Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 54 Three Questions to Dayu from Future Generations
The civilization of these 4000-year-old murals.

Everyone has a lot of thoughts, and every mural is the dangers experienced by the ancestors, and it is the historical witness of the struggle of the Chinese ethnic group.

Lin Feng cupped his hands and said, "Da Yu, this junior has a request, and I still hope for it."

Dayu said, "What's the matter?"

Lin Feng said, "If such a cultural treasure of the Chinese ethnic group can be preserved for future generations to be admired by every descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, it will allow future generations to understand the ancestors thousands of years ago and understand the bitter history of breaking..."

Dayu sighed.

He said rather helplessly, "The topography of mountains and rivers moves according to the situation. I also hope that the murals in the cave can be handed down for thousands of years."

"It's just that if the torrent submerges, everything will rush back, the ground will crack and shake, and the mountains will collapse, and everything will be buried."

"Even if we avoid floods and earthquakes, the traces on the rock wall will gradually disappear due to the erosion of time."

I can hear it.

During these years, Dayu led the clansmen to dredge the waterways, and also left many recorded murals.

But in future generations.

Nowhere is it preserved in its entirety.

Time flies, things change and people change, and the time span of thousands of years is enough to drown out all traces.

Lin Feng said, "The younger generation has a way to keep the murals for a long time without losing them."

Dayu immediately asked, "What method?"

Lin Feng said, "You can take a certain resin, and after filtering, it will be in the state of a colorless viscous liquid. This material can isolate air and water vapor, and has almost a permanent sealing effect."

"In the cave, you can spread a layer of charcoal, which can absorb water and keep it dry."

"Finally, the cave was sealed. In this way, there will always be one or two mural treasures, which will be reserved for future generations to admire, cherish and observe."

Dayu didn't doubt that what's the point of lying to a young Chinese from later generations?
go out.

Dayu suddenly asked, "In later generations, can there be complete writing?"

Lin Feng nodded and said, "In my time, books were made into volumes, and each page could hold hundreds to nearly a thousand words; every teenager had the opportunity to read and write for free, and a strong youth made the country strong. And that’s what the country has always wanted.”

Every teenager?

Can read?

Can write?

The slogan of the kingdom of later generations... The youth is stronger than the country?
And that thin paper?

What is it?
Dayu's expression couldn't help being moved, the youth of the ethnic group means the future, and only with them can there be a future.

Isn't this Dayu's goal?

As for paper, he did not ask in detail, after all, it is the product of the improvement of productivity in later generations.

Dayu pondered for a while, with a dignified expression, and asked, "If you could use one word to describe the character of the Huaxia people, what would it be?"

This is a research question.

He wanted to start with a word.

Understand the character of future generations.

Barbarism, arrogance, low self-esteem, viciousness, kindness, hard work, etc...

Standing on a high place, Lin Feng looked at the river and the turbid water rushing to the east area.

"It's very difficult to sum up the character of our Chinese nation in one word!"

"Everyone brainstormed and offered advice to the host."

"How about the word modest? Modesty, humility, humility, etc., can well express our national characteristics."

"I think the word "Hua" is the best. Luxurious clothing and the land of China prove that we stand on top of the world and overlook the whole world."

"Da Yu's question is not easy to answer. If it is two or four words, the answer can be easily thought of."

"I hope the host can be strong, and don't lose face to us modern people."

……

The breeze is blowing, and the natural landscape of insects and birds is singing.

Lin Feng pointed to the distance and said, "Back to Dayu, the younger generation feels that the word "water" can express the character of our Chinese race."

"water?"

Dayu was quite shocked and asked, "Why?"

He has dealt with river water for half his life, and when it comes to the word "water", I am afraid that there are few people in the world who have more say than him.

So Dayu couldn't think of it.

Lin Feng can use the word "water".

Answer what he asked.

