Worship the land/text of happiness

"See the new moon in several places, and remember the beauty after the grass market.

On the third night when Juanjuan stayed in the water, she had been to Yuer with Youe. "

It's a gloomy new moon night. Tang Dynasty poet Xu Ning came to this small town in the south of the Yangtze River, which is called the fish by the canal. There are trees and grass here, and the ancient city is still here. This lonely jade pavilion standing by the river naturally reminds him of the beautiful stone. He must be able to deeply understand the infinite sadness in the heart of this woman who has dedicated herself to her country, and then he can sing such a poem at will, and this kind of random singing,

The "language" in the poem is the worship of happiness today.

It was called "Yuer" from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty, and it was called "Yuer" after the Western Han Dynasty.

Now, the grandeur of the battle between people, pavilions and five mountains has long since vanished, but the story is still fresh, as if it had just happened, and more than two thousand years is just an instant.

First, language is nostalgic.

"Chongfu Town Records" records: "Chongfu Town is famous for its ancient town, and humans lived here as early as 6,000 years ago.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was called Yu Er, and the battlefield in wuyue was nearby.

In A.D. (494 BC), Fu Cha, the king of Wu, was defeated by the King of Yue. Yu Fan once belonged to Wu and built "he cheng" in the western suburbs. "Later, wuyue went to war. In addition to other cities, the king of Wu built Guancheng, Xuancheng and Yancheng to refuse crossing, and the state of Yue also built a stone gate to refuse Wu. As a result, "Wujiang River crossing the border" came into being.

Twenty years later, when wuyue was destroyed, the place returned to Vietnam.

More than 30 years later, Chu took the land and the prince returned to Chu.

As you can imagine, more than two thousand years ago, it was once a place of war.

How many heroic stories are told in the smoke? Fu Cha, the king of Wu, was magnificent and heroic, sweeping the country.

Then establish cities and fiefs, trying to expand their territory and achieve hegemony.

He stood on the high he cheng, and his triumphant appearance seemed clearly visible. The wind blew his purple shirt and the red tassel on his helmet, and the laughter of victory spread far away.

Gou Jian, who was defeated by the other side, with the ambition of "revenge by a gentleman, ten years is not too late", tried his best to defeat Wu and recover the rivers and mountains.

When he returned triumphantly, he stopped in front of the Rain-falling Pavilion. The son born here by his wife before going to Wu Can can talk now, so when he is happy, this place is called her.

Legend has it that children's names are more humane.

I really prefer to believe such a legend.

Now, these ancient bases in the old city, the bases stationed in Wu Jun and Vietnam, and the ancient pavilion called Yuer are gone. Those meaningless wars finally vanished. Only these ancient place names, only the words recorded in these books, and only these beautiful legends are still reminding us that these once really existed on the ground.

Of course, there is also a river in the southeast of the town, which existed before the town was formed. This river, which was later called "Fish Well" and "Yuxi" and today is called Nansha Zhutang, still lets us hang on to it.

Chongfu Town was formerly called "Yuxi" and was named after the river.

Nansha ponds are connected to the sea at one end and the canal at the other, just like the link between history and reality, witnessing the glory of the past.

Chongfu, based on such a story, can really be called a small town that is both heroic and affectionate, and has just integrated with softness.

Second, Changle Buddhism

After wuyue's war, the first thing worth writing about the humanities related to worshipping Fu was Xiao Yan in Liang Wudi in the Southern Dynasties.

It is recorded in Twenty-four History of the South that Liang Wudi Xiao Yan is simple and honest, very filial to his parents, and has been diligent and studious since childhood.

When I grow up, I am knowledgeable, resourceful and talented.

He rose from an ordinary Dongting to a prime minister and became emperor step by step on his own.

After he proclaimed himself emperor, despite his busy affairs and schedule, he couldn't put it down and wrote many books himself.

Xiao Yan believed in Buddhism, especially in his later years.

After listening to politics, he often went to the temple to give lectures, with an audience of more than 10 thousand people.

He is very strict with his son, Prince Zhaoming.

So far, we often think of this well-taught imperial father.

Such a wise emperor also had an indissoluble bond with Chongfu Town, and even made great contributions to the initial establishment of Chongfu.

In the second year of his accession to the throne, that is, the second year of Tian Liang's imprisonment (503), he ordered the construction of temples in various places, including Chorakuji Temple, which was built in Yuer.

It is no exaggeration to say that Chongfu Town is thriving because of temples.

At that time, fish was just a grass market. It was not until the Chorakuji Temple was built that the Sui Dynasty dug through the Grand Canal and went deep into Yuer's territory. The population on both sides of the strait slowly gathered and gradually became a paradise for Changle Buddha.

