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Volume 1 Qizi Chapter 65 The Five Hundred Arhat Tower in a Small Town

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    Chu Mingqiu had visited Xishan Scenic Area several times in his previous life, and even sang in a nightclub here for a while, but in Chu Mingqiu's eyes, Xishan now was just a virgin land with beautiful scenery.  No, it should be said that the entire Yanjing is an undeveloped virgin land. Let¡¯s take the famous Electronic Street in the past life. In the past life, this street was lined with high-tech companies. If you sneezed here, the entire Chinese electronics market would catch a cold.  But now it is still a run-down street with potholes and puddles everywhere when it rains. There are no high-rise buildings around, let alone gorgeous shopping malls.  "Compared with the previous life, Yanjing now is like a township. In larger towns, Yin Daoye is considered a ministerial cadre, but in Chu Mingqiu's eyes, he is not much different from a township entrepreneur.  The Academy of Fine Arts chartered a bus and sent them to a small town at the foot of the West Mountain. Chu Mingqiu thought hard before finding some clues from a nearby temple. He had been to this temple in his previous life, but this time  This temple is different from the previous life. Except for the same temple name, many other places are different.  When I came to the previous life, there was a stele outside the temple gate which said that this temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty and later expanded in the Ming Dynasty. It has a history of more than 600 years.  He remembered that the monument said that the temple was rebuilt in the 1980s. As for why it was rebuilt, it was not mentioned. It might be that it needed to be repaired and rebuilt after hundreds of years of damage.  Speaking of which, this was his first time out of Yanjing City. Master Liu didn't say anything about him leaving the city, but Yue Xiuxiu was worried to death and prepared a lot of things for him. In the end, Chu Mingqiu didn't want most of them and he designed one for himself.  wooden box.  The wooden box is divided into two layers. The first layer contains rice paper, and the second layer contains many small grids, which contain various paints and brushes and inkstones.  I originally thought that Chinese painting only uses ink, but after practicing, I realized that Chinese painting also requires pigments, and the materials used are very particular. They are completely different from the pigments used in Western oil paintings, and the methods of use are also different.  When Chu Mingqiu arrived at the temple, he clicked the shutter. This time, he brought four rolls of film with him, so he had enough film to take pictures.  Second senior brother Nian Beiqiu has been paying attention to this junior brother. He has seen his paintings and agrees with the teacher's judgment that this is a smart little guy. Although he is a little immature, if he carves carefully, he will have a bright future.  But this time he brought him here, he and the teacher still had differences of opinion. The biggest reason was that Chu Mingqiu was too young. In outdoor sketching, anything could happen. If something went wrong, he would go back.  How to explain it.  At this moment, I saw Chu Mingqiu taking pictures everywhere in the temple, so I came over and said to him: "Mingqiu, you should pay attention to these reliefs and the paintings on them. These are handed down from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. You can see the paintings from them.  " As he was talking, several students gathered around. As soon as they got on the bus, Nian Beiqiu introduced Chu Mingqiu's identity. Although the students were a little surprised, they gradually fell in love with Chu Mingqiu's deliberate efforts.  This "cute" little lady.  "When you look at it, you should pay attention to the carving techniques of the Buddha statues. The carving techniques of the Buddha statues in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are different. Also, in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the methods of carving beams and columns are also different, and the use of colors is also different.  The Yuan Dynasty was much rougher, and the Ming Dynasty inherited the Yuan Dynasty's coloring, but became more refined in technique. The Qing Dynasty was the most sophisticated among the three generations. "Nian Beiqiu pointed at the surrounding walls and beams along the hall.  The mural painting explains to students the colors, techniques, materials used, etc. of these paintings.  