This sudden ghost flashed, and several of us were startled in our hearts. In the pitch black environment, a dark shadow suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, and it was a lie to say that it was not scary. Without any mental preparation, I felt a lot of cold sweat on my back.

Duoduo also saw this ghost and screamed in fright. Even through the waterproof mask, I could hear her nervousness. She was so nervous that there were a lot of bubbles in front of her mask. It is caused by the blisters caused by intense ventilation. If you continue to breathe like this, the situation will become very dangerous.

I quickly stabilized Duoduo, took her hands and put them in my own hands, and then tried to write in the palm of her hand. This method worked very well, and before we knew each other, I used to relieve her tension in this way.

As I moved, Duoduo's breathing gradually stabilized. Along with it, the amount of blisters in the protective mask money has also decreased a lot. I used a gesture to say to Sù Duoduo: "It's okay, don't be afraid!" With us here, there's nothing to be afraid of. ”

With her father, brother, and my boyfriend, who is no longer the closest, by her side, what else can make her feel afraid? Duoduo nodded in understanding, and then followed the few of us into the somewhat eerie old mansion.

The ghost that suddenly appeared just now, like a ghost, is nowhere to be seen at the moment. We tentatively groped our way forward, and although the visibility was only a few meters, the water here was still clear.

After entering the gate, the two sides look like wings. We didn't stay too long, but bypassed the wall at the entrance and entered the middle courtyard of the courtyard. Duoduo followed closely behind Uncle Qian because of the experience just now. And, from time to time, he looked back at me. It seems to be seeing if I'm keeping up. Seeing that I was following her closely, she relieved herself and continued to follow Uncle Qian.

I didn't look back, but I could still feel the old ghost and Qian Cheng not far behind us.

However, I have to say that the wall that just entered the gate is several meters long. There is a very obvious carving of the double dragon playing with pearls on it. It's just that the faces of the two dragons are really hideous. When we first swept there, we were really taken aback!

Zhaobi is a set of walls set up inside or outside the gate of a group of buildings' courtyards. It faces the gate and acts as a barrier. Whether it is inside the door or outside the door, it is to face the people who enter and exit the door, so the wall is also called "shadow wall" or "wall", and it was called "Xiao wall" in ancient times.

In traditional Chinese architecture, the wall is used to block the view.

In the old days, people thought that their homes were constantly visited by ghosts. If it is the soul of one's own ancestors, go home. is allowed; But if a lonely ghost sneaks into the house, it will bring disaster to himself. With the wall, there is no way for those lonely souls and wild ghosts to enter. Therefore, in the building, the wall not only has the function of decoration, but also has the function of warding off evil spirits.

Of course, the wall also has its functional role, that is, to block the view of outsiders. Even if the door is open. Outsiders can't see inside the house either. The wall can also set off the atmosphere and increase the momentum of the house.

Zhaobi is an important unit in Han architecture. It complements the houses and courtyard buildings and combines them into an inseparable whole. The exquisitely carved shadow wall is of great architectural and humanistic significance, and has high architectural and aesthetic value.

Zhaobi is a necessary means of dealing with the traditional Chinese Han residential architectural form - the courtyard. Feng Shui pays attention to "conduction", and the qi cannot go straight to the hall or bedroom, otherwise it will be unlucky. The way to avoid air rush is to put a wall in front of the door of the house. In order to keep the 'breath open'. This wall cannot be closed, so the architectural form of Zhaobi is formed.

The wall has the effect of blocking the wind and blocking the line of sight, and if the wall is decorated, it will cause the effect of the scene. It can be inside or outside the gate. The former is called the inner illumination wall. The latter is called the exterior illumination wall.

It is shaped in a zigzag, figure-of-eight, etc., and is usually made of bricks. Structurally, it is composed of three parts: seat, body and top. There are Sumeru seats, and there are simple no seats.

The central area of the wall is called the center of the wall, which is usually made of square bricks placed at an angle of 45 degrees, and the simple wall may not have any decoration, but it must also be ground to the brick joints very neatly, and the luxurious wall is usually decorated with brick carvings with many auspicious patterns.

The brick carvings on the wall mainly have the center and four corners of the central area, and there are also mixed owls and beads in the places where they intersect with the roof. The central brick is carved with a central flower, and the corner is also inlaid with a brick plaque with the words "Fu" and "Shou" in the center of the wall, or a brick carving with an auspicious taste.

Legend has it that Nurhachi, the king of Han, was once defeated and fled back alone. An old man who farmed the land told him to lie down in the ditch, and then covered it with a ploughstick, and a flock of crows flew on it, so that the old king of Han could avoid the pursuers.

After King Lao Han finally became the emperor in Shengjing, he made the old man who had passed away as a farmer. and ordered all Manchu houses to erect a Sauron pole in the courtyard. A round bucket was placed on it, and the meat of the sacrificial heavens and crows was placed.

At the same time, a wall should be built in front of each house to give heaven as a shrine, and pay tribute to every New Year's Festival and after death. This shows that the shadow wall in front of the Manchu family in the Qing Dynasty is the seat of worship to the heavens.

The walls of the royal palace and the courtyard house in Beijing are somewhat related to this residential custom of the Manchus.

However, the history of the zài is much longer than this legend. For example, outside the gate of the earliest courtyard house in China in the ruins of the Western Zhou Dynasty in Shaanxi, there were remnants of the wall. The wall has a wide range of uses, such as the emperor's palace, religious temples, and even in front of the official residence and other buildings.

As far as I know, this kind of architectural design is generally seen in the north, such as Hebei, Shandong and further north. This may also be related to the geographical factors of the Manchus, who mostly belong to the north.

On several occasions, when Duoduo and I went to the north to visit distant relatives or to visit our classmates, we would see such a photo wall. However, generally the above patterns are some flowers or words, and there are few dragon-shaped patterns. And on the wall in front of us, there are two dragons carved on it, which may be meaningful!

Just when we were bypassing this wall, a few of us almost got separated!

I don't know why, this wall is about ten meters long. By the time we got around on both sides, we almost "parted ways". Thankfully, we both thought about each other and looked back. Otherwise, nine times out of ten, they will be scattered. Because the visibility in front of us is only two or three meters, which is not at all the length of this wall.

Now, any little thing can evoke memories of my time with Duoduo. But I know that this is not the time for me to reminisce. Our most urgent task is to find what we are looking for and walk away! (To be continued......)