―――――――――― thanks to the book friend for reminding me, there is a bug in chapter 62, Lin Fan has already opened the gene lock of his right arm in the first sixteen chapters, and now he has opened the gene lock of his left arm, and the text has been modified. ――――――――――――

The main hall enshrines the statue of the Han Dynasty Bolu Hou Huo Guang general, the left head is the civil judge, the right head is the military judge, the second is the day patrol and the night check, the day patrol and the night check below the eight soap li.

The first pair of pillars is hung with the couplet "Welling Illustrious Protector of the Country, Anbang and Supporting the Society, and the Holy Way Wise Descending Manna to Save the People" to praise the merits of the Chenghuang God, and hanging a plaque on the plaque "Shepherd the Li people".

On the second pair of columns, the couplet "Meanness is inevitable to waste children and grandchildren when you become a family, and you can make a wife and daughter pure" to warn the world.

There are couplets hanging on both sides of the City God Hall to praise the justice and selflessness of the City God, "the good and the bad are clear here, and it is difficult to pass the clues, and the judgment of good and evil must know that the way of heaven is selfless", and the plaque is hung "Welling is prominent".

There is another couplet praising the gods in the hall: "Heaven is selfless, does good, descends auspicious, predicts good fortune and evil, and the gods should cultivate merit to solve misfortune and distinguish between evil and loyalty".

The center of the City God Hall enshrines the red-faced wooden statue of the god of Dongzhou County, and sits in a precarious position. In the Chenghuang Palace, the imitation lighting is displayed in the county government hall, and the guard of honor is strict.

In China, among the folklore of all time, the two most famous and well-known gods are the City God and the Land Lord, which are the direct response of the voices of the common people.

Most of the gods enshrined in the temple are indeed people in history. The people who can become the gods of the city gods are basically divided into the following categories: the first type is some local officials with political achievements, after his death, the local people in order to commend his merits, worship as the local god of the city, and hope that he can bless the local people according to the spirit of heaven;

The second type is the meritorious hero of the country, who has saved the country and the people during his lifetime, and people worship him as the god of the city god in order to express their gratitude.

The third type is the upright person who was honest during his lifetime, such as being honest and honest, being an upright person, etc., after his death, people believe that he can maintain his upright character in the underworld, protect the local people, and worship him as the god of the city god;

The fourth type is the person who does good deeds after death and becomes the god of the city god, these people usually do a lot of good deeds for the local people during their lifetime, people in order to commemorate him, and at the same time hope that he can also do good deeds for the people in the underworld, so they worship him as the god of the city god.

It can be seen that the god of the city god is the protector of the city, and the common people hope to be protected by him. Therefore, the gods of the city god are all held by some loyal and upright people.

The function of the god is to protect the city and the people, punish the evil and promote the good, supervise the people, and eliminate calamities.

"Taishang Laojun said that the city god induction and disaster elimination collection blessing wonderful scripture" said that the city god God: "The public is loyal and upright, responds to requests, follows the shadow, replaces the heavenly principles, cuts off the evil and eliminates the evil, protects the country and protects the country, merits and charity, Pu descends to Ganze, and saves the people." ”

"Compassion for all sentient beings in the world, or if there are years of calamity and misfortune, and fate ......is stagnant, I should quickly rebuke the messenger of the plague, and collect the plague saints, that is, remove the book of sin and destroy the root of evil forever."

"If there are good men and good women in the world, who accumulate yin skills, do all kinds of conveniences, give money in a hurry, love the old and pity the poor...... then "prolong the longevity, the generations will be prosperous, and the children will be eternal, and the generations will be endless." ”

"The city god respects the gods, the manifestation is boundless, praying for rain will be sweet and rainy, the crops will be ripe, and praying for sunshine will turn yin into yang, and the time will be clear."

The three of them walked in the City God Temple, and their hearts were filled with a solemn feeling, because Dongzhou City God has the saying of "one temple and three city gods". The so-called "Three City God", in addition to Huo Guang and Qin Yubo, the third is the national hero Chen Huacheng who was stationed in Wusongkou in the first war. Its statue was originally located in the Chen Gong Ancestral Hall on Guoyutang Street, after the "August 13" incident, after the Shanghai people were invited into the back wall of Huo Guangshen.

"Visiting the City God's Temple, just like walking in the long river of history, listening to the voices of the people, accepting the baptism of the soul, making people awe-inspiring, to historical figures, to the ancient people, to Huaguo, which has a history of 5,000 years, this is our motherland."

Visiting the City God Temple gave Lin Fan a kind of insight, which baptized his soul, and his spiritual power was sublimated, which was an unexpected surprise.

Coming out of the City God Temple, it was already past ten o'clock, and the three of them decided to go to the antique market next to it to have a look, maybe they were lucky enough to be able to pick up the leak, of course, this was just their wishful thinking.

With a total business area of 1,500 square meters, there are currently about 110 businesses operating tens of thousands of items, such as: jade, jade, celadon, pottery, Buddha statues, incense burners, celebrity calligraphy and painting, four treasures, mahogany utensils, bone carving, wood carving, old-fashioned clocks, cameras, etc.

