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Brief introduction and detailed information of Vulcan platform

Tang Yao is one of the legendary five emperors in Wei Xiao. He put his younger brother Wei Xiao in charge of the fire in Shangqiu. First of all, he manages fire so that people can get it at any time (hence people call him Vulcan). The second is to worship Mars and observe its operation, so as to inform people of disaster prevention and avoidance in time and sow and harvest in time. If Tai Sui Star appears in Shi Mao, it is called "Wasabi", and in Wu Jia, it is called "Fengfeng". Shi Mao is in the morning, the first year of the year, so "single shovel" and "shovel satisfaction" are more noticeable. Over time, observing the relationship and position between Mars and Tai Sui is called "Kuibo". After Qi's death, people buried him in the highlands where he had observed Mars before his death, and later he was called Kuibatai or Mars or Vulcan. This observatory has been proved by historians' argumentation and is considered as the earliest observatory in China. Vulcan platform is made of round rammed earth, with a height of 35 meters and a base circumference of 270 meters. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were the Hall of the Great Hero, the Hall of Worship, the Zen Gate, the Bell and Drum Tower on the platform, and a mountain gate and a theater in front. Every year from the first day of the first month to the second day of February, there is an ancient temple fair called Chaotai. Hundreds of people from Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang, came to catch the temple fair. The incense was strong and it was very lively.

Legend Story Legend has it that in primitive society, after Zhuan Xu, Di Ku was the chief of the Shang-Lu Tribe Alliance. Di Ku saw that people on the commercial land had no fire, so he asked his son Kan Bo to be the "fire officer" here. Quiber did his duty and tried to put out the fire. After his death, people built a fire temple (or Kuiba Temple) on the earthen platform where he stored the fire, which was later called Vulcan Platform. Wei Xiao was originally a "fire strategy", why did he become a Prometheus-style fire thief hero? There is also a local legend that Kuibo was originally a "Vulcan" in the sky. He secretly scattered fire on the earth, which violated the rules of heaven. The emperor of heaven wanted to demote him to the earth for the people. When Quiber was about to fall from the sky, he secretly hid the fire in his body and brought it to the world. Before long, the Emperor of Heaven knew about Wei Xiao's stealing fire, so the Emperor of Heaven flooded the human kindling and punished Wei Xiao.

The flood on the ground is like a wild animal, scaring people to flee everywhere. In order to preserve the fire, Kuibo built a high platform and shed to shelter from the rain, and stayed alone on the high platform to guard the fire. After the flood receded, when people came back from all directions, the fire on the high platform was still burning, but Bob starved to death nearby. This mythical Queba is a Prometheus-style fire thief hero in the East.

Because Vulcan lives on a high platform, in eastern Henan, people also call it "Chaotai" to worship Vulcan Kuiba. The time to worship Vulcan is three times a year. The first time is the seventh day of the first month. It is said that this day is the birthday of Vulcan. In fact, people began to gather on the Vulcan platform on the first day of the first month, and ended on February 2, which lasted for a month. This is the biggest pilgrimage of the year. During the temple fair, people from Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and other provinces flocked to Vulcan, or came here with various social fires to perform and entertain Vulcan. The second time is on the fourth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, which is a day to worship Shang Xing and lasts for 10 days. The third time was on June 23rd of the lunar calendar. It is said that this day is the day when Quiber, the god of fire, died, lasting for 10 days. Such a grand and systematic ritual activity is rare in China's mythological beliefs and folk customs.

Vulcan is one of the Vulcan folk beliefs in China mythology, and all ethnic groups in China have the custom of offering sacrifices to Vulcan. However, the image and origin of Vulcan recorded in the ancient history of Han nationality and legends of various nationalities are very different, and there are also many differences in related beliefs and folk customs. Even on the key question of why Vulcan worship originated, experts and scholars have different opinions, and they are still arguing endlessly, and there is no unified statement.

Zhu Rong, Vulcan, whose real name is Li, also known as,. According to legend, when I was at home, I served as a fire official in Xiongjia (now Xinzheng) market, which can show the light of heaven and earth, grow soft grains and trees, and transform them with fire for the benefit of the people. Di Ku's name was Zhu Rong, and later generations honored him as Vulcan. Some people say that Zhu Rong is Huang San, one of the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times.

