Travel Notes||Pilgrimage to Renzu Mountain

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Overlooking Renzu Mountain

The Renzu Mountains are criss-crossed with ravines, ups and downs, and the mountains have different shapes and are lifelike. Here you can open the wings of your imagination, let your thoughts be vast, let your thoughts be boundless, and let your imagination expand indefinitely. Freehand again. Here you can freely express your inner image of the great mountain of human ancestors.

The mountains have different expressions and the water is clear and transparent. The perfect fusion of landscape and water shows us a beautiful landscape painting. Looking at Renzu Mountain, there are beautiful views everywhere. As the saying goes, "The environment is created by the heart." You can truly feel what Renzu Mountain looks like to you based on what Renzu Mountain looks like in your heart. The beautiful scenery of Renzu Mountain requires you to observe and understand it with your heart. Only in this way can you deeply feel its beauty. This comes not only from the beauty of the mountain scenery, but more importantly from the inner beauty. The beauty of nature is the highest realm of life. Here, you can appreciate the majesty and beauty of the mountains. Here, you can feel and think about the perfect integration of man and nature. Here, you can appreciate the infinite charm of culture.

Renzu Mountain is a sacred mountain. "A deity makes a mountain, not its altitude". In this magical mountain, there are about 200 temples from past dynasties. Various myths and legends about Fuxi and Nuwa were born here. The most famous among them is the one who built the "Wa Palace" and the "Fuxi Emperor's Main Temple". The ancestral temples are the "Xuantian God Temple" (commonly known as the "Gaomiao") and Kongshan Temple built on the top of the cliff. Here are the rolling ditch, Chuanzhenliang, Heyan Cliff, Shiyun Cave, etc. left by Nuwa and Fuxi brother and sister who predicted the will of heaven and got married, as well as the "bridal chamber" in the true sense; there are Nuwa rolling loess and throwing mud ropes The Upper and Lower Creation Pings where humans were created; the wonderful stories and legends that happened here are passed down from generation to generation and are well-known to everyone. In this mountain, Fuxi and Nuwa established the first big family of the Chinese nation, began to reproduce the human race, started the history of the Chinese nation's marriage and childbearing civilization, and gave birth to the Chinese nation. Think about the time when they were here, fighting against the sky and the earth, fighting against animals and beasts, fighting between tribes and races, and facing the challenges of the harsh natural living environment. They used their strong perseverance and survival wisdom to write the history of their lives on this piece of yellow land. They used knotted ropes to record events and opened the beginning of civilization. They observed the sunrise and sunset day after day, and observed the changes in the four seasons. A year was determined to be more than 360 days, and the ancient calendar was derived. Later, he observed the sky and the earth and deduced the Eight Diagrams, which opened the source of Chinese civilization. Fuxi and Nuwa’s contribution is great! In order to commemorate his immortal merits, later generations built the Renzu Temple, the Wa Palace, etc., which housed the statues of Nuwa and Fuxi. Nuwa and Fuxi shared the human fireworks, and people affectionately called them "Empress Nuwa" and "Grandpa Fuxi". ".

From folk myths and legends to being enshrined and worshiped by people, this is also people's greatest affirmation and affectionate praise for Fuxi and Nuwa's achievements. Every July 18th, villagers from the four communities (four communities in the east, west, south and north) organize spontaneously and go to worship. The melons and fruits are fragrant and fruitful. Worshiping ancestors and praying for blessings is for a better life and inheritance. It's so lively to think that there are so many of them and the scale is so large, gathering in Xiemadian, singing opera, beating gongs, playing drums, singing operas, etc., competing with each other and showing off each other! I remember that in those days, people were crowded and lively. People were in awe and paid homage sincerely. This is also the sustenance of their faith and the hope of their souls. Imagine the wonderful song "Carry up grandpa, go up Fengshan. Sacrifice ancestors at Renzu Temple, Guo Chacha, lift grandpa, grandpa is a golden doll", accompanied by people's laughter and the solemn prologue of the worship ceremony, this becomes It has become a customary festival for people. Thinking that this can become a customary ritual of worship and prayer, solemn and solemn, and can be passed down from generation to generation, it shows that people have great admiration and admiration for Fuxi and Nuwa's achievements. This is actually the best expression and interpretation of a beautiful life in which people do not forget the eternal achievements created by Fuxi and Nuwa's ancestors, celebrate the harvest of the year, and pray for good weather in the coming year.

