Liyu River

Liyu River

Carp brook is located in Puyuan village, five kilometers west of Zhouning county. The Liyu river originates from the foot of Ziyun mountain at an altitude of 1448 meters. It gathers dozens of mountain streams, and the clear springs rush down. The peak return water turns to Puyuan village, and the water potential suddenly decreases. Five bends and six bends flow slowly through the village. The stream runs through the village, one li long and several meters wide. Seven or eight thousand colorful big carp roam leisurely in the stream, "they come to hear people's voices and gather when they see people's shapes", "they compete for food and fly with colorful scales", and they are docile, just like "God fish". Graceful posture, lively and lovely. The water is knee deep and the bottom can be seen clearly. The river is full of carp, so it is named "carp River".

Introduction

Overview of scenic spots

Carp brook is located in Puyuan village, five kilometers west of Zhouning County, Fujian Province. It was once rated as "the most beautiful village in Fujian Province" and one of the top ten scenic spots in Fujian Province. Liyu stream originated in Song Dynasty. After 800 years, in 2008, it was named "the oldest Liyu stream" by Guinness as "the only three in the world" (fish grave, fish burial and fish sacrifice).

The Liyu river originates from the foot of Ziyun mountain at an altitude of 1448 meters. It gathers dozens of mountain streams, and the clear springs rush down. The peak return water turns to Puyuan village, and the water potential suddenly decreases. Five bends and six bends flow slowly through the village. The stream runs through the village, one li long and several meters wide. Seven or eight thousand big colorful carp roam leisurely in the stream. "They come at the sound of people and gather at the sight of people's shapes." they compete for food and fly with colorful scales. "They are as gentle as tame, just like" God fish. ". Graceful posture, lively and lovely. The water is knee deep and the bottom can be seen clearly. The river is full of carp, so it is named "carp River".

Liyu stream does not rely on the unique beauty of the scenic spot to attract tourists, but also shows the beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence and integration between people and fish, as well as the "Mermaid" culture of mutual respect and love between people and fish, which can make you feel close to nature and purify your soul.

historical origin

Liyu stream originated in Song Dynasty. It has a history of more than 800 years. Despite repeated wars and famine, it has been a miracle that carp has multiplied under the protection of villagers.

Hundreds of years ago, there were two villages along the coast that were not in harmony and often fought with each other. Their ancestors thought of raising carp in the stream. In this way, they were not afraid of poisoning each other in the water, because once poisoned, the fish would be poisoned to death, and they knew that the water could not be drunk. Gradually, there were thousands or tens of thousands of carp in the whole stream, and it became a carp stream.

When I saw the old people wearing traditional clothes and living a leisurely life in liyuxi and holding a solemn fish burial for a dead carp, I really felt that liyuxi is located in Puyuan village of Zhouning County, about 5 kilometers away from the county seat. The Liyu river flows quietly through Puyuan village. In the stream, which is more than 500 meters long and only a few meters wide, there are thousands of carp swimming leisurely. According to the local chronicles, the ancestors set the rules to raise carp in the stream, and also formulated the clan rules to prohibit fishing and injuring carp. The villagers strictly abide by the clan rules and passed them down from generation to generation. Today, such a beautiful carp stream has been formed. The carp in the stream are very close to people. When they hear people's voices and see people's shadows, they will come closer and shake their heads and tails. If you put food into the stream, carp will jump happily and compete for food. If you touch a fish with your hand, the fish will let you touch it gently.

Stream of the same name

In addition to the Liyu stream in Puyuan village, there is also a Liyu stream in Hexi village, Chunchi Township, Zhouning county. But the Hexi carp there is different from Puyuan carp. Puyuan carp is close to people, and they seldom swim in groups. But if you tap something by the stream, the Hexi carp will quickly gather from everywhere after hearing the sound. The faster the sound is, the faster the gathering will be. From time to time, it becomes a spectacle to jump to the dragon's gate, so people also call this kind of fish "listening" Fish.

Liyu stream in Puyuan is not only famous for its magical Koi, but also has elegant village scenery and well protected historical sites. The houses on both sides of the stream are full of architectural features of Ming and Qing Dynasties. At the lower reaches of the river is liyuxi Park, which was newly built in 1986, covering an area of nearly 5 mu. The shallow pond is clear and blue. The statues of carp fairy, pavilions, waterside bridges and carp fountains in the park make people enjoy them.

geographical position

"Liyu stream", formerly known as Dongyang stream, takes about three hours to drive along the expressway from Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, to Zhouning County, which is the highest in the province with an average of 888 meters above sea level. After that, you can drive through anhou village of Longtan Village to Puyuan village, which is 5 kilometers away from the county. Not far from the southwest of the village is the foot of Ziyun mountain with an altitude of 1448 meters. The dense jungle and long-term cloud and mist surround the village. From here, dozens of mountain streams and clear springs flow down. After the peak backwater turns, five bends and six bends form a stream, slowly passing through the village. This village stream with a length of about Li and a width of more than Zhang is the "Mother River" of Puyuan villagers, which is also known as "Puyuan carp" The river.

