The "Nine Ditches" in wang Qingtuo's anecdotal heart
Text/Cao Zuomin
Hello friends!
I am Teacher Zuo Min, and what I share with you today is the legend of Wang Qingtuo's "Nine Ditches". In the old days, Wang Qingtuo was surrounded by water on all sides, and several large rivers were gathered in the southwest side of Wang Qingtuo, so a large area of water here was connected, and the surrounding land was fertile, all of which belonged to the category of "Nine Ditches". The triangle formed by the river became the source of Wang Qingtuo's village. In the cultural inheritance of Wang Qingtuo, "Jiugou" has become a landmark existence. Once ten miles in the spring breeze, the prosperous "Nine Ditches" are still soul-stirring and make people think in their hearts. It is hoped that through this article, the history of Wang Qingtuo will be carried forward and the unremitting spirit of the predecessors will be carried forward. Please forgive me for any inadequacies!
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"The "Nine Ditches" in the Heart of Wang Qingtuo's Anecdotes"
(i)
The millennium canal has worn through the land of Jingu for thousands of years,
Flowing through the annals of history;
Yongding River Yue Three Provinces and Two Cities Hui Canal Yongding Gyeonggi,
into the Hai River;
The Daqing River and the Ziya River once converged here,
Into a wang yangze country.
Except for the beauty of the "Eight Gully" of the Rehe River,
Constitutes the magic of the "Nine Gutters" that attracted Qianlong's patrol,
It is located on the southwest side of Wang Qingtuo, which is surrounded by water on all sides and raised in the middle.
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Turning the pages of history,
Visit folk legends.
How many Wang Qingtuo"splendours of the "Nine Gutters",
Activated:
The "Nine Ditches" in history,
On the west side of the Nine Mile Horizontal Causeway of Wang Qingtuo.
The water is abundant and the river channel is wide.
Irrigation on both sides of the river, the land is fertile.
After a number of water systems meet here,
Forming an endless lake,
The waters are vast.
Village Wang Erdian,
It is located on the high slope where the Jiuli Hengdi and Fangguandi are connected.
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Standing on a high slope and looking southeast,
The water on the lake is misty,
The sails in the river are enough.
Accessible in all directions, the fishery is flourishing,
It provides for the livelihood of one of the people.
Looking west to the Nine Mile Causeway,
When the flowers and willows are in contention,
Such as the green dragon, long lying in the spring light.
The lower mouth of the Yongding River,
The river is vast, and the hagi flowers are in full bloom,
Attracting visitors from all over the world...
In the legendary Wang Qingtuo "Eight Views",
East Dian Sail Shadow, West Weeping Willow, Estuary Hagi Flower,
It constitutes the most magnificent scenery of the "Nine Gutters".
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Due to the staggering of many rivers,
The rainy season is coming,
It also caused Wang Qingtuo and the land within a hundred miles,
There are many floods.
There was a Kangxi grandfather who came to Wang Qingtuo many times to read the "Nine Grooves",
Both are stationed in the Cao family of Wang Qingtuo's "Hanlin Courtyard",
Implement measures to control floods;
With Yongzheng and Daoguang changing the mouth of the Yongding River several times,
and the most famous "Qianlong Grandpa visiting the Nine Ditches" joke;
With Fang Guan cheng's fall of Wang Qingtuo,
Rescued by the old monk,
Later became a direct subordinate governor, and managed the river,
Personally supervised the repair of Wang Qingtuo's west and south embankments,
To block the Daqing River in the north.
In memory of his immortal exploits,
Change the "earthen embankment" to "Nine Mile Horizontal Causeway" and "Fangguan Causeway",
Has been used to this day,
Engraved in the hearts of Wang Qingtuo people;
With the governor directly subordinate to Yu Hualong,
The last words were buried in this treasure land of feng shui a hundred years later,
Almost feathered into a dragon,
The legend of taking the Qing Dynasty and replacing it...
In the eighteenth year of Qianlong, "Re-reading the Yongding River",
Personally wrote the article, le stone erected a monument,
Leave behind the precious inscription of "Dragon Pavilion Monument".
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Since the Liaoyuan period,
Wang Qingtuo has become a village,
By the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a certain scale was formed.
Therefore, the traffic here has always been convenient,
With economic prosperity, the reputation is far and wide.
Once the "Nine Ditches",
Whether it is the vastness of water or the colorful nature,
Let it be a weather vane,
In the important town of Yongnan and within a radius of hundreds of miles of greenery.
With the ancestors of the "Divine Needle Cao",
Buried here by the Emperor,
Subsequent Zhangjia, Yang family, Li family and other large households,
Also successively buried ancestors in nearby fields and embankments with better feng shui,
In order to protect future generations and exert residual heat.
Village Sihezhuang (former Cao Lao's tomb),
He is a witness to the history of the "Nine Gutters"!
(ii)
An experience, a legend for generations,
Centuries have passed like this.
By the 1940s and 1950s,
"Jiugou" still maintains its original appearance,
The style is still persistent.
In the 1960s and 1970s,
Due to upstream interception,
Large-scale land leveling downstream, eradication of the Haihe River,
causing large areas of water to disappear,
The "Nine Ditches" dried up.
The former "Nine Guu" style,
Become a fertile field,
Still with the bosom of Mother Earth,
It provides for the livelihood of its people.
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History that has not gone away,
Flashing in the air.
Bucket to star shift,
Leave behind the story of the vicissitudes of the mulberry field.
Changing times,
Grope as you move forward.
Changed
No one condemns history.
Perhaps, "Nine Ditches" as a kind of existence,
Has completed its mission;
Perhaps, as the stars that were once left behind,
It re-integrated into the brilliant galaxy.
But, as an indelible culture,
History that has been silenced in the pen,
Wang Qingtuo, who was silent after the tea and dinner,
The immortal legend that is silent in the land of Jingu...
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Maybe it's the origin of history,
Or The Blessing of Wang Qingtuo.
In 2018,
large reservoir of south-to-north water diversion,
And by chance, he sat on the west side of the Nine Mile Causeway.
Time does not wait,
The years have not passed.
For decades,
The people's lives are stable,
Inside the embankment and outside the embankment is a bountiful and peaceful harvest.
Industrial agriculture developed rapidly,
The highway also passes over the Jiuli Hengdi and Fangguandi...
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There is a kind of emotion,
It is to capture a little spark in the long river of history;
There is a responsibility,
It is to inspire the poor soul of the people out of the desert;
There is a kind of awe,
It is a calm reflection in the face of nature and history;
There is a kind of inheritance,
It is in the feelings that are difficult to give up, and the blessings are extended!
"Nine Ditches in the Heart",
It will eventually be in the shallow time,
May you be safe and protect you vigorously!
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Boat spokes pan clear river,
Land and water transportation is a boat car.
Estuary hagi flowers spring color dyeing,
The weeping willows of the west lie down.
Fangguan Di Shangfang Mingcun,
Jiugou Dragon Pavilion Stone Stele.
The changes of the times must be remembered,
Leave it to future generations to be legendary.
(Completed April 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.