Brotherhood, a lifetime

? These two days were very happy because brothers Dexian and Jiayu, whom they had not seen for many years, came to Huaibei. The day before yesterday, I excitedly drove to Huaibei Normal University around 5:30 pm and waited for them in the parking lot (they arrived around 5:00 and were visiting the campus). After a while, I first met Jiayu (graduate student, fellow student, brother, tutor). Teacher Wei, a native of Bengbu, Bengbu No. 1 Middle School), the long-lost sense of intimacy suddenly emerged, and then I met Dexian (a graduate student, a native of Bengbu, who continued his doctoral studies at Hunan University after graduate school, and now works at Hunan University of Technology), Xu Teacher (my university teacher, in fact, he is only a few years older than us. Teacher Xu is kind and down-to-earth. He treats us as our brothers. He is our good big brother. He is from Huaibei. After graduating from graduate school, he went to Huaibei Normal University to teach. Now studying for a doctorate at China University of Mining and Technology), I took a closer look and found that basically there was not much change, and I was a little thinner than before. Teacher Xu had already booked a room for them, and then went to the kitchen to gather the four of us.

? Wine is indispensable at the dinner table. When I was a graduate student, I often drank with Dexian and Jiayu, and their drinking capacity was really good. This time when Jiayu met, he said he couldn't drink. We also teased Jiayu and refused to pour him wine. He was no longer happy and said, "I can't drink more, but I can drink less." Recalling Jiayu's drinking past, he also I still remember vividly: When I first started studying as a graduate student, I never drank. We slowly let him drink to a little, then to two, and then...; Dexian's drinking capacity was already good, and I had never seen him drunk. Of course, I wasn't afraid at that time. I hadn't seen him for many years. As his drinking capacity increased, my drinking capacity plummeted. After three rounds of drinking, I was already drunk, but Dexian was not abnormal. I knew that Mr. Xu's drinking capacity was not good, but I had a good time tonight. Drunk. We haven’t seen each other for many years. The brothers are all struggling for their dreams. The difficulties in the past are slowly being overcome, and a better life is waving to us. Recalling yesterday, talking about today, and looking forward to tomorrow, we talked about everything and communicated freely from six o'clock to nearly eleven o'clock. (10,000 words are omitted here) It feels like time flies so fast, I really want time to stay here forever.

? The next morning, I took care of my family affairs and quickly felt that Yupintianxia was the best. I took Dexian and Jiayu for a walk around Huaibei. The weather this morning was extremely hot and not suitable for outdoor use. The original planned route for the event was: Longji Mountain - Nanshan - Nanhu - Ancient Canal Town of Sui and Tang Dynasties - Huaibei City Museum - shopping in the urban shopping mall, and going to East Lake Wetland Park to watch the light show in the evening. The plan could not keep up with the change, it was too hot. We drove to the Sui-Tang Canal Ancient Town and visited the ancient buildings. We were sweating profusely after a while. They feel that Huaibei is developing really fast. When they were in graduate school, it had not been developed yet and was still very desolate. Now it is surrounded by high-rise buildings and the Canal Park is beautiful and picturesque, which is another business card of Huaibei. (See below for an introduction to the ancient canal town in the Sui and Tang Dynasties)

Three brothers taking a group photo on the Magpie Bridge

Song Jiayu wearing sunglasses

Liu Dexian wearing sunglasses

Huai Ming in Sunglasses

It was already around 10:50, and he drove to the Sui and Tang Dynasty Grand Canal Museum in Huaibei City to lead his brothers to understand the history of Huaibei.

Many historical relics are arranged in an orderly manner in the museum, including a large number of unearthed cultural relics, mostly ceramics, from stone tools to bronzes, irons, and... how wise the ancient Huaibei people were

? Coincidentally, we were lucky enough to visit the ancient calligraphy and painting exhibition jointly organized by the Huaibei City Museum and the Jieshou City Museum. There were Huang Linglue's "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" (high imitation), Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, Song Huizong's calligraphy... the writing styles of these ancestors The calligraphy and painting are amazing and truly priceless! The staff was about to leave work at 11:30, so our morning meeting ended immediately and we drove to San Kuang Ban Noodle Restaurant.

