Where is your culture in Xianyang?
Everyone said this, and it shocked me.
Is Xianyang really uneducated? So, when did the Qin culture, which had been spread for thousands of years, disappear?
No need to read historical materials to conclude that those splendid cultures that were once glorious and powerful were burned by Xiang Yu, who did not study, and those heavy and highly individual cultural souls turned into ashes all over the sky. The ashes lingered in the sky of Xianyang for several months, and finally sadly fell into the soil, turning into immortal cultural ore. Therefore, every particle of dust in the thick soil in Xianyang is worth a thousand gold. If you hold a handful and clasp it in front of your chest, you can feel the sonorous rhythm of the drum and fou; if you hold a handful and spread it out in front of your eyes, you can discern the strong and round rhythm of Xiaozhuan; if you hold a handful and place it next to your pillow, you can dream about it. Returning to the bustling streets of the world's metropolis more than two thousand years ago...
I thought that Xianyang's culture could disappear just by disappearing brick by brick, otherwise it would be too insignificant. . Just the term "Xianyang" that has been swaying for three thousand years in the history of history contains a lot of historical information, as well as the folk customs and dialects that originated from the land of Xianyang and are still deeply rooted today. They are all intangible cultural heritage that cannot be destroyed. They are the roots of regional culture left to Xianyang after the continuous sublimation of Qin culture. These endless sprouts have long become hunting flags flying in the consciousness of Xianyang people.
Looking back on the past, although the emperors of the Han Dynasty were taboo about this sad land that had its dragon veins and cultural context burned off, they still lingered on this fertile wilderness that was soaked in the essence of Chinese civilization. They hope that they can live here peacefully after their death, and quietly read through every grain of soil, brick, and tile here. This is a homework they had no time to complete during their lifetime. Since then, Xianyang has shouldered only one historical responsibility: buried. Who would have expected that this word "buried" has always been a curse that Xianyang people have always cherished and it is difficult to get rid of it. After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Han Dynasty, Xianyang culture transformed from the era of gushing sunrise culture to the era of magnificent sunset culture. The former was intense but shallow-rooted, while the latter was subtle but profound. However, their essences eventually grew into the towering tree of Chinese culture. The core growth rings of the tree, and the rest are deposited into the veins of regional culture.
Most people in Xianyang today believe that “buried culture and buried talents” seems to have become Xianyang’s unavoidable fate. Some people often say: If those world-famous people and things related to Xianyang still stick to Xianyang, it will be a waste of effort. No matter how full their achievements and reputation are, they will not be able to overflow the edge of this giant cauldron in Guanzhong. . This phenomenon is very different from the situation three thousand years ago when the princes came to the west! Could it be that this car in Xianyang, which is assembled from old and new parts, really cannot carry the heavy and glorious cultural supplies?
Click on the catalog of Xianyang culture today. The old ones are incomplete, and the new ones are utilitarian and frivolous. The culture of rule of law left by Shang Yang’s reform, the water conservancy culture left by Zheng Guo’s canal opening, the architectural culture left by the Great Wall, the transportation culture left by Chidao Straight Road, the military culture and sculpture culture left by the Qin Terracotta Warriors, and the Li Si Xiaozhuan Calligraphy culture, Xu Fu’s journey to the East left behind immortal culture, etc., etc., have been dissolved, refined, absorbed and promoted to the world by Chinese culture for thousands of years. However, their charm rarely attracts the attention of Xianyang people and is still regarded by Xianyang people. People have forgotten it in the dusty annals of history. No one knows when and what month they will be honored to be moved out of the high pavilion by Xianyang managers and scholars to be exposed to the world! I am sure that once they come out of the cabinet, they will use the most powerful lineup to win gold and silver in the competition between Xianyang culture and foreign cultures.
History and culture are the roots of a city and its memory. If we focus on economic development and blindly delete the memory of this city, it will be equivalent to completely pulling out the roots of this city from the earth. Then the existence of this city will be just an empty shell.
The spiritual element of Xianyang's history and culture is the capital of Xianyang's physical development, and it is also where Xianyang's personality and taste lie. If the history and culture are actively excavated, integrated and brought into play, Xianyang's personality will be more prominent and its taste will be stable and stable. As it rises day by day, the seedlings of new culture will be nourished by it and grow naturally. The city of Xianyang has extremely attractive basic qualifications. The argument that "Xianyang has no culture" will not be supported by evidence.
