The legend about Mochou Girl
Category: Culture/Art>> Folk Tradition
Problem description:
Mochou Lake in Nanjing is a famous scenic spot, and Mochou is a legend. A strange woman. The lake is named after the girl Mochou, who was passed down from Mochou Lake. However, a careful examination of historical records revealed that there were two Mochou women.
One is Mochou Lake in Shicheng, Yingzhou. Yingzhou is now Zhongxiang, Hubei Province, and there is still a Mochou Village in Shicheng. "Book of Tang·Yue Zhi" contains: "The music of Mochou comes from Shicheng music. There is a woman named Mochou in Shicheng who is good at singing and dancing." This "Shicheng Mochou" seems to be a good singer and dancer in the Tang Dynasty. dancing beautiful woman. There is an ancient poem praising her: "Where is Mochou? Mochou is in the west of Shicheng. The boat has two oars to rush Mochou." The feeling of eagerly looking forward to Mochou is vividly written on the paper.
There is another girl named Mochou from Luoyang. The famous poet Li Shangyin has a poem about her: "I heard from overseas that I am watching Jiuzhou, and I am not sure whether he will live or die... How can I be the emperor in all seasons? I am not as good as the Lu family who has Mo Chou." The "Mo Chou" described by the poet is truly a real person. "Jieyuhua". Emperor Wu of Liang also wrote a poem about her, which was more specific. The name of the poem is: "Song in the River": "The water from the east of the river flows eastward, and the daughter of Luoyang is named Mochou. Mochou can weave silk at the age of thirteen, and pick mulberries from the south at the age of fourteen. On the street. Married to the wife of the Lu family at the age of fifteen... There are twelve gold hairpins on her head, five threads of silk shoes on her feet, and a flat-headed slave holding a shoe box. King." Here the origin, life experience, and family background of Mochou Nu are described.
Nanjing Mochou Girl was only recorded in writing in the Song Dynasty. The earlier one is Zhou Meicheng's Yuefu "West River". Hong Mai questioned this matter in "Rong Zhai Essays". It seems that Zhou Meicheng confused "Stone City" with "Stone City". In fact, "Mochou" is an auspicious name. There is one in Hubei, one in Luoyang, and one in Nanjing. It is a female model created by the artist that symbolizes beauty. If we insist on using "historian" style research to check her "resume", wouldn't it be a big disgrace?
Analysis:
Mochou Nu is famous for her songs and dances. "Rongzhai Essays" says: "Mochou was a native of Shicheng, Yingzhou. Today, there is a painter in Mochou Village in Yingzhou who writes about her good looks and good deeds. Those who write about her are often sent to far away places." The Mochou girl appears in official history and comes from the ancient "Yuefu" and "Yuefu". "Stone City Music" and "Mochou Music". "Book of Tang. Yue Zhi" records: ""Stone City" was written by Zang Zhi of the Song Dynasty. Shi City was in Jingling, and Zhichang was called Jingling County. When looking from the city, he saw a group of young people singing smoothly, so he composed this song." "Mo Chou Le" comes from "Stone City Le". There is a girl named Mochou in Quartz Bell City who is good at singing ballads. The sound of "Moxi" appears again in "Shicheng Le. He", so the song goes: Where is Mochou? To the west of Mochou's stone city, the boat hit two oars to urge Mochou to come. In the winter of the eleventh year of Tianjian (512), Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty changed the "Western Music" to "Mo Chou Nu" by Shi Cheng and "Barbarian Music" by Yiyun. There were 16 old dancers and eight Liang dancers. Many legends about Mochou Nu also spread from Western Chu to Soochow. In Zhongxiang, there are places of interest such as Mochou Village, Mochou Lake, and Mochou Ferry. Wang Zhiwang of the Song Dynasty said in "Yu Di Ji Sheng": "Mochou Village is to the west of the Han River. There are many peach blossoms on the ground. The flowers fall in late spring and the flowing water is fragrant." "Zhongxiang County Chronicles. Historic Sites" contains: "Mochou Village, in the Two miles west of Han, the ancient Han River passes through the city site, and to the west is the village, where Mochou lived. There is a lake to the north of the city, adjacent to the village, called Mochou Lake. "These places of interest have been visited by literati for thousands of years. A wonderful place that poets admire and seek. The village where Mochou Girl lives was not originally called Mochou Village. Because the peach blossoms bloom every year and are as red as clouds, people habitually call it Peach Blossom Village. Mochou Lake, adjacent to Mochou Village, was called Canglang Lake in ancient history. Taohua Village faces the Snow Tower on the cliff at the west gate of Yingzhong Stone City and the Yangchuntai in the east across the river. The Canglang Three Lakes in the north of the city are adjacent to the village across the river.
