1. The history of the smoke powder platform
The legend of the smoke powder platform in Dongchuan, Lantian is the place where Nuwa made stones to mend the sky. After the Yellow Emperor pacified the Four Emperors, he once visited the Huaxu Kingdom. "Xuanyuan Benji" says: "The Yellow Emperor traveled to Huaxu Kingdom, which is also a kingdom of gods."
Legend has it that Huaxu Kingdom is about 15 kilometers northwest of today's Lantian County, with Lishan Mountain in the north and Bahe River in the south. On the loess platform of Mengjiaya Village on the third terrace. Due to the influence of the Himalayan mountain movement, the Qinling Mountains folded and extended northward, and were connected to the Lishan fault block to the west, forming a high protective barrier that blocked the northward outlet of the Bahe River and instead flowed westward into the Weihe River, causing Lantian to The area is separated from the Fenwei Lake Basin, forming an excellent basin surrounded by mountains to the south, east and north to avoid water. This high-pitched geographical environment is the most suitable place for the Fuxi and Nuwa clans to live.
Surrounding the ruins of the ancient Huaxu Kingdom, Huaxugou and Huaxugou, explore the surrounding villages. Many villages still retain the imprints of the ancient Huaxu tribe. Today, Huaxugou The surrounding administrative areas are still called "Huaxu Township". The smoke powder platform in Dongchuan, Lantian, is where Nuwa made stones to mend the sky. Every year on July 11th, the descendants of the Hua family living in Wuling, Sixiang, gather here to hold a ceremony. 2. The historical story of the horse
The classic story of the Han-blood horse. The Han-blood horse used to have a red substance flowing out of its neck, which looked like bleeding, so it was called it.
In ancient China, it was called "Dawan Horse" and "Two-pole Heavenly Horse", and now it is called "Ahama". Two thousand years ago, the world's horse breeds were in a primitive state. In the dry and rainless desert oasis of Turkmenistan in Central Asia, there were already very excellent fast horses - Chinese blood horses.
Zhang Qian went out of the fortress and discovered the Han blood horse. When Zhang Qian reported the Dayuan Horse to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu ordered Zhang Qian to take a delegation of more than a hundred people to the Kingdom of Dayuan (today's Turkmenistan) to ask for horses and bring a model of the golden horse, hoping to exchange it for Dayuan. horse.
As a result, the Dawan Kingdom refused. On the way back, the Han envoys were killed and the golden horses were robbed. The Dawan Kingdom was a small closed country and did not know the power of China. This behavior made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty furious and expelled him. The decision to take the horses by force led to two Dawan-horse wars. General Li Guangli led tens of thousands of troops to punish the defeat for the first time, but won a complete victory for the second time. Dawan State donated 3,000 horses to the Han Dynasty. Dayuan horses were only obtained in the second war, which shows how much the Han Dynasty valued horses.
Today’s purebred breeds contain more than 20% of Chinese blood horse blood. Today, Chinese blood horses are the longest-lived horses and can live to be 23 years old. A blessing in disguise During the Warring States Period, near the northern border town, there lived an old man named Sai Weng.
Sai Weng raised many horses. One day, one of his horses suddenly got lost. When the neighbors heard about this, they came to comfort him and advised him not to be too anxious and to pay more attention to his health as he was getting older.
Seeing someone comforting him, Sai Weng smiled and said, "Losing a horse is not a big loss, and it might bring some blessings." After hearing Sai Weng's words, Sai Weng felt very funny in his heart.
Losing the horse was obviously a bad thing, but he thought it might be a good thing, obviously just to comfort himself. After a few days, the lost horse not only returned home on its own initiative, but also brought back a Hun horse.
The neighbor heard about it and admired Sai Weng's foresight very much. He congratulated Sai Weng and said, "You have the foresight. Not only did the horse not get lost, but you also brought back a good horse. What a blessing." Sai Weng listened. After receiving the congratulations from his neighbors, he did not look happy at all. He said worriedly: "Getting a good horse for free is not necessarily a blessing. It may cause some trouble."
The neighbors thought that His posturing was the cunning of old age. I was obviously happy in my heart, but I deliberately didn't say it out loud.
Sai Weng has an only son who likes riding horses very much. He found that the horse he brought back was very handsome, long in body, big in hooves, neighing loudly, and powerful. He knew it was a good horse at a glance.
He rode out every day, feeling very proud of himself. One day, he was so happy that he hit the horse and galloped away. He stumbled, fell off the horse and broke his leg.