The reason why I will spare no effort to persevere is not due to my stubborn nostalgia, nor my blind retro thinking, nor my spiritual indifference, but my hope that through cultural Inheritance and innovation are used to activate the rich heritage of the ancient capital of Xianyang, and the spirit of the times is integrated to attract the world's attention and realize international value. Adhering to traditional culture, integrating diverse cultures, fully enjoying cultural resources, and finding the continuity of historical culture and urban space are the current priorities of Xianyang's rulers, cultural people, and builders! I firmly believe that perseverance and inheritance can convey a kind of cultural confidence to Xianyang today, and convey a glory that will never cool down to Xianyang's future.
Xianyang, what should we be attached to you?
"What a great city relies on is the special and deep attachment that city residents have for their city." Joel Kotkin said. So, how many of your residents in Xianyang, a once-great city that has been well-known at home and abroad throughout the past and present, have this sacred attachment? What is it about you that they are attached to?
From the once glorious imperial capital in the east to the once prosperous ancient city of Maoling in the west, and the Xianyang Ancient Ferry in the middle where merchants gathered in the past and poets were nostalgic. The center gradually fades and disappears, while what stands out from the horizon is the matchbox-shaped cement cubes with staggered heights and thin shapes depending on each other. Subsequently, the city's sunlight was intercepted by the collision of shadows, the city's vision was rendered by exhaust fumes and cooking smoke, the city's hearing was shocked by the engines and noise, the city's perception was numbed by expansion and disappointment, and the city's taste was pungent and sour. Stimulating and prosperous, all this is basically the same as other cities. The word attachment seems to be more and more indifferent to Xianyang people. It may linger in the deep thinking of Xianyang people for a long time.
If someone asks me about my attachment to Xianyang? I would answer him that I am attached to Xianyang, a waterfront city and a garden city. This may be my only reason. When I saw the media launching a series of vision plans for Xianyang's urban development, my attachment to it became increasingly intense. The Imperial Mausoleum Cultural Heritage Park in Beiyuan New Town, the restoration of the Ming and Qing ancient cities in Xianyang Old Town, and the extension of Xianyang Lake were enough to make people feel excited. So gratified and inspired! When I am overjoyed, I cannot help but ask myself: When will the phoenix trees become a forest? When will the peacock return? On the day when a peacock is confidently perched on a parasol tree, Xianyang people are not the only ones who are nostalgic for Xianyang.
I thought there were only four categories of attachment to Xianyang: What the common people are attached to is today’s tranquility and harmony, the gardens and squares everywhere, and the government’s humanized management and services. The rough appearance of Xianyang is becoming more and more delicate; scholars are attached to the unique culture and temperament. The elegance and humor of the Qin and Han Dynasties and the neither humble nor arrogant in the heart make Xianyang ordinary and noble; investors are attached to the kindness and generosity of the Qin people. The people of Xianyang are known as lovely and worthy friends because of their honest, kind nature and straightforward straightforwardness. What travelers love about Xianyang is the humanities and nature of Xianyang. The unique natural underground museum and the natural landscape echoing the south water and north mountain. Visitors will never leave disappointed. Based on this, how can we maintain and enhance this heavy attachment? This should be a topic before the case of Chen Yu. As a native of Xianyang, we, who may still live here in the future, are motivated by this feeling. With the inherent attachment to this thousand-year-old city, who doesn’t hope that Xianyang will become a charming place with pleasant scenery and a blessed place where you can live a long life. There are Wutong trees in the house, and Phoenix comes from it. The inherent history and culture are the Wutong trees of Xianyang, the existing foundation is the Wutong trees of Xianyang, and the macro concept is also the Wutong trees of Xianyang. What Wutong is afraid of is depleting the lake to catch fish and imitating others' treatment. Once Xianyang loses her unique style and temperament, I am afraid that even her descendants will have no reason to be attached to her.
What kind of temperament should Xianyang have?
Recently, in conversations with friends, I would deliberately ask them the same question: What kind of temperament should Xianyang have? type? The answer made me embarrassed. They said that Xianyang now seems to have no temperament, but looks a bit tacky.
These friends include locals and outsiders who often come to Xianyang.
I had a debate with them for a period of time about whether the city of Xianyang has temperament. They considered my complex to be narcissistic and said that I had fallen into a whirlpool of doting on the city of Xianyang. I think their definition is biased. For this reason, I temporarily put aside my enthusiastic eulogies, calmed down, and started the journey of visiting and thinking again.
Have I really fallen into the misunderstanding of self-admiration and "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"?
