National Tide 1980.

Chapter 305 Answers

It should be said that Ning Weimin would never be fooled by this if the normal situation were to be followed.

He is so familiar with the old man, and he can't even hear the voice, isn't that stupid?

But who told him not to sleep well today.

Probably the lack of sleep has affected the performance of IQ.

He didn't turn the string, and instinctively responded.

"Okay, I've made a bet."

However, this kind of knowledge is the old man's strong point, so it's good to have his.

The result is really muddy.

Regardless of the simplicity of Kang Shude's question, Ning Weimin really couldn't answer it.

The first question the old man asked was, "Why does the lion in the lion dance like to play hydrangea? Who has ever seen a real lion play with a ball? There is no circus. What's going on?"

The second question is, "Why do Chinese traditional lions guard the gates? There are a pair of stone lions guarding the gates in front of temples and palaces, but in the real world, there are never real lions guarding the gates. And the stone lions have bells on their chests. What's going on here?"

Good guy, not to mention that Ning Weimin blushed and was speechless like a mute, even Luo Guangliang who was watching the fun was a little silly.

And it must be said that these two questions really aroused the curiosity of the two young people.

Even Luo Guangliang stopped watching the lion dance, and focused all his attention on Kang Shude and Ning Weimin, waiting for the plot to evolve and reveal the answer.

Only Uncle Bian seemed to know the basics, hey hey he didn't talk about it, and he even beat Bian's drum.

"Wei Min, can't you answer it? I'm willing to take the bet, and hurry up to buy some wine for Uncle Kang. After paying the tuition fee, you will know."

So Ning Weimin didn't hold back anymore, he was very happy, he paid the money openly, and said beautiful words in his mouth.

"Sure enough, Jiang is still old and hot. I knew that I would lose to you. It's not shameful who let you be the master. But I'm not stupid. I've already paid the money that should be paid. That's all there is, dozens of yuan. You don't think it's too little."

Kang Shude was not polite, he reached out to take the money, and said it poorly.

"It's cheap for you kid."

But after following the opposite uncle, he changed his smiling face, completely showing the attitude of an ally.

"Brother, we both have a month's worth of wine. You half and I half."

Of course, the two old men were happy, and they did solve the mystery afterwards.

That is definitely a word that makes people feel unbelievable and unbelievable when they hear it fiercely - dog!

"Ah! Impossible! Are you kidding me?"

"That's right, a lion is a dog? Nonsense? How is it possible!"

Not to mention Ning Weimin, even Luo Guangliang, who was watching, couldn't help protesting together.

None of them could believe the answer was true.

But Uncle Bian insisted on it.

"Don't you believe it. Anyone who has attended fairs in the past and often visited temple fairs, who doesn't know? If you don't believe me, you can ask the old master who led the lion dance team. Or ask the old man who is 70 or [-] years old, sure. Can't go wrong."

In addition, Kang Shude also laid out all the reasons and evidences one by one in a slow and unhurried manner.

According to the old man, this lion dance is divided into northern lion and southern lion.

The origin of the northern lion is in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it has a history of thousands of years.

The southern lion was introduced from the north during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Historically, it will be much later at night.

The biggest difference in shape between the northern lion and the southern lion is that the northern lion emphasizes shape, while the southern lion emphasizes meaning. The northern lion has an image, while the southern lion is abstract.

But why are the northern lions, the southern divisions, or the traditional stone lions sitting in temples and halls all so different from the real lion image?

The key reason for this is that in the local culture of our country, there was no such thing as a "lion".

The original meaning of "lion" does not refer to the kind of African lion that modern people understand at all, but refers to the mythical beast in Buddhism that is dedicated to guarding the gate.

Many people have heard of the phrase "golden-haired lion and blue-haired jerk".

In fact, these two animals are also fictitious and belong to abstract concepts without real prototypes.

It was entirely because of the prosperity of Buddhism in the Northern Wei Dynasty that these two fictional beasts were brought into the Central Plains.

But then again, the problem arises.

Since there is no such thing in the world, and we have to create images, what should we do?

It doesn't matter, you can borrow things to imagine.

Probably in the Tang Dynasty, there were Sri Lankan businessmen who introduced pugs into our country.

So later our craftsmen combined the image of this dog, and then imagined it, just like our unicorn and dragon, and created this "lion".

It is precisely because of this that in ancient times, Sri Lanka was called the country of lions, the country of teachers, or Sinhala.

Later, after the baptism of the Yuan Dynasty, the image of the "lion" became more rough and realistic.

