Chapter 92: Jinling (2)
In the afternoon, the four of them came to the Confucius Temple.
Confucius Temple was built in the Song Dynasty, located on the north bank of the Qinhuai River next to the Gongyuan Street, was originally a place to worship Confucius, and was destroyed and rebuilt many times.
It is known as one of the four major Confucian temples in China, and it is also the most important scenic spot of the Qinhuai River scenery belt of Confucius Temple, and it is a must-visit scenic spot for tourists to come to Jinling.
However, perhaps because of the afternoon, the flow of people was not as dense as expected, which relieved Xue Yuzhi, who had always been apprehensive.
The whole Confucius Temple complex is the Confucian Temple in front of it, and the back is the Xue Palace, the layout is symmetrical on the left and right, and it constitutes a central axis of Confucian culture from south to north.
Stepping through the Lingxing Gate and Dacheng Gate, it is the central temple.
The stone road leads directly to the Dacheng Palace, there is a bronze statue of Confucius that is more than 4 meters high and the largest in the country stands in front of the hall, and there are white marble statues of 12 sages on both sides of the road.
Dacheng Hall is the main hall of Confucius Temple, which hangs a portrait of Confucius more than 6 meters high, which is known as a masterpiece of Confucius Temple in China.
On the four walls of the main hall are 38 colored stone mosaic murals "Confucius Sacred Miracle Map", reflecting the life and deeds of Confucius.
When he came here, he naturally wanted to pray for blessings, so Lin Qirong bought some incense and gave them to pray together, hoping that the two little girls would succeed in their studies.
Although the two little girls don't understand anything, they follow the two of them to do the movements, but they are clear-eyed, and they look pious, which is very cute.
The most devout is naturally Xue Yuzhi, who doesn't know what he is saying when he has words in his mouth.
Then Lin Qirong led them to the bell and drum tower in the courtyard of the school palace to ring the bell, which also had the same effect.
After completing all this, the four of them came to the Folk Art Grand View Garden behind the Dacheng Palace.
Here you can watch the on-site production of lanterns, paper-cutting, miniature carvings and other handicrafts, listen to local opera and Jinling Baiju, there are many wonderful performances.
There were a lot of people here, and Lin Qirong lifted Tongtong up and sat on his neck so that she could see more clearly.
Tongtong held a marshmallow in one hand and a small toy in the other, looking around happily, no matter how he looked at it.
Jiajia was held tightly by Xue Yuzhi, looking at Tongtong who was shouting enviously, she really wanted to sit on it.
Lin Qirong noticed her eyes, and after a while, he put Tongtong down, "Tongtong will rest for a while first, and let my sister watch it for a while, okay?"
Lin Yitong was a little reluctant, but he still nodded obediently and was held in Xue Yuzhi's arms.
"Are you ready?" Lin Qirong said to Jiajia with a smile, seeing her nod, he reached through her armpits, and lifted her high on his neck with a slight force.
"Giggles. Jiajia sat on it and giggled happily, it was the first time she had enjoyed such treatment.
I used to see other children being envious of my father doing this, but now I have finally realized this dream.
Xue Yuzhi looked at Jiajia who was smiling, and her heart was a little sour, she had lacked fatherly love since she was a child, and now she finally found this feeling in Lin Qirong.
It's just ······
She looked at Lin Qirong, who was carefully supporting Jiajia, and sighed softly in her heart.
"It's a pity that it's not the Spring Festival. ”
Lin Qirong smiled with her, "If you come here during the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, the Jinling Lantern Festival will be held here. ”
Xue Yuzhi pursed his lips and smiled, "It's good now." ”
Although it is a pity not to see the "Jinling Lantern Festival", the "Yuhua Stone Exhibition", "Ancient Etiquette and Culture Exhibition", "Ancient Yale Performance" and other exhibition activities are being held here, and the content is wonderful and eye-opening.
Lin Qirong took them to play slowly, explaining to them the origin and various allusions of the Confucius Temple, and answering all kinds of strange questions from the two little girls.
