Wind boss: why hancheng, Shaanxi has had two historical cemetery

Summer heat lingers, but also clouds the wind. In an early autumn day, Xian lectures among expert Mizunoya and phonology, as well as several of his students, to Charter a business car, starting from the XI ' an in the morning, went straight to Seoul. More than 200 kilometres away, in the Mercedes-Benz in less than two hours on the highway, it enters the boundaries of hancheng.

Watch window troughs special landforms on the loess plateau, listening to the driver about Shaanxi's customs, galloped to the Ministry Center of hancheng. Suddenly, roads being front-left like a cliff on the loess plateau, stands a column plate into the eye. Beyond km, eight red and yellow characters, is still clearly visible, if near, must be very great. Content is not a commercial advertisement, hancheng is promotion. These eight words for "historical records of hancheng, wind-Ma".

1 the freeway "records of hancheng, wind-Ma" large billboards

Not a tourist hot spot areas hancheng, attracted us to this described in eight words. To the historian Sima Qian created a biographical history of genre, hometown is Seoul.

Sensitive to text me, mind these eight characters have been lingering. "History Han Cheng" easily understandable, "wind Chase Ma" the wind why wind?

Within the city, Mr Xue, President of the friends of hancheng history society, first used more than an hour before lunch, leading large-scale within we toured the city Temple and adjacent to the temple. Soon after lunch to drive more than 20 kilometers, visiting the hometown of Sima Qian.

In the morning on the Highway near hancheng, driving through a 3 km-long viaduct, the left hand side saw hillside of ancient buildings, have been Mizunoya told me that that is the Temple of Sima Qian.

However, we drove, not via the Sima shrine this morning, but a little known place of Sima Qian's site.

Our car along the flat road is not wide, but also not a short period of time along the way to see farmers on Apple harvest on the roadside waiting for the takeover. When morning came way Shaanxi human drivers master said to me, very high population density of Shaanxi, farmers ' per capita number of only one or two acres of land, so most planting cash crops. Indeed, a few days ago, accompanied by friends to see when the emperors ' mausoleums, met farmers during the harvest and sale of grapes.

Car in xucun. Familiar path of Mr Xue, guiding the car through the village, cars stopped in the village, to the side of the "King Palace" little arches. Through the arch, on a trail leading to the plateau. See window special landscape on the loess plateau, has let me and a few students who haven't seen such a spectacle is very excited, keep picture through this window. Now walk down the path, looking, lying on the side. However, the natural landscape but also had a chance to get us excited again, climbing, but thirty or forty meters, top the new landscape.

In front, is a small theatre and next to a tomb. Tombstone script Chinese characters saying: "the hantaishigong tomb of Sima Qian. "After the tombstone is a circular brick Tomb. Write "historians of the song, blank title" generation of masters of the historian Sima Qian, grave cold ground-dwelling in the midst of lush grass weed! I can't believe it.

2 in xucun original on the tomb of Sima Qian

Mr Xue said that the reconstruction of this tomb is the offspring of Sima Qian. Indeed, in the middle of large "hantaishigong tomb of Sima Qian's" on the left side, remember "year of Jia Xu version Tomb reconstruction" right mind "xucun von descent an act of State" two rows of small, shady records reconstruction Jingwei's grave down. Not long ago. "The same", "von" for the xucun second last name, "and" is "Division" vertical, "Feng" is "horse" Word or two drops. Next stages on both sides there is a couplet:

True or false false true false true or false does not distinguish

Hidden hidden hidden is wrong wrong wrong wrong implicit differentiation is unknown

This link to play King Palace of the arches, Mr Xue told a tale. Legend of Sima Qian suffered after castration, offspring of relatives for refuge, fled to Xu Cun. King Palace arches and on stage are other reasons to do the distraction. "The same", "von" Word for hidden name stage scrolls v felt. Fact or not, I just guwangtingzhi and do not want to pursue.

Leaving the tomb of Sima Qian, in xucun came to an ancient architectural complex, the Central plaque is "too history Han CI", had locked the door, village chief opens for our arrival. Started a plaque saying "in love", anti-facing door plaque cloud "out of anger heard." Dilapidated homes on both sides of the building in the middle of the Hall honors like Sima Qian, look down when you are burning incense, not very old. Tomb of the Sima family ancestral temple on the left side for a long time ago, right or "Longmen Academy" and would later use as a primary school, two ping pong tables in the open air.

Gantry outside the College Hill brick order number order, an arch, Mr Xue has reminded us that the arch engraved on the back of a plaque. These 4 words for "wind-Ma". Mr Xue said, CCTV and Phoenix TV did Sima Qian's program that year, had thought the topic to decide, and finally found this plaque, overjoyed, so episode called "wind Chase Ma", from "wind Chase Sima" hancheng. It was reported that Seoul was also launched at the Temple of "spirit of SIMA, chasing history" signature event, a Chinese hearts also wrote "wind Chase Sima to Seoul," the poem. I think the "wind-Ma", "wind", not the nature of the wind, is the fan Zhong-yan said, "winds of the undying aspiration of" spirit of the wind, "" the wind from the King of Italy. Longmen Academy next to the "wind-Ma", when is encouraging students to learn and achieve the knowledge and State of Sima Qian.