There is no doubt that all cities with a historical background and those influential cities have a certain urban temperament. This temperament is one of the elements that continues to expand and upgrade a city’s influence. , the charm it generates can infinitely amplify the aura of a city, thus highlighting the cultural tension of the city. Looking back at Xianyang, where is Xianyang’s power to influence the world? After consulting city archives and interviewing people from all walks of life, the results obtained are nothing more than two points: Xianyang is the capital of the Qin Empire, and Xianyang is a famous historical and cultural city in China. As for the laurels we later won as "charming city" and "livable city", we actually seem to be slightly less qualified than other charming and livable cities.
Traveling around Xianyang, east, west, north, and south, the historical traces that can be shown off are quickly fading in Xianyang City, while modern things are growing rapidly. The impact of the economic tide caused the traditional phalanx to finally give up its territory to the modern army. This phenomenon was actually the most fatal damage to Xianyang, a third-tier city in the west with few characteristics. Breaking with history, downplaying traditional culture, and ignoring folk culture, what else does Xianyang have? ! At best, there is nothing left but a concrete forest that has sprung up like bamboo shoots. Isn't this the current situation in Xianyang? Wulingyuan is still sitting silently waiting for the blessings of the world. The ancient city of Ming and Qing Dynasties has been transformed beyond recognition under the hammer and shovel of development. Xianyang has become a young city under construction again. Compared with the conceptual Xianyang, it seems a bit nondescript. This current situation is the result of the efforts of those fortune-seeking boys. Isn't this what those friends call tacky.
One day, a friend from out of town told me on QQ that he saw a message on the Internet, which was an article and pictures about the urban planning and construction of Xianyang. The message and pictures were conveyed to him by Xianyang An astonishing change will take place. He said that he could imagine the quiet, beautiful and noble temperament of Xianyang tomorrow. This news also makes me very excited. The country has established a comprehensive, objective and scientific new positioning for Xianyang. A new city will rise on Wulingyuan. The Qin Xianyang ruins and the Emperor's Tomb Park complement each other, focusing on protection, development, exhibition and tourism. Mainly; the old city of Xianyang will also restore the pattern of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and focus on various cultural industry projects. These two points alone can make the "cultural and historical city" worthy of the name. Of course, I know that Xianyang’s temperament is not limited to these two points. It should be reflected in Xianyang’s daily phenomena and in the behavior and speech of Xianyang people.
The temperament of a city can only be generated after thousands of years of baptism by water and fire and cultivation by dozens of generations. Beijing's tolerance, Shanghai's luxury, Qingdao's elegance, Dalian's romance, Chengdu's laziness, and Xi'an's classics all originate from this principle. In comparison, Xianyang is a veteran, but the veteran Xianyang City disappeared quickly after it became famous. Compared with the above-mentioned famous cities, the current Xianyang City is objectively a little younger, and it has the original ancient temperament for various reasons. It has almost disappeared. Attentive tourists may find that every corner of Xianyang emits another kind of temperament: tranquility. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, the Jingwei River still flows naturally from west to east. The Han and Tang Dynasty mausoleums, which sit and watch the clouds roll and relax, still calmly support the land and respect themselves. The blunt and stubborn Qin Yin has not changed for thousands of years. The only "empathy" "Farewell to Love" means that Xianyang is returning to nature step by step.
Between antiquity and tranquility, I prefer tranquility. Historical progress is inevitable, and cities definitely need to develop. Returning to nature is the preferred theme for the developing Xianyang. Returning to nature is responsible for life, the future, and Xianyang. Responsible. Two rivers surround the city, making Qi and blood flow smoothly. The trees are lush and the buildings are looming. There is a spring within ten miles and a garden within five miles. The spring water is tinkling and the creek is gurgling. The road is covered with green shade and kingfishers are singing. The lake is rippling, and gulls and herons are gathering in the air. Going north out of the city, the mountains are beautiful, with five peaks and craggy stone gates. Ecological Xianyang, lotus buds are blooming. Water can nourish the city and the living beings here. Mountains can nourish the citizens throughout their lives and protect the city for thousands of years. All of these revolve around the word "quiet": the benevolent are happy in the mountains, and the wise are happy in the water. Xianyang is very lucky to have both benevolence and wisdom. When you live in peace, your mind will be calm, and when your mind is calm, you will live in peace.
Quietness has naturally become the characteristic of the city of Xianyang. The quiet temperament will definitely become another reason why Xianyang people are nostalgic for Xianyang. Quietness will also become a charm point for tourists to miss Xianyang. When you are in the quiet Xianyang, you will feel the tranquility full of ancient nobility.