Author: Hu Yongmei
Life is a journey with no turning back. Before the age of 37, I traveled for a long time: from the old village of Kongjiaxiang, to Ji'an City, then to Shanghai, and then to Nanjing, I flew to Japan, explored both sides of the Strait, crossed the English Channel, and crossed the east and west of the United States... All this is only for the international dissemination of the Chinese cultural treasure in my heart - Jizhou Kiln.
Before 2017, Jizhou Kiln had no intersection with me. Born from Kazuba's love, I spent 6 years of precious youth exploring her footprints around the world. Jizhou Yao was a loving mother and a learned spiritual teacher who chose a distant daughter, me, to complete such an unprecedented international search. Jizhou kiln is the symbol and carrier of Chinese civilization and a contributor to world civilization. I gladly shed tears and blood for her.
In years of hard work, I have won the encouragement and support of experts and scholars from 18 countries around the world. Little by little, I transformed, overcoming difficulties one at a time. The ignorant teenager, in the baptism of years, gradually became a good talent. I am very grateful to Ji'an Normal School, which gave me the mother soil to grow, and here I had my first jointed growth period. I am very grateful to Fudan University, which is the second fertile soil for my growth, and I found the first exchange and cooperation with international standards here.
I am very grateful to the "Nanjing Radishes", Nanjing people are kind, straightforward, sincere, and have an inclusive mind. I was warmly embraced by them, and I took root and blossomed here. She - Jinling has a rich cultural heritage, like a mentor who has learned both China and the West.
The crows feed back, the lambs kneel to breastfeed, and whenever and wherever I am, I remember that I am from Ji'an, Jiangxi. In the past years, I have accomplished three things: the "Qian'an" resettlement record, which will go down in history as boundless love, and demonstrate the immigrant spirit of unity and brave responsibility. It has traveled to 18 countries in the world and shows the beautiful scene of China's rural construction around the world. "Jizhou Kiln Change" is a cultural communication visit of Jizhou Kiln in China at the International Museum. It is a new international business card of Ji'an. It made me truly appreciate cultural confidence, road confidence, and institutional confidence. It attracted the Japanese artist Kizo Hatoka to donate his works free of charge.
During my visits, I deeply appreciated the courtesy of cultural self-confidence. Whether in Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, or South Korea, or El Salvador, Hungary, and Germany, it is a testament to the power of Chinese culture to contribute to world civilization.
Whatever I achieved in my past years is history. Sweet, sour, bitter and salty, all are gifts. When the time comes, I have to make a phased summary for myself.
Leaving all the dust behind, I left the Tibetan Plateau in search of a cloud to breathe.
The young Tibetan Plateau, the third pole of the earth.
Since 10,000 years ago, the ancient "Silk Road" began to emerge due to demand, promoting economic and cultural exchanges in Eurasia. The area between 25 and 35 degrees north latitude of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has given birth to the main civilization centers of mankind with its superior natural environment: Chinese civilization, Indian civilization and Lianghe civilization. With its unique location and unique geography, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau promotes exchanges between human civilizations. German philosopher Karl. Yaspers, in 1949 published The Origin and Purpose of History, in which he first formally proposed the "Axis Age Theory". In this era, the important ideas of several important figures were the most important and valuable possessions of the period - Confucius in China, Shakyamuni in India, Socrates in Greece, Jesus in the Jewish world.
"Confucius, Shakyamuni, Socrates" - the three holy ideas converged on the high point of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau along the ancient "Silk Road" and began a dialogue. The Three Saints are concerned with the fate of mankind. Confucius pondered the relationship between man by the Yellow River, Shakyamuni pondered the relationship between man and God by the Ganges, and Socrates pondered the relationship between man and nature on the Mediterranean Sea. Their ultimate goal is human unity.
One of Socrates' students was named Plato, one of Plato's students was named Aristotle, and one of Aristotle's students was Alexander. Alexander's invasion of ancient India coincided with the Chinese martingale revolution. After Alexander conquered ancient India, Gandhara culture began to influence China and the world.
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a place where the Chinese civilization, the Indian civilization and the two river civilizations have exchanged and blended, and it has nourished human civilization. The mysterious Qinghai-Tibet Plateau brings me infinite light and love. I pray here to let go of the past and start anew...
