"There were two paths in a wood, and I chose the one with fewer people, and from then on determined the path of my life." More than 100 years ago, the American poet Robert Frost described the unpredictable life in "The Road Not Taken".

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In the middle of the vast and fertile Northwest Plain of Shandong Province and the north of the surging Yellow River, there is an ancient and beautiful historical city of Yucheng City, Shandong Province. She is well-known at home and abroad to reflect the spirit of the Chinese nation "Dayu water control" important place, Yidi liquor hometown, one of the birthplaces of China's ancient civilization.

The beautiful hometown is home to a rich and colorful culture and many intriguing and magical stories. "Dayu water control" is one of them.

According to the "Historical Records of the Five Emperors", when Emperor Yao was in power, the flood was raging, and the people could not bear the suffering. So Emperor Yao ordered the appointment of co-workers to control the floods. The joint work of "guarding against all rivers, falling high and humble", and the water control for 20 years has been fruitless. Emperor Yao had no choice but to send Kun to control the water. Kun adopted the method of "cofferdam as a city", and was punished for nine years without success. Emperor Yao was 90 years old, the first year of Shun's regency, and he newly appointed Dayu to control the water. After Dayu was ordered, he was not in a hurry, first carried out a detailed investigation of mountains and rivers, geography, water conditions, hydrology, astronomy, personnel, etc., and led everyone, when passing through the territory of Yucheng City, he saw an ancient castle group located on the high hill "Gaoyang City", and decided to use it as a temporary headquarters. This place is also called "the ancient city of Yuxi, the city of Gaotang". Here, after a series of meetings and decisions, Dayu led everyone to start the investigation and sorting action of the current Haihe River Basin and the northern edge of the Taiyi Mountains, which was successful in seven years. After the completion of the first stage, Dayu led everyone out of Gaoyang City to the west, all the way to check the construction of the highland, embankment, ditch river, and came to Mengmen (now Mengjin, Henan Province) to dig the water-blocking embankment. The silt embankment took advantage of the sudden collapse of the water, and the flood water accumulated in the western part of the Central Plains flowed down the trend, along the line of Mengjin, Wuzhi, Xinxiang, Huaxian, Junxian and Puyang, and flowed into the Haihe River basin, which is still a water bay, and then entered the Bohai Sea in the east. In this regard, "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" recorded the water potential situation at that time, "the river out of Mengmen, overflowing, there are no hills, fertile, Yan, high port, all are extinguished, the name is 'Hongshui', Yu then dredged the river and broke the river, for the obstacle of Peng Li, Qiandong soil, the living thousand eight hundred countries. ”

After Mengmen burst the embankment, Dayu led everyone to go east along the south bank of Shuibo, while repairing the embankment weir and river channel, so that the west water flows eastward, the south water flows north, and prevents the north water from encroaching on the south; On the one hand, the resettlement of ethnic minorities settled in Tuntian and revitalized agriculture. After returning to Gaoyang City, the flood had passed at this time, and a large area of land in the Central Plains, the west, and the Huaihe River basin was exposed to the water, showing the fertile land. Dayu took Gaoyang City as the center and called on the people to carry out large-scale activities such as pottery, silkworm raising, weaving, weaving, farming, fishing and hunting, shipbuilding vehicles, and building houses. A year later, Emperor Yao died and Emperor Shun succeeded him. Dayu was ordered by Emperor Shun to take Gaotao out of Gaoyang City and back to Puhan (now Yongji County, Shanxi Province). At this time, the area of Gaoyang City has become a rich land with fertile land and outstanding people.

After Yu left, in order to commemorate his merits, Gaoyang City was renamed "Yu Xi Ancient City", which belonged to Yanzhou. In the Xia Dynasty, there were poor clans living in the area of the old city; In the Shang Dynasty, the Bogu people lived here. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, it first belonged to Zhuguo, and then called Gaotangyi, which belonged to Weiguo. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to the Qi State. In the Qin period, Gaotang County was set up, which belonged to Jibei County. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Gaotang County was reorganized, which belonged to Pingyuan County. During the Western Jin Dynasty, the eight kings fought, and the city was destroyed and the county was abolished. In the third year of Jingming of the Northern Wei Dynasty (502 AD), the county seat was rebuilt on the original site. In the seventh year of Tianbao of the Northern Qi Dynasty (556 AD), the county was moved to the county seat of Gaotang County, and a year later the old county site was destroyed in a fire, and it has since become a ruin. In the first year of Tang Tianbao, Zhua County was changed to Yucheng County to take its name. In the second year of Tang Qianyuan, Yucheng County Ya was relocated to Li Shanren Village by Ayang City (Yangchengzi Village, 200 meters southwest of the current railway station), imitating the ancient city appearance of the Spring and Autumn Period to build Yucheng County. Zhengyang Gate is named "Yu Trace", and the West Gate is named "Sujin" to show the continuation of the old city and commemorate the merits of Dayu. Now the old city of Yucheng is the site of Yucheng.

In addition to the well-known story of "Dayu to control the water", in Yucheng, another widely spread story is "Yi Di made wine".

Regardless of whether Dayu controls the water or Yi Di makes wine, it reveals the pride and pride of Yucheng people! In this land, generations of sages of the Chinese nation have been bred, and batches of heroes and heroes have emerged. Hometown is proud of them, and they are proud of their hometown!

Walking 15 kilometers southwest along the Yucheng-Litun highway, on the south bank of the Weihe River, there is a small village with a population of more than 800 people, which is my hometown - Liangmiao Village, Xinzhai Town, Yucheng City, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. Hometown, a place haunted by dreams, how many times have I dreamed of returning to my hometown.

I miss my hometown, the land, the river, the village, the time and life associated with the land.

Whenever there is a dead of night and homesickness, I will gently sing the famous female singer Cheng Lin's "Hometown Love":

The mountains of my hometown, the water of my hometown, and the footprints of my childhood.

A few degrees of mountain flowers bloom a few degrees of lake level, and the illusion of the past is still in a dream.

The mountains in other places are also green, and the water in other towns is also clear, and it is difficult to lock my childhood heart.

The soil of my hometown, the people of my hometown, my hometown has my young heart.

Several storms and snowstorms, and the laughter of the past is still in the dream.

It is good for people from other places to kiss their hometowns, and it is difficult to lock my young man's heart.

The love of my hometown, the love of my hometown, the song of my youth in my hometown.

Several degrees of grass green and several degrees of frost and leaf red, the former companions are still in the dream.

There is love in other places, and there is love in other places, but I often travel in my hometown in my dreams.

At this moment, it seems that this is the only song that can express my homesickness. I have been carrying a pen from Rong for more than 30 years, and everything in my hometown is always so real. The spring breeze swept over the reed river, sparkling, and the water shadow swayed. The trees on the embankments on both sides of the river are in full bloom and are spectacular, and the young leaves are swaying in the wind, blending in with the clear water and blue sky. The water of the Reed River flows from east to west day and night, flowing endlessly, nourishing this land. Every year when the wheat is ripe, the breeze blows, the wheat waves roll, and the cuckoo sound is very similar to Tao Yuanming's paradise. At this time, what attracted me the most were the square, rows of apricot trees, pear trees, and peach trees in the north and south of the village, which were lined with colorful flowers and fruits.