Liu Xun, who is as beautiful and dangerous as a flame, is not a simple character. Although she lives in the Valley Villa and never shows up in front of An Chuyu, she intentionally or unintentionally leaves her beloved black cat Heitan with An Chuyu.
An Chuyu was very dissatisfied with Liu Xun's vague publicity, but as a girl from an ordinary family, she didn't know how to fight back against a mysterious national security agent like Liu Xun. But this definitely didn't mean that An Chuyu would give in. Yun Luo was her husband, and the two of them were going to get a marriage certificate.
An Chuyu would not give up the position of legal wife to anyone. Because of the appearance and strength of Liu Xun, An Chuyu temporarily put aside her hostility and vigilance towards Yan Chenyu. The two best friends temporarily joined hands to fight against the outsider Liu Xun. Anyway, it was an idea that An Chuyu could not explain clearly. An Chuyu was not a fool, as his sister An Qingju liked to stick with her brother-in-law.
There are some things that An Chuyu pretended not to see, and pretended not to know. As long as Yunluo didn't mess around, An Chuyu could still tolerate it. There was also a sisterhood with An Qingju and Yan Chenyu, which was not so easy to cut off. Especially the cold and beautiful beauty Yan Chenyu, the tragedy of this good girlfriend made An Chuyu feel pity.
Yan Chenyu no longer has her parents, just like Yun Luo. An Chuyu can see that Yan Chenyu doesn't want to hide it anymore, but it's not easy for her to turn hostile right away. After all, An Chuyu has thought about it. If they really come to a showdown, and Yun Luo has to choose one, who will Yun Luo choose?
An Chuyu felt a little guilty, thinking that Yunluo was more likely to choose Yan Chenyu. After all, men like delicate girls, especially Yan Chenyu, who has a similar background to Yunluo, and both of them lost their parents, so they naturally like her. More importantly, Yan Chenyu only has Yunluo, while An Chuyu still has a happy family.
It was because of all these reasons that An Chuyu made a very strange decision. He abandoned his sister An Qingjue and asked Yan Chenyu to accompany Yunluo on the trip two or three months before Yunluo was going to Paris, France. The destination was not far away, or rather very close, in Suzhou, less than two hours' drive away.
The sister-in-law wanted to make a scene, but after being glared at by her sister, she stopped making a scene and went to her brother-in-law to act coquettishly and throw a tantrum, asking for a hug and a kiss. Anyway, things had been unclear between An Qingjue and Yunluo for a long time.
Xiang Chu Junzi, however, is very dutiful. She stays at home obediently, taking care of the red mouse Tangtang and the black cat Heitan. These two cute animals do not have any natural enemy conflict and like to stay together and bask in the sun.
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The prosperity of Fengqiao not only attracted many businessmen, but also many literati and scholars. It was bustling during the day, with information flowing in and out. It was convenient for living and could fully satisfy people's social desires. It was peaceful and quiet at night. The poem "Night Mooring at Fengqiao" fully expressed its ethereal and profound feelings, which was shocking and cleansed people's souls.
Yun Luo held An Chuyu's left hand and Yan Chenyu's right hand, looking at the exquisiteness of Suzhou, and felt that living in seclusion here was like living in seclusion in the city. It seemed that there was the highest realm of Chinese Zen Buddhism, which was to hide in seclusion in the city. Therefore, famous people and gardens were concentrated in the Fengqiao area in all dynasties.
Fengqiao is also a place where scholars often visit and gather. Traditional Chinese scholars are the ones who know how to live life the best. They gather together to recite poems, paint, listen to music, drink wine, play chess and drink tea. They are free and elegant, so there are many poems about Fengqiao and Hanshan Temple.
Jiangfeng Thatched Cottage is a place where scholars gather to recreate their elegant gatherings. The rockery and flowing water in the garden are naturally elegant. In the main hall hang four full and elegant characters "Jiangfeng Thatched Cottage" written by Wen Zhengming. The hall is decorated with bamboo furniture, including a piano table, chess table and wine table.