Fortunately, as a screenwriter, he has read countless books, and he has also read a lot of books in his life, and he has also read relevant information before coming here, and his knowledge reserve is still behind, so he was finally not asked by the two little girls and saved face.
However, this was enough to make Xue Yuzhi admire, and she thought that if she answered herself, she would probably be defeated soon.
After visiting the Confucius Temple, the sky was gradually darkening.
After dinner, Lin Qirong rented a painting boat and slowly drifted downstream along the Qinhuai River.
Ten miles of Qinhuai, six dynasties and the moon, and gold powder of the Ming and Qing dynasties, make the Qinhuai River far beyond the beauty of a river itself.
The smoke cage is cold, the moon is long, and the sand is long, and the night is close to the restaurant in Qinhuai. The merchant girl does not know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the queen * court flower across the river, and a song "Night Park Qinhuai" has become the eternity of singing the Qinhuai River classic.
Sitting on the painting boat, the night breeze is blowing, and the ancient buildings with white walls and black tiles on both sides of the bank continue to come into view.
The lights on the building and the strings of red lanterns under the eaves are reflected in the water of the Qinhuai River, as if feeling the prosperous old things of the literary world when the writers chanted poems by the river.
The tour guide on the painting boat is very dedicated, and there are more than 40 scenic spots and landscapes along the coast, such as the former residences of celebrities, historical sites, famous bridges, famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, and Qinhuai lanterns.
Jinling, Moling, Jiankang, Yingtian, Qin Huang, Sun Quan, Xie An, Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Yuanyuan, Li Xiangjun, Hou Fangyu, Wang Xianzhi--- history and reality reflect each other, so that everyone can understand the stories that have happened on this river, and deeply feel the weight of history and humanistic atmosphere.
The one-hour journey is very rewarding, and the aftertaste is still endless.
Back at the resort, the two little girls were already very sleepy, and simply took a shower and lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
"I played all day, and I didn't sleep at noon, so I guess I'm tired. Lin Qirong said with a smile.
Xue Yuzhi nodded, in fact, she was also very tired, after all, she hadn't walked for such a long time, and the soles of her feet still hurt faintly.
"I'm going to have to go take a dip. Lin Qirong said a word to her, changed his clothes and walked to the hot spring pool to soak.
The warm spring water enveloped his body, making him moan in comfort.
After a day of shopping, he had to be distracted to take care of the two little girls, he was also tired enough, lying on a sloping stone and closing his eyes to recuperate, but he didn't hear the sound of Xue Yuzhi coming over and entering the water.
Xue Yuzhi's heart was beating wildly, this was different from last night, it was the real two of them being alone, this feeling made her feel hot, I don't know if it was because of shyness or because of the hot spring water.
However, after finding that Lin Qirong seemed to be asleep, she slowly calmed down, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly moved her steps to Lin Qirong's vicinity, quietly looking at Lin Qirong who was asleep with her eyes closed.
The well-defined face seemed a little soft at the moment, and there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he didn't know what happy things came to mind.
What kind of person is he? He always has a smile on his face all day long, as if no amount of difficulties can overwhelm him.
He was a master of cooking that made even himself ashamed of his own cooking, he had a good hand to make delicate handicrafts like the Jade Rabbit Lantern, and he had a kind heart to take them in when they were in their most difficult times.
Others might think he had bad intentions, but only she knew he was acting out of compassion.
She has a secret that others don't know, that is, she is very sensitive to other people's gaze, and can clearly distinguish between kindness and malice in other people's gaze.
The reason why she didn't dare to go outside too much was because those men's eyes always had a hint of crazy possessiveness, which made her very afraid.
And Lin Qirong's eyes looked at her very clearly, with appreciation, admiration and pity, but without a trace of malice, which was the most important reason why she decided to accept his help.
And he's really good to Jiajia, as if he were his own daughter.
Jiajia is also very close to him, and she gets the longed-for fatherly love in him.
Thinking about it, Xue Yuzhi couldn't help but feel a little stupid.