Wang Qingtuo's anecdotes of the lost "Divine Needle Cao"
Text/Cao Zuomin
Hello friends!
I am Teacher Zuo Min. Today, I share with you the legend of Wang Qingtuo's "Divine Needle Cao". Wang Qingtuo Cao's family has many branches, and there are many wonderful versions of the legends of each branch. In line with the spirit of respecting history, carrying forward the spirit of local culture, and inheriting the past and the future, we will pick up the lost relics and reproduce the real existence in "Nancao" to everyone:
"The Lost "Divine Needle Cao" of Wang Qingtuo's Anecdotes"
When I was a child, I went to live in my grandmother's house,
There will always be kind elders who will ask:
It's Wang Qingtuo,
Have the descendants of the "Divine Needle Cao" come?
At that time, I didn't understand,
Timidly and curiously, he did not know what to say.
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Back home,
I asked my father, who had studied private school:
What does "Shen Jian Cao" do?
At that time, my father, who was very learned,
There will always be a clear idea, tirelessly,
Starting from "Yan Wang sweeping the north",
Speaking of ancestors from Cao Jiaji in Suqian, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province,
All the way north,
Later, the elder brothers who settled in Wang Qingtuo.
Speaking of the splendor of the three branches,
Speaking of the origins of "Nancao" and "Colorful Number".
Speaking of the "Divine Needle Cao" in the late Qing Dynasty,
Father will always shine with honor.
Tell me a little bit,
I seem to understand the non-understanding,
About the history of the ancestors who once contributed to the thousand autumns and the future generations:
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His father's ancestors were Hidetoku Ichigo,
Generations of practitioners, with "acupuncture" passed down to the family,
Abide by the ancestral precepts, be diligent and benevolent,
Be careful in your words and deeds, and set an example of medical ethics,
Practice to educate future generations.
Honest in nature, different customs,
Looking down on fame and fortune, it is also a strange thing that loves and hates the wind.
Relieve the suffering of one people,
"The main thing in the vein is dry, and the yin and yang are broken under the needle",
Art tall and bold.
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During the Tongzhi period,
Let the emperor list the world.
Consult the folk magic hand divine doctor,
Entering the palace for consultation,
Solve difficult problems such as cloud pressure.
The old patriarch was conscripted,
Didn't go home for months.
The tao is that this act is more evil and less auspicious,
It really worries the family and neighbors.
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A few months later,
The township gongs and drums are noisy,
Giving the title of "Divine Needle Cao" by the old ancestor and the emperor,
Sent home together.
Only to know that the ancestors of the Cao family went here,
Having seen the imperial physician rulin in the palace,
Folk masters such as hemp.
With their own wisdom and experience,
Out of the crowd,
Bold acupuncture and massage,
Cured the Tongzhi Emperor's accumulated years of depression in danger,
Stabilized the Court of the Qing Dynasty and became a good story.
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When the ancestors died,
The imperial court sent officials and hundreds of Tibetan lamas accompanying him,
Looking for feng shui treasures in Wang Qingtuo Jiugou,
Give the branch of the Cao family cemetery,
And predicted the cao family's glory after a hundred years.
Since then, many ancestors of the in-laws of the side branches,
A hundred years after the last words,
Also here to camp,
With this feng shui,
In the hope of prosperity for future generations.
The existence of the village Cao Lao Tomb (now "Sihezhuang"),
Witnessed a career in this history.
Great glory,
Boiled yongnan town,
It also revitalized Wang Qingtuo's Cao family for a time.
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With the intrusion of the Western economy,
Traditional medicine declined along with the national fortunes.
Chinese medicine of "hanging pot ji shi" and "passing on the torch",
It was invaded by Western medicine.
For more than a hundred years,
The West respects and the Chinese people turn their backs on it,
"Limitations" and "exclusions" are framed.
The inheritance of the "Divine Needle Cao" in a corner of the security,
Also in the intermittent scenery is no longer,
Finally at the beginning of this century,
With the death of Big Brother Zuobao,
And lost.
The art of medicine in its own right,
Together with the glory of the past,
Lost in the fairy tale of Wang Qingtuo's history...
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China is awakening, and its national strength is strong,
Chinese medicine, which has gone through ups and downs and endured humiliation and burdens,
Finally resisted the rolling of history.
Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, and saved the world,
Acupuncture and cupping, gua sha and tuina...
Folk traditions of the secret recipe stunt,
From word of mouth,
It has been carried forward from those who came after.
Save Sinology and pick up the essence of tradition;
Heaven rewards diligence, let the erudite and virtuous heirloom.
Chinese Medicine,
Re-become a myth that impresses and pursues the world!
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fragments of memory,
Roller skate in the wind.
"An angel becomes a dragon,
The ancients sang the wind. ”
Shake off the dust of the ground,
Wash away the pompousness of lead.
History has witnessed,
The Wind and Rain Experienced by the Chinese Medical Institute.
Although the little "Divine Needle Cao" has been lost,
But his essence,
Has long entered Wang Qingtuo's "Jiugou Culture",
With a rare awakening on earth,
Incorporated into the strength of Chinese medicine.
Its descendants, along with the beat of the times,
In all walks of life,
Depicting magnificent pictures.
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Flowing into the hundred rivers east to the sea,
Don't give up day and night through China.
Relive the history and shine through the legacy.
Long history, full of reputation in China!
(Completed March 24, 2022)
【Author's Profile】Cao Zuomin (female), pen name: Na Hai! A native of Tianjin. Major in Chinese language and literature education, bachelor degree. Senior Secondary School Chinese Teacher. Like to read, like the distance, like the little bits and pieces of life, discover and enlighten the wisdom of life! Optimistic and highly contagious. In his spare time, he also likes to reminisce, like to use words to express his love for life.