Dongzhou Old Town God's Temple Antique Market, namely Huabaolou basement antique market, is the largest and most complete indoor antique market in Dongzhou at present, it is mainly engaged in ceramics, jadeware, lacquerware, Chinese and foreign antiques, clocks and watches, Western ornaments, calligraphy and painting, coins, stamps, tablets, rubbing, weaving, embroidery, carvings of various textures, etc., favored by domestic and foreign tourists and collectors.

As one of the most prestigious antique markets in Dongzhou, Huabao Building faces the old street of Dongzhou, adjacent to the gate of the Old Town God's Temple, and the plaque of "Huabao Building" is the ink treasure of the late university scholar Zhou Gucheng.

This three-storey imitation Ming and Qing Dynasty building flying eaves and corners, carved and patterned, the main entrance building has the famous ancient book Taidou Mr. Gu Tinglong's "Jin Shengyu Zhen" inscription plaque, the building also has an antique stage built inside. The whole building is splendid and magnificent.

Of course, the most famous thing about Huabao Tower is that it has been visited by heads of state from all over the world many times, leaving their precious footprints here.

For example, nearly 100 groups of heads of state and distinguished guests, such as Colombian President Humberto de Tancalle, Vietnamese General Secretary Du Mei, Finnish President Martiahtisaari, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and Portuguese President Samboyo, all came to visit and shop with great interest.

In particular, German President Roman Herzog took a keen interest in a Tang Dynasty Buddha statue in the store, and happily stood next to it and took pictures. Today, the photos of these leaders are still hanging in the exhibition hall of Huabao Building, recording its glory.

"Biaozi, the third child, have you been to the antique market here?" After walking into the antique street, Lin Fan and the three of them were dazzled by the various antiques around them, just like Liu Lao Lao entering the Grand View Garden.

I saw a street two or three hundred meters long in front of me, and the buildings on both sides were all antique and full of classical flavor. The whole street is lined with antique shops, one or two small stores, and five or six large stores, and there are countless antiques in them.

Because today happens to be the weekend, so there are more citizens and tourists who come to play here in the City God Temple, when Lin Fan and the three of them came to the antique street, they found that there is an endless stream of people coming and going here, and almost every store has customers in the selection of collectibles.

"I've been here with my father before, but I'm not interested in any of that, I just came with my father, so I don't know anything about antiques." Zhou Xiaolin shook his head and said.

"I come a lot, usually with my uncle and sister. You know that my uncle is engaged in jewelry, and he also has some research on antiques, and he has a collection of some at home. I still know some common sense about identifying antiques, but I haven't come to shop for antiques independently, so I'll give it a try with you today. Wang Biao looked a little eager to try.

"There are many categories of antiques, which can be divided into ceramics, gold, stone, calligraphy, paintings, miscellaneous pieces, etc., and the identification methods of different types are also different. Generally, appraisers specialize in one or two directions, and there are very few appraisers who are proficient in all types of antiques, because more may mean that they are not refined.

In addition to identifying the authenticity of an antique, in order to better determine its collection value, it is also necessary to determine its specific age and provenance (whether it is a master's work, or an official or a folk work), which is very complicated.

Therefore, in addition to the professional knowledge of antiques, appraisers also need to master rich knowledge of history, art, physics and chemistry. I can only briefly talk about a few more representative and common antique categories of identification, and let's try it while looking at it. Wang Biao walked in front and said to the two as he walked.

"I only remember hearing my father talk to his friends, saying that the water in this antique street is very deep, and the real antiques may only be about 20%, and the rest are basically antique products, depending on whether you have eyesight." Zhou Xiaolin said to Lin Fan while watching.

And Lin Fan is purely just a layman, looking at the ceramics, jadeware, lacquerware, Chinese and foreign antiques, clocks and watches, Western ornaments, calligraphy and painting, coins, stamps, tablets, rubbing, weaving and embroidery, everything looks like antiques, and it is impossible to distinguish the authenticity from the fake.

"Let's go to that Jizhen Museum, it was opened by a friend of my uncle, the scale is relatively large on this street, and the reputation is not bad." In the distance, Wang Biao pointed to a shop and said.

Lin Fan saw that this shop covers an area of two or three hundred square meters, and it is a three-story building, with towering eaves, red walls and green tiles, vermilion columns, and two huge stone lions squatting at the door.

"Okay, let's go wherever you say." Lin Fan responded.

Just when Lin Fan and the three of them had just entered the Jizhen Pavilion, two or three young people looked at them from a distance at the end of the antique street, and after making sure that they had entered the Jizhen Pavilion, a young man said into the phone:

"Bald brother, that kid is in the antique street on this side of the City God Temple, and he has just entered the Jizhen Pavilion, and he is estimated that he will not leave here for a while. Well, we stared at them from a long distance and they didn't notice us. ”

Lin Fan didn't pay attention at all, they had been targeted by a guy named bald, and they were looking at the antique collections in the Jizhen Pavilion in a daze, because the first floor of the Jizhen Pavilion was completely a huge exhibition hall, and tens of thousands of antique collections were exhibited in the hall of two or three hundred square meters. >