Essays describing Huizhou
Introduction: The renaming of Huizhou has become a hot topic, with various controversies emerging one after another. In this rainy season, a mutilated Huizhou has made Huizhou survivors in six counties and prefectures appeal for 30 years, but those 30 years ago The rain is getting heavier and heavier in this beautiful ancient Huizhou. The following is the prose I compiled to describe Huizhou. I hope it can help everyone! No Dream to Huizhou
The most beautiful weather in March is the lingering rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River. The fresh green all over the mountains and plains is swayed by the gentle breeze, with ups and downs of waves, like a curve of clean sea water, lapping back and forth against the earth that carries it. Colorful flowers are decorated into various boats, sailing in this green ocean, wandering happily and beautifully.
There are often misty raindrops floating in the sky, but you can't hear any sound of falling rain. You can only see the light drop falling on the newly sprouted green leaves and red flowers, which makes this natural green and harmonious. Hong looked so delicate and ready to cry. The drizzle lingered and refused to leave, the entire earth was moistened, and the moistened water vapor stayed in the mountains. When it met the cold air, rain and mist as thin as cicada wings evaporated. The rain and mist surrounding the emerald green mountains is like a thin gray-white veil, covering up the strangeness of the mountains, but also adding a bit of mystery to the originally beautiful scenery. Looking from a distance, the white rain and mist are undulating, and the dark green mountains are looming, which looks like the mythical Penglai Wonderland.
In the unparalleled scenery of the opening of the sky and the beauty of the gods, there are countless entanglements of talented people and beautiful women buried in it. Over thousands of years, this mysterious land has created many amazing legends.
Huizhou people have lived in such a fairyland for generations.
From today’s perspective, being able to live in such a heaven-created beauty is a blessing that cannot be achieved even if you envy it. But dating back thousands of years, people here had no time to dwell on the beauty here. Ancient Chinese society, which had a highly developed agricultural civilization, seemed to have always valued only fertile farmland that could support itself. However, the seemingly vast land of Huizhou only has a few pitiful basins among the high mountains, and it is difficult to grow golden rice in the beautiful mountains.
The industrious ancient Huizhou people carefully cultivated every inch of land in the small flat land where rivers and lakes pass. However, the annual harvest can only barely make ends meet, and "having food and clothing without worries" has become a luxury.
If generations of Huizhou people really just live this kind of life of "working at sunrise and resting at sundown", then they will never create a place that will amaze future generations and create a rich and beautiful place. civilization. The people of ancient Huizhou have never surrendered to fate, because in their bones they possess not only a perseverance spirit, but also a boiling blood of sharpness and enterprising spirit. People are not willing to spend their whole lives buried in the mountains and old forests to cultivate barren land. They want to pursue prosperity and a happy life. So they all decided to go out to work, whether to study, do business, or other industries. In short, they wanted to get out of the mountains. The final fact is that Huizhou people who refuse to admit defeat have created brilliance in various industries in which they are engaged.
Anyone familiar with history knows that Huizhou merchants once dominated the country for four hundred years during the Ming and Qing dynasties. This is already an immortal legend. Until now, that glorious past has not turned into a passing cloud of history due to the passage of time. When you come to the land of Huizhou and come to the mansions left by wealthy Huizhou merchants, you can still feel the profound atmosphere here.
The ancient buildings in Huizhou reveal a kind of beauty that is beautiful on the outside and wise on the inside. Perhaps it is because Huizhou businessmen never like to show their wealth, so most of the luxury houses we see have a uniform appearance like "blue bricks, black tiles, and horse-head walls." What is revealed in this simplicity is a different kind of majesty and magnificence. The different interior layouts and decorations directly reflect the owner's wealth and taste. The exquisite workmanship of the carved railings and painted buildings, the furnishings of jade and goldware, the elegance of the pavilions and pavilions, and the decoration of flowers, birds, fish and insects all project the elegant taste of life of wealthy businessmen. However, the magnificent interior will never make you feel a bit tacky with a gold and silver atmosphere and heavy makeup. This is not only because Huizhou merchants like elegant things, but the most important thing is the cultural atmosphere revealed in the bones of Huizhou merchants.