"Since Pangu opened the world and the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the present, for 5000 years, the Chinese nation has accumulated a splendid national culture in the long history. It has experienced countless times of ups and downs, and how many times it has gone through success and failure and dynasty changes. The industrious, brave and intelligent Chinese nation still stands majestically in the east of the world."

"There are four ancient civilizations in the world."

"We are the only ones who have passed on tenaciously. The other three ancient civilizations have all been annihilated in history."

Lin Feng stared at the mountains and rivers in the distance, and said methodically:
""Water" should be the water that trickles into rivers and seas, the turbulent water of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and the magnificent water of the ocean."

"The sage Laozi said in the "Tao Te Ching" that the highest kindness is like water, and water is good for all things without fighting. The highest level of good deeds is like the character of water, benefiting all things without competing for fame and wealth."

"Water has a source spring, which flows day and night, accumulates a certain strength, and then rushes forward until it merges into the river and sea. Xunzi once said: "Water carries a boat, and water capsizes a boat. ""

"The character of the Chinese nation is like water, with a deep-rooted foundation. Although it is sometimes weak and often bows its head, there is always a source of arrogance in its heart, which has been continuously accumulating strength until it merges into a river and sea, until it accumulates enough energy , until it can overthrow all oppression and submerge all foreign forces in the vast ocean."

……

With those words, Dayu was instantly amazed.

Dayu showed admiring eyes, looked at this young man from thousands of years later, and smiled gratifiedly.

Although he doesn't know who Laozi and Xunzi are.

When Dayu was also a tribal emperor with great wisdom, he could naturally guess that he was a later sage.

source of water.

From the top of the mountain.

Let the Huaxia people always have a proud root.

Sometimes weak, sometimes bowing his head, but always silently accumulating strength.

In the end, it turned into a torrent of rivers and seas, unstoppable.

Lin Feng's answer also impressed the viewers who watched the program and praised him again and again.

"This interpretation is really seconds!"

"Damn it, labor and management have lived for decades, and they really can't compare to this young host."

"My generation! I would like to call you the strongest wizard in history."

"Shuizi is tolerant and aggressive, and the answer is really wonderful."

"The Khitan people and the Xixia people disappeared without a trace. Zhu Yuanzhang was completely overthrown by the rule of the Mongols. The national culture of building slaves merged into the Chinese culture. The rampant Western Empire and the Japanese kingdom in China were finally defeated by the Chinese nation. .Although we endure for a while, we will rise up eventually. Isn't this the greatness of the Chinese nation? Because we "descendants of the dragon" have our own roots."

"Although it has been invaded by the five random Chinese in history, Mongols, Houjin people, Khitan people, Dangxiang people, other ethnic groups during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, as well as modern Western powers and Japanese aggression, they have introduced foreign Buddhism culturally. , Christianity, etc., but the main ethnic group, main language, and civilization that represent the Chinese nation have not changed fundamentally, and the history of the Chinese nation is complete and continues to today's history. The Chinese nation has been inherited from ancient times to the present."

……

The current barrage is no longer simply "likes"!
more viewers.

At the beginning of the program, I had my own interpretation, my own point of view, and deeper thinking.

Let the big guys learn more from a variety show.

Spread more positive energy
This is also Lin Feng's original intention.

"Da Yu, this junior wishes to replace future generations and ask three questions, I hope you can answer them."

Regarding Lin Feng's question.

Dayu said seriously, "Please tell me!"

"There are many rumors about you in later generations. There is a story that you have never entered your house three times in order to control the flood of the Yellow River. Is there such a thing?"

"Secondly, you divided the land into Kyushu and cast Jiuding, how do you divide it?"

"Thirdly, future generations would like to know what kind of person you are!"

Three questions.

One is more difficult than the other.

For modern people, look forward to the third question.

About Dayu's deeds, the historical materials handed down to future generations are almost all myths.

What kind of person is this ancient man with flesh and blood, great achievements, and great ideas?
What is his work, his life, and his trajectory?
All of this is what future generations want to know urgently.

(End of this chapter)