thailand. Mountains were in light and dark green while fields were brightly colored. All through the way, I felt like I became another person. I always believe that people are two-sided. In the cities, people put on masks in order to survive. When they are back in nature, they get rid of the disguises. Only at this time, they realize the other personality in them. Perhaps driving along the Kunming-Bangkok Highway is a kind of retreat. It starts from Kunming and heads south until it reaches the sea, just like a green golden belt around the waist of the South of Colorful Clouds. It brings leisure to people, supports their thoughts and takes off the prosperity and sophistication of cities.

 

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Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.

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