PS: Thank you for the reward of the willful Sister Qian who drove the battleship to shoot ants, fly-_-Yang, and willful!

Escaping from that terrifying place, on the way back, I passed a huge banyan tree in the village. This banyan tree is also a symbol of the village, it takes four adults to hug it, covering an area of two or three acres, and it is said to have a lifespan of three or four hundred years.

In the countryside, particularly large trees are also known as "bogong trees".

Or this is the tradition of the Hakka people, and the custom of worshiping the "Bogong tree" is generally popular in the Hakka area. In the rural areas where the Hakka people live, whether it is a house built near the water or a house built against the mountain; Whether it's a village on the plains or a home on the top of a rugged mountain, the house is sheltered by a lush tree tree.

Ancient banyan, ancient camphor, ancient pine, ancient cedar, maple, lotus or bamboo forest, like a green natural barrier arching the village, wafting with the strong fresh charm of nature, this is the patron saint revered by the rural Hakka people - Bogong tree.

In the past, it was a place for the elderly and children to entertain. Under the tree, a large number of people often gather to chat, play cards or something.

Some time ago, led by the mayor of the town, they focused on renovating this place and turned it into a small park.

There are a lot of round stone tables and stone benches underneath here, which were specially made of granite by the town government. Usually, these old people like to talk here, drink tea and discuss chess. Many children came with the elderly, playing games and spinning tops in groups.

Now Tangjia Village has embarked on the right path, and it can be said that it is thriving. In the past, these old people had to take their grandchildren to work. But now that the young people in the family are basically back, they don't have to worry about the affairs of the family, so they are idle and can gather here.

In addition, there are many tourists who are watching and seem to be quite interested. And Gu Yanji, Chen Jianliang and his entourage saw Weihang. Also came from not far away.

Wei Hang fixed his eyes and found that it was a domino that had been lost for a long time. I often saw this thing when I was a child, but later as the younger generation went out to work, the older generation couldn't be empty, and they hid these dominoes one by one.

"Hey, the third child, the old village chief let you out so soon?" Chen Jianliang said with a smile.

Wei Hang pursed his lips and didn't answer, this guy was obviously gloating.

Zhao Wenchang looked at the big banyan tree standing in the middle and sighed: "This tree is really big enough!"

He also knows that banyan trees are particularly easy to grow. But it takes hundreds of years to grow for this size, right?

In fact, there are two particularly large trees in Tangjia Village, and I heard that they are both Bogong trees in the village. This is one of them, and there is one next to the Mazu Temple. Later, the number of tourists increased, and many tourists also thought that these two trees were auspicious trees, and many people even tied red ropes and the like on them, almost taking them as wishing trees.

"Bogong trees, they are all so big. Wei Hang laughed.

It's not just Tangjia Village. Almost every village in Fengqi Town has one or two particularly eye-catching Bogong trees, and there will be people worshipping and staining incense during the New Year's Festival. Nature is extraordinary.

He heard that when the Hakka people choose a place where green mountains and green waters can flourish, the reputable elders will make calculations and plant auspicious and prosperous green pines, ancient cedars, cypresses or trees selected by the mountains. As their sacrificial trees, these sacrificial trees are often referred to as "Bogong trees"; When the Hakka people started building their own houses. They also plant trees in the north-facing direction as a treasure for their own houses.

When the "Bogong Tree" grows to a certain height, they will even pool money to build a small temple of about one meter, so that the villagers can easily burn incense and set off firecrackers to worship. Sometimes some people are worried that their children are weak and sick, and they are afraid that they will not be able to support them, and the elders of the Hakka people will sell their children to the "Bogong Tree" and make it the second parent of the child.

"Well, I've heard that the Bogong tree can't be cut down, so it's no wonder it grows so big. Gu Yanji said.

In the past, he had been to many places, and he had also seen the larger Bogong tree, which was indeed magnificent.

The "Bogong tree" cannot be cut down at will in Hakka villages, and even in those times when it was cut down indiscriminately, no one dared to touch a piece of the bark of the "Bogong tree". This is not only due to the careful care of the Hakka ancestors from generation to generation, but also some miraculous legends and stories have played a good role in protecting the trees.

At this time, He Jun and the others also spoke. They just live in the countryside, and Bogong Tree is naturally not unseen.

"I used to hear the old people in the village say that some hairy boys coveted the tall and thick 'Bogong tree', and did not listen to everyone's dissuasion, and carried axes and saws to cut down, but they either fell on the way to the road, or were cut by their own axes when they cut down the trees, and even worse, they began to have stomach aches before they went out, in short, no one could succeed. ”

It sounds a little creepy and awe-inspiring.

