Road idiot tour guide

Chapter 464 A Romantic and Brave Nation

After the enthusiastic dance, Ni Pa sang "Thank God Tune" and instructed the people who carried the knife shaft to remove the knife shaft.

Everyone stepped aside, and He Huan said: "In the past, they had a knives dismantling link. The warriors who went up the knife mountain went up again, and removed 36 knives one by one from the top. But now the knife shafts can be used at any time. Just lift it away.

"Why 36 knives?" Liang Ange asked.

"In fact, in Tengchong and many performances, there are 72 knives placed on the left and right. Originally there were 36 knives placed in the middle."

"Is there anything to say about 72 and 36?"

"In the Tengchong area, it is mainly said that General Wang led them through the 72 levels. The meaning of the game.

The 36 knives come from their calendar.Many of our minorities have created their own calendars.We saw the October solar calendar painted on the wall in Bijia Village. "

The experts nodded.

"The Lisu people, including the Nu and Dulong people, use a very romantic calendar."

Liang Ange pricked up his ears when he heard romance.

"Flower and Bird Calendar!"

"Ah!" Everyone smiled upon hearing the nice name.

"They don't distinguish between four seasons, they divide the year into two seasons, the dry season and the wet season. The dry season is the season we are in now, from November to February of the next year. The wet season, from March to October .This is derived from weather phenomena.

They also observed the time of flowers blooming and birds singing, and divided the year into flower blooming month, bird singing month, volcano burning month, hunger month, grass picking month, harvesting month, wine brewing month, hunting month, new year month, and house building month. .We are celebrating the New Year now.

There are a total of ten festivals, each with 36 days, and a total of 360 days in ten months.Do you know why there are 36 knives? "

The experts nodded and said with a smile, "Got it!"

The Lisu compatriots also nodded, "We also know!"

After all, they didn't know it themselves, because they thought it was to commemorate Wang Ji, but in fact they didn't know this Han general.

"360 days, five days left, it's the time of prosperity, Chinese New Year."

"Oh." Everyone learned again.

"Because the climate difference is obvious where they live, the weather is different for ten miles, and it is more obvious in the alpine and valley areas. The further north we go, the more obvious your feelings will be.

Because the time of flowers blooming, birds singing and harvesting is different in each place, their seasons are not exactly the same.The time of their Kuai season was also different before. "

The governor nodded, "Yes, in the 90s, the state only confirmed that December 12th in the Gregorian calendar is too late. Other places are different from us."

Weixi and the Lisu compatriots in Lijiang nodded, "Yes, there is no fixed time. Because it is almost a month, from the twelfth lunar month to January is the New Year's Eve. We just choose a few days to hold group activities."

He Huan said: "The flower-and-bird calendar is a set of calendars summed up by people in high mountains and valleys based on nature, which is very similar to our 24 solar terms. Our 24 solar terms guide farming production according to the weather.

They are more direct and include all their specific activities.

The harvest is over, I want to make wine!No meat after brewing, it's time for me to hunt.Hunting, wine and meat, it's time to celebrate the New Year!It's cold after the Chinese New Year, and idle is idle, let's strengthen the house.

The flowers are blooming, the cuckoo is calling, it's time for me to sow seeds.After sowing the seeds, burn the volcano quickly, and reclaim some land, so tiring!Why haven't the seeds grown yet?I'm hungry……"

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed wildly.The Lisu compatriots were so happy that they raised their feet.

Cai Yi put his arms around his shoulders, "Are you really hungry? I'll find you something to eat!"

He Huan also hugged his shoulders and held him down.

Everyone laughed.

He Huan said: "I was hungry, and the seeds hadn't borne fruit yet, so I had to go to the mountains to gather some grass to fill my stomach. After two months, finally, the seeds borne fruit and could be harvested!"

Everyone couldn't help but burst into tears, seeing the hardships of life in the romance!

The governor said: "Little Bailong understands our life in the mountains! You should get Xiaobailong to farm!"

There was another burst of laughter on the hillside.

"One thing in common is that the Lisu, Nu, and Dulong people all have their hunger month in June. In fact, it's far more than that. It's just that this month is particularly hungry.

In ancient times, they may have spent half of their time gathering wild grasses and vegetables to fill their stomachs.

According to records of the Ming Dynasty, Lisu men often carried medicinal arrows, bows and crossbows to hunt animals, and their wives followed them to dig the roots of plants and trees for solar eclipses.Hunting and digging grass roots, living by this.Also pay taxes. "

The experts burst into tears, "It's so pitiful!"

The villagers quickly comforted them, "Now we are not hungry anymore, we can eat anytime! There is no tax, and the government has given us a lot of help!"

Everyone laughed again.

"The mountains are barren, and the land created by burning volcanoes is still occupied by chieftains and bureaucrats. Life is very difficult, and their characters are tenacious, so they have been fighting.

After losing the fight, they ran again, crossing the Jinsha River, Yunling River, Lancang River, Biluo Snow Mountain, migrating towards the sunset, and running into the Nujiang Grand Canyon.