Chu Mingqiu was fascinated by what he heard. To be honest, he had been to countless temples before, but he had never paid attention to these things. At that time, he was running around in various nightclubs all day long, and life was weighing on him like a mountain.  Breathless, there is still leisure and leisure to pay attention to these things.  "Look, what's the difference between the paintings here and those at Baita Temple?" Chu Mingqiu had been to Baita Temple. He had taken him to burn incense before and knew that it was a large temple with Buddhist statues and sculptures.  There are also many paintings.  The female student next to Chu Mingqiu replied: "I feel that the paintings in Baita Temple are brighter and the lines are much more complicated." Nian Beiqiu nodded: "That's right. The current Baita Temple was rebuilt in the mid-Ming Dynasty.  , so most of the murals inside are in the style of the Ming Dynasty, only the white pagoda is in the style of the Yuan Dynasty Lamaism." At this point, he paused and said, "Everyone, take a look around, don't go too far, we are here this time.  The purpose is to take pictures of landscapes, not to copy paintings. We will go hiking tomorrow." Then he specifically warned: "Mingqiu, don't run too far, Fang Yi, please help keep an eye on him." "Yeah."  He nodded in agreement, lowered his head and said to Chu Mingqiu: "Little guy, follow your sister, don't get lost, there are tigers on this mountain." Chu Mingqiu showed a cute look?Smile: "Sister, Tiger likes beauties, and has no interest in me." Fang Yi burst into laughter, feeling sweet in her heart, and scratched Chu Mingqiu's nose: "What a boy, even my sister dares to rinse him."  Mingqiu shouted dissatisfied: "What little guy, don't be big or small, I am your uncle." Not only Fang Yili was happy now, but also several classmates next to him laughed, and one of them surrounded Lan  The male classmate wearing the colored scarf smiled and said: "Haha, Fang Yi, the junior uncle is angry, now you are in trouble." Fang Yi did not take it seriously and stretched out her hand to twist Chu Mingqiu's nose: "Little guy, look  If you don¡¯t come out, you are a kid. I want to be my sister¡¯s uncle.¡± Chu Mingqiu smiled and said, ¡°Sister is so beautiful. Do you have a boyfriend?¡± ¡°Hang, all the classmates around me are male and female.  They all laughed. No one took Chu Mingqiu's words seriously. They were all watching the two of them bickering and Fang Yi's jokes.  Fang Yi is actually a beautiful girl, but she is not as good as the fairy sister and Sui'er, but she is at least six points more beautiful, and with her dressing up, she looks on par with Sui'er, sweet and cute.  Fang Yi was dumbfounded for a moment, then quickly came back to her senses, her eyes rolled as fast as lightning, she stretched out her hand to pinch Chu Mingqiu's ears, and said with a half-smile: "Okay, tell me what kind of person you are going to introduce to me? If Ben  The girl was dissatisfied and hummed. "Chu Mingqiu hurriedly begged for mercy: "Good sister, good sister, be gentle, this is the ear, not the canvas!" "Fang Yi let go of her small nose.  He snorted softly: "You know the pros and cons." As soon as he was out of danger, Chu Mingqiu immediately ran away a few steps and shouted to Fang Yi: "Sister, I will introduce you to my classmates later, who are about the same height as me.  , just make the black spots thinner." After saying that, Chu Mingqiu turned around and ran into the alley next to him. There was a burst of laughter from behind, and Fang Yi stamped her feet, not worried that Chu Mingqiu would leave like this.  , so he quickly chased after him.  Chu Mingqiu didn't run far, turned around the yard and entered the backyard. The backyard was very quiet with dense vegetation. He walked along the green and slightly damp stone slabs towards the depths of the yard.  There is a pagoda deep in the yard. The pagoda is also made of blue stone. Time has carved traces on its surface. The spring wind passes by, and tenacious grass sprouts from the gaps, with tender leaves and green  Swaying astringently.  Chu Mingqiu stopped in front of the stone tower. He was a little confused. There was no such stone tower in the previous life. Where did this stone tower come from?  After walking around the stone pagoda, Chu Mingqiu still couldn't find the answer. His attention was attracted by the stone pagoda. The stone pagoda was very beautiful. It was divided into nine floors from the base to the top of the tower. The base was built into a lotus seat with a lotus petal supporting it.  Starting from the second floor, the entire tower body is carved with vivid reliefs, all of which are Buddhist figures, and are extremely exquisite.  With Nian Beiqiu's introduction just now, Chu Mingqiu took a few photos of the stone pagoda and then began to carefully examine the Buddha statues. He wanted to go in and have a look, but the pagoda door was locked, which made him very disappointed.  .  Chu Mingqiu spent more than half an hour studying these stone sculptures. The more he looked at them, the more interested he became. He felt that these stone sculptures were a bit like the legendary Five Hundred Arhats. They were standing or lying down, laughing or angry, holding something in their hands.  Wearing different magic weapons.  Looking around, seeing no one on either side, Chu Mingqiu walked around to the back, took a few steps back and accelerated forward. He tapped his feet gently, put his right hand on the lotus petals, and turned over to get on the rosette.  Like a thief, he looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. Feeling a little proud, he lowered his head and took a closer look at the Buddha statues.  The shapes of the Buddha statues are various, and the roughness of the carvings is mixed with the elegance and fineness of Jiangnan. With just a few cuts, the shape of the Arhat is outlined, but it also gives people a lifelike feeling. What is even more shocking is that each of these shapes actually creates a  The majesty of worshiping Ten Thousand Buddhas makes people involuntarily bow their heads in worship.  Chu Mingqiu looked over one by one. After looking around, he climbed up to the next floor. The outside of each floor was a circle of Arhat and Buddha sculptures. He looked into the tower and found that there was nothing inside.  "These monks have nothing to lock up so tightly." Chu Mingqiu muttered in his heart and wanted to go in. At this moment, the Buddha's call came from the empty room: "Amitabha, little benefactor, be careful." Chu Mingqiu 1  Suddenly, a monk appeared in the tower. At the moment when he hesitated, the monk grabbed his hand like lightning.  Chu Mingqiu sighed regretfully. Knowing that he had been discovered, he turned around and looked down. He couldn't help being startled. Unknowingly, he had climbed more than 20 meters high. Nian Beiqiu and the students from the 7th and 8th grade were standing there.  Below, he looked at him with a pale face.  "Little donor, please come in." The monk's eyes and tone were gentle, but Chu Mingqiu felt that there was an unquestionable majesty in his tone and eyes.  Chu Mingqiu then noticed that the monk¡¯s age was different.I am tired, and my forehead is full of wrinkles.  Chu Mingqiu rolled his eyes and solemnly thanked: "Thank you, master." Following the monk's instructions, Chu Mingqiu climbed into the tower.  After patting the dust on his body, Chu Mingqiu asked: "Master, are they protecting something?" The monk was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said: "The little benefactor is very wise." Then he took Chu Mingqiu's hand and walked toward the building.  As he walked down, Chu Mingqiu still looked around. The inside of the tower was very ordinary, with no paintings or Buddhist sculptures. The only difference was that it had a wooden structure inside, and it made a slight creaking sound when walking on it.  "Be careful, little benefactor," the monk reminded: "There is nothing in this pagoda. It is just in disrepair. If it is opened, there may be an accident, which will go against the compassionate intention of the Buddha." Chu Mingqiu understood that this pagoda was in disrepair.  , if it is opened, the temple is worried about safety issues.  It goes without saying that there are many wastes waiting to be renovated, and the state has to provide money for the protection of historic sites.  "Master, is this tower from the Ming Dynasty?" Chu Mingqiu carefully looked at the wooden board under his feet. The wooden board looked a bit dangerous. There was a slit in the middle. From a visual inspection, it could almost fit a fist into it.  The monk shook his head slightly: "The young benefactor is wrong. According to the records of this temple, this temple was built in the second year of the Tianli calendar of Yuan Renzong. It was a building of the Yuan Dynasty." Chu Mingqiu frowned slightly when he heard this: "Master, I look at the statues outside. In terms of technique,  Look, it should be the technique of the early Ming Dynasty, with a roughness and elegance from the south of the Yangtze River. I feel that it is a bit like the works of the Chengzu period of the Ming Dynasty. "In the early Ming Dynasty, there was a great integration of northern and southern cultures, but in the north, the roughness has a grassland flavor.  Mining is still evident in various literary and artistic creations. Due to political needs during this period, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Ming Chengzu Zhu Di vigorously promoted the integration of northern and southern cultures, so there are traces of northern and southern cultures in the monuments of this period.  