The ancient Chinese concept of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business and advocating reading also left a deep imprint on ancient Huizhou.
However, fate was not favorable, and cultivated land was so rare and precious in Huizhou that the life of "plowing in the morning and studying in the evening" gradually turned into a happy ideal.
There is a long-lasting song in Huizhou that goes like this: "I didn't practice cultivation in my previous life. I was born in Huizhou, and I threw it away when I was thirteen or fourteen years old." The indomitable Huizhou people did not choose to blame others. They knew that being conservative would mean a lifetime of poverty. So they firmly believed in the motto "If you study well and do business well, you will be good". Regardless of the contempt of public opinion at the time, they went out of the mountains, opened up business routes, and silently worked on this, the only way to get rich and get rid of poverty.
The ancient people of Huizhou cut through thorns and thorns in the mountains and cliffs, without fear of death or injury, in order to open a dimensional road. This winding trail leads from Suzhou and Hangzhou to Fujian and Guangdong. With the painstaking efforts of generations of ancestors, it eventually reached a point where merchants gradually came and went, and trade became increasingly developed and unprecedented. It became a golden trade route for Huizhou merchants to prosper. Later generations praised it as a success created by the unique "Huizhou Camel" spirit of Huizhou people. "Not admitting defeat and not afraid of hardship" is the most important part of this spirit. Perhaps only those who truly understand this land can know the blood, tears and heartache behind the success of Huizhou merchants.
In a sense, Huizhou people are forced to do business, but what they always yearn for in their hearts is the life of scholars. From ancient times to the present, this magical and ancient land can be said to be full of beautiful people and outstanding people. Many famous figures in the history of Anhui Province came from this geomantic treasure land, including many scholars and great Confucians such as Zhu Xi, Dai Zhen, and Hu Shi.
Since the Song Dynasty, Huizhou Prefecture has been full of champions and first-ranked scholars in all dynasties, so that the world has praised it as "Southeast Zoulu" and "Hometown of the Number One Scholar". It has always had a good reputation and a great reputation. Wanting to compare with the wealth and magnanimity of the world's richest people, what Huizhou merchants valued was the "disciple of the emperor" Guangzong Yaozu. Even during the Ming and Qing dynasties when Huizhou merchants were prominent, the success achieved by scholars was the envy of even wealthy businessmen and large stockholders.
In feudal society, the social ethos of "everything is inferior, only education is superior" is a profound imprint that cannot be changed no matter how much money is spent. Huizhou businessmen advocate cultural calligraphy. They will not be satisfied with just running freely in the business world. "Reading" is also something they have insisted on for a long time. Huizhou merchants often keep scrolls in their hands. They are both businessmen and Confucianists. They specialize in calligraphy and painting, and they are like literati. What is even more commendable is that the wealthy businessmen invested in running schools in their hometown, respected literature and ethics, and promoted themselves to others, making Huizhou a popular literary style. This is an important reason why Huizhou merchants and literati have always been the leaders of China.
Relying on diligence and talent, the ancient people of Huizhou created a splendid civilization mark in the mountains. Time flies, things change and people change. Today is different from the past. Any glorious past may turn into dust and be washed away and buried by the long river of history. Walk here, step on the ancient road paved with bluestone slabs, and explore the winding alleys, the stone bridges that have gone through vicissitudes of life, and the piers by the stream that still stand. These ancient relics all tell the story of the rich historical deposits here. Perhaps every stone, every alley, every stone bridge and pier has a moving story behind it.
