With the hot film and television works on the theme of tomb robbery, the tomb keeper has once again entered people's field of vision. In ancient times, in order to prevent ill-intentioned people from stealing the money of the tomb, it was often arranged for the tomb keeper to protect his tomb. Sometimes the tomb keepers are a family, sometimes a village. The work of the tomb keeper is only to clean the mausoleum and prevent theft, but with the development of history, the tomb keeper gradually faded out of sight.
Located in Renshou County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province, a local family has guarded the ancient tomb for more than 800 years, during which 13 generations have changed, and the period has never relaxed. This family regards the guarding of the tomb as a responsibility, passed on from generation to generation, and adheres to the ancestral motto "The Song clan is endless, and the tomb is not stopped". This family is the Song family, and the ancient tomb guarded by it is the tomb of Yu Yunwen.
According to historical records, Yu Yunwen was a famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty against the Jin Dynasty, and in 1174, Yu Yunwen became ill and died of illness. Later, Yu Yunwen was buried in the local village of Xiangxiang, and a few years later, in view of Yu Yunwen's great contribution to the country, Song Xiaozong specially arranged for the family to guard it for generations.
In this way, the Song family took on the heavy responsibility. Today, the tomb keeper of the Song family is Song Kecheng. When he was young, his father died, and the responsibility of guarding the tomb was transferred to his mother, and later, the brother went out to run away, leaving only Song Kecheng and his mother in the family, watching him grow up, and the heavy responsibility of guarding the tomb was completely entrusted to himself.
Today, Yu Yunwen has been guarding the tomb for more than 60 years, and every day, he will come to the cemetery to clean it, especially in autumn and winter, in order to prevent tomb robbers and fires, Yu Yunwen will patrol twice a day. On the occasion of the festival, Song Kecheng will hold a sacrifice for Yu Yunwen, especially during the Qingming Festival, a large number of tourists come to worship, and Song Kecheng transforms into a tour guide to patiently tell the glorious and legendary history of Yu Yunwen for each tourist.
With the increase of age, Song Kecheng's physical strength gradually became weak, and his son went out to work, and the heavy responsibility of guarding the tomb could only be handed over to his daughter-in-law. The heavy responsibility of guarding the ancient tomb is the duty of the family, which is a mission road with no end. In addition, there are many low-key tomb keepers around the world, guarding ancient tombs only to keep the original intention, a promise for a thousand years, just to adhere to the obsession in the heart.