May is a sunny season, and the northern scenery is full of joyful early summer atmosphere. Walk into Hushan Mountain in Baoding, Hebei Province, and look for the original secret place deep in the Taihang Mountains in the verdant greenery.
Speaking of Hushan in Baoding, Hebei, tourists from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei know that it is a "golden mountain". Hushan has a long history. In the long river of history, this ancient land has many magical legends. It is the only gold cultural tourist attraction in Hebei Province and even North China. It has a simple and natural ecological environment and rich gold mines. Resources endow Hushan with a profound gold cultural heritage. The flowers blooming in the green mountains and green waters lead us to go deeper into the mountains. This trip to Hushan, we walked slowly along the rippling waterside, intoxicated by the freshness and gracefulness of nature.
Over the years, I have visited many scenic spots all over the country. I always yearn for the original ecological scenery. I came to Baoding Tiger Mountain because of its reputation. In May, when the flowers are blooming and the breeze is not dry, I am looking for the Taihang Mountains. A deep gold rush story.
Hushan is located in the northernmost part of Quyang County. It is named after a huge rock on the top of the mountain that looks like a tiger ready to go. The mountains here are undulating, the forests are deep and the valleys are secluded, and the beautiful scenery is hidden deep in the mountains.
Walking into the depths of Hushan, many people will feel very curious. Whether it is on the winding mountain road or in various scenic spots in Hushan, the most impressive thing is the historical millstone, which is called the best in the world. Mopan Valley.
Grinding discs played an important role in ancient China. People used tools such as sticks and mortars to grind. On the one hand, raw materials such as mulberry bark and bamboo hemp were used to obtain the required pulp. Another important function was to grind grain. .
Hushan has a profound gold mining culture. There are many attractions worth checking in when visiting here: the thousand-meter ancient gold mine, the old gold factory, the Gold Culture Expo Hall, the "Ten Mile Gold Water Corridor" healthy walking trail, and gold smelting experience District, Folk Culture Exhibition Compound, Jinshitou Mountain Inn and other tourist projects and attractions, all of which are related to gold.
The unique geographical conditions have contributed to the long-standing gold culture of Hushan Mountain, as well as the gold diggers at the foot of the mountain. There is a saying in China that people rely on mountains to eat mountains and rely on water to eat water. With a wealth of experience in gold panning, the abacus has become a must-have daily necessities for every household.
In the Abacus Cultural Center in Hushan, there are a collection of abacus used by nearly 2,000 gold diggers. They are of all kinds and shapes, which really opened my eyes.
Since elementary school, we all learned the most basic abacus usage. At that time, every student used the same abacus. The abacus we usually see is basically rectangular, with a wooden frame around and a straight inside. There are two beads on the beam, and each bead counts as five, and five beads under the beam, and each bead counts as one. However, every abacus I saw in the abacus museum was far beyond my expectations. Eye-opening.
The special geographical environment has made the establishment of the Abacus Cultural Center. Hushan is not only beautiful in natural scenery, but also a place with stories and feelings. The exhibition of all the abacus in the Abacus Cultural Center has also experienced a long period of accumulation before it has the shape in front of us. Thousands of ancient abacus.
The time goes back to the late 1990s. Mr. Tian, the founder of the Abacus Cultural Center, as a native of Hushan, has been fascinated by his ears since childhood and has a deep love for the local culture. When he saw an abacus of the opposite sex for the first time, he was full of enthusiasm for this Looking at the old objects that have been warmed by the years, I fell in love with them immediately.
At that time, the first abacus collected by Mr. Tian was placed in the most conspicuous position of the Abacus Cultural Center. In the late 1990s, this abacus cost more than 2,000 yuan. For Mr. Tian with a meager salary, it was a fortune. It was a huge sum of money, but because he liked it, he still paid for it.
From then on, he began to pay attention to the various abacuses of the local gold mining households. As long as he came across the abacus he liked, no matter how much it cost, he would collect it. After a long period of accumulation, there is what we see now. Abacus Culture Museum.
