Chapter 104 The Inverted River and the Sun Moon Mountain (1)

Along the way, the time passed quickly in browsing the grassland scenery and the herdsmen's chatter, and soon he could see the West Sea from afar, and He Yuanying was also shocked by the beautiful and picturesque scenery of the West Sea coast!

On the shore of the West Sea, the sky is blue! From a distance, the sky is connected with water, and the water is connected with the sky, beautiful and vast. The seaside is rich in pastures and is a rich natural pasture.

The "Naadam" convention is a time-honored traditional festival for the herders here, which is usually held by tribe and natural area, and occupies an important place in their lives!

In July and August every year, when the livestock are fat, the "Naadam" meeting is held.

This is a cultural, sports and entertainment meeting held by people to celebrate the harvest, and there is no restriction on the participation of those who come, regardless of ethnic and religious beliefs.

"Naadam" means entertainment or game in the Murowe language. At the "Naadam" conference, there were thrilling horse races, wrestling, etc., as well as admirable archery and weightlifting. There is also the art of chess to win, as well as fascinating singing and dancing, etc.

Before the conference, men, women and children from nearby tribes rode horses and dressed in festive costumes, regardless of the long distances and toils, to participate in the games and watch the show.

When He Yuanying came to the venue with the team, he happened to start the first event of the conference, the wrestling competition.

Wrestling is the highlight of "Naadam", it is the first tournament to be held and the last to end, and there are even businessmen from other places who have turned "Naadam" into a wrestling tournament.

The wrestlers wore high riding boots, wide satin wrestling trousers, red, yellow, and blue turbans on their heads, leather shoulders on their upper bodies, colorful ornaments around their necks, and flowered belts around their waists. Playing in pairs, imitating the ancient knights striding around the field before the official game begins.

In the wrestling competition on the grassland, although there is no restriction on registration, the competition is in the form of elimination, the loser cannot register for the competition again, and the winner enters the next round, until the final winner is determined.

In wrestling, it is okay to fight sumo, hover each other, and hit each other with legs and knees. However, you can't hold your legs, you are not allowed to move against your joints, you are not allowed to pull your pants and kick your crotch, etc.

Wrestling on the prairie is the perfect combination of strength and skill. As long as the contestant lands on any part of his body above the knee, he or she loses.

The winner of the final event should bring out the fruits, milk, etc. prepared in advance by the conference, and then sprinkle them in the crowd of onlookers while running, so that everyone can share his "fruits of victory".

Horse racing is also one of the important events at Naadam, and these events are carried out one after the other, but in no fixed order.

After the start of wrestling, the competitions in other sports are almost difficult to carry out in order, and the registration of the competition is relatively casual, and it is okay before the start.

After the start of the horse race, the riders lined up, all wearing colorful belts and colorful scarves on their heads, full of spirit and youthful vitality.

At the beginning and end of the race, all kinds of brightly colored flags are planted, and when the horn is blown, the riders fly to saddle and spur the horses. For a while, the red scarf flies, like an arrow from the string, scrambling to rush to the finish line! The one who reaches the finish line first is the winner.

After all, the number of participants in each horse race is limited, and the arrival time of the runners varies, so it is held in multiple times, with only one winner at a time.

As for the contest between those winners, it is voluntary, and it can also be said that it is a kind of knockout competition.

Of course, the winner can choose not to participate, but the loser cannot participate! The final winner becomes the most praised hero on the grassland.

After winning the first round, many riders will abstain, because the rider's own skill is only a small part of the strength, and a good horse is the key to victory! Knowing that their horse is not as good as other people's horses, they will naturally not go up and lose face!

Archery competitions also attract many herders. Those with superb skills can win the applause of the audience.

The outcome of an archery competition is determined by the number of targets hit, because archery is held between more than two archers, and after eliminating the opponent, the results cannot be carried over to the next round!

Once two people hit the target the same number of times, it is like a penalty kick in a soccer game, and the two shooters keep shooting until one of them misses.

These competitions, although there is only one winner in the end, there are several games every day, and they are all confrontational, and the winner of each game is decided.

The final finals of each event will be held in a staggered manner, so that the audience participating in the conference can enjoy the most exciting competition in each event.

The "Naadam" conference is also a material fair. He Yuanying pretended to be a businessman, and he had to put out some of his things to trade with the herdsmen.

In addition to fur products, agricultural and sideline products and various daily necessities, there are also diets with grassland characteristics, such as beef and mutton and its smoked dried products, cheese, dried milk, cream, milk lumps, milk tofu, and yogurt.

The "Naadam" conference was held for 10 days because of the large number of participants. In these days, He Yuanying also made a lot of herdsman friends.

As soon as the conference ended, He Yuanying, according to his intuition, was led by a friend, and went upriver along the river and went in the direction of Sun Moon Mountain.

There are many legends about the Inverted River, and there are different opinions. But what most people agree with is related to the story of the Dragon King of the East China Sea who sent his youngest daughter to make the West Sea.

The little princess of the Dragon King of the East China Sea needed one hundred and eight rivers to inject water into the West Sea, and because of the interference of the old demon of Montenegro, she struggled to inject one hundred and seven rivers.

When the last river was connected, the little princess had been injured by the old demon of Montenegro, and she was really powerless, causing her to bring a river from the Sun Moon Mountain in the east in a hurry.

After this river was brought in, the little princess was exhausted, and although there were still Haixin Mountain and three small islands that had not been cleaned up, she could only escape along this river.

Because the little princess did not complete the mission of the Dragon King of the East China Sea well, she couldn't help but shed sad tears and fell into this river.

The dragon's tears were no small few, and in an instant they evolved into a torrent of water that poured into the upper reaches of the river, so the river was called the river by the locals.

Every legend about the river adds a bit of mystery to it. And when He Yuanying walked along the Daochuan River towards Sun Moon Mountain, he finally understood the meaning of the Daochuan River itself. The water of the Inverted River flows from east to west from the Sun Moon Mountain to the West Sea.

Most of the riverbed is gentle, the bottom of the river is covered with pebbles of different sizes, and the water flows calmly and gently, without waves, and occasionally there is a snow-white splash, which seems to have ten thousand kinds of soft intestines.