Chapter 49: Vicissitudes and Desolation
In the spring, Mo Feitian, Zhang Ruyi and the white camel, came to Dunhuang, blowing the cold willow wind, the warm spring breeze, the willow tree that spits green slightly, the Dunhuang Crescent Moon Square is holding a kite competition, a kite in the sky, flying, there are pink, red, green and other colors, butterflies, dragonflies, centipedes, goshawks, long dragons, faces, characters and other shapes, rotating, climbing, rushing, soaring, falling, surrounding, floating, postures, among them, there are displays Dunhuang culture, there are 100 meters long string flying kites, flying in the wind, It is composed of hundreds of flying gods of different forms, holding musical instruments, playing music, holding ribbons, driving clouds, dancing or singing, skirting and spinning, dancing and jumping, and ribbons fluttering, making people feel that they have entered the world of flying fairies, and are infected by this grand and beautiful flying kite, admiring, and applauding continuously. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Here is the lively Dunhuang art kite competition, there is the Dunhuang sand painting exhibition, only to see the dynamic sand painting, flying welcome, Yangguan flying snow, millennium sleeping Buddha, etc., wonderful presentation, Dunhuang sand painting art is to use the five-color sand particles on the Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain, sprinkling, throwing, wiping and other techniques, dark convex and concave painting method, with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes murals, places of interest, Dunhuang stories, legendary characters, etc. as the theme, unique way, on the drawing board to draw a dynamic projection image, so that the audience can feel the charm of Dunhuang art.
Dunhuang brick carving art exhibition, pattern Silk Road art, there are Buddha, wrestlers, lotus tigers, dragons, cows, horses, camels, etc., each brick into a carving painting, or several bricks into a carving painting, on the brick painting Dunhuang murals, Mogao Grottoes, crescent spring, Yangguan and other patterns, the performance of Dunhuang art.
Dunhuang portrait brick art exhibition is modeled after Dunhuang unearthed cultural relics Wei Jin portrait bricks, each brick into a painting, or several bricks into a painting, on the brick painting Dunhuang murals, Mogao Grottoes, Yangguan, crescent spring and other Dunhuang art patterns.
Dunhuang woodcut art exhibition, carved on wood with the theme of Dunhuang art, printed on white paper.
Dunhuang paper-cutting art performance exhibition, only to see a middle-aged woman, wearing a red Tang costume, picked up a big red paper in her left hand, picked up a pair of scissors in her right hand, first wiped the card and wiped a few times to cut out the general pattern, and then spread the red paper on the table, put down the scissors, picked up a carving knife, brandished the carving knife, after a while, a rebound pipa was imaged, put the cut red paper, put aside, pick up a piece of red paper, scissors waved, a flying shape jumped on the paper, incomparable performance, attracted a lot of spectators to watch, scramble to buy.
"Who does not praise the statue of Guanyin Well, the visitors of the Thousand Buddha Caves are continuous all the year round, the spring water of the temple rings Ding Dong, the top of the nine-story building is in the color, the Sanwei Mountain is like a purple dragon, the Mingsha Mountain is like a golden phoenix, Yangguan Yumen Pass looks at each other from afar, the emerald green Nanhu myth is the same, the friends in the distance are infinitely fascinated, the eyes are full of artistic treasures, more than 400 grottoes are colorful, 5,000 flying volleys soaring in the sky. Allegro in Dunhuang dialect came from afar.
The swan song of the ages, the ancient music of Dunhuang, sounded, one by one Feitian wearing antique gauze clothes, dancing, stretching limbs, rebounding pipa, waist drums sounded, one by one fairies carried waist drums, holding drumsticks in both hands, one by one, exchanging drums, slowly entering, Dunhuang dance and Dunhuang encouragement, so that the audience was intoxicated,
Dunhuang calligraphy and painting exhibition, Mogao Holy Land, Biansai scenery, desert poplar, thousand Buddha Lingyan and other antique murals, Silk Road style paintings, simulated mural fragments, calligraphy, cultural relics and other painters depict the Dunhuang art in their hearts with brushes, and some use camels, Dunhuang flying sky, calligraphy, seal carving, painting combination, innovation Dunhuang calligraphy and painting.
Dunhuang wax figure exhibition, lifelike Dunhuang historical figures, Zhang Yichao, Zhang Zhi, Cangci and other Mogao Grottoes hidden scripture cave discovery process, Dunhuang testament cultural relics stolen, Sanmiao people, Yueshi people, Wusun people, etc.
Dunhuang batik art exhibition, various flying patterns, camel desert, mural stories, etc.
Dunhuang embroidery exhibition, with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes murals, sculptures, stories, legends, etc., embroidered on silk, cloth and other materials Dunhuang art, flowers, animals, calligraphy and other patterns.
