Why did little toe have two petals of nails before, but now there is only one nail?

Yanlifan 2-"It is said that the two petals of the little toenail are descendants of ancestors under the big locust tree."

I also vaguely remember this statement.

So is my little toe.

"Who is the ancient locust? Take off your little toe and check the shape of your nails. "

"Ask me where my ancestors are? Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi. What's your ancestral home? The old nest under the big locust tree. " For hundreds of years, this folk song has been handed down from generation to generation in the vast areas of our country, and it is well known to women and children. An ancient locust tree has preserved its soul for generations. For centuries, the ancient pagoda tree site in Hongtong County has been praised as "home", "ancestor" and "root" by many Chinese descendants at home and abroad, and has become everyone's hometown.

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The ancient pagoda tree, also known as Hong Tong pagoda tree, is located in Jia Cun, two kilometers northwest of Hongtong County. Mr. Li Shuping, who came from Hefei, Anhui Province to seek his roots, walked along the potholed concrete pavement and crossed the west Jia Cun in the morning market. On both sides, villagers selling vegetables and meat are in an endless stream. People here have long been used to foreigners seeking their roots and ancestors. Seven or eight children aged around 10 were chasing football crazily in the square in front of the ruins. Although it was fun, the winner imitated the star-like cheers on TV-waving his arms and running wildly, which was quite professional! Behind them is the 600-year-old ancient pagoda tree settlement, which is the largest settlement in China since ancient times and has attracted countless Chinese people.

"For hundreds of years, Guangji Temple and Sophora japonica have been washed away by water, leaving only a few remains of a generation of ancient Sophora japonica (more than 800 years ago). Fortunately, the second generation of Sophora japonica has been bred from the same root about 5 meters east of the site of Sophora japonica. This is the withered tree now, which has a history of more than 400 years. After the second generation of Sophora japonica dried up, 1974 was blown down by the hurricane, and the county allocated special funds for transformation. Since 1999, several anti-corrosion treatments have been done. " Every day, the tour guide will tirelessly repeat this passage to everyone who is looking for their ancestors.

In the ancestral hall, there is a "table of surnames of descendants of Guhuai" on the right. There are more than 800 surnames on the list, and their memorial tablets are enshrined on the front, which greatly exceeds the "hundred surnames". They all immigrated to all parts of the country 600 years ago, and then they were collected, sorted out and made public in order to find their roots. In recent years, both mainland people and overseas compatriots have rushed here to seek roots and worship their ancestors and inquire about their blood relationship with Sophora japonica.

According to Fan, director of the management department of Sophora japonica Root-seeking Ancestor Garden, the first Hongdong Root-seeking Ancestor Festival was held from April 19 1 to 10 (during the traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day in China). Up to now, it has been successfully held for 14, and tens of thousands of tourists from home and abroad participate in the festival every year.

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According to historical records, the migration of Sophora japonica in Hongdong in Ming Dynasty was the largest official migration in China, and it was the focus of migration in Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan used foreign troops for years to oppress the nation at home, and the famine occurred frequently in the Huanghuai valley, which finally aroused the Red Scarf Army uprising that lasted for more than ten years. People in Huaibei, Shandong, Hebei and Henan died ten times, seven or eight times, so that "a hundred people stayed behind, and there were no crows thousands of miles away." The wounds of the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty were not healed, and the "Battle of Jingnan" followed in the early Ming Dynasty. Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other places have suffered greatly, and almost all of them are uninhabited. During the war at the end of Yuan Dynasty, Shanxi, which was ruled by Chahan timur and his son, was a different scene. Relatively stable, bumper harvest every year. Compared with neighboring provinces, it is prosperous in economy and population. A large number of refugees from other provinces flowed into Shanxi, and Shanxi became a densely populated area. After the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed in the Ming Dynasty, in order to consolidate the new regime and develop the economy, eight large-scale immigration activities were organized in the nearly 50 years from the early years of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Yongle, involving 882 surnames in more than 490 counties and cities in 18 province. Mainly distributed in Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Shandong and other provinces.

