Yancheng Prose in the Spring and Autumn Period

I want to go to Yancheng in the Spring and Autumn Period because of the Spring and Autumn culture here. It was only in Yancheng in the Spring and Autumn Period that it was discovered that it was not just the Spring and Autumn Culture.

Yancheng is divided into Yancheng Paradise and Zoo in Spring and Autumn. The first step to enter Yancheng Paradise in the Spring and Autumn Period is to enter Zhuzi Cultural Park. The pre-Qin hundred schools of thought era was the first cultural prosperity in the history of China, which had a far-reaching impact on later generations. I have read many books of various philosophers, but it is the first time to see a three-dimensional cultural park like a memorial hall.

Walking along the main passage, on the left are agriculture, medicine, Taoism and Mohism, and on the right are Yin and Yang teachers and military strategists. In fact, in my opinion, in the pre-Qin period, farmers and doctors could not become a school, because these two schools were only the accumulation of skills and did not really become a systematic discipline with thoughts.

The representative of physicians is Bian Que, and it is beyond reproach that Bian Que is a famous doctor. However, his position in the medical history of China is far inferior to that of Sun Simiao and Li Shizhen, and even inferior to Huangdi Neijing, a representative of the school. The doctor planted many flowers and plants, all of which should be herbs. There are many prescriptions for treating common diseases in the exhibition hall, but obviously they have nothing to do with the pre-Qin period. They were all prescribed later, and I don't know what the effect is.

Interestingly, the representative of farmhouse music is Chang Ju. Chang Ju is just a hermit who despises Confucius, saying that he doesn't know how many achievements he has made in agriculture. How can he become a representative of a family? In fact, China's agricultural development has been carried out systematically and slowly, but there were no significant agricultural scientists and agricultural works in the pre-Qin period. There is a statue of a farmer carrying a hoe, which I always thought was Mr. He Guo.

Taoism is an important school of thought in the pre-Qin period. The sculpture shows Lao Zi riding a green cow through Hangu Pass. This scene is really important. The book Laozi was written at this time, which means the maturity of Taoist thought.

Behind Taoism is Mohism, which is a big garden with a classroom where Mohism gives lectures, which is quite fascinating. Mohism is a philosophical thought that combines theory with actual production and labor to manage society. Therefore, it is a characteristic of Mohism to do despicable things in person and give lectures while farming, which is completely different from Confucianism.

The family of Yin and Yang is a huge gossip, and it is funny to think about it. Later, gossip became a symbol of Taoist priests. Zou Yan was the yin and yang family in the pre-Qin period, but the fortune-telling of later generations was based on the Taoist scriptures and the Confucian Book of Changes. Our school regards other people's classics as its own and has no works, only the Yin and Yang families are there, which is quite a bit like a pigeon occupying a nest.

Strategists include statues of Su Yi and his teacher Gui Guzi, and they don't value ideas, but they value practice. They set off a magnificent political struggle in the pre-Qin period and reached the peak that scholars all over the world looked forward to. They are really pragmatic politicians.

At the end of the big passage is a square, which is of course the most important Confucian school in the history of China. There are also performances by Confucian scholars in class here. It's interesting to watch those young people read "It's better to study from time to time" with their heads wagging. Of course, Confucius didn't just read aloud in class, but used music and conversation to teach happily. But when Confucius was angry, he would scold his students like an ordinary teacher and probably punish them, otherwise there would be no ruler. Confucian culture is the soul of China. Confucius is not only the inheritor of culture, but also the benchmark for China to be a teacher. Confucius taught all kinds of things, and peaches and plums were everywhere. It is important that his students will follow him all his life. His teaching is a career, and he will guide students all their lives. It is his happiest thing to meet an excellent student who can learn from each other's strengths than to give him a generous control. Now the school has long been divorced from the original intention of Confucius, and has become a game for teachers and students to cope with the college entrance examination. Teachers and students change frequently, and there is really no feeling between Confucius and students.

