Just received the fourth gift from 20 19: Zeng Lingqi's essay A Journey to the Grand Canal, which was published in the supplement of Jining Daily's Spring and Autumn Jining Creation on 20 19 1 4.
Thanks to Jining Daily!
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At dawn, my wife and I came to Suzhou Steamship Station in the south gate and boarded the first ship from Suzhou to Hangzhou.
From Suzhou to Hangzhou, the waterway is the Grand Canal.
The Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, is a great water conservancy project in ancient China, which is as famous as Dujiangyan. It starts from Beijing in the north and reaches Hangzhou in the south. Like a long meridian, it connects the five major water systems of Haihe River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River and Qiantang River, with a total length of 1794 km, making it the longest canal in the world. According to relevant records, the Grand Canal is divided into seven sections: Tonghui River from Beijing to Tongxian, North Canal from Tongxian to Tianjin, South Canal from Tianjin to Linqing, Land Canal from Linqing to Taierzhuang, Middle Canal from Taierzhuang to Huaiyin, Li Canal from Huaiyin to Yangzhou and Li Canal from Zhenjiang to Hangzhou. The "Li Qu" here, that is, the "Han Gou" dug by Fu Cha, the king of Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, is the oldest canal in the world. In the fifth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, the Yellow River changed its course and moved northward into the sea. The main source of the Grand Canal water, Shandong Wenshui, flows eastward, and the section from the north of the Yellow River to Linqing gradually dries up and becomes a flat land. As for "the creator gives all mysterious natural favors here", the Jiangnan Canal is endowed with unique advantages, aura of heaven and earth, developed water system and abundant water resources, and its navigation seems to be unaffected. We passed a section of Jiangnan Canal from Suzhou to Hangzhou, about 200 kilometers long.
The ship is actually very small, unlike the big ship on the Yangtze River, which can easily take thousands of people, but it can only take 100 people. There are two floors, the lower passengers, and the upper floor is like an open-air badminton court. There are dozens of bamboo chairs for rest and play. Although the ship is small, it is very flexible. I think this is probably because of the need to adapt to the Grand Canal. Although the Grand Canal is labeled as "big", it is actually only long and not wide. Sitting in the cabin is like traveling on the street by bus. The Grand Canal is a narrow street with a width of 30-40 meters and a width of 50-60 meters at its widest point. The ship is a bus coming and going, flowing endlessly and winding; The two banks, which are only a few meters above sea level, are low-rise houses, simple and natural. Being in it, we really feel like walking in the ancient city. Sometimes a ship passes by us, and the workers at the bow and stern greet each other, just as we meet an acquaintance in a hurry in the street; Sometimes when someone beckons at the dock, the boat will come over at any time, stop for a few minutes, accept new guests and handle a lot of goods. Sitting on the bamboo chair at the top of the boat, our vision is wider and we can see places several miles away. The ship winds along the winding Grand Canal. Occasionally, a wild duck fluttered out from the lush reeds on the shore, and its flying wings beat the golden sunshine, which also brought us a burst of surprises; When the cobweb-covered rivers and canals are separated, and the simple and elegant single-arch stone bridge gradually approaches our vision, we really realize that this is called "water town", this is called "Jiangnan", and this is worthy of being called "Grand Canal"!
When we are talking about the Grand Canal from ancient times to modern times, a man and a woman are chattering and screaming with surprise from time to time. Judging from their looks, clothes and expressions, these are two foreigners. They are not husband and wife, but they must be lovers. But we don't understand a word of their strange language. This language is nothing like English, which we can at least understand; Nor is it like Japanese we have heard before; Suppose it is Russian, but Russian has no unique "playing sound". I tried to ask them in English:
How come? Do what? What about you? Do it!
Is it okay? What about you? Talk? English?
The man stared at us, looking puzzled; The woman nodded, but when she opened her mouth, she was stunned by the standard fluent Mandarin:
Hello! He doesn't know English, let alone Chinese. I can speak a little English and Chinese.
So, we had a cordial conversation in a friendly atmosphere. She said her name was Maria and his name was Andrews. She is an Italian student at Beijing Foreign Studies University, majoring in China literature and art; Boyfriend Andrews goes to college in Venice, Italy. This time, he used his summer vacation to visit her in Beijing. They left Beijing and went to Tianjin, Qingdao, Wuxi and Suzhou, and today they went to Hangzhou. Maria talked with us and translated for Andrews in Italian. Andrews soon overcame his shyness and joined our conversation. Maria and Andrews introduced us to the beautiful scenery and customs of Italy. We told them about the historical changes of the Grand Canal and some related historical stories. Several times, we all mentioned a person we are all familiar with-Kyle Poirot, and everyone couldn't help smiling at each other.
Although the top of the ship was cold, the sun was getting stronger and stronger at noon, so we had to go down to the cabin. And the cabin is too hot. I gave them a folding fan to carry with me. They were very happy and gave me a shell sailboat in return. Soon, Maria and Andrews leaned back and fell asleep. My wife and I came to the top of the boat again.
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Wujiang county has passed. This is the hometown of Chen Qubing and Liu Yazi, patriots and famous poets of Nanshe. Chen Qubing is from Tongli Town, and Liu Yazi is from Lili Town. They all grew up drinking water from the Jiangnan Canal. Once Chen Qubing went to visit Liu Yazi by boat, and after meeting each other, he wrote a poem with emotion:
In Lihua village, I knocked on the heavy door and shook hands with tears.
The old country is rugged and bloody, and the beauty is broken.
Will the vast universe be comfortable? Worried about its theory.
This will be a magnificent picture, and a whip will return to the Central Plains!
During the period of social unrest in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, when the motherland and the people needed themselves, Chen Qubing and Liu Yazi, the ancestors who were concerned about the country and the people, were ready to give everything without hesitation. The gentle waters of the Grand Canal gave birth to bloody revolutionaries like Chen and Liu.
Jiaxing has passed. This is the hometown of Wang Quchang, a contemporary Cao Zhang master who is known as "Wang Xizhi in ancient times and Wang Quchang today". The ancient water of the Grand Canal gave birth to the sudden emergence of Gu Zhuo and Wang Shu, and became a wonderful work of contemporary China calligraphy.
Tongxiang has passed. This is the hometown of Mao Dun, one of the pioneers of modern literature in China and a great writer. The long river of the Grand Canal gave birth to Mao Dun's Lin Jiabao, Spring Silkworm and Midnight, which shocked the world.
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Meng Haoran, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said: "Things are impermanent, and ancient and modern times are reincarnation. The glory of rivers and mountains remains unchanged, and this trace can be proved. " Since the Grand Canal was dug, it has been like an artery, which has made the communication between the North and the South increasingly frequent, and the economy and culture in the South have developed rapidly, thanks to the Grand Canal for more than 1000 years. The longer the dead go, the more brilliant the jade belt of the Grand Canal will be.
Brief introduction of the author
Zeng Lingqi, a calligraphy lover, is a layman in literature; I prefer reading to reading, and I prefer writing to mastering. For two and a half years, I sighed for two books and swords; Let the years pass in vain, but cherish nothing. Never change your mind and never stop writing; Conscientious, but tenacious. Persistence: Shaping ideal literature with literary ideals.
Director of China Cifu Association, Vice Chairman of Sichuan Branch of Chinese and Foreign Prose Poetry Society, Dean of Sichuan Literature and Art Research Institute, Dean of Poetry Research Institute of Sichuan Chu Culture Research Association, editor-in-chief of Southwest Writer magazine, editor-in-chief of Xin Lei magazine, national first-class writer, and closed disciple of Mr. Jia Pingwa.