Lushan love story

Niu Lang and Zhi Nu/Cowherd and the Weaver Maid

The thin clouds in the sky are changing, the meteors in the sky convey the sadness of acacia, and the endless galaxy I quietly crossed tonight. On the seventh day of autumn dew and autumn, it is time to meet, mostly those who are together in the world, but the appearance of husband and wife.

Complain about acacia together, tender as water, meet and hate each other like a dream, when it is unbearable to see the bridge off the road. As long as two people love us to the end, why covet me?

The story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is used to express the joys and sorrows of the world, and the word Qin Guan is the finale. Other famous works, such as Nineteen Ancient Poems, Morning Cow, Ge Yanxing by Cao Pi and Seven Nights of Wei Xin by Li Shangyin, including Ouyang Xiu, Zhang Xian, Liu Yong and Su Shi all sang this story in the Song Dynasty. Although they have their own colorful characteristics, they are all short-lived and sad. Only Qin Guan's ci is unique and ambitious.

? Qin Guan, whose words are too vague, is synonymous with graceful and restrained school, and is also called Hangou lay man. Scholars call him Huaihai lay man. Su Shi once called him "Wei Yunjun". Perhaps it is with the hope of Huaihai and the feeling of mountains and rivers that Qin Guan has a unique insight into the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, which led to the famous "Queqiao Fairy". Because the legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" originated and formed in Lushan Mountain, here, the Cowherd and Weaver Girl culture retains its original appearance. The earliest recorded Ming Jiajing and the names of cities, counties and townships. The Lufeng Mountain in Lushan Mountain stands out from the crowd. It is said that it is the place where cowherd grazes and is the first of the eight ancient scenic spots in Lushan Mountain. The Cowherd Cave at the foot of the mountain is where the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. Cowherd's descendants often bow down to their ancestors in front of Cowherd Cave. The begging in Jiunv Temple, the begging custom in Chinese Valentine's Day, the eavesdropping custom under the grape trellis, the Qixi ancient temple fair in Xinji Township of Lushan County, sericulture and silk weaving in mountainous areas, farmers' respect for cows, and the sharp contrast between Sunyi Village, the hometown of cowherd, and singing in other villages show the profound cultural background of the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl in Lushan County, which people in Lushan County have believed is a true and beautiful story for thousands of years. When cows and girls meet, there is a lot of happiness in the world. "The folk songs about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl have been sung for thousands of years, which not only retains the original folk culture, but also adds longing and eulogy to this love story.

Today, let's talk about the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. As a love story, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl have been passed down through the ages. Like Meng Jiangnv's Crying at the Great Wall, Legend of the White Snake and Butterfly Lovers, it is one of the four folk love legends in China. Petunia Weaver was originally the name of the stars in the sky, which first came from Xiaoya Dadong's poem: "Where there is Han, there is light in prison. Three of the three, Vega, seven times a day. Even if the weaver girl is busy, she can't knit a stripe well. " He is holding a cow instead of a suitcase. "Slowly, the Weaver Girl began to evolve into a mythical figure. Historical records. Official book: "Miss Wu, her northern weaver. "Weaver, Goddess Sunyeh." ; Zhang Shoujie's "Historical Records of Justice": "The weaver girl Samsung is in the Tianji Cave in Hebei Province, and the goddess is the main fruit." In the Western Han Dynasty, Cowherd and Weaver Girl were described as two gods. In Ban Gu's Xi Du Fu, there is such a description: "The pond near Kunming has cows on the left and weaver girls on the right, like boundless clouds and the Han Dynasty." Refers to the statues of cowherd and weaver girl on both sides of Kunming pool. It is further described in Nineteen Ancient Poems, the most famous of which is: "Cowherd Star, the daughter of Jiao Jiao River; Slim hands, solid hands and sewing machines. All day long, tears fall like rain; What's the difference between a clear river and a shallow one? Ying Ying is easy to water, and his pulse is silent. " At this time, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl have been endowed with human feelings.

In the Southern Dynasties, the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl began to take shape. Liang Yinyun recorded in "Novel": "On the east side of Tianhe, there is a weaver girl and the son of Tiandi. The loom has to work every year to weave a brocade dress, which looks too messy. The emperor pitied him for being alone and promised to marry a cowherd in Hexi. After marriage, he gave up knitting. Emperor Tiandi was very angry and ordered him to return to Hedong, but they met once a year. " On the seventh day of autumn, the magpie's head became restless for no reason. It is said that the sun, the drum and the weaver girl will meet in Handong, and the black magpie will pass through as a beam, so all the hair will be deleted. Later generations often use this code to praise the separation between husband and wife or to express the love between men and women.

For thousands of years, the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl has been handed down from generation to generation, which has also produced folk festivals. For example, Tanabata, the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, is called Tanabata. There is a custom of courtship among the people in China, so Qixi is also called "Courtesy Festival" and "Daughter's Day", because most people who take part in courtship are boudoir women. Women often put on new clothes and gather in the yard, set up incense tables, offer fruits, thread needles, fold colored strips, worship cowherd and weaver girl, and carry out various begging activities.

