Xifu generally refers to the west of Xianyang, north to Binxian, middle to Wugong, Xingping and Liquan, and west to three districts and nine counties of Baoji City. Now it refers to Baoji, the birthplace of Zhou and Qin culture and the birthplace of Qin opera. Today, Baoji dialect, represented by Xifu dialect in Shaanxi Province, retains many ancient sounds. The more primitive it is in the countryside, the more it will appreciate its mellow beauty and meaning, and it is considered to be the most elegant language and national language close to Zhou rites. I think the local accent is a person's spiritual pillar and "body symbol", no matter how disguised, this brand can be erased. I left Baoji to study and make a living at the age of 20 and wandered around Xi 'an, the ancient city. I have never felt inferior, even though I have been puzzled and misunderstood several times. Xifu is not only a geographical concept, but also a historical connotation. Qishan noodles with minced meat, Fengxiang tofu pudding, pulled noodles, Daoxiao Noodles, Baoji rolled noodles, noodles wrapped in silver, Chinese hamburger, Lehe and other delicious snacks from Xifu make people want to talk. Fengxiang's folk arts and customs such as New Year pictures, paper-cuts, straw weaving, clay sculptures and social fire masks are unforgettable.
Xifu is a rich land with many stories buried.
A group of fellow villagers, brothers and sisters, such as Luxiang and Lengwa in Shaanxi, have a hard life, but after work, they don't forget to gather everyone's hands and compile a book "Selected Prose of Xifu" to record the spiritual pursuit of Xifu people in paper. This is the character of Xifu people, which is commendable and admirable in today's market economy development. Walking in the countryside of Xifu, almost every family has a street gate, which reads "Housekeeping with Diligence" and "Farming and Reading", etc., which shows the weight of reading, writing and being a literate person in the eyes of cultivators.
The Selected Prose of Xifu contains nearly 100 essays. I read it carefully and it was really good. They all come from the love and care for their hometown, full of emotion, affectionate and simple. Whether it's Baoji Railway Courtyard, hometown persimmon, impression forest tour, hometown gongs and drums, unforgettable folk embroidery, or Longzhou's' mutton bubble', eternal yellow land, Xi Fuquan, Qin Qin Mian, Shaanxi opera complex, and temple fairs. These essays have a wide range of contents, involving the geography, nature, customs and ways of the world of Xifu. They have their own forms, strengths and colorful weather, and they can't erase the fundamental soul of gratitude to Xifu, a beautiful loess land. They well expounded the theme of the prose essays, described the details of daily life delicately and aptly, and had good regional characteristics and artistic appeal. This kind of on-the-spot prose writing and the grass-roots writing of ordinary people let us see the richness, vitality and publicity of Xifu prose under realistic care! There are traditional writing methods, spiritual writing methods, no affectation, no gorgeous rhetoric; The presentation of the original ecology and the well-intentioned narration avoid the "vanity" of prose writing and eliminate the criticism of "bird's eye view of society" and "overlooking life" For such a large group of prose writers who live in dire straits, I think the most basic writing attitude is to be close to the truth of life, to be able to express their art well, and to explore and discover emotional details and historical culture that we forget and deceive in our daily life in the materialized world.
Since ancient times, there have been many famous prose writers in Xifu. There are many prose writers in Xifu at present. In my limited field of vision, I have met a large number of outstanding prose writers, such as, Jing Bin, Wu, Yuan, Zhang Congxiao, Liu Zhou She, etc., and I have also met people I am familiar with, such as He Xulin, Bai Lin, Ning Yingfang, Ma Zhaoping, Bai Li, Liu Shengping, Lu Xiang, Wang Yajun and Wei Xiaowen. Many people are all-rounders, who can write not only prose, but also poetry and novels, master various styles, conduct cross-style experiments, and realize "writing by themselves" in the true sense! Literary critics, such as Chang Jia, Feng Xiaohua, Quan and Meng, also made a solid and serious analysis of Xifu writers, especially Xifu prose and Xifu prose writers. Generation after generation of Xifu prose writers, hardworking, patient and peaceful, inherited the pure context of Xifu well and expressed their works worthy of the times!
Of course, we should also be soberly aware that the articles in the Selected Works of Xifu are all voluntary contributions, and there are many famous articles. Some are still stuck in the "primitive" reproduction of simple daily life, the simple accumulation and arrangement of historical and cultural materials, the lack of ideology, artistry and individuality, the lack of promotion of life experience and absorption of history and culture, the lack of in-depth torture and thinking of self-soul, and the lack of textual research on life history and spiritual home. Lack of free presentation and breakthrough of complex reality; Lack of "great prose" and shocking works and classics!
The current prose writing circle is keen to be experts and scholars, avoiding reality, indulging in exploring the back garden of history, and praising or showing personal privacy without shame; The impact of the internet and the "fast food" of reading affect prose writing; Facing the grim reality, it has become an important trend in prose creation in recent years to write about the daily life of ordinary people, not deliberately whitewashing or upgrading, but trying to show life as original as possible. The prose writers in Xifu noticed this, constantly reflected, tolerated and forbeared, and tried to be close to the earth. We can't simply pursue and blindly understand prose to carry Tao or social commitment, stick to the regional characteristics, self-style, ideological language and pure beauty of prose, and naturally reveal it, sometimes it is more infectious than the "unwarranted" sublimity. We should draw the essence from diversified prose writing, pay more attention to reality, go deep into the world of fireworks, pay attention to the truth, warmth and positive energy of life, "peel off" from reality, come out and participate in the reconstruction of life, cultural values and humanistic spirit in the new era of transformation!
On the one hand, this essay for Selected Prose of Xifu requires that the people in Xifu are prose writers working in Baoji, or Baoji people, and prose writers in various districts and counties of Baoji City, west of Xianyang and east of Tianshui; On the other hand, it is required to write Xifu: the essays related to Xifu (west of Xianyang, east of Baoji and Tianshui) created by domestic and foreign authors are not less than one third of the submitted works. I think it not only highlights the prose works of Xifu prose writers, but also absorbs the excellent prose written by Xifu. With a broad mind and broad vision, people can fully feel the infinite charm of Xifu, a land of nature and humanity!
This edition of Selected Essays of Xifu can be said to be a blessing of Xifu literature and culture. Unity is strength, and collective expedition shows the true colors of heroes; It is the wish of everyone who was born here to do something for his hometown Xifu! Due to various reasons, it is inevitable that some people's compositions are not included or fail to meet the requirements and hopes of all aspects. Things need to be done. People always need some spiritual pursuits and ideals, realistic care, poetic writing and prose writing, which we love for no reason, perhaps the simplest pursuit of happiness. Only by doing it persistently will you find that your youth and time are not wasted! Will be worthy of the land of Xifu and the times we live in!
2012165438+1October 24th in Chang 'an.
Remarks: Yang, a native of Jia Cun, Xifu Baoji, 1974, is a junior high school novelist, senior tourism planner and amateur writer.