In the area of Tongren County in Qinghai Province, it is the breeding ground of the ancient Regong Thangka culture. At the invitation of Master Niangben, the national inheritor of Regong Thangka art, I went deep into Qinghai Regong Thangka Painting Academy to investigate. The Longwu River is a first-class tributary of the Yellow River in eastern Qinghai and is the mother river that nurtured the art of Regong Thangka. The Hehuang culture is a tributary of the Yellow River culture. I have entered the depths of the Yellow River culture. The Yellow River culture is the root and soul of the Chinese nation. I think the upper reaches of the Yellow River will definitely load me with strength. The ancient Silk Road was actually a cultural canal connecting Eurasia, and I was boating on the canal at this time, bathing in the river culture, and my body and mind had crossed to the Tang Dynasty, when China had become the center of Buddhism in the world. The prosperous Tang Dynasty, the four seas to the dynasty, the treasure of the world. Today, looking at Nalanda in India and the Lumbini Cultural Center in Nepal, don't they all leave traces of contemporary China?
Longwu Temple is a famous temple and ancient temple where I made this pilgrimage. Alone and alone, I bow down religiously every time I enter the hall, and make wishes for the country and the people, the wind and rain, and all the best. Until the top hall, there was no one, only the butter lamp was still lingering. The Buddha is on top, and the lay woman comes on pilgrimage, may the Buddha be asked to clear my heart, dust to dust. A master appeared behind me, took the letterhead, and burned a wisp of blue smoke straight into the sky...
This place is an important route for the spread of Buddha statues, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Mongolian Plateau are connected by the Yellow River. The founding of New China opened a new chapter on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which had been serfdom for a long time. Every time I think about it, my heart is pounding. I am willing to live and grow together with Chinese culture, I am willing to dedicate my youth to the beautiful Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and I am willing to see the earth, mankind, China and the plateau from space.
Looking ahead, there is the source of the three rivers. To the west, there is Cocosiri. The vast plateau, the characters coexist. Nature loves every life under the canopy. I am also one of these sentient beings, one of the most beloved children of God. In the vast dimension of time and space, I think about the profound proposition of national rejuvenation and human progress, and I am worthy of my Chinese only by letting go of the burden, climbing out of the abyss, "perceiving China", "reading China" and "audiovisual China", promoting the construction of a Chinese communication platform, and promoting the construction of a global communication system of Chinese and Chinese culture and an international Chinese education standard system.
The background of Thangka culture is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and its content is interpreted in the context of serfdom, which has many similarities with the evolution of American Indians, and Morgan and Marx have many discussions. The inheritance of Thangka culture in the new era aims to promote the unification of China, condense the sense of Chinese community, and enhance the international influence of Chinese culture. Seeing the change and progress of Chinese rights from the Thangka changes, and also seeing the development of the Tibetan people in a difficult environment, is the dedication to the big family of the motherland. Every moment in the Tibetan area is high and cloudy, blue and translucent, and dusty.
The Tibetan Plateau is the mother of Asia and the source of life in Asia. The Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Mekong River, the Indus River, the Ganges River, they came from heaven and went to the sea and the ocean, high and low, which is the quality that we human beings need.
The development of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has provided a new development model for mankind. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a large protected area and a national park.
Looking at space from the earth, it is blue and blue. Looking at the Earth from space, it is blue and blue. Below the blue - on top of the earth, there is the home we love. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the top of the earth, precipitates our love for hundreds of millions of years. At this time, here and now, here I am!
Landed at Shannangonggar Airport and came to Lhasa. Here the sky is blue, the people are simple, and the faith is devout. From the Potala Palace Square to the top of the mountain, countless devout people threw themselves to the ground and worshiped to the top of the mountain. My heart was moved and I was in awe. Lhasa, a place close to heaven, is a place to cleanse the mind.
The vehicle circles to Ganden Monastery, at the top of a mountain at an altitude of 4,200 meters, overlooking goats, yaks and crowds, the biting north wind blows in the ears, vultures glide, lamas chanting words, dazzling white temples and transparent blue sky, this is the spiritual realm of the earth. My heart was speeding up, and I met my previous life self, which I had already loved.
Cliffs and mountains. At first glance, it looks reckless and lonely, but it is actually full of life. The glacier pours from the mountain stream, reflecting the strong sunlight, and my heart faces the sea and blossoms...
Let go, just to say goodbye to the past.
Dear "Onion", dear students, dear teachers, dear international experts and scholars, on my growth path, you moisturize me like sunshine and rain and accompany me.
I would like to thank the 120 alumni and teachers who signed this book for their deep attachment to the homeland of Luling, and their strong support and cooperation with "Onions and Carrots". Thank you dear teachers... One day as a teacher, life as a parent.