Traditional Chinese literati believe that bamboo is upright, has integrity, and can withstand the cold without yielding, and that it is a spiritual symbol that they admire. Bamboo furniture is exquisitely carved and is rich in Chinese sentiment and traditional craftsmanship.
Yunluo and An Chu met Yan Chenyu who came over and saw that there was a study on the south side, which was decorated with Ming Dynasty study furniture, including a drawing table, writing chairs, bookcases, flat-top desks, and long tables. Here you can appreciate the smooth lines and simple style of Ming Dynasty furniture. Ming Dynasty furniture represents the period when Chinese furniture developed to the highest artistic achievement.
This is the southern ecological plant area of the scenic area, where more than 100 species of plants are planted, mainly red maples, which decorate the Shuiyi Corridor and Baochunxuan buildings, aiming to create a romantic atmosphere of an oasis on the water. The red maple leaves in autumn create the poetic and picturesque atmosphere of "Mooring at Maple Bridge at Night". Yunluo feels it is a pity that now is spring and the beauty of the falling red maples cannot be seen.
This copper lamp was made completely according to the actual Tang Dynasty lamp, using six tons of copper. The lamp is six meters high, implying good luck. The bottom of the lamp is a lotus seat, and the upper part is a hexagonal lamp post, engraved with Ruyi patterns and the folk worship animal Qilin, and the top is gilded, showing the elegant and solemn style of the Tang Dynasty, and has become the iconic landscape of Jiangfengzhou.
It is connected with Tang bells, Tang pagodas and Tang poems, enriching the ancient culture of the scenic area. Tang lanterns are actually Buddhist objects. Buddhism believes that lanterns can break darkness and bring light, which is exactly the purpose of Buddhism. Fengqiao has the ancient Hanshan Temple, and Jiangfengzhou originally had the Fahua Temple, which is a famous Buddhist resort. When this Tang lantern was opened, the abbot of Hanshan Temple was invited to hold a consecration ceremony, so it is very spiritual.
Yizhi Garden was originally the residence of a Qing Dynasty philologist and classicist in Fengqiao. The Jingyun Tower in the garden was his study, where he completed many works, the most famous of which is "Shuowen Jiezi Zhu", an important reference book for philology, and many of his articles are included in "Jingyun Tower Collection".
Here, a small garden is built with lake rocks and a small pond, and a pavilion is built by the water, named Choumian after the poetic meaning. The small pavilion on the north side was renamed Shuiyue Pavilion after the pavilion in Yang Zan's former residence. This is a scenic spot to commemorate famous people and their residences.
Fengqiao Ancient Town has been a famous commercial town in China from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has become a densely populated place due to its rich commodities and convenient information, thus accumulating rich Wu folk customs and various folk arts. Now an ancient street from the Ming and Qing Dynasties has been restored on Jiangfengzhou Island, and the ferry, post station, rice shop, pawnshop and other landscapes have been rebuilt.
The antique Fengqiao rice shop. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Fengqiao Ancient Town was an important grain distribution center along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Rice shops were all over the town, but gradually declined. Now the ancient street has restored the old rice shop scene and reproduced the prosperous charm of the past. The pawnshop of the past. The high pawnshop counter is so high that short people have to stand on tiptoe to reach it. It reminds me of the pawnshop described by Lu Xun. The scene inside the counter is very spacious and grand.
At the end of the Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient street is Fengqiao Water Horse Posthouse, which reproduces the scenes of government orders, material transportation, and reception of officials. Various folk art masters from Suzhou are also invited to perform and display their works, such as Suzhou embroidery, jade carving, stone carving, lanterns, paper cutting, and four treasures of the study.
These folk art masters are willing to live in loneliness and poverty, and use their life's energy to protect the folk crafts that are on the verge of being lost. The completion of Jiangfengzhou Celebrity Art Workshop has given them a stage to showcase the folk crafts of Wudi to Chinese and foreign tourists, so that they can have a deeper understanding of Suzhou.
