In Chinese history, the ancients who are famous for tourism can be said to be very many, such as Xie Lingyun, who invented hiking boots in the two Jin Dynasties, such as Xu Xiake, who traveled for 30 years in the Ming Dynasty and wrote a 600,000-word travelogue...
But in this issue, we want to talk about a more distant figure, the first person on the self-driving tour 3,000 years ago - Zhou Mu Wang Ji Man!
Picture note: Sculpture "Silk Road Development - Mu Wang's Western Tour" by Li Yongkang
The story of King Mu of Zhou is very legendary, legend has it that King Mu of Zhou succeeded to the throne at the age of 50, lived for 105 years after reigning for fifty-five years, and King Mu of Zhou not only led his division to the southern expedition to the northern war, but also drove eight horses across 30,000 miles, spending nearly two years to go to Kunlun Mountain and date the Queen Mother of the West... It has left a magnificent legend for Chinese civilization.
First, the real King Mu of Zhou
King Mu of Zhou was the fifth emperor after the establishment of Western Zhou, and it is said in the Chronicle of History that he was fifty years old when he succeeded to the throne. At this time, the Zhou Dynasty was unstable inside and outside, and his father King Zhou Zhao died on the river during his crusade against the south.
Photo note: Rock painting "The Road of jade drapery - Mu Tianzi's Western Tour" (partial) by Wu Binglei
After King Mu of Zhou succeeded to the throne, he exerted great efforts to govern internally and did two things:
The first was to reuse talents; King Mu of Zhou appointed Bo Shu (jiǒng, 囧) as a taishu zheng (太仆正) to command the group of officials. King Mu of Zhou warned him to supervise the king's moral cultivation, carefully select virtuous and upright officials, and not appoint flattering people. In addition, King Mu of Zhou also reused sages such as Gong Gong and Lü Hou to stabilize the domestic government;
The second was to clarify the law and discipline; King Mu of Zhou made Lü Hou the sikou responsible for domestic punishment, so Lü Hou formulated the "Lü Punishment", which was extremely detailed at that time, which formulated five kinds of criminal laws such as Mo, Jie, Gong, Gong, and Da pei, and various rules were as many as 3,000 articles, which stabilized the people in the country.
Picture note: Early Western Zhou Dynasty ear-shaped cymbals, gansu museum collection
After the domestic stability, King Mu of Zhou began to organize an army, and carried out many crusades against the disobedient tribes around him, it can be said that the eastern expedition to the west, the southern conquest of the northern war, and the massacre of four parties.
The most famous of them, King Mu of Zhou, driving his Eight Horse Luxury Car to Kunlun to meet the Queen Mother of the West, took place during King Mu of Zhou's journey to the West.
Second, the originator of self-driving travel - King Mu of Zhou
In the Chinese historical records, King Mu of Zhou has many advantages, and the King of Zhou Mu written by the historian is full of wisdom, not good for women, and can also deter the four sides, which can be said to be a great Ming Jun.
Photo note: Sculpture "Zhou Mu Wang Bajun Goes to Yaochi" in Tianchi, Tianshan Mountain, Xinjiang
However, the only bad thing about the king is that it is easy to leave the ministers and take the horse and luxury car out to play self-driving tours around the country. In "Liezi" and "Zuo Biao", later historians have euphemistically criticized this.
"Liezi Zhou Mu Wang": "Do not sympathize with state affairs, do not enjoy concubines, and travel far away." ”
"Zuo Chuan Zhao Gong Thirteen Years": "King Ximu wants to want to run his heart, and zhou travels the world." “
But how future generations evaluate their own Zhou Mu Wang does not care at all, Zhou Mu Wang not only loves to play, but also plays.
According to the "Biography of Mu Tianzi", which was unearthed together with the "Bamboo Book Chronicle", when King Mu of Zhou was thirteen years old, King Mu of Zhou was fully prepared for this self-driving trip:
Picture note: Gongbi Chongcai "Zhou Mu Wang's Western Tour" by Yuan Guiren
King Mu of Zhou led the "Seven Talents" of the Guards Regiment, sitting in a luxury car made of eight thousand-mile horses, with the best driving skills under the sky, and with a guide who was familiar with the northern road, Bo Yao...
After making sufficient preparations, King Mu of Zhou began his self-driving journey around the world.
III. Where did King Mu of Zhou go?
King Mu of Zhou's self-driving trip was from Luoyang to the north across the Yellow River, through the Taihang Mountains, across the Tuotuo River, out of yanmen pass to the vast grassland.
Illustration: The map of king Mu of Zhou's western tour and eastern return drawn on the Internet based on the "Biography of Mu Tianzi" has bypassed the Caspian Sea and is almost in Western Europe...
After admiring the beauty of the grassland, King Zhou Mu turned to the west, passed by Baotou, passed the Helan Mountain, Qilian Mountain, and took the Tianshan Mountains to reach the place where the Queen Mother of Kunlun Mountain was located.