Therefore, according to an ancient legend, there is an orphan in Niujiazhuang, Nanyang City. He lived according to his brother and sister-in-law, and herded cattle since childhood, so he was called the Cowherd. My sister-in-law, Ma Shi, was widowed and often abused him. The Cowherd was forced to split up and set up a business, and one cow came to Lushan to earn his own living. Although today's Lushan slope is a cone-shaped peak rising from the ground like steamed bread, it can be twenty or thirty miles away from the root of the slope. Seen from all directions, Lushan Mountain is regarded as a peak on the side of the mountain. The western and northern slopes of the mountain are gentle, while the southern and eastern slopes are steep, much like a sleeping beauty lying on her back. Usually, the cowherd always climbs the mountain from the southwest slope, takes the Phoenix Ridge, and then goes to the northeast to reach the peak. The summit of the mountain is shrouded in clouds, and it is called Ruiyunfeng. That's the fairyland. Ordinary people can't climb it without authorization, which will offend the immortals.

It is uncomfortable to stay alone in the barren hills. Fortunately, the old cow who grew up together is old and psychic. On this day, Weaver Girl and her sisters played games and took a bath in the river. The old cow advised the cowherd to get the clothes of the weaver girl, and the weaver girl became the wife of the cowherd. After the weaver girl married Lushan, she was very happy to see the beautiful scenery, birds and flowers, simple folk customs and harmonious neighborhood relations on Lufengpo. Later, the sisters of the Weaver Girl descended from the sky and taught the girls in the village to raise silkworms, spin silk, weave silk and brocade. The girls not only learned to raise silkworms, but also learned good skills. Since then, every household has put on "Lushan Silk" and "Fairy Weaving".

In the spring drought season, there is no harvest, and in the sericulture season, peasant women often work hungry, so the weaver girl begged Huaxian to get some rapeseed and spread it all over the hillside of Shandong. Rape is a treasure all over the body, and flowers, leaves, stems, flowers and seeds can be eaten. When green and yellow are not connected, people use it to spend the spring drought. People here call rape "girl cauliflower". Girl cauliflower is not only a treasure to raise people, but also competes with Yingchun, Taoxing and Meihua, adding a touch of beautiful spring scenery to Lushan Mountain. Later, Weaver Girl also helped people in the village to cure various diseases.

The Weaver Girl is the youngest of the nine sisters and is called the Nine Girls. Her footprints are all over Lushan Mountain. Jiunv Cave, 60 kilometers west of Lushan slope, and Jiunv Mountain in the northwest 100 are places where Jiunv teaches her skills. With the help of his wife, Cowherd devoted himself to farming, which became a good farming method and often taught farming techniques to neighboring farmers.

? Cowherd and weaver girl, love and depend on each other, work at sunrise, rest at sunset, dig wells and drink, plow and eat. They cultivate men and weave women and lead the villagers to become rich through hard work. Slowly, they have their own farmland. During the slack season, the Weaver Girl also took the girls from the village to sing and dance on the Mingshitai in Phoenix Ridge. Cowherd also learned to play drums with drums and stones, and people here lived a happy life. A few years later, the Weaver Girl gave birth to a pair of children. A harmonious and carefree family has become a model of a happy family.

? Happiness depends on misfortune. Behind happiness, there is a huge hidden worry in the heart of Weaver Girl. She lives in private and can't get the approval of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Violating dogma will be severely punished. On this day, the Emperor of Heaven discovered this matter and sent the Empress Dowager to escort the Weaver Girl back to heaven for trial. The old cow couldn't bear to see their wife and children separated, so she touched the horn on her head and turned it into a boat for the cowherd and his children to chase. On the verge of catching up with the Weaver Girl, the Queen Mother suddenly tore off the golden hairpin on her head and drew a rolling galaxy in the sky. Cowherd can't cross the river, so he can only look at the river and cry with Weaver Girl. Their loyal love touched the magpies, and countless magpies flew in and built a colorful bridge on the Tianhe River with their bodies, so that the cowherd and the weaver girl could meet on the Tianhe River. The Queen Mother has no choice but to allow the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet at the Queqiao once a year on July 7th.

? Because the seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the rainy season, it often rains on this day. People say it is the tears of Nine Girls. Some boys and girls in the countryside will lie under the bean stand. It is said that they can hear the whispers of cowherd and weaver girl. Because the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is wonderful and moving, until today, people often use "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" to describe the love between husband and wife.

? The legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl embodies the ancient people's yearning for love and a better life, and it is also our precious cultural heritage today. In August, 2008, China Folk Writers and Artists Association organized an expert group to go to Xinji Township, Lushan County, and made a field trip to Sun Shrine, Niulang Cave, Jiunvtan and other sites of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. On February 18, 2009, China Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood officially named Lushan County as "the hometown of cowherd and weaver girl culture in China".

? Today, Lushan Mountain is still beautiful, and the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl has become an eternal symbol of love. We pray that the world will be peaceful and prosperous forever, the people will be happy, and all shall be well.