? San Kuang Ban Mian carries a lot of memories. When we were studying, a few of us ate there at least once a week and had to go here. I remember that the restaurant changed several locations, but nothing stopped us. enthusiasm. At this time, Teacher Xu Biao had already felt, "Boss, 4 bowls of flat noodles, wide ones, add more chili peppers, dried tofu, gluten, chicken feet, lamb blood, hot vegetables, meat and other key points", "Okay", this Familiar voice, same taste, this noodle is so spicy and flavorful, drinking cold beer and cold water is so refreshing. Teacher Xu and I were in Huaibei, and we had the opportunity to eat it. Dexian and Jiayu couldn’t eat it even once in several years. What we eat with these three mine noodles is memories, reluctance, and feelings! After returning to the hotel to rest, Teacher Xu went home to take care of the children.

? After resting until about three o'clock in the afternoon, I originally wanted to take them to Guogou and watch a movie, but the seats were full. The three of them played "Run Fast", and Jiayu was unlucky and won. If the number of cards is small, we will lose more, and then we will be given a red envelope (which we did not receive). Then Brother Yu Lei and his family drove there from Suzhou, and they hadn’t seen each other for a long time (Yu Lei, a graduate student one year above us, is from Fuyang, and his wife is from Suzhou, and now she has two boys, working in Fuyang No. 5 Middle School). We went to have dinner at Baiweixuan in the courtyard of Tezhu Company.

? This is my first time in this hotel, and the environment is not bad. Teacher Yu took Dabao with him (my sister-in-law was watching Xiaobao in the hotel while Xiaobao was sleeping). Jiayu, Dexian, and I ordered some delicious food. We knew that Teacher Yu couldn’t drink and would get drunk after just one beer. But today we made an exception. After drinking two bottles, I was really friendly with Senior Brother Yu. He is our big brother, he is a righteous person and brings together the advantages of Fuyang people.

During the period, we talked about things in the dormitory during school, fellow students, counselors and mentors, family career, etc., and also called Brother Duan Yanfeng (Duan Yanfeng, a graduate student one year above me, is loyal and honest, a true buddy, and now works at the Lankao County Commission for Discipline Inspection ), I invited my eldest brother to get together in Huaibei, but due to work reasons, I couldn’t leave, so I specially invited us to form a group to go to Kaifeng. Really fast, Senior Brother Yu has two babies. Since the baby was still in the hotel, Teacher Yu and the child left for a while, leaving the three of us to continue. We all knew that this was a farewell dinner, and we didn’t know when we would get together next time. I was not happy to see Jiayu crying sadly. In order to prevent the atmosphere from being sad, I suppressed my jokes, adjusted the cheerful atmosphere, and talked about happy things. Now everyone has a stable job and a good salary. I can only hope that Dexian will be there as soon as possible. Get married, Jiayu will find a girlfriend soon, may our life path become wider and wider, and may we get together more and more often.

On the third day, Brother Yu Lei led his family to drive back to Fuyang early. Jiayu and Dexian left a little later. After they said goodbye to Teacher Xu Biao, they passed by the Longxi waterfront. The three of us brothers After a brief narration, I shed tears of reluctance when I saw their vehicle slowly driving away. Listening to the song "Bon Voyage" alone at home, I shed tears silently and wrote down the whole story of our gathering in just a few days. As a souvenir! Thanks for having you, my good brothers!

The three brothers took a group photo on the Magpie Bridge

A group photo in front of the palace

Attachment: Introduction to the Canal Ancient Town in the Sui and Tang Dynasties

The core scenic spot project of the Canal Ancient Town in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was the successor to the " After the "Five Phoenixes and Three Pavilions" Cultural Exhibition Center project was basically completed, a new stage began. The core scenic area project of the ancient town takes into account leisure, entertainment, business and other service contents, and the planning structure is "three axes, four points, and eight areas". Among them, the five core attractions that have started construction are each unique and original. This project will be based on historical research to scientifically, accurately and comprehensively reproduce the rich architectural and cultural scenes of the ancient canal town in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The landscape content comprehensively covers water transportation and water conservancy, commercial handicrafts, religion and folk customs, leisure and entertainment, education and culture, and social management. It mainly includes six functional areas: romantic leisure area, visitor experience area, core performing arts area, folk inn area, passenger service area and fantasy entertainment exhibition hall.

Main attractions

Wufeng Three Pavilions Scenic Area

The Wufengmen architectural complex is centered on the main building "Wufengmen" and connects the east and west ears with corridors The hall, the east and west stone gates, and the five buildings with raised corners and cornices look like phoenixes dancing in the sky, hence the name Wufeng Gate. "Five Phoenix Gate": Originally the main hall of Xiangwang Temple during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, it adopts the double-eaves verandah form common in temple halls in the Tang Dynasty. The main ridge and four ridges on the top of the veranda are also like five phoenixes flying in the sky, echoing the "Five Phoenix Gate" " in the name of.

