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——Ming Dynasty Jurong Zhuangyuan Li Chunfang exploration
▓ Li Hongwen
Where is the Water Curtain Cave?
(22) In "Journey to the West", the Water Curtain Cave alludes to the Maoshan Damao Cave and Li Chunfang's ancestral hometown
In the first episode of "Journey to the West", the monkeys of Huaguoshan "bathe in the mountain stream" and "climb the mountain down the stream until the source of the stream is a waterfall flying spring." "In order to find the source, the stone monkey jumped into the waterfall spring and found the water curtain hole.
"You see him crouching down, jumping into the waterfall spring, suddenly opening his eyes and looking up, there is no water and no waves, and there is a clear bridge. He stopped, fixed his mind, and looked carefully, it turned out to be an iron plate bridge, and the water under the bridge rushed through the stone tips, hanging upside down and flowing out, covering the bridge door. But I owe it to the bridge, and then I walked and looked again, but it was as if someone lived."
"When you look at it for a long time, jump over the middle of the bridge and look left and right, only to see that there is a stone in the middle. There is a line of large characters engraved on the pillar, engraved with 'Flowers and Fruits Mountain Blessed Land, Water Curtain Cave Cave Heaven'. ”
The stone monkeys found the water curtain cave, and the monkeys worshiped it as the "Chitose King" and "called the Monkey King".
Because Huaguo Mountain is "a famous mountain in the sea", "the ancestral line of ten continents, the dragon of the three islands", and "really a good mountain", there are words such as "Wang Yang of Shizhen, Weining Yaohai". The meaning of the phrase "water and fire square corner high accumulation soil" in this word is: in the Jurong Mao Mountain Fang Yu Mountain, use "Li Zhenren well water" to refine "Jiuding Dan". Among them, "FangYu" refers to the "Fangyu Mountain" of Jurong Maoshan (see Li Hongwen's "Poetry Synthesis of Sentences and Songs", pp. 255-256, pages "Water and Fire Fangyu" article annotation). In the word endowment, "Danya Strange Stone", "Cutting Cliff Qifeng", "Ten Thousand Disasters Without Moving The Earth Root", etc. all refer to Maoshan Mountain, Damao Peak and Maoshan Huayang Cave (see the commentaries on page 256 of the "Poetry Review", such as "Danya", "Strange Stone", "Cutting Cliff Qifeng", "Ten Thousand Disasters Without Moving The Earth Root", etc.). Therefore, Huaguo Mountain alludes to the ancient era of "Juqu Mountain", which refers to the current Jurong Mao Mountain.
So where is the water curtain cave on Huaguo Mountain?
It is in the big hut of Jurong Mao Mountain.
Why?
One. The name of the waterfall in front of the water curtain cave is "Babbling" (see the poem "Babbling Famous Waterfall" in the first "Journey to the West"), which is related to the "Big Mao Cave" of Juqu Mao Mountain. (Prince Zhaoming) Xiao Tong's "Tombstone of Huayang Hermitage" has: "The remaining flowers are scorching, and the spring stream is babbling." Lush Mao Ridge, leisurely cave sky. "Here", "Yu Hua" and "Chun" allude to the word "Chun Fang", which is in the same line with the Tibetan names of "Chun" and "Hua (Fang)" that appear many times in "Journey to the West", and the location is in "Maoling" and "Dongtian", so the waterfall is named with "Babbling", which shows the cleverness of Li Chunfang's "Journey to the West" Tibetan name, which hides both "Chunfang (Flower)" and "Big Maodong", killing two eagles with one stone. See also (Song) Zhou Yinghe's Jingding Jiankangzhi, volume 19: "Maodong: South of Damao Peak." Deeds, "Maoshan Chronicle" Cloud: The cave is in front of Damao Mountain, from the jade liquid spring to the right road. There are also stone altars in front of the cave, there are stone bells in the cave, which can be walked for seven or eight miles straight down, can accommodate one or two hundred people, and its internal flow is endless, the color is like blue, the stone stream is cute, the road is endless, but it is difficult to step into the ear. There are ancient altars outside the clouds, stone bells inside, and the characters of the festival are all stones, and those who enter the festival will not see foreign objects. The Hongzhi Jurong County Chronicle of four volumes: "Da Mao Dong: South of Da Mao Feng, see former Huayang Cave for details." "Maoshan Ji" Cloud: The cave is in front of The Great Mao Mountain, and the jade liquid spring is behind. For the main road cave, there is also a stone altar in front, there is a stone bell chime in the cave, straight down can be seven or eight miles, can accommodate one or two hundred people, its internal flow is endless, the color is like blue, the stone stream is cute, the road is not poor, but it is dangerous and difficult to wade into the ear, and the clouds: there are stone altars outside, there are stone bells inside, jingjie figures, all stones, non-human, will see foreign objects. Because of the "stone stream babbling" in the "Big Thatched Cave", it is called "Babbling Waterfall". And because "the road is endless, but it is difficult to wade", there are stone monkeys who bravely explore the "source stream" and find the "water curtain hole". "There are flowers and trees by the bridge, but it is a stone house. There are stone pots, stone stoves, stone bowls, stone basins, stone beds, and stone benches in the room. "Inside is wide, and it houses a thousand mouths of old and young." With the "Maoshan Chronicle" "(Mao) Cave in front of Damao Mountain, from the jade liquid spring for the main road. There are also stone altars in front of the cave, and there are stone bells in the cave, which can be walked for seven or eight miles straight down, and can accommodate one or two hundred people."
