Yemang
Back home, my heart is still in Weishan.
Weishan ancient kiln, lying quietly at the foot of the lush green hills in Weishan village, in the crescent-shaped bay with small bridges and flowing water. In the past, growing up in the inner room, no one knew that she had long been labeled as a "national key cultural relics protection unit", which made tourists linger.
The records of Weishan ancient kiln in Liling county exude the ancient fragrance of porcelain clay. The fire in the porcelain kiln repeatedly exercised, which precipitated the long and heavy age of Weishan porcelain industry, and Weishan became the birthplace of Liling porcelain industry. 19 15 The lentil two-bird bottle, which won the gold medal in Panama World Expo, came from Weishan ancient kiln and was fired in Liling County. With disappointment and hope, it caught fire again and again and finally stood out in the exhibition. In 2009, archaeologists were surprised to find Song Dynasty porcelain kilns in the deep forest of Weishan village, and there were a large number of porcelain, which doubled the value of Weishan ancient kiln.
The ancient kiln is the leading star of Weishan porcelain industry, and its expression is calm after vicissitudes. Every blue brick has a story and every oven door has a complex. In front of the kiln, generations of people loaded, ignited, fired and discharged the kiln. The ceremony was simple and grand, with laughter in fatigue and dreams in sweat.
According to historical records, there were more than 80 porcelain factories in the heyday of Weishan, and each porcelain factory had a porcelain kiln, and each porcelain kiln was a small money house. Weishan people have money, and the cows have arrived. Weishan people don't eat overnight meals, but they must eat fresh rice ground that day. Businessmen were bustling, and Weishan was called "Little Nanjing" at that time.
About 20 meters from the back door of the ancient kiln, there is a cave at the foot of the mountain. In those days, we used guns to blow up stubborn rocks, dug holes to dig porcelain mud, and drove mud veins all the way. The holes were as deep as mud veins. Where the mud vein goes, it will be dug. The main cave is more than 300 meters deep, and there is an exit at the other end of the mountain. The hole is at this end and the end of the hole is at that end. Branch holes are tens of meters deep and 100 meters deep. Inside the cave, a mass of hot air in winter and a cool breeze in summer gently float to the mouth of the cave in the form of mist. The original ecological clear and sweet mineral water has been flowing for many years. There is an old house with earth walls next to the cave, named "Cave House", with red paper and black couplets. "Legend has it that caves give birth to hundreds of blessings, and those who accumulate good deeds get thousands of blessings." The owner who stayed to see the cave, whether familiar or not, smiled and treated each other with a cup of clear spring hot tea, just as the couplet said, showing the simplicity and goodwill of the mountain people. Such caves were the lifeline of porcelain factories in those days. Nowadays, on the hillside covered with thatched thorns, you can find one inadvertently.
In front of the ancient kiln, on the solid stone, stands an ancient pagoda of Weishan, the tower is six levels high, which means "sixty-six shun". The ancient pagoda is tall and majestic, which stabilizes the landscape, wishes the prosperity of Weishan porcelain industry and the people of Weishan for a lifetime, and has witnessed the history of Weishan yesterday and the landscape of Weishan today. Weishan was reborn after suffering, and the pagoda was rebuilt after wind and rain. This is the tower of Weishan Ancient Pagoda. On the path next to the auxiliary tower, there is an ancient pagoda nearly three meters high, in the shape of a pyramid. It is the mother tower of Weishan Ancient Pagoda, all made of blue stones. It is old and calm, like a kind old mother guarding her son, always reminding him not to forget his guardian duty. The tower-building style like this is unique in Liling.