Mr. Tian's love for abacus comes from his deep love for Hushan. As an authentic Hushan native, being able to show the things he loves to the world through cultural means is probably a very fulfilling thing in his life.
I wonder how many people still use abacus? According to historical data, abacus has a history of more than one thousand years. Abacus originated in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is a simple calculation tool invented by our ancestors. It played an important role in ancient times. Mr. Fang, the picture that pops up in front of his eyes is the appearance of their abacus.
China is the hometown of abacus. Even in today's modern technology, there are still people who are used to using abacus, which shows the irreplaceability of abacus. Now, UNESCO has passed in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and abacus has officially become the intangible cultural heritage of mankind. , The country will try its best to protect this intangible cultural heritage. The abacus cultural center in Hushan will become less and less as time goes by, and the significance of this cultural center will become more and more important.
The history of abacus has been carried forward internationally. As the hometown of abacus, our ancestors also taught this great invention abroad. At present, there are Japanese abacus and Russian abacus in the world.
We can see a lot of abacus of the opposite sex in the Abacus Cultural Center in Hushan. The birth of the abacus should be because of the big difference between the purpose of use and the identity of the user. Abacus made of high-end materials is a must for collectors. Very valuable.
In the Abacus Cultural Center in Hushan, we saw some abacus made of special materials, such as abacus inlaid with silver dollars, and abacus made of turquoise and agate beads. Such abacus were all from wealthy families in ancient times. will be used.
The abacus made of high-grade materials is worth collecting. After years of polishing, it has a warm luster. According to experts, the abacus can be divided into gold, silver, copper, iron, jade, bamboo, and wood according to the material of the abacus and the frame. , ivory, crystal, marble, etc., and there is another type of column material, including iron, wood, silver, copper, aluminum, bamboo, etc. The better the material of the abacus, the higher the collection value, and the higher the appreciation potential. The turquoise and agate abacus collected by the Hushan Abacus Cultural Center are worth a lot.
The seemingly ordinary abacus has a different value because of the different materials. These foreign abacus have gone through a long time and played an important role. Now they are presented in front of us in the form of exhibits. I think has deep meaning. One is the precipitation of an old time, the other is the knowledge and feelings of collectors, and the third is that every viewer will have a deeper and broader understanding of the abacus.
An abacus is a story, and an abacus is a witness to the history of a family of gold diggers. Those days when the crackling abacus beads are played are all hopes and expectations for gold diggers.
Today's primary school students are very familiar with pi. Many people can definitely blurt out the last seven digits of pi. So how is such a complicated pi calculated? This brings us to the abacus again.
Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese mathematician, was the first person in the world to calculate the exact value of pi to seven decimal places. According to historical data, he used the ancestor of the abacus - "suanchou" to complete this pioneering work.
For a long time, the gold mine in Hushan has made gold diggers in the mountains, and it has also made Hushan the only gold cultural tourist attraction in Hebei Province and even North China.
There are many interesting attractions in Hushan. The weather in May, the breeze blows a faint fragrance of flowers, strolling among the green mountains and green waters, wandering in Hushan, and wandering in the wonderful scenery that nature has given us.
After admiring the beautiful scenery of Hushan, visiting the Abacus Cultural Center with profound cultural heritage, and having a meal of Hushan’s farmhouse meal, I feel so satisfied. When many people mention Ji cuisine, the first thing that comes to mind must be Baoding cuisine. Hushan is located in Quyang County, Baoding. The dishes here focus on texture and taste. The raw materials come from Hushan, which is green and pollution-free.
Whether it's golden roasted farmhouse eggs or large pieces of stewed tofu, it tastes delicious and has the authentic taste of food.
The benevolent Leshan and the wise love water. When the natural beauty meets the profound abacus culture, the charm of Hushan is worthy of our slow study and careful exploration. At this moment, the acacia flowers in Hushan are just in bloom on the lakeside with clear water. Maybe you I am also willing to meet your summer like me.