Mochou Nu’s father, Lu Gong, made a living by ferrying people on the Han River, while her mother planted mulberries and peaches in the village. On a stormy day in the early years of King Xiang of Chu, Mo Chou was born in a cabin at the ferry on the bank of the river at the head of Taohua Village. When she was just born, she kept crying. Mr. Lu hugged her and coaxed her: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't be sad, don't be sad, don't worry, don't worry!" When she heard the word "Mochou", she started crying. The sound suddenly stopped. Duke Lu then named her Mochou. "Jinqueyu scratched his head, he was born to call Mochou.
"(Ming. Zhang Ning) Mochou girls are walking in the wind and waves, drinking the water from the Han River, eating the food from Taohua Village, sometimes picking water chestnuts and lotus in the rippling Canglang Lake with the sisters in the village, sometimes She went to the city with her parents to sell peaches, sometimes rowing in rivers and lakes, and sometimes dancing and singing at Yangchuntai and Baixuelou. She had a sweet and clear voice, and she could learn all kinds of songs in Yingzhong. Yes.
When she grew up to fifteen or sixteen years old, she looked like a hibiscus in Canglang Lake, with a slender waist, slim legs, dimples, and tasseled lips; Like the new petals of fragrant lotus, the white is red; the movement is like the wind sending colorful clouds, light and elegant; the golden voice sings the jade, the colorful sleeves spit out the rainbow, the lotus bag breathes good air, the river waves surge with the jade sound, don't worry about the girl Qu Yuan, With Song Yu's guidance and help, he translated the ancient music into the music of Chu Ci. Following the great qin master Liu Juanzi, he completed the song and sung of the classic "Yangchun White Snow", and the reputation of Mo Chou Nu's singing and dancing spread to the world. In the palace of the King of Chu, King Xiang of Chu conscripted her into the palace and made her a singing and dancing girl. Her fiancé, Wang Xiangge, the neighbor from the east, was exiled to Yangzhou. Yangzhou was thousands of miles away from Yingzhong. Farewell in life and death. The ancient "Mochou Le" records the sad scene of Mochou's daughter Han River tearfully bidding farewell to Brother Wang Xiang: "Wearing joy, we went down to Yangzhou and saw each other off at the top of Chushan Mountain. We put our arms around our waists and saw that the river was not flowing! "The surging snow waves of the Han River could not drain away the sorrow of Mochou's clothes. She watched the boat carrying Brother Xiang go away, and ran to the Han River with anger in the white snow tower!