An ancient temple stands in Zhushanping, Weishan Village, and is called "Ancient Cave Heaven". According to ancient records, there are thirty-six caves in the world, ranking thirteenth here. Li Shimin ordered Weichi Gong to supervise and repair these ancient caves. Later, monk Jian Zhen was ordained here, and then crossed to the east. The emperor is mighty, and the monk talks less. Candles shine in the sky, cigarettes curl up, pilgrims bow down, and rosewood bells ring across the valley. Every year from September 19, for seven consecutive days, monks from all walks of life gather here, including Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Myanmar and other countries, with an endless stream of believers. In Daping, an empty millstone, two thousand Buddhist scriptures can be preached at a time. The ancient cave covers an area of more than 3,000 mu and a building area of more than 4,000 square meters. Today's ancient cave was rebuilt after the disaster, with red walls and black tiles, brightly lit, solemn and melodious bells. Although there is no glory in the past, we can see the profoundness of Buddhist culture, which makes people feel infinite reverie. In the seventh year of Yongzheng, Liao Zhongwei, a Cantonese who believed in the way of men and women, invited a monk from Weishan Temple to make porcelain, and invited more than 20 technicians from his hometown to set up a factory to make porcelain. Weishan's porcelain industry has turned a new page. Perhaps, if there were no ancient caves, Weishan's porcelain industry might start later.
This secluded mountain village is also engraved with a red mark, leaving the footprints of the underground party fighting in that year. At that time, there were so many porcelain factories and workers in Weishan; There are so many land and mountains, so many farmers; Porcelain factories and ancient caves attract so many pilgrims and businessmen. Therefore, it has also become a focus of the struggle between the underground party and the Kuomintang. Geng Zaixiao (the younger brother of General Geng Biao) went to Weishan to carry out underground activities and fight against the Kuomintang according to the instructions of Xiangtan guerrillas. In the river opposite the ancient cave temple, the remaining earthen house was originally a two-story building. Geng Zaixiao propped up a bamboo pole from the other side of the river, leaped over the swift river several feet wide, flew to the sun, and bravely fought the bully. In order not to involve the local people, he didn't go home, so he set up the guerrilla headquarters in a mountain village, Grape. At the red line of the Crescent Bay Formation, there is a five-person pile, where the Kuomintang secretly shot * * *, and the spirits of five unknown martyrs are buried so far.
It will be a great pity to miss the fun of mountains and rivers when we arrive in Weishan. In the river, you can touch the stupid and fat red-fin fish, turn over the small crabs under the stones, carry a pair of pliers on your back, pull out a handful of parsley and pull up wild taro at will. There are green hills everywhere, where there is a world of game. Chestnuts, hairy chestnuts, persimmons, hawthorn, wild strawberries, dates and kiwis are all over the mountain. The mountain is full of fragments of ancient porcelain. You can find Taobao here. Fortunately, you can find a broken blue-and-white porcelain bowl in the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China or after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and a complete spoon. A mountain fruit in hand, a piece of porcelain in hand, experienced excitement and gained innocence.
The ancient Weishan has unique cuisine. These delicacies were closely related to the prosperity of porcelain industry at that time. Weishan people try to enjoy a little food when they are rich. Weishan tofu is beautifully made, the soybeans are excellent, the mountain spring water is sweet, fried crisp but not rotten, both sides are golden, and the entrance is instant, which is exciting. Nowadays, there is a counter for Weishan tofu in Liling supermarket, and Weishan tofu has become a special dish in the hotel menu. In front of the farmhouse, the villagers don't have to shout. The aroma will tempt your vision. Sprinkling sesame seeds on the lamp and chopped green onion on the rice tofu will make tourists fall in love at first sight and have a big appetite.
Ride on the mountain, ride on the water, and travel by the side of Weishan. Weishan reservoir contains green mountains and green waters, including history and culture. Weishan Reservoir is immersed in the glory of Weishan in the past. At that time, a straight Qingshi Street, starting from the present dam, extended inward, with shops on both sides, daily necessities, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. Many porcelain factories are located nearby. After dinner, those porcelain makers with money in their pockets will have a drink in the shop. Or spread out the chessboard and fight in the street; A street is full of porcelain makers. There is a rice ladle in the middle of the reservoir, which looks like a crouching rice ladle, hence its name, but it is full of vigilance and implication: only by grasping the opportunity and rice ladle can we have food. The reservoir is full of mountain springs and sparkling scales, which will give you a fresh smile when you come and a affectionate look back when you leave.
Where is Weishan, the birthplace of Liling porcelain industry?
She is in Weishan Village, Weishan Town, Liling City.
Whether you look at it or not, whether you come or not, the ancient Weishan is here.