Chapter 464 A Romantic and Brave Nation

After a lively dance, Niba sang "Xie Shen Tune" and instructed the men who came to carry the knife holder to remove the knife holder.

Everyone got out of the way, and He Huan said: "In the past, they had a process of dismantling knives. The warriors who went up to the mountain of knives had to go up and dismantle the thirty-six knives one by one from the top. But now the knife poles need to be removed at any time.

Use it, just carry it away.

"Why thirty-six knives?" Liang Ange asked.

"Actually, in Tengchong and many performances, there are seventy-two knives placed on the left and right. Originally, there were thirty-six knives placed in the middle."

"What's the difference between seventy-two and thirty-six?"

"In the Tengchong area, it is mainly said that General Wang led them through the seventy-two levels, which is a bit ridiculous. The seventy-two knives were later added as a performance. The heights are the same, and they become two groups, two people

Going up at the same time has the meaning of competition.

The thirty-six knives come from their calendar. Many of our ethnic minorities have created their own calendars. We saw the October solar calendar painted on their walls in Bijia Village."

The experts nodded.

"The Lisu people, including the Nu people and the Dulong people, use a very romantic calendar."

Liang Ange pricked up his ears when he heard about romance.

"Flower and Bird Calendar!"

"Ah!" Upon hearing this nice name, everyone had a smile on their faces.

"They don't distinguish between four seasons and divide the year into two seasons, the dry season and the wet season. The dry season is the season we are in now, from November to February of the next year. The wet season is from March to October.

.This is derived from weather phenomena.

They also observed the time when flowers bloomed and birds chirped, and divided the year into a flower blooming month, a bird chirping month, a volcano-burning month, a hunger month, a grass-gathering month, a harvest month, a wine-making month, a hunting month, a new year month, and a building-building month.

.We are celebrating the New Year now.

There are ten seasons in total, each season has 36 days, and ten months total 360 days. Do you know why there are thirty-six knives?"

The experts nodded and said with a smile: "I got it!"

The Lisu compatriots also nodded, "We know it too!"

After all, they themselves didn't know it, because they thought it was to commemorate Wang Ji, but in fact they didn't know much about this Han general.

"There are only five days left in the 360 ​​days, which is the golden season and the Chinese New Year."

"Oh." Everyone learned again.

"Because the climate is obviously different where they live. The weather is different ten miles away. It is even more obvious in the mountains and valleys. The further north we go, the more obvious it will be for you.

Because the flowers bloom, the birds chirp, and the harvest occurs at different times in each place, their seasons are not exactly the same. In the past, they also celebrated the blooming season at different times."

The governor nodded, "Yes, in the 1990s, the state determined that December 20th of the Gregorian calendar is the holiday. Other places are different from us."

Weixi and the Lisu compatriots in Lijiang nodded, "Yes, there is no fixed time. Because it is almost more than a month, from the twelfth lunar month to the first lunar month, which is the Chinese New Year. We just choose a few days to hold group activities."

He Huan said: "The Flower and Bird Calendar is a set of calendars summarized by the people in the mountains and valleys based on nature. It is very similar to our 24 solar terms. Our 24 solar terms guide farming production based on the weather.

They are more direct and include all their specific activities.

It’s harvest, I’m going to make wine! After making wine and no meat, it’s time for me to hunt. After hunting, I have wine and meat, and it’s time to celebrate the New Year! It’s cold after the New Year, so I’ll be idle. Let’s strengthen the house.

The flowers are blooming and the cuckoo is chirping. It’s time for me to sow seeds. After sowing the seeds, I quickly burn the volcano and cultivate some land. I’m so tired! Why haven’t the seeds grown yet? I’m hungry..."

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed wildly. The Lisu compatriots were so happy that they even raised their feet.

Cai Yi put his arm around his shoulders, "Are you really hungry? I'll find you something to eat!"

He Huan also hugged his shoulders and held him down.

Everyone laughed non-stop.

He Huan said: "I was hungry, and the seeds had not yet borne fruit, so I had to go to the mountains to pick some grass to fill my stomach. After two months, the seeds finally borne fruit and it was time to harvest!"

Everyone couldn't help but burst into tears. The hardships of life can be seen in the romance!

The governor said: "Little White Dragon understands life in our mountainous areas! We should bring Little White Dragon to farm!"

There was another burst of laughter on the hillside.

"One thing that is the same is that the Hungry Month for the Lisu, Nu, and Dulong tribes all falls in June. In fact, it is far more than that. It's just that they are particularly hungry this month.

In ancient times, they may have to collect wild grass and vegetables to fill their stomachs half of the time.

According to records from the Ming Dynasty, Lisu men often carried medicinal arrows, bows and crossbows to hunt animals, and their wives dug the roots of grass and trees to feed the sun. They hunted and dug the roots of grass and lived by this method. They also had to pay taxes."

The experts cried, "How pitiful!"

