Xu Le went out of the door of the hotel at about half past four, and walked south according to the road on the map, the area is still old, and many places are demolished and rebuilt, but the general direction is not wrong!

Xu Le braved the snow, it didn't take an hour to come to the highest peak on Xinglong Mountain in Lintao County, Dingxi City, Yongzhou, looking at the appearance of the east slightly lit up, the snowflakes are crystal clear, it is really a scene wrapped in silver, you can also see a piece of primeval forest here, Xu Le's wood gas absorbs the breath of this primeval forest, the pure suffocating snowflakes also seem to melt into water vapor to be absorbed by Xu Le, Xu Le stands on the top of the mountain alone and watches the sun rise little by little, and then the snow gradually disperses, and the whole person is steaming with mist, Water vapor and wood gas formed a mixture of white and green, under the illumination of the light, the red and yellow colors were mixed, forming a colorful ball, Xu Le opened his mouth and took a big breath of this colorful breath, and his whole body was warm and hot!

He doesn't need to deliberately rest now, it's just a matter of habit, and he doesn't want to be lazy, otherwise this leak may be thousands of miles away!

When the sun rises to more than seven o'clock, Xu Le walked in the mountains at will, he looked at the top of the mountain into the distance, Lintao can see at a glance, there is a cliff peak in front of him that looks very like a camel, poke out his head and go deep into the Tao River, the water of the Tao River has also frozen, but can imagine the magnificent scene of the rolling north flow, the Tao River to the mouth of the Qijia River, the mountains and rivers are all gathered here, at the foot of the Hexi Baojiazui stretches out like a dragon into the water, the east of the river rises from the ground and the hump is majestic, the two mountains confront each other, the Taoyang River seems to shrink violently here; Looking back and looking at the camel cliff again, the red rock wall stands, craggy and abrupt, the weeds are attached in the stone crevices, look up and look up, the danger of the situation is shocking, the cliff head boulder leans forward, like a golden camel stretching its neck; The mountain is towering, like a hump, there is a great tendency to carry the sky, and the shape of the side view is like a giant camel trekking to come, bowing down to drink the Tao River; Xu Le looked at this camel cliff and was speechless, as if he was going to say something to himself!

There is no road in the mountains at all, it has reached the depth of the calf, just one night, he is a little worried about the rest of the trip, but now that he is here, he doesn't have to think so much!

He first found the small village under the camel cliff, Xindian Village, a small village, but it carried the dream and beginning of Chinese archaeology, in 1924 Sweden Andersen was here to discover the famous Majiayao, Qijiaping, Xindian, Siwa and other sites, thus declaring the lies and assertions of the Chinese Stone Age, and then with the efforts of Mr. Pei Zhongwen and others, there are constantly more new things coming out!

The name of the village here was originally called Xindian, but later it was translated incorrectly and called Xindian, so it has not changed, which is also the origin of Xindian culture. The Banchang, Machang and Changshan ruins of this generation are all niche ruins, but they are in the same vein as the cultural sites of Majiayao, Qijiaping, Xindian and Siwa, and are closely connected with the culture of the interior of China and have their own characteristics, with the characteristics of agricultural civilization and animal husbandry civilization.

This generation can be collectively called jade culture, can also be called pottery civilization, of course, a large number of bronze civilization things have been found here, but most of them are still small pieces, and there are more ornaments and daily necessities, the real sense of ritual and military weapons basically no, most of them belong to the Shang and Zhou civilizations, of course, there are also the content of the middle and late Yangshao civilizations.

Xu Le stood in front of the inconspicuous sign of the Xindian ruins, looking at the potholes inside, he couldn't help but feel very uneasy in his heart, there was no enclosure, as if no one cared at all!

He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, these are the sources of Chinese civilization, is it such a scattered care? He looked very uncomfortable, but seeing the dotted people in these mountains and mountains, it was indeed difficult for others, and many things might indeed be impossible, right?

This place has been deserted, Xu Le walked inside, the radius is only 18,000 square meters, it looks messy, some places have been planted with trees, Xu Le lowered his head, he didn't know what to think, and suddenly heard someone dare to shout, "What are you doing"?

As soon as Xu Le looked up, an old lady had to look like she was more than one meter and six, and her hair was a little gray, but Xu Le looked very good, and then walked over, "I'm just here to see", Xu Le said with a smile.

"Are you a caretaker of the site"? Xu Le asked curiously, the old man shook his head, and then his face darkened a little!

"I just go around every day, no one is watching anymore, there's nothing left, what's there to see, it's just that we're retired, I can't rest assured, I just come over every day, and I just see you"! The lady said, Xu Le nodded, his hair covered half of his face, the old man looked at Xu Le for a long time, and he didn't know what he was doing, "Are you here to step on something?" Xu Le snorted, happy!

"I don't need to step on it, I can see it wherever I want, and if I want to take these treasures, I can still borrow them", Xu Le teased this lady!

"Are you from the public house"? The old lady suddenly became interested, "What unit are you?"

