Because there are cuckoos chirping in the bushes outside the pine forest not far away. Outside the bushes, rice seedlings as long as chopsticks are growing happily, full of vitality and green in the humid drizzle.
It is rare to find such a narrow world and rich aquatic plants on the mountain. Such a slender paddy field, like a green belt, reflects the silhouette of a distant mountain peak, and with the winding mountains, you can always feel the sweetness of mountain living in the coolness of the paddy field.
Look! Near bushes and wild tea trees, yellow sharp points stand out timidly; Crossing a mountain stream connected by a bluestone slab and turning a hill, you can see the pine and bamboo dancing in front of your eyes. Dictyophora indusiata produced here is a major feature. Everything is so comfortable on the page of golden flowers gathering, and walking on such a country road seems to be a leisurely stroll. In front of the path not far from the hut, a few homing pheasants are arrogantly occupying the concrete pavement, even no one is watching-the children have dispersed, and its time is only four o'clock in the afternoon. Although it is still evening, the cuckoo's "ambiguous" cry is just right. Listen, the cuckoo begins to sing in the bushes. This voice is sad and focused, always with distinct emotions-in other words, always resonates with the poet-and I can't help feeling sad when I am in it. Yeah, yeah. ...
Rhododendron ... this is a "bird" that is more sanctified by Sichuanese; And it has long been recorded in the blood of Shu water and branded in the bones of Bashan. Maybe there is Ba people's salt in the blood and Ba people's calcium in the bones. The former is a kind of strength, while the latter is a kind of spirit. Otherwise, why do poets always feel that they can't stop? In Shu, the poet Li Bai wrote: "When cuckoos come, they will cry, but they will be worried about the sky ..." In Badong, the poet said, "When cuckoos come in late spring, they will be sad. I often worship, which is the soul of the ancient emperor. " "The Soul of the Ancient Emperor" is the essence of Du Fu's concern. He never forgets it, even in Yun 'an, the hinterland of the Three Gorges, which makes him sentimental. He said, "You can understand the cuckoo by watching the birds."
In Yun 'an of the Three Gorges, he not only wrote poems directly on Du Fu, but also updated the book Zi Gui, saying, "Yun 'an County in the gorge is covered with earthenware on the wing of the river building. The mountains and trees on both sides are very close, and they crow all day long. See the spring breeze, and the night is bleak. Listen to this ... "What kind of bird is this? Naturally, before Du Fu arrived at the Three Gorges, this bird became his tangled bird with the highest spiritual pursuit. But when he visited the Three Gorges in person and really felt the color of the mountains and rivers, he was more concerned about feeding a bird that only belonged to him. This time, it is not a cuckoo, but a "Sha Ou"; It's a pity that later generations lacked some original opinions, thinking that Du Fu only lived in his own heart. ...
I once wrote an article "Du Fu's bird is just a sandpiper, in a vast, vast world!" , which discusses the relationship between Du Fu and Du Fu. I wrote—
Before the artistic personification of "Sha Ou", Du Fu actually paid more attention to the cuckoo and the lonely goose. In Du Fu Caotang, Chengdu, he wrote "Bai Du", and in Yun 'an Ancient Town, Three Gorges, he wrote two poems, Du Fu and Zigui, with great interest. Because Yun 'an is the birthplace and residence of Liu Xing in the Three Gorges, he is very kind to Du Fu and Zigui, and naturally he is familiar with these "bird poems" of Du Fu.
The cuckoo worshipped is not a real cuckoo. According to legend, the ancient Shu people were the emperors of agriculture, mulberry and cluster, and managed water to prosper Shu. Wang Di is regarded as the god of agriculture, while Congdi is regarded as the god of water. Du Yu's cuckoo and the magical legend of cuckoo urging spring have become touching humanistic symbols of Bashu. In his later years, Emperor Wang Di realized his enlightenment, retired from Qingcheng Mountain, and turned the cuckoo into a soul, leaving behind a beautiful legend of "The cuckoo cries for blood" and an eternal story of "Moral condescension". The two emperors laid a solid foundation for the establishment of "Land of Abundance" and were called "Teachers of Abundance". Therefore, the legacy of the two emperors loved folk customs and was revered by future generations. There is a saying that "the cuckoo is sacrificed at Qingming Festival and Qu Yuan is sacrificed at Dragon Boat Festival". Shu people smell cuckoo and think of the emperor. Then, Du Fu began to fly in Du Fu's heart. After that, Wan Li took a boat trip to the Three Gorges, watched the different riverbeds of Sanjiang and boarded the riverbed waterfront pier. This cuckoo song once again plucked Du Fu's strings. So after he arrived in Yun 'an of the Three Gorges, he wrote two poems, Du Fu and Zigui.
