The Yellow River burst and the flood was merciless. Think about the tragic scene of floods in He Lin County, the ruins of Lusheng, and the drifting of people and animals. People still have a lingering fear.
General Hezhen failed to bless He Lincheng.
There used to be a He Lin county in Xun County, and this He Lin county was completely swallowed up in a sudden flood of the Yellow River-something that the reporter never knew when interviewing along the old course of the Yellow River in Xun County. Zhang Fumin, deputy director of Xunxian Cultural Relics and Tourism Bureau, introduced that He Lin County was formerly Dongli County. As early as the second year of Yong 'an in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 529), the former Liyang County was divided into Liyang County and Dongli County, both under the jurisdiction of Liyang County. During the Northern Qi Dynasty, the organizational system of Dongli County was cancelled. In the sixth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (586), a county was established on the basis of the original Dongli County. In the 29th year of Jin Dading (A.D. 1 189), the Yellow River flooded He Lin County, and the raging flood swept away all counties and counties in He Lin County on the north bank of the Yellow River. ?
According to the book, the Yellow River changes its course frequently and does great harm, which is unique in the world. In the recorded five years of Zhou Ding (602 BC), the Yellow River changed its course at Suxukou (now south of Qixian County, Hebi City). In the history of more than 2,600 years, the lower reaches of the Yellow River swung back and forth like a dragon from north to south, and countless breaches changed its course. The river changes from Zhengzhou in the west, Tianjin in the north and Jianghuai in the south, covering an area of 250,000 square kilometers. In the meantime, the Yellow River first entered the sea from the Bohai Sea, then diverted into the Yellow Sea, and then diverted from the Yellow Sea into the Bohai Sea.
The trauma caused by frequent breaches and diversions of the Yellow River to Liyang and the struggle between Xunxian people and the Yellow River floods have been recorded again and again in history. The old embankment of the Yellow River in Xunxian County used to be called Wannian Dike or Dajindie, and its indestructible meaning inspired people's confidence in overcoming the flood of the Yellow River. In order to prevent flood, Xunxian people used trees to protect the embankment at Wannian Dike (Dajindie) and planted them widely to reinforce the terrain. Moreover, he also "chiseled a big stone Buddha Town River" on Da 'an Mountain, praying for the eternal peace of the Yellow River.
The famous big stone Buddha on Daxie Mountain in Xunxian County, also known as "General Hezhen", was built and carved by the royal government in the post-Zhao period to contain the flood of the Yellow River. It has a history of 1600 years. At the foot of the "Jiangjunzhen River", there used to be a rolling Yellow River. At that time, the Yellow River was flooded frequently, which made the people of ancient Liyang miserable. In the post-Zhao period, Xerox accepted the idea of a monk, the Buddha, and used financial and material resources to build a big stone Buddha in Dawai Mountain in Xun County, trying to get the blessing of the gods and stop the flood of the Yellow River.
However, although the Great Stone Buddha is called "General Hezhen", it has not brought the gospel to people. The Yellow River continued to flood and even swallowed up the whole He Lin County. During the flood, the sediment in the upper reaches rolled in with the flood and deposited on the land by the river, so people in Xunxian county also called the flood of that year "pressing the sand river".
"General Hezhen" was also "at a loss" in the face of the Yellow River flood, and could only watch He Lin County disappear into the flood. The flood occurred in the 29th year of Jin Dading (1 189). Five years later, in the fifth year of Jin Mingchang (1 194), nomadic people went south, and the Yellow River levee was dug in Du Chong in the Southern Song Dynasty, which prevented the nomadic people from flooding, causing the Yellow River to be diverted south and cut off in Xun County. The diversion of the Yellow River caused by human factors was considered by Xunxian people at that time as "General Hezhen" and eventually appeared.
"The mountains cover the day, and the sea drains the golden river." Today, the surging Yellow River and the ancient riverside cities no longer exist, but the "Hezhen General" big stone Buddha still exudes the charm of ancient religious culture.