Jinnan is a densely populated place in Shanxi, and Hongdong was the largest and most populous county in Jinnan at that time. According to legend, in the Ming Dynasty, there was a Guangji Temple on the west side of Jia Cun, two miles north of Hongdong. This temple is magnificent and full of pilgrims. There is a locust tree next to the temple, surrounded by trees, one acre at a time. Old storks on Fenhe beach nest in trees, which is very spectacular. In the Ming Dynasty, mop.com set up bureaus under Guangji Temple and Sophora japonica to handle immigration matters, and Sophora japonica became a gathering place for immigrants. When the immigrants left, they stared at the ancient pagoda tree, and the old stork who lived among the branches kept moaning, which made the immigrants who had left their homes cry and could not bear to leave. To this end, the locust tree has become a symbol for immigrants to bid farewell to their hometown. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the immigrants who moved out from Hongdong and other places in Shanxi mainly distributed in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, mop.com and other places, and a few moved to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. Immigrants who moved from Shanxi to the above places later moved to Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Xinjiang and northeast provinces. Such a long-term, large-scale and organized large-scale migration is rare in the history of our country, and it is only an example to scatter people around us.

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The homeland that is hard to give up is the homeland complex of the Chinese nation. In the past, people paid little attention to the migration location of Sophora japonica. Now, some buildings are 19 13, which were built at the initiative of Liu Zilin and Wang Daqi, a tourist from Hongdong. At the end of Qing Dynasty, after Jia Cun retired from his hometown, he raised funds to build pavilions and teahouses. The pavilion was built under the old pagoda tree. A blue stone tablet is erected in the pavilion, engraved with the five official words "Ancient Sophora japonica". On the back of the exhibition hall, there is an inscription that briefly describes the situation of immigrants. There are three tea rooms on the west side in front of the pavilion for root-seeking tourists to rest and have tea. The inscription on the lintel of the teahouse is "drinking water for the source". Legend has it that after the Revolution of 1911, Yuan Shikai ordered Zhang Xiluan, the governor of Shanxi Province, to lead troops from three towns in Lu Yongxiang to attack the Shanxi Revolutionary Army, and plundered everywhere he went. However, after arriving in Hongdong, the soldiers came to the ancient pagoda tree, dismounted one after another to worship, and told each other, "Go back to the hometown of pagoda tree!" " Instead of plundering, they gave their property to the big locust tree to save the people nearby from the disaster of war. The pagoda tree is praised by people for its "disaster prevention and resilience", so it has an inscription: "Shading".

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), mop.com attached great importance to the protection of cultural relics. 1959, Sophora japonica was listed as a county-level cultural relics protection unit, and later as a provincial cultural relics protection unit. Mop.com allocated special funds for maintenance for many times, and assigned special personnel to manage and plant flowers and trees. The gatehouse and fence were built at 1983. There is an antique archway with carved beams and painted buildings at the intersection of Guhuai North Road and Dahuaishu Ancestral Temple.

Most people know about Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, probably because of the famous Beijing opera lyrics: "Su San left Hongdong County and came to the street. It's too bad that the gentlemen in the past listened to me ... "However, when I arrived in Shaanxi this time, I really realized that what is more famous than Susan is the immigration story under the big locust tree. I have read this story in some history books before and learned that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to resume his life after the war at the end of Yuan Dynasty.

During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Judy, Hong Tong Sophora japonica was an earth-shattering and influential immigration movement in the history of China. Immigrants under the locust tree have been passed down from generation to generation, and the descendants of immigrants have thrived on the land of China. Every time you immigrate, no matter where your home is, you will take Hongdong as the center. People who live a stable and prosperous life are separated from each other, and every family is faced with where you will go. The old people who live between the branches of the ancient locust tree keep moaning, which makes the immigrants who have left their homes cry and look back frequently, and can't bear to leave. Finally, they can only see the old man's nest on the big locust tree. As a result, the locust tree and the old man's nest have become symbols for immigrants to bid farewell to their hometown, and the image of the locust tree has been firmly engraved in the hearts of all immigrants. "Ask where my ancestors came from, the locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi" and "What is the name of my ancestors' hometown, the old man's nest under the locust tree" have become popular songs.

When we came to the location of the old locust tree, the real locust tree no longer existed, leaving only a dead locust tree trunk. People build monuments there instead of trees. However, when the first generation of Sophora japonica died, the second generation of Sophora japonica grew from the roots of the first generation, and the third generation of Sophora japonica grew from the roots of the second generation, which has continued from generation to generation.

People from all directions came here to worship in front of the first generation of ancient pagoda tree ruins. After so many years, people's pursuit and worship of roots has been passed down from generation to generation. In early spring, the ancient pagoda tree still has no trace of green, but its branches are covered with red fuwa tied up by people, which seems to bless the descendants of the big pagoda tree in the cold wind and symbolize the endless vitality of human beings like the ancient pagoda tree.

