Not long ago, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and China Folk Artists Association officially awarded runan county the title of "China Liangzhu Town". A stone has stirred up a thousand waves, which has just been attributed to the peaceful dispute over the origin of Liang Zhu culture, and has been heated again.

The unprecedented lively "Liang Zhu" dispute.

Butterfly lovers's love story has folklore and historical remains in many provinces of China, and many parts of the country are trying to build this cultural brand. Therefore, the debate about the origin of Liang Zhu has not subsided for many years. Especially in recent years, Ningbo, Hangzhou and Shaoxing in Zhejiang; Yixing, Jiangsu; Four provinces and six cities, including Jining, Shandong and Zhumadian, Henan, have declared Liangzhu as the world oral and intangible cultural heritage to the relevant state departments, and the dispute over the origin of Liangzhu has intensified.

In April 2004, under the coordination of relevant departments, four provinces and six cities held a seminar in Ningbo, and reached the "Ningbo Knowledge". The four provinces and six cities jointly declared the world oral and intangible cultural heritage. At this point, this decades-long dispute over the origin has come to an end.

In 2005, Shucheng County, Lu 'an, Anhui Province also proposed "Liang Zhu Shen Yi", and four provinces and six places became five provinces and seven places.

Runan, Henan Province has become the "hometown of Liangzhu in China", which has rekindled the dispute over the origin of Liangzhu. Since February 5, last year, 65438, many domestic media and major websites have been scrambling to report the views and opinions of people from all walks of life, especially from Liangzhu cultural relics, such as Ningbo, Zhejiang.

"butterfly lovers, dressed as a Jiangnan student, how did he become a Henan native?" Ma, a cultural expert and chairman of Yinzhou District Federation of Literary and Art Circles in Ningbo, said that according to the study of Yinzhou County Records, I am a native of Yinzhou and Shangyu, and my ancestral home has been made clear. In 2004, Ningbo invited an expert group from East China Normal University to inspect and determined Ningbo as the birthplace of Liang Zhu's story. "We have Liang Zhu's tomb and Liang Zhu's former residence. Even when Zhu Yingtai took a boat from Shangyu to Ningbo Ferry, we remained the same." Ma told reporters that as early as 2004, Liangzhu culture in Yinzhou District had been successfully declared as a national historical and cultural protection heritage and was awarded the title of "birthplace of Liangzhu". The national oral and intangible cultural heritage declaration of "Liangshan Bosi Marriage Custom Belief Cultural Space" is about to be successful.

Zhou Zhi, president of Liangzhu Research Association in China, Ningbo, bluntly said: "It is a rash act for China Folk Artists Association to award the hometown of Liangzhu in Runan this time."

Lu Xiaonong, secretary general of Huaxia Liangzhu Culture Research Association in Yixing, Jiangsu, said in an interview that from the historical records, the story of Liangzhu was first recorded in Yixing, and it seems inappropriate to award the title of "hometown of Liangzhu" to Runan.

Liu, vice chairman of Zhumadian Federation of Literary and Art Circles and president of Liangzhu Research Association, who was questioned by many parties, said in an interview: "There is no contradiction between our application to the China People's Association for the hometown of Liangzhu and * * for the World Heritage. We have never said that Runan is the birthplace. "

In response to the strong response from all over the country, Bai Gengsheng, Party Secretary of China Folk Artists Association, explained that "Liangzhu hometown in China is not the birthplace of Liangzhu culture, and Liangzhu hometown in China was awarded to runan county, Henan Province, and was granted the right of county protection. Where there are relics of Liang Zhu, as long as they are declared, they will be given the right to protection. "

Two versions of the legend of Liang Zhu.

The reporter learned that among the disputes about the origin of Liang Zhu, the dispute between Ningbo River and Runan River is more prominent.

According to the stories and legends of the two places, according to the folklore of Runan, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Ying were classmates for three years in the Jin Dynasty, but they failed to see that Zhu Yingtai was their daughter. Later, she was betrothed to the Ma family and failed to propose. Before he died, he asked his family to bury himself by the road where Zhu Yingtai's wedding sedan chair passed, so that he could see Zhu Yingtai get married. When Zhu Yingtai learned about it, he got married in mourning. When the sedan chair passed Liang Shanbo's grave, he got off it.