Neighbors heard about it and came to express their condolences.
Sai Weng said: "It's nothing. I broke my leg but saved my life. Maybe it's a blessing."
The neighbors thought he was talking nonsense again. They could not imagine the blessing that breaking a leg would bring.
Soon, the Huns invaded in large numbers, and young people were conscripted into the army. Sai Weng's son could not join the army because he broke his leg. All the young men who enlisted in the army died in the battle, but Sai Weng's son survived.
It is said that Bole was a native of the Spring and Autumn Period, with a surname of Sun Mingyang. It is said that a thousand-mile horse pulled a heavy salt truck over the Taihang Mountains. On the narrow path, the horse's hooves struggled hard, its knees bent, and its tail drooped. His skin was injured; he was sweating and dripping with sweat. He crawled hard on the hillside and still couldn't pull it up. When Bole saw it, he got out of his car, held the horse and shed tears for it, and took off his clothes. His own linen clothes covered the horse's body. The horse then lowered its head and exhaled, raised its head and brayed, and the neigh reached to the sky. This is because it was grateful to Bole for understanding and caring about it. The story of the horse. There was a man who wanted to get a good horse and a fast horse. Horse, but got a bad horse, a slow horse. This horse was too far away from his ideal horse. He sighed and let the horse go.
He wants to find the horse he likes. He must find a good horse and a fast horse he likes. He cannot lower his standards at will and ask for a horse at will.
However, the world is too big and his steps are too slow, so he ultimately failed to find his ideal horse. He became a man without a horse.
Someone took away the bad horse that he had let go. The man rode a bad horse and found a good horse, a fast horse that could travel thousands of miles a day.
Xiang Yu tamed the wild horse The story of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, taming the wild horse "Wuzui" is widely circulated. It is said that when "Wuzui" was first caught, it was so wild and untamed that many people could not even think of riding it. Even those who could ride it were immediately thrown off by it.
Xiang Yu, who was strong and competitive, wanted to give it a try when he heard about it. He was good at training horses. As soon as he mounted "Wuzui", he would whip up his whip and run through the woods and over the mountains.
Instead of throwing him off, the horse was sweating profusely and exhausted. The Overlord calmly rode on the horse, and suddenly he hugged a tree trunk tightly with his hands, thinking about suppressing the horse until it could not move. Unexpectedly, "Wuzui" was not to be outdone, and struggled desperately, and as a result, the tree even left the roots of the mountain. , "Wuzui" was finally convinced by the Overlord's "mountain-shaking" power, and willingly served the Overlord's drive for his whole life.
Tang Xuanzong preferred horse dance. In the Tang Dynasty, circus reached its peak. It is said that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Concubine Yang especially favored women's horse dance.
The Tang Palace had male and female horse troupes and a large number of dancing horses. Every year around August 5th, there is the Horse Dance Festival. Horse dances take place all night long on the dance horse farm in front of the Qinzheng Building.
Horses that have been trained for a long time can listen to music and dance. The horse's ability to hold a cup and offer wine to the emperor was astonishing.
Later, the "Polo Picture" excavated from the tomb of Prince Zhanghuai of the Tang Dynasty was further proved. There are more than 20 horses in this picture. The riders all wear narrow-sleeved robes of various colors, black boots, and shawls, riding each other to compete for the ball.
Zhao She changed his surname to Ma. Zhao She was a native of Zhao during the Warring States Period. He first served as a land official, responsible for collecting land tax, and was not afraid of power. One of the four princes of the Warring States Period, Zhao Shengjia, a noble of the Zhao Kingdom and Pingyuan Lord, refused to pay the rental tax. Zhao She punished him according to the law and killed 9 managers of Zhao Shengjia.
Later Zhao She was promoted to general and used troops like a god. In 270 BC, the Qin army launched a large-scale attack on Yanyu, an important town in the Zhao state, which is now Heshundou in Shanxi. He was ordered to rescue and defeat the Qin army, and was named Ma Fujun for his merits.
Because Zhao She’s descendants took the family name as Mafu, they later changed the name “Fu” to Ma. Xu Beihong painted horses throughout his life. There are hundreds of horses painted by Xu Beihong in his life, but they can be divided into three categories: 1. The sky where horses and horses roam freely. 3. What is the history of Donglouzi in Sihai Village, Sihai Town?
Sihai was once a military fortress with dangerous terrain and one of the three major passes to Beijing.
