Enjoy the natural scenery and feel the charm of culture
With the ancient as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall. Today, with the rapid development of science and technology, the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation still has its unique value and is worthy of our learning. On February 2, 2024, Liu Zhe, a member of the social practice team of "Ancient Rhyme and New Voice, Gewu Zhi'zhi'", came to Xinwen Forest Park in Xintai City to experience the beauty of the integration of nature and culture.
The forest coverage rate of Xinwen Forest Park is 729%, with beautiful scenery, is said to be the birthplace of the classic love story "Dragon Girl Shepherd, Liu Yi Biography", adding a strong cultural heritage to the park. The main landscape of the park is the Dragon Lady Temple, and there are scenic spots such as Shangqing Temple, Yingxu Gate, Shengjing Garden, etc., and in the past ten years, there are newly built Guanyin Temple, Nuwa Palace, and Kiln Temple, so that the park glows with new vitality.
The story of the dragon girl shepherd, Liu Yi's biography" is also known as Liu Yi's strange fate, which is described in the Tang Dynasty writer Li Chaowei's "Liu Yi Biography", the article writes that the Dongting dragon girl married Jingchuan, and was abused by her husband Jingyangjun and her in-laws, and fortunately met the scholar Liu Yi to the Dongting Dragon Palace for the heirloom, and was rescued by his uncle Qiantangjun, returned to Dongting, Qiantangjun and other grateful Liu Yi's kindness, that is, he married the dragon girl. Liu Yi was dissatisfied with Qiantang Jun's arrogance because it was difficult to pass on the letter, he was selfless, and he was dissatisfied with Qiantang Jun's arrogance, so he sternly refused and left. But the dragon girl has developed a love for Liu Yi, and swore not to marry anyone else, and after several twists and turns, the two finally became married. Among the people, there are many versions of the story, and the details of the story are also different, but they all contain the plot of "the dragon girl suffers and shepherds, and Liu Yi helps her heirloom", which is loved by the masses of the people and passed down as a good story.
Xinwen Forest Park has not only icy attractions, but also lively markets. Every year around the Chung Yeung Festival, there will be a temple fair in the park, and the surrounding people call it "September 9th Meeting". Every time the temple fair has not started, various amusement equipment, snacks, pastries, barbecue and other stalls are set up on both sides of the road in front of the mountain gate, patiently waiting for the tourists who will arrive soon. When it comes to the Double Ninth Festival, pilgrims, tourists, and vendors come one after another, and there is an endless stream of them, so lively! The members of the practice team learned from the staff of the park that the temple fair has been held for more than 30 years, and it is very lively every year, which not only allows more and more people to understand the local traditional culture, but also greatly promotes the local economic development, and has been well received by people all over the world.
During this experience, the members of the practice team not only felt the beautiful natural scenery of Sishan Forest, but also felt the long-standing cultural landscape and rich cultural heritage of the local area, which can be said to be very fruitful. At the same time, Sishan Forest Park has also given us a profound enlightenment that culture is not an ethereal abstract concept, but a precious wealth of a country and a nation.
Written by: Liu Zhe.
Ancient rhyme and new sound, Gewu to the "knowledge" practice team.
Instructor: Mr. Sun Yu.