Vulcan Vulcan platform Vulcan is an ancient female among all ethnic groups who believe in Shamanism in northern China. She is called Vulcan mother, Vulcan woman, Vulcan girl and Vulcan spirit. For example, according to the legend of the Oroqen people, a woman got up in the morning to keep warm, and she violated Vulcan by playing with a fire. No matter where her family moved, there was no fire. Later, she confessed to Vulcan mother-in-law and was forgiven. When she went home to light a fire, it caught fire. According to Mr. Wu Bingan, the sacred and inviolable principle of Vulcan embodied in this legend not only runs through the production customs of hunting and grazing of some ethnic groups in the north, but also runs through all aspects of daily life. For example, under normal circumstances, it is absolutely forbidden to step on fire, ride on fire, cross fire, speak ill of fire and insult fire directly. While respecting the benefits of fire to human beings, people regard fires in forests and grasslands, patients with fever, children with nightmares and other diseases as the result of Vulcan's anger. The more they respect it, the more they are afraid of its punishment and revenge. Therefore, Vulcan is more often revered and sacrificed than other natural gods (The Mysterious Shaman World, published by Shanghai Branch of Sanlian Bookstore, 1989).

Manchu myth Manchu myth legend, the young hero Toah stole a fire gourd from the skyfire vault. He dug a hole in the stone, then put the fire into the stone one by one and brought it back to the world, telling people to get fire from the stone by knocking on it. In this way, there will be fire on the earth. Since then, people worship Toah as Vulcan, and besides offering sacrifices in the Spring and Autumn Period, a grand ceremony to greet Vulcan is held every New Year's Eve (ibid.).

Vulcan worship the Vulcan worship of the southwest minority is different from that of the north minority. Most of them regard the burning flame as the embodiment of Vulcan (or the stone in the pot and the stove in the fire pond as the symbol of Vulcan), and regard it as the patron saint who gives fire and wealth and makes the family prosper.

The worship of Vulcan in Han nationality also has the difference of "genre". In terms of image and origin, Zhu Rong is generally regarded as Vulcan. According to legend, he was originally a descendant of Zhuan Xu, whose real name was Li, also known as Li. When Di Ku (the legendary leader of ancient tribes) was in power, his official residence was in full swing and very active, and he could blend into the world. Di Ku was called "Zhu Rong" and became an official of Vulcan after his death. According to legend, Da Yu's father Gun stole the land of the Emperor, and the Emperor ordered Zhu Rong to kill Gun in the feather suburb (Shan Hai Jing Hai Nei Jing); When Tang Cheng attacked Xia Jie, the Emperor of Heaven ordered Zhu Rong to send fire to the city (Mozi, not attacking) to help Tang Cheng destroy the summer. In the folklore of later generations, Zhu Rong often appeared as a woman and was called "Mrs. Zhu Rong". In addition, there is a saying that or Sui is regarded as Vulcan. For example, the ancient Sui Stone Man drilled wood to make fire, which made mankind enter the stage of cooked food. Later generations respected him as Vulcan, also known as the true fire king, and sacrificed regularly. There are also some areas where Vulcan worship has no specific origin, or it is called the Southern Fire Emperor or the Mother of Fire, and so on. In different historical periods and regions, the date and behavior of offering sacrifices to Vulcan are different. As in the past, Vulcan sacrifices were held in summer, which was inherited from Han and Jin Dynasties. This tradition is continued by offering sacrifices to stoves in summer. For another example, Sichuan and other places take the eighth day of April in the summer calendar as the "birthday" of Vulcan, where literati, farmers, workers and businessmen burn incense to worship God or perform entertainment. In southern Shandong, the seventh day of the first month is the day of offering sacrifices to Vulcan, and there is a custom of organizing Vulcan meetings among the people. Besides paying homage to the Temple of Fire, all members will have dinner twice. In addition, Vulcan looks fierce, with three heads and six arms, and is equipped with hot wheels, fire gourd, fire seal, fire sword, fire bow and other firearms, resembling the abnormal condition of "Nezha" in myths and legends.