Thousands of years have passed, but these things left by our ancestors have never changed. People still live in the environment created by their ancestors, but they have added to the lifestyle of modern people. The villages are arranged in an orderly manner along the river, and every building in the village is still row upon row. Although it is no longer possible to live like the ancients, tradition has never been abandoned. Today's Huizhou people are still the same as in the past, respecting teachers and being diligent and tenacious.
The barrier of high mountains and ridges also allows Huizhou to retain its complete ancient atmosphere. There is no hustle and bustle of the bustling city, leaving only the elegant and quiet natural charm. Here, the philosophical attitude of the unity of nature and man has been passed down for a long time, ensuring the harmony between man and nature.
Living in it, we suddenly find that we have always been in the countryside in Chinese paintings, just like the freehand ink left by the tip of the pen, wandering freely and unrestrainedly. We gradually understand why countless literati have spared no effort to praise the beauty of Huizhou. This beauty is not only the natural scenery, but also the people who live in this beautiful scenery. Therefore, it is not difficult for us to understand that Tang Xianzu, the great dramatist of the Ming Dynasty, would express such emotion: "I have never dreamed of going to Huizhou in my entire life."
Entering Huizhou
It’s not that I don’t want to go to Anhui, nor that I want to go to Anhui; there is no reason to go to Anhui, and there is no reason not to go to Anhui; but I still went to Anhui.
The unit should organize a trip. Some said they were going to Anhui, some said they were going to Shanghai, some said they were going to Nanjing, some said they were going to Jiangxi - "Then let's go to Anhui!" I thought. I said this as if I had not thought about it, but also as if I had thought it over carefully.
In the spring of April, flowers bloom all over the mountains and fields. Spring fills the sky, greens the mountains, and fills the sea; spring enters the countryside and slips into the city. Spring is written on people's faces, and the spring light shines on tourists. I also mixed in with the tourists, relaxing, feeling the breath of spring, smelling the fragrance of flowers, shaking off the dust on my body, and quelling the depression in my heart.
It took two hours from Quzhou to Tunxi, and I slept for two hours. Twenty-eight colleagues, twenty-eight moods, those who have been to Anhui say Anhui, and those who have never been to Anhui miss Anhui. Three years ago, I went to Lujiang from Shanghai at night, stayed there for two days, and then returned home from Hefei overnight. I have been to Anhui, but I have no impression of Anhui. I only think that Anhui people are hospitable and Anhui food is delicious. Although I have never traveled to the famous mountains and rivers of Anhui, I yearn for Huangshan, love Huizhou architecture, and admire the wisdom of Huizhou businessmen, especially the women behind the Huizhou businessmen. In fact, in the south of the Yangtze River, in the north, and everywhere in China, you can find traces of Huizhou. My old house is also an Huizhou-style building, with pink walls, blue tiles, and horse-head walls.
Anhui is the collective name of ancient Anqing Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture. Today's Wannan is ancient Huizhou. Huizhou merchant gangs ranked first among the top ten merchant gangs in the country during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Huizhou merchants dominated the business world for three hundred years. "No town can exist without Huizhou" and "Huizhou merchants are everywhere in the world." Huizhou architecture is one of the most important schools of ancient Chinese architecture. The aura of Huizhou’s mountains and rivers, the wisdom of Huizhou craftsmen, the wealth of Huizhou merchants and the culture of Huizhou merchants have created Huizhou architecture, making Huizhou a museum of Huizhou architecture. Huizhou's beautiful geographical location, developed Xin'an River water system and rich products such as wood and tea have created generations of Huizhou merchants.
