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Standing on Wanfu Mountain, looking around the entire Xiangdu Town and the surrounding mountains, I want to find out what kind of posture and ancient charm this ancient town contains.

? Xiangdu was called Xiangwu Prefecture in ancient times. It is located in the northwest of Tiandeng County and has a long history. It was established as a prefecture and county in the Song Dynasty and Xiangdu County was established in the sixth year of the Republic of China. Xiangdu has a glorious revolutionary tradition and is a famous old revolutionary base. In March 1930, Comrade Deng Xiaoping left his glorious footprints here.

Xiangdu, which contains ancient charm, stands quietly surrounded by mountains and witnesses the struggle of generations. If they don’t first understand and discuss its long history and profound traditional cultural heritage, people may just regard it as a very ordinary town.

Speaking of Xiangdu, we have to mention Wanfu Mountain and Wanfu Temple. Wanfu Mountain is located half a kilometer north of Zhonghe Community in Xiangdu Town, about 45 kilometers from the county seat and 220 kilometers from Nanning City. Its solitary peak is tall and straight, shaped like a bamboo shoot, and round like a cone, reaching straight into the sky. Xu Xiake, a famous traveler in the Ming Dynasty, called it the "Wanfu Cave" and called it "a small and exquisite secluded palace hidden deep in the mountains of western Guangxi." In 1637, local people in Xiangdu built Wanfu Temple halfway up Wanfu Mountain to protect the cliff. Wanfu Temple is the only existing hanging temple in Guangxi. It consists of Maitreya Hall, Ladder to Heaven, Guanyin Hall, Overpass, Tathagata Hall, Wind Tunnel, etc. It is now an autonomous region-level cultural relic protection unit. It stands on the mountain and has multiple floors, with multiple views on each floor and different levels. A huge ancient banyan tree covers the left side of the temple door. The three characters "Wanfu Temple" are engraved on the main door. Two wooden pillars stand on both sides of the temple door. On the pillars are inlaid a couplet: "Wenbi Ji Spring and Autumn Eternal Outline Chang Zhao" The sun and moon, martial arts supported the Han and Song dynasties, and their righteousness and bravery strengthened the mountains and rivers." The ladder to heaven goes straight up from Maitreya Hall and turns left. It is named because of its danger. As you climb up the stairs, you will feel like you are climbing higher step by step. When you reach the top, you will have the ability to take charge of the overall situation. On the stone wall on the right side of the ladder, there are statues of monkeys offering peaches and lions playing with balls. They were carved when the temple was first built and have a history of more than 400 years. At the end of the ladder, there is a stalactite lion standing here. The overpass is located on the upper part of the ladder. It is made of high-quality wood and is suspended in the air. The overpass is the best viewing platform on Wanfu Mountain. Standing on the overpass, you have a wide field of vision and the cool breeze makes you relaxed and happy, like a spring breeze. What you can see is the poetic and picturesque traffic on the road, the dreamlike and beautiful pastoral scenery, and in the fields The twists and turns of the ancient Rongjiang River resemble the Chinese character "Shou" written in cursive. It is simply a masterpiece of nature and miraculous craftsmanship, which makes people marvel at the miracle and magic of nature. The Wind Cave is located halfway up the mountain. The entire cave is shaped like a gourd. The front cave is sculpted with the whole body of Tathagata, which is called the Tathagata Hall. The back cave has the remains of Nong Zhigao, the Zhuang hero of the Song Dynasty. There are holes in this cave that are connected on all sides. Many stone inscriptions from the Kangxi and Qianlong years have been left. The stone inscription on the cliff above the overpass, "Southern Xinjiang is Forever Solid", is still breathtaking and makes people admire the wisdom and courage of the people of Xiangdu. This is also the result of clear research. It is an important historical material on the cultural landscape of the Zhuang area in southern China. In 1037, Xu Xiake visited this mountain three times when he came to Xiangdu and spoke highly of it. On March 13, 1937, Comrade Deng Xiaoping convened a meeting here of 8 underground workers including Chen Gutao, Secretary of the Xiangdu County Party Committee, Lin Bai, leader of the Xiangdu County Soviet Government, and Lin Huafeng, a Red Guard cadre, to plan and deploy the left and right Jiang revolutionary base areas. construction work.

Our eyes moved to the Baigan Tongtian Rock, about 3.5 kilometers northeast of the town government. This rock has three cave entrances facing east, west and south, leading to the top of the mountain and to the underground river. The inner shape is like a spiral, with a small bottom and a wide top. There are many vertical shafts in the cave that lead directly to the underground water. It is extremely dangerous. The top cave is extremely wide and can accommodate thousands of people. Thousands of various stalactites hang upside down from the top of the cave, like dragons. Phoenix looks like a strange beast. Makes people think. Xu Xiake used nearly 3,000 words to describe Baigan Rock in "Xu Xiake's Travels", and he spoke highly of it, calling it "the best in the West". Monks lived there and it was also the cave where General Nong Zhigao garrisoned his troops.

