Chinese Double Ninth Chung Yeung Festival in September 2002, is the first southern township of Old Bridge Kanazawa, busy day at the temple. To this end, Cuiwei look for Fang, streams passing through and I came to this line of three, once again the old town (the last to the Kanazawa tour of Old Bridge, see March 5, 2003 published in this website's Travels "Jiangnan No. Kanazawa, --- a bridge township tour "). As always, look for Fang Cuiwei leaving for the camera, streams passing through carrying a broken tripod, for me, carrying a small notebook and pen, for records.
Out of the bus station, the present scenario is very different in the last years: Jinxi Road, has become quiet the busy bazaar, the road lined on both sides of a variety of stalls, really dazzling, diverse --- daily-use commodities, caltrop fresh crab, local specialty cakes ,...... there we were young scholar often seen in the streets maltose and color clay. Maltose cutting tool vendors is still a small hammer and small shovel, the only difference is that now with the ready money transactions, barter trade --- Spent the past, toothpaste tubes, rags, broken glass and other waste exchange. Pinch surrounded by a group of clay artists around children, from the air of the children stare, we seem to see the shadow of his childhood. The market will cry out to be the most number of Tax Office is located opposite the stalls were selling warm, a white-haired man with sunglasses and holding electric speakers inviting voice loudly shouted: "Yu Zhaolin warm quilt, 50 Block 2, please do not miss! a rare opportunity, while supplies last. "He's pitched around," Yu Zhaolin "image spokesman Adam Cheng billboards wearing robes, in order to prove that the special nature of goods sold, he further added, : "Yu Zhaolin now does not produce, he went to the United States raising money to his mistress ......" bursts of shouting and some drama, then provoke a lot of spectators, carrying a large bag quilt more and more people left the pitch up . At booth not far from this, there was a booth selling warm, despite the price 20 yuan each, the business was very thin, from the appearance of view, the two identical boxes and bags, of which perhaps the difference In this shouted in the. We go to the market of people see some middle-aged women in a small red cloth chest Zhuizhe, appeared to be expressed in some fashion? Call soon after saw another middle-aged women wear a small cloth Zhuizhuo is green, then saw yellow. This has led to streams passing interest in how to figure out whether this was going on. So, he told an old lady wearing a small cloth ask, and she smiled and told him that they are self-organized to evict the temple, due to rush around the temple a lot of people, in order to prevent the team got separated, it easier to identify their own team, on the with colored strips of cloth to make a small mark. I see! Of course, all these wonderful lenses have been searching Fang Cuiwei fairly stylish in her "leading" the record of 11.
Jinxi walked on to the end of the road, which is a T-junction, with the vertical is also a road intersection, we have the flow of people as pilgrims walk south, turn right. I saw a row of buses parked on the roadside, apparently to send pilgrims came to evict the temple, in which there is of Jiangsu license. After a post-secondary Kanazawa on to a road bridge before (a no name road bridge), the road on the left next to the river there is a 200-meter-long concrete road to the road's end is the Yang Memorial Temple, walking in the streets the bustling pilgrims. Gengrang People's Congress is an eye-opener the river park with many chips in a small wooden flags, flag logo on the bizarre, some embroidered with an own goal, next to what was written was also "a certain village, so-" regardless of What is the pattern, indicating that the identity of pilgrims origin font size is always unavoidable. Looking around us, flags flying along the river, smoke curl, as if there Liangshan hero gathering momentum. We walked along the path towards the Yang Memorial Temple, saw a deck of a ship's bow, decorated with two candlesticks, in the middle with a small Buddha shrine, a middle-aged man was careful to light a candle, and then his knees kneel gong King Bodhisattva respectful to her knock three heads. Really do not understand, the temple to burn incense had just returned to the ship would also like to burn incense to burn when will it be considered finished?