After entering the Tang Dynasty, monks built Xiucheng Courtyard (later changed to Guangfa Temple, commonly known as East Temple; Chorakuji Temple was later renamed Chongfu Temple, commonly known as West Temple).

Later, there were South Temple and North Temple.

From the construction of Chorakuji Temple in the Southern Dynasties to the end of Qing Dynasty, there were more than 50 temples in the past dynasties.

It can be seen that this town is full of Buddhist flavor.

After the completion of Chorakuji Temple, it is not recorded in the history books whether Xiao Yan came to the temple to give lectures.

However, in the early spring of the third year of Song Jianyan (1 129), when Kang Wang Zhao Gou (the emperor in the late Southern Song Dynasty) fled to Hangzhou, he passed by Chongde and stayed in the temple. It is indeed recorded in history.

In fact, this unusual temple has been the pride of this town for generations, and it has been painstakingly managed by generations of monks.

During the middle age of Ganfu in Tang Dynasty (874 ~ 879), monks built two classic buildings in front of the temple, one in Yuer Town and the other in Yuer City, which were later commonly known as the Twin Towers of the West Temple.

Two towers were demolished during the Cultural Revolution.

Its brick carvings, gold and silver bronzes, jade Buddha statues, scrolls, ivory agates, pearls, coins and other cultural relics are now collected in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum.

Ming Zhengde's "Chongde County Records" contains: "In the seventh year of Yanyou (1320), Benlie monk built a bell tower in the southeast corner of the temple, holding a bronze bell, weighing 10,000 Jin, which was famous all over the world." This clock is behind Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the King Kong Hall was also built. "Thousands of people have lived for several years and all the instruments are here."

It was built again and again in the Qing Dynasty and overhauled in the seventh year of the Republic of China (19 18).

Because it has been built in past dynasties, times have changed, and so many temples have been destroyed one after another. Now there is only one Kongoji and two old monk's rooms left by Chorakuji Temple, and of course there is the ancient well next to Kongoji.

Look at the stone fence of the ancient well, which has changed from gray to dark yellow. There is still ancient water flowing in the well, but I feel that the years are long and the water stones are old, which is no longer a thing in the world.

It is said that the temple was destroyed in the 11th year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (186 1), but the unique King Kong Hall was not destroyed. Thanks to it, it was also called Tianwang Temple, and survived with Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

This has to be said to be a bit dramatic.

Today, the only remaining temple is the seat of the old workers' club in the town. When we went there that day, several old people were sitting there drinking tea and chatting. An enthusiastic old man also showed us a big stone tablet under the table at the foot of the wall.

The inscription on the tablet is illegible, so it is impossible to know what is recorded.

According to Mr. Wang, a resident of the small town, many stone carvings removed from the tower during the Cultural Revolution were once kept under the commander's desk in the big playground. Thirty years later, when the podium was demolished, those beautifully carved stones were scattered everywhere like homeless abandoned children.

Today, I can still find some broken walls on the campus of Tongxiang No.2 Middle School, lying quietly in the grass, helpless and speechless.

All we can do is take pictures of them and leave memories.

Third, at the beginning of towns and counties, righteousness and Dexing.

The wheel of history came to the Tang Dynasty. For the small town Chongfu, there is a time that must be remembered, that is, in the sixth year of Tang Ganfu (879), Yihe Town was formally established here, which was the beginning of the town.

The origin of the town is related to a historical figure, that is, Wu Hui.

In the second year of Ganfu (875), Huang Chao started to fight, and Yuhang people recruited athletes from the Wu Convention and organized volunteers to protect the country, thus breaking the western border of Huang Chao in Jiaxing (now Chongfu). The special purpose was awarded to Yihe Town.

For this reason, four years later, Yu 'er Township was upgraded to a town, especially in the northwest corner of Yu 'er, where Yihe Town was newly established. The area of the town gradually expanded from Yu 'er City in the southeast to Yihe Town in the northwest.

Language has gradually become a political place for officials, with frequent official chariots and horses, frequent business contacts, and the formation of market towns on the west bank of the canal.

During the Five Dynasties, towns began to upgrade. In the third year of Tianfu at the end of Jin Dynasty (938), seven townships in the west of Jiaxing County (Chongde, Qiancheng, Yuer, Nanjin, Shimen, Jishan, and Fundraising) set up Chongde County, and Yihe Town was the county governance, which became a gathering place for county governance.

Because there is Chongde Township in the north of the town, Chongde County is named after the word "Chongde".

From then on, the town began a glorious history of 1000 years of county governance (once state governance in Yuan Dynasty), and the canal connected the east and west sides of the town.

The rise of small towns in the Five Dynasties owes much to King Qian Liu of wuyue.