"Xun County Records" records: "Helin County, Gudongli County also." He also said, "Liyang County in the Eastern Han Dynasty was named Hou by Emperor Lu, and here it is. It borders the Yellow River to the south, hence the name He Lin. In the twenty-ninth year of Jin Dading, the Yellow River flooded and the city was abandoned. "
Antiques are everywhere on the ruins of the ancient city?
The site of He Lin County is located in the north of Baimaofangxing Village, Shantang Town, Xunxian County. Deputy Director Zhang Fumin, who has been working on cultural relics, said on his way to the ruins of the old city by the river: "When I got there, I picked up a brick, which has a history of thousands of years."
Zhang Fumin said that the site of Helincheng has now become an open farmland, and the farmland is full of bricks and tiles from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Over the years, the villagers have abandoned all the bricks and tiles picked out from the fields, and piles of bricks and tiles can be seen everywhere.
"Tianyan is still full of antiques picked out from this land." When they came to the ruins of the old city by the river, the villagers who were watering the wheat seedlings called the bricks everywhere here old antiques. Villagers told reporters that local people now call this site Helinpo, He Lin. They all know that it used to be the county seat of He Lin County, and later it was washed away by the Yellow River. Listen to the old people often say "He Lincheng once in 60 years", but no one has seen it now.
Zhang Fumin said that the so-called "once in 60 years" refers to a mirage that once appeared on the site of Helincheng. It is said that this spectacle only appears once in 60 years.
Walking on a field path in the ruins of He Lin, Zhang Fumin bent down from time to time to pick up some ceramic fragments from the ruins. He said that these ceramic pieces were also from the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Linhecheng site is located in this open area, about 2000 meters long from north to south and 1000 meters wide from east to west. There are many villages around the site, such as Baimaofangxing Village, He Lin Village, Guojiaying Village and Hewanzi Village in Rushan Town. A few years ago, when the villagers leveled the land on the slope by the river, they dug up the "Kaiyuan Bao Tong" in the Tang Dynasty, the jade Buddha statue, the white porcelain bowl and the jade incense burner in the Song Dynasty.
In 65438+February last year, a villager in Guojiaying Village discovered an underground 10 meter tomb while drilling a well. The unearthed epitaph shows that the owner of the tomb is from He Lin County. Previously, villagers also found ancient tombs many times when digging wells or turning over the ground. In the 1970s, there was a piece of land on the original site of He Lin that could not grow crops for many years. The villagers in Guojiaying Village dug up an octagonal classic building while digging deep into the land. The classic building is made of bluestone, with a height of about1.3m and a diameter of about 0.5m.. It was incomplete when it was unearthed. At the same time, two stone beasts were unearthed, which have been abandoned in the corner of a villager's yard since they were unearthed. Strangely, among the two stone beasts that the reporter saw, one had a head and no legs, but the other had a headless leg.
Zhang Fumin, deputy curator, inferred from the characteristics of classical architecture and the modeling and technological characteristics of stone beasts that they were all products of the middle and late Tang Dynasty. He said that during the Five Dynasties, Emperor Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty vigorously destroyed the Buddha, and the buildings and stone beasts unearthed at the site of Helincheng were incomplete, which may have been destroyed at that time. ?
There are a large number of mahjong dice scattered on the site of Helincheng, which are slightly larger than corn kernels and are all made of white porcelain. In the past, when it rained, mahjong dice washed by rain were exposed on the slope by the river. Villagers said that according to legend, people in He Lin County liked gambling in those days, and these mahjong dice may have been left by casinos in those days. Some villagers also told reporters that no matter how big the casino is, it doesn't need so many dice. Maybe there used to be a workshop for processing dice here.
In interviews with villages around the site of Helincheng, many people told reporters that there was a lot of silver buried under the slope of He Lin, which was ordered by the county magistrate of He Lin County before the flood. At that time, the flood in the upper reaches of the Yellow River was fierce and the river surged. He Lin County is close to the north bank of the Yellow River. When the county magistrate saw that the flood overflowed Helincheng from the Yellow River, he expected that He Lin County would be in danger, so he ordered the whole city people to flee for their lives. Due to the tight time, it was too late to transfer the silver in the vault, so the county magistrate ordered people to bury all the silver in the ground and dig it out after the flood receded in the future. Unexpectedly, the flood has not retreated for a long time, He Lin County was completely destroyed, and the hope of rebuilding He Lin County was dashed. Everyone involved in burying silver died when the flood came. After the flood receded, no one knew where the silver was buried. According to legend, at that time, silver was put into 9 vats and 18 cauldrons, and buried on both sides of a road to facilitate future search.
