Eight Scenes of Zhuozhou: Eight Scenes of Zhuozhou

The light market is like a fire dragon, and the two towers clear smoke.

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In the original city of Zhuozhou ancient city, there is a city named "Tonghui", and there are three buildings above it, called "Tonghui Building", commonly known as the Drum Tower. Upstairs, the left drum and the right clock are four feet high. It's 20 miles away. On the 15th day of the first month of each year, there are 72 wooden archways from Tonghui Building to the south gate, and there are 7 light sheds at the crossroads. On this day, all the streets and alleys are decorated with lanterns, playing with dragons, lions, walking on stilts and setting off firecrackers. It's true that the wahoo blossoms, the planet breaks, and thousands of families light candles all night. On the night of Lantern Festival, I boarded the Drum Tower and overlooked the long street, flying at the same time, which was quite spectacular. This scene is called the "market light market". There is a poem to prove it: "At the beginning of the spring breeze, the orchestras in the city that never sleeps are boiling, and the lights in front of the Drum Tower are brilliant."

Zhuozhou Lantern Festival began in Han Dynasty, flourished in Tang Dynasty and Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is a traditional folk cultural activity with a long history. The ancients once said that there is Yangzhou in the south and Zhuozhou in the north. Nowadays, Zhuozhou Lantern Festival, which has been passed down for thousands of years, has been renamed as "Zhuozhou Lantern Festival in China", attracting hundreds of thousands of Chinese and foreign businessmen and tourists from Beijing, Tianjin and at home and abroad to see the elegant demeanor of the "Millennium Lantern Festival", and people feel a strong Chinese New Year atmosphere at the prosperous Lantern Festival.

The "fair and light market" once attracted emperors and princes.

Since ancient times, it has been popular in many parts of our country to decorate lanterns and make colorful decorations around the Lantern Festival to celebrate the Spring Festival. In Zhuozhou, the Lantern Festival is known as the "Tonghui Lantern Festival" and is known as the first of the eight scenic spots in ancient Zhuozhou. The so-called "Tonghui" refers to Tonghui Building, which is the scientific name of Zhuozhou Bell and Drum Tower. This building is located at two-thirds of the north-south central axis of the city, with the highest terrain. In the old days, it was the tallest building except the twin towers, so it was the commanding height of the city. Historically, this is the most prosperous place. The Lantern Festival takes this as the center, extending along the north-south street and radiating to the east-west lane.

During the Lantern Festival, the Tonghui Building in Zhuozhou should be decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. The streets and alleys in the south and north of the building are crowded with singing and dancing floral actors and crowded people watching the lights. At night, the bright moon hangs high, fireworks rise, and thousands of families burn candles all night, which is very lively.

According to legend, the Lantern Festival in the market also attracted the attention of dignitaries in Beijing and came to watch it one after another. Legend has it that the Qing Prince Xianfeng watched lanterns in Zhuozhou during his years. He broke an arch lamp because of the crowded crowd. As a result, he compensated three arched lights in Zhuozhou, all of which were four columns and three floors with yellow tiles, so they were called "Golden Pagoda".

What makes Zhuozhou people most proud is that Emperor Qianlong not only went to Zhuozhou to see lanterns, but also wrote poems.

Later, Tonghui Building was destroyed in the Cultural Revolution, but the traditional Tonghui Lantern Market was still preserved. On the Lantern Festival every year, people hang a string of red "pumpkin lanterns" on the Gulou Street in front of the original Tonghui Building, and hang a half-moon lantern above the narrow street. Children hold candied haws in one hand and adults in the other. When they see beautiful lanterns, they cheer happily from time to time.

The legend of "Yangzhou in the south and Zhuozhou in the north"

Liu Guiyu, director of Zhuozhou Institute of History and Culture, told reporters about the legend of Yangzhou in the south and Zhuozhou in the north.

It is said that the Lantern Festival started in the Western Han Dynasty, and the palace lanterns in the Tang Dynasty will be more lively.

According to historical records, the lantern production at that time formed the atmosphere of comparing with each other. Lantern artisans and artists strive to show their miracles, and the patterns are more and more fresh and exquisite, thus forming an unprecedented national Lantern Festival. According to legend, Yangzhou Lantern Festival was ahead of the whole country at that time, which was the best in the world, which led Emperor Xuanzong to go to Yangzhou to enjoy the lanterns incognito. In order to maintain the reputation of local lanterns, Yangzhou lantern manufacturers keep their production technology secret. Who knows, among the local craftsmen, there is a Zhuozhou person named Wang Xing. In order to compete with Yangzhou, Zhuozhou spared no expense to recall Wang Xing. In this way, Zhuozhou Lantern Festival shines brilliantly, keeping pace with Yangzhou Lantern Festival and becoming famous all over the world. Therefore, when people praised the prosperity of folk lanterns, there was a saying that there was Yangzhou in the south and Zhuozhou in the north.

