Chapter 31: The Origin of Choma Mountain
Gujia Village is under the jurisdiction of Laiyang County, Laiyang, as a place name, first began in the Han Dynasty, and the restructuring into the county seat began in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which has a history of more than 1,500 years. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Gujia Village is located at the foot of Xiangwu Peak, one of the five peaks of Qiaoma Mountain, about 40 miles southwest of the county seat. It is the lowest altitude of the five peaks, because the mountain peak is full of fog in ancient times, and the appearance seems to be like a non-elephant, so it is called the elephant fog peak. The mountain is not as steep as several other peaks, the low part is very wide and flat, surrounded by the Qing River, which is the most suitable for people to plant and live.
The water of the Qinghe River nourishes this land, and also allows the people on this land to enjoy the fruits of rich labor. Large fields of corn surround the banks of the Qing River, like a sea of green, and the patches and rows of corn are neatly aligned, like a phalanx of green soldiers, standing straight there, like a guard guarding the village.
There are also people who have planted some watermelons, sweet potatoes (sweet potatoes), artichoke (potatoes), etc. in their own fields, and their eyes are full of green, and they can't see the edge.
People work hard, self-reliant, and get the fruits of their labor, this is life, which seems simple, but it is full of difficulties.
In ancient times, Qiaoma Mountain was called Jing Mountain, and the origin of the name originated from an ancient legend, which means that the legend of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of China, had cast a tripod in this mountain, and after the tripod was cast, he drove the dragon to ascend to the immortal and soared beyond the nine heavens. History has also set up this place as Dingzhou, and set up a stone tablet of "Yellow Emperor casting Ding", for thousands of years, people here are proud of this, but when the "Cultural Revolution" was stormy, it was smashed as the "old four old".
"Four old" refers to the old ideas, old culture, old customs, old habits of the collective name, is a derogatory term, in that era, that period of people to storm the temple, historical monuments, smash the statues of gods and Buddhas, archway steles, and even confiscate, burn the collection of books and famous calligraphy and paintings, etc., feel like destroying history, many destroyed monuments have disappeared, which is deplorable.
There is another record in ancient history about Qiaoma Mountain, and it is said that Guiguzi once hid here to teach the art of war and give lectures. It is said that Guiguzi is proficient in mathematics, astronomy and astronomy, military strategy, good at self-cultivation, good at psychological speculation, well aware of the trend of rigidity and softness, proficient in the art of vertical and horizontal, and unique wisdom through the sky. He likes to travel around and make friends.
It can be seen that how mysterious and unpredictable Joma Mountain is, people want to find out.
There are five main peaks in Qiaoma Mountain, from east to west, they are Huoying Peak, Caoxian Peak, Yumeng Peak, Shuangqing Peak and Xiangwu Peak, and the five peaks are also called Wulian Mountain by the locals. The highest point of the main peak reaches 1,650 meters, and the peaks are endless, extending all the way to the Jungnam Mountain Range.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a couple of knowledgeable couples, who lived in seclusion in the Caoxian Peak in their later years, and founded the Jingshe to give lectures. To this day, you can still see some ruins and broken walls, and some vague stone carvings.
There are many temples and Taoist temples in ancient times on Qiaoma Mountain, on the top of the current Shuangqing Peak, there are still traces of an ancient temple, some relics of that time can still be found in the temple, the most precious is an ancient tower, although it looks like it is a little crumbling now, but it has recorded a history of nearly 2,000 years.
In addition, there are many ruins that can be seen on the mountain, and many local place names are derived from this, and many beautiful and mysterious legends are sung.
There is an ancient village under the main peak of Qiaoma Mountain, Yumeng Peak, called Haichan Village, the legend of Taoist Liu Haichan, once practiced in a cave in this mountain, and the villagers called the cave as the fairy cave.
The village is also named after this immortal, but now the village has long been decayed, uninhabited, at the foot of Yumeng Mountain, there is a mountain spring, the spring water is clear but there is no bottom, the water quality is sweet and delicious. The sound of gurgling water and the mysterious cave house leave a series of questions for people, making people fascinated and want to explore.
Another peak of Qiaoma Mountain, the East Peak Huoying Peak, there are also some temple remains, most of which were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and the most beautiful and charming place on this mountain is that there are large cherry trees. Every year when spring comes, when the weather is getting warmer, a large number of cherry trees in the mountain forest sprout and grow according to the breath of spring, from low to high, and even grow in the crevices of the cliffs that people can't reach, lush and green.
Looking from a short distance, the mountain forest is covered with a large area of green, the green branches and buds are open, as if the red pearls are dotted one by one, and when the fruit is ripe, it is even more fiery red, and it is beautiful, so this mountain is called Fire Sakura Mountain. When ripe, this cherry has a bright red color and a sweet taste, which is endlessly evocative, and the scene of "Joma fire cherry" also comes from this.
Every year in May, Laiyang County will hold a cherry fair, which is crowded and lively, just like a temple fair for the New Year. Among the many varieties of cherries, the cherries on Huoying Mountain are the most popular. It's just that this cherry grows in the mountains, and it is not very easy to pick, and the thing is expensive, so the price is slightly higher, although it is so, it is also in short supply.
The Joma Mountain Range is endless, the mountains are densely forested, the vegetation is abundant, there are wild animals from time to time, there are countless cultural landscapes and historical sites, and there are many places with beautiful scenery, but many places are forbidden areas for people, and they cannot and will not set foot on them, not only because of strangeness, but also because they are full of danger.
The vegetation in the mountain forest is scattered, trees and shrubs are mixed, there are poplars and birches that grow fast, green trees are shady, the trunks are straight and tall, there are oak trees, linden trees, ash trees that are not afraid of cold, the leaves are wide and thick, and there are also many camphor trees, nanshu, fir trees, yellow sandalwood, red sandalwood, pine trees and moso bamboos are countless.
This mountain forest is also suitable for growing herbaceous plants, medicinal herbs and exotic flowers, such as mugwort, honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, lily, Polygonum multiflori, Bupleurum chinensis, forsythia, yellow essence, skullcap, bellflower, etc., there are also ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum that is not easy to be found, wild phalaenopsis and magnolia that people love in later generations, and of course there are also excellent orchids, but these are not something that ordinary people can find.
Abundant natural plants, bring people rich gifts, fungus, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, walnuts, chestnuts, kiwifruit, pomegranates, grapes, dates, etc., wild animals rarely come down the mountain, on the mountain their own territory to live and reproduce, this land has no pollution of future generations, there is no human destruction, everything is so peaceful.
The people of Gujia Village live under this mountain range and enjoy the gifts bestowed on them by the mountains, but they also know that there is no good thing about pie in the sky, and the villagers are only active in the periphery, and will not go deep into the jungle or cause destruction. Even the most experienced hunters in the village don't dare to go too far into the mountains, because you don't know when danger will come.
Nature has natural laws, survival of the fittest is a normal thing, as long as there is no man-made destruction, and large geological changes, the Joma Mountains can not be disturbed by the world, and maintain that peace and tranquility.