The Origin of the Yellow River "Mother River"

The Origin of the Yellow River "Mother River"

? According to legend, Yan, the king of Xixia, gave birth to nine sons, but the other eight sons failed to survive, so Yan, the king of Xixia, listened to a Taoist and sent Hou, the ninth son, to study abroad. During this period, Yan, the king of Xixia, died unfortunately. Ji, the wife of Yan, the king of Xixia, put state affairs in the charge of her brother Lu.

Later, when Hou came back from school, his uncle Lu refused to return the power of state affairs. At that time, there was a minister named Huan who took back the country. In the war, "Ji" has been fleeing from the Liusha River to the Yellow River. Under the pursuit of pursuers, Ji was forced to throw herself into the river. Support "Hou" as king. Hou of Xixia succeeded to the throne.

? "Hou" built a temple in the north of Baimalang Mountain on the Yellow River and erected a monument of "Mother River" to commemorate his mother. Every year until July 15, which is the Mid-Autumn Festival. "Hou" led ministers to burn incense and worship their mothers. Therefore, the Yellow River was named "Mother River".

People who don't know the origin of "Mother River" later. Knowing that people in the Yellow River valley live by drinking the water from the Yellow River, their children and grandchildren will continue to multiply. The Yellow River water is like mother's milk, feeding people in the Yellow River basin. Mistaken for "mother river", unexpected.

1986, Ms. He E, a master artist, carved nine excellent quicksand stones with great care. It means mom is in the ninth five-year plan. Standing on the bank of the Yellow River. At that time, when Master He E was pregnant, the first plan was two babies, a baby boy and a baby girl. Because it was the family planning era in China at that time, "having fewer children is the way to get rich". Only a baby boy was carved, which means "Hou" of Xixia King. We should also consider the concept that only baby boys are "patriarchal". Master He E skillfully carved the baby into a baby crawling on the mother's stomach.

? The statue of the Yellow River mother in the middle section of Binhe Middle Road on the south bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou is one of the most artistic works in China. This sculpture consists of a mother and a baby boy.

"Mother of the Yellow River" is a stone carving of the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation. Located in the middle section of Binhe Road on the south bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou, north of Xiaoxihu Park. It is 6 meters long, 2.2 meters wide and 2.6 meters high, with a total weight of over 40 tons. The composition of the work consists of "mother" and "baby boy", which symbolize the Yellow River mother and Chinese descendants respectively. His works won the Excellence Award in the first national urban sculpture scheme selection. "Mother of the Yellow River" has become a landmark sculpture in Lanzhou and also represents the image of Lanzhou. Author He E, a famous sculptor in Gansu.

On the morning of 20 180305, Wu wrote in Longdong Xiong Yue Hotel.

About the author:

? Wu, the first president of China German Institute. Chairman of Beijing Yimingde Consulting Co., Ltd. Gansu Jingyuan. He studied in Lanzhou Institute of Education and then studied by correspondence in Lanzhou University. Established "Gansu Zhang Ying Yiyuan Planning Co., Ltd." in Lanzhou, dean of German Institute in Yi Ming, China, chairman of Beijing Yimingde Consulting Co., Ltd., and visiting professor in Peking University and Tsinghua, he has profound attainments in Zhouyi culture. In 2005, he was awarded and included in the China Book of Changes. He is the author of four columns: Fu, Wu Yijing, Humanized Management, and Six Prediction. China Yi Ming German Institute has established a research committee on Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Yi and Dunhuang studies, and has held many lectures.