Most of the villages in the town were built in the Ming and Qing dynasties. They belonged to Yanqing Prefecture in the Qing Dynasty. In 1940, they were incorporated into Changyan Lianhe County. In 1947, Sihai County was established. In 1951, the county establishment was canceled and included in Yanqing County. It is District 9. In 1956, the district was removed to build Sihai Township. In 1958, Sihai People's Commune was established. In 1983, the commune was changed to a township. In 1995, the township was changed to a town. In 1997, the original Heihanling Township was merged into Sihai Town. In the 22nd year of the Yuan Dynasty (1285), Emperor Renzong of the Yuan Dynasty, Aiyu Libalibada, was born in the Perfume Garden of Jinshan County (now Yanqing County).
After he ascended the throne, Jinshan County was promoted to Longqing Prefecture in the third year of Yanyou (1316). A great deal of construction work was carried out, pagodas, temples and palaces were built.
At that time, there was a smelting plant in Longqingzhou, which cast copper and made iron. According to legend, at that time, people were mining iron ore in Xihong Mountain and Yingmen Mountain in Longqing Prefecture, and lime kilns and smelting plants were built in Sihai. The mountains here are gentle, the water source is sufficient, and the four waters merge, so it is named "Sihe". "Ye".
Emperor Yuan once rewarded iron smelting here several times. By the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
As the scale of smelting expanded, the number of people continued to increase. Most of these people moved from other places. A Feng Shui master from the south said: "We come from all over the world, so 'Siheye' should be changed to 'Sihaiye'." "From then on, the name "Sihaiye" became popular.
In the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent the Tatar invasion from the north, the Badaling Great Wall was built in Nanshan, Longqing Prefecture. Along the west of the Great Wall, from Yangtou Mountain to Sihaiye Watchtower, the city walls were connected, and the beacon fires faced each other. defense system. Sihaiye's defense belongs to Xuanhua East Road, behind the imperial mausoleum, and is an important defensive location.
At that time, there were military castles along the forks, Liugou, and Sihaiye, where troops were stationed for defense. A castle was built in the 8th year of Tomorrow Shun (1464) and named "Sihaiye Castle".
During the Yongle period, Shanxi immigrants moved here, and Sihaiye Castle was a concentrated place for the mountainous population. During the Qing Dynasty, the "Sihaiye Castle" became a large political and economical castle and was known as the "Sihai Castle".
On October 23, 1946, after the establishment of the Hebei Recha Military Region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, based on the needs of the struggle against the enemy and the development of the war situation at that time, it was decided to establish military bases in Yanqing, Huairou, Luanping, and Fengning. In the marginal mountainous areas at the junction of other counties, rear base areas were established, and Sihai County was established. *** The Party Committee of Jirecha District appointed Huang Daifang (Jian Xianren) as county party secretary, and Wang Wei as county magistrate.
On January 3, 1947, the establishment of the county (formerly Sihai County) was officially announced. The county has a population of approximately 50,000 and is divided into six administrative districts.
In December 1947, at the end of the Pingbei Land Conference, it was announced that Sihai County would be abolished and merged with Huairou County. A working committee would be established in the original Sihai County area. On April 20, 1948, the Pingbei Administrative Office decided to restore the organizational system of Sihai County (later Sihai County) according to the notice of the Office of the Administrative Inspector of Jicha District, with eight administrative districts.
In order to facilitate leadership, it was specifically determined that the villages of Xizhazi, Badaohe, and Shounikeng in the original Sihai area would be retained under the leadership of Huairou County. The Changshaoying and Diaogoumen areas that belonged to Luanping at that time were placed under the jurisdiction of Sihai County.
The county party secretaries of Sihai County were Wu Ruiting and Xu Jiakai; the county magistrates were Luo Lin and Guo Xin. Housihai County was abolished in August 1951.
Today's Sihai Town is rich in tourism resources, including the ruins of Sihai City built in the eighth year of Tianshun in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1464), the "Nine-Eye Tower" Great Wall known as the first floor of the Great Wall, Xigouli The natural scenic area and the "Cliff Carvings" of Tianmenguan, combined with the rich local tourism resources, have developed six folk tourism villages including Xigouli, Shiyao and Dashengling. The number of folk custom households reached 45, and the total number of tourists in 2008 reached 8. 50,000 visitors, achieving tourism revenue of 3 million yuan.
The people of Sihai Town are ushering in a better life.