This is why the traditional lions in our country coexist with majesty and cuteness.

Knowing how to play ball, keep the goal, and even the reason why the little lion followed.

To put it bluntly, the prototype of our traditional "lion" is the pug from Sri Lanka, which has nothing to do with African lions at all.

The reason why the modern concept of lion was formed.

It is because some people in the country felt that the image of this fierce beast named "Lion" in English was very powerful after seeing it with their own eyes, and thought it was more like a guardian animal called "Lion".

It will turn around and be far-fetched to the result of our traditional lion image.

Otherwise, this African lion is not sure what we call it.

One before the other, such a causal relationship, but absolutely can not be mistaken.

In addition, this concept can also be explained clearly from the perspective of English.

Although our country translates stone lions into Stone Lions.

But in English, stone lions originally had a rather interesting name - Foo Dogs.

The "foo" here is the transliteration of the Chinese "Buddha".

Therefore, the correct name of our traditional stone lion in the West is "Buddha dog".

It explains the true meaning of "lion" in our traditional culture without deviation.

In addition, it must be made clear.

Since the origin of the lion dance is a Buddhist activity, the dragon dance originated from the sacrificial totem of the folks praying for rain in the Dragon King Temple.

Therefore, in terms of level and theory, lion dance is higher than dragon dance.

All temple fairs must have lion dances, except for the Dragon King Temple to pray for rain, there is no dragon lantern dance.

As for the capital city, it is even more special.

Because there has always been an emperor here, and it has always been forbidden to dance the dragon even to pray for rain, otherwise he will be beheaded.

And this is the real reason why Kang Shude joked about Ning Weimin's emptiness today.

What does it mean that facts speak louder than words?

Although Ning Weimin and Luo Guangliang were not convinced, they listened all the way and found that this happened to be true.

This is indeed something even a child can understand.

It cannot but be said that history is a wonderful, interesting and intriguing thing.

They were surprised to find that a lot of things around us that we take for granted are actually not so taken for granted, but out of place, out of shape.

But if you think about it carefully, or if you look back and look at it for real, you often find it.

The truth of life has been buried in the dust of time.

Our 5000 years!

This kind of thing, I don't know how many!

"How is it? Are you convinced? What is knowledge? This is knowledge. Your uncle Kang is full of real knowledge."

"Wei Min, it's really not unfair for you to pay your tuition fees. Even I admired it after listening to it. I never knew there were so many lectures in it. It is your blessing to meet such a master. I will talk to your master more in the future. Learn, at least 20 years is enough for you to become a teacher."

"And you, Guang Liang, if someone pays you to learn more, you're making a lot of money, right? Haha..."

Just as Ning Weimin and Luo Guangliang were engrossed in listening to it, they were still savoring it.

Uncle Bian was already laughing and making fun of them.

This kind of ridicule somewhat made the two brothers' faces a little embarrassing.

Fortunately, another shout saved them from the embarrassment of bad interface.

"Wei Min, hurry up, come here!"

Ning Weimin was pointed at by Luo Guangliang, only to realize that Director Li turned to greet him from two rows of people and told him to stand in the front row.

The dare-feeling colored silk has been drawn, and all the distinguished guests are already in place, just wait for him to come to participate and cut the ribbon together.

In fact, no matter whether Ning Weimin wanted to be modest or not, he was never given this chance anyway.

Luo Guangliang pushed him over with just one push, and Director Li grabbed his arm and pulled him over.

Ning Weimin's subordinates also had good eyesight, and handed him a pair of scissors.

It's useless to say anything now, just cut it!

What completely engulfed the "click" of the camera was the sound of firecrackers and cheers.

A burst of clear smoke filled the air, and the sky filled with red paper whirled and danced.

"Auspicious opening, good!"

A staff member of the street office who was the first to light the firecrackers was the first to cheer!

"Daily Jindoujin!"

"Business is booming!"

The other guests in the back row were also motivated, laughing and applauding loudly!

Crackle and sparks fly!

The smoke is filled with red paper!

"congratulations!"

All the people present, whether they knew each other or not, all said so.

(PS: The part about the traditional "lion" in this article is based on the oral expression of the researchers of the "Taishi Laohui" in Baizhifang when they were doing the program, and the theory combined from several related articles. It is just a folklore. It does not mean that it must be accurate. I personally think that this kind of statement can be justified, and it is also very interesting. So I write it here just to make Bo Jun laugh, and people of insight don’t need to delve into it, let alone go online.)

(End of this chapter)