Modern people's views are similar to popular folk beliefs, and modern scholars have different views on the origin and development of traditional Vulcan worship. Some people think that the burning flame or fire pit is regarded as the incarnation or symbol of Vulcan in some parts of southwest China. Together with related ceremonies, sacrifices and taboos, it is the original form of Vulcan worship, which contains the conceptual connotation of reflecting people's dual understanding of the role of fire, thus more maintaining the original style of human worship of natural forces in ancient times. As for Vulcan, such as Yan Di, Sui Man and Zhu Rong, they are personalized Vulcan created after the Warring States Period. Others, such as the King of True Fire and the Mother of Fire, were all invented by later generations.

Other viewpoints The ancient eastern Henan plain was flat, with rivers and dense forests. This is one of the earliest areas where China entered the farming civilization, which ignited the spark of the Chinese nation. The famous Fu, Shennong, Zhu Xiang, Ge, Levin, Youyu and Yin Shang are all active in this land.

In order to better guide agricultural production, the ancestors of the Chinese nation observed the running laws of the sun, the moon and the stars, and the migration of birds and animals determined the seasons to guide agricultural production. There is a saying in The Book of Songs: The fate of the dark bird led to the birth of commerce. It can be seen that businessmen have long known to use migratory birds to guide agricultural production. However, nothing can guide agricultural production better than observing the sun, moon and stars.

According to Zuo Zhuan, Fu Xishi took Longji as the official. It is the dragon lodge in the sky, a huge constellation composed of western virgins, Libra and Scorpio, which is also the dragon in the ancient East. Because the dragon is Chen's, it is also called "". Su Long rises to the sky at the vernal equinox and disappears at the autumnal equinox. Until today, there is still "February 2, the dragon looked up; On May 25th, the old dragon king visited his mother, and on May 28th, the old dragon went home. Su Long has a dazzling red star, which runs in the sky 180 degrees and disappears. This period of time is a good period of busy farming during the same period of rain and heat, which is called "fire"; Because it is Long Zhixin, it is also called Xin Su; Because it has an indissoluble bond with the Shang family, it is also called "business accommodation". Xinsu is the representative, so Zuo Zhuan said: Song is also the market. Shangqiu was the land of the Song Dynasty in ancient times. It can be seen that Shangqiu has been a place where people have observed fires and lived for a long time since ancient times.

After Fu, Shennong and Zhu Xiang (Emperor Yan) in eastern Henan entered the farming society. In order to determine the time more accurately, they only took the date of "fire" So "Emperor Yan used fire to punish officials." Shang clan is a masterpiece of eastern Henan culture. Zuo Zhuan records that businessmen must start with fire when they read their troubles, so they know that there will be a day. Turning to Google Maps, there are still names such as "Huomiao Village" and "Huomiao Village", and there are Vulcan terraces in Yucheng, Cao Xian and other counties around Shangqiu. Sacrificial fire is a unique cultural phenomenon in Shangqiu and its surrounding areas.

Some people disagree with this statement. They believe that among the ancestors of the Chinese nation, there is a clan that worships Vulcan and the stars named after fire in the sky. This is Yan Di's family, whose ancestor is Zhu Rong. The name of Yan Di clan is Gao Xin, and the word "Xin" means "salary", which is like analyzing wood with an axe. If you get paid, you can get fire, so the original meaning should be the nickname of Vulcan. Also Xin Tong's voice, "Shuo Wen": "Jiao, Sheng." From the beginning, Yao Sheng. "Thus, the ancient pronunciation of Xin word is reading Yao. The so-called Yandi family is actually the famous "Emperor Yao" among ancient emperors. He also participated in Shen Yan and Yan Di (Wang Yi's Songs of the South: A Journey), Yan Di Ji became a fire master because of his career in fire (Zuo Qiuming's seventeen years of Zuo Zhao's official career), Yan Di drilled a fire (Guan Zi's Light and Heavy Articles) and Yan Di died as a stove. And Yan Di's first name is Vulcan. From the perspective of taking Mount Tai as the world, Yan Di's activity area is relatively located in the southwest, which leads to the statement that Yan Di "lives in the south and dominates the summer" in Volume 9 of Elementary School (He Xin's Origin of the Gods, Sanlian Bookstore, 1986). Accordingly, there are traces of historical development in ancient legends with Yan Di and Zhu Rong as Vulcan, and in folk beliefs with Vulcan as the "Southern Fire Emperor" and offering sacrifices in summer.