The former poem said: "The ancient laws of sages and sages were passed down to future generations. Look at the birds, and you know the cuckoo. " After the poem said: "Yunan County in the gorge, Waqi in the wing of Jianglou. The mountains and trees on both sides of the strait are connected, and the rules are all day long. " The famous Qiu told a story when commenting on this poem. In Song Xiaozong, a new county magistrate was selected by scholars in the middle of Sichuan. The emperor asked about the scenery in the middle of Sichuan, and the county magistrate said to the cloud, "The mountains and trees on both sides of the strait are connected, and it is customary to crow all day." Filial piety is praised. This shows the popularity and influence of this poem. If the mountain wood is magnificent, then the singing of Zigui is the joy of the sound of the Three Gorges in Sichuan.
Zigui is a cuckoo. This bird is integrated with the soul of poetry. The name of a local newspaper is taken from "Du Fu", and dozens of poems by Liu Xing of Three Gorges were first published in this literary tabloid named "Du Fu". Nourishes the cultural and spiritual connotation that I should write.
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It is for this reason that a simple and delicious "cuckoo pavilion" was built next to Chongqing, the Three Gorges and the Zhangfei Temple in Yunyang. If you close the thread-bound book in the "cuckoo pavilion", turn off your mobile phone, listen to the cuckoos in the forest, enjoy the bright moon in the mountains, enjoy the scenery in the mountains and overlook the night view of Jiangcheng, it will be more interesting!
Speaking of the cuckoo pavilion, it was built on the boulder at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Before the overall relocation of Zhangfei Temple, the "Dujuan Pavilion" on the former site was also called Deyue Pavilion. (Now, after the relocation, there are four giants fighting on the huge stone cliff in front of the museum. There is an ancient clock hanging in the pavilion, and the words "Zhong Ling Eternity" are engraved on it. )
In the past, before the relocation, the clock of Zhangfei Temple directly crossed the Three Gorges River and the narrow river. Even if it crosses the sea of clouds and waves, its bells curl up and spread to the distance-the other side is naturally loud, and it goes down the river until it reaches Xinjin Port, Shili Waterway, and upstream until it reaches Sifang Stone. In the Three Gorges, on the river bank and in the mountains, it is hard to be poetic every day-let us feel the atmosphere of the ancient temple consciously or unconsciously ... In fact, the cuckoo pavilion has been built outside the temple for villagers to climb mountains and rest-there is no closed porch window and no decoration of carved beams and painted buildings; Watching the wind and waves by the river, listening to stories and thinking about the tide in Jiang Tao, and watching the past crucian carp are also in the world of mortals. So, I pumped the oil to the top of the bluestone railing and thatched roof, with the wind, frost, rain and snow four monsoon; Zigui birds often hiss, and azaleas circle the cracks in the stone; Don't be ashamed to climb hard, but take your time in the thread-bound book. Borrowing the three-point meaning of beauty, the customs on the river are endless. "I remember it so deeply because we have always seen and heard it clearly; During the rising season of the Yangtze River, I sometimes accompany my mother to cross the Yangtze River in a wooden boat, washing clothes and drying sheets and bedding on the huge bluestone board in front of Zhangfei Temple. ...
To put it bluntly, this kind of "cultural bird" was especially loved by literati and poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. And Li Shangyin, when his "Jinse" came out, was unknown as a "saint Zhuangzi daydreaming, bewitched by butterflies, and Wang Chunxin crowed with cuckoos". Butterflies and cuckoos, a dream that incites flying, a dream that entrusts grief and sadness; Is it Zhuangzi's eccentricity? Or is Li Shangyin sleepy? Is the butterfly effect inciting the confusion of finding? Or are cuckoos endowed with different feelings? No wonder poets of all ages worshipped Youjia and persisted for longer. Of course, for Du Fu, the more classic is not a poet but a poet. Saint Zhuangzi daydreaming, bewitched by butterflies, attached to the text; "Looking at the Emperor Du Fu" is an allusion, which seems to be traceable. Naturally, since then, in the poetry circle, "Zhuang Sheng Meng Die" has lost a bit of Zen. Obviously, only poetic images have kept us chattering for thousands of years, but Zigui in the hinterland of the Three Gorges is the ultimate.
