Students: we heard many legend, story about the xingwei city, can you please talk some to us? Aunt Wu ( 77, live in xingwei village all generation): when I was young, my grandmother told us that at the end of xixia dynasty, one day, a monk selling the peach went to the xingwei city, crying” zaoli ( early leave), zaoli” but he has no peach in his basket. All the civilian