Longwan Village in Waziyu: Window lights, forest mist and snow-filled bay, flying dragons lurk in the wild clouds
After the snow, the sun is a bit dazzling. On the first day of spring, when visiting Longwan Village, the mountain wind is still as hard as a knife, cutting your face. The white snow is hidden between the mountain ridges and dead branches, looming. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, the small mountain village is like a giant ink painting, with dots and dyes, suitable shades, and scattered between the sky and the earth.
Looking down from the satellite image, the entire village is scattered with residential buildings. The Shahe River runs along the direction of the village and winds into a large bay, like a swimming dragon entrenched in the mountains. It seems to rise into the sky instantly when it rains. There is an ancient temple, Fajue Temple, at the head of the dragon. It is backed by mountains, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and close to people's houses. The small area is full of tranquility. The belly of the dragon is where the Longwan site is located, which is a representative of the upper-class Xiajiadian culture of the Bronze Age more than 3,000 years ago. County Road 713 passes through the village, with convenient transportation but no noise. The tail of the dragon spins and moves, which is quite agility and transcendence.
There is incense lingering here, there is a long Zen rhythm, but there are also fireworks. Between the rising and setting of the sun, it is the pastoral happiness that many people hope for and long for. Picking chrysanthemums on the east fence, pushing the door open and seeing the mountain, you can see seven or eight stars in the sky, two or three o'clock rain in front of the mountain, the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs echoing in the mountains, walk along the mountain road, and see "the bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear springs flow up the rocks." Walking leisurely, aimlessly, just so casually, walking with your heart can make you temporarily forget the hustle and bustle and fatigue.
On the first day of spring, we visited Longwan Village in Lengjiagou, Waziyu Valley, which is the Longwan Site. The Longwan site is located on a small hill in the southwest of Longwan Village, adjacent to the Shah River in the east, cultivated land in the south, and orchards in the north and south. The site is 100 meters long from north to south and nearly 100 meters wide from east to west. It covers an area of about 10,000 square meters and the cultural layer is 0.3-0.5 meters thick. In 1974, a large number of pottery sherds were collected from the surface of the site. In April 1981, a re-inspection was conducted during the cultural relics census, and a large number of corded sand-filled red pottery fragments, ground stone axes, and half-moon-shaped perforated stone knives were collected on the surface.
According to the guidance of the elder brother who got off the bus with me, I found the hillside where the ruins are located, but maybe because of the snow cover, I never saw the stone monument of the ruins. Standing on the top of the hill, overlooking the entire village and the surrounding valleys and rivers, you can feel the tragic and desolate atmosphere of the wind rustling and the cold water. The weight of history hits your face, and the festive fireworks attract you towards the village.
My route was along Longwan Village all the way south, crossing the water-filled bridge over Shahe River, and heading straight to Nangou. While walking and walking, the mountain wind blew so hard that I couldn't reach out my hand. I could only quickly press the shutter a few times, put it back in my pocket and cover it to warm myself up.
The frozen river is another kind of quiet beauty. There is no gurgling water, but it reflects the colorful brilliance of the sun. However, you cannot look directly at it, let alone for a long time, to prevent snow blindness. Footprints are scattered on the snow, and dead branches stand on the ice. Although it is boring and monotonous, it has the beauty of white space in Chinese paintings.
The village is a typical ancient village in Northeast China, with stone walls everywhere. The simplicity and vicissitudes of life will always be everywhere you look, slowly spreading out and permeating your field of vision. The rocks and jade make the mountains shine, the water holds pearls and the rivers are beautiful. In addition to the geographical iconography, Longwan also has a coincidence in Feng Shui. The long and narrow valley winds down the mountain from Nangou. The stream rises and falls, and merges into the Shah River. There are trees on both sides, and the green mountains are hidden. Even though the trees are bleak, there are still green pines pressed by heavy snow, and the green pines adorn the mountains, and it is full of vitality. .
Old trees can be seen everywhere, with strong branches stretching their waists wantonly. Each fruit tree contains a unique soul in its trunk. Withered vines, old trees and crows, small bridges and flowing water, people's houses, birds perched on trees by the pond, monks knocking on the door under the moon, every picture is like a poem, pleasing to the eye, with poetic and painterly meaning ready to come out.
A broken basket in the snow, a loudspeaker at the head of the village with the mountains as the background, smoke rising from the sparse branches, dead trees against the crystal clear ice and snow, and a little cutie on the roadside. Drawn love heart. It makes this cold winter and the solemn mountain village a little more lovely and warm.