Others believe that the folk Vulcan belief originated from the early people's worship of Mars (that is, the heart). In Zuo Zhuan, Emperor Yan said "watching the fire" actually refers to determining the season by observing the movement and changes of Mars. Zhu Rong's "Huozheng" is an official position dedicated to observing the change of Mars operation to determine the seasons. In addition, 869 volumes of "A Scene of Peace" quoted "Autopsy": "People look up at the stars (that is, their hearts stay) and look down at five trees, thinking it is fire." This statement that the invention of fire is attributed to the observation of the heart is a mistake of putting the cart before the horse. Because humans first invented the use of fire, and then named the "heart" with "fire" (called Mars), it can be seen that the guiding role of stars in agriculture is as important as fire in human life. It can be seen that the fire of Mars has nothing to do with the burning fire source. Due to the misunderstanding of later generations, the concept of Vulcan has changed from the worship of stars to the worship of fire and the worship of Vulcan of Emperor Yan, Sui Man and Zhu Rong. The fundamental difference between this theory and He Xin's theory is that he thinks that the "fire" worshipped by Yan Di clan contains two meanings: the fire of nature and the fire of stars. This theory holds that the worship of the fire of nature comes from the misunderstanding of later generations.

Scholars also have different views on some phenomena related to Vulcan worship. For example, some people think that Vulcan worship is closely related to the worship of the sun, moon and light, while others think that Vulcan worship and sun worship are different gods. Some people have noticed that there is a prominent feminization phenomenon in the image of Vulcan, thinking that it contains primitive worship factors, while others think that this phenomenon has nothing in common, and so on.

The Temple of Fire with a thousand years' history will become the highlight of the Spring Festival cultural activities in Shangqiu. Located in the southwest of the ancient city of Suiyang District, Shangqiu City, Vulcan Terrace (Kuibotai) is a place to worship Vulcan Kuibo, with a history of more than 4,000 years. Legend has it that in primitive society, Di Ku asked his son Kan Bo to be the "fire manager" here, and Kan Bo dutifully saved the fire for mankind. After his death, later generations built it on the earthen platform where he saved the fire in memory of him.

"Vulcan platform"

Every Spring Festival, Vulcan's Spring Festival temple fair is very prosperous. With the theme of "Joy, Civilization, Safety and Benefit", we sincerely invite tourists from all over the world to create tourism development and enrich people's spiritual and cultural life during the Spring Festival.

Temple fairs mainly highlight the characteristics of "rare programs and sensational effects" and strive to offer colorful literary feasts for people's holiday life. Legends of two people in Northeast China, thrilling large-scale magic performances, burlesque, acrobatic flying cars, animal training, drumming, dragon dancing, lion dancing, stilt walking and other folk art performances will all appear at the temple fair. On the flower stage, hydrangeas are thrown to attract relatives, and traditional operas, piano books, pendant books, drilling wood for fire, and offering sacrifices to the ancestors of the imperial tomb that the elderly like will also be staged wonderfully. In the Chinese cultural square, there will also be a ceremony to pay homage to the ancestors of Chinese businessmen. At that time, outstanding enterprises, private entrepreneurs and well-known individual industrial and commercial households inside and outside Shangqiu will come to pay homage to their ancestors and sing carols.

In addition, during the temple fair, all venues will be planned and divided, and Shangqiu specialty snacks, traditional famous foods and Shangqiu local products will be invited to decorate a street. At the same time, it also planned and arranged a tourist souvenir street, a photo street and a children's playground.