By Yang Zhen Miao Menqian, saw a few wearing the formal uniform of security to the gate, tickets are 5 yuan. Often billed as Xi Qiao, what Yang Memorial Temple, not that a new temple-style building inside with a few Nitai puppet do? This value of 5 dollars? We Three puppets were not facing the Nitai kowtow hobby, since the building itself is not worth watching, and we also do not want to get in.. Was about to leave the occasion of Hu Wen courtyard came the sound of song and dance, approached the iron gate look inside to see a dozen middle-aged women wearing pink clothing Yang Memorial Temple, the only hall in the former singing jump, song lyrics what is "better than 1000 Good 10000 socialism is good," the phrase "pro-Dieqinniangqin than Chairman Mao," sounds strange. We are on the large number of streams passing age, the Cultural Revolution has been going to school, and he proudly showed off to us said: "do not know, right? This, but the most popular songs during the Cultural Revolution." I asked: "That they hop is' Zhong character dance ', right? "streams passing through prevarication said:" Hei hei, it's not hard to say, I搞不太清楚. "Cuiwei look for Fong took the opportunity to scoff at the Road:" You're not called anything else know? how this moment on '搞不太清楚' the case? "streams passing through, said:" I had never been seen before Gangshangxiaoxue, jumping and that stuff than I have most of the people. "Cuiwei look for Fang said:" Hey, bunch of women, in the end is that the older enlarged, brain is not flexible enough, since it is jumping to a Young classic look, and how to say have to put lyrics to the altered, bar --- '1000 10000 better than a good Kanazawa, good feng shui', 'not as Young Classic Dieqinniangqin pro ', it is also almost! "streams passing through and I have unanimously endorsed:" The right! right! "We are saying, Hu Wen craft slice firecrackers Qiming, a bustling! It turned out just when the women were singing and dancing, male menfolk temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha is, this moment gathered to together. Soon, this group of people to leave on the drums and gongs, and has taken the lead of the two had a high in the name of a red and yellow banner, embroidered with a tread of oolong, are there any "Liu Pu on the Heavenly King "and" Feast "and other words, perhaps this is the one you son surnamed Liu. I first met such and such burning incense, and really an eye-opener! According to local people, this scene is nothing, the real climax of seven to eight o'clock in the morning, it is the temple of the most exciting time --- the river crowded with pilgrims from all over the ship, the temple There are dragon and lion dances, pilgrims to the temple outside the temple are crowded. Hear these, streams passing through Direct regret not come earlier, but also reprove me and Cuiwei find Fang: "You two are the slacker to be up late, I said, get going early." However, until noon, when we were still left a large number of pilgrims came in droves towards the Yang Memorial Temple. Here is located at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, pilgrims also come from the city of Provinces, the font size on the banners on the boat a clear demonstration of this point.
It seems that Yang Zhen Ting You are still a mass basis. Steeped in poetry and literature known streams passing on the walking and give us from the YANG Zhen yes Who was this guy --- the original, this person is the late Eastern Han Dynasty dating back over 1000 years ago, a big clean government, official how much? Prime minister-level! Using today's terms, is the premier vice-premier level of high officials. According to "Biography of the Later Han Yang Zhen," records, this person "less studious", "out by the Expo, are all read all the documents." At the time was known as the "Confucius YANG Bo from Kansai" (apart from the name the ancients, there are Chinese style name , Yang Zhen Table Zibo onwards). At that time, he was appointed prefect way to go Donglai passing Changyi, Wang Changyi so secret is his old men, middle of the night to the audience with him and sent him six kilos of gold, Yang Zhen Wang Mi seeing this asked: "I understand you, you do not know me, how is this going on? "Wang Mi said:" The middle of the night will not be anyone to know. "Yang Zhen Road:" Heaven knows, God knows, I know, son I know, how can you say no one knows it? "Wang Mi ashamed to put away gold dingy to go. Yang Zhen's famous quote "Heaven knows, God knows, I know, son to know" later evolved into "Heaven knows, to know, I know, you know" has been popular so far. That year, six kilos of gold pen for ordinary people, but for the astronomical level of wealth ah! Even if the prime minister-level high-ranking official of the case, it can certainly be no small wealth, Yang Zhen actually not fond of, particularly in the late Eastern Han Dynasty official circles, endemic corruption, bribery is common, even let other people know that is no big deal of the , Yang Zhen able to mud, but not dying, spared no wonder that 1000 years later people still have not forgotten him! I heard this, the reigning emotion, said: "Faced with this situation, I wonder if those living Cheng Hu and his ilk would feel?" Cuiwei find Fang blurted out: "feel? Fool! Full of fools! Not fishing for white are not fishing. "streams passing through listening to the words of Fang Cuiwei find Guzuoshenchen in his head:" Renxinbugu, Renxinbugu ah! is no wonder that the World Wind Kusakabe. "
Yang Zhen Miaohou left, we are along the river to move forward Shuoyuexiaoxiao, according to Yang Zhen Miao Menqian security briefing, there are two in front of the temple. After payment streams and saw the side of the road look like a rubbish bin is about 1 meter high small house, the front has a small hole, a closer look, the small house actually stood a small number of long chopsticks like Buddha, the hole ago There was a candlestick. So this is also a temple ah! I do not know which way for the gods. Then came a middle-aged woman, carefully inserted the candle lit incense, and then kneel on the candlestick before the Buddha Koubai toward the hole three times, and then smiling contentedly left. The lack of religious beliefs, our generation is a loss to understand how would there be such a tiny clay Bodhisattva high prestige, stupefied to allow more than those big living come Koubai.