According to legend, Liang Shanbo was a magistrate of Yinzhou County in Jin Dynasty and an honest official. Because he offended the powerful and was mutilated to death, the people built a big tomb for him. Zhu Yingtai, a chivalrous woman in Shangyu in the Ming Dynasty, robbed the rich and helped the poor, and was later killed by powerful people. In order to commemorate them, the local people buried two people together and got married.

In terms of cultural relics, runan county has the tomb of Liang Zhu, which is located on both sides of the ancient official road in Mazhuang Township. Although the tombs have been stolen for a long time, the unearthed tomb walls prove that both tombs belong to the Jin Dynasty. Butterfly lovers was not engaged and could not be buried together, which was in line with the custom at that time. Liang Gang Village, Liang Shanbo's hometown, still retains Liang Shanbo's former residence and the school where they studied. What convinces Runan people most is that their former residence, cemetery, Caoqiao site and school site are exactly the same as those described in Liang Zhu's story, all of which are eighteen miles.

In Ningbo, there is also a mausoleum where Liang Zhu and his wife are buried together.

Judging from the folklore of the two places, in Mazhuang Township, runan county, the daughter of the Zhujiajian family and the son of the Majia family will never get married. This custom has continued for more than 1000 years; Because Liang Shanbo couldn't understand Zhu Yingtai's hint, which led to the tragedy, the villagers in Lianggang Village called Liang Shanbo a fool. Therefore, the Liangzhu Opera has never been staged in Lianggang Village, and is regarded by the villagers as exposing the family's dirty laundry.

There is an old saying in Ningbo, "If you want to grow old together, Liang Shanbo will arrive at the temple", and the locals have regarded Liang Shanbo as a symbol of love and loyalty.

Or is interest at work?

The reporter came to Gao Qiao Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City. In front of Liangzhu Cultural Theme Park, a local villager was very sorry to learn that "the hometown of Liangzhu in China" had fallen to Henan. He told reporters: "What a pity! Such a good brand was handed over to Henan. " In front of the park, a vendor told reporters bluntly: What he is most worried about is whether the business atmosphere around Liangzhu Cultural Theme Park will be affected and whether his business can continue.

Some insiders believe that the reason why the "hometown of Liangzhu, China" is controversial is, on the surface, a dispute over the protection of their respective cultural brands in Liangzhu remains. In fact, some places are eager to become famous and seize business opportunities. In recent years, some places have made great efforts to explore traditional culture, but not to better protect and carry forward national culture, but to erode the cultural brand left by our ancestors.

It is understood that in April, 2004, Liangzhu Culture Research Association of China, located in Ningbo, convened a seminar in four provinces and six cities, and reached a "Ningbo Understanding" on * * * and the application for World Heritage. In June 2004, the Huaxia Liangzhu Culture Research Association in Yixing also held a meeting and reached the Yixing Memorandum, which determined that the six places would discuss Liangzhu culture in turn, but today, * *.

An insider revealed that all localities are doing their own things, and "applying for the World Heritage" requires a lot of preparatory work. At present, the application report of "* * *" has not yet entered the discussion stage, and the seminars held in turn have almost become a platform for all localities to compete for the commercial operation of Liangzhu cultural brand. Although it has created the momentum of "joint application for world heritage", it exists in name only.

Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Shaoxing Municipal Bureau of Culture and other relevant people have suggested that it is ridiculous to put the specific rescue, inheritance, protection and promotion work on the shelf and blindly strive for fame and profit, which is the shame of ancestors and future generations.

Liang Zhu belongs to all mankind.

"Liang's article" Entering Henan "is just a different opinion in academic circles." Meng, deputy director of Ningbo Cultural Bureau, told reporters that Ningbo has made a lot of efforts in "applying for the World Heritage". To this end, Ningbo 10 invested 50 million yuan.

"There is no point in fighting in your own country!" Lu Xiaonong, Secretary-General of Huaxia Liangzhu Culture Research Association in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, believes that Liangzhu is the heritage of people all over China and even the world, which has long been an indisputable fact. From the performance and shooting of butterfly lovers, a Shaoxing opera, to the creation and performance of butterfly lovers's violin music, butterfly lovers, as a masterpiece of China culture, went to the world, and artists in Shanghai contributed a lot, but Shanghai never fought for any "fame". Therefore, we should take a higher attitude and practical actions to protect and promote the remains of Liang Zhu, instead of narrowly striving for fame and gain. The most important thing now is to protect the cultural relics, and * * * should be prepared to apply for the World Heritage.