The Sanfo Pavilion Building Complex

is the remaining building of Xiangwang Temple during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. The three pavilions are dedicated to the past, present and future Buddhas respectively, and are connected by pavilion roads flying across the middle. The shape has absorbed the image of the three pavilions in the Amitabha Sutra paintings in the Dunhuang murals of the Tang Dynasty. It has layers of eaves and heavy railings, and is magnificent. From the pavilion, you can see the entire ancient town from near, and from a distance you can see the beautiful scenery of Xiangshan Mountain, the new look of Coal City, and the vastness of Zhonghu Lake, which makes you feel like you are on a higher level.

Water Mirror Stage

Located in the middle of the open water at the intersection of Sui and Tang Canals and Xianghe River, the building is graceful and towering, forming a reflection in the water. It uses water as a mirror and deserves its name. The Water Mirror Stage is a double-sided stage in the north and south. It is the main stage for gatherings and folk opera performances in the ancient town. The south faces the water and the south bank of the canal, and the north faces the temple fair square in front of the original Xiangwang Temple. The name of the Water Mirror Stage is taken from the "Han An Guo Zhuan" in the Han Dynasty: "Clear water and a clear mirror cannot be escaped", which means that good and evil are known to all, and reflects the educational role of promoting good and punishing evil in traditional opera.

Caocang Weir Lock

It is composed of three scenic spots: tugboat weir, Doumen Lock and Zhuan Caocang. It is an scenic spot that embodies the culture and technology of canal water conservancy and water transportation in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is also the main attraction of this city. Actual water level adjustment and cruise ship navigation facilities in the project water system. The building generally adopts the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty.

Doumen Ship Lock

China is the earliest country to build ship locks. The Lingqu Shangdou Gate built in the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang (214 BC) is a single Doumen ship lock that has been recorded and is the earliest in the West. The Dutch ship locks of 1375 were more than 1,500 years earlier. On the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, single-door ship locks were widely used, and were often used in parallel with Yandai.

Zhuan Caocang

A symbolic warehouse (main warehouse) that plays a role in storing grain is restored and built. It is located in the center of the gate and references Dunhuang murals and Japanese flying birds. The architectural remains of Cang'ao from the Nara period (equivalent to the Sui and Tang Dynasties in China) adopt an elevated wooden structure on a high platform base and a Tang-style octagonal tile roof building.

Tugboats and weirs are the ancient technology of tugboats crossing weirs. The earliest weirs and weirs were recorded in Pogangdu in the 8th year of Wu Chiwu (245) in the Three Kingdoms. It developed greatly in the Tang and Song Dynasties. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Grand Canal commonly used. The weir is equipped with human-powered, ox-powered and electric pulleys. Visitors can experience it themselves. They can also use the ox-powered and electric pulleys to pull canal cruise ships across the weir and enter the internal water system for fun.

Tea Ceremony Stone Boat

This is a large stone boat with the theme of displaying tea ceremony culture. The architectural form is based on the buildings, boats and boats in boundary paintings of the Tang Dynasty. It is used as a large teahouse to display the tea ceremony culture originated in the Tang Dynasty. The Chinese tea ceremony originated in the Tang Dynasty, and a variety of tea drinking methods, tea sets, rituals and tea dramas appeared.

Gate Turning Scenic Area

Located on the West Street of the ancient town, it is not only a sluice that actually controls the water level difference between the canal and the inland river, but also displays the production scenes and technology of using hydraulic machinery to process rice agricultural products in the Tang Dynasty. , becoming a cultural display and business place for West Street restaurants and bars. The architectural design is based on "The Turning Car at the Gate" by Wei Xian, a famous painter of the Five Dynasties. It is the first time in China that the famous Tang Dynasty painting "The Turning Car at the Gate" has been completely restored. It has high value in the history of science and technology and agriculture, and has a high viewing and participation.

Canal World

Among the facades along Nanli Road in the ancient town, the commanding height is the Canal World in the northwest corner of the site. The appearance of the Canal World podium echoes the flow of the canal, with multi-layer setbacks. The combination makes full use of the canal paradise landscape on the south side of the commercial space to create a rich and changeable facade effect, which is very dynamic. The overall shape is modern and exquisite, forming a clear contrast with the ancient town landscape, reflecting the concept of integrating old and new, and providing citizens and tourists with a unique urban space experience.