"Auntie, I'm from the public family, that's right, I'm an archaeologist, and I'll come over to see if I'm free in the past two days"!

"You're not a local, you're from Kyoto, aren't you?" The old lady didn't have any noise when she heard Xu Le's accent, and the dress was different from the local, Xu Le nodded!

"Young man, have you had breakfast, let's go, go to the house and have some breakfast"! The old lady was very refreshing, Xu Le didn't talk nonsense, so she followed the old man to her house, next to the township, the yard is not big, it is three rooms, but it is very neat, and his own home, Xu Le is very happy, what he eats is corn tortillas, Xu Le ate five or six at once, the old lady looked at Xu Le eating heartlessly, very good!

"Auntie, your surname, can you tell me about it? What do you look at every day?" After Xu Le finished eating, he chatted with the old man.

"My name is Yang Lanfeng, I used to be a teacher in the first level, and I came back when I retired", the old lady opened the chatterbox, "We are here, it is the center of Xindian culture, after which foreigner left, and then people came one after another, but now no one comes, but what, there is still something in this field, I just have nothing to do to come and see, it's a pity"!

The old man's eyes were a little gloomy, "No way, we also know that the country is in trouble, and besides, there is nothing left, but let's be a little reluctant"!

Xu Le was very touched when he heard it, an old man can have this kind of thought, it is really a good thing! He couldn't help but be curious, "Then you can't do this, do you have any ideas?"

"We have people here who often touch things on the ground, I bought some myself, but I don't have enough strength", Xu Le suddenly became interested, "Can I take a look"?

The old lady hesitated a little, but still took out a large jar from the house, Xu Le took a look, a typical Xindian pottery, about forty or fifty centimeters high, water ripples, double yang ear lines, he dragged the bottom with one hand, and held the eaves of the jar with the other, the old lady knew that this was a professional as soon as she saw Xu Le's technique!

"Do you sell this jar"? Xu Le asked with a smile, and the old lady shook her head, "I want to get a museum so that everyone can come and see my hometown!" The old lady said very seriously, and then she sneered, "Why am I talking to you about this, hey, forget it, don't talk about it, I will do it if I can, if I can't do it, and my son and grandson, let them continue to do it, I don't want my hometown to be ruined by those tomb robbers"! The old lady said fiercely.

Xu Le suddenly seemed to understand a little, what is protection, what is passing on the torch, the Youyou Tao River has nurtured the human beings living on both sides of the river, and has given birth to the splendid Tao River culture. At the foot of Majie Mountain, under the camel cliff, on the bank of the Tao River, three or four thousand years ago, here is the birthplace of the third dynasty of the Xia and Shang dynasties, and can even be an important place of Chinese origin, here, the ancient Qiang people are in the mood to work, creating the world-famous Xindian culture and Majiayao culture, Siwa culture, Qijia culture, and creating the Chinese painted pottery culture and jade culture.

He suddenly thought of the Daxia River, thought of the Huangshui, thought of the Tao River, thought of the Yellow River, thought of the Weishui, all of them thought of the common direction of the continuous convergence, from the snow-capped mountains and plateau to the east slowly flowing, converging into a magnificent picture, all the people are participating in the construction of all this, but we usually can't see them!

Subsequently, the old lady told Xu Le that after retiring from 92 years, she returned to her hometown and saw that due to the lack of awareness of cultural relics protection, many painted pottery were broken, and some painted pottery was resold by cultural relics dealers. Seeing the destruction and loss of a large number of faience pottery, I was anxious. In order to better protect these treasures and promote the awareness of Xindian painted pottery culture protection to more people, she is ready to take out all her savings and re-elect her own farm yard into the first private museum in Yongzhou - Xindian Cultural Museum, and display about 40 pieces of Xindian cultural type of painted pottery that she rescued and protected, and continue to collect more painted pottery for protection.

The old lady was very proud of Gen Xule said, "Now, my son Yang Nan also likes the collection of history and culture, and my grandson I also want him to study archaeology and study Xindian culture, and I will also join the team of painted pottery protection in the future."

Looking at the old lady's proud eyes, Xu Le's eyes were a little itchy, he stood up and bowed respectfully to Yang Lanfeng, which startled the old lady, just a middle-aged man came in from outside, and he didn't know what was going on when he saw this scene, "Mom, what's wrong?"

"No, I just told this young man about my plans, and he bowed to me!" The old lady helped Xu Le straighten up!

"Auntie, I thank you, I not only represent myself, I also thank you on behalf of the country, it is you who let me know what is passed on from generation to generation, endlessly"!

"In this way, I don't know what you're trying to do, but I think you need financial support, can you let me see what else you have here, just show me two or three things, you go back and leave me a way to communicate, and I'll let someone contact you later, see how I can help you do this"! Xu Le said seriously.

"Young man, thank you so much, but, no need, let's take our time, don't be in a hurry", although Aunt Yang was very touched by the help of an outsider, she still hoped to use her own strength to get it!