Li Baoxiang, a villager in Wanzi Village, said that the money buried in He Lin County has been said for generations to be "nine pots and eighteen pots, and there are more roads in the east than in the west", but no one knows which way to go. ?
Guo Xintian, a 66-year-old water conservancy worker, was born in Guojiaying Village, east of Linhecheng site. Guo Xintian said that the site of Helincheng is now called Helinpo, but it was called He Lin Park more than 20 years ago. When he was a child, he often swam and caught fish in He Lin Park. At that time, there were large reeds along the river, and wild birds swarmed on the water. The scenery was beautiful. Linhebo is a deep ditch rushed out on the site of Linhecheng when the Yellow River burst. Locals used to call this deep ditch "long pit". With the passage of time, the groundwater level in He Lin Park is decreasing year by year. By 1975, He Lin Park was completely dried up, and the local villagers leveled it into cultivated land, so everyone renamed it Why Linpo. Once upon a time, Binjiang Park was full of rain and the air humidity was high. When the temperature changes sharply, it is easy to form a lens effect over the ruins of Binjiang City, which leads to the spectacle of a mirage, that is, the "once-in-60-year riverside city" that the older generation often said.
Standing on the ruins of the old city by the river, chatting with the locals about the ancient road and the present, the reporter felt that their words revealed their deep nostalgia for the riverside city and Binjiang Park.
Zhanggongbei Zhangpo? The Yellow River is flooded.
There is a traditional social fire performance program in Xun County, which is called "Zhang Gong Bei Zhang Po". The story in the program is based on the local folk legend that He Lin County was flooded (Linhepo). ?
According to legend, people in He Lin are mean and unfriendly. As time goes by, dozens of Fiona Fang people say that there are no good people in He Lin. One day, a Taoist disguised as an oil seller came to He Lin City to sell sesame oil. When someone comes to buy oil, he deliberately plays dumb and always adds more sesame oil to people. After the news spread, people who love to take advantage of petty advantages rushed to buy sesame oil from him. Buyers turned a deaf ear when they saw that they had more sesame oil. No one kept silent and went home happily with sesame oil. An old man named Zhang Gong also bought a catty of sesame oil. When I went home and weighed it, I found that there were two or two more sesame oils. His wife immediately asked Zhang Gong to go with her to find the oil seller and return the extra sesame oil. When the oil seller saw that Zhang Gong and his wife were real people, he pointed to the Longwang Temple not far away and said to Zhang Gong, "Something is going to happen in He Lin City. Once you see the bleeding eyes of the stone lion in front of the Longwang Temple, run out of the city quickly, or you will die if you run late. "
After the oil seller left, Zhang Gong went to the Longwang Temple to see the lion every day and told everyone what the oil seller said. But after listening to it, others thought there was something wrong with Zhang Gong's brain, and no one took his words to heart. There is a rogue who sees a bow every day to see a stone lion. In order to fool Zhang Gong, he found pig blood and painted it on the lion's eyes. When Zhang Gong looked at it, he thought that there was really blood in Shishi's eyes. He hurried home and asked his wife to flee for life with him outside the city. As he ran home, he shouted to the villagers, "disaster is coming, run!" " Others think Zhang Gong is crazy, and even Zhang Gong's wife doesn't want to leave home. In desperation, Zhang Gong picked up his wife and ran outside the city. When he ran out of Helincheng after his wife, he turned around and saw that Helincheng had become a part of Wang Yang.
This is the folk story of "Zhang Gong carrying Zhang Po, the Yellow River flooding the river". Legend has it that honest Zhang Gong and his wife were saved, but how many people were lucky enough to escape the disaster that He Lin County suffered that year?