There is a paper-cutting shop on the street, which exhibits and sells Chinese folk paper-cutting, which is exquisitely crafted and beautiful. Songfeng Pavilion exhibits various Taihu stones in various shapes and forms. Fengying Embroidery Shop has various exquisite embroidery exhibits. Fengqiao Calligraphy and Painting Academy hangs calligraphy and paintings. It is said that literati often gather here to discuss calligraphy and painting.
Yunluo didn't feel anything, but the two beauties, An Chuyu and Yan Chenyu, took his Citibank card without any hesitation, bought a lot of things, and asked the store to send them to the famous hotel they were staying in. Yunluo vaguely saw what An Chuyu was thinking, but he felt it was unlikely. Anyway, this time An Chuyu revealed a hint of meaning.
With two beauties on both sides, which man doesn't want to enjoy the blessing of having two wives openly? Unfortunately, An Chuyu booked two rooms, and she and Yan Chenyu lived together, leaving Yunluo to sleep alone.
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A noble scholar in the Ming Dynasty buried his father in the south of Zhiling Mountain near Fengqiao. He and his wife dug the mountain, chiseled stones, and planted flowers and trees. He built a garden and lived here to guard the tomb. It was named Hanshan Villa. Because the garden was built on the mountain, it has both the wildness of the mountains and forests and the beauty of artificiality. There are more than a dozen scenes such as Qianchixue, Yunzhonglu, Jinghongdu, Luyunlou, Feiyuxia, Chiyanyi, and Qinghuilou.
The Zhao couple and their friends wrote many poems about the garden, such as "Pine wind twenty miles, flower shop and wild tangerine village". "It is deep in the mountains, no one is dissatisfied with the guests coming to the door; the trees are green, the streams flow through the valleys". "The crows cry in the flower garden in the warm weather, maple leaves fall in the stone gate in autumn", etc., from which we can see the beauty of the garden. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited the south six times and gave more than 30 poems.
Jinghong Ferry is a scene in Hanshan Villa. It is used to describe the ferry crossing of the ancient canal in Jiangfengzhou, which reminds people of the ancient times when the crowds of people and the noisy waves broke the rainbow in the sky and disturbed the tranquility of the fairyland. The ferry crossing building with double eaves and flying ridges stands tall on Fengqiao North Street and is the best view in the north.
The three characters Jinghongdu were written by a famous calligrapher, which is unrestrained and bold, and has a breathtaking spirit. The couplet on the archway, "The clouds are flowing and the east and west are reflected, and the sky and water are clear and bright, and the sky and water are clear above and below," was given by Emperor Qianlong during his southern tour, and is now rewritten by a famous calligrapher.
Yun Luo observed the calligraphy very seriously. He was also a master in the literary world. He was also very good at calligraphy and could understand the charm of it. An Chuyu and Yan Chenyu were much worse. They had not even entered the door of calligraphy. This was not surprising. The two best friends came from ordinary families and had not received such education.
For example, Nalan Shiqi, whether he is willing or not, will receive all kinds of education, from music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine and camellia, to business management and enterprise operation, and he will understand the tricks and dark schemes of the underworld.
The stone lions on both sides of the pier are exquisitely carved and majestic. They are the guardian gods of the northern end of Jiangfengzhou. After Yunluo and his friends visited Jiangfengzhou, their understanding of Fengqiao also means a preliminary understanding of Suzhou. Suzhou is a water city, famous for its many bridges. A Ming Dynasty poet said that there are three hundred painted bridges reflecting the river city, and Fengqiao is the most famous in the poem.
The three people not only walked across Suzhou's oldest and most famous Maple Bridge and Jiangcun Bridge, but also walked across a pavilion bridge, Yuyin Bridge, a covered bridge, and Tingzhong Bridge, a total of four bridges, two ancient and two new.
Hanshan Temple is located in Fengqiao Ancient Town on the bank of the ancient Grand Canal in the west of Suzhou. It was built during the Tianjian period of the Liang Dynasty in the Six Dynasties, more than 1,400 years ago. It was originally named Miaoli Puming Pagoda. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that the famous monks Hanshan and Shide came here from Tiantai Mountain to be abbots and renamed it Hanshan Temple. Historically, Hanshan Temple was one of the ten famous temples.
