Henan Qinyang 丨 75 -year -old elderly alone guards the grotto for 32 years

"Walking away, I know where to go!" Despite the curved legs, when Wang's level was gone in the grotto on the edge of the cliff, his footsteps were still firm. This is 32 years of self -confidence like a day. The old man's faith for the guardian of half generation to guard the heart.

Deep in Shennong Mountain, Qinyang City, Henan Province, it is about 1,000 meters above sea level. The narrow -looking Temple Grottoes are located on the cliffs on the north side of the Taihang Mountains. The 75 -year -old king's elderly has been here for 32 years. The way of guarding is very simple. The old man said that he does not understand any high -tech, just turn around and look at it over and over again.

"Take a few steps to rest, but you can't stop."

In 1990, the level of king who lived in Ziling Village, Shennong Mountain was only 43 years old. I heard that there was a national treasure on the mountain, and he volunteered to go up the mountain. He didn't even expect that this defending, more than thirty years have passed.

"When I first came, I was young, 240 pounds, very strong, one hand can be lifted up, and more than 100 pounds of stones on the ground were carried by me one by one. I just turned around for a few minutes. "Sitting on the stone bench in front of the cave, the old man smiled and recalled the proud expression of the past, and the tooth fell with a half -mouthed tooth in his face and his mouth was covered with a clear contrast.

When you are young, you can watch and turn around at any time. You can also do it in the round -trip patrol of a trip, such as moving down stones, removing weeds, etc., but now it is no longer easy.

"The legs are not good. You have to rest a few steps, but you ca n’t stop. Some people still look at it." Because it is located on the cliffs, the sun is not seen all year round, and the mountains in the mountains are humid and the temperature difference between the old people is large. Deformation of wind and humidity, and the problem of lumbar disc herniation is becoming increasingly serious.

From the hut where the old man lives to the narrow cave Taiping Temple Grottoes, there is only a journey of about 100 meters. You must first pass a stiff step in the middle to come to a slightly flat grassland. After a little rest, you need to climb up again. Only a steep cliff can reach the core location of the grotto -Qianfo Cave.

The more than 100 steps of this up and down make the elderly with pain every step, and need to be relieved by a crutch. But the road of 100 meters is the starting point and end of the responsibilities of the elderly, and it is also along the way. The old man finds his value.

"Two times before and after, I lost a total of three buddha heads."

As early as 1963, Naruto Valley Taiping Temple Grottoes were rated as the first batch of Henan provincial cultural relics protection units. In 2013, it was also rated as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

"We are called" Little Dragon Gate "here. You see more than 1,700 little Buddha statues on this wall. At the level, the light of the eyes exudes the light: there are so many thousand Buddha caves in the country, like we have so many names here, but it is unique.

Wang Jingzhong held a flashlight, like each patrol of more than 30 years, illuminating this cave of less than two square meters, and it was illuminated everywhere. It is not worth mentioning.

"Two times before and after, I lost a total of three Buddha heads." Wang level clearly remembered that the two Buddha statues he had experienced in person were stolen. It was 1994. The last temple person was locked into the small black house by the thief. It was not until the next day, a tourist went up the mountain to find him, and then rescued him. The news of the temple people was passed on to the ear of the king, and his shoes did not care about it, and ran to the town police station to report the case in one breath. When I came back, I lost two Buddha heads.

The second occurred during the duration of the king's level. He didn't stay in the hospital for a week, and received a call from the cultural relics department: another Buddha head was stolen. He pulled out the needle needle on his hand and ran back to the mountain in one breath. Looking at the cut marks left after the Buddha's head was stolen, he was very blame. Since then, the old people have rarely went down the mountain. "Once a year, check your body and hurry back."

Even if you stay on the mountain, conflict is always unavoidable. Wang Heping said that over the years, I have encountered some of them to do destruction. "For example, those who came to Tuo Tuo were straightforward and almost hit a few times." The old man knew that this behavior was not allowed by the cultural relics department. As long as he saw that someone stayed in the cave for a long time, he quickly passed, so he quickly passed. Look. "I pulled down the paper on the wall, and the young unwillingness, pushing it on me," can be turned around. The old man said that he still had to persist. How much is it? "

"I eat a hundred meals, and I feel like a meal."

Living in the mountains is the most important thing than three meals a day, but for the elderly, eating and drinking is the least important. In those years, the food of the elderly was sent by children who lived under the mountain, and it was given to support a week of life.

The old man said that the most commonly brought up the mountain is all kinds of faces, which is not easy to break and conveniently stored. Linking the spring water flowing from the mountain, and putting a pinch of flour is the most common noodle soup. "I am an old man who can eat and be full. What can I choose?" After saying this, the old man also added a phrase "this mountain spring water is rich in multiple minerals, which is good for the body." Laughing again.

In recent years, after the development of the Taiping Temple Grottoes in Naruta Valley, tourists and pilgrims have gradually increased. Seeing the old man himself here, occasionally someone will bring him some food and daily necessities. "I eat all the meals, and I feel like a meal." The old man said that everyone climbed such a high mountain to send himself a little noodle. He was embarrassed to refuse. At this time, the elderly will also take out rare milks and boil a pot of millet porridge thickly, hoping to add some energy for everyone to go down the mountain. In addition, "I will also ask the Buddha in my heart to bless them all the way." "The camera can look at the cultural relics, who will look at the camera?"

For this blessing place in everyone's mouth, Wang level has his own right to speak. Because of the natural shape formed by the mountains, it is precisely because of the fact that he lives in the mountain nest from heavy rain, and it is precisely because of this. Regardless of the wind and rain, the elderly are not idle: Tianqing, I walked in the distance to a whole place. On the road, I came back to pull the grass near the rain, and I always felt that time was not enough.

But more often, the old man's heart is lonely. I do n’t remember what year it was, the cultural relics department evaluated advanced, and sent a small radio to Wang level. Since then, the old people ’s hobbies have never changed again. "Buy one if you break one by one, and then buy one and one. Regardless of what it puts in it, I just listen to the sound of the radio, as if someone is talking to me."

For half a lifetime, a long -lasting radio accompanied the elderly to spend a long night with bad radio. Today, with the development of science and technology, even with smartphones, the elderly still maintain the only hobby of listening to the radio.

For the elderly, in addition to answering the call, he found a new purpose. "Seeing suspicious people, I took it down and sent it to the cultural relics department. You said that this is also a protection."

In recent years, monitoring equipment has been installed near the grotto. Earlier this year, the hut where the elderly lived also passed. When everyone thinks that the elderly can finally go down the mountain, but he still has his own attachment: the camera can look at the cultural relics, who will look at the camera? If the bad guys come up to destroy the camera It is very clear that if you can move in your lifetime, you will continue here.

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