Located in Puyuan village, Zhouning, Liyu Creek was once rated as "the most beautiful village in Fujian". It is one of the top ten tourist scenic spots in Fujian Province. The scenes of golden scales chasing waves and Mermaid enjoying themselves have been seen in newspapers and TV programs at all levels. Among them, the article "wonderful their reply" has been included in the fifth textbook of six-year compulsory education in Beijing World Expo.

Traffic information

Starting from Shanghai: Shanghai railway station (South Railway Station) - (train or bus) → Ningde - (bus station / taxi) → scenic spot

Starting from Hangzhou: Hangzhou railway station (bus station) - (train or bus) → Ningde - (bus station / taxi) → scenic spot

Departure from Nanjing: Nanjing railway station (bus station) - (train or bus) → Ningde - (bus station / taxi) → scenic spot

The origin of the name

When it comes to the origin of Liyu River, we have to start with Zheng's move to the south. During the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zheng's family moved here from Henan. At that time, they drank the water from the Dongyang river. In order to prevent outsiders from poisoning, they raised carp in the river. In order to protect the "life-saving benefactor", the patriarch ZHENG Jin Shigong called on the villagers to make village rules and regulations to protect carp. In order to convince the public, Jin Shigong also set up a bitter meat plan: to lure his grandson to steal carp, and caught it on the spot. Then, in Zheng's ancestral hall, he beat his grandson to pieces in public and invited the whole village for three days. In this way, from generation to generation, the story of our ancestors became the belief of later generations, and the Dongyang river became the Liyu river.

Up to now, the villagers of Puyuan village respect the carp like a God. They planted cattail grass on the shore and built L-shaped sewers so that carp could hide when the flood came. Every year in rainy season, the flood floods on the streets, carp jump into the house, the owner will keep them, and then release them when the water recedes. When a mountain torrent breaks out, the carp will bite the cattail grass on the bank or hide in the cave to survive. They don't want to drift away from the village. Even if the flood reaches several miles away, it will still go upstream in groups.

Yuzhong culture

The most special is the fish mound at the end of Liyu stream. There are two Metasequoia trees beside the tomb, which are connected by branches and leaves. The villagers call them "Yuanyang tree". After a funeral, the carp, who died and suffered an accident, was put into the fish grave to rest. So passed down from generation to generation, finally formed this rare myth color carp nature reserve.

On the mound beside the fish pond in the lower reaches of Liyu River, there are two giant toon trees hugging each other, which are called "Yuanyang tree". Between the two trees stands a stone tablet with the word "Yuzhong". This is the only carp tomb in China.

It is surrounded by rice fields, and the fish mound is facing the Liyu River and the Zheng ancestral hall. When the carp dies, a special set of funeral rites and customs should be performed.

The ancestors of Zheng family in Puyuan migrated here in the Song Dynasty, and raised colorful carp in the stream. All the people in the village love carp, and no one dares to catch them. Today, Zheng's descendants still don't eat carp, and they don't allow outsiders to come here to fish or steal fish. Wang honglai, a poet of the Ming Dynasty, sang the song of "admiring fish and not singing fishing songs". If a carp dies, it is said that the carp has gone to heaven. People in the village will send it to the fish grave for burial, and some people will burn the fish body with firewood and bury it in the fish grave.

Zheng's ancestral hall

When you get to liyuxi, you have to go to see the "founder" of liyuxi. Zheng's ancestral hall, located at the Bank of the stream, was built in the Song Dynasty by Jin Shigong, the eighth ancestor of Zheng's family. It was rebuilt in 1814 and damaged during the cultural revolution. It was renovated on a large scale in 1996. It is one of the most complete ancestral halls in East China.

The ancestral hall has a unique shape, narrow in front and wide in back, similar to an ancient boat. The ancestral hall is rectangular, with simple and quiet beams and stone tiles. The house structure is ingenious. The light is adjusted by two patios in the hall, and the light and dark transition is natural. On the four walls of the ancestral hall, there are many tablets of Zheng's ancestors. They are old and new. Some of them have a history of hundreds of years. Zupai are hand carved, the top is hollowed out wooden dragon head, and the base is designed with dragon and phoenix flowers and leaves. The patterns are delicate and beautiful, which can be called the best folk art.

Related history

Sengoku

In the Warring States period more than 2300 years ago, Zhuangzi and Huizi swam on Haoliang. Chuang Tzu, holding the bridge, looked down at a group of silvery minnows and said, "it's a pleasure for fish to travel leisurely." Huizi said, "Zi is not a fish. Do you know the happiness of fish?" Chuang Tzu said, "I'm not myself. I don't know the pleasure of fish." Huizi said, "if I am not a son, I don't know the son; if I am not a fish, I don't know the joy of the fish."

This is a dialogue full of philosophy, and also a classic dialogue in ancient Chinese. However, if

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