Memories of Hanjiang River-Hanjiang River

Hanjiang ancient town has a long history and is located on the south bank of Quanzhou Bay.

As early as the Song Dynasty, the Hanjiang River was a port with dense residents and frequent sailboats, and by the Yuan Dynasty, the maritime trade was unprecedentedly prosperous.

Hanjiang River is the city of light, the gateway to Erythrina, the largest port in the East, and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. The crossing with Lugang started at 1784. The Qing dynasty set up a crossing port here and a coastal defense department on the Han River. At present, the jurisdiction of the Department of Coastal Defence is Quanzhou, and all ships transiting Taiwan Province Province have to pass through here.

Recalling the heyday of Lijiang ancient town, we found the best witness of this history.

On the southwest side of Shihu Lake in Shishi Hanjiang River, there is an ancient ferry, which is made of huge stones. The approach embankment is 30 feet, 9 feet wide and 10 feet 5 feet high. It is called Linluandu, also called Tongji Bridge.

Here, Qian Fan once competed and sailed all over the world. In the era of unprecedented prosperity of maritime trade between China and foreign countries, it has also become an important port of the Maritime Silk Road.

The ancient pier stands on the vast sea, closely relying on natural rocks, and the huge stones are arranged in an orderly and solid manner, leaving the footprints of countless navigators.

According to historical records, Zheng He's fleet stopped here before going to the West. After liberation, the "iron anchor" left by Zheng He's fleet was found in the mud at the ferry. Today, it has been taken to the "Cape Pass" collection and has become an important cultural relic to witness the starting point of Quanzhou's "Maritime Silk Road".

Not far from the forest crossing, there is a weather-beaten pavilion called the heavy borrowing pavilion.

"Re-borrowing Pavilion" is a flat-topped arched stone pavilion with four pillars. It was established by the soldiers and civilians around the Han River in the Ming Dynasty to commemorate "Zeng Ying, according to the imperial history". The word "Re-borrowing Pavilion" and its inscription were written by Zhang Ruitu, a scholar and calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty.

During Ceng Ying's tenure, he was honest and honest, carefully managed, opened up sea areas, and "went out to sea" to allow residents to trade at sea; Strengthen coastal defense, let people live and work in peace and contentment, and make Xingquan Road School prosperous.

However, it is the Six Victory Pagoda that can best witness the prosperity of the Maritime Silk Road.

On the Chai Jin Mountain in Shihu, Hanjiang Town, there stands a magnificent tower, which is called the Six Victory Pagoda and is a must in the history of world navigation.

This tower is a granite imitation wood attic structure, five-story octagonal building, facing south, with a circumference of 47 meters at the bottom and a height of 36.06 meters. It is beautifully carved and magnificent.

The name of the Six Victory Pagoda is said to come from the "Six Victory Fates" of Buddhism. In the second year of Jingyan in the Southern Song Dynasty, the pagoda was destroyed by the Yuan Army. According to legend, in 1276, the Duan Sect of the Southern Song Dynasty was held in Fuzhou, forced by the Yuan Army, exiled to southern Fujian, and banned by Pu Shougeng. He failed to enter Quanzhou City. He took refuge in Shihu, built a palace here, then went to sea from Shihu and died in Guangdong. Shihu Lake was looted by the Yuan Army, and the Six Victory Pagoda was not spared. The tower we see today was rebuilt by Ling Huifu, a wealthy businessman in Yuan Shundi, in the second year of Zhiyuan.

Today, it is still so sacred in our hearts. It led the people of that era to work hard in the ocean and became a unique landscape of the city.

The Hanjiang River and Shihu Lake under Liu Shengta are important foreign ports in Quanzhou in ancient times, standing by the sea, which is a historical witness to the prosperity of overseas traffic at that time. According to legend, there were 18 ferries here that year, with nearly 100 ships from Asian and African countries moored, and the maritime traffic was very prosperous. In the early Qing Dynasty, it became the central pier between the mainland and Taiwan Province Province. After more than 800 years of wind and rain, Liusheng Pagoda shines like a giant red candle, illuminating the "Silk Road" at sea, paving the way for the navigator Zheng He's fifth voyage to the West and guiding the intimate exchanges between compatriots on both sides of the strait. When people slowly climb to the top of the tower, they can overlook the vast straits and shuttle ships.

The cultural exchange during the flourishing period of the Maritime Silk Road is the most open and free era in history, and it is also the most prosperous era of Chinese culture.

Yesterday's Six Victory Pagoda pointed out the direction for the ancients to sail. Today, they are as bright as the sun and the moon, guiding the enterprising direction of Shishi people. This spirit of "dare to win and be the best in the world" is the spirit of competition, enterprising, adventure and creation contained in the Chinese nation. Be competitive, be the first, be fearless, dare to rush, try and take risks. When they crossed the sea, they opened dozens of sea passages leading to five continents and four seas, and rushed out of their own sky.

