Ginzangawa Utsaku seikatsu
Author | Chen Yongkuan
Jiushan and Mishui have significant geographical indications in Qilu literary geography.
Since the beginning of the 1950s, folk literature masters Dong Junlun and Jiang Yuan, famous writers Liu Zhixia, Wang Anyi, Wang Qingde, poet Kong Deping, and Linqu writers Feng Enchang, Song Dechang, Fu Shaoxin, Wang Haiting, Yu Zhenhai, Li Shuling, Yin Wenliang, Wang Zhaoxiang, Liu Cunzhong, Lü Xinzhi, etc., have created a large number of folk literature, poetry and songs, prose, novels, drama literature and other works for this landscape located in the western foothills of Yishan and the source of the Mihe River, which are thick or gorgeous or exquisite, and the list goes on. In recent years, in line with the tide of online literature, the Black Pine Forest, the Shuishuiya Reservoir, the Sacred Cow Valley, the Grassland in the Clouds, the River Wetland Park, and other natural and cultural attractions such as Heyuan, Julianggu, and the Jiushan Section of the Great Wall of Qi have continued to attract writers, poets, painters, photographers, and donkey friends from inside and outside the province with their Zhong Lingyu show or ingenious craftsmanship, forming a tourism fever, a creative fever, and thousands of literary and artistic works. It can be said that Jiushan and Mishui are not only geographical terms, but have become a qilu literary geography concept worth mentioning and extending.
For thousands of years, jiushan mishui has nurtured thousands of people, including many outstanding sons and daughters who are obsessed with literature and love writing. Writers or literary lovers from Jiushan who were born and raised in Si, there is no reason not to thank and sing about the Nine Mountains! In fact, with their sincerity, diligence and talent, they have dedicated a large number of poems with literary quality and beauty rich in "Nine Mountains Flavor" to the world. And the literary friend Xu Fazhong is one of the representatives of the tireless singers who chant the Nine Mountains and Mishui.
On July 1, he sent me the first draft of "Xingyin Heyuan" on WeChat, asking me to put forward suggestions for revision, especially in terms of "politicality". I followed the instructions to read it twice, believing that the poetry collection and quality could not be a big problem, and encouraged the publication. Last night, I browsed the electronic version of the manuscript sent by him and the book review of Ma Yushun, and I had a deeper feeling. When you feel it in the morning, you will write it down on paper.
The landscapes and scenery of the poems are clear and clear, and the white paintings are picturesque; the hometown of the chanting is now and past, sending deep love and endless feelings; for the bad and unfairness of society, there is a sense of family and country that is just and unjust, and even evil like a vendetta; and the helpless life of the people who are deeply trapped in the bottom is full of heartfelt sympathy. In short, the works received are ideological and political, whether they are songs or criticisms, they are positive and upward, and they are all based on the good intentions and responsibilities of rural intellectuals to carry forward the truth, goodness, beauty, and lash out at false evil and ugliness. Zhang Wei, vice chairman of the China Writers Association and chairman of the Shandong Writers Association, said: "Of all the words in the world, the most important thing is a 'true' character. As long as it is true, it will be close and kind. In the vastness of the world, in the twilight of time, we still need such a feeling - as long as it gives people this feeling, no matter how childish the words are, we will gladly accept them; and another kind of writing, no matter how advanced and profound, we will instinctively reject it. "Sincerely! Believe in the words of The Wise!
In the art of language, either the ancient style is used, or the free poetry form is adopted, with both lyrics and speech rhymes, serving the theme without sticking to the form and the rhythm (especially the flat tone); or Wang Yang wanton, or shallow chanting, or profound meaning, or direct lyricism... All of them show a profound historical and cultural foundation, profound and keen philosophical thinking, and a sincere love for the nine mountains and mishui for their fathers and fellow villagers!
As of now, no other documentary materials have been found to be comparable; in terms of a short period of understanding the vicissitudes of the Nine Mountains, the poetry collection "Xing yin heyuan", especially the long poem "Song of the Colorful Nine Mountains", is irreplaceable to epic poems. Chewing on the exquisite words and phrases in between, giving birth to infinite reverie, returning to the mountain, the water, the group of people. Similarly, the 235-line, more than 1,600-word long poem "Dengju Lianggu Song" exposes the seriousness of banditry in the old society, the people are not happy, praises the political stability of new China, the transformation of mountains and rivers, the praise of shihuai ancient praises of good and evil, and has a strong ideological nature; the combination of narrative and the clear context of the rhythm, the selection of words is exquisite and catchy, which shows the author's historical knowledge, literary skills, and the gratifying efforts of pursuing epic quality and popular expression, and the general reader can deeply feel his deep understanding of the feelings and philosophies of social life and the analysis of the changes in the times.
What is rare and valuable is that Xu Fazhong attaches great importance to the social utilitarian role of poetry, reflects the hidden tenacity, dedication and irreversible weakness and marginalization of the peasants in the mountainous areas, especially women, in the tide of the times since the "Great Leap Forward" of the last century, and gives sincere praises to their diligence, kindness, and historical merits, and expresses great sympathy for their displacement and physical and mental exhaustion in their later years, such as the long poems "Peasant Women's Yin", "Peasant Girls and Mothers", "The Bitter Vegetables of Langyuan Sendai", and "Thanksgiving and Blessings". He pursues the unity of content and form, the organic combination of narrative, description and discussion, lyricism, the use of detailed portrayal to shape the character image, most of them use five words, seven sentences, the language is popular and simple, Bixing uses simple and straightforward, his artistic pursuit, can see the Tang Dynasty great poets Du Fu, Bai Juyi realist style on his poetry creation clear and huge impact.
I am a like-minded contemporary of the author in the same region. As a wanderer who has been away from my hometown for decades, I have always paid attention to the economic and social development of my hometown; as a person who was born as a teacher and always maintained a sense of writing, I naturally paid more attention to the cultural and educational undertakings of Jiushan.
"The degree of a man's enlightenment is equal to the depth of his suffering." (Lin Yutang "My Country and My People") Xu Fazhong, who has been teaching for nearly forty years, has produced a selection of works from "Heyuan Runying Mountain Red" ten years ago, participated in the compilation of more than ten county and town literature, history, literature and history books, and now has collected "Xingyin Heyuan", for the Nine Mountains and Mishui "with poetry", I saw it first, and I thought it was gratifying and congratulatory! Reading it, it reflects the people, events, feelings, scenes, things, and situations, or the author's literary thoughts, touching my heartstrings everywhere and arousing resonance, such as tea talking to real people in person. It can be said that Xu Fazhong is an honest singer and a persistent recorder in his hometown of Jiushan!
Looking forward to the "Xingyin River Source", it will be released as soon as possible! I think so.
September 26, 2021 morning in Weifang
Chen Yongkuan, a native of Daboshi Village, Jiushan Town, Linqu County, was a teacher in Jiushan Town, secretary of the Education Bureau of Linqu County, deputy director of the Policy Research Office of the Linqu County CPC Committee, secretary of the Party Committee of Shanglin Town, Linqu County, member of the Standing Committee of the LINqu County CPC Committee, secretary of the Party Committee of Yeyuan Town, member of the Standing Committee of the Fangzi District Committee of Weifang City, director of the Organization Department, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Weifang City Construction Bureau, and secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong Province.