The author of this article visited Professor Zheng Yuanyi, vice president of the Zhenjiang Historical and Cultural Cities Research Association and former party secretary and dean of the School of Humanities of Jiangsu University (right).
Two. "There is a line of large characters on the jie, engraved with 'Huaguoshan Blessed Land, Water Curtain Cave Heaven'", and the location is pointed out again, "Huaguo Mountain (Xianshan)" and "Water Curtain Cave" are in the "Sentence Qu (XianShan)" of "(First) Blessed Land" and "(Eighth) Cave Heaven".
Xian Shan Fu Di Jurong Mao Mountain.
Three. There is an iron plate bridge under the waterfall in front of the water curtain cave, and the fourth time in the Journey to the West is loaded: "Under our iron plate bridge, the water passes through the East Sea Dragon Palace." Maoshan "through the sea", (Ming) Gu Xuan's "Three Peaks of Mount Mao" can be proved: "The three caves are connected to the sea in the south, and the five clouds are arched to see Jinghua." (Qing) Zhou Maoyuan's "Eight Songs of the Fine Forest" can also be proved: "The fish and dragon under the sea are through the spring vein, and the thunderstorm mountain breaks the stone roots." It is said that the Huayang Cave of Maoshan Mountain is said to be "the sea under the cave". (Qing) Wang Naibin's poem "Huayang Cave" can be proved: "The hidden king is an outsider, and the spiritual traces are hilly and valley." Crane shadow moving cold spring, flower fragrance around the immortal medicine. I want to explore the depths, and the wind of the sky is terrifying (according to legend, the cave leads to the sea). ”
Four. There are many ancient Maoshan waterfalls, which are common in poetry, and "Da Mao Cave" also has a large waterfall, which can be proved by poetry, (Yuan) Zhang Yu's "Yu Huai Guo Zi Zhao YuShi": "The haze clouds in the cave are not open during the day, and the water in the south of Da Mao is haunting." Deep in the mountains on this day dragon rejoice, the old rain of the old people and horses. The stream is floating with high trees, and the stone building is wet and mossy. Pin the bottom with Jinling wine, the remaining yingwa pillow waterfall thunder. (Ming) Tang Nai's "You Mao Mountain": "The good wind blows me up Mao Peak, and blows away the dust and the sky." Walk to see the mouth of the cave, sit and smell the bell out of the clouds. The stone screen is curved and crouched low, and the waterfall hangs upside down with a rainbow. Want to visit Mao Jun to ask for news, Penglai has a road to pass. (Qing) Wang Naibin's "Climbing the Great Mao Peak": "Lin Luan suddenly surged to the platform, holding Pu Peak high and opening up." The lone crane went with Jinjian, and the great river came from Haimen. Chihiro Falls flies like rain, and the sound of pine trees is like thunder. If you want to bow to Mao Jun, you are now in Penglai. ”
Five. The Huaguo Mountain in "Journey to the West" alludes to Rong Mao Mountain, and there is a figure of Li Chunfang, the master of Huayang Cave. Li Chunfang, initially named Guo, zishi, later changed his name to Chunfang (see The Collection of Yi'an Tang in Ten Volumes). Therefore, the "flower" in "Huaguo Mountain" has the allusion of "Chunfang", and the "fruit" has the allusion of "Li Guo (Li Chunfang)". There are many flower and fruit mountains throughout the country, all of which have nothing to do with the flower and fruit mountains in "Journey to the West". Dictionary of Chinese Scenic Spots: "Huaguo Mountain: Formerly known as Qingfeng Peak and Cangwu Mountain." It is one of the peaks of Yuntai Mountain. On it, Yunu Peak, at an altitude of 625 meters, is the highest peak in Jiangsu. The Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties successively built pagodas and temples here. The curved cave is deep and the flowers and fruits are fragrant. It is known as the 'Victory of the East China Sea'. The Huaguo Mountain in "Journey to the West" is set on this mountain, and many scenic spots are closely related to the story of "Journey to the West", such as the stone made by sun wukong's daughter Wa, the water curtain cave where he lives, the reunion palace of the Sanyuan family temple, the eight precepts of heavenly craftsmanship, the seventy-two caves that are jagged, the ancient temple Sanyuan Palace, as well as the Zhaohai Pavilion, the first line of heaven, the small dragon, the Nine Dragon Bridge, the South Heavenly Gate, etc., each with its own characteristics and magical charm. In addition, there are also "Huaguo Mountains" in more than 20 places such as Yiyang in Henan, Loufu in Shanxi, Shunchang in Fujian, Luofu Mountain in Guangdong, Suizhou in Hubei, and Binxian County in Shaanxi.
