Postscript to "My Hometown Maquan Village".
Author: Ji Dewu
I wrote "My Hometown Maquan Village" because I am a child of Maquan, and the ups and downs of Maquan implicate me.
In addition to the earlier move of the family surnamed Ma, the name of Maquan Village is also named after the clear spring in the north of the village. This clear spring flows smoothly all year round, benefiting generations of Maquan people, and Maquan people are closely related to this Maquan spring water. In addition, because of the Maquan River Road passed through the "Tianlong Temple" of Mayu, it opened a main passage from Huazhou to Shangluo, which brought infinite vitality to the original Maquan people and opened up the profound and long cultural heritage of Maquan.
The "mountain temple" in Miaohe Village has brought happiness to the people of Maquan and is the spiritual sustenance and spiritual comfort of the people of Maquan Village. This "mountain temple" accompanies the reproduction of Maquan people and is a witness to the vicissitudes of Maquan Village. Maquan village people have a heart of awe and gratitude to the "mountain temple", how many years have passed, the "mountain temple" has gone through the wind and rain, in disrepair, she is like an old man in the old age of the wind and candles, trembling and towering, listless struggle in the wind and rain.
The people of Maquan, who were grateful, could not bear to see this temple disappear in the hands of our generation, and some villagers spontaneously gathered together to conduct serious and meticulous discussions on the repair of the mountain temple, and selected the specific organizers and implementers of the repair of this temple. As soon as the news came out, men, women, and children in Maquan Village rushed to make voluntary donations, and in less than half a month, the amount of donations far exceeded the original estimated funds, which was a solid mass foundation for repairing the "mountain temple."
This "My Hometown Maquan Village" is not the most perfect, because my short knowledge of historiography, the depth of the ancient culture of my hometown, and the fault line of witnessing historical people have caused me to be unable to contact more specific information, and this book is very superficial and not up to the surface. My enthusiasm cannot bear the expectations of the villagers, and I cannot give a clear explanation to future generations. In addition, I am over seventy years old, and I have little communication with the children of Maquan who are far away, and I know very little about them, so I cannot write about their feelings. I have regrets in my heart, and I have to leave new regrets. In order to make my hometown more beautiful, for the future generations not to forget their original intentions, remember history, cultivate virtue and blessings, and revitalize their homeland, I have done my best to divide the dreams and yearnings that are beneficial to the development of our village, win the hearts of the people, and show the people's strength, unite the wishes of the people of Maquan, and are full of the love of the villagers. I hope that I can throw bricks and lead the way, and the future people will have better and more next volume, the next volume.
I studied science, and I was a duck on the shelf for writing work. After the first draft of the booklet was formed, I received many times of guidance and polishing from my dear friends Mr. Yang Minshe and Li Rong, and took over the editing of the booklet at my invitation. The two of them expressed their opinions, worked together seriously, and forgot to sleep and eat many times, day and night, all night. Mr. Yang Minshe also took out his years of calligraphy precipitation, and wrote the title of the book for the cover of "My Hometown Maquan Village" with great interest.
At the same time, my dear friend Huang Anjun took pictures and illustrated the booklet "My Hometown Maquan Village". I also took the most wonderful and precious videos and the most rare historical photos for the process of repairing the "Mountain Temple" in my village.
My classmate Li Jichao provided me with a lot of historical materials that he had treasured for many years for my use. In addition, my nephew Ji Tielian also did a lot of research and other work for the formation of this booklet, and because of their enthusiastic help, it was accelerated that my booklet was met with everyone.
The advent of this booklet once again proves the philosophy that everyone gathers firewood and burns high. Without the selfless help of these enthusiastic people, "My Hometown Maquan Village" may still be asleep in the cradle now, and the days of awakening may be later and longer. I would like to express my deep gratitude!
"My Hometown Maquan Village" is like a round of red sun, a landscape flows, and a place is affectionately giving. The continuous reincarnation of spring, summer, autumn and winter has brought hope for life to his children and raised the dust of struggle on his earth. His sons and daughters, from generation to generation, have flourished on this fertile soil under his grace year after year, and in his broad and broad bosom.
"My Hometown Maquan Village" is no longer hardship, no longer blood and tears, no longer poverty. Say goodbye to the sheep intestine trail, say goodbye to slash-and-burn farming, bloom with safflowers, bloom with each passing day, and bloom with a bright future.
"My Hometown Maquan Village" sang all the way. It is like a big boat, full of spring and autumn fruits, full of years of well-off, full of swaggering, riding the wind and waves, and moving forward.
Due to the large span of history, and also due to the limited level of one's own clumsy writing, it is difficult to perfectly show the people and things in Maquan Village and the spiritual outlook of Maquan people. The unsatisfactory points in the book, please understand the readers, and look forward to your criticism and correction!
I would like to thank my hometown Maquan Village, this land, all the parents and villagers who provided writing information for "My Hometown Maquan Village", and all the readers.
June 2023
Source: Ji Dewu's "My Hometown Maquan Village"
Collation and editing: Huazhou Literature and History