Walked, we note that in this Old Bridge township, in addition to the three of us and as streams of pilgrims, it seems that Mix nothing else, it seems to know people here is too low.
We continue to walk forward along the river, releasing animals in the ancient bridge you see a small temple (in fact, is that ordinary houses, not the pattern of temple architecture), a middle-aged man holding a large pig being cooked went inside, we are curious to go in with a saw inside 3 "Buddha", he put that pig in the middle, "Buddha" for the front desk. We are puzzled: how can use pig's head for the Buddha? 1 inquire about worship here know that the gentleman, not Buddha, Bodhisattva does not everybody eats meat, sir, but everybody eats meat of. This is the middle of the uncle who is the Yang Zhen, according to local villagers say that Yang Zhen a child, parents, uncle, great uncle, he is a native. Streams passing said, "after the Han Dynasty," has indeed recorded the death of his father Yang Memorial Methodist since childhood, lived with their parents and rely on other people's land to plow through to make a living, but did not mention what his uncle, but his mother's husband defect after the death of her parents are among the reasonable thing. He did not understand that the history books do not mention Yang Zhen visited Kanazawa, or even simply did not mention that he visited the Yangtze River, only said he was "regulars living in Lake", "Lake" is the "Lake City", in Shaanxi, China 50 kilometers east of Yin. Kanazawa's claims that, according to Dian, so that streams passing through is also puzzled, and perhaps have a known source of the bar. Look at the man, five body voted to knock the three head, and then moved to the left of that statue classic pig in front thanks to a few prayers, and then to come to the right that such and such classic front again, finally, holding pig away. It turned out that his ship stopped at the door the river, saw him back on board with a basin Yaole Yi dirty river basin to another pig wash wash, and then cut to pieces, it appears that of his tapas. I do not know how he is not aware of this river is a filthy mess pig does not wash down is also pretty clean, wash it not be counter-productive! Besides, if washed with water before the pig is not clean, then just now he does it mean that using dirty pig for the master, then, but too deferential to the master! Is also a matter of can not read things.
At this time reminds us of the local temple have been looking around, and this trip is also an end.
Kanazawa left before we go out to see when the last time to get acquainted with the three children, they live in the 10000 Onkyo side, it is easy to find. We are very pleased to see them, but also to move the chair is pouring, in which both sisters of the parents at home, all right we are very enthusiastic, really makes people feel at home. Children tells us that today they do not go to school --- the local schools each temple the day off. After listening to streams passing through very unhappy to say: "The school is also the excitement of Minato temple?" Cuiwei find fang said: "The time of APEC held in Shanghai urban area were all primary and secondary schools do not have to take holidays Well, got it? This is the Kanazawa APEC! "In fact, the temple that day's lesson is that on the move Saturday. The last time we heard the most petite little boy his family is very difficult (the town government to be exempt from tuition fees for treatment of his family), but he was a very good study, this time we brought him a small English dictionary, and encouraged him to study well . He took the dictionary, said thank you, we skipped home. Soon, he returned, holding the hands of a small notebook and a pen, saying that his father asked us to leave their names, we have refused me a smile. It turned out that his father is the town people, for many years confined at home, mother girls from outside, but not too Gu, this little guy is a real pity! Hopefully in the days of lords Young Spirit, bless him and his family.
Good-bye, kids! Good-bye, Kanazawa! March 28, 2003 Lunar New Year let's catch temple.
Author: cwxflr