Most of the halls in Hanshan Temple are built in the Qing Dynasty, including the Main Hall, Sutra Library, Bell Tower, Stele Gallery, Fengjiang Tower, Frost Bell Pavilion, etc. The harmony Taihu stone in front of the temple, the harmony thought first advocated by Hanshan and Shide, has become an important part of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.
The rebuilt Puming Pagoda, imitating the magnificent pagoda of the Tang Dynasty, ended the 600-year history of Hanshan Temple without a pagoda. Yunluo walked behind An Chuyu and Yan Chenyu, admiring the beauty of the two beauties with their gentle smiles and grumbles, and was very fascinated.
The No. 1 Buddhist bell in Hanshan Temple is an ancient bronze bell imitating the Tang Dynasty style. The main inscription on the bell face is "The Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Dharma of Mahayana". There are nine exquisite flying figures and six milled edges on the bell skirt. The whole bell is huge, heavy and beautiful. It is an artistic treasure that reflects the contemporary Chinese Buddhist bell culture.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The large stele laid at the same time as the bell is known as the first poetry stele in China. On the front of the stele is engraved a poem "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge" by Zhang Ji written by Yu Yue of the Qing Dynasty. On the back of the stele is engraved a volume of "Heart Sutra" handwritten by Emperor Qianlong.
There are 28 dragons carved on the stele. The stele stands in a pond, implying the scene of ripples and fishing lights when moored at Fengqiao. The layout of Hanshan Temple is unique: contrary to the common practice of temples facing south, its temple gate faces west. Hanshan Courtyard is a rare and good place to visit.
It is full of green all year round, with ancient pines, green bamboos, osmanthus, cherry blossoms, wintersweets, lawns, and the Moon-falling Pond, the Moon-reflecting Pavilion, the Choumian Slope, the Hanshan Bridge, the Tingzhongping, and the Mishi Gallery complementing each other.
Why does the gate of Hanshan Temple face west? The old abbot of Hanshan Temple, Master Xingkong, once said: adapt to local conditions. The Grand Canal, which was opened in the Sui Dynasty, became increasingly busy during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Suzhou is a water town, and the gate of the temple faces west and is close to the river, making it convenient for passing merchants, boatmen, farmers, and believers to come here by boat to worship and burn incense.
The west is where the Buddha lives. It is also called the paradise, which is bright and holy, without any worries. The temple gate facing west also shows respect for the holy land of Buddha, killing two birds with one stone. In addition, according to the theory of the five elements, water can overcome fire. Monks in successive generations used water from the Grand Canal to overcome fire, so Hanshan Temple was peaceful for hundreds of years in history.
However, the monks' painstaking efforts could not escape the disasters of the world. The Yuan Dynasty suffered no wars; there were two fires in the Ming Dynasty; and there were two fires in the Qing Dynasty, one of which was a war. The ancient temple was burned down. The current Hanshan Temple was rebuilt in the 32nd year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty. There are two ancient camphor trees on both sides of the mountain gate, lush and green. The classical pavilions inside the yellow wall have flying eaves and pointed corners. The right is Fengjiang Tower, and the left is Shuangzhong Tower, both of which are derived from the poem "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge".
The mountain gate of the scenic area is newly built and has a grand momentum. The architectural style is imitating the mountain gate renovated by Chen Kuilong in the Qing Dynasty. Although the mountain gate built by Chen a hundred years ago also had three doorways, only the middle door was accessible, while the other doors were not accessible, which was called one real and two virtual. Today, all three doorways of the mountain gate are accessible, and they are all practical.
Above the middle doorway on the front of the new mountain gate is a plaque with the words "Han Shi Yi Zong". On both sides of the doorway are engraved a couplet: Searching for traces of bottles and bowls for a thousand years, hiding in the cold rocks on the stone wall, outside the Changhe Gate, a unique scenic spot; transformed into three hundred poems, flying to the west and east, not between the Song and Ming dynasties, crossing Yingzhou with a cup.