Six. There are stone altars on the big mao cave, which coincides with the "stone pot stone stove, stone bowl stone basin, stone bed stone bench" in the water curtain cave in "Journey to the West". (Yuan) Liu Dabin's Maoshan Zhi (Maoshan Zhi) four volumes: "The Taiyuan Inner Biography says: 'There are five gates in the Cave Palace of Jurchen.'" South two benmen; east and west benmen; north of the benmen. Five doors also. Hermit Cloud: "The great cave in the south of the present mountain is the West Gate to the south." "Thatched cave: under the stone altar of the Yuanyang Temple. That is, the West Gate to the south. Today's "Da Mao Cave" belongs to Jurong and Jintan, the entrance to the cave is in the Golden Temple, and the main body of the cave is in Jurong.
Seven. The second Goku dao of the Journey to the West is "I am the lord of the Huaguoshan Water Curtain Cave in the south", "due south" and "Da Mao Dong" and "Da Mao Feng South" coincide (see the previous "Hongzhi Jurong County Chronicle" volume 4).
The second time in "Journey to the West", "I am the owner of the Huaguoshan Water Curtain Cave in the south.".
The second time in "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong particularly emphasizes that the Water Curtain Cave is just south of Huaguo Mountain, alluding to li Chunfang's ancestral hometown in Jurong Mao Mountain, and living near the Da Mao Cave (Water Curtain Cave). "Li Family Genealogy" Volume 20 · The First House: "Ancestors moved from Wuxi to Jurong, Buju Chengxian Township of Zhuyu Village, to the county rule forty miles, the sun of Maoshan Mountain, the side of the lake." "The Sun of Maoshan Mountain" and "Just South of Huaguo Mountain" coincide. Therefore, in the whole book of "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong repeatedly emphasizes that his ancestral hometown is in the Huaguoshan Water Curtain Cave, which is to repeatedly innuendo that Li Chunfang's ancestors are Jurong Maoshan people, and they live near the Maoshan Damao Cave.
For example, the first time in "Journey to the West": "Zushi Dao: 'Which Fang ren clan are you?' And say a township name to understand, goodbye. The Monkey King Dao: "Disciple is dongsheng shenzhou proud to come to the national flower and fruit landscape curtain cave people's clan." Thirty-fifth time: "The Walker: Do you recognize me?" Home flower and fruit mountain, ancestral water curtain cave. The fifty-second time: "The ancestral flowers and fruits are called the throne, and the water curtain cave is strong." The sixty-third time: "The old grandson lived in Huaguo Mountain, and the water curtain cave between the seas." The sixty-seventh time: "Ancestral residence In dongsheng great god continent, huaguo mountain before childhood cultivation." The eighty-sixth time: "Ancestral residence Dongsheng Great God Continent, heaven and earth contain tens of thousands of autumns." Flowers and fruits at the head of the sengoku egg, the egg blooms my root seedlings. The ninety-fourth time: "The old grandson's ancestral home is in Dongsheng Shenzhou proud of the national flower and fruit landscape curtain cave." Father heaven and earth, stone cracks I am born. He once worshiped people and learned to become a great road. Turning back to the immortal township, the whistle gathered in the cave heaven and blessed land. ”
In short, the "Water Curtain Cave" in "Journey to the West" alludes to the "Big Mao Cave" of Rong Mao Mountain, and the "Big Mao Cave" is in the "Sun of Mao Mountain", which is the ancestral place of Li Chunfang's ancestral home. This is another ironclad proof that "Journey to the West" was proofread by Li Chunfang. Therefore, the last article of the "Sentence Song Poetry Synthesis Fan Case" has: "Da Mao Cave, Liang Chang Cave (Huayang Cave Heavenly Master Li Chunfang's "Liang Chang Hu Clan Re-cultivation Genealogy Sequence" called "Liang Chang Wonderland") and other Taoist scenic spots have been famous all over the world since ancient times, and many of the poets of the past have gradually faded out of the sight of the present, so they are commented on relevant places. Or it can help the inheritance of local Chinese civilization. ”
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