The year of the decoction, midsummer. Accompanied by friends, self-driving cloud travel, started a walk-and-go trip. The final destination of this trip is Laoniu Bay, Xinzhou.
On the afternoon of May 22nd, we drove from Liishi and stayed in Xingxian for one night. The next morning, we set off from Xingxian Town, passed through Watang Town, arrived at the Yellow River, and then followed the Yellow No. 1 Tourist Highway north to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yellow River to Hequ.
Hequ, known as 隩州 in ancient times, "隩" refers to the meaning of the bending of the riverbank, and is named after the meaning of "a song of the river for thousands of miles". According to the "Minutes of Reading History Fangyu", the west of the county seat is bordered by the Yellow River, and the bend of the proper river is named the river meander. Imahequ is a popular name that continues the ancient name.
Hequ is located at the junction of Jin, Shaanxi and Mongolia provinces and regions, and is located on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau. It is bordered by Yiguan and Wuzhai in the east, Yuanlan and Baode in the south, and Fugu County in Shaanxi Province and Junger Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the northwest across the Yellow River. The Warring States belonged to Zhao, a Lin Hu, also known as Danlin. The Qin to Han dynasties belonged to Taiyuan County. Han was Xuanwu County of Xihe County, and Xiongyong Town of the Five Dynasties Northern Han Dynasty, Volcano County of Song Dynasty, and Hequ County during the reign of Jin Zhen (1153). In the 22nd year, Dading was elevated to a volcanic state, and later renamed Australia. In the second year of Ming Hongwu, it was still located in Hequ County and is still in use today. Hequ is a famous historical and cultural city that integrates the natural wonders of the Yellow River and the cultural wonders of the Yellow River.
Walking in Shanxi, every historical and cultural city is like a heavy and vast ancient book, without certain basic knowledge of literature and history, it is difficult to interpret the charm. But Hequ is an exception. The Nine-curved Yellow River descended from the sky, and all the customs stayed here, and its cultural landscape, folk customs, and historical celebrities all came from the nourishment of the Yellow River water of the Nine-curved and Eighteen-Bend. Hequ is an ancient city that people can understand at first sight and fall in love at first sight.
Niangniang Beach, located 7 kilometers north of the county seat, is the only inhabited island in the bed of the Yellow River, and is known as "the first island of the Yellow River". There is a folk proverb: "The eighteen bends of the Nine-curved Yellow River, the legend is no better than Niangniang Beach." Legend has it that Emperor Wen of Han's mother, Empress Dowager Bo, took refuge here. There is also an uninhabited island called "Prince Beach" upstream, which is under the jurisdiction of the Junger Banner of Inner Mongolia, and legend has it that it was named after the reigning king Liu Heng who lived on the island. The villagers of Niangniangtan have been surnamed Li from ancient times to the present, and legend has it that they are the descendants of Li Guang, the general Fei who was responsible for protecting Bo Ji and Liu Heng's mother and son. Climb Niangniang Beach and look around, the 20-hectare river beach, surrounded by water, is crystal clear, surrounded by greenery, and the scenery is beautiful. In summer and autumn, the water is mighty, the grass is verdant, and the farmhouses are like flickering, like Penglai Wonderland, with a cave in the sky; It is also like a flat boat in the river, floating leisurely, breathtaking! The surging Yellow River, the waves crashing on the shore, like a giant dragon flying dragon, galloping in the deep gorge and huge valley of Longkou, suddenly encountering the prince's beachhead blocking the way, angry, spouting clouds and mist splashing out a jade, forming a Niangniang Beach wonder, can be described as a stroke of charm, the weather is extraordinary! As a result, the bosom gradually widened, spreading tens of miles of rich and narrow river valley plains. The beach divides the river channel in the middle and faces the water and the cliffs are several times steep. The north bank is the land of the quasi-flag of Inner Mongolia, with towering layers and a sea of clouds; The South Shore Mountain Tip Castle stands tall and condescending. Niangniang Beach is like a fair lady under the protection of a strong man, which is pleasing to the eye and lingering.