No other ethnic group migrated and revolted so frequently like the Lisu.Their history is a history of uprising, migration, uprising, migration.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty recorded a lot of them, and the unified evaluation is: fierce! "

The Lisu compatriots laughed a little embarrassedly.

"Because at that time they were reformed and returned to the natives, they were squeezed by the chieftain, the government, and the defenders. So many uprisings broke out.

It was a headache for the bureaucrats of the Qing Dynasty, so they seized and destroyed their sharp knives, bows and crossbows on a large scale.Let them have no weapons to fight, but it's not just weapons!

Slash-and-burn farming, hunting for a living, opening roads across mountains, and building bridges when encountering water are still their production tools.After the destruction, their production tools will be very low, and their life will be even more difficult.

So they are very eager and dependent on knives and all iron products. "

Everyone was fascinated.

"Going up the mountain of swords includes their intimate relationship with swords and their worship of swords. 36 swords, 36 seasons. Sharp swords and poisonous crossbows, never leave the body.

Their calendar is also their history. Going up Daoshan shows the process of getting along with nature, and also the process of continuous struggle to find a home.

Use flowers to decorate trees and knife ladders, and give your life and wishes to the knife. This is a nation that loves nature, is romantic and brave. "

The Lisu compatriots looked at him enthusiastically and were deeply moved.

"I asked them to arrange such a complete ceremony, just to let everyone understand the nature worship, national complex and historical meaning contained in it."

Everyone nodded.

He Huan looked at several state leaders, "Thank you for your support."

The governor, who was fascinated by this, quickly shook his hand excitedly, "We are the ones who thank you, Xiao Bailong, you have really benefited us a lot! I didn't expect you to have so many interpretations of Shangdaoshan! You let us I have a deeper understanding of our national culture!"

The Lisu compatriots all nodded, feeling more proud of their ancestors and nation.

The director said: "No wonder I asked Xiaobailong if he wanted to do the Knife Mountain event? He said that if he could hold a complete ceremony, he would do it, otherwise he didn't have to. We just went to invite Niba to come."

"Because Shangdao Mountain has been held a lot, most of which simplify the content of sacrifices and increase the content of entertainment, but these ceremonies of inviting gods to sing gods, I think it is necessary for experts to see."

The experts nodded, "Thank you, Xiao Bailong, and thank you for letting us see such an authentic ceremony. It really shocked us!"

The governor asked seriously: "Then Xiaobailong, and all the experts, do you think it is better for us to follow the original ceremony or the current ceremony?"

"Now the ceremony." He Huan said, "Because I mainly let the experts understand. We are here to do research on ethnic culture, so the deeper the better, it can't be superficial.

But if you want to entertain the public, you must promote it and have a mass character. It must be the current entertainment, competitions, sports, acrobatics, any form, and it is easier for the masses and tourists to accept than sacrifices. "

The governor nodded.

He Huan watched as a few men carried away the knife ladder covered with colorful flowers and put it on a pickup truck, "Any nation that lasts to modern times is constantly changing and developing in order to adapt to the new environment and era.

We protect traditional culture, not to be completely retro, that is destined to make it die.The wisdom of the nation can be seen from the continuous evolution of the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire. "

The knife pole was carried away, and several Lisu women stood in the arena with dustpans on their heads. There were various things in the dustpans, and several Lisu men came to the arena with bows and arrows.

Liang Ange asked curiously, "What is this for?"

"A crossbow shooting competition. Whoever shoots the colored objects in the dustpan wins."

The experts are very excited. After seeing their sharp knives, they can see their powerful crossbows again!

But he became worried again, "Is this okay? Isn't this too dangerous?"

"This is not allowed now." He Huan said, "It's not because of the danger, but because if you do it like this, some people will say that you don't respect women. Everyone doesn't do it like this. But this is their original tradition. "

The governor nodded and said with a smile: "Some people don't understand it for tourists, but let experts see it. This is how our original crossbow shooting competition is."

"Then those people are going to scold us."

"That's because they don't understand." He Huan said, "It is recorded in the history books of the Ming Dynasty that the Lisu was especially good at crossbows. Every time his wife was made to carry a small wooden shield to go forward, and shoot it from behind, the shield did not hurt the woman."

"so smart!"

I only heard cheers from around, someone had already shot something in the dustpan, and it really didn't matter.

He Huan said: "In the past, when they fought with weapons and blood relatives took revenge, the men of the whole tribe were obliged to participate. The women were in charge of care and logistics.

But as long as a woman, no matter which side of the battle is a woman, rushes to the battlefield, waving her skirt and calling for a truce.Even if the battle is going on fiercely, it will stop immediately. "

The experts laughed, "It's very interesting!"

"Hmm. I don't know which wise ancestor made the decision. Men learn bows and crossbows since they were young, but they can't shoot and kill women. It makes men have the obligation to fight, and at the same time gives women the right to cease fighting."

Liang Ange nodded, "This is much better than fighting for women."

"There are also. Marriage and affection are also one of the reasons for their fighting. It is also the whole family participating in the war. Similarly, if women come out to stop them, there will be a truce.

