长阳县城以东的鸣凤山上矗立着一座古塔,名曰鸣凤塔。白天它静静地守望着清江,黑色的塔身隐隐透着古朴和沧桑。夜晚宝塔上的灯光亮起,依稀衬托着它玲珑的轮廓,仿佛是一座开光的神器,庇护着这里的土家儿女。星期六下午,我们一家老小沿着北山公路向鸣凤山进发。走到半路,突然传来了阵阵惊雷,清江对岸的山峦也被乌云笼罩着。我们头顶上虽然还有些 Mingyang Mountain east of Changyang County stands an ancient pagoda named Ming Feng Pagoda. During the day it quietly watched the Qingjiang, the black towering reveals the simplicity and vicissitudes. Night lights on the pagoda lit, vaguely set off its exquisite silhouette, as if a light of the artifact, sheltered Tujia children here. On Saturday afternoon, one of our elders headed out along the North Mountain Highway to Ming Fong Shan. Halfway, suddenly came the bursts of thunder, the Qingjiang River across the mountains were also covered with dark clouds. Although there are some more on our heads