Chapter 466 Why do the people who live here worship nature
Chapter 466 Why do people living here worship nature?
"Zhiziluo, the city of memory! Let's go!"
After walking out of the hotel, Xiaobailongtuan got in the car and returned to the original intersection. Liang Ange asked: "Didn't you say you can't go to the village?"
He Huan said: "It's not that we can't go, it's just that we can't let them sing. And we are going to Zhiziluo now. Lao Mu is on the mountainside, with an altitude of 1,800 meters. Zhiziluo is on the gentle slope of the mountain ridge, with an altitude of 2,000 meters."
"oh."
The convoy turned onto the village road, and everyone was still a little regretful.
He Huan played his role as a tour guide and diverted their attention with explanations.
"Zhiziluo was once the state capital of Nujiang, the most prosperous city in Nujiang, and the political, economic and cultural center."
"Why would the city be built on a high mountain?" Liang Ange asked.
“It was not a sudden idea to build the city at such a high place.
More than a thousand years ago, a tribe crossed the Biluo Snow Mountain from the Lancang River to Zhiziluo, where they multiplied and multiplied. They called themselves Nusu, and they were also a branch of the Nu tribe.
The Nu people are a long-standing ethnic group living in the Lancang and Nu river basins.
From Dali, the capital of Nanzhao, we crossed the Lancang River, crossed the Biluo Snow Mountain, then crossed the Nu River, crossed the Gaoligong Mountain, and arrived in Myanmar.
It was an ancient tea-horse road from Dali to India at that time. There were many trade exchanges. Zhiziluo was an important stop on the ancient tea-horse road.
After liberation, this became the state capital of Nujiang and the county seat of Bijiang."
Everyone was really attracted.
"It is true that most cities, even mountain cities, are built on relatively flat areas. But this city is built on a mountain ridge, and it is the state capital, such an important location.
In 1974, geological experts came to inspect and said that there was a risk of huge landslides here. The entire state capital was moved to Liuku, the outermost and flattest area. Many residents also moved away.
In 1986, the county system of Bijiang was abolished, part of it was transferred to Lushui, and part was transferred to Fugong. The people left and the buildings were empty, leaving this old city behind. From the state capital and county seat, it became an abandoned city and a village."
"oh."
Because it was once the prefecture capital of Nujiang and the seat of Bijiang County, it was the first place in the state to have roads. However, due to disrepair, the road surface is now seriously damaged. Many places are gravel washboard roads, and the roadside is also covered with weeds.
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There are lush trees on the mountain, and it feels like entering an ancient forest. On the other side, there are cliffs outside the window, winding up one after another. The cross-country team is like a few pinballs, bouncing higher and higher, which is still very scary.
But it’s getting more and more amazing!
A village appeared outside the car window, and the driver said: "This is Laomden!"
Everyone looked over and felt a sense of regret again.
He Huan said: "Arrived at Laomudeng, it also means that we are getting closer to Zhiziluo!"
Passing by Laomudeng, the road is not smooth anywhere, and even the middle of the road is covered with weeds, which clearly shows who is the owner of this place.
Everyone was moved in an S-shape by the off-road vehicle, bouncing and bouncing, and lifted to the top of the clouds.
The moment the vision widened, everyone threw their disappointment into the bottom of the river!
After parking the car, everyone couldn't wait to open the door and run out.
"Ah!" Everyone took a deep breath, and their eyes brightened several degrees! The cool mountain breeze opened their minds!
"Zhiziluo means good place in Lisu language." He Huan couldn't help but take a deep breath, inhaling the beautiful and majestic mountains and rivers into his lungs, and there were thousands of hills and valleys in his chest!
"What a wonderful place!" The little white dragon group stood on the ridge, not in a hurry to find the memories of this city of memory, but looking around as much as they wanted.
"Look at the mountain opposite!" He Huan pointed directly opposite.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
A group of experts and scholars can only howl when faced with this beautiful scenery!
A mountain peak opposite is like a crown, unique.
“That’s Crown Peak of Gaoligong Mountain!”
"Woooooooooo..." Liang Ange was so excited that he clasped his hands together, "That must be the king of this mountain! Ah! It's so beautiful! So spectacular!"
"Ah!" Everyone greedily used their eyes, nose, heart, and every pore to feel the magnificent mountains and rivers.
Looking straight ahead, Gaoligong Mountain is covered with snow, and the mountains are like thousands of horses galloping towards them.
Looking down, the Nu River is like a green ribbon, winding around the foot of Gaoligong Mountain and Biluo Snow Mountain, shining in the sun, twinkling, twinkling... gradually becoming as thin as silk, disappearing into the vast mountains.
Climb up to the spectacular heights between heaven and earth, and the vast river will never come back!
Facing the majestic and beautiful nature, I really can't help crying.
When you really come here, you can understand why the people who live here worship nature!
Chen Ying had given up on all the subjects he was photographing, and concentrated on taking pictures of the mountains with thousands of horses galloping. The galloping horses could not stop him, and he concentrated on photographing the Nu River flowing southward.
After a while, everyone turned around and looked at this once most prosperous city in Nujiang.
An octagonal building faces Crown Peak of Gaoligong Mountain opposite.
He Huan said: "This used to be a library. Before it was built and put into use, the state capital moved it."
"Ah! How could a city be built on the top of this mountain?" Liang Ange turned to look at the endless mountains and rivers again, "Now I understand! The Feng Shui here is also very good! Ah!"
A group of experts faced the mountain breeze, and all regrets were swept away.
Even though no one is singing, these mountains, this magnificent Crown Peak, this city of memory straddling the mountain ridges have already played a majestic symphony!