I think such an immigration movement at that time should of course belong to involuntary immigration. The history of Sophora japonica is a history of emigration, which helps the old and brings the young and tears away from home. Legend has it that because immigrants were bundled and escorted out at that time, people still have the habit of walking with their hands behind their backs. In order to prevent immigrants from escaping, officers and men tied them behind their backs, then connected them with a long rope and escorted them on the road. People cry, scream, curse, shout for women, and cry for their parents, but all this is of no help. The officers and men also forced people to register and distribute a photo. Every time they register, they ask the relocated households to take off their shoes and cut a knife on each little toe as a sign to prevent them from running away. According to legend, up to now, the little toenails of the descendants of the big locust tree immigrants are all complicated (two petals) (hehe, attention of popular friends, this kind of nails should belong to a typical genetic feature in a certain place in Shanxi, not the legendary one). "Who is the ancient locust who moved here? Take off your little toe and check the shape of your nails. "

However, whether it is voluntary or not, whether it is out of support for the consciousness of "poor areas", objectively speaking, the implementation of immigration to promote agriculture has liberated productive forces and enabled social productive forces in various places to recover and develop rapidly, especially in the Central Plains. At the same time, the frontier defense was consolidated, the social economy was prosperous, the people's lives were stable, and the rule of the Ming Dynasty was consolidated and developed, thus pushing the feudal society of China to a higher stage. For hundreds of years, the vast number of ancient Huai immigrants have worked hard with the local people and made certain contributions to the development of society. These historical achievements will never be erased.

It is said that around Tomb-Sweeping Day every year, countless unknown birds and tourists from home and abroad will come to Dahuaishu Park in droves. All creatures record the history, blood and tears of these immigrants, as well as the achievements of the descendants of Sophora japonica.

The night I came back from Hongdong, I deliberately took off my socks and carefully checked whether there were two petals on my little toenail, but there were none. Does this mean that I am not a descendant of Sophora japonica? Tell yourself in your heart, yes or no? Aren't we also shocked and moved by the story under the big locust tree?

Then I remembered that when I bought souvenirs in Hongdong, the waiter said, "I won't charge you a high price." How can I charge a high price to my family? " When she said this, she was very religious.

Perhaps, in the eyes of Hongdong people, people who come here are all family. Whether they really think so or not, what's wrong with treating the whole world as a family?

Jinnan is a densely populated place in Shanxi, and Hongdong was the largest and most populous county in Jinnan at that time. According to records, there was a Guangji Temple on the west side of Jia Cun, two miles north of Hongdong in Ming Dynasty. This temple is magnificent, with many monks and pilgrims. There is a "tree surrounded by mu of shade" next to the temple, and the avenue of chariots and horses passes through the shade. The old harriers on Fenhe beach nest in the trees and are scattered all over the floor, which is very spectacular. In the Ming Dynasty, mop.com set up a bureau in Guangji Temple to concentrate immigrants, and the pagoda tree became a gathering place for immigrants.

In late autumn, the locust tree leaves, and the old crow's nest is very eye-catching. When the immigrants left, they stared at the tall ancient locust tree, and the old harrier who lived among the branches kept moaning, which made the immigrants who had left their hometown burst into tears and could not bear to leave. Finally, they can only see the old crane nest on the big locust tree. To this end, the big locust tree and the old crane nest have become symbols for immigrants to bid farewell to their hometown. "Ask me where my ancestors came from, Shanxi Hong Tong Sophora japonica. What is the name of the hometown of ancestral home, the old man's nest under the big locust tree. " For hundreds of years, this folk song has been widely circulated in many areas of our country. According to the villagers in my hometown, it was at that time that our village moved out of the big locust tree to enrich the northern border defense, and the genealogy of the village was also remembered from that time. )

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the immigrants who moved out from Hongdong and other places in Shanxi mainly distributed in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, mop.com and other places, and a few moved to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. Immigrants who moved from Shanxi to the above places later moved to Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Xinjiang and northeast provinces. It is rare to have organized large-scale migration for such a long time in the history of our country, and it is only a case that people on one side are scattered around. In the Ming Dynasty, Mop.com implemented the policy of resettling and reclaiming farmland to revitalize agriculture. Although its purpose was to consolidate the rule of feudal dynasty, it objectively eased social contradictions, mobilized farmers' enthusiasm for production, gradually restored agricultural production, consolidated border defense and maintained social stability.

