Lagerstroemia indica in Heshan, Jiangmen

? Heshan, I know there are three in China, one in the south and one in the north. Heshan in the south has already become a prosperous city, while the two Heshan in the north are relatively quiet, both in Yuxian County, Yangquan City, Shanxi Province. The one 20 miles south of Yuxian County is called Shuanghe Mountain, which is named after a pair of cranes served by Li Changzhe when he annotated Huayan Sutra in Tang Dynasty. The other, which is the center of this paper, is isolated from the world in the Taihang Mountain fold 60 miles north of Yuxian County. Here, the peaks stand tall, and the river at the foot flows back 30 miles from east to west, out of the west exit of Heshan, into Longhua River and eastward.

There are no articles or books about the history and geography of Heshan in my hand, and there are no resources on the Internet. Even its name is hard to find. The earliest historical materials are only modern versions. During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in the last century, there was a battle here, and the Eighth Route Army won a total victory. Awarded by Nie Rongzhen, commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region at that time, but this article has no time to take care of the war, so it can only be taken lightly.

"Stone can't hide the history of history." What is not on the paper can only be found on the stone. In the Longwang Temple in Xiaheshan North Village, there is really a stone engraved with the words "Forty-four years of Kangxi" (1705). This is a stone tablet, and the inscription in "Rebuilding the Inscription" has a "secular legend", thinking that there is a virgin with five dragons, and its dragons are blue, yellow, red, white and black. According to local records, Paul, Wulong, has prayers and answers in Yuze, so there is the Dragon Mother Temple east of Xiahe. " After a lapse of more than 100 years, it is also recorded in the temple tablet in the 24th year of Jiaqing (18 19): "Xiahe Mountain is five miles away from the village, and there is the Dragon King Temple on the mountain, which covers the Temple of the Journey of the Virgin of Wulong". We finally read some historical and cultural information about Heshan from these accounts. That is, Heshan has been a place with profound and developed farming culture since ancient times. Through the activities of praying for Notre Dame de Wulong, the development of local water conservancy culture construction will be promoted. The river at the foot of Nahe Mountain is the main tributary of Longhua River, which is the main tributary of Hutuo River in North China Plain after it joins Taihang Mountain in Yuxian County. That is to say, although this river is a small river, because of the relationship between river and water, there is a record that the Virgin Five Dragons manages one side of water conservancy. The so-called "the mountain is not high, the fairy has spirit, the water is not deep, and the dragon has spirit". The height of mountains and seas here ranges from 65,438+0,200 m to about 65,438+0,500 m, which is much higher than Heshan in southern China, but it is still a treasure trove of geomantic omen. The Notre Dame de Wulong mentioned above is a witness, and because of the aura of dragons here, birds and cranes who like to live by water will naturally be fascinated by it and will stop here. I don't know if there were many cranes here in ancient times, and its mountain name was passed down to today by our ancestors. In order to make it easy to distinguish, some villages scattered here are named Shangheshan Village, Xiaheshan Village, Xiaheshan Village South Village and Xiaheshan Village North Village. Just by listening to the place names, you can know that this is a veritable crane town. This kind of crane had a very high status in ancient times, especially in the Qing Dynasty. Look at the patterns on the supplements of those officials. It's not that civilians are not qualified to wear official uniforms embroidered with cranes. Can it be said that Heshan's national traditional culture is rich?

My literary friend Zhang Wenyi is from Heshan. He has a soft spot for Heshan, and often tells us about its beauty, which interests me. The time is set in advance for the Labor Day holiday "May 4th Youth Day". Happily, the weather forecast predicts that it will rain this day.

Literature and art took the lead in setting up the "Heshan Mountaineering Group" for this activity, but none of the members of the group suggested canceling the trip because it rained that day. Obviously, everyone is happy to walk with the rain. Spring rain is as expensive as oil, and we are going to have a long summer the next day. This is the last gift given this spring. Who is willing to give up?

It's really accurate It's early morning, and the drizzle outside the window is falling all the way. Along the highway, I entered the mountainous area, and I saw Ma Pingchuan at the moment. There are mountains and clouds on the two wings, and the village is hidden in the forest. The valley is covered with fertile soil, and the scenery is lush in summer. At that time, I felt that the mountains and villages here were not special. What can you feel when you come?