Everyone's heart is like a drum, thump-dong-dong, beating wildly along with the song of nature.
He Huan slowly led them over, Gu Ju consciously led the way, and Lu Ju took care of them from behind.
The ancient mottled Soviet-style buildings, red slogans and vague portraits of great figures can be seen everywhere, taking everyone back to the last century.
The experts were very emotional, because they are all old, and when they see these slogans and portraits of great men, they feel like they have traveled back to that passionate time.
"It's really a city of memory! Children like you may not feel it, but when we saw it, it really awakened our memories!" The old experts burst into tears.
He Huan couldn't help but take out his camera and took a lot of photos of them. Looking back at Teacher Chen, he seemed to be a little confused! This was the first time he picked up a camera along the way.
The main thing is that the expert group has become a tourist group, and the tour guide has become accustomed to acting as a tourist photographer.
Anyway, Director Chen is videotaping and he is taking photos, it doesn’t matter.
Walking past the supply and marketing cooperative with peeling bricks, the mottled stone road next to the Public Security Bureau, and walking into the moss-covered alley in the state capital compound. The yard has been turned into a vegetable garden, where chickens and ducks are leisurely walking around looking for food.
"It seems like there are still people living there?" Liang Ange asked.
Gu Bureau said: "The state capital was moved, but some people did not leave at that time. As for the landslide, it has not gone away for decades, and some people have moved here. Anyway, these houses don't cost money, they are all empty, whatever
live."
"oh."
Everyone thinks this is good. For those who don't want to leave or are homeless, this abandoned city is not only a bit lonely, but it is still very good.
Some government agencies and units hang out their national costumes and become their homes.
Go to the front of a church.
Liang Ange said: "This is really a common belief here!"
"Well." Director Lu said, "Eighty percent of the people in Fugong believe in Catholicism or Christianity. They worship every week. Laomudeng Church is the largest in Nujiang and can accommodate a thousand people for worship. So the church in the village
Almost all people believe in it.”
"Why have Christianity and the Catholic Church become the main religions here?" Liang Ange asked.
He Huan said: "In our land of China, the basic condition of faith is that if you work well, I will believe it; if it doesn't work, I won't believe it."
Everyone laughed.
"Many people talk about utilitarianism, but who is not utilitarian? They all promote dedication? I suffer because I am guilty. If I practice well and abide by the precepts, I can live a good life in the next life?
Isn’t that also a kind of utility? It’s just that we are more practical and seek the current utility!
Although our Han culture has not formed a unified religion, it does have its own spiritual core. No religion can educate us easily.
Therefore, no religion can become the main body in the Central Plains! That’s because our nation is so real! I believe in whoever is spiritual, and every god performs his or her own duties. It is a kind of polytheistic worship."
Everyone smiled and nodded.
"The ethnic minorities in China are actually like this. They basically seek their immediate wishes in this world, not what they want after death. So why have they accepted this religion that obviously conflicts with their demands?"
Everyone looked at the little white dragon seriously.
"This seems to be a difference in gods, but it is actually a difference in science, technology and social status.
When it was first introduced, people resisted fiercely, more than once, because it affected their primitive religion.
After that influential case occurred, the missionaries demanded compensation, suppression, and reconstruction from the Qing government. As a result, the Qing government did exactly what he asked for.
The crowd must have thought that this man was so powerful! Even the imperial court was afraid of him! They all did as he asked! In their hearts, the imperial court was so powerful!
The chieftains and Manchu and Han bureaucrats who the people usually feared were respectful to the missionaries when they met them. This was actually because their national power was superior to ours at that time."
Everyone sighed.
"When it fell on the masses, when he saw all this, he felt that they were very powerful and their status was higher than the ruling class they feared. Out of fear and his own safety, Mu Qiang, which is a normal psychology, began to accept it.
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The experts and the two leaders all nodded in agreement.
"In addition to the gap in our national strength and status at that time, there was another objective condition: geographical location. Yunzhou was bordered by a colony at the time. The person they first sent to preach was a Burmese.
The Burmese people have a lot of overlap with the ethnic minorities in Yunzhou. Many ethnic minorities in Yunzhou are widely distributed in Myanmar and Indochina. There is a sense of intimacy among people of the same ethnicity and language.
Because the missionaries also know that if they come directly to preach, people will pay more attention to their appearance, which is obviously different from us, and there is a psychological gap. So at the beginning, they did not preach directly."
"Once they have established themselves in terms of status and are close in terms of image, they are only superior to others and have not yet reached such a high status as God's spokesperson. They are about to start creating miracles.
People prayed for diseases that could not be cured by elves. The missionaries taught them to pray to God, and then brought the medicine and said that this is what God gave you, just take it and you will be fine.
They were more developed than us at that time and had already involved modern medicine. The effect of this medicine must be better than praying to the elves! The people regarded this as the Lord's gift and the Lord's divine power.
This is in line with their pursuit of utilitarianism. Gradually, some people converted. In the past, sacrifices to gods and spirits usually required three sacrifices, which was a great burden for the poor people.
Although the gods did not eat this sacrificial food, it was shared among people in the end. But it is indeed a burden to take it out.
But their faith actually only requires prayer. Everyone discovered that, hey, this God seems to be better. He does not require sacrifices, but only needs to pray to help us.
This is still a utilitarian consideration.
Then everyone began to accept him, and just regarded him as a useful god, since we can worship the Jade Emperor, Guanyin, and even Wang Ji."
A group of people couldn't help but laugh.
"Anyway, we can worship anything. It doesn't hurt to worship you one more time!"
Everyone laughed.
He Huan led them away, "Respect the faith. Let's go aside and talk."