Thank you dear students... Your treasured old things evoke the beauty of the youthful years! Thank you to Senior Cheng Xinkun, Senior Zhu Jianqiu, and Senior Wang Yixuan, you have witnessed the long history of Ji'an Normal School! Thank you to Brother Zeng Qingsheng (Jiangzi) of Class 4 of the 89th class, and Brother Li Xiaojun (Li Xiaojun) of the 91st Art Class, you are the literary peak of Ji Shi, you love Yongmei, and encourage the majority of alumni to climb the peak!
Special thanks to Wu Zujiao's old painter and senior! Your care and encouragement will be remembered for the rest of my life. I remember that on August 23, 2020, you and your wife braved a high temperature of nearly 40 degrees Celsius to be picked up by your apprentice Lai Enbo and his family from Nanchang to return to Ji'an to visit the "Fengya Luling Mausoleum, Han Mo Express" themed calligraphy and painting exhibition. I'll pick you up at the academy bridge, you're already sweating. The bag you carry with you is full of your paintings. You said kindly: "I didn't expect that the organizer of such a state-level exhibition of calligraphy and painters in the whole city was a young talent. Luling has a deep cultural heritage and needs deep attention at home and abroad. You have done something that the people of Luling never thought of, and pushed Luling calligraphy and painting to the international stage. "Watching you give me your favorite work, Muguitu, brought tears to my eyes and my heart was surging. When I was looking for an alumnus of Ji Shi Lao, Mr. Ryan Bo told me that you are my old senior. I held the "Muguitu" and held it in my arms for a long time, feeling so intimate and so warm as spring.
Dear Senior Wu Zujiao, you are a student of Ji'an Normal Class of 1956, my oldest senior and the most "cattle" painter on the mainland. On the occasion of the completion of The Onion and the Carrot, you affectionately splashed ink and gave this book the paintings of The Cow. You teach us: Be a cow, always plow, always grateful! You also wrote for Ji'an Normal School: Tribute to the 15th birthday of Ji'an Normal School, and blessings to Ji'an Preschool Normal College all over the world!
I am grateful to the students and teachers of the 2000 class of Ji'an Normal Teacher (2) for their dependence, companionship and love!
I am especially grateful to Mr. Liu Houbin, Director of the Library of Chinese Man University and Professor of the School of History, for his affectionate foreword. With your precious and delicate growth process, you encourage the majority of young students to work hard, always miss their hometown, and always feel homesick!
Special thanks to Mr. Yu Bin, professor of drama and film and television studies of Guangzhou University, graduate tutor, national first-class writer, painter and cultural scholar, for creating the author's oil portrait. You spend many days and stay up late for a long time, just for Luling Yongmei a piece of rural love!
The two professors are both sages of Luling Jishui villages, and they have the same mother soil as Yongmei, and they grew up drinking the water of the Gan River, and their blood is full of homesickness!
I am especially grateful to Professor Weng Huainan, Director of the Cultural Museum Development Professional Group of the Chinese Library Association and Professor Weng Huainan of the National Museum of China, for his encouragement and encouragement, and gave a high evaluation of the collection of "Jizhou Kiln Change" of the Library of the National Museum of China: he entered Chinese his own "ancestral temple" and "ancestral hall". Such a solemn ceremony made the running Yongmei burst into tears, feeling the sacredness and greatness of Chinese civilization and remembering the depth and grandeur of Professor Weng! Luling, in Professor Weng's vision, is the most simple and vibrant cultural soil in Chinese society.
We were born in the mid-80s of the 20th century, and the spring breeze of reform and opening up soothed us. We have experienced the great reform of education, experienced the international financial crisis, experienced the SARS epidemic in 2003, experienced the new crown pneumonia raging around the world, and experienced the major adjustment of China's birth policy. But we are responsible Chinese, we work hard, persevere, keep our mission in mind, and do not forget our original intention! We are the most alive "onion and carrot", life is so beautiful!
Stepping through the waves of time, we have not been shocked. Through the baptism of wind and snow, we have become tenacious. I put aside the past, set off again, and carried the weight of Chinese civilization with an empty cup mentality.
In the majestic Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple, and Sera Monastery, in the sacred Potala Palace, and in the long-standing Tibetan Thangka Painting Academy, I immersed myself in the breadth and depth of Chinese civilization and felt your fraternity and generosity.
The Tibetan Plateau gave me the power to be born again!
Goodbye, "The Onion and the Carrot", you are the end, but also the beginning.
Today, let's go!
Hu Yongmei started writing at Lhasa Gonggar Airport
Completed in the tea garden of Nanjing Normal University