Above the two small doorways is a plaque with collected characters, the left one is "Zhong Wen Jiu Ling" and the right one is "Lu Jie Tian Tai". Above the middle doorway on the back is a stone tablet with an imitation of Miao Li Zong Feng, and on both sides are a couplet written by a contemporary calligrapher: The boat stops in the middle of the night, the fishing lights are red maple, come to see the ancient temple of the Six Dynasties, now I think it is the world of dust; frost falls for nine days, the moon is bright on the cold mountain, I sleep on the ten-mile Hengtang, listening to the sound of the hundred and eight stillness at this moment.
The plaques above the two doorways on the left and right read "The place for discussing sutras" on the left and "The place for selecting Buddhas" on the right. Yunluo and Anchu met Yan Chenyu. They entered through the gates on both sides of the screen wall and passed through a wide area, which was the mountain gate of Hanshan Temple. There was a stone lion on each side of the mountain gate, vivid and majestic, guarding the temple gate.
Next to the stone lions are two ancient camphor trees, like two kind-looking old men standing at the door, smiling and welcoming visitors. Above the gate hangs a plaque with the words "Ancient Hanshan Temple" written on it.
The three people walked leisurely into the temple, and faced each other with a gilded Maitreya Buddha, who was sitting upright with a big belly and a smiling face. In front of the statue was a couplet written by a monk from Hanshan Temple: With a big and round belly, he can hold all the unbearable things in the world; with a heart full of joy, he welcomes the destined people in the world.
Behind the Maitreya statue is a standing Skanda, known as the Dharma Protector Skanda Bodhisattva. Next to it is a couplet, the top couplet of which is Skanda, who only protects the three worlds of Nanmi and Maitreya; the bottom couplet is the incarnation of the Bodhisattva, who does not go to the northern continent of Jambudvīpa.
Buddhism is part of Chinese culture. We should absorb the essence of Buddhist culture, carry forward the spirit of human Buddhism, and serve the construction of two civilizations. Human Buddhism focuses on purifying one's body and mind and benefiting the society. For example, monks plant trees, practice medicine, and persuade people to do good.
Yunluo silently took the hands of her two best friends. The beauties were shy and speechless. They walked forward. This was the main garden of Hanshan Temple. It was lush with trees and a quiet Buddhist place. There were two long stone carvings on both sides of the flower bed on the left.
Hanshan Temple originally had two Arhat Halls, the north and south, each housing 500 Arhat statues carved from camphor wood from the Qing Dynasty. As the two halls were more than 50 meters apart, it was inconvenient for tourists to visit, and the buildings had fallen into disrepair over the years and were not in harmony with the overall structure. For this reason, the original North Arhat Hall was demolished and rebuilt to make this thousand-year-old temple more solemn.
The rebuilt Arhat Hall imitates the Qing Dynasty structure, with a width of nine rooms. The original two Arhat statues are enshrined in a stepped manner on five levels. The lions carved from bluestone grab the hydrangeas and are lifelike. The Arhat statues are protected by niches.
The five hundred arhats are all gold-plated arhats carved from camphor wood and are cultural relics from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. The five hundred arhats are the five hundred disciples of Sakyamuni. Arhats can achieve three realms: 1. Not suffering from the cycle of life and death; 2. Not greedy, free from worries, and forever entering the state of nirvana; 3. Being supported by gods and immortals.
In the center of the Arhat Hall stands a bronze statue of Guanyin, donated by the Japanese Religious Painting Institute and the Japanese Zen Painting Association. On the iron incense burner on the terrace in front of the Main Hall are cast the four characters Dahua Taorong. Dahua means the enlightenment of Buddha, Tao refers to creation and cultivation, and Rong can be interpreted as a model used for melting metal or casting into utensils.
The four words in summary are: cultivate believers according to the Buddhist teachings, convert stubborn ones and make them reborn. (To be continued...)