The monk couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he heard this. You should know that this is a child who looks less than ten years old. How can it not surprise people that he can have such eyesight?  "The young benefactor is knowledgeable and talented, but the records of this temple are correct." It was undoubtedly rude for Chu Mingqiu to say this, but the monk did not argue with Chu Mingqiu, but patiently explained: "Actually, the cultural integration of the north and the south is not just  It was in the early Ming Dynasty, and it was also going on in the Yuan Dynasty. The emperors of the Yuan Dynasty were promoting the cultural integration of the north and the south. Although Lamaism and Islam were respected in the court, this was only for religion. In other aspects, the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty were self-reliant.  Below Lie, there are many people who admire Sinology, the most typical ones are Yuan Renzong and Yuan Yingzong. Everyone thinks that the culture of the Yuan Dynasty declined, but this is actually a big mistake. According to the records of this temple, this temple was built in the second year of Tianli of Yuan Wenzong and was consecrated by Li Tongzhi.  At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it was plundered by rebels and most of the temple was destroyed. Only the Five Hundred Arhat Tower remained, so there is no doubt about the construction age of the tower. " Li Tongzhi was a master sculptor in the Yuan Dynasty and was an official at that time.  As a Tongzhi of the Ministry of Industry, most of the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty believed in Buddhism. The prosperity of Buddhist temples in the entire Yuan Dynasty exceeded that of previous dynasties. The emperors built countless temples, and Li Tongzhi supervised the construction of countless temples.  Chu Mingqiu thought for a while and bowed respectfully to the monk: "Thank you, master, for your advice. I'm taking the liberty." "Where do you want to call the little benefactor?" The monk asked with a smile, and Chu Mingqiu replied honestly: "  My name is Chu Mingqiu, and I live in the Chu Mansion in the west of Yanjing City. If you have time to come to the city, you can come to my house to play" The monk couldn't help but smile. He was still a child after all, but he didn't know that this was just Chu Ming.  Qiu didn't know what to say, so she just suppressed it out of desperation.  Chu Mingqiu has a good impression of the monk. This monk is not like the monk he met in his previous life who liked boat shaking. He is a monk with real talents and learning.  It seems that this temple is not something to be underestimated. Any monk who comes out is so powerful.  No wonder most of the monks in those martial arts books are people of interest. There are dragons and tigers hidden in the temples, Shaolin has seventy-two unique skills, Tianlong Temple has the Six Meridians Divine Sword, and Jiumozhi is also a monk.  "The mountain is not high, if there are immortals, it will be famous; if the temple is not big, if there are monks, it will be famous!"  After leaving the tower gate, Nian Beiqiu rushed towards him with a very ugly face. Chu Mingqiu lowered his head as if he knew his mistake, and peeked at him in shame. This trick really worked. Nian Beiqiu stood in front of him, and it took him a long time to feel resentful.  He said: "You kid, don't act like this again." "Yes, senior brother." Chu Mingqiu looked pitiful, and the monk smiled slightly beside him, but did not reveal his disguise.  Nian Beiqiu thanked the monk. Only then did Chu Mingqiu find out that the monk was the abbot of the temple. His Dharma name was Wusheng, and his reputation in the Buddhist community in Yanjing was no less than that of Liu Ye in the medical community.  "Why is such a famous monk here? This temple is in ruins, so why should I find a royal temple to become a monk?" Chu Mingqiu was puzzled and looked at the monk repeatedly.  "Let's go, we're going back." Nian Beiqiu said thank you and then asked everyone to go back. Chu Mingqiu looked back at the monk. The monk came over and gently stroked his head: "Little donor,If you have time in the future, you can visit the temple more often.  " "Well, thank you, great monk.  "Chu Mingqiu bowed slightly to the monk, turned around and followed Nian Beiqiu's footsteps. The monk looked at his back for a long time before turning around. As soon as he turned around, a young monk came out from the corner next to him. The young monk's  Looking a little nervous, the old monk said after a while: "You will be punished to face the wall for three days.  "
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