The villagers quickly comforted them, "We are not hungry anymore. We have food at any time! There are no taxes, and the government also gives us a lot of help!"

Everyone started laughing again.

"The mountains are barren, and the land created by burning volcanoes is still occupied by chieftains and bureaucrats. Life is very difficult, and their personalities are stubborn, so they have been fighting.

When he couldn't win, he ran again, crossing the Jinsha River, Yunling River, Lancang River, and Biluo Snow Mountain, migrating towards the sunset and running into the Nujiang Grand Canyon.

No nation migrates and revolts as frequently as the Lisu. Their history is a history of uprisings, migrations, uprisings, and migrations.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty recorded a lot about them, and the unified evaluation was: fierce!"

The Lisu compatriots laughed a little sheepishly.

"Because at that time they were converted to native lands and were squeezed by the chieftains, the government, and the defenders. So many uprisings broke out.

This gave the Qing Dynasty bureaucrats a headache, so they confiscated and destroyed their sharp knives, bows and crossbows on a large scale. This left them with no weapons to fight, but these were not just weapons!

Slash-and-burn cultivation, hunting for a living, building roads through mountains, and building bridges over water are still their production tools. After being destroyed, their production tools will be very low-level, and their lives will be even more difficult.

So they are very eager and dependent on knives and all iron products."

Everyone was fascinated.

"Going to Daoshan means their close relationship with and worship of knives. Thirty-six knives, thirty-six seasons. Sharp knives, poisonous crossbows, and never leave their bodies.

Their calendar is also their history. Shangdaoshan shows their process of getting along with nature and their constant struggle to find a homeland.

Decorate the trees and knife ladders with flowers, and give your life and wishes to the knife. This is a nation that loves nature, is romantic and brave."

The Lisu compatriots looked at him warmly and were deeply moved.

"I asked them to arrange such a complete ceremony just to let everyone understand the nature worship, national complex and historical meaning of going up the mountain of swords and going down to the sea of ​​fire."

Everyone nodded.

He Huan looked at several state leaders and said, "Thank you all for your support."

The governor who was fascinated by what he heard quickly held his hand excitedly and said, "It's us who thank you, Xiao Bailong, for we have really benefited a lot! I didn't expect you to have so many interpretations of Shangdaoshan! You let us

I have a deeper understanding of our national culture!”

The Lisu compatriots all nodded, feeling even more proud of their ancestors and nation.

The director said: "No wonder I asked Xiao Bailong if he wanted to hold the Knife Mountain event? He said that he would do it if a complete ceremony could be held, otherwise there would be no need to do it. That's why we invited Nipa to come."

"Because Shangdaoshan has been held a lot, and most of them have simplified the content of sacrifices and increased the entertainment content, but I think it is necessary for experts to take a look at these rituals of inviting gods and singing."

The experts nodded, "Thank you, Xiao Bailong, and thank you for allowing us to see such an authentic ceremony. It really shocked us!"

The governor asked seriously: "Well, Xiao Bailong and the experts, do you think it is better for us to follow the original ceremony or the current ceremony?"

"Let's do the ceremony now," He Huan said, "because I mainly want the experts to understand. We are here to study national culture, so the deeper the better, and we can't be superficial.

But if you want to entertain the public, promote it, and have a mass appeal, it must be the current entertainment, competitions, sports, acrobatics, any form, which is easier for the masses and tourists to accept than sacrifices."

The governor nodded.

He Huan watched as several men carried away the knife ladder covered with colorful flowers and put it on the small truck. "Any nation that continues to modern times is constantly changing and developing in order to adapt to the new environment and era.

When we protect traditional culture, we do not mean to completely restore it, which is destined to perish. The national wisdom can be seen from the continuous evolution of mountains of swords and seas of fire."

After the knife pole was carried away, several Lisu women stood in the field with dustpans on their heads. Various objects were placed in the dustpans, and several Lisu men came on stage with bows and arrows.

Liang Ange asked curiously: "What is this for?"

"Crossbow shooting competition. Whoever shoots the colorful objects in the dustpan wins."

The experts were very excited. After seeing their sharp knives, they could also see their powerful crossbows!

But I started to worry again, "Is this okay? Isn't it too dangerous?"

"This would not be possible now," He Huan said, "not because of the danger, but because if you do it this way, some people will say you don't respect women. Everyone will stop doing it this way. But this is their original tradition.

"

The governor nodded and said with a smile: "If you show it to tourists, some people may not understand it, but you can show it to experts. This is what our original crossbow shooting competition looks like."

"Then those people are going to scold us."

"That's because they don't understand." He Huan said, "Historical records of the Ming Dynasty record that Lisu was particularly good at crossbows. Every time he asked his wife to carry a small wooden shield forward, he would shoot the crossbow from behind, and the shield would hit the woman without hurting her."

"so smart!"

Just hearing a burst of cheers from the surroundings, someone had already shot something in the dustpan, and sure enough, the target was spotless.
To be continued...