? First of all, regardless of nationalism in a narrow sense, the author of this book, Mr. Jing Shangjing, is very familiar with China culture, which makes me feel ashamed as a native of China, and his writing is fluent and natural, and the plot setting is not deliberate but very substitutive, which is worthy of the title of Japanese contemporary novelist.
Next, let's talk about the basic plot and origin. At the beginning of this book, Zhao Xingde, the protagonist, went to Beijing as a scholar to catch the exam. He passed several rounds of exams with excellent academic ability. As long as he passed the tests of body language and calligraphy, he would have the opportunity to enter the palace exam.
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Ironically, he fell asleep while waiting outside the examination room and missed the exam. The seemingly regrettable and slightly absurd story of orthodox thinking later led to the exposition of the security strategy of Xixia by He An, a court minister. A seemingly casual clue, after a short sigh, the frustrated scholar met the miracle of selling naked Xixia women in the market, was shocked by Xixia women's fearless calmness and Xixia customs, and saved her, so she got a piece of Xixia cloth and set foot on a foreign land with great curiosity, and thus began a legendary life story.
First, the hero suffered a war and became a Xixia soldier of the Han nationality. Then learn various foreign languages, such as Xixia characters, and translate classics. Finally, he fought in a foreign land and gained an adventure to understand and preserve culture because of the people around him.
Along the way, I met a kind and firm leader, who was good at fighting against seemingly tyrannical evil, fell in love with the beautiful and weak Uighur monarch, endured displacement and destruction but committed suicide to show his mind. I moved and gave Cao Shi, the hereditary commander in chief of Shazhou Guazhou, the seemingly weak but forbearing care, and also revealed that Li Yuanhao, the most prominent ambitious cultural relic hero in history, was the forerunner of Xixia Emperor's own script, but he fought and killed civilians for many years and was selfish and vicious. There are not many people, but the image is clear, vivid and rich. All kinds of stories are like a trickle, and they don't seem to cross each other. In the end, it flowed to a short and hasty ending, but it protected the multi-character scriptures and hid them in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. Although all sides are the opposites of war, the inheritance, exchange and integration of culture is indeed a kind of enrichment among people who are almost eager.
War can't hinder people's yearning and hope for a better life. Just like Zhang Yichao's general belief, Cao Shi brothers swore to protect the city and protect the local people. Wang Shouli, a brave general, fought to the death because of his Han identity, the grief of his beloved woman and the grief of being oppressed and seeing his compatriots being mutilated. Zhao Xingde risked his life to store the script to protect it from being damaged. All these are innate beliefs and a tribute to culture, beauty and hope.
This book is not very delicate, but it is gentle and meaningful, just like drinking tea. Plain but mellow, with endless aftertaste. At first, it was a bit like a home-cooked dish made of various ingredients. Once you taste it, you will have new interests and infatuation. Of course, it can't be regarded as an academic major, but it opens up another possibility. The Past Lives of the Buddhist Scriptures in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are presented to readers with vivid stories, so that people can truly appreciate the stories of these silent Confucian classics. People can't help lamenting the hero's conscientious protection of culture and the looting and selling of classics in the later period. I believe many people have read the description of Taoist pagoda in Cultural Journey, and they are extremely disgusted with the image of Taoist Wang selling cultural relics, which is biased, but in fact most of them are entirely due to sad ignorance. In fact, many ordinary people's ignorance of culture and cultural relics in that era still seems to exist now.
? There are many theories about the origin of Dunhuang's name. Literally, Dunhuang is magnificent. It was once the glory of an era, and the splendor of cultural and economic exchanges among all ethnic groups on the Silk Road left many scenic spots for future generations to admire, which was also the beginning of a beautiful civilization. Many people say that Dunhuang studies are not in China, because many research papers have gone overseas. Ji Lao said that Dunhuang studies are in the world, and maybe we can't recover all the cultural relics that have flowed overseas in a short time for various reasons. What I understand is that a big country has a great mind and tolerance. It was once a civilization from all ethnic groups and a witness to the glorious historical civilization of the Chinese nation. Countries around the world can also study together. Although it is very helpless, it is also another inheritance in reality.
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? Having said that, I can't help but think of the recently hit National Treasures and If Cultural Relics Can Talk produced by Central Dad. One thing is commendable, as its propaganda says, "Let the national treasure live". Let cultural relics speak and tell stories, and put them into a living historical scene. Things are inspired, remembered, lived, interpreted and finally moved. This has become a heritage and culture. Once in the museum, I held my breath and stared at the bronze tripod of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Although I can't understand most of the inscriptions, I still can't help but shed tears when I see the exquisite ornamentation on them, just like standing on the top of the Gobi Desert in winter night, staring at the dark blue sky and the bright milky way starry sky, letting the coolness hit me through the bones. Because it is in the bones, although we have not experienced that era, the article has completed the most vivid communication by itself, as if we can feel the meticulous breathing of the craftsman, the emperor's heroism in the world and so on.
? There are not many places to go, so I always visit museums, such as the comprehensive ceramic sculpture and painting and calligraphy museum in Shanghai, the exquisite tooth carving in Su Bo and the secret porcelain that won the emerald color of Qianfeng Mountain, the Hemudu civilization and the extremely complicated lyre in Bo Zhe, the Zhao Zhou bronzes and Tang Dynasty-style utensils in Shaanxi Bo with a long vicissitudes of life, the painted pottery in my hometown Gansu Museum and China Xixia Museum, etc. This year, I was lucky to go to the imperial city again accompanied by two friends, Dabai and Yu Feng. Every time is a brand-new experience and shock, and every time is closer to the Chinese civilization that I am deeply curious and looking forward to, inspiring more curiosity to understand their stories in a deeper level. Heartfelt happiness, haha, maybe only this simplest word can convey my happiness. Although I wanted to apply for the department of archaeology, I didn't realize that Liangzhou local chronicles, which turned yellow in my grandfather's bookcase, wanted to be a local chronicler. I am still a lover of ancient civilization and a layman, but the difference is that I finally realize that people may be ordinary, but in this open era, there are many wonderful and grand civilizations such as sea and air, which has to be said to be a kind of luck. There is another shore to reach. If the dream is still awake, you will be happy for a thousand years. Reading Notes of Villains Ding Younian is slightly cold.