Wenbi Tower, also known as "Zhuangyuan Pen", is located in Dadongliang, 5 miles east of the county seat, and is a landmark building in the county. It was built in the 59th year of the Qing Dynasty (1794). Pagoda, originally a Buddhist holy relic, since the Ming Dynasty, the function of the pagoda has undergone fundamental changes, from the original burial of Buddha bones (relics) to a building that embellishes the scenery, balances the movement of the earth, and prospers. It is said that the purpose of this pagoda is to "revitalize the momentum of the East Mountain and wind water with the meandering of the river". Legend has it that in the early Qing Dynasty, Hequ was very poor, and the folk song goes: "Hequ Baodezhou, ten years and nine years do not collect, men go outside the mouth, women pick up bitter vegetables." "In order to turn over, the county official squire invited Kan Yu's house and walked all over the streets and alleys of Hequ, but he couldn't get out of the point. One day, at sunset, step on the embankment of the Great River. Suddenly, I found a black dragon on the opposite side, looking at the tiger, sucking the essence of Hequ. The county officials and squires then decided to build a tower at the head of the city. The tower is 31 meters high and resembles a giant rafter pen of Zhuang Yuanlang. The reflection of the rafter pen, like a long rope that bound the black dragon, crossed the Yellow River and was fixed on the head of the monster, and suppressed the demon qi. Coincidentally, since the tower was built. The following year began to prosper, and camel gangs loaded with furs from Central Asia, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia went to the Central Plains; The horse gang was loaded with fine silk tea from the south, and from this to the northwest, Hequ became a land and water wharf that Jin merchants had to pass through to the north and south. The small county town of Hequ presents a prosperous scene of merchants gathering and full warehouses.
Xikou Gudu is located at the western end of the county, close to the bank of the Yellow River and connected to Binhe Avenue. The total construction area of the square is about 25,000 square meters, divided into two parts: the platform square and the river viewing platform. The scenic area includes the ancient theater, Yuwang Temple, archway, river viewing platform, small pavilion, arch bridge, pier, etc., which have become places for people to take leisurely walks, enjoy the scenery of the Yellow River, and organize large-scale performances. Gudu can be traced back to the Han and Tang Dynasties, and is also the Dadu wharf at the mouth of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, and was a water and land trade distribution terminal in northwest Jin during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. "Tea cloth hookah sugar from the south, meat, oil, fur and salt grain from the north", as the land of Jin, Shaanxi and Mongolia, the water is connected to the river to Ningxia, the land is combined with Beijing and Tianjin, and the boat raft rapids are extremely prosperous. Since then, the first step has been taken by taking the West Exit, and the glorious Jin merchant legend and the development of agricultural reclamation in the modern Hetao area have kicked off. Nowadays, the imprint of the past years can only be found in folk songs, and the ancient ferry port, which sent off countless relatives in those years, has become one of the places for leisure and entertainment for Hequ people. The "Hequ River Lantern Festival" has become a national intangible cultural heritage full of the rich loess style of the Yellow River. In 2020, Hequ invested heavily in the reconstruction of the square, and the ancient du of Xikou was renewed.
Baipu Park, located in the north of the Wenbi Tower on Huanghe Street, covers a total area of 164 acres, and is named after the Yuan Dynasty miscellaneous dramatist Bai Pu. Bai Pu (1226–after 1310), courtesy name Taisu, was a native of Huangzhou (present-day Jiuxian Village, Hequ County). His grandfather Bai Zong finished teaching his son Youfang, and his second uncle Bai Zhan and biological father Bai Hua were shuangzhong jinshi in 1203 and 1215 respectively, and the townspeople Zhurong Xiangting Jizhi. Hua Guan to Privy Council Judge, in charge of the Jin Dynasty military affairs, rank from Yipin. Bai Pu was born in Kaifeng, seven years old, the city of Kaifeng was broken, his mother was plundered, and his righteous father Yuan Hao asked to adopt Bai Pu. Before the city was broken, Bai Hua followed Jin Laizong to "send out foreign soldiers", and failed to become a "prisoner of Chu". He was released from Beigui Zhengding, defected to Wanhu Shi Tianze, and was hired as a professor of temple science in Fenglongshan. Hao Qing sent Bai Pu back to China, and taught Park Jin Shiye with Hao Qing brother. After graduating from the temple school, with the financial support of Shi, he established the "Nine Mountains Book Society" with his student Shi Zhang and others, specializing in innovative miscellaneous dramas. From 1243 to the first year of Yuan Zhen (1295), shortly after the opening of the new capital, it was 52 years before Guan, Ma, and Zheng first emerged in the Dadu miscellaneous drama industry. Bai Pu created 16 new miscellaneous dramas in his lifetime, including two "Ethereal Collections". With Bai Pu's literary skills in inheriting the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, he refused to recommend him twice, etc., calling Bai Pu "the founder of Chinese opera", "patriotic poet", and "literary opera master", which is well deserved! Guoxue master Wang Guowei said in "Human Words": "Bai Renfu's "Autumn Night Wutong Rain" play, Shen Xiong is tragic, and is the crown of the Yuan song. "In recent years, Hequ County has created Baipu Park with the theme of "inheriting Hequ culture and promoting the spirit of Baipu". Walking through the park, I naturally remembered Bai Pu, the first great dramatist in history to create "Liang Zhu". One lineage, one water is the same, the culture and art of the river meander, like the Yellow River, swings back and forth and flows endlessly.
