Aerial photo of Biqiao Village, Shaping Town, Matjiang County
In front of the house, the ducks and geese in the open paddy field are playing with the water, and the former farm tools jump on the street lamp pole to become a lampshade; behind the house, the surrounding running water washes over the old grinding disc, stirring up the sound of babbling water; the ground, the rape flowers that have gradually opened are forming a dazzling golden "cloud"... Is the nostalgia in your heart exactly like this? Come to Biqiao Village, Shaping Town, Matjiang County, and take a walk, your "homesickness" can fall into reality.
This is an invitation sent to you by Huang Jiren, a famous writer and honorary chairman of the Chongqing Writers Association, and the famous poets Li Gang and Li Haizhou! On the morning of February 23, the three of them were officially hired as "cultural ambassadors" of Biqiao Village, Shaping Town, Matjiang County, and will contribute to the promotion of nostalgia culture and the promotion of rural revitalization in different ways.
On the morning of the 23rd, the Biqiao compound in Biqiao Village, Shaping Town, Matjiang County, was crowded and lively, and a solemn and rich cultural activity was held here. Huang Jiren, a famous writer and honorary chairman of the Chongqing Writers Association, Li Gang, a famous poet and cultural scholar, and Li Haizhou, a famous poet and editor-in-chief of the Department of Global Human Geography, took the stage in turn, received a bright red letter of appointment from the relevant leaders of Shaping Town, Matjiang County, and was hired as a "cultural ambassador" in Biqiao Village. Next, they will play a positive role in promoting Biqiao Village to inherit Chinese civilization, carry forward nostalgic culture, promote rural revitalization, and promote economic development.
Huang Jiren, a famous writer and honorary chairman of the Chongqing Writers Association, delivered a speech
"I am very pleased and grateful to be hired today as our 'Cultural Ambassador' in Biqiao Village." Huang Jiren, a famous writer standing on the stage and honorary chairman of the Chongqing Writers Association, was particularly emotional. "I myself once served as the captain of the production team in the place where I went up the mountain and went to the countryside, and I regarded it as the highest position so far; today I am hired as the 'cultural ambassador' of our Biqiao village, and I regard it as my highest honor."
Huang Jiren said that many years ago, he wrote "Matjiang Peony Endowment" for the peony cultural festival that is famous throughout the country. "If at that time it was a good wish for the beautiful city of Matjiang, then today I saw a picture of it in Biqiao Village." Huang Jiren said that today's Biqiao Village can be said to be the most beautiful rural reality picture, "Now that we have walked into the spring of Biqiao, we have already felt its warmth." ”
The idyllic scenery of Biqiao Village in Shaping Town, Matjiang County
Back to the scene described at the beginning of this article, that is, the upstream news Chongqing Morning News reporter walked into the Village of Biqiao in Shaping Town, Matjiang County on the morning of the 23rd. At the mouth of Biqiao Village, there is also an archway with the characters of "Biqiao Courtyard" written on it, which at the same time conspicuously reads "Join hands with famous artists to deeply cultivate nostalgia culture, and Damei Biqiao composes poetic pastoral gardens". The relevant person in charge of Shaping Town said that this is also the original intention of Biqiao Village to hire a cultural ambassador.
Entering the village, where the asphalt road runs through, you can see the fence-shaped solar street lamp standing on the side of the road. "The reason why it is called Hon Wan is because people here love to weave agricultural tools such as grates to subsidize their families, which has a history of more than 200 years." The local people have also discovered the humanistic spirit of the basket: the circle on the basket contains the meaning of tolerance and harmony, and the meaning of rules and rigor at the bottom. "Now most of the people in the village who are older than 60 years old will still go from watching bamboo to completing the whole process of weaving the basket." At the scene, the relevant person in charge of Biqiao Village told reporters that they will also re-make the weaving handicraft of agricultural tools such as baskets and other agricultural tools full of new vitality and vitality under the advice and guidance of the "cultural ambassador".
According to reports, as one of the five county-level pilot villages for rural revitalization in Matjiang County, Biqiao Village in Shaping Town has been awarded the honorary titles of China's Most Beautiful Leisure Village and National Civilized Village. At present, the local government is vigorously promoting the core concept of nostalgia culture, hoping to build it into "a village with flowers in all seasons and a park without walls". In addition to the neatly arranged white-walled gray-tile courtyard cottages, which are surrounded by flowing water in front of the houses, which is pleasing to the eye, the landscape murals on the walls of the cottages and the ancient built bell towers near the village entrance are particularly eye-catching. At the same time, the reporter saw in the local area that the main body of the nostalgia museum that concentrated on displaying the local folk customs of Biqiao Village has also been completed. "Its entire volume is more than 2,000 square meters, and it is expected to meet you in July this year."
Famous poets Li Gang and Li Haizhou delivered speeches after being hired as cultural ambassadors
"I've been to many villages in China, and many places say I'm the most beautiful. But when I saw the countryside in Biqiao, I felt that its open pastoral scenery left a deep impression on me, and I felt that it deserved (the most beautiful countryside). At the scene, Li Gang, a famous poet and cultural scholar who became popular throughout the country in the 1980s with a song "Blue Sailor", said so.
Li Gang said that the nostalgic cultural meaning created by Biqiao Village can be very broad and large. "I wondered if we could build a Chinese nostalgia festival based on the Biqiao Village Nostalgia Culture Season, and expand its influence from Chongqing to the whole country." Li Gang said that nationwide, there are many poetry festivals and other cultural festivals, but there is not yet a nostalgic cultural festival. "Nostalgia culture has continued from history to the present, and in terms of poetry and literature alone, there have been a large number of resources and materials that can be used from ancient times to the present. We can also add various elements of our local Chongqing and Matjiang, and then integrate with the food and folklore here. In Li Gang's view, this may be an opportunity for Biqiao Village and even The Pad River to further develop and expand their influence.
In addition, it is particularly worth mentioning that at the event site on the 23rd, "Global Human Geography" also awarded the plaque of "China Nostalgia Cultural Experience Village" to Biqiao Village, and Zheng Zheng, general director of Chongqing Good Story Film Company, awarded the plaque of "Western Chief Photographer Photography Creation Base" to Biqiao Village.
According to the organizer of the event, the Department of Photographic Media, the people's government of Shaping Town has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the Department of Photographic Media, and they and the three "cultural ambassadors" who have just been hired will focus on the characteristic resources and humanistic history of Shaping Town, dig deep and make good use of the nostalgic cultural resources of Biqiao Village, clarify the context of nostalgia, tell the story of nostalgia, build a cultural creation base, and promote the integration of local culture and tourism, making it an important window for displaying Chinese nostalgia culture and promoting the development of nostalgia culture.
Upstream News Chongqing Morning News Reporter Text/Video Qiu Jinyi