Chapter 171

The landscape here gave birth to a generation of peerless beauty, the great song and dance artist Mo Chou. Mo Chou Nu is the first beauty of Chu and a great master of song and dance. She is as beautiful as hibiscus and willow branches; She is good at singing and dancing, singing like flowing water, dancing like Chang'e to the moon; Under the guidance of Qu Yuan and Song Yu, she performed Yangchun and Baixue perfectly and spread them into songs, which pushed the song and dance art of Chu to the peak; She fell in love with Wang Xiang, a talented young man, from childhood, and had a wonderful love. Later, the king of Chu Xiang wanted to call her into the palace and take her as a concubine. However, she was noble in character, not moved by wealth, not subdued by the power of immortality. She resolutely threw herself into the river to protect her reputation and integrity, and was known as the peerless "Saint".

Later, according to folklore, Mochou was not dead, but was saved by a fisherman. Since then, she has traveled in the towns and villages of the state of Chu, extensively collected folk songs from all over the country, and integrated the court songs and dances of the state of Chu with folk songs, becoming a cultural ambassador of the state of Chu.

Shili gallery is one of the most enjoyable places in Mochou Lake scenic area. It is from narrow to wide, trumpet shaped, and zigzag, many Lake branches. Here, the lake is clear and level as a mirror. Green mountains and blue sky and white clouds are reflected on both sides of the lake. It can be said that the scenery of the lake is fascinating. On both sides, as the speedboat skimmed over the water, birds started flying from time to time. Because of its excellent ecological environment, it attracts countless rare birds

There are dozens of species such as mandarin duck, egret, wild duck and cormorant. On the shore of the lake, there are luxuriant trees, flowers and plants. Sometimes there are one or two red tile farmhouses, which look like a fairyland on earth.

When you set foot on the snow island in Yangchun, the first thing you see is the Yangchun terrace built by the lakeside, which is said to be the place where Mochou women learn to dance. Yangchuntai and baixuelou are facing each other across the water. They complement each other and are called "Yingzhong Shuangbi". Lantai palace, with cool summer breeze, is the first choice for the king of Chu to spend summer. Inside, the gauze is hanging on the ground, singing and dancing, a scene of banquets. The throne is resplendent, showing the majesty of the royal power. The screen behind the throne is hand carved with the totem of the Chu and Han Dynasties, which is the symbol of kingship. The state of Chu took Phoenix as its totem. Ancient Chu people combined worship with association, and combined the beautiful characteristics of many birds in the world, such as crane, pheasant, eagle and carving, into "phoenix". They used "phoenix" to express their desire for national development, hoping to achieve the goal of conquering all countries and unifying hegemony. Yangchun pavilion with Chu Han style is an important part of Yangchun terrace. The couplet "send sorrow to Mochou Lake, and sorrow to Mochou Lake, and sorrow to none" is a sentiment expressed by Liu Zehong, a great poet of the Qing Dynasty, who came here to express: when he came to Mochou Lake, he saw the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains, and threw his worries to Mochou Lake, so that his worries would be eliminated. Wanhua formation is the place where the king of Chu played with his concubines. It was a labyrinth, a game played by the court nobles of Chu at that time. There is a pavilion in the middle called Yuanyang Pavilion.

It is said that when the king of Chu and the concubines of the harem play in this game, which concubine

The king of Chu spoils any concubine who can get out of the maze and arrive at Yuanyang Pavilion before other concubines. The unique rural folk customs of xialiba island are simple but not vulgar, simple but not vulgar, forthright but not rude, which show the life style and attitude of the ancient working people, echo with yangchunbaixue Island, and show the whole picture of the ancient Chu culture in front of you.

The life of mountain fishermen is far from rich, and their daily travel is also extremely difficult, but their hearts are full and optimistic. Their attitude towards nature and contentment is the artistic basis of Xiali and Ba Ren with strong folk customs.

The village where Mochou girl lived was not originally called Mochou village. Because peach blossom blooms every year and is as red as clouds, people used to call it Taohua village. Mochou Lake, adjacent to Mochou village, is called Canglang Lake in ancient history. Taohua village is across the river from the white snow building on the Jitou cliff at the west gate ferry of Yingzhong stone city and the yangchuntai in the east of the building. Canglang three lakes in the north of the city are adjacent to the village across the river. Mochou's father, Lu Gong, made a living by ferry on the Han River. His mother planted mulberry and peach trees in the village. On a stormy day in the early years of King Xiang of Chu, Mochou's daughter was born in the cabin of the river ferry at the head of Taohua village. When she was born, he kept crying. Duke Lu hugged her and coaxed her: "don't cry, don't cry, don't be sad, don't be sad, don't worry, don't worry!" Hearing the word "Mochou", her cry stopped. Lu Gong then named her Mochou“ The golden Finch and the jade scratch her head. She was born to call Mochou. "（ (Zhang Ning, Ming Dynasty),

Walking in the storm, drinking the water of Hanjiang River, eating the COFCO of Taohua village, sometimes picking lilies with the sisters in the village in the rippling Canglang lake, sometimes selling peaches with their parents in the city, sometimes rowing in the river and lake, sometimes dancing and singing in yangchuntai and baixuelou. She has a sweet and clear voice. She can learn all kinds of songs in the opera. When she was 15 or 16 years old, she emerged and fell like a lotus in the lake. She was slender, graceful, dimpled and smiling; It looks like a new petal of fragrant lotus, white and red; The action is like the wind sending colorful clouds, light and elegant; A golden voice singing sou jade, a rainbow dance sleeve spit. The lotus and the purse are full of good breath, and the river is full of jade. With the guidance and help of Qu Yuan and Song Yu, Mo Chou's daughter has turned over the past and passed on the high songs, integrated the music of Chu Ci, and succeeded Daqin Zhong Xiang in Mo Chou Lake (5 pieces)

After learning from Liu Juanzi, he completed the singing of "snow in spring" which is the classic of widowed harmony. Mo Chou's reputation of singing and dancing spread to the palace of the king of Chu. King Xiang of Chu recruited her into the palace and made her a singing and dancing concubine. Her fiance, Wang Xiang, was exiled to Yangzhou. Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from Yingzhong on the ground. Xiangge's leaving here is really a parting of life and death. The ancient "Mochou music" describes the sad scene of Mochou's daughter, Wang Xiang, leaving her brother in tears on the Hanjiang River: "after hearing that she went down to Yangzhou to see off Chu's mountain head, she leaned her hand and hugged her waist to see that the river did not flow!" The surging snow waves of the Han River can't help the sorrow of Mo Chou nu. She watched the boat carrying Xiang Ge go far away. Han Fen threw herself into the Han River in the white snow Tower! In memory of her, people renamed Taohua village Mochou village and Canglang Lake Mochou village

Lake, she is boat climbing rock snow, downstairs Jitou ferry, is called Mochou ferry [1]“ Sad not sad to leave, happy not happy new acquaintance（ It's said that Mochou girl was not dead. She was rescued by fishermen in Hanjiang River. She once searched for traces of Qu Yuan and brother Wang Xiang. She sailed in the river and came back to the folk《 Mo Chou Music "sings:" every family welcomes Mo Chou, everyone says Mo Chou, Mo Chou song word, just print heart! " For thousands of generations later, the poems, CI, songs and Fu chanting Mochou woman, Mochou village, Mochou Lake, Mochou ferry, yangchuntai and baixuelou recorded the deeds of Mochou woman. Such as Li Shangyin's poem in Tang Dynasty: "who is the flower in the snow. If there is no boat in Shicheng, don't worry about it. " Tang Zhenggu poem: "stone city used to be Mochou Township, Mochou soul scattered stone city wasteland, sail to sail, the wind is vast, flowers bloom, Xie Chun sad." Song Wang's hope poem: "Canglang ferry Mochou Township, thousands of cold smoke, trees fall frost, cherish your guests, a bottle of wine drunk sunset." Song Zhoumi's "xinghuatian. Fu Mochou" CI: "ruiyunpan, Cui invading fange; With tender eyebrows and willows, I can't help worrying. Back to the soul who dye Dongfeng pen, write spring in Ying? After the people go, the sun falls from the blue; Dream of singing and dancing, want to find no trace. Worry with two oars south of the Yangtze River north, dusk stone city wind Wang Shizhen's poem in Ming Dynasty: "relying on the whip and white nose pot, you can walk around the peach blossom. If you have no time to ask, please visit Mochou's home first." Liu Zehong's poem in Qing Dynasty: "Mochou Lake on the West Bank of Shicheng, who is the female Lu of that year? To the Mochou Lake, to the Mochou Lake, to the Mochou Lake. " Li Su of Qing Dynasty wrote the poem "seeing peach blossoms in Mochou village": "the southern beauty, Mochou, has grown up in Fangzhou so far. It is not allowed for the spring breeze to rest, but scattered peach blossoms." Just like yangchuntai, baixuelou, yangchunbaixue and Songyu, Mochou village, Mochou Lake and Mochou ferry, together with Mochou girl, are famous throughout the ages. The Hanjiang River was close to the stone city in Yingzhong; Mochou Lake in those days was a thousand acres of green waves. With the changes of the times, the Hanjiang River moved to the west five miles away from the city; Mochou Lake has also changed accordingly《 It is recorded in the book of diseases of prefectures and states under the heaven: "the old road of the Han River was forced into the county city, and the first apprentice of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the new flood circled along the east of the mountain bay, and went to the city far away."《 According to Fangyu in Zhongxiang county annals, "after having Xianling, Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty was puzzled by Fengshui theory. He blocked aokou and forced Hanjiang River to move southward. Aoshui had entered Han Dynasty from Zhihe River and no longer reached Mochou Lake." Mochou Lake, which used to cross the East and west sides of the Hanjiang River, and Mochou village, where peach blossoms are in full bloom, are now on the East Bank of the Hanjiang River. Wenji Town, which is located on the West Bank of Hanjiang River, still retains the old customs of Chu. It is not only a peach forest along the river, but also inherits the totem dance phoenix dance of Chu. Mochou Lake, on the other hand, has been reclaimed from the lake. As time goes on, only a pool of clear water with an area of about 2 square kilometers and water storage capacity of about 10 million cubic meters will be left. On the old road of Hanjiang River after reclamation, a modern cotton spinning factory and a waterworks have been built. The girls in the factory, a new generation of Mochou women, are contributing their youth to the construction of the motherland, showing their vigorous and graceful demeanor. Han Embroidery originated from Chu embroidery in the Warring States period. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it spread around Hankou, and then became equally prosperous with Suzhou embroidery and Hunan embroidery. At that time, the imperial court set up a weaving and embroidery Bureau in Hankou to collect tribute, which shows its prosperity. During the Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty, due to the domestic political turmoil, a large number of Han embroidery artists fled Hankou one after another. Wu Wenxiu, a famous Han Embroidery artist, came to Honghu and still worked in embroidery. Because of his beautiful embroidery products and excellent workmanship, he became very famous. So in 1908, his son Wu Jiafu opened Wu bingchang embroidery shop in Xindi. Long Aotian and the three of them finished the Mochou Lake. Long Aotian had a good time, but he didn't know that his whereabouts had been exposed.