On the left of Confucianism are military strategists and on the right are legalists. In the pre-Qin period, it was really important for a strategist to be in troubled times. He has no great guidance on managing the world, but it directly affects the life and death of the country. Strangely, most pre-Qin military strategists were legalists at the same time. Perhaps the magic potential of legalists and the cunning of soldiers have something in common. Military strategists are equipped with long swords and slingshots, and attack is the battle. Legalists are equipped with the first gear, not everything is done, but the book of Shang Jun. ..

Legalists in China are actually more like politics, which is the art of governing the country, while military strategists are the art of war, and war itself is the continuation of politics, so it is not surprising that the two are interlinked. China is short of legalists who really govern the country according to law, and the law is a part of tactics. Therefore, although China has always had legalist thoughts, there is no tradition of rule of law, which is a big weakness of China culture. Of course, China's thinkers can't be blamed. Under the autocratic system, there can be no real thought of rule of law. This is a historical limitation and an ideological shackle that Shang Yang and Han Fei can't break through.

Keep walking along the big passage, and you will be the merchant. The representative of the businessman is Tao Zhugong, and of course the copper coins are on display. I'm thinking, this is real history, and it should be more useful than the god of wealth in the temple. It's a pity to find that someone really worships that big copper coin.

Merchants go forward bravely and are saints. The sage is "Lu Chunqiu", which is all-encompassing, and people who learn from saints have their own needs. In fact, knowledge acquisition and professional knowledge complement each other. No matter what the professional knowledge is, it is best to have a rich background, which is the inspiration of saints. I remember reading an article by Tao Zhu before, which also welcomed sage students.

Sage was once a novelist. The novels in the pre-Qin period are not really mature, so this is even more far-fetched. I'm surprised what can be displayed here. When I went in, I saw a small pool with a pavilion beside it, and several writers were discussing it. This is a common scene in China Novelist Memorial Hall. Several writers are weighing their words, including the Shi Naian Memorial and the Wu Cheng'en Memorial. But in the pre-Qin period, I was very skeptical about the authenticity of this scene.

In the past, this was a famous artist. The furnishings of famous artists are all white horses, which is the famous assertion that "white horses are not horses". Famous scholars are the representatives of China's sophistry. In the initial stage of human thought, it seems that there are such scholars who promote the progress of thought through almost absurd logical discussion.

Baijia Cultural Park is a secular cultural street. A long street, with antique shops on both sides, has sculptures from old industries from time to time, such as sugar blowers and blacksmiths. The disappearance of the old industry is a historical necessity. As a cultural memory, there will be exhibitions of this old trade in many places. Every time I see it, I feel the vicissitudes of history. Unfortunately, the shops here are antique in appearance, but they sell goods from ordinary tourist shops, such as silk and paper fans. There are not many features. Of course, this is a perfect accusation. After a hundred schools of thought contend for the elegant culture, he immediately came to the grounded secular culture, which is also a rare happy experience after the spiritual deposition.

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Crossing the promenade is the main square of Yancheng. There was a performance on the stage of the square, and we happened to meet it and did it. On the stage, twelve beautiful women with heavy makeup are wearing different costumes, each of which symbolizes a Chinese fairy. Each of these beauties will recite an ancient poem, and the host will invite the audience to the stage to guess what kind of Hua Xian the belle symbolizes according to the content of the ancient poem and the dress of the belle. Because I am usually interested in ancient poetry, my child took the initiative to push me to the front, and I was really lucky to be selected. It turned out that the ancient poems recited by these beautiful women were extremely simple, and almost all of them had flower names, so they answered successfully. The child is very angry. It must be that he is eager and afraid, and he doesn't want to see it so simple. Think about it, too. Of course, this kind of entertainment with the participation of ordinary audience will not be dominated by competitions like the ancient poetry conference, but purely by entertainment. Of course, it won't be difficult.

To the east of the square is a cinema showing the same 4D movie. The so-called 4D is based on 3D stereoscopic film and television, with special seats, which will shake with the plot and make people feel immersive. Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, movies have gradually changed from audience viewing to experiential appreciation. I think, with the progress of science and technology in the future, it is definitely not a dream for people to really integrate into movies and games in the future. To tell the truth, watching this kind of film at present is purely to feel the novelty. The film is only twenty minutes, and the content is very thin. I thought it was about the history of Yancheng in the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, I found out that it was from the perspective of the tortoise and met with war. It is said that this turtle is a totem of flood, and war has something to do with flood, but I really didn't see it. However, it's really scary to see thousands of arrows flying at you and the seat below you shaking.