In fact, this is the Hakka ancestors with the help of the power of God to protect the village environment, so that the village where the ancestors have relied for generations to survive and live constitutes a harmonious blend of nature and man, forming a benign life system of the unity of nature and man, so that people choose to live here, suitable for life to feed and reproduce, and form a fairyland on earth that makes people's minds relaxed, quiet and peaceful.

"It's not that exaggerated, it's just that the elders don't want the younger generations to cut down these meaningful trees. Wei Hang said, then turned to the old villagers, and then said: "Uncles and uncles, you are so excited today!"

"Life is much better now, you don't know, the people in the surrounding villages are very red-eyed. The old man said with a smile.

Zhao Wenchang's eyes suddenly widened, and he said in surprise: "Hey, I haven't seen you for a while, Tangjia Village has kept up with the trend of the times, and even Domino has played." ”

Chen Jianliang and several people were also very surprised to see such an elegant movement here. You know, domino is the most well-known, the most participatory, and the most widely expanded sport in non-Olympic sports.

When Chen Jianliang saw it clearly, he found that this was not a domino, but a very famous game in ancient China: Domino! Such an ancient game came out, and this guy's interest immediately came up.

"I'm wrong, it's dominoes, it's an antique! It's the first time I've seen people play, and I've only heard of it before. I see!" he picked up a piece and looked at it.

He picked it up and looked at it, and was stunned for a moment, this domino is actually a baby, it's rare!

"This is our traditional Chinese game: Domino!, which is quite interesting, and the charm is no worse than mahjong. At this time, a tourist who had been watching for a long time said.

Wei Hang nodded, patted the man's shoulder, and asked, "After watching it for so long, have you learned?" Then, he explained to everyone, in fact, everyone was not all wrong, and it was not all right.

The name of the domino comes from its material of making, and it is called domino because most of the dominoes are made of cow bones. Dominoes are also made of ivory, so they are also called ivory cards. The earliest time when dominoes were produced was about the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty in China, so it is also called "Xuanhe card".

And to the bottom of the matter, dominoes are evolved from dice, but the composition of dominoes is far more complex than dice, such as two "six points" spelled into "day cards", two "unit points" spelled into "ground cards", a "six points" and a "five points" spelled into "tiger heads", when people called it (heaven and earth meet tiger heads, the bigger the more sealed marquis). Therefore, the play of dominoes is also more varied and interesting than dice. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the popular "push pai gow" and "play the sky nine" are more attractive games. Mahjong is one of the most influential forms of dominoes.

After the Opium War, an Italian missionary named Domino brought the dominoes back to Milan. As the most precious gift, he gave the domino to his youngest daughter. In order to allow more people to play dominoes, Domino made a large number of wooden dominoes and invented various ways to play. Soon, the wooden dominoes spread rapidly throughout Italy and throughout Europe, and the game of dominoes became an elegant sport for Europeans.

Later, in order to thank Domino for bringing them such a good sport, the domino game was named "Domino". By the 19th century, dominoes had become a worldwide sport. Since then, "dominoes" have become a buzzword. In an interconnected system, a small initial energy can produce a chain reaction that is known as a "domino effect" or "domino effect".

"Khan, it turns out that this domino is still the ancestor of so many sports?" Gu Yanji said with wide eyes.

When those tourists heard this, they felt even more proud. The so-called elegant dominoes in foreign countries are just a branch of our Chinese dominoes, the blood is not pure, and the authenticity is still here!

"Hey, it's made of ivory, baby, it should be worth two or three hundred thousand. ”

As soon as these words came out, the old man who was having fun immediately paused and looked up at Chen Jianliang suddenly. One of the voices asked with a little trembling, "You say my dominoes are worth two or three hundred thousand?"

"I'm playing with jewelry, can I still talk big?"

Ivory was a valuable material in ancient times, used to make ivory carvings, dentures, fans, dice, etc. In modern times, it is used to make ornaments or utensils, such as ivory carving, billiards, dice, piano keys, mahjong, buttons, etc. After the advent of plastic, ivory was replaced in many fields, but because of the rarity of ivory, ivory is still used in some luxury goods.

After a long time, the surface of this thing begins to turn yellow, and then gradually changes from light yellow to turmeric, dark yellow, until light brown. In addition, the same ivory is often colored in different shades. With the change of color, on the surface of some utensils, there will be light lines like short hairs, which everyone calls "finch silk".

Seeing Chen Jianliang's affirmation, the old man immediately rolled up the dominoes on the stone table: "Don't play, this treasure has to be taken home and hidden." ”

He was ready to use the domino as a family heirloom.

Wei Hang suddenly cried and laughed, but he also understood. In the eyes of people in the city, two or three hundred thousand yuan is just to buy an ordinary car, which is not very useful. But in these countryside, it's enough to be a baby. (To be continued......)