Xiwuling is the Chi Road built by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was a warlord and powerful official at the time of Emperor Xian in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He rose to the rank of Grand Master and was granted the title of Marquis. He built a dock in Yi County (today's Mei County) and hoarded gold, silver, treasures, food and weapons, in order to plan for the world, and retreat to seek power and strategies to protect himself. Chidao is a main road built to travel between Chang'an and Xixian, so that you can observe the assassins ambushing on both sides from a high position.
Judging from the current administrative division, the Xiwu Ridge in the Hu County section starts from Zhaolun Village in the east, passes through Yidu and Shiwang Village (historically known as Qinggan Ridge), and crosses the floodwater to branch to the west bank. From Aohe Village, pass through Xiao'aohe Village, Gadotou Village, and Lixian Village to Laodian, cross the main road of Laohe River, pass through Yuanjia Village, Aozi Village, and then cross Ganhe West to Zhouzhi boundary.
The route point confirmed in historical records was the former village of Yuanjia Village mentioned above. Some people also mentioned place names such as Jiezhi Village and Wangshou Village. In fact, they were not familiar with the local landform features. Although the "land leveling" and "land demarcation" movements in the early 1970s had certain changes in the landform, Generally speaking, there is still a faint trend of the outline showing lower sides.
When I was young, I had to go down two slopes when I went to Dawang Town with my adults. The first slope went to Wangshou Village. Later, this slope was padded up. Now it is almost invisible. It is the product of leveling the land. . After passing the Fenghuangzui (small natural village) of Wangshou Village, you will reach Dawangpotouzi. In the past, the slope was very steep, and it was very difficult to pull an empty trolley up the mountain. There are earth cliffs on both sides of the slope. The Yunqi River used to flow from west to east.
The legend of Yunqi River is a myth. Although the versions are different, they all advise the government not to waste money and waste money, but to be frugal and love the people. Whether it is the approximate origin of the name of Yunqudian Village or the ferry legend of Aohe Village, the Yunqi River converges at Zhendong Village, flows through Dawangdian (the past name), Wucun and enters Chang'an.
True East Village is how it is written now. I once saw "Guardian Village" on an ancient tombstone. The guard village is divided into three natural villages. It can be seen from the annual city god tour activities of 19 villages in Bei Township of the county that the three natural villages are welcomed and sent off as one village. Of course, the guarded villages are divided according to the direction according to the established customs. This direction is Yunqi River!
According to the Feng Shui of controlling river monsters, the village that suppresses the Yunqi River from the south is Zhennan Village (now Zhennan Village), and the village that suppresses the river monsters from the west is naturally Zhenxi Village (Zhennan Village). West Village), after the two streams of Yunqi River converge, the Feng Shui treasure half surrounded by the upper reaches is Zhendong Village (Zhendong Village).
When I was young, I often went to my uncle’s house with my mother, passed by Shengguang Temple in the north of my village, passed through Zhennan Village, bypassed a stream (Yunqi River from the south), went to the north bank, and then Jingzhen Village East Fort (that is, Zhendong Village, the old name in the past), passed by Qianjin Village with its thick old cypress trees and temples, and then arrived at the south bank of a small river. I vaguely remember that there was a small bridge leading to Xibao Road. At that time, Xibao Road was The paved road is still a dirt road. The water in the small river is crystal clear, and you can often see women using stones to wash their clothes.
Therefore, in my impression, the Paint River should originate from Zhongnan Mountain. It is the initial idea of ??transporting earth paint (raw lacquer) from Zhongnan Mountain and artificially modifying the river course, or it is a project that has just been implemented. A royal project. According to the productivity at that time, it would definitely be based on the principle of collecting materials nearby, and it would be impossible to transport them by water from the Baoji area. Moreover, the geographical location of Zhongnan Mountain does not include the area west of Zhouzhi.
The beautiful legend of Yunqi River was heard when I was young. Just like my family calls Weihe River Yuhe, it is all related to the royal family.
Xiwuling and Yunqi River are both related to my hometown. They are all affectionate words that cannot be erased, which I cannot let go of and cannot be graffitied by others.