Here, King Mu of Zhou and queen mother of the West feasted and rewarded each other, exchanged gifts, were in agreement, and were happy and harmonious, almost "happy to think about Zhou", and did not want to go back.
"History of the Zhao Family": "King Miao (King Mu) made his father emperor, hunted in the west, saw the Queen Mother of the West, and forgot to return."
In the end, when the two were faced with having to separate, King Zhou Mu and the Queen Mother of the West also made a promise to see each other in three years, and the two planted a locust tree with their own hands, and King Zhou Mu named the mountain peak "The Mountain of the Queen Mother of the West" before separating.
After that, King Mu of Zhou and his huge tour group traveled another 1,900 miles north to the "Northwest Great Wilderness" where the "Birds Of The Feathers were Xie Yu", and after playing here for a few days, he finally remembered that he still had a lot of state affairs to deal with, so he returned to the capital from the Tianshan Mountains.
In this story, King Mu of Zhou drove eight horses, traveled 35,000 miles, passed many tribes along the way, not only fought but also gave gifts to each other, sacrificed to the river, played the music of the Son of Heaven, and finally talked and laughed with the Queen Mother of the West in the mythological story... This journey of King Mu of Zhou gave posterity great room for imagination. Countless literati in later generations have written, painted, and imagined this legendary journey of King Mu of Zhou.
Qu Yuan asked King Mu of Zhou in "Heavenly Questions": Why are you traveling around the world? What are your wishes?
"Mu Wang Qiao, Fu He Zhou Liu? Why should you ask for anything in the world? - "Heaven Asks"
Li Bai's "Qingping Tune" has: "If it is not the head of the Qunyu Mountain, the direction of the Yaotai Moon is under the feng";
Li Shangyin also wrote "Yaochi": "Eight Jun travels thirty thousand miles a day, and King Mu does not come back." ”
Illustration: [Ancient Style Illustration] The Queen Mother of the West and the King of Zhou Mu Author Lu Mingshan
Did King Mu of Zhou really visit Kunlun?
King Zhou Mu loves to play so much, can play so well, and can play so happily along the way, all of which are inseparable from an important factor: the car!
During King Zhou Mu's journey to Kunlun, his eight horses were the top horses of the time, and his driver was also the top driver at that time.
If The self-driving tour of King Zhou Mu is calculated according to the current one mile, 35,000 miles is about 15,000 kilometers, and he may have reached Western Europe as far as possible!
However, with the national strength and traffic situation in the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was impossible to support the brigade of King Mu of Zhou to run so far.
Later, there was another view that the Zhou Mu King said that Li was the "Xiao Li" of the Zhou Dynasty, and one mile was equal to about 77 meters. King Mu of Zhou walked 35,000 miles, which translates to the current mileage of about 2,700 kilometers, and his farthest is to drive a lap around Gansu.
Map: According to the scenic spots of the Zhou Mu King's West Tour to the East, the self-driving tour is based on history
In any case, king Zhou Mu's self-driving tour this time was indeed a magical journey recorded in ancient times under the conditions at that time, and King Zhou Mu not only confirmed his title of being the first person in history to travel by car, but also left many magnificent imaginations for our descendants.
For example, if there are self-driving enthusiasts, you can follow the tourist route of King Zhou Mu's western expedition to Kunlun to play a circle, all the way through the Yellow River, through the Taihang Mountains, all the way on the Inner Mongolian steppe, along the Silk Road under the Qilian Snow Mountain, and finally arrive at the Kunlun Mountains in Xinjiang to visit the seat of the Western Queen Mother... It's interesting to think about.
Self-driving travel is to choose a good car, Zhou Muwang's Eight Jun is now not found, but we can choose the very cost-effective Dongfeng Honda flagship medium and large SUV - Dongfeng Honda new UR-V as a car.
In June 2020, Dongfeng Honda's new UR-V debuted with a "advanced and extraordinary" attitude. In terms of "advanced" and "high-end", the product strength has fully evolved, with a more fashionable and dynamic appearance, advanced technology configuration, luxurious space and driving control performance beyond expectations, etc., to meet the needs of the crowd in an all-round way, providing advanced and high-grade driving experience.
Dongfeng Honda's new UR-V adopts the latest family modeling design of Honda Automobile, and the most attractive place is full of sports and fashion in terms of appearance, which can be said to be full of scientific and technological sense.
And this SUV has a length of 4856mm, a height of 1675mm, a width of 1942mm, a wheelbase of 2820mm, simply put, whether it is a horizontal ride space, or a longitudinal ride space, the ride is very comfortable, and has enough storage space.
What is the most important thing about a road trip? It is safe, King Zhou Mu travels with his own guard group", we have to choose a car that is safe enough when we travel by car. The new UR-V Honda SENSING safety super sense system, which is composed of black technologies such as collision mitigation braking system (CMBS), lane departure suppression, low-speed follow-up mode ACC, and lane keeping assist system (LKAS), makes self-driving travel more reassuring.
Hahaha, I feel that King Zhou Mu has to thank me for crossing over...