I've been to the "three holes" in Qufu before, but this is the first time I've been to Nishan. The Nishan is the place where Confucius was abandoned after his birth. According to Sima Qian and the Confucius Family Tales, Confucius was a descendant of the Shang Dynasty's Weizi, and Confucius' sixth ancestor, Kung Fu Jia, had "five generations of relatives, and was no longer a member of the royal family, and his family name became "Kung". Later, Kong was forced to run to Lu. When Shulianghe, the father of Confucius, had nine daughters by his wife and a son named Mengpi by his concubine, he was crippled, and at the age of 66, Shulianghe married Yan, a 17-year-old girl, and gave birth to his son, Kong Qiu. It is said that Confucius was born with a peculiar appearance, "born with a dike top", his head was born deformed, the top of his head was low in the center and high around, and he was abandoned as a monster in a small cave. This cave is Nishan's Fuzi cave.
For the Chinese, "the sky does not give birth to Zhongni, long as the night". Visiting the birthplace of Confucius on Nishan Mountain has become a big wish of mine. However, in the pre-trip strategy, found that the introduction of Nishan, are "Nishan sacred" scenic introduction, very few involved in the Fuzhidong. Some people who have just traveled to Nishan, even do not know what is "Fuzhidong". It is said that Nishan has been contracted to a southern developer, who has built a large-scale scenic area featuring "Confucianism", and is especially famous for its large-scale performance of "Golden Sound and Jade Zhen" in the evening. However, I have seen a lot of all kinds of fake ancient city, fake ancient street, to the "ancient" in the name of commercialization of the building is not interested in.
In the Nishan Scenic Square, there is a huge visitor center, and many tour buses are parked in the parking lot. From the scale of view, has far exceeded the Zoucheng "three Meng". Here the daytime ticket 120 yuan, night show tickets additional money. Because of the cave, Nishan Academy are in the Nishan Sacred Realm scenic area, so in any case to buy a large ticket. But I refused to buy the evening show tickets. The vast majority of tourists are in groups, though, and basically watch the whole thing.
Check the ticket at the entrance of the scenic area, and then take the scenic commuter bus to the Nishan Sacred Realm. Just as soon as the car, a scenic area staff came over to promote the battery car, 20 yuan per person. I thought, the area of the scenic area is not big, walk around completely no problem. So backpack, straight to the inside. Most of the tourists who rode in the same car with me went to take the battery car. In fact, there is no need.
At the end of the road is a lake and mountains. The name of the lake is "Sacred Water Lake"; the name of the mountain is "Nishan"; and the name of the road is "Fuzi Long Dike". This lake is a reservoir built in the 1960s, Nishan's five peaks stand around the reservoir, constituting a "five peaks worship Nishan" unique natural scenery. The long embankment is divided into a carriageway and a footpath, which are dotted with various kinds of flowers and trees. Walking on it, one side of the bank above, the autumn wind blowing Buddha reed ripples, one side of the huge bronze statue of Confucius, standing on the slope of the mountain, seems to be in Linchuan sighing: "the dead like Sif, do not give up the day and night" of the volatile Chuanshui.
In the lake embankment, along the direction of Confucius bronze statue guide all the way forward, in this landscape painting, grass and trees, a leisurely stroll, the mood suddenly happy. When I finally saw the bronze statue of Confucius halfway up the hill, a straight hiking path unfolded in front of me.
Passing through the "Nishan Holy Land" stone plaque, a nine-hole stone bridge appears. On both sides of the bridge is the "Panshui Lake", in which the fountain dances to music. The natural scenery of the "static" and artificial scenery of the "dynamic" combination of the right, let me have a full good feeling about the scenic area.
The scenic area is very large, and tourists are scattered among them, with only a few occasional silhouettes, giving people the space to think independently. Confucius was in the era, is a "ritual collapse" of the times, Confucius has been running all his life, let people "self-restoration", he advocated the "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust", like the He advocated "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith" like a candle in the dark night, lonely and great. In the same dark night, when I wrote this travelogue, it was like seeing this miserable old man more than 2,000 years ago, standing under the vast sky, facing a chaotic world, and sad.
It is a love affair to know that you can't do it. A thousand years later, is he still sad?
Walking through the "Sacred Square", through the "Rising Gate", up the "Avenue of Heavenly Fate", to the foot of the bronze statue. Facing the 72-meter-high bronze statue, I once again experienced the feeling of "mountaintop admiration". The statue was borrowed from the Tang Dynasty painter Wu Daozi's "Master Confucius", which is very close to the image of Confucius in my mind, which is a kind of wise elder. Confucius once said, "The wise man enjoys the water and the benevolent man enjoys the mountains," so let him stand between the mountains and the water forever, witnessing the flow of Chinese civilization.