In the Three Gorges area, there is a legend that Zigui bird, also known as sister bird, is said to be transformed from the soul of Qu Yuan's sister Qu Yaogu. Every year at the turn of spring and summer in May of the lunar calendar, the bird cries, "Brother is back! My brother is back! " . This voice was deliberately attached to the cuckoo to remind people to wrap zongzi and repair the dragon boat to prepare for the Dragon Boat Festival to worship Qu Yuan. This is the most direct memory and sincere emotion of the Three Gorges people to Qu Yuan. This connection with the singing of birds really shows the Three Gorges people's affection for the Bashu culture and the Central Plains culture represented by Qu Yuan. In fact, Li Sao also has a special liking for this kind of bird language. He once lamented that "I am afraid that thrush will sing first, which will make my husband's grass not fragrant." The bird song of thrush that the doctor asked was the cuckoo that was later named. All the flowers, trees, birds and animals that the sages pay attention to have been fixed by culture and passed down to this day-Baliren, a wild place since ancient times, and the living Chu State have all been tragically integrated into the Central Plains culture, but their inner spirit can only use this bird language, and this bird name has solidified. Please forgive me, here Ba culture, Chu culture, Shu culture and Central Plains culture are so intertwined. In fact, the metabolism of survival is not the prosperity and demise of the nation, but the Chinese culture is so popular, high, hoarse, lyrical and prolific, living in the sad clarinet melody of the Three Gorges Gorge. ...
The cuckoo's voice, the voice of "it is better to go home" and the whining voice are really hard to let go. This is the relationship between Du Fu and Qu Yuan, but not far from the upstream, it is the border of Cuba. In Cuba, there was a wise gentleman named Du Yu; Legend has it that Du Yu turned his soul into a "cuckoo", which is a sad story passed down from mouth to mouth.
Before you know it, it's already night. I braved the drizzle and rushed back to the teaching building, which was empty except for the dense bamboo forest protruding from the low wall; In the depths of the bamboo forest, the cuckoo sang a sad song as promised. Its voice is sad, its words are clear, its shadow is hazy and its soul is long.
I turned on my laptop and made a cup of new tea. I am writing something. I'm writing something ... about the cuckoo, Bird Classic says "Jiang Zuo says Zigui, Shu You says Du Yu, Ou Yue says he hates birds" and so on.
In fact, in sunny days, in the countryside and fields, deep in the mountain peaks, the cuckoo's voice is not full of sad tears, disappointing tears, aimless panic, but the urging of "cuckoo … cuckoo".
Farmland here is no longer the main workplace for villagers. Many winter rice fields have dried up and are no longer cultivated, and the children I face are equally unfamiliar with agricultural proverbs such as "work at sunrise and rest at sunset" and "weed at noon". But also strange to Twenty-four solar term song. In other words, most left-behind children's families no longer rely on which acre of land in the countryside to survive, they are just seeds "abandoned" by migrant workers in the field; Moreover, in the process of new urbanization, they are no longer obsessed with the countryside, no longer familiar with the countryside, and it is even more difficult to love the countryside. ...
Some teachers come from rural families and have done experiments in recent years. Rice fields can only be planted for one season a year, but after one season, except for all the labor and materials costs, the harvest settlement is almost negative. He calculated an account for me ... Finally, he said with a wry smile, perhaps the biggest gain is that "the food can be safely eaten" because "it was earned by my own personal labor". In fact, if all people are invited to farm their own fields (using primitive labor methods), it should be a loss-making business. At present, the cultivated land, labor force and output of a household in the rural labor market should be "living" at a loss; No wonder all the adult laborers have gone out to make a living. This has left a large number of left-behind children. And we are faced with such left-behind children. They are all small masters in this field. However, the young master did not hesitate to think about this field on which to live. On the other hand, a bustling metropolis is someone else's city. They long for that kind of life, but they can only stand in beyond the lights. Although the mountains here are beautiful, the sky is close, the water is clear and the forest is lush, there is no room for the future. These left-behind second generations, my students, will soon get rid of their youth. However, without exception, their knowledge of all farming in rural areas is almost zero-the children of these farmers care about the outside world. Although the outside world has cut off their most natural affection, it can't stop them from making new dreams. These dreams have nothing to do with the countryside. Therefore, they don't know the four seasons and climate change; I didn't know that getting is as painful as losing ... I once asked them to put their dreams on the "wish wall", but none of them were related to the countryside, hometown and living conditions; They use mobile phones to communicate with the world, and Weibo and qq to communicate with the world. They are concerned about the tornado in G.E.M., stomping the yard, and I think you have a chance to run ... these fashionable entertainment and music ... but there are few such sad connections with cuckoo singing-although they are left-behind children.
Perhaps, it is such a comprehensive contradiction, and the "June 1 Entertainment" program I asked them to arrange embodies such a contradiction. This sketch dance drama is called Adventures through the Country. The content is the poeticization of rural stories and the youthful dream of stamping the yard (this program, which combines many elements of sketches, dances, ancient poems and new countryside, won the first place in the "June 1 Activity", which is another story) ...
Now, the night is deep; It's as quiet as a "monk knocking on the moon door", and perhaps even the sad cuckoo has rested! I only heard the crisp sound of the keyboard being knocked. Am I writing? Or the keyboard is dancing freely!
In my dream, I thought of two unique birds in the Three Gorges area, one is cuckoo and the other is Sha Ou ... So, which bird will I dream about?