3 "wind Chase Sima" message source

From Sima Qian's left temple, car out of xucun soon, the driver will stop at the roadside. Lu erected next to a "city of key cultural relics protection units" of shipai, reads "Zu Ying" four characters. After Shi Pai, is a small dwarf brick wall, built before the Tomb, and two pieces of tombstone, and left saying "hantaishisimagonggaomenlong Ying" and "Han dynasty Tomb of taishisimagong". According to Mr Kingsley SIT, these are ancestors of Sima Qian. East high, originally inhabited by groups of the Sima family, after Sima Qian suffered accidents, fled to Xu Cun. Mr Xue said.

4 well in xucun not far East high "Zu Ying"

Zu Ying after a brief stopover, the car on the road, continue to gallop, went straight to distantly Sima Qian's Temple in the morning.

Compare bad off you just visited old xucun Sima shrine, hillside Sima shrine of luxury and sublime. Square under the mountains, trees, and grass lawn. Square both sides, according to the records of 12 examples built in order of stone images, starting from the legend of emperors garden, tells the story of the historical records to the public, Xia, Shang and Western Zhou, spring and autumn and the warring States period, Qin and Han Wu, Daji after Lu, Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, with Wenjing. Center of the square stands handheld scroll that is said to be the world's tallest bronze statue of the Sima. This is the originator of history, looking up at the towering bronze statue to worship. I like the front, deliberately appear tall and short, expressing admiration and humility.

5 tomb of Sima Qian Temple Hill Square stands the bronze statue of Sima Qian

Luxurious and magnificent square was built in recent years, public and private funding. Into the Hill, crossed in the 1930 of the 20th century, Yang Hucheng and lizi-funded reconstruction of rugged and fancy cheese show stone bridge, went to "the hantaishi tomb of Sima Qian CI," "entrance".

7 entrance to the tomb of Sima Qian CI Wind boss: why hancheng, Shaanxi has had two historical cemetery

Temple Tomb stone paths on the far ramp. Rock slope gently without order, not far away, it is as if the arch door, respectively, depending on the contents of the plaque hanging, inscribed "hantaishisima Temple" doors, the first door plaque for Qi Gong wrote the "hantaishi shrine tomb of Sima Qian". The second door plaque for "admire ... greatly", looking up at the towering on the tomb of Sima Qian CI, these four words is both realistic and write false, expressing admiration of Italy.

8 "admire ... greatly" plaque

Stepping stones, and on the stairs. After a door of "history of the basic exemplary function" when the plaque, I've come in under their pictures, Ming Wu Zhi. More than history, do not claim that the basic exemplary function, but also has intelligence to find a mirror of the heart.

9 "the basic exemplary function of the history" plaque

See "Taishi CI" plaque of door, knowing that has reached the top of the Palace. After the introduction, also built the Tomb style before will appear in front of the tomb of Sima Qian.

10 "Taishi CI" plaque

According to reports, the tomb of Sima Qian, Jin Yong in four years (310) Prefecture of Hanyang Yin Ji was built. When, in the fall of the Western Jin dynasty is critical, "China was invaded by five" Yongjia nandu. In building the tomb of Sima Qian's, may have one cultural heritage aimed at?

Since then, regardless of dynasty, regardless of race, one successive dynasties of imperial government, song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, had repeatedly repaired the temple Tomb. In fact, cultural identity is what promotes Orthodox roots. After the fall of the Ming dynasty, in the cultural circle of North Korea, Japan, and Viet Nam, who claimed to have "Chinese", they accepted the Chinese culture, since that inherited the Orthodox.

Yurt existing tomb of Sima Qian to the brick shapes, Word for picking the book "big dry" is "meta" as the name of the Royal Decree of Kublai ordered built. Mound about 3 meters high, 18 meters in circumference. Inlaid with gossip and flower brick pattern around the Tomb. Gossip is said to be a symbol of Sima Qian's "heaven and Earth, through from past to change" the ultimate exploration. Locals put the tomb of Sima Qian's "gossip". Regardless of the previous intention, both descendants of pedigrees, "heaven and Earth, through both ancient and modern, into the words" indeed is the ambition and history should be the ultimate goal.

11 dynasties repaired the tomb of Sima Qian

12 top is divided into five branches of Sima Qian's Cypress

Xucun small on top of the tomb of Sima Qian, grows a natural born of the cypress trees. But here is the scale on top of the tomb of Sima Qian also grows a tall cypress, is divided into five branches, so called "high five Bai". With just this morning in hancheng in the temple courtyard is divided into five Kuiper, poignant explanation is a projection of the imperial examination after the people dream.

Sima Qian's hometown of Seoul, there are actually two Sima Qian Tomb. What is true, what is false? Peer Mizunoya, let me guess.

It seems to me, is not concerned about the authenticity of the. That interests me is that both the history of construction of the tomb of the Saint. One was built by the civil, is for the administration. Civil building cramped, dilapidated; Government grand spectacle, incense constantly. The Cooper seemed to force long built on the Tomb in the civil, common and unusual; grow on official construction of the Tomb, tall stretch five branches.

"The sunk boat as thousands of junks will sail past, saplings spring trees." Politics is grey, the evergreen tree of culture. Traces of political culture, culture does not take political survival. Culture does not exclude political, political, or when damage to culture. However, there is no doubt that, when the political issues when the positive energy, is formed to promote the development of culture. Politics of culture welcomed the positive energy.

Visit the Shi Sheng two Tomb, all of a sudden, recent online avalanche of words in my head: "the study of history is the basis of all social sciences, bears ' heaven and Earth through ancient and modern ' mission. "Indeed, we have a long way to go.