Prose about the filial woman river in my hometown

There is a river in my hometown called Xiaofu River. It winds and twists, with a total length of 117 kilometers, crossing Boshan, Zichuan, passing through Zhangdian, and around Zhoucun before entering Huantai Mada Lake, and then passing through Guangrao, Boxing and other places to enter the Xiaoqing River and flow into the Bohai Sea. This beautiful river, Xiaofu River, has left endless stories and rich history and culture to the local people.

The legend of Xiaofu River is said to be that a long time ago, the filial wife Yan Wenjiang was originally from Yanjiazhuang, Qingzhou Prefecture, and had a marriage contract with a family named Guo at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain. Her fiancé was seriously ill. Yan Wenjiang was sent as a "joy". Unfortunately, "Yin Shi married the Yan family's daughter, and Mao Shi died of illness." Yan Wenjiang became the "lost star" in the eyes of her mother-in-law. Yan Wenjiang, a kind-hearted person, took pity on her parents-in-law who lost their son in old age and her sister-in-law who was still young. Although she was unfairly treated, she still stayed in her husband's family. Day after day, she worked "on the kang, scissors and kitchen knives", busy from morning to night. , I have to push and grind at night, struggling to support the family's life.

There was an extreme shortage of water in front of Fenghuang Mountain. If you wanted to drink water, you had to go to Shima Village, thirty miles away, to pick it up. My mother-in-law specially made two sharp-bottomed buckets, which she could not put down to rest along the way. One day, Taibaijinxing traveled here and saw that Wen Jiang had to climb mountains and ridges to carry water. He felt compassion for Wen Jiang. He turned into an old man on horseback and asked Wen Jiang for water for his horse. Wen Jiang quickly agreed and said: " The bucket of water in the front is for my parents-in-law to drink. The bucket in the back is not clean enough for me to drink. You can use the bucket in the back to drink the horse." Taibai Jinxing was moved by Wen Jiang's filial piety and kindness, and gave the horse a whip after drinking. He gave it to her and told her: "Hang the whip in a water jar and lift it with water at any time, but only when the jar is full, otherwise water will flood and cause disaster."

Mother-in-law She was surprised that Wen Jiang no longer went out to fetch water. After she went out, she went to the house to check. She saw a tattered riding crop hanging in the water urn. She was very angry. She pulled it out and threw it to the ground. Suddenly, water flooded into the house. . Wen Jiang rushed back and saw her parents-in-law and sister-in-law drowning in the water. She picked up her father-in-law with her left hand and her mother-in-law with her right hand. She lifted her sister-in-law up with her feet and sat down on the mouth of the water urn, thus preventing a catastrophe. After the water stopped, Yan Wenjiang, who sacrificed herself to save others, sat down and transformed into a god. A sweet spring flowed out where she sat. Later generations called this spring the Spiritual Spring, and the flowing spring water became the "filial woman river".

After the story of Yan Wenjiang was circulated for hundreds of years, later generations built the Yan Wenjiang Temple. In the Song Dynasty, which advocated ruling the world with filial piety, Yan Wenjiang was even attached to be a descendant of Yan Yuan, which attracted the attention of the royal family. In the eighth year of Xining, Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty granted Yan Wenjiang the title of "Mrs. Shunde" and "given Lingquan Temple as her forehead". The "Emperor's Stone Tablet" and "Emperor's Stone Tablet" are still embedded in the stone. On the east wall of the main hall of Wenjiang Temple. After being granted the title, Yan Wenjiang Temple became a representative of the idea of ??filial piety. Scholars and officials from all dynasties came to pay homage and left many poems.

In the Yuan Dynasty, Yan Wenjiang was named "Mrs. Weiguo" again, and the incense ceremony of Yan Wenjiang Temple reached a peak. During the reign of Emperor Hui of the Yuan Dynasty, Pan Jizu, the general manager of Banyang Road, described this grand occasion in the "Preface to the Jiang Temple with Ode to Yan Wen" written in 1366: "The monument of Yide is recorded, and the miracles of Yi are world-famous. The mountains are surrounded by beautiful halls, The foundation of Quanyong Temple is deep. The temple is thousands of miles away, and the incense is worth a few gold.”

Since then, Yan Wenjiang Temple has been repaired to varying degrees in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and even in the Republic of China. Funding for renovations. In 20xx, Boshan District invested more than 3 million yuan in expansion and built the "Filial Filial Garden" on the hillside behind Yan Wenjiang Temple. Facilities such as the Wax Figure Exhibition Hall of the Twenty-Four Filial Piety Stories, the Corridor of Inscriptions of Cultural Celebrities from Past Dynasties, and the Bell Tower have become Boshan District's A landmark building that advocates filial piety culture.

The culture of filial piety integrated into folk customs

The virtue of filial piety represented by Yan Wenjiang is not only praised by the ruling class, but also loved by the people. The love and respect that the people of Zibo have for Yan Wenjiang cannot be satisfied by a single temple. In addition to the official Yan Wenjiang Temple, the people of Boshan also built four "palaces" for her, all of which are beside ancient pools and famous springs: Shi Jishuiquan in Qiaodong Village of Ma Town, Penquan in Beiboshan Town, Shanglongwan in Quanhetou Village in Yuanquan Town, and Baguachi in Dongchi Village in Chishang Town.

Yan Wenjiang sowed the seeds of "filial piety" in Boshan and took root in people's hearts. There are many folk activities to commemorate her. According to legend, Yan Wenjiang would "visit her parents' home" on May 29th of the lunar calendar every year. On May 26th, people gathered at Yan Wenjiang Temple to "send her clothes, shoes and money for incense" and let her dress up. "Go to your parents' house" with new dignity.

On the day of her departure, villagers from several surrounding villages carried bridal sedans, held Wanmin umbrellas, carried red lanterns, lit firecrackers, and danced Yangko. Starting from eight o'clock in the evening, they went to Yan Wenjiang Temple to invite her to come to their village to "rest." volt". After "inviting Yan Wenjiang back", each village had a dedicated place to worship him. The old ladies took turns "on duty", and almost every family had to go to worship. A month later, Yan Wenjiang was "sent back".

The third day of the seventh lunar month is Yan Wenjiang’s birthday. People from hundreds of miles around will come to congratulate her. Over time, a four-day temple fair will be formed, and pilgrims will flock to it. During the temple fair, incense tables and offerings were placed on both sides of the more than 20-mile road from Badou Town to Shentou Village. The outside of Yan Wenjiang Temple was even more crowded. Many pilgrims did not go home at night and slept on the ground outside the temple. "Visiting the Chunxuan Society in white, using red makeup to predict money in the dark", "Lights in the temple at night, still asking about the year of death", this is how An Zhiyuan of the Qing Dynasty described this event in "Visiting Lingquan Yanwenjiang Temple".