My hometown, Kannonji.

Textual research on the countryside-an old dream on the camel shore

Take a bird's eye view of the north bank of Hutuo River from the air, and from east to west, there are Nandian River, Suguo River, Duwen River, Liulin River, Xiejia River and Yingli River in turn. Like the stars in the north, seven rivers flow eastward into the Hutuo River, where the sun rises and rushes to the sea. Some people say that it is the seven fairies in the sky, graceful and full of amorous feelings. Some people say she is as proud and radiant as a peacock. Of the seven rivers, Liulin River is the least known. For thousands of years, she has been "hiding in the boudoir" Once you get close to her and look at her carefully, she is so lively, gurgling Xu Lai and trickling away. Kannonji is a beautiful place, and the poetic names are intoxicating, such as Qiubu Cave, Camel Saddle, Diaosong, Diaosong, Luowan and Baishan. If you put forward a proposition in words, every village is a beautiful and meaningful essay. Kannonji's excellence can be traced back to a long time ago. The five important passes of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, namely Yaoziyan, Qiubu Cave, Siping Rock, Chefuling and Guyushuguan, meandered in the mountains and were spectacular. The ancient Yushu Guandiaolou, which was built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, has a history of more than 400 years. Although it has gone through many vicissitudes, its appearance has not changed. Still on the top of the mountain, it smells like a king. Luo Wanqian Buddhist Temple was founded in the 12th year of Zhengde in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 15 17) and has a history of 500 years. This Buddhist temple takes local materials halfway up the mountain and chisels stones into holes. There are more than 1000 Buddha statues such as Sakyamuni. Made of high-quality materials, full of Buddha's spirit. According to local legend, it was built for a peasant woman in ancient times. However, I think such a statue should be related to Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Buddha statues in Wutai Mountain and Lingshou Temple in Shandong. More often, we can only see a shadow of history, and sometimes the more we chase it, the more blurred it becomes. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army destroyed it for the first time, and then a local neuropathy destroyed it for the second time. The Buddha statue is separated from the head, and there are stone chips everywhere, which is embarrassing. Although it is a pity that the relevant cultural relics departments left detailed census records earlier, it is also a blessing. Kannonji's most touching performance occurred in the war against foreign aggression in the last century. Located in Taihang Mountain area, the territory is more than 1000 meters high, with Lingshou in the east and Fuping in the northwest. Every time there is a "mop-up", Nie leads his troops to Jiaotanzhuang, Wakouchuan and Kannonji, because they are relatively hidden. The Eighth Route Army's logistics agencies, hospitals, arsenals, banknote printing banks, banks and garment factories are almost all stationed in dozens of ravines along the Liulin River under the camel saddle. The local people have made important contributions and sacrifices to safeguard and support the logistics organs. The fifth regiment of the Fourth Military Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region fought a deadly battle with the Japanese invaders here. Every mountain is burning and every river is bleeding. In Kannonji, every village has martyrs, and every family supports them. Rong Guanxiu, the mother of national famous soldiers, and Han Zengfeng, a fighting hero, are outstanding representatives of this land. In order to find the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army created a terrible "Baiyegou Massacre", killing 8 1 person, but failed to get a word out of the people. After liberation, all the troops and organs hidden in thousands of ditches and valleys have entered the city. Here, the mountains are still vast and the running water is silent. Simple people are still so silent. Never complain, never seek anything, as calm and serene as this continuous mountain. In the village examination, it is found that most of the villages here did not follow the crowd during the Hongwu and Yongle years of the Ming Dynasty, but moved from Yuxian and Wutai, which are adjacent to Shanxi, in the middle and late Qing Dynasty due to famine and war. Kannonji people's genes include Shanxi people's shrewdness and Taihang people's kindness. Local immigrants rationally allocated the living space of the population, leaving forty or fifty villages scattered along the Liulin River, laughing and laughing. People live an idyllic life in which men plow and women weave, chop wood and cook. If it weren't for the wars invaded by invaders in the last century and the "indiscriminate mining" in previous years, they should coexist peacefully. With the acceleration of urbanization, young people have gone out to work, some villages have moved to places with good conditions, and there are fewer and fewer people in the villages. Some people worry that the village will "cut off the fireworks", but I don't think so. Because people are there, the village is there. Wherever he goes, people living in this land will never forget that Kannonji is his hometown. (Original 2065438+May 9, 2009) Zhang Zhiping