安宁的忠州和忠州湖

忠州在韩国的中心部位(包括北朝鲜)。据说古代有两人一南一北,同时相向而行。最后就在忠州碰头了。于是忠州就有了韩国中心的说法。而且在韩国的汉字“忠”字的中下面,心字的上面有一横。表示两人在这里相遇的线。“中一心”,也是忠州名称的由来。这都是韩国人告诉我的,我因为不愿读韩文,也懒得去韩网上查证。所以是否属实,那就不得而知了。
忠州有条江叫南汉江,有个湖就叫忠州湖。因为这里降雨量丰沛,历来山清水秀。所以政府在这里建了水坝水库和发电厂。据说忠州水库的水是专供饮用水。所以忠州附近没有中工业和化学工业厂。
我在离忠洲160公里的瑞山上班。平时租房住。每次回家不过就是给儿子做清扫工和处理一些杂事。8月1号~15号,一般是韩国人习惯中的休假时间。为了避开高峰期,我每年都差不多在8月中旬休假。今年我定了8月13号~21号休假。
14号回了忠州。家里经过我一番努力,终于又恢复了干净整洁的模样。15号是光复节,韩国的政府,医院,邮局等在公休和节假日都是不开门的。16号去做一年一度的免费健康体检。结果做胃镜的人太多,排不上号。所以只好明年再做。因为省略了这一大手笔的检查(害我从前一天饿肚子饿到第二天中午),于是就多出了一段时间。回到家原本想睡觉算了。谁知前一阵得心冠睡多了,竟然有睡不着的趋势。于是干脆爬起来决定去忠州湖转转消磨时间。
已是立秋的时节,连着几天下雨刚刚晴定。天蓝得可人,云白得发亮。风也清得怡人。我开车来到忠州湖区停车场。休假季节已过,没几台车停在那里。停好车,发现已是下午5点过了。如果去湖区山里转一圈天都黑了。于是,我决定就在停车场附近的一小段湖边逛逛。
立秋以后,山里的气温明显低了很多。这里原本游人稀少,现在除了我,几乎空无一人。夕阳给山水披上了一层金色的纱衣。清澈的湖水像一面镜子,把蓝天白云碧树尽收镜中。山风穿林而过,发出低沉悦耳的树籁声。翠鸟嘤嘤秋蝉悠鸣。有人在湖里滑水,激起层层微波。轻盈的波浪拍打着岸边的也发出温柔的涛声,整个湖区显得温柔静谧而又安详。我由衷发出一声感叹:真美啊!
















