No matter which side this woman loves, in short, there is no need to fight, right?There is always one who will leave sadly. "

A group of people were overjoyed.

"So... some people say it doesn't respect women, so why don't we broadcast this episode." He Huan said in a timely manner.

The experts were speechless, and looked at them again. This is trust, right?

A man has the ability to hit the nail on the head, and women also believe that he has this ability.

The archers competed to shoot arrows, and the singers couldn't stand it anymore, and the hillside was full of singing again.

Everyone has experienced what a carnival of literature, art and sports is!I also felt the romance and bravery of this nation!
In the evening, Xiaobailong Tuan and the singers went to have dinner, and a bonfire was lit at the place where the knife pole was pierced.

After eating, the bonfire had been extinguished, leaving only a pile of red charcoal.

Ni Pa sang ancient and mysterious songs and danced around the coals, and suddenly took a sip of water and sprayed it around.

"This is a clean place, please Dragon God." He Huan explained, "With the protection of Dragon God, you won't get burned if you go into the sea of ​​fire."

The experts looked at the pile of fiery coals and felt hot standing beside them.

"Are you really going to go into the sea of ​​fire?"

The four warriors had already taken off their shirts, trousers rolled up to their knees, barefoot, and drank the water Niba gave them.

Ni Pa led the four warriors into the arena beating the gongs and drums.

The surrounding Lisu compatriots cheered in unison, played their flutes, and the four warriors danced and jumped into the red charcoal fire.

"Ah!" The experts stared wide-eyed.

Four warriors stooped and groped in the burning coals.

The experts did not dare to blink their eyes, nor did they dare to vent their breath.

I saw a warrior pick up a red-hot iron chain from the coals and dance wildly around his body.

The iron and the fire made a clanging, clanging, crackling sound, and under the night sky, fire dragons danced.

The experts were all stunned, "I've seen a dragon dance, but never a fire dragon dance!"

But the warrior danced vigorously, jumping around in the coals, dancing the iron chain, and throwing it to the next person, and the next warrior danced the fire dragon again.

Liang Ange was shocked, "This music journey is completely a journey of acrobatics!"

After the fire dragon dance, the four warriors embraced the charcoal fire and wiped the naked upper body.

Dance with hands and feet, sparks fly.

Experts watched in shock as they were showered with fire.

"This is called taking a fire bath. It can wash away the pain and bad luck on the body, and make the new year healthy and auspicious!" He Huan explained.

We can no longer describe in words.

A group of Lisu people were not surprised when they saw each other, they sang and danced happily.

The experts also calmed down, and they could only act as a few warriors who went into the sea of ​​fire, and they were gods descending to earth, cheering for everyone, and dancing with them.

When the warriors from the sea of ​​flames came out, the experts hurriedly surrounded them with concern, "Are you all okay?"

The four warriors proudly raised their feet and showed their palms. Not only were there no injuries, their skins were not even blackened.

It's amazing!

"Why won't you get hurt like this?" Liang Ange asked curiously.

The warriors took it for granted: "Because the god of fire and the god of dragon are protecting us!"

The experts looked at them and couldn't understand it. This is no longer acrobatics, it really looks like witchcraft!

The experts looked at Xiao Bailong again.

He Huan looked at them, "Although my name is Xiaobailong, I'm not a dragon god, and I don't know either!"

Everyone laughed.

He Huan also said: "Fire is what they worship. Many ethnic minorities in Yunzhou have fire worship, and that's how the Torch Festival came about.

For the slash-and-burn people, every household has a firepit, and bonfires are also lit for singing and dancing.They are naturally closer to fire psychologically than we are.

The same goes for knives. In the past, the ethnic minorities here in Yunzhou carried knives with them since they were young.They are also close and dependent on the knife.

Playing with fire and knives has been their habit since childhood.

Of course, even Lisu people, not everyone can go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of ​​fire.In addition to skills and experience, the most important thing is the psychological factor.

They believe that they have been possessed by the gods and have performed a series of devout rituals without getting hurt.Knife and fire are close partners who have accompanied them since childhood.There is nothing to be afraid of. "

The experts looked at the pile of hot and crackling charcoal fire, nothing to be afraid of?

"In the past, at the Tengchong Knife Pole Festival, there were also Han people who went up the mountain of knives and went down into the sea of ​​fire and were injured. Later, everyone agreed that this activity can only be held by Lisu people, and others will be injured if they go.

There is hesitation in his own psychology, and the result of injury has caused taboos.And they believe that they are protected by God and never get hurt, so they are even more fearless. "

Everyone looked at them, unable to understand.

"Psychological suggestion is indeed very important. It will hinder us and stimulate our potential. This science can't explain it clearly. In short, the power of belief is indeed great.

If we are so hesitant, afraid, and unbelievable, then we must not go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of ​​fire, because it will hurt us.So don't imitate, let's see. "

Everyone nodded, who would dare to imitate this?

"Since what we have seen with our own eyes cannot be explained by science, we might as well accept what they say."

The experts let go of their puzzlement, sang and danced around the coals with them, and carnivaled until late at night.

(End of this chapter)