People for To commemorate her, Taohua Village was renamed Mochou Village, Canglang Lake was renamed Mochou Lake, and the Jitou Ferry under the Baixue Tower where she tied a boat to the rock was named Mochou Ferry. , happy and happy to meet new acquaintances. "(Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs. Young Commander") Legend has it that Mochou Nu was not dead in fact. She was rescued by a fisherman in the Han River. She once searched for Qu Yuan's traces, and also searched for Brother Wang Xiang. She rafted in the rivers and lakes, but there was no trace. The real Back to the folk. The song "Mo Chou" sings: "Every family welcomes Mo Chou, everyone says Mo Chou, the word "Mo Chou Song" just sticks in my heart! "Thousands of generations later have recited poems, lyrics, songs, and rhymes about Mochou Nu, Mochou Village, Mochou Lake, Mochou Ferry, Yangchundai, and Baixuelou, and recorded Mochou Nu's deeds. For example, Li Shangyin's poems in the Tang Dynasty : "Who can find it under the flowers in the snow? There are ten thousand plum branches in the snow." If there is no boat in Shicheng, don’t worry about it. "Zheng Gu's poem of the Tang Dynasty:" Shicheng used to be a hometown, and Mo's soul was scattered around the city. The sails were gone and the sails were coming, the wind was vast, the flowers were blooming and withering, and the spring was sad. "Wang Wang's Poem of the Song Dynasty": "Don't be homesick at the Canglang Ferry. Thousands of trees are falling in the cold smoke, and the frost is falling. I cherish the guest's attention, and I am drunk with a bottle of wine in the setting sun." "Song Zhoumi's "Xinghua Tian. Fu Mo Chou" lyrics: "The auspicious clouds are in the pan, and the emerald green invades the fragrant forehead; the eyebrows are tender and the willows are tender, and I can't help but worry. Who returns to the soul and dyes the east wind pen to write the spring scenery in Yingzhong? After people left, the setting sun turned green; singing and dancing dreams left no trace. Worry follows the two oars north and south of the river, and the wind is strong in Stone City at dusk. "Ming Dynasty. Wang Shizhen's poem: "Leaning on the whip and white-nosed cauldron, crossing the green peach blossoms, I have no time to ask questions during my travels, so I first visit Mochou's home. "Liu Zehong's poem of the Qing Dynasty:" Mochou Lake on the west side of Shicheng, who knew that Lu was a woman in those days? Send your sorrow to Mochou Lake, send your sorrow to Mochou and send nothing away. "Looking at the Peach Blossoms in Mochou Village" by Li Su of the Qing Dynasty: "Mochou, the beauty of the South, has grown up in Fangzhou to this day, and the soul is not allowed to rest in the spring breeze, and the peach blossoms are scattered in pieces." ”
Poetry and prose are widely spread and praised, leaving a lasting fragrance on both people and land, just like Yangchun Terrace, Baixue Tower, the elegant famous song "Yangchun White Snow" and Song Yu, Mochou Village, Mochou Lake, Mochou Then, together with Mochou Nu, the Hanjiang River flowed close to the Yingzhong Stone City; with the changes of the times, the Hanjiang River moved to the west five miles away from the city. Miles away; Mochou Lake has also undergone corresponding changes. "Tian Xia Jun Guo Li Bing Shu" records: "The old route of Han River forced its way down to the county town. In the early days of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the new flood flowed around the east side of the mountain bay and headed towards the city. Far away. "Zhongxiang County Chronicles. Fang Yu" records: "After the mausoleum was revealed, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty was confused by the theory of Feng Shui and blocked Aokou, forcing the Han River to move south. The Ao River has entered the Han Dynasty from the straight river and no longer reaches Mochou Lake. "The Mochou Lake that originally spanned the east and west banks of the Han River, and the Mochou Village with its peach blossoms in full bloom, are now on the east bank of the Han River. Wenji Town, which is now on the west bank of the Han River, still retains the old customs of the Chu Dynasty. Not only are there peach groves along the river, but also The totem dance "Phoenix Dance" of the Chu State has been inherited. Due to the land reclamation of the lake, over time there is only a clear water with an area of about two square kilometers and a water storage of about 10 million cubic meters. Modern cotton spinning mills and waterworks have been built on the old route of the Han River. The girls in the factories, the new generation of Mochou girls, are vigorously contributing their youth to the construction of the motherland, showing their vigorous and charming charm. In the northeast is the Fifteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty in China - Mingming Mausoleum. The Jiuqu River and the lake are connected in the mausoleum.
Every spring in March, the peach blossoms bloom more abundantly on the lakeshore; in summer and autumn, girls gather in groups to wash in the lake, sing, and pick water chestnuts and lotus flowers. There is a willow embankment on the south bank of the lake. The scenery is beautiful, and fishing in your spare time is a lot of fun. The Zhongxiang Municipal People's Government has listed the development of Mochou Lake Park as a key project in the town construction plan. In the future, Mochou Lake will surely have greener water, more colorful flowers, and more beautiful scenery, attracting tourists and guests from all over the world!