How early is the history of worshiping Emperor Yan in Suizhou?Four words in the tomb of Zeng Houyi explain everything!

Yandi Stone Statue. Photo by Li Ziyun, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily

Yangtze River Network (Trainee reporter Bao Meng) "The spirit of the ancestor's pioneering and enterprising spirit, such as the Yangtze River, mighty, long flow ..." On the morning of August 3rd, "understand China along the Yangtze River -Hubei Qianli Yangtze River Bank The visiting delegation of the Xiangyang Metropolis Circle came to the hometown of Yandi Emperor in Lishan Town, Suizhou City, Hubei Province.

In the hall of Yan Emperor Shennong, the huge statue of the Emperor Yandi was in the middle of the sits, holding the rice with one hand and holding Ganoderma lucidum in one hand. Wang Mengyuan, an interpreter of the Emperor Yantong's hometown, introduced the members of the visiting delegation. The stone carvings in the hall were sculpted by Mr. Wu Chengzheng's portrait portrait as a blueprint. The statue was 4.26 meters high, implying the birth of Yan Emperor's lunar calendar on April 26. "Behind the statue is the largest wooden screen in the world today, carved with various legends and great achievements of Yan Emperor Shennong." Wang Mengyuan said.

Visit the group members to worship the emperor of Yan. Photo by Li Ziyun, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily

The members of the visiting group wearing a yellow ribbon, facing the orderly standing statue of the Yan Emperor Shennong, began a small worship of the Emperor Yan Shennong. With the drumming nine passage and Naruto nine ringing, the actors walked into the hall in Hanfu, as if the members of the visiting group returned to the past. Later, under the leadership of the host, the members of the visiting group presented Jixiang and worshiped the ancestors.

At the end of the ceremony, the members of the visiting group were infected by the solemn and sacred atmosphere and stood in place for a long time. "I know that Hubei Suizhou regularly holds root -seeking festivals every year. Today, I am fortunate to be able to come to the scene and experience the ancestral ceremony. It is a very novel and sacred experience for me." Zhou Yongyi said.

Emperor Yan Shennong Hall. Photo by Li Ziyun, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily

Wang Wenhu, vice president of Suizhou Yanhuang Culture Research Association and the executive dean of the Sinology Education Research of Wuhan Industry and Commerce, introduced that the Suizhou region was only held from 2009, but in fact, the history of worshiping Emperor Yan Emperor was very long. First of all, the word "bucket soil" in the center of the 28th star map painted by Zeng Houyi. Dou, that is, Beidou, its cultural meaning is the emperor's car, it is Xuanyuan, which is related to Huangdi. Tu, Li Lingji, a professor of humanities lectures at Peking University, is the center of the earth. But from the perspective of sacrifice, the soil refers to the earth god, which is related to Shennong. "In addition, in the tomb of Zeng Houyi, there are four large characters -people worship the house, and the room refers to the symbol of farmers, that is, the symbol of Shennong. From this, we can understand that Zeng Ren also sacrifice Shennong." Wang Wenhu said.

Wang Wenhu further introduced the meaning of Emperor Shennong's worship ceremony with the members of the visiting group. "Emperor Yan Shennong was born in the prehistoric era, and the etiquette has not yet formed. At present, the etiquette system of worshiping the ancestors of the Emperor Shennong was designed according to the etiquette and reference to the ceremonial etiquette. The etiquette was simple, but it fully expressed the admiration of the ancestors of the Emperor Yan."

"The ancestor of Emperor Yan Yan was both a memorial and inheritance. He asked us to find the sense of belonging of the soul in this ceremony." Say.

[Edit: Xiong Zhanping]

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