Temple Fair Fire Temple Fair is the oldest and grandest temple fair in Shangqiu. Referred to as "Taiwan Association", people also call it "Tide Platform". From people offering sacrifices to their ancestors (Vulcan) to grand temple fairs, which lasted for more than 4,000 years. Every year from the fourth day to the eighth day of the first lunar month, many people who attend sacrificial ceremonies and temple fairs will add a round earth grave for Kui Bo and offer sacrifices to Kui Bo in ancient ways such as pass the parcel. As time goes by, more and more people go to Taiwan Province, and the incense is getting more and more prosperous. By the Tang Dynasty, it had developed into a very grand temple fair. According to textual research, the Vulcan Temple was the most grand in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Originally, the pilgrimage to Taiwan began on the fourth day of the first month, but pilgrims from other provinces and provinces came from afar to express their piety and respect for Vulcan, and arrived here on the second day of the twelfth month of the previous year. Before the Spring Festival, the villages near Vulcan in Fiona Fang were crowded with pilgrims from other places. Pilgrims are so pious because of their worship of Vulcan. They believe that after worship, Vulcan will bless the whole family in the coming year. There are general associations in Taiwan Province and branches in various places. To go to Taiwan Province, you must first report to the General Assembly from the president of the branch, and then the General Assembly will arrange the worship time and worship in sequence. During the worship of branches, only 100 suona players played with the worship team in Taiwan Province. Pilgrims from all over the world have their own programs and colorful styles. It is a great display of folk customs of various countries, with rich and colorful contents and a sea of people. Pilgrims and tourists are bustling, and there are countless fortune tellers. The number of people attending the meeting every day reaches more than100000. At the meeting, local operas, folk arts, acrobatics, magic stilts, ghost clubs, bamboo horses, dry boats, elbow songs, Hua Gun, horizontal bar sedan chairs, La Qin Gui, martial arts, dragon lanterns and other folk art performances were dazzling. Mud tiger, cloth tiger, doll, spear, foil, knife, mud dog, mud chicken, dough figurine, sugar figurine, lantern, colored glasses, mud bell, bamboo bell, etc. Made by skilled craftsmen from all walks of life, they are dazzling, varied, beautifully made, beautifully shaped and brightly colored, which shows the level of folk art and is amazing. Their selling voices are also colorful. Most people in South Korea and Taiwan Province want to buy one or two things for their children to celebrate the New Year, so that they can enjoy themselves and increase the festive and auspicious atmosphere. On top of the temple fair, there are people who set up another venue to fight cocks, dogs, sheep and crickets, or hold a race between cows and pigs, which is very lively and interesting. What impressed people most was the "Dragon Dance" performed by local people at night. Dragon is the symbol of the Chinese nation, and fire is the embodiment of Vulcan's achievements. Dragon and Qinglong dance together, and the two dragons play with pearls in various ways, rendering an auspicious atmosphere. Various ceremonies to Taiwan are unique to Shangqiu and different from other places.

Chen Botai Chen Botai is located in the southwest of Shangqiu ancient city 1.5km. According to legend, in ancient times, Di Ku's son's behavior was fire. First, he manages the fire so that people can get it at any time. The second is to worship Mars and observe its operation, so as to inform people of disaster prevention in time and sow and harvest in time. Over time, the fire deed was called "Bo". After Qi's death, people buried him in the highland that he had observed before his death, and later called it Kuibatai or Mars or Vulcan. The existing Chenbotai complex is small and exquisite, simple and elegant, exquisite and unique, and has high historical and academic value. Incense is constantly burning here all year round, and there is a temple fair every Spring Festival. The first day to the fifteenth day is very lively, and it is a peaceful place for Shangqiu people to pray for generations.

Huashang Cultural Square is connected with Chen Botai, with a total area of 65,268 square meters. There are four main projects: Wanghai Statue, Wanshang Square, Fu Shang Avenue and the Gate of Sanshang. The project created five "China firsts": the first square with the theme of businessmen; The first phalanx consisting of more than 20,000 "quotient" patterns; The first large statue of the merchant's ancestors; Article 1: The road inlaid with the patterns of legal tender in China in past dynasties; The first square gate composed of Chinese characters. This is not only the reappearance of business culture, but also a new tourist attraction and landmark.

In addition, Ancailou Town, Cao County, Shandong Province, not far from Shangqiu Vulcan Terrace, also has a Vulcan Terrace, commonly known as North Vulcan Terrace.