Dunhuang Costume Exhibition, only to see the clothing models, walking elegant steps, wearing according to the Mogao Grottoes murals, statues and other imitations of the emperors and generals, princesses, princes, nobles and other costumes, in the performance.
Mo Feitian and Zhang Ruyi took the train to Lanzhou Station, the white camel waited at the station early, saw us get off the train, happily stepped forward to greet us, the white camel saw Ruyi, stepped forward to hold Ruyi's hand, looked at it affectionately, they held hands, while walking, talking and laughing, seemed particularly excited, Lanzhou, also called Jincheng, surrounded by mountains, the water of the Yellow River passed through the city, we visited the Dongfanghong Square, Zhongshan Yellow River Iron Bridge, the ancient waterwheel park, sitting on a unique sheepskin raft, down the river in the Yellow River, Seeing the Yellow River Mother Sculpture, Baita Mountain, went ashore to see the strange stones of the Yellow River, Ruyi bought Lanzhou carved gourd, played Wuquan Mountain, Lanzhou's famous scenery is almost finished, we are tired, hungry, just sit down, eat the affordable fragrant bowl of beef ramen, it is late, Mo Feitian and Zhang Ruyi live in the Yellow River Hotel, Zhang Ruyi and the white camel, lingering, the white camel reluctantly said goodbye to us, went back.
I dreamed that I carried a bag on my back, rode a camel, and went to the place in my dream, the desert, poplars, ancient music, dances, caves, Buddha statues, murals, scriptures, ancient tombs, treasures, like picture scrolls, passing in front of me.
The next day, Mo Feitian, Zhang Ruyi and White Camel took the train to Dunhuang.
The beautiful fairy, wearing an ever-changing jade, wearing a beautiful dress like a rainbow, the drum sounds, the sleeves are raised, the wonderful posture is turned left and right, like a light catkins, such as a lotus flower rotating, the jade arms are stretched, the skirt is elegant, and the long sleeves are flying. The sound of the Qiang flute, the whirlwind dance.
Dun, Daya; Huang, Shengye, Dunhuang means the prosperity of the earth, and it is the main road of the ancient Silk Road. The grand and glorious Dunhuang has a long history and splendid culture! Dunhuang is bordered by the majestic Qilian Mountains in the south, the vast Taklamakan Desert in the west, the rugged and serpentine Beisai Mountain in the north, and the Sanwei Mountain with abrupt peaks and rocks in the east. It covers an area of 31,200 square kilometers.
Dunhuang, in memory, has always been a place full of exotic customs, whether it is its long history, or as an important city-state on the Silk Road, as well as the world-famous Mogao Grottoes, and the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty, Yumen Pass, Mingsha Mountain, and Crescent Spring, which are full of reverie, all deeply attracted me. Finally, one early summer, I set foot on this fascinating land with my best sisters.
We went straight to the Mogao Grottoes. Mogao Grottoes is the most strictly managed scenic spot I have visited, cameras and bags must be stored, more than 10 people for a group, led by the scenic tour guide to enter, each person sent a set of radio and headset, tuned to a channel with the tour guide, the voice of the tour guide is very soft, and tourists can not speak loudly. In order to protect the murals, about 60 caves are open every day, and the tour guide is randomly arranged, and visitors can generally only see 8, and each cave can only stay for 10 minutes.
We looked at 8 representative caves, and in general, the murals and statues of the Northern Wei, Tang and Middle Tang dynasties are very exquisite, and the artistic value is extremely high, while the works of the Qing Dynasty are relatively stiff. There is a small statue of a lady in a cave, which is said to be "the first laugh in the world". The tour guide shines a flashlight on the statue and slowly moves from the bottom to the top, and we are surprised to find that the statue was originally smiling slightly, but slowly turning into a bright smile, the muscles on the face have moved, the eyes have changed from the original closed to slightly open, and the single chin has become a double chin, which is really amazing. In the other two caves, we saw Feitian, which originally referred to two immortals, one called Fei and the other Tian; There is also a map of Elysium, which is a masterpiece of the artist's imagination...... The sun is shining outside the cave, but the inside of the cave is very shady, and those brightly colored murals cannot be imagined to be works from 1,000 years ago, thanks to the dry weather in Dunhuang, so that these murals can be well preserved.
In the Mogao Grottoes, we also heard a lot of heart-wrenching things, where tens of thousands of ancient scriptures were found, the most exquisite ones were snatched by France, a large number were snatched by the British, and only 5,000 volumes were broken to China. Visiting this place, the mood will be very complicated, this mysterious, exquisite but after the vicissitudes of the Mogao Grottoes, how can it not make people sigh? Listen to a piece of history, sigh a piece of the past, Mogao Grottoes, you have to see, it is worthy of its name.