Five hundred years' allusions

Mencius said, "From Yaoshun to Tang Dynasty, I was over 500 years old; As I can see, I know; If it is soup, you can smell it. He has been over 500 years old since Tang arrived. If Yi Yin and Lai Zhu are involved, you will know. If you were the king, you would know. From King Wen to Confucius, he is over 500 years old. If he is too ambitious and fit for life, he will know. If you are Confucius, you will know. "

This is the last chapter of Mencius, where Mencius traces the historical origin of Confucianism and makes his own prediction on the future of Confucianism. "A family of 500 years ago" is a well-known saying among women and children, but few people know its origin. Experts pointed out in the ongoing "China Hong Tong Sophora Roots Festival" that this sentence originated from "Hong Tong Sophora Immigrants" more than 600 years ago.

According to historical records, at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, there were frequent wars and disasters, and many parts of the country were empty. Shanxi, on the other hand, is stable because of the Taihang Mountain in the east, showing another rich scene. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (138 1 year), the population of the whole country was less than 60 million. At that time, the population of Henan was 189 1 10,000, that of Hebei was18.93 million, and that of Shanxi was 4.034 million, more than the sum of Hebei and Henan provinces. In order to develop agriculture, enrich national strength and consolidate political power, from the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1370) to the fifteenth year of Yongle (14 17), the Ming government set up a bureau next to Guangji Temple in the north of Hongtong County, Shanxi Province, surrounded by trees and covered the sky for several acres. Well-documented migration activities under Sophora japonica in Hongdong. In the 50 years since san huang in the Ming Dynasty, there have been 18 large-scale immigrants. The immigrant provinces cover 18 provinces and cities and more than 500 counties, involving four ethnic groups of Han, Manchu, Hui and Mongolian, with more than 800 surnames, and the total number of immigrants reaches 65,400.

The migration of Sophora japonica was the most extensive, largest and longest-lasting migration in ancient China, which was called the largest migration in the world. Today, the descendants of ancient Sophora japonica have spread all over the world. According to Sun, deputy secretary of Hongdong County Committee, there are hundreds of millions of descendants of ancient Sophora japonica trees in the world, about one in every ten people in China.

Experts said that the migration of Sophora japonica in Hongdong not only played a great role in the recovery of social productive forces at that time, but also had a far-reaching impact on the Chinese nation. The appearance and spread of the term "family" 500 years ago was the "by-product" of this great migration.

According to research, it took more than 500 years from the early Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. At that time, the descendants of Sophora japonica have spread all over the country. When people meet for the first time and ask each other about their hometown, they will say, "Ah! It turned out to be Hongdong's hometown. " If you ask "What's the name of your hometown" again, if the answer is the same surname, the questioner will say: "Ah! It was a family 500 years ago. " Gradually, the common saying "five hundred years ago, we were a family" among people with the same surname has continued to this day. Is there anything wrong with the great immigrants of the Ming Dynasty? What are the immigrant provinces? What causes Shanxi to be densely populated while Shandong, Henan and other provinces are sparsely populated? When did immigration begin and end? In what ways? What role did the Ming immigrants play in history? It was not until I read the book Looking for the Roots of Sophora japonica (edited by Zheng Shoulai and Huang) published by Chinese Publishing House that I found a relatively complete answer.

Trees have roots and water has power. It is the nature of the Chinese nation to trace back to the source and recognize one's ancestors. This book has more than 400,000 words, based on historical records, local chronicles, inscriptions, genealogy, legends and so on. , made the most rigorous textual research and the most detailed description of the relocated people in Hongdong. The migration of Sophora japonica in Hongdong in Ming Dynasty was the largest, longest and widest organized and planned migration in the history of China. After the war at the end of Yuan Dynasty, after more than 20 years, Zhu Yuanzhang unified the world. However, at this time, the mountains and rivers were devastated and devastated. Shandong, Henan and Hebei are mostly uninhabited areas. In order to restore agricultural production, develop the economy, balance the population, make the world peaceful and consolidate the rule of the Ming Dynasty, the rulers of the early Ming Dynasty adopted an immigration policy and moved in according to the proportion of "four families in one household, six families in two households and eight families in three households". According to research, during the fifty years from the early Ming Dynasty to the fifteenth year of Yongle, people from fifty-one counties in Shanxi Province were evacuated and sent to Beijing, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, and so on ... all over half of China. The pagoda tree of Guangji Temple in Hongdong, Shanxi Province is the place where people go through the relocation procedures. Legend has it that the government once took the form of deception: the government posted a notice in advance, saying that people everywhere would move except those under the big locust tree. As a result, when thousands of people gathered under the big locust tree, the officers and men were surrounded on all sides, and all men, women and children moved. When they set foot on the journey at the urging of officers and men, they turned around while walking, and finally only saw the big locust tree and the old man's nest in the distance. Therefore, the locust tree and the old man's nest have become the symbol of Shanxi immigrants bidding farewell to their hometown.

Today, descendants of ancient locust immigrants have spread all over the world. Millions of people are homesick for their homeland and seek their roots and ancestors. This ancient pagoda tree has become a popular place for people to worship their ancestors. The "Root-seeking Festival" held in Hongtong County from April 1 day to 10 every year attracts more than100000 Chinese at home and abroad who come to worship and visit. The collection, arrangement and publication of the relocation history of Sophora japonica is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. The publication of this book will play a positive role in exploring the historical and cultural origins of our country, enhancing the centripetal force and cohesion of Chinese people at home and abroad, and realizing the great cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland. There is a lyric "I really want to live for another 500 years" in the theme song "Borrow from Heaven for another 500 years" of Kangxi Dynasty.

It means willing to compete with the saints who appear in the next reincarnation.

A gentle curve that fluctuates along the mountains and rivers.

Let go of the love in the central plains, the love in the north and the love in the south of the Yangtze River.

Cherish the warm company in the face of ice skates, snow swords and storms, and the golden Spring Festival given to me by God.

Be a courageous person. Why do you want to be a dangerous person?

Love remains the same year after year.

Life is bitter and sweet, and good and evil are divided into two sides.

All for tomorrow's dream.

Look at Wanli's iron hoof clanking.

I stood on the cusp and hugged the sun and the moon.

May fireworks be peaceful and happy.

I really want to live for another 500 years.

In addition, The Journey to the West is one of the four classic novels.

There is the song "Five Hundred Years of Vicissitudes" in the episode.

Lyrics: Yan Su

Composer: Xu Jingqing

500 years of vicissitudes,

The hard rock is covered with moss,

Covered with moss.

Only one heart is not dead,

Yearning for freedom.

Yearning for freedom.

Even if it's wildfire,

Even if it is covered with snow and ice,

Still have the same ambition,

It is still a belief.

I wasted years,

Incite feelings,

Why? Why?

There is such an arrangement

Why? Why?

There is such an arrangement