Image records ｜ I heard the sound of water grinding again

Villagers use water mills to process grain

The green mountains of green oil, the clear River of the Qingling Ling Ling. The ancient water grinding, which had been silent for more than 30 years, now echoed again in this green mountain and green water again.

Water mill evokes the nostalgia memory of many people

Zhangjiawa Village, Nanyu Town, Jingyi County, a small mountain village deep in Taihang. On June 21, the reporter walked into the water mill in the village on the banks of the Mianhe River. The stone mill with a diameter of nearly 2 meters rotated under the driving of the water. The golden yellow corn surface fell slowly along the edge of the grinding plate. Zhang Guitang, a 64 -year -old villager Zhang Guitang, is currently the person in charge of Shui Mo Fang. He said that the folk legends originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and developed in the middle of the Qing Dynasty for a while. It was distributed more than hundreds of sets along the river. The locals had the saying that "the family has a good night, better than the county". In 2009, Mianhe Water mill was included in Hebei Province's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Various traditional tools in water mills

People chase the past in front of the water grinding monument

In order to make the ancient water mill rejuvenation, in June of this year, Zhangjiawa Village re -fixed the water mill with the guidance and help of the city and county in Zhangjiawa Village. "This is the baby left by the old ancestors. The stone room, the grinding plate, and the hydraulic sieve are the original. With the memory of the child and the current exploration, we will restore the craft little by little. After half of the operation, we have run for half a half. For many months, there was no failure. "Zhang Guitang said.

Water mill is becoming a new local cultural tourism business card

On the 20th, the city was 500 pounds, and Cai Zhuang was 103 pounds on the 21st. On the 22nd, 500 pounds were scheduled ... In the water mill, Zhang Guitang was busy organizing a bill, and there was an appointment phone call from time to time to make him a little overwhelmed. Due to the cold water grinding stone, wheat and corn are heated after entering the stone grinding, the texture is not easy to damage, and the grinding powder is high and easy to store. The River Water mill just recovered quickly won the favor of the villagers of Shili and Eight Township, and also attracted the city in the tourist experience.

Water mills built along the river

If the Mianhe Water mills in history are mainly traditional tools for processing grain, then the stone grinding sounded again now, more pursuit of people's diligent pursuit of nostalgia and cultural heritage. Faced with the tourists who came, Zhangjiawa, this small mountain village, is walking out of a new way for the integration and development of agricultural and cultural tourism. Zhang Guitang said with joy: "After the ecological construction in recent years, we have a green mountains, clear water, and the environment is getting better and better. Now there is a new business business card for Mianhe Water Mo. It's even more popular. "

(Photo by Hebei Daily reporter Tian Ming)

Source: Hebei News Network

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