Linqu Park is a large-scale modern park newly built on the bank of the Yellow River in Hequ County in recent years. There is the most beautiful building in the park, the Xi Lou, climbing the platform of the Xi Tower to view the scenery, and suddenly there is "the day ends in the mountains, and the Yellow River flows into the sea; want to be poor, go to the next level" of beauty. As far as the eye can see, there are green flowers along the riverbank, and the surging Yellow River flows endlessly, and the scenery along the Yellow River is in full view.
Jiming Wen Three Provinces, standing on the bank of the Yellow River in Hequ County, looking up at the Chinese rooster on the top of the mountain, crossing the Yellow River Bridge, walking into Dakou Village in front of the boundary monument of the three southern provinces to watch, in front of the monument with four big red characters engraved "Jiming Three Provinces", shining; Behind the stele, there are three large red characters engraved "Jin, Shaanmeng", which are strong and powerful. Looking up at the top of the mountain stands a huge big red rooster, the rooster is tall and domineering, slightly open its mouth as if it is crowing, showing the scene of the rooster chirping and smelling the three provinces. Follow the artificial trail at the feet of the rooster, pick up the steps, the trail railing winds through the mountains, the Yellow River rolls into the distance, and the rooster stands high and croaks. Watching the Chinese English chicken up close, it seems that the rooster is crowing, and the yellow people along the three provinces are listening to each other. Standing on the top of the mountain at the junction of the three provinces, the prosperity of the Shanxi River Curve, the yellow land at the head of the wall in Shaanxi, the lotus flower in Dakou Village, and the Yellow River flowing back and forth, it is like a beautiful long scroll of history, leisurely thick and beautiful. Look at a Great Wall beacon not far away, recording the vicissitudes of the world and the smoke of the border pass here, and also leaving a unique scenery for future generations. Approaching the ancient crossing of the Yellow River, holding a pinch of clear Yellow River water, listening to the rooster's chime, passing through the ancient time and space tunnel, I have a beautiful encounter with the Yellow River and the rooster here, the heart and the river are in dialogue here, reminiscing about the ancient and meditating on the future. History allows me to converge at this point in time and space, I can be free to be a historian, poet, writer, painter, photographer, traveler, or a ferryman in the storm, a fearless soldier guarding the border gate...
In fact, there is no first sight in life, standing here, you can look at the countryside and the scenery, look at the border and the long river, and you can also step into the realm of selflessness. Since the ancient river song has not been collected for ten years. From here, they crossed the Yellow River west into Inner Mongolia, they are the same famous people who broke through the Guandong, the entrepreneurial history of the sons and daughters of Jin merchants to make a living outside the mouth, and also the cultural history of the integration of grassland civilization and Central Plains farming civilization. Thinking of the Killing Tiger Mouth in Youyu County and the ancient du of Hequ Xikou in front of you, these are the cultural symbols of the sons and daughters of the Three Jin Dynasties opening up to the outside world.
The journey of the river meander, coming and going in a hurry; Viewing the sights, walking around and watching the flowers; Record beautiful, dragonflies point water; What you see and feel, share with everyone; It's worth the trip, talk about masturbation!
【About author】Xie Dehui, born in 1962, from Jiaokou County, Luliang City, Shanxi Province. The screen name is "Tranquility and Distance". Member of Shanxi Writers Association, member of Lüliang Writers Association, director of Lüliang Culture and Tourism Association, standing director of Lüliang Chinese Literature Promotion Association, member of Fenzhou Cultural Research Association, writer of Xiaoxiang Literature Society, member of International Photography Association, member of Lüliang Photographers Association, member of Lüliang Civil Literary and Artist Association, consultant of North Wudang Mountain Cultural Research Association, etc. I like to visit ancient times, feel the landscape and humanities, and adhere to the "three degrees" of "excavating historical thickness in the choice of subject matter, finding spiritual height in red culture, and exploring artistic vividness in real life"; Insist on walking in the great beauty of Luliang, inheriting history and humanities. Since 1989, he has published more than 300 articles in newspapers, periodicals and news media such as Study and Research (Central Committee), Guangming Daily, China Township Forum, Shanxi Daily, Shanxi Economic Daily, Forward, Shanxi Work, Shanxi Agricultural Classic, Government Legal System, Shanxi Legal Daily, Lüliang Literature, Centennial Red Seal (Lingshi), Lüliang Daily, Lüliang Evening News, Cultural Jinzhong, Palm Lüliang, Lüliang Release, etc. He published 2 books, "Red Lü Liang" and "Impression Leaving the Stone", which were collected in "Lüliang City Library" and "Jinsui Soldier and Civilian Museum"; The book "Yunmeng Fengya" (Xinhua Publishing House) includes 19 articles written by him. "Lüliang City Chronicle" "Art Essay", including the article "Reading Moraine Ancient Town" written by him. Launched the WeChat public account of "Walking Da Mei Lu Liang" (individual), and has published more than 340 articles.
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