From the back of the statue of Confucius, we come down the hill to the famous "University Hall". The hall has nine floors and is more than 60 meters high. It is a combination of Han Dynasty architecture and modern architecture, with a majestic appearance.
In this huge building of more than 70,000 square meters, there are various functional divisions, such as the welcoming hall, the step hall, the seventy-two sages' corridor, the hall of rituals, the hall of righteousness, the hall of benevolence, the hall of wisdom, the hall of faith, the hall of rituals, etc. Among them, the "Golden Sound and Jade Zhen" is the most important one. Among them, the performance of "Golden Sound and Jade Zhen" was held in the Ritual Hall. It was hard to get used to seeing the place full of tourists. I followed the bustling tourists, one by one visit, its architectural layout reflects the characteristics of Confucian culture, decorative decoration is extremely luxurious, the Confucianism into the rich and magnificent hall, giving me a deep shock.
I changed my preconceived bias, from the creation of scenic spots and cultural heritage in two aspects, the Nishan Holy Land scenic spot are successful. I even thought, as the most brilliant in the history of Chinese philosophy, "the hundred schools of thought" on behalf of the "Jixia Palace", is not it possible to learn from the experience of the Nishan Sacred Realm, to become a very attractive tourist attractions?
Leave the university hall, take the scenic commuter bus to Nishan Confucius Temple, Nishan Academy and Fuzi Cave. They are on a tour route.
I divided the Nishan Scenic Area into two parts, the newly constructed Golden Sound Scenic Area and the ancient Nishan Academy Scenic Area. They are in different locations and have different landscape characteristics, which naturally give people very different feelings.
The newly-built Jin Sheng Yu Zhen scenic area is grand in scale, magnificent, and especially in line with the aesthetic characteristics of contemporary people, especially as the main venue of the 2018 CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala later, it has become a Netflix snagging place, so that a lot of people have known the Nishan Mountain from now on, which can be said to be a great credit. The traditional Nishan Academy scenic spot, on the other hand, is suitable for people like me who like to explore the secluded and visit ancient times to recall the history that is scattered in a corner of the remote mountain.
The commuter bus stopped at a mountain intersection and three or five tourists got off. Inside a simple wooden pavilion by the roadside, a young staff member put down his cell phone and came over to register the tourists. This scene and just the gorgeous hustle and bustle in stark contrast, as if it is not a time and space. Just now, we saw the "net red" Kong saint, and now we are going to see, is an outdated old antique.
Along the thin mountain road up the mountain, both sides of the road is withered yellow and light green weeds, low trees mixed in, a kind of distant feeling of dilapidation. Pick up the steps and pass through the latticed gate to the Nishan Confucius Temple.
The courtyard is empty, a few gnarled ancient trees, three cottages with red pillars and gray tiles, four stone monuments, and a passageway paved with bricks and stones, immediately presenting an ancient and chic scene.
Nishan Confucius Temple was built in the Five Dynasties after the Zhou Dynasty Xiande years, repeatedly built and destroyed, and now see the building is largely repaired in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the scale is not large. The main building, Dacheng Hall, is the center of the statue of Confucius, next to the separation of Yan Hui, Zeng Sen, Zisi and Mengzi. Inside the hall is dark and somewhat eerie.
Walking out of the temple, surprised to see the left side of the compartment door, a female staff wearing a half-length jujube-red coat, wearing a mask, copied hands, pacing back and forth. In this deserted mountain backwoods, really a little shocked. I think, the mountain before the registration of the boy and the girl of the quiet ancient temple, is not the work made some mistakes, was sent to this?
This place also has the Kai Sheng Hall, worship Confucius father Shulianghe (he); after the bedchamber, worship Confucius mother Yan, Yusheng Houzhi enshrined Nishan God. Nishan Academy in the temple northeast of more than 100 meters, Yuan Zhizheng two years (A.D. 1336) was founded, the courtyard has three rooms, east and west rooms of three rooms, the Department of the year lecturing and teaching and commemorating the premises of Confucius. The main room opened the door, but set up a guardrail, prohibited entry, the partial room simply closed. It seems to be rarely visited by tourists, and I also took a quick glance and left.
Following the signage for Fuzi Cave, I meandered through the mountain paths. Finally came to an open place, only to see the bushes in a low hole, three sides of the wooden fence around, next to the monument on the book "Husband's Cave".
In any case, no one would have thought that more than two thousand years ago, the baby born in the cave, profoundly influenced the course of the Chinese nation, and became a generation of masters admired by millions of people. The first time I came to this place, I was able to fulfill one of my wishes.
A few other travelogues of this trip:
Traveling to Meng Temple in Zoucheng, Shandong
Traveling to Meng Mansion in Zoucheng, Shandong
Traveling to Menglin in Zoucheng, Shandong