65438-0992 Yangzhou Lantern Festival came to China Film and Television City built by Zhuozhou and successfully held the Lantern Festival. After thousands of years of competition, the two giants in the history of lamps have finally come together.

-traditional custom, every household hangs lanterns.

Under the influence of thousands of years of lantern culture, people in Zhuozhou also have the custom of hanging lanterns.

Decades ago, Zhuozhou lanterns were not only seen in the "market lantern market". In the Spring Festival, homemade lanterns are hung in front of almost every household. An old lantern artist in Zhuozhou, who was nearly sixty years old, recalled that during the slack season, people could bend straw, bamboo skin and other materials everywhere, and then paste red wax paper to make festive "pumpkin lanterns". Skillful people will also draw plum blossom, peony and other patterns on lanterns to make their lanterns unique, and some will also make lanterns with more advanced materials such as glass.

In the first month, shops on both sides of the street will also hang all kinds of fancy lanterns. For example, the big birthday peach lamp in the pastry shop, the "shoe lamp" and "hat lamp" in the shoe and hat shop, the goat headlight in the mutton shop, the pipe lamp in the cigarette shop and the "Wusong tiger lamp" in the hotel can be described as varied and ingenious. Nowadays, these homemade lanterns are no longer visible. People who live in the building hang the miniature red lanterns they bought in their rooms to continue their love for lanterns. Refers to Yunju Temple Tower and Du Zhi Temple Tower which stand in the northeast of Zhuozhou ancient city. The Twin Towers were built in Liao Dynasty, and the completion of these two towers has a touching legend among the people. It is said that two aunts with good skills were built overnight. In fact, they are the product of Buddhist culture.

The so-called "two towers clear smoke" means that on a sunny day, from a distance, the two towers are like wisps of smoke curling up in the blue sky. First of all, on a clear day, you can see several wisps of smoke around the top of the Twin Towers.

There is a poem saying: "The monument is dedicated to the Jin and Liao Dynasties, and the twin towers once forced the sky, and the Buddha's fire was silent, and the fine smoke drifted." There is a stone bridge across the Shili Hu Liang River in the north of the city. Pedestrians traveling from south to north will inevitably stop to enjoy the scenery here. Especially near dawn, when the rooster crows, the sky is dim. In the morning light, the quiet river flows, and the water surface reflects the waning moon, waves and bridge shadows. The scenery is mixed and fascinating.

Therefore, he said, "Work at dawn, and then go to Hu Liang. The waning moon is as light as water The bell scratched the dawn and the fire lit up the fishing village. When the morning chicken rings, the morning sun rises faintly. " During the Warring States Period, Zhuo Yi belonged to Yan State. Du Kang refers to a large piece of fertile land in the southeast of Zhuozhou at that time. Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin, and served as the commander-in-chief in Qin. Because of cowardice, he was killed by the king of Qin, leaving the story of "seeing the poor dagger".

There is a poem saying: if you want to be a satrap, Qin people are happy. The flute was handed down from generation to generation and returned to Wan Li. Good years, lots of crops, and a hundred rooms full of songs. Where can I find strong people? The west wind blows small water. The phrase "Huang Yunfu returns to Wan Li, and there are many crops in a good year" describes the scene of a bumper harvest in Yuan Ye, Du Kang. Lousang Village, located fifteen miles south of Zhuozhou, is the hometown of Emperor Liu Bei of Han Zhaolie.

Emperor Zhaolie Temple in Han Dynasty is magnificent, with a huge project and a magnificent appearance. The main statues are all made of wood, which is very spectacular. In the courtyard, there are towering cypresses, numerous stone tablets and lush flowers and trees, and tourists drive here to linger. Every year on the 23rd day of the third lunar month, a grand temple fair is held here. Dozens of neighbors in Fiona Fang, supporting the elderly and bringing the young, came here one after another to catch the temple fair, and various businesses rushed to open their doors. Small vendors and Jianghu artists swarmed in. The poems of the former sages, such as "My father and the old man travel with wine, and sure enough, the spring club wins the autumn", are the portrayal of that year. Panpo, also known as Sanpo, is an "enclave" in Zhuozhou, 200 miles away from downtown Zhuozhou. Predecessors once chanted that "the clouds meet the horizon, the snow still piles up six flowers, the world of mortals can't fly, and there are people deep in Yushan".

Panpo is now Yesanpo, which belongs to Laishui County.