Walking into Xidi, a place where people live in a peach blossom garden, is like walking into a residential museum of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; walking into Hongcun, an ancient cow-shaped village, is like walking into a "water town in a Chinese painting"; walking into The mysterious Nanping is like walking into a maze; walking into the Millennium Pass, you will know the strength of Huizhou merchants; approaching the archway in Tangyue, there is a cold air, and the hard, cold, moss-mottled stone archway speaks of mystery and depth, shocking your heart. The story——come to Longchuan in Jixi, which has interpreted the "Feng Shui Treasure Land" for more than 1,600 years. In Longchuan Village, there is Longfeng towering in the east, Fengshan Mountain in the west, Dengyuan River meandering in the north, and Tianma Mountain rushing up in the south. Looking down from a high place, Longchuan Village is surrounded by green mountains and clear water. Longchuan water flows eastward around the village. The village looks like a boat. There are ancient covered bridges in the village, the Hu family's ancestral hall that has lasted for thousands of years, and a three-story bookshop. The ancient archways, the charming water streets, and the garden water mouth where the three rivers converge—the archways are the spiritual home of Huizhou people, the ancient villages and ancient buildings are the prosperity and wealth of ancient Huizhou, and the primitive nature of Guniujiang It conveys the ancient, simple and original ecological treasures of Huizhou. The Xin'an River and Taiping Lake that span the north and south of Huangshan Mountain add to the beauty of Huangshan Mountain.
While we admire the wealth of Huizhou merchants, the art of Huizhou architecture, the intelligence of Huizhou craftsmen, and the natural scenery of Huizhou, we should also remember the Huizhou women behind those successful businessmen.
A woman, a dream, a husband and wife for three and a half years; a braid, a pair of shackles, swallowing up all the beauty. According to the tour guide, there is a local tradition: when a boy reaches the age of fourteen or fifteen, he will go out to do business. He will go there for more than ten years, during which he may come back once to marry the wife chosen by his parents. When the wedding is over, the man must leave his hometown again and go out to do business. The next time I come back will probably be decades later. His wife, on the other hand, could only stay at home to serve her parents-in-law, raise her children and study. The setting sun was shining in the evening, and she had no intention of dressing up in front of the mirror. The wind and clouds dispersed, the swaying long skirt fluttered in the evening breeze, the sound of the pipa was heart-stirring, sad and sad, twists and turns, I wonder if it has passed through the layers of cornices and been transmitted thousands of miles away, but that one The crescent moon is like yesterday——until my husband returns home in fine clothes in his later years.
One thing that is unique about the ancient houses in Huizhou is that there is only a small one-foot-square window on the tall horse-headed wall. This is because the men are away from home for a long time and are worried about the "red apricots" in the house, so they are not allowed to peek. The man outside the house, of course, also blocked the man's view of his lonely wife in the deep house compound. Leaning on the railing for a long time, just to reminisce about the beautiful years when I was just green, the affection is the lingering feeling at that time, and the tenderness is the concern of this life, just like the poplars flying in the sky can no longer enter the eyes, in the small house with white walls and black tiles Looking far away from the building, the bright moon overflows quietly, the four seasons are different, only the solitary lamp remains the same, what cannot be thrown away or erased is still the rings of time, the dreams of thousands of years, my hair is white as frost when I wake up Snow, its once charming appearance, is like a broken paper kite that cannot be found in the sky.
The left-behind women in Huizhou are not depressed because of emotional suffering, sexual repression, and the loneliness of life, because they have never given up hope in their eyes. Women who live in such an atmosphere naturally have persistence and excitement derived from their gender in the way they interpret life. Perhaps this is due to their unwavering love for their husbands; perhaps it is the traditional ethics and the secluded backcountry that keep women in a state of ignorance about life and freedom. It is precisely because of the guidance of such honor and belief that a group of virtuous, restrained, tenacious, heroic, loyal and diligent women have emerged here, who are immersed in the essence of ancient Huizhou culture. Huizhou's culture was at its peak a hundred years ago, and Huizhou women played an indispensable role.
Huizhou businessmen, Huizhou architecture, and Huizhou women are not all of Huizhou culture, but they interpret Huizhou culture. But this is not the reason why I want to come to Anhui. I miss Anhui with uneasiness in my heart; I yearn for Anhui with confusion.