Nong Zhigao was a leader of ethnic minorities in Guangxi. In the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, he raised troops in Tangyou Prefecture (today's Jingxi area) and led the Zhuang and other ethnic people to resist the plunder and harassment of Jiaozhi (today's Vietnam). He once led the The soldiers passed by Xiangdu and fought fiercely here, and were stationed in the capital's military garrison at the welfare of Xiangdu today. For this national leader, there are still many stories circulating among the people that praise him. The General Nongda Temple in Dujuntun that is still preserved today is the burial temple of Nong Zhigao. It was built by later generations to commemorate this national leader. It is also the temple in adjacent areas such as Tiandong, Debao and Jingxi to this day. The temple most believed in by the children of the Zhuang ethnic group has a statue of General Nong and a tomb inside. Next to it is a spring flowing out of the temple. It is called holy water. It is said that drinking it can cure all diseases and drive away evil spirits, so the incense is still flourishing today. Looking at the Nongda General Temple, facing the calm scene, it seems to be silently protecting the peace of one place, but from time to time it makes you feel like you are facing thousands of troops, and the blood rain on the ancient battlefield of Xiangdu a thousand years ago The Xingfeng and General Nong's all-powerful wind and clouds seem to be still looming, hitting and echoing from time to time. I can't help but be frightened, admired, or imagined.

? Speaking of Xiangdu, more people may immediately think of the Frost Descent Festival. "The Frost's Descent Song Festival has existed since ancient times to commemorate the great achievements of Chang Nai. The story is like a song that can be remembered year after year. Brothers and sisters will sing for another hundred years.

"This long and swirling song is a song by the Xiangdushan singer to recall a passing heroine of the Zhuang nation - Mrs. Chang Nai, and her immortal achievements in leading the people to resist foreign enemies and resist the suppression of the imperial court. According to legend, Chang Nai was born in a martial arts family. Madam, because she was dissatisfied with the dark society of the corrupt court, treacherous ministers, external compromise and internal suppression, she spontaneously organized the "Hometown Protection Alliance" to resist foreign enemies and vowed to defend her home and country to the death. Unfortunately, she died due to the joint suppression by internal and external bandits. This day happened to be the Frost's Descent Festival in the lunar calendar. In order to commemorate this Zhuang national heroine, from then on, every year on Frost's Descent, the whole town, men, women, old and young, went to the tomb of Madam Changnai to pay homage to this national heroine who sacrificed her life for the people. During the three-day and three-night period of paying homage to the Lady of Long Breasts every year, the young men and women from Xiangdu Town and surrounding cities, counties, and towns such as Debao, Jingxi, Daxin, and Tiandong got to know each other, and some of them got to know each other during the conversation. People gradually fell in love with each other. When words were not enough to express each other's feelings, they used folk proverbs and folk songs to express their feelings. They expressed their love to each other through antiphonal songs, and eventually many centenarians got married during this period. They gathered together to talk and learn about ways to maintain health and longevity, and exchange their personal feelings about respecting and caring for the elderly. During the Song Festival, there was really a surge of singing all night long. When the three days were up, people couldn't bear to be separated, so they stayed to express their feelings to each other. Singing for nine days, year after year, the profound and long-lasting national culture and customs of Zhuang Township were spread, and finally the unique Xiangdu Frost Prayer and Longevity Cultural Festival was formed in Xiangdu Zhonghe. In the center of the street, there is an ancient stage, which serves as the main venue of the Frost's Descent Festival every year and witnesses the annual Frost's Descent Festival. Facing this ancient stage, it reminds people of the annual Frost's Descent Folk Song Festival. People seem to be immersed in the melody and euphemism of folk songs everywhere. Year after year, the classical stage has always stood there firmly, regardless of wind or rain, silently watching the ancient town of Xiangdu. Sunrise and sunset, watching the moon and stars, going through wind and rain, telling the vicissitudes of history, witnessing the changes in the world, and guarding the happiness of the people of Xiangdu for generations...

Beyond the Wanfu Mountain, all kinds of feelings rock and the ancient stage, the little bird in my mind continued to hover over Xiangdu, a geomantic treasure land. It flew to Qingfeng Rock and Baishui Beach, and had a bird’s-eye view of Lovers Mountain and Fairy Milk. From Maotou Mountain and Shigui Mountain to Huquanshui and Ancient The Silver Bridge on the Rongjiang River... All things are created by heaven and earth. Nature has given Xiangdu natural treasures and created the honest and honest people of Xiangdu. Change. The past becomes the present, and the present becomes the past. The passage of time, the change of the sun and the moon, everything will eventually become the past, become history, become a memory; or become a historical site, become an ancient rhyme. It will gradually be collected by nature and history.

Xiangdu, with her ancient charm and modernity, with her tradition and openness, is firmly moving towards the future in the golden sunshine...