In the second year of the Republic of China, Jia Cun, who was on an official tour in Shandong, retired to his hometown in his later years to raise funds to build a pavilion and a teahouse. The pavilion was built under the old pagoda tree. Although the pavilion is not big, it is carved with beams and painted with buildings, cornices and arches, exquisite and exquisite. A blue stone tablet is erected in the pavilion, engraved with the five official words "Ancient Sophora japonica". On the back of the exhibition hall, there is an inscription that briefly describes the situation of immigrants. There are three tea rooms on the west side in front of the pavilion for root-seeking tourists to rest and have tea. The inscription on the lintel of the teahouse is "drinking water for the source". More than 20 meters south of the monument, there is a memorial archway, with "Yu Yan's Letter" engraved on the horizontal line and "Many Shadows" engraved on the other side. In the early 1980s, the Dahuaishu Park was rebuilt and expanded in Hongtong County, mop.com.

There are also some stories about migration. After the Revolution of 1911, Yuan Shikai ordered Zhang Xiluan, the governor of Shanxi Province, to lead soldiers from three towns in Lu Yongxiang to attack the Shanxi Revolutionary Army, and plundered everywhere. After arriving in Hongdong, the soldiers came to the ancient pagoda tree, dismounted and bowed down, and told each other, "Go back to the hometown of pagoda tree." Not only do you not rob, but you also provide property under the big locust tree. Sophora japonica is known as "disaster prevention and resilience".

Legend has it that when immigrating, officers and men cut each little toenail with a knife. Up to now, the little toenails of the descendants of Sophora japonica immigrants are all complicated (two petals). "Who is the ancient locust who moved here? Take off your little toe and check the shape of your nails. " If you are interested, you may wish to check it yourself.

At that time, in order to prevent immigrants from escaping, officers and men tied them up behind their backs, then connected them with long ropes and escorted them to the road. People look back step by step, and the adults look at the big locust tree and tell the children, "This is our hometown, this is our hometown." Today, descendants of immigrants say that the ancient pagoda is their hometown, no matter where they live. Because the immigrant's arm was tied for a long time, his arm became numb and he soon got used to it. Later, most immigrants liked to walk with their hands behind their backs, and their descendants also followed this habit.

On the way to escort, because of the long distance, people often have to pee, so they have to report to the officers and men: "Sir, please help yourself, I have to pee." The more times, the more simplified the verbal request. As long as you say "Sir, I want to relieve myself", everyone will understand that you have to pee. Since then, "jieshou" has become synonymous with peeing.

The immigrants moved to a new place of residence, a wilderness, and they had to build houses and open up wasteland with their own hands. No matter what they do, they will think of the mountains and rivers in their hometown. In order to miss their hometown, most of them plant locust trees in the yard and at the gate of their new home to show their nostalgia for their hometown. Some immigrants named their villages after the places where they migrated, such as Zhaochengying, Hong Tong, Zhou Pu and Changziying in the suburbs of Beijing, indicating that these residents migrated from Zhao Cheng and Hong Tong.

There is a table of surnames of descendants of Guhuai in the ancestral home. There are 450 surnames on the table, which enshrines their memorial tablets, far exceeding the surnames of hundreds of families. They all immigrated to all parts of the country 600 years ago. In order to find their roots, they were collected and made public and hung on the walls. In recent years, mainlanders have been fighting for genealogy, and overseas compatriots have sought roots to worship their ancestors, asking about their blood relationship with Sophora japonica.

More than 600 years have passed, and the ancient Sophora japonica in the Han Dynasty has ceased to exist and disappeared into the dust of history, while the third-generation Sophora japonica, which grew with the same root, is lush and full of vitality. Hu Aixiang's descendants are distributed in more than 20 provinces and 400 counties in China, and some are as far away as some countries and regions in South Asia.

Think about how many sad tears our ancestors shed when they left their hometown to help the elderly and bring up the young. May the pagoda tree take root forever and be heart-to-heart with compatriots at home and abroad.

Dahuaishu couplets

Xiangxiang Liu Xingjin, drink quickly;

The ancient shady road, leaning against the sunset.

Tea can be drunk, and milk is fragrant.

The pavilion can be traced back to the building, and the green locust tree knows homesickness.

When willows come to Huai, there should be a sense of leaving the country;

The water source is woody, and it is still moving home today.

Give a biography of Jiashu; Block the crowd.

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