Ye Kunkun spent 398 yuan (about $56) on a special iced Americano at a rural café in southeastern China.
在中国东南部的一家乡村咖啡馆,叶坤坤(音译)花费398元人民币(约合56美元)购买了一杯特殊的冰美式咖啡。
That’s no ordinary price. But this is no ordinary coffee shop.
这不是寻常的价格,而这也不是一家寻常的咖啡馆。
There, the premium1 seat is a wooden bench perched a staggering 70 meters (229 feet) above the sea with breathtaking coastal views.
这家咖啡馆的高级座位是一个木制平台,位置高得惊人,距海面70米(229英尺),在上面可以欣赏到令人叹为观止的海岸风光。
The 30-year-old Ye climbed down from the towering 130-meter (426-foot) cliff—about 43 stories high—along a via ferrata2 route with metal rungs3 secured to the rock face, while a coach guided her along the way.
30岁的叶女士沿着飞拉达路线从高达130米(426英尺)的悬崖——大概43层楼高——爬下来,路线上有固定在岩石表面的金属梯级,还有教练一路指引。
“I was scared at first when I saw the cliff right ahead of me,” Ye recalled days later. “But my fear faded away as soon as the coach went first and led me.”
“看到悬崖就在面前,一开始我很害怕。”叶女士几天后回忆道,“但是教练率先出发并引导着我,我的恐惧逐渐消失了。”
It took her 30 minutes to reach the spot, where a banner on the cliffside reads “Gushi Cliff Coffee.” The café is named after the town it’s located near—Gushi village in Fuzhou, the capital of southeastern Fujian province.
她花了30分钟抵达平台,崖壁的横幅上写着“古石崖壁咖啡”。这家咖啡馆以它附近的村镇古石村为名,该村位于中国东南省份福建的省会福州市。
The village—a once-unknown place featuring clusters of ancient stone houses that shield against coastal winds—has seen bubble tea4 shops, homestays5 and camping sites emerge in recent years as the local government pushes for rural tourism.
古石村,一个曾经不为人知的地方,特色是成群的古老石屋,可以抵御海风。近年来,随着当地政府推动乡村旅游,奶茶店、民宿和露营地纷纷涌现。
Once at the spot, Ye’s climbing guide served up the coffee—pre-made brew from a thermos6—and snapped photos of Ye perched on the edge of a carpet-covered bench, coffee in hand, legs dangling over the sheer drop.
一到平台,叶女士的攀岩教练便为她送上咖啡,是从保温壶里倒出的提前泡好的咖啡;教练还给她拍了几张照片,照片中她坐在铺着毯子的平台的边缘,手里拿着咖啡,双腿悬在陡峭的崖壁旁。
Gushi Cliff Coffee has sparked a buzz on Chinese social media, as adventurous visitors like Ye share their adrenaline-pumping7 experiences with heart-pounding8 visuals online.
古石崖壁咖啡在中国社交媒体上引发热议——像叶女士这样爱探险的游客在网上分享了令人肾上腺素飙升的经历,配有惊心动魄的图片和视频。