Xu Le nodded, "It's okay, contact me first, if there is a need for you, you can say it, I am not buying cultural relics, and I am not a tomb robber, you can rest assured of this"!

Suddenly, Xu Le heard the middle-aged man who had just entered the door running out of the room with a magazine, "Mom, take a look, look at it, is he Xu Le, is Xu Le's deputy hall"!

Xu Le was stunned at the time, I have people who know about this corner, right?

The old lady was stunned for a moment, then picked up the magazine, looked at the unclear photos, compared with Xu Le, and said a little weakly, "Are you really Deputy Xu's office"? Both mother and son couldn't believe it, a national cadre came here by himself, is it really fake?

Xu Le nodded at Mrs. Yang, "Auntie, I'm Xu Le"!

"Oh my God, great, we've read all the articles you wrote, and we've been wondering, when can you come to us to take a look, we have a lot of things here, I didn't expect you to really come"! The old lady jumped up like a little girl, "Deputy Xu Career Hall", just about to speak, Xu Le interrupted directly, "Auntie, if you want me to stay longer, you can call me Xu Le, or I will lift my feet and leave"! Xu Le pretended to take a step!

The old lady hesitated a little, "Is this done?"

"Nothing can't be done, what hall is not the director, I think you do better and more meaningful"! Xu Le said very formally, "You let me know what I lack, I thank you for being too late"!

"Xu Le, okay, you come with me", then, the old man Yang Fenglan led Xu Le into the house, Xu Le saw dozens of pieces of pottery in the house, what yang pattern faience amphora, sheep's horn pattern S pattern amphora pot, saddle mouth geometric pattern black and red faience pot, hook pattern, amphora cup and other kinds of faience, he looked at these faience as if he saw the ancient Qiang people's pursuit of a better life.

Mrs. Yang took Xu Le to tell him the stories while watching, and also told him that Xindian culture is an important cultural heritage in Northwest China, which is mainly based on animal husbandry and agriculture. The copper casting industry has developed greatly, and the types of tools include cones, spears, daggers, chisels and copper cannons. The pottery is mainly local red-brown pottery with sand, mixed with quartz sand, crushed pottery, mussel shell powder and mica flakes and other mixed materials. The pottery is rough and loose, the heat is low, the surface of the vessel is polished, and some are red or white pottery. The type of utensils is mainly cans, including mustaches, basins, cups, tripods, beans, plates, etc. The number of painted pottery is large, and the combination of color and pottery is not tight, and it is easy to fall off. The main types of multi-round concave bottom ware include pots, basins, mustaches, plates, bowls, and cups. The ornamentation is unique, the brushstrokes are rough, mainly double hook pattern, S pattern, sun pattern, triangle pattern, and a small number of animal patterns - dog pattern, sheep pattern, deer pattern, lizard pattern, etc., reflecting the characteristics of animal husbandry life. In addition to plain pottery, ornamentation is often painted, rope pattern, scratched pattern, additional pile pattern, etc. The most representative pattern of this type of pottery is the pottery of this culture, and there are also some animal motifs, such as the dog-shaped pattern of the elephant. The shape of the vessel is mainly flat-bottomed, followed by the circle-footed vessel and the three-legged utensil, and the main utensils are more than 10 kinds of plates, bowls, basins, cups, saucers, pots, urns, retorts, mustaches, tripods, etc.

Later, the old lady took Xu Le to another cemetery and settlement site, and saw that most of them were located on the terraces on both sides of the river valley. The shape of the house is relatively simple, mostly rectangular semi-crypt type building, the doorway is located in the west, it is slope-shaped, and there is a circular stove in the middle of the living surface. I also saw a lot of tools of the time, mainly stone tools, common axes, shovels, knives, adzes, pestles, mortars, grinders and stone grinding discs. Among them, there are many types of stone axes, which can be divided into ladder, rectangular and shoulder-bearing; The stone shovel is large in shape and has a wide blade; The stone knife is rectangular or oval in shape, with a small notch on each side of the blade, which is clearly different from the stone knives with notches on both sides in ancient times.

Mrs. Yang told Xu Le that the level of copper smelting technology in Xindian has far exceeded that of Qijiaping in the early stage of bronze culture. Copper products are no longer limited to small tools, and bronze vessels can be cast locally. Xu Le also saw the remnants of the lining of the copper smelting furnace, and a layer of copper slag hung on the outer edge of the furnace lining. In addition, there are also many fragments of agate beads, turquoise ornaments, bone tubes and small copper bubbles, which can be seen that the level of craftsmanship is very high.

Xu Le feels much more profound than reading textbooks and talking to those professors, this is the real protection, only by integrating into life can the real protection, isn't this the inheritance of civilization, is the inheritance really gold and silver treasures? Xu Le kept asking himself!

He suddenly felt that his responsibility was really heavy, not as simple as exploring the truth of civilization, but more importantly, how to let everyone accept and protect everything from the heart is the main thing!

Only in this way can all people consciously and spontaneously move, in order to truly protect all this from the heart, this is the guardian of Chinese civilization in the true sense!