A bunch of people have been waiting in the rain at the entrance of Xiaheshan Village. As soon as they got off the bus, everyone cheered and saluted, got to know each other and greeted each other. A man opened the way with a knife and axe. Obviously, I'm afraid it's not easy to walk all the way. Do you need to be prepared to challenge the limits of the jungle to climb Heshan? I secretly cheered myself up.

Go south, near the mountain root, there is no road inside. The guide man also took a group of heroic hounds before and after running, and the pace soared, which surprised several beautiful women in the same industry. Fortunately, these hounds are well trained, and everyone is relieved. Suddenly, a mountain escaped from the grass and a group of hounds chased after it. The hillside is covered with thorns, and the advantage of the rabbit is obvious. Only then did the chase stop and our hanging hearts settled down. The rabbit escaped and a group of people cheered. The atmosphere of a small team of more than 20 people soon became warm and cheerful.

Not far from the mountain, it is a reservoir in which tadpoles are carefree, and the ripples caused by drizzle on the horizontal plane slowly spread layer by layer. Li, a local expert in literature and history, bent over the water and focused on tadpoles with his lens. Several beautiful women at the water's edge stood up and smiled like a bell. In the valley above the reservoir, colored stones vary in size and are as clear as if they had just taken a bath. Literally, this valley is full of ice in winter, like a white dragon sleeping. Now that the ice is gone, dragons are flying. A stream of colorful colored stones is dazzling, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the unique landscape of Heshan Canyon is on both sides. We walked and listened, walking on it carefully, for fear of falling and making a fool of ourselves. A man who is interested in being a flower girl stretched out his hand in the rain, but was rejected by a beautiful woman who only wanted Prince Charming. They are not shy, they are quite gentlemen. There is not a pink peach blossom in the green bushes on the slope, but there are many unknown small white flowers blooming there, just like floating clouds in the sky. The ink clouds overhead are eclipsed and do not hide their sadness. Gu Zi kept shedding tears, and he was not afraid of falling on our faces and causing dissatisfaction.

There is a millstone in the valley, where the rings of the years continue to be honed quietly. This should be a token that has been moved out of this valley and sent to future ancestors. I don't know how the newcomers will interpret the relics of their ancestors after thousands of years!

Stop-and-go has left the valley unconsciously, and the upward road has begun to have a slope. Those overgrown thorns are male and female. They stretch out their wet hands from time to time to pull them up and then let them go, which is very touching. The tender grass under your feet is as soft as cotton, which makes you feel like giving you a colorful cloud to help you fly.

There is a pine forest in front of the sky, towering into the sky. The hounds didn't catch rabbits, but they were much faster than us. Hong Zhong was bold and tried to take a photo with these babies. At first, they may have misunderstood his intentions, and their throats gave out a low roar. I thought of Jiro's wheezing dog, which should be like this. Later, they understood Hong Zhong's friendliness and became very easy-going. Li Yuanping, who has been leading the way with climbing tools, is a great Heshan entrepreneur who came back from a meeting in the province. He eagerly introduced who planted the tree and who cut it down. Looking back on the hardships of planting trees here as a teenager, his sincere love for his hometown is beyond words.

Climb out of the pine forest and climb the high cliff with huge stones on it. You can't find your way if you haven't been to the cliff. Brother Wen Yi took off his backpack and took out ham and mineral water to replenish our strength. More than 20 people eat and drink, and he carries it alone. This contribution is really touching.

In front of me, the knife cuts the axe, and only one person can be measured in the narrow place. Did Jiro try his sword here? I really want to try whether this Erlang God is a big fairy, what other "roaring dogs" and the Virgin of Five Dragons sacrificed by local villagers every year make me believe that there are no immortals here! !

At that time, Brother Yuan Ping had tied the rope for us to climb the cliff in the gap, and the timid female tourists who were afraid of heights stopped there. There are three beauties, the oldest is Yuan Ping's brother's wife, the other is a local writer Wang Cuihua, and the other is Xue Zhihua, secretary general of the Municipal Writers Association. They all successfully climbed to the top through the gap, and several flower escorts finally realized their desire to help others. The stones above the cliff top are covered with green moss, and the colorful primary colors of the stones in the valley are completely invisible. For me, the original appearance of Heshan is still as dense as yesterday. "The crane controls the lingyun to enter the purple, and the water mountain is surrounded by five clouds."

In May, Heshan was full of mountains and full of green. Unfortunately, due to fog and rain, we can't see the world below.

In the spring rain, Heshan is as quiet as a cloud, so I'm embarrassed to get close, and I come and go in a hurry.