Thinking about the enthusiastic and sincere ancestor worship at that time, it was also a kind of infinite spiritual sustenance for people. If there is a knot in your heart that makes you feel uncomfortable, you need to use a supernatural power to resolve it. This is people's infinite worship of this mysterious power. This is a kind of survival power inspired by the energy of human ancestors, and it is also a kind of power brought by faith. It is also people's respect for this holy mountain.

Renzu Mountain is a mountain of civilization (a mysterious mountain). I think of the time when Fuxi and Nuwa knotted ropes to record events, deduce gossip, and initiated marriage. This was the beginning of the civilization of marriage and childbirth, and it played a role in promoting human reproduction and development. Various legends about Renzu Mountain are closely related to Shizitan in Jixian County.

People have several understandings of the discovery of the Nuwa rock paintings in Shizitan: this rock painting was painted by the ancestors of Renzu Mountain 10,000 years ago; the content of this rock painting is the female ancestor revered by the ancestors of Renzu Mountain. Nuwa, this is used to worship ancestors; this rock painting commemorates the ancestor Nuwa's great achievements in patching the sky and creating man.

After painstaking research and exploration by experts and scholars, they came to the conclusion that the seven dots on the Nuwa rock paintings are the Big Dipper. This is the result of the ancestors' long-term observation of the Big Dipper and the moon above their heads, creating the creation of the Chinese nation and even the Big Dipper. The world's earliest pictorial synodic calendar. Fuxi's hexagram painting also took place here. This rock painting shows that Fuxi and Nuwa also observed the Beidou here and made an immortal contribution to the creation of the Xiantian Bagua. Judging from many ruins, Renzu Mountain has unique natural conditions. Beifang Village at the foot of Renzu Mountain once built the Big Dipper Temple (now abandoned). There is a Guandou Temple in Qingcun, northwest of Renzu Mountain and on the bank of the Yellow River. There is now a copy of "Guan Qiu Xia", which is a book about observing celestial phenomena and predicting autumn and summer crop harvests. Mr. Feng Si said that according to the requirements in the book, every year on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of the twelfth lunar month, the viewing starts at 3:00 am to 5:00 am and ends on the 23rd of the first lunar month. Standing next to the Guandou Temple On the mound, look to the south to observe the changes in the positions of the moon and the Southern Dipper, as well as the cloud conditions nearby. Then, by referring to the illustrations and explanations in the book, you can roughly know what the climate and harvest will be like next year.

Guandou Temple is one of the best places for generations of people to observe the sky and predict the weather for a long time. It is also another temple in the Renzu Mountain to commemorate the ancestors Nuwa and Fuxi who observed the sky and measured the battles, and created the Xiantian Bagua and the farming calendar. .

There must be some connection between the six dots around the legs of the figures in the Nvwa rock paintings in Shizitan ten thousand years ago, the six ancient locust trees next to the Guan Dou Temple and the six stars of the Southern Dipper in the book "Guan Qiu Xia". Another mystery to be solved in Zushan.

The six ancient locust trees in Guandou Temple and its surroundings as well as the pictures and texts of the strange book "Guan Qiu Xia" fully illustrate the argument that the six dots around the legs of the figure in the Nvwa rock paintings in Shizitan ten thousand years ago are the six stars of the South Dipper. Correct, it strongly proves that Renzu Mountain in Ji County, Shanxi Province is a holy place for observing the evolution of the Eight Diagrams. From these materials, we can see that Renzu Mountain is a mountain of civilization and culture. This is the place where generations of Fuxi people have observed the sky and measured the earth and started the astronomical calendar. It is also the greatest contribution of Fuxi and Nuwa to mankind!

Renzu Mountain is a history book that needs to be interpreted carefully; Renzu Mountain is a history of human civilization that needs to be constantly excavated; Renzu Mountain is a song that needs to be sung by our generations; the beautiful myths and legends of Renzu Mountain, The records of Fuxi and Nuwa, the excellent poems and articles of our ancestors, countless repaired inscriptions and folk customs, all fully demonstrate that the ancestral culture is broad and profound, and has rich and colorful connotations, which we need to continue to carry forward and pass on.

There are too many mysteries in Renzu Mountain, and we need to explore and verify them one by one. The ruins of the ancient temple of Renzu Mountain tell people about the many "stories" that happened here. The rich history and culture of Renzu Mountain tells us that this is a magical, mysterious and sacred mountain!

Renzu Mountain shines together with the sun and moon, heaven and earth coexist. Renzu Mountain has a long history, is extensive and profound, and this mountain needs us to understand, worship and explain! Look up to the great virtues of our ancestors and revere all things in nature. Feeling grateful for the changes in the sun, moon and stars, reverenting all that nature has given birth to, write the song of the new era!