The ice skates shone with an alluring brilliance in the sun. A glance at them seemed to remind me of the crunching sound of chewing ice skates when I was a child, and I immediately shuddered.
The dead branches on the wall are a touch of brown and red, with some dark red and light yellow autumn charm remaining.
After all, it was still in the New Year. An elder brother came out to take out the garbage and stood in the shivering cold wind and told me about the Longwan ruins for a while. I quickly urged him to go home quickly. He was wearing such thin clothes and was about to freeze. Got a cold. He smiled, "It's Chinese New Year, you're not staying at home, why are you going out for a walk? It's so cold."
Although the spring is cold, it is already the beginning of spring after all. The big willow trees in the village, seen from a distance, have already sprouted a yellow color. The dilapidated old house was not baptized by the festive atmosphere and remained empty. The red lock on the big iron door hangs alone, and the naughty baby will be its only playmate.
The courtyard walls of the houses halfway up the mountain are like city walls, surrounded by high walls, with firewood and debris accumulated on them. The simple fence gate, a few strands of thatch on the dead branches, the remaining snow on the moss, and the sheep in whose yard I took a family portrait, all became silhouettes of Longwan in the afternoon sunshine.
Do the stone rollers, stone steps, stone walls, old houses, and the old water tanks and wells under the low eaves still retain the memories of your childhood?
For people in the mountains, the firewood pile is a symbol of hard work and prosperity. It is the minimum respect for winter in the Northeast. The size of the firewood pile and even the shape of the firewood pile can reflect the life of the owner. manner.
While walking around Longwan Village, I discovered many screen walls. What is a screen wall and what is its function? Let me first tell you an idiom "Misfortune causes the wall to collapse". Screen wall is also called Zhaobi, or Xiaoqiang in ancient times. It is a wall used to block the view in traditional buildings in China, Korean Peninsula, Vietnam and other places. The screen wall can be located inside or outside the gate. The former is called the inner shadow wall, and the latter is called the outer shadow wall. A simple screen wall may have little decoration, but the bricks must be polished and the seams must be very neat. A luxurious screen wall is usually decorated with brick carvings with many auspicious patterns.
There is an allusion to the shadow wall. "The Analects of Confucius: Ji's Family": "I'm afraid that Ji's grandson's worries are not in Zhuan Yu, but within Xiao Qiang." This is a conversation between Confucius and his two disciples (Zi Lu and Ran Qiu). At that time, Zilu and Ranqiu were serving as assistant ministers in the Ji family. Because the internal situation was falling apart, it was difficult to protect themselves, so they had to develop outward to divert other people's attention. Confucius said to the two of them: Because you cannot solve many internal affairs problems, you use external wars to divert internal attention. This is very dangerous. The Ji family's biggest worry is not the small country Zhuan Yu, but within Xiao Qiang and between the Ji family brothers. Soon, the Ji brothers really had a conflict; so later generations often used the phrase "misfortune causes Xiaoqiang" to describe internal troubles. The "Xiao Qiang" here is the screen wall. Southerners call it Zhaobi, and northerners call it "Yingmen Wall".
Screen walls have a long history. In the old days, people believed that there was constant yin energy coming and going in their homes. If this soul is one's deceased ancestor, it is allowed, but if it is a lonely ghost sneaking into the house, it will bring disaster to oneself. If there is a screen wall, hang a mirror so that ghosts will be scared away when they see their own shadow. Of course, legends are legends and customs are customs. The screen wall also has its architectural function, which is to block the view of outsiders. Even if the door is open, outsiders cannot see inside the house. Screen walls can also enhance the atmosphere. In folk and villages, shadow walls are built to increase the momentum of a residence.
I visited Longwan at the beginning of spring. Although I felt a little regretful that I didn’t visit many representative scenic spots because I was unfamiliar with the place. However, every trip will always bring rewards. Many places are not just because of their uniqueness. How novel and special, but, you know it, you have been there, you can leave traces of your memory, and you understand the unknown things, which is a kind of gain in itself.
The beauty of Longwan lies only in: the window lights, the misty forest and the snowy bay, the crowing of chickens and the barking of dogs and the sound of the creek and the pond. Looking back, the surroundings are picturesque, with red lights flowing and smoke from the stove. The bamboo stick and mango shoes are blown away by the wind, and the flying dragon lurks in the wild clouds.