The prosperity of port city's economy and culture is to communicate with foreign cultures and absorb the achievements of foreign civilizations. Foreign arts, religions, customs and other cultures have been integrated into China society.

After hundreds of years or even longer spread, the local cultural system in southern Fujian presents the characteristics of diversification. A strange phenomenon makes us have to think about such a problem. Why can various religious conflicts continue to collide in southern Fujian, and why can they go their own way and live in peace?

Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism bring out the best in each other, which also shows that maritime cultural exchanges bring us the characteristics of this region-compatibility. Harmony, harmony and development.

There are many religious temples in Lijiang, and only one village has the name of nine halls and ten palaces.

In Dongyue Temple, there are three gods: Dongyue the Great, Guanyin the Great and Wenchang the Great.

The Five Wang Fu, known as the "Protector of the Straits", is dedicated to five gods, including Lord A, and the sovereign ship "Jin Zaixing", which has attracted a large number of believers in Taiwan Province to make pilgrimages.

The gods worshipped by compatriots on both sides of the strait come down in one continuous line.

The years are long, and the stars move.

After more than 1000 years, the ancient town of Hanjiang presents a scene of economic and cultural prosperity.

This is one of the cradles of Nanyin, the hometown of lantern fans, and a unique folk custom-the Water Splashing Festival on the Sea.

Nanyin of Hanjiang River has a long history.

Following the scale and musical structure of Sui and Tang elegant music, absorbing the characteristics of Tang Daqu, and combining it with Kunqu opera and Minnan ballads, this unique style, which is rich in Minnan local flavor and shows the gorgeous colors of oriental ancient music, has become a southern sound.

This ancient and vital flower of art exudes a charming fragrance and lasts for a long time.

Speaking of riddles, people have to think of Lijiang River.

As early as the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Tanzhe Building, one of the earliest lantern riddle societies in Fujian Province, was established. In festivals, we often hang riddles and exchange riddles with Taiwan Province and Xiamen.

In recent years, the mysterious people in Hanjiang River have carried out extensive and continuous activities, which have promoted the development of local mysterious undertakings and achieved remarkable results.

The lion dance team in Xiqian Village of Lijiang Town is famous for performing literary lions at home and abroad, and has been invited to perform in Japan, Hong Kong and Macao for many times.

However, the most famous folk activity in the Han River is the Water-splashing Festival at Sea.

"Water splashing on land and rivers and seas in Yunnan" is a traditional folk activity that has long been famous in the world.

The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is one of the oldest traditional festivals of the Chinese nation. The migration of Han people from the Central Plains to Bamin brought the custom of Dragon Boat Festival in the Central Plains to commemorate Qu Yuan, which blended with the "Dragon Son Festival" of Fujian and Guangdong nationalities and formed the traditional interesting custom of Bamin.

The Hanjiang Dragon Boat Festival in shishi city has a unique custom. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hanjiang River was once the general estuary of Quanzhou and intersected with Lugang in Taiwan Province. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the people of the two places dressed in costumes, splashed water on boats in the same river, and their friendship blended, gradually forming a unique custom of the whole country and even the world.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, the ancient Han River was crowded with people, and people from all directions flocked to the seaside. I saw the white dove speeding through Quanzhou Bay. People filled all kinds of spoons and buckets with seawater and chased each other to pour wine, which was very lively. People regard this kind of water as "auspicious water" and "happy water" For good luck, happiness and prosperity, let this holy water soak it. ...

With the joint efforts of the people on both sides of the strait, the long-lost Water-splashing Festival on the Dragon Boat Festival on the Han River has revived. It is held every year, and the more it is splashed, the more prosperous it is. Not only women boarded the boat, but also neighboring fishing villages participated in it, which greatly improved the reputation of the ancient cultural town of Hanjiang and promoted the development of tourism in the hometown of overseas Chinese. Especially through water splashing activities, the exchanges and friendship between compatriots on both sides of the strait have been enhanced. Taiwan Province compatriots flocked to seek roots, worship ancestors, exchange and invest ... like the upsurge of the Water-splashing Festival, waves after waves!

At the same time, there are water splashing at sea, lantern riddles exhibitions in Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas, and southern chorus on board, which constitute a magnificent folk picture of "Strait Love". During the festival, the whole ancient ferry was immersed in the rich nostalgia and intoxicating local accent, which made compatriots on both sides of the strait linger for a long time and relive the rhythm of life. Blood is thicker than water, and the Water Splashing Festival on the Sea during the Dragon Boat Festival on the Han River has spilled true feelings, passions and straits feelings!

Look at the ancient town of Hanjiang, which has a long history and culture, and the customs passed down have added a bit of charm to this era. Although everything in the past has become a history of drifting away, it has left a heavy wealth to future generations.