"Jia District Literature" of the Republic of China contains: "In the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, Qian Liu lived in wuyue for more than 80 years and was not alone. Chongde is close to the capital of wuyue, and the four sides are salty, making * * * prosperous. " It can be seen that Qian Liu, King of wuyue, played a key role in the development of this town, which was only stabilized during the great turmoil in the Central Plains.

Thousands of years later, ordinary people only know that this town used to be a county magistrate, and our fathers used to call it "Chongfu" and "County Town" when they left the city, but they didn't know that Chongde, a town that played a key role in the creation of the "County Town", made two great heroes: Wu Convention and Wang Qian Liu.

Fortunately, the chronicler recorded them.

Every time I open this history, two words always come to mind: one is righteousness and the other is virtue, and virtue happens to be the name of this town and county.

I think this should also be the primitive humanistic spirit of worshipping the blessing in ancient times.

It is even more commendable that "righteousness" and "virtue" thrive in troubled times.

Fourth, the governance of counties in the south of the Yangtze River should be done.

With the economic and humanistic foundation laid by the Five Dynasties, in the Song Dynasty, due to the further expansion of the county seat, the status of the ancient town also rose.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, from the Central Plains to Jiangnan, agricultural production was generally attached importance, and the suburbs of Chongde became the main producing areas of rice, wheat and mulberry in Jiangnan. Some craftsmen and businessmen gathered in the town, which promoted the growing prosperity of the county.

In the Song Dynasty, there were tax booths, wine tax, pawn shops and tea salt fields in the town, and the commodity economy had begun to take shape.

In the tenth year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (1077), five townships of Wu Tong, Qingfeng, Baoning, Qianjin and Yongxin in Jiaxing County were under the jurisdiction of Chongde County and under the jurisdiction of Zhexi Road. At that time, * * * governed twelve townships and thirty capitals.

At this time, the town is based on the land in Jiangnan County.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were two things that best represented humanistic thought. First of all, Chongde Gong Xue (Confucius Temple, later moved to Hedong) was built to the west of the Canal, and Shen Kuo wrote the "Learning Notes of Chongde County" for this purpose.

Second, there is a wind-watching pavilion in the southeast of the county (it was changed to Chunfeng Building in the Southern Song Dynasty).

In the summer of the sixth year of Dadao (1 170), the poet Lu Chong specially met with the county magistrate Wu Daofu to talk about local events, which shows that the town at that time was very interesting to the poet.

Fortunately, despite the change of dynasties, the Confucius Temple and the Spring Breeze Building are still in the sight of Chongde people, which shows the cultural connotation of this ancient town.

Although the existing Confucius Temple has been completely unrecognizable, there is only one pagoda left in the original landmark building representing pen (writing pagoda), ink (small bridge), paper (lotus pond) and inkstone (turtle hill), and only a part of the large Dacheng Hall remains. Even so, it's enough for you to make a pilgrimage.

The stone lion is still there, the Lingxingmen is still there, and the flowers and plants in the big flowerpot in front of the temple are still growing. After thousands of years, the old and the new alternate, but it always shows tenacious vitality.

And the Feng Chun building. Although this building has long since disappeared, the Feng Chun Bridge named after it has become the symbol of this town today.

Standing on the Spring Breeze Bridge, looking from the south to the north, there is always a very sacred feeling rising, and sometimes there is a kind of suspicion. I can't find the ancients, but I can't know who will come. Your thoughts are swaying in the long ripples of the canal-why is the history and reality of the town so fascinating? The town's economy is prosperous, the people are jubilant and the atmosphere is obvious. This is a great turning point since the Song Dynasty.

Especially after the capital was moved to Hangzhou in Song Dynasty, the canal became the traffic lifeline from the north to Beijing, and Chongde was the traffic artery of the canal, close to Kyoto. Many officials and aristocratic families moved here, which promoted the development and prosperity of the region. Chongde looks like the northern barrier of the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The special political, economic and cultural status of governing the big counties in the south of the Yangtze River developed continuously from Yuan and Ming Dynasties to the early Qing Dynasty, and Chongde really became one of the great men in the south of the Yangtze River.

During Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, Taiping Army captured Chongde twice, and destroyed the southeast part of the city into a battlefield. There are only 32 and a half lanes left in the town.

During the Anti-Japanese War, after the Japanese occupation, the castle was destroyed and the city and river were silted up.

After liberation, the city walls were demolished, rivers were filled to build roads, and the face of the town changed greatly.

1958165438+1October, Chongde County was merged into Tongxiang County, and the historical mission of this town as the seat of county administration 1020 ended.

However, after the urban construction since the reform and opening up, Chongfu Town has regained its brilliance and become the largest town in Tongxiang City.

In recent years, the reputation of Wuzhen, an ancient town, has resounded all over the world, but the special position of Chongfu Town is still beyond the reach of other towns, probably because there are many human factors in it, and its profound historical background is her pride in going deep into the bone marrow.