On the west side of the square is the real Yancheng site, which is currently a citizen park. We followed the tour bus around, and the colorful flowers in the park made people feel the beauty of spring. In particular, a cherry blossom avenue is full of small white flowers, falling and spinning like snowflakes all over the sky. There is a moat outside the ancient Yancheng, so we walked around the outer river. When we got to the inner city, that is, the real Yancheng, we found that Yancheng was actually just a place name and a highland. The spectacular city walls and palaces have gone up in smoke, and the unique moat water is still flowing quietly. Of course, today's moat has no function to protect the city walls and palaces. In fact, with the development of military power, the Great Wall, which played a great role in ancient wars, no longer has military value, but is only a witness of history and a comparison of prosperity and decline. The former Palace Museum, after annihilation, became a playground for ordinary people, such as the Ming Palace Museum in Nanjing, and it is the same here. The ancient emperors and princes had strict barriers, and finally they all gave the breeze and the bright moon, which became a joke of ordinary white-haired fishermen. Life, why obsess!

To the north of the square is a paradise, which consists of two parts: a children's paradise and an adult's paradise. Children's paradise is children's paradise, and adult paradise is some exciting projects such as high-altitude waterfalls. After we visit Xanadu, it's getting late, and we really dare not experience those exciting projects, so we have to enter the ghost town. The ghost town is actually in a dark and closed space, and all kinds of props close to hell, as well as the staff who pretend to be ghosts, scare you. The women who went in together screamed with fear, but I may have the idea that "everything is fake" in my mind, and I don't feel horrible at all. The child was very interested and went in again, but his wife was too scared to go in again. Perhaps, this is the gender difference. It is not surprising that there are spring and autumn palaces, antique palaces, palaces and their furnishings next to the adult paradise, but the two performances here are quite distinctive. One is the performance of ancient chimes. Considering that the ancients didn't have much entertainment, the elegant performance of this large-scale chime must be appreciated by the upper class, and ordinary people may never have such an opportunity. This is the most extravagant enjoyment of ancient people. The other is Li's story, which is displayed by modern photoelectric technology. The change of photoelectricity created an illusory dream and made Li's love beautiful. The quaint and modern science and technology are displayed in the Spring and Autumn Palace, showing the designer's ingenuity.

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Yancheng Zoo is divided into self-driving area and hiking area. We drove there, stopped in the self-driving area and walked around the pedestrian area first. To tell the truth, I have seen too many zoos, and even children have lost too much interest in them, so I took a walk and looked around, and it passed quickly. However, the circus performance here is really world-class. Many performances are cleverly arranged into the bridge of Journey to the West, trapeze, air roulette and so on. I must have only seen it on TV and seen the real performance with my own eyes. This is the first time. The performance was wonderful. The 3,000-person venue was packed, and there were endless exclamations and applause.

The self-driving area is a major feature of the zoo. I heard that animals can be fed in the car. Unfortunately, it was a holiday when we went, and there were too many cars. The people in front have already fed the animals, and camels and deer are lazily standing on the roadside. He won't even eat when you feed him, which greatly reduces our fun. The beast area is relatively better. After all, no one would think of feeding tigers with live chickens or something, so they can still see tigers preying. However, the animals in the so-called safari park have lost their wildness and just lie lazily on the ground in the sun. Of course, I don't know if they are as quiet as virgins and as motionless as rabbits when they bite. The most exciting thing in the beast area is to watch two little black bears fight, one stroke and one style, and Pang Shuo's body is still very flexible. It seems that bears are not stupid at all. Later, a little bear was obviously defeated, and even hid behind a tree and ran around it, just like a naughty boy. This unexpected bear fight is the most authentic and enjoyable performance in this zoo trip.

Yancheng in the Spring and Autumn Period is a submerged history and a happy journey.