(A) Handan toddler
This story tells that during the Warring States period, a young man guarding the tomb of Yan State went to Handan, the capital of Zhao State. When he saw the graceful walking posture of Handan people, he began to learn. As a result, he not only failed to learn well, but also forgot his original walking method and had to climb back to his hometown. Later, this story evolved into an idiom-Handan toddler, which means imitating others and not going home, but losing their original skills.
This is a widely circulated story. For a time, I often went to Handan. When my colleagues saw me, they joked and said, Look, you can't walk again. Did you go to Handan again? It seems that this is a story known to all women and children. It is a good thing to spread widely, but more importantly, we can't ignore the enlightenment of this story today. Nowadays, no matter the economic development or people's life, there is a serious tendency to copy the west and ignore their own characteristics, and the result is neither fish nor fowl.
There is a baby bridge in the center of Handan. It is said that Yan juvenile is learning to walk in Handan, which is here. The existing stone bridge was built in the Ming Dynasty, and now it is closed to traffic. Around the stone bridge, a citizens' leisure and entertainment square was built, and the stories of children were carved into sculptures to educate future generations. There are many inscriptions on the square, telling the history of Handan, and an irregular sculpture with idioms related to Handan engraved on it, which is entertaining and entertaining.
(2) offer a humble apology
On the street not far from the railway station in the old city of Handan, there is a short alley-Guixiang, which is a narrow lane for Lin Xiangru to avoid Lian Po. Nowadays, many antique buildings have been built here, and the alley exists in name only, and the antique style has been completely lost, but a stone tablet has been set up in the alley, telling the story of offering a humble apology.
This is a story that was once selected as a middle school textbook. During the Warring States Period, Lin Xiangru, a civil servant of Zhao, made a plan to resist the enemy of Qin, so that his priceless jade returned to Zhao intact, and went to Mianchi to argue with the king of Qin in order to safeguard national dignity, and was named Shangqing, above General Lian Po. Lian Po, a veteran who has repeatedly made meritorious military service, refused to accept it and threatened to be humiliated when he saw Lin Xiangru. When two people met in a narrow lane in a carriage, Lin Xiangru took the tail from wagging the dog and let his carriage leave the narrow lane to avoid Lian Po. Lian Po was deeply moved, so Lian Po went to Lin Xiangru's house with Vitex negundo. From then on, the two became friends of life and death, and Zhao was peaceful and the country was greatly boosted. This story also quickly evolved into an idiom, saying that you have the courage to admit your mistakes and sincerely accept the punishment of the other party. It is human nature to make mistakes. If you have the courage to admit your mistakes and accept punishment, you can get forgiveness and respect from others. This idiom is widely used.
The area around Huichexiang is the old city of Handan, where there are many old houses and several deep houses, which were the compound of Handan municipal government organs during the Republic of China. Today, ordinary people live there. Although the house is old, the folk customs are still chivalrous. That day, I was wandering around the old street with my camera on my back. A middle-aged worker volunteered to show me around. Under his guidance, I saw the remains of the ancient city wall in Handan, the compound of the tax bureau and machinery bureau of Handan government during the Republic of China, and a humble land temple. The people in the old street are very comfortable. The students after school are laughing and slapping. There are no roaring cars, and occasionally there are hawkers' cries, as if it were a lifetime ago. However, the roar of demolishing bulldozers has been faintly heard, and I don't know how long this tranquility can be guarded.
(3) An absurd person's dream
This story has nothing to do with the Warring States, but it happened in Handan. It is said that in ancient times, a scholar named Lu went to Beijing to catch the exam and passed by the shop in Handan. He was down and out, frustrated, and lamented alone. He happened to meet Lv Dongbin who was passing by. Seeing this, he planned to enlighten him, so he gave him a porcelain pillow. After sleeping with a pillow, Lu Sheng began to dream that he married a beautiful woman from a rich family and was admitted to a scholar in Beijing. Then he made contributions everywhere and became prime minister. Dreaming of death, Lu Sheng woke up with a start and saw that the owner's yellow rice was not ripe.
This story originated from the legendary novel Pillow Story by Shen Jiji in Tang Dynasty. Later, both Tang Xianzu and Pu Songling explained this story, among which Lu Xian was later interpreted as Lv Dongbin. People use this idiom to describe an unrealistic dream that cannot be realized. But in my opinion, the author's original intention is to describe the wonderful and ups and downs that people may experience in their lives through a dream, and to express the negative and world-weary view of life as a dream. At the end of the story, it is said that after Lu Sheng woke up from his dream, he fully understood life and went to preach with Lv Dongbin.
Later generations built the Lv Xian Temple in Lu Sheng's Dream Shop. The earliest surviving relic is the Ming Dynasty stone carving on the facade wall. According to legend, the four characters of the stone carving "Penglai Wonderland" are Lv Dongbin's calligraphy, which is vigorous and free-spirited. Other halls, such as Li Zhong Hall, Lv Zu Hall and Lusheng Hall, have been rebuilt.
In Lv Xian Miaodong Campus, there is a dream-themed museum. Ancient books and legendary "dreams", such as Zhuangzi's Dream Butterfly, Dream of Red Mansions and Conan's Dream, are all displayed in the form of paintings and explanations, which are vivid and interesting, as if they have entered the dream world, especially the paintings drawn by Chinese painting techniques are of high standard. If a comic book shows its contents when it is published, it will be popular.
(4) Khufu riding and shooting
I don't think the story of "Khufu riding and shooting" is an idiom. At best, it can only be an allusion. This allusion warns people not to rest on their laurels, but to learn from others and be brave in reform. For us in the process of social change, it has a more important warning role.
King Wuling of Zhao is an energetic monarch of Zhao. In the military friction with the surrounding conference semifinals, he found that the conference semifinals' shorts were very flexible in riding, so he advocated wearing conference semifinals' clothes and learning the fighting methods of conference semifinals' riding and shooting. To this end, he pushed aside the crowd, took the lead in putting on Hu clothes, learning to ride horses, practicing archery, and training himself, which made Zhao's military strength stronger and stronger, repelled the Hu people, wiped out Zhongshan, and became one of the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States".
Legend has it that Chajianling in the west of Handan City is the place where King Wuling of Zhao practiced "riding and shooting with khufu" and trained foot soldiers, and Congtai in Congtai Park in Handan City is the place where King Wuling of Zhao reviewed the army. Today, Congtai has become a landmark building in Handan. Many goods are named after Congtai, and the locals even gave me a bottle of Congtai wine.
In addition to reviewing and training, the cluster platform of "flowing east and purple gas coming from the west" is also a place for princes to rest and entertain. It is quite famous and has been built and abandoned repeatedly in history. The main building was left over from Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. Many great writers in history, such as Li Bai, Du Fu and Guo Moruo. And Qianlong all praised the stage, which is a cultural relic. Now, Congtai Park has been built here, which has become a place for ordinary people to rest and entertain.