Jingteng Fanghua

Chapter 541 Ancient Historic City
Early the next morning, Chen Hua drove to pick up his grandparents and Chen Xiaoman. Chen Xiaoman didn't know that he was going to play in Kaifeng today, so when he came in the morning, he was still wearing the work clothes she had washed all year round.

"Chen Hua, I didn't change my clothes, this..." Chen Xiaoman looked anxiously at his overalls.

"It's okay, Sister Chen, I'll buy you new clothes when we arrive in Kaifeng." Chen Hua smiled.

Chen Xiaoman waved his hands anxiously, "Chen Hua, that's not what I mean, I don't want you to buy me clothes!"

"Let's go, Xiaoman, Xiaofu wants to buy you clothes, that's his wish, don't think too much!" Li Lin said, holding Chen Xiaoman's hand.

"Sister Chen, my grandma is right, you take care of my grandparents so well, I don't have to buy clothes to thank you!"

"Chen Hua, I absolutely don't want it, don't buy it for me!"

"Okay, okay, Sister Chen, help my grandma, let's go downstairs first. Wu Bo and the others have left first, and we made an appointment to meet at the intersection going to Kaifeng." Chen Hua said while supporting Wang Zhihan as he walked outside.

Chen Xiaoman had never been to Kaifeng before, and he went to play with great difficulty, and he couldn't dress himself up a bit, so when the time came, he would take a picture or something, and he felt extremely regretful.

Chen Hua was driving the car, Wang Zhihan was sitting in the passenger seat, Chen Xiaoman and Li Lin were sitting in the back row, and they were heading east.

Half an hour later, Chen Hua drove to the intersection leading to Kaifeng, saw the Santana that Wu Bo and the others were sitting in parked on the side of the road, and honked the horn.

When Lu Liang saw Chen Hua's car approaching, he honked his horn back and drove ahead to lead the way.

Lu Liang used to go to Kaifeng quite often. Every year during the Chrysanthemum Exhibition, he would use the weekends to play here with his family, so the roads are relatively familiar.

After more than an hour, the car entered KF City, and because it was mainly to accompany Wang Zhihan and Li Lin, the car first went to Central Plains Normal University.

I was also familiar with the road in Luliang, so I went around and finally arrived at the school gate of Central Plains Normal University.

After Santana parked, Xiaomei ran over, helped open the co-pilot's door, and took care of Professor Wang Zhihan to get out of the car.

"Professor Wang, slow down, old man!"

The sweet smile makes people feel very comfortable.

Chen Xiaoman helped Professor Li Lin get out of the car.

Today Xiaomei is very beautifully dressed, wearing a green and white checkered dress, which is the most popular style in Greentown this year.

There is a wide white belt around her waist, which narrows her waist, and a ponytail is tied high on the top of her head, making her look young, lively and lovely.

She helped Wang Zhihan to the school gate.

Chen Hua locked the car door, looked up at the school gate of Central Plains Normal University while walking, and saw that the simple and solemn school gate was a four-column, three-bay archway-style building, with a brick, wood and concrete structure.

There are tube tiles on the gate, flower ridges and beasts, and bucket arches supporting the eaves below. The rafters fly with wings, and the four corners are like wings.

In the middle of the outer door lintel is the school name of "Central Plains Normal University", which is solemn and solemn.

Wang Zhihan told Chen Hua and the others that the font of the school name was based on the characters of Mi Fu, a calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chen Hua didn't know calligraphy, so he just nodded and agreed to whatever the old man said.

Chen Xiaoman helped Li Lin to catch up with Wang Zhihan, and the old couple walked side by side.

Chen Hua and the others followed closely behind.

Wang Zhihan said to Chen Hua: "100 years ago, this was the seat of the Central Plains Gongyuan. In 1903 and 1904, the national examination was held here. Finally, the thousand-year imperial examination system came to an end here."

Seeing a group of people coming in, the gatekeeper blocked the way. Wang Zhihan and Li Lin quickly explained that they used to be teachers of this university, and today they wanted to see the place where they used to work.

After listening to the explanation of the two old professors, the staff respectfully moved out of the way, and stretched out their hands to invite them in.

Chen Hua and the others entered the campus together as escorts, only to see a small piece of open land directly in front of them.

Wang Zhihan pointed to the horizontal writing on the forehead in the middle of the inner door lintel and said to Chen Hua: "'Stay at the Perfection', 'Mingde' on the left and 'Xinmin' on the right, this is the school motto."

Wang Zhihan may not have been on a podium for a long time, but when he entered the campus, he aroused his desire to be a teacher, and he started talking to Chen Hua and others, as if he regarded Chen Hua and others as his students .

"'Mingde, Xinmin, stop at the best' is taken from the opening chapter of "University", "The way of the university lies in Ming Mingde, in being close to the people, and in ending in the best".

These words succinctly stated that the principle of running a university is to carry forward the bright virtues, innovate the hearts of the people, and achieve perfection. 'Mingmingde', which means showing virtues, is to warn teachers and students to cultivate good moral character through study and practice.

"Clear to the people" also means "new people", which means to enlighten the minds of the people, to make the people abandon the old and seek the new, and to do evil and do good.

As for "stopping at the best", Zhu Xi, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, explained in "Daxue Zhangju": "Stopping must come to the meaning of being unrestrained; the best is the extreme of course."It is stated that Mingde and Xinmin should stop at the most good place and not move. 'That is to say, self-cultivation and education must reach the perfect state without wavering! "

Coordinating with his body language, Wang Zhihan spoke excitedly, as if standing on his own ground, with a solemn face.

Of course, Chen Hua and the others could understand what the history professor said. Although they acted as students for a while to make the old man happy, after listening to it, they were actually moved and deeply touched.

Looking at his grandpa who had been aloof all his life, Chen Hua said with admiration: "Grandpa, grandson has been educated!"

Wang Zhihan and Li Lin are worthy of being professors of history. Everywhere they go along the way, they will tell Chen Hua about some well-preserved cultural relics and historic sites in the school, and lament the changes in the school.

Due to the passage of time, the old people in the past have long since disappeared, so the two old people just walked around the campus, and after more than an hour, they were already a little powerless.

Chen Hua was afraid of tiring the two old people, so he shouted that he was a little hungry and had to find a place to feed his head.

As soon as Chen Hua yelled, everyone felt hungry. Wang Zhihan and Li Lin laughed and said they were hungry too.

Wang Zhihan said: "Since we're in Kaifeng, let's go to the snack market outside the west gate. Keep your eyes dazzled and your mouth watering!"

Li Lin introduced to everyone the delicacies in the snack market.

It turns out that Ximenwai is a very famous civilian snack market. Relying on the century-old history, it gathers surrounding residents and students, and has become a must-see for many foreign tourists when they come to Kaifeng.

Here, many people come to eat in the morning, noon and evening, but every evening, the place will be more vibrant, forming a bustling and lively scene.

Cao Ji, Ma Ji Braised Roasted Chicken Drumsticks, Overseas Chinese Rolled Noodles, Smelly Dried Peppers, Malatang, Egg Filled Pancakes, Congee Shop and other delicacies have become indelible memories of students and tourists, and the bustle and prosperity are unimaginable.

Because it is close to the North Mosque in Kaifeng, there are also many halal delicacies!

However, after listening to Li Lin's introduction, Chen Hua raised a different opinion, "Grandpa and grandma, it's the first time for us to come to Kaifeng, so we still want to eat at the most representative Drum Tower."

When Wang Zhihan heard this, he stood up, "Let's go, I also want to eat at the Drum Tower!"

Chen Hua and the others all laughed.

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