I was born and raised in Sri Lanka, and my hometown and mountains and rivers raised me, which made me grow from a toddler to a middle-aged person who has passed the age of no doubt. Regarding the origin of the name of the Great Kaaba, please take a look at two short stories circulated among the people.
Once upon a time, there was a man who loved to brag. Once he was away from home, people asked him how big his "field" was.
He said: "Twenty-five miles from Tian Xin, fifty miles from the front of the rock; A deciduous cow plowed a circle in the field and came up with a mouthful! "
Q: "Where can there be so much water in a field as big as a mound?"
Answer: "Liushahe!"
Q: "Where can there be more lime?"
Answer: "Lime!"
Ask; "Where is a large flat drying valley?"
A: "Wanjiaping!"
Q: "How can Shenggu have such a big warehouse?"
Answer: "Old granary!"
Q: "Where do you put so much grass?"
Answer: "Go to the grass!"
Q: "How can there be so many pushers pushing rice in so many valleys?"
Answer: "Tuiziping!"
Cowhide King skillfully used some place names around the Great Tianfang to complete his masterpiece, and the Great Tianfang area is well-known so far.
In fact, how big is Daejeon's "field"? This is another story.
Once upon a time, there was a family with only a hill and a small field, with an area of less than five points, which was located by the river on the right side of the Yinshi ancestral hall under Dingshan. This man loves face very much. He usually likes to talk about the small and the big, and there is nothing, just like saying that "hat" is "son" in Chinese New Year. He always refers to Oda as Daejeon. Over time, "Datian" became famous, and it was not the name of Tian, but the collective name of several nearby villages.
In fact, the real Ota story lies in its history. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, due to the chaos of war, the people could not live and had to leave their homes. Naturally, this field was abandoned and became a "land shortage". By the Ming Dynasty, the country was rich and the people were safe, agriculture was developed, and the "field shortage" became a "field house". Especially in the Douguan (also called Huayang Pavilion) not far from "Datian", there is an Ouyang Hua, who is skilled in martial arts, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and is famous in all directions, so the Datian area has prospered. Many people with surnames come here. There are ancestral temples with the surnames of Zhang, Yang, Hu, Shi, Li, Yin and Li near Datian, which is very close, which is proved by history. These people are hardworking and brave, planting and processing on the spot. Near Datian, along Huayang River, slaughterhouses, trough workshops, medicine workshops and dyeing workshops were built ... A series of shops appeared, which became the market and trade center of Xiabadu in Liulin at that time, and gradually became the main road leading to Xiangxiang, Xiangtan and Hengshan, so people also called it Datian Workshop. Fiona Fang is called that for miles. Since then, a small place name has gradually become a household name. Datian Township was established in the Republic of China to administer Xiabadu area in Liulin. The name "Datianfang Township" was inherited from the 1990s.
Although the establishment of "Datianfang" no longer exists, it is only a few villages in Liushahe Town, and the name of "Datianfang" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. From Gaoshan to Gaolingchong, from Huafeng Bridge to Shijitou, people all call themselves Daejeon natives and feel very proud.
The story of the Great Kaaba lies in its water conservancy. Every summer, when the weather is dry and there is no rain for a long time, the reservoir water flowing from the main canal of Tianping Reservoir irrigates the village north of Datian in time, so that crops such as rice have enough water. If the Dongting Bridge Reservoir needs water transfer, water can be discharged from the water intake of the main canal into Meihua Reservoir and then into Wangjiaba Dam. Wangjiaba is a good place, with the river flowing down from the mountain on the left and the river rushing from Wuni on the right. There are two outlets at the mouth of Wangjiaba. Downstream water flows into Yanghua River, and horizontal water flows into the channel leading to Dongting Bridge Reservoir. Both the lower reaches of Yanghua River and the storage capacity of Dongting Bridge Reservoir are very important hubs for water conservancy. Where there is water, there is spirit. Water comes from three sides, and three waterways cross from north, south and middle, benefiting not only Datian people, but also the villagers of Tang Shi and Dongting Bridge.
The story of Ota lies in its unique geographical location. It is bordered by Laowaziping in the north, Hongmentang in Xiangxiang in the south, Tang Shi in the east and Tian Xin in the west. Many interesting things will happen at the junction of two cities. There is an old woman in our village who has been married for more than 40 years. Talk to her. You don't know that her family is from Xiangxiang. On the contrary, it is the grandfather of Xiangxiang Zhaolang, who has been here for 40 years. It's hard to brag to him about his half-spoken Hunan dialect. His daughters are all surnamed with their wives and have jobs in other places. His roots are all here, and guarding that little Xiangxiang dialect is his only homesickness. Many girls in Xiangxiang marry us, and many girls in Daejeon marry Xiangxiang. I can't count the broken fingers. After Hunan Xiangxiang sister entered the big room, she took her children to invite guests, which was even dirtier than the locals and won the love of her parents-in-law. She is obedient to her husband, and sometimes he plays a few jokes with other cousins outside and is known by his wife in Xiangxiang, Hunan. For her, scolding, beating and kneeling are commonplace. In this way, the husband of this Xiangxiang woman was trained to look around and listen to all directions, haste makes waste, and never drag his feet to make his wife happy. Living at the border, I don't worry about making a phone call with my own mobile phone. I call Changsha signal in the main room and Xiangtan signal in the miscellaneous room. After a month, I inexplicably charged a lot of roaming fees. Fortunately, Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan are integrated now, and there is no roaming fee. If there are young girls outside, whether it's the main room or the miscellaneous room, it's a local call charge. Don't worry, grandpa, if you call for an hour or two every day, we can all afford the phone bill, and we are afraid we have nothing to say.
The story of Ota lies in the change of its center. Historically, Huayang Building, near Daejeon, once Daejeon Square, once a bustling market, can't find a trace now, not even a blue brick and a place name stone tablet. Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. As far as I can remember, the center of the Great Kaaba is the economic center, the political center and the cultural center. When I was a child, supply and marketing cooperatives, grain stations, communes, guest houses, grain stations and central primary schools were all here. Only Datianfang Middle School is still in Datianfang Village, and its position has not changed. Now, supply and marketing cooperatives, food stations and township governments no longer exist, food stations have become factories and guest houses have become private shopping malls. Chek Duan Complete Primary School is still the key primary school in these villages. From the old rice mill in the north, to the Huayang River bank in the middle, and then to the guest house in the south, there are half a mile of bustling commercial roads and three horizontal roads, and there are also many shops. There are a variety of department stores here, including hardware and electrical appliances, clothing, shoes and hats, breakfast snacks, all kinds of building materials, seasonal vegetables, banks and hospitals. There is really no such thing as a courier company. Sister Li Hua opened a curtain shop in the village. People in Xiangxiang are often seen making curtains. It is said that more than half of the business is in Xiangxiang. There is no such good market in Xiangxiang. It's too far to go to Liushahe. Things here are cheap and good, so I like to buy things here from time to time, from needles to household appliances. Daejeon Renye Fang is very enthusiastic. As long as Xiangxiang people are optimistic, one phone call, one address and all-round door-to-door service will ensure customer satisfaction.
The story of the big day room lies in the convenient transportation. Liu Da Highway, connected to S209 Provincial Highway in the north, from north to south, goes directly to the village center of Chiduan, with two lanes, solid line in the middle, street lamps all the way, trees and flowers on both sides; Chitian Highway, from east to west, goes directly to provincial highway S3 1 1 and Liu Dong Highway, and enters Dongting Bridge from west to east. Go straight to S209 provincial highway along Huayang River and Liutang Highway, start from Wangjiaba, go upstream, and reach the exit of Hongmen Changshaolou Expressway in Xiangxiang. The most important thing is the Louyi Expressway under construction, which runs across Datian from east to west. It is said that it will be completed this year. Datian people think that it is inconvenient to have shuttle buses passing through Ningxiang, Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, visiting relatives and friends, purchasing goods and exporting pigs. If you have a private car, it takes less than one and a half hours from your terrace to Changsha South high-speed railway station.
Now, at night, all the street lamps on Liu Da highway are on. I'm leaving with my seasonal vegetables, local late rice, sweet and sour plums, potato chips and other local products, and I'm running with a homesickness.
Originally published in Damei Ningxiang, the official account of WeChat.