"Millennium Raft Century Bridge, the first drifting of the Yellow River in Wan Li", with an order, 20 sheepskin rafts were spread out in turn, and the raft passengers shouted the song of sailing, and the Yellow River section in Lanzhou reappeared her ancient and vicissitudes. "The Yellow River is rolling and the waves are turning, and the sheepskin raft is a boat". "Rafters" roared the northwest heroic, "set sail" in the turbulent Yellow River water, and went forward bravely. The sheepskin raft sang cheerful songs, crossed Zhongshan Bridge, the first bridge of the ancient Yellow River, and went down the river. The ancient waterwheels creaked on both sides, accompanied by the high fragrance of flowers, and the rafts flew through the waves, cutting out one landscape after another ... In the pavilion on the shore, several old people were playing Lanzhou drums, and everyone helped them, and the songs with long lasting charm fluttered in the water.
Riding on a raft will be an unforgettable and strange experience. In the book Northwest Corner of China, Fan Changjiang, a famous journalist, recorded in detail his pleasure and experience in kayaking from Lanzhou to Inner Mongolia in 1930s. Nowadays, kayaking has been eliminated as a ferry tool, but there are still a few kayaks in Lanzhou, Shapotou and other places in Ningxia. Some descendants of the raft workers' family are unwilling to inherit the mantle of their parents and do other businesses. Those who do waterway business have also started hovercraft or cruise ship business. Only the old raft workers were unwilling to abandon their precious rafts for decades and began to ferry tourists on the banks of the Yellow River for water entertainment. However, they do not come out of the water every day. Chen Laohan is an excellent rafter at No.0/80, Binhe North Road, Lanzhou City. He only puts a rubber raft and often plays with the wind and waves by the river. Li Deming, an old man who lives in Lanzhou, is also a sheepskin rafter. In the tourist season, as long as you are lucky, you will always see novel scenes floating on the water or drying rafts on the beach. You will see him bravely walking on the Yellow River with a neither thick nor thin bamboo pole. If you are interested, after some bargaining, you can take a canoe trip in the rapids of the Yellow River, but don't forget to put on your life jacket. Safety is always the most important thing. If you dare not ride, at least leave a picture next to the raft, which is meaningless and worth it. If you don't have enough courage, you can't open your eyes.