The Great Cave in Shishan Village —— The Jedi Secret of Huian Chongwu

Curiosity about Huian became strong after visiting the sea. The sea breeze roared, and the barren land where Hui's daughter worked hard seemed to hide an unknown mysterious world. Thinking about choosing a coastal fishing village in Hui 'an as a place for students to play, I hesitated between Dajin Village and Dajin Village. After staying at Menghai Inn, I learned that Miss Joan, the owner, is from Otsu, and Otsu Village is just around the corner. Let's take a look at Otsu first!

The next morning, Joan drove us to Otsu and looked out the window at the port. Holding the steering wheel, she said indifferently that it was made with other women in the village when she was sixteen, with one hand for each burden! Hui's eyes are full of desolation and bitterness of women. I can't imagine that the sad stories of the old society read in childhood books will happen to my peers.

In a few minutes, the car drove into a main road with small buildings on both sides and cars parked along the street. I couldn't help asking a few questions in succession: "Is this the big one?" "Yes!" The car turned around the village, and I was disappointed that there was not a trace of village tradition except the mixed scene of good and evil people in the village.

OS insists on getting off and walking. He believes that there are old houses deep in the village! When you step on the land, enter the driveway that motor vehicles can't reach, and cross the newly renovated ancestral temple, the road becomes narrow and undulating, and the scenery in front of you is constantly changing. The real pavilion is gradually unfolding-this is a real Huian village, a mountain village made of stone!

The big cave at the ends of the earth is called Huian Jedi. People here, in addition to quietly resigned, there is no other way out. Stubborn monks dug stones with one hand and hammered stones with the other, and built their homes on the hillside.

Poor living conditions do not allow Dayu people to waste any resources. Every stone will not be abandoned. Walking through the alleys of the mountain village, the stone wall is changing its texture. It seems that there are countless combinations, and there is no artificial deliberate modification. The local people know that things need to be made the best use of, and they build various forms of stones in a subtle way. Even if the roof collapses and the brick wall falls, the stone wall with tight joints still stands tall.

The barren rocky mountains could not have contained life. However, as long as there is a little space and a handful of soil, plants will grow wantonly and project their exuberant life on the gray stone wall. Wealthy families in the village pasted some precious Minnan red bricks on the stone walls, decorated some foreign symbols beside gables and windows, and brought smart colors into the village. The battle slogans painted on the walls of decent people in those days during the Cultural Revolution are still clearly visible.

Most of the stone houses built on the mountain are now abandoned, and only some old people are still staying. Because of the ups and downs of mountain roads, it is very difficult to demolish old houses and rebuild them. The villagers chose to build new houses on the farmland near the village, so Daxie was lucky to keep its old appearance. Just like walking in a mountain city in Europe, there are surprises at every corner, and there are scenery up and down. For centuries, great people struggled, compromised and were born vividly.

Climbing to the top of the mountain and overlooking a clear water bay in the distance, reinforced concrete buildings are devouring the flat land by the sea in a monotonous way, while the stone houses scattered on the hillside continue their humble dialogue with nature with simple beauty. Perhaps this is the hope of Otsu's future revival.

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The original title is

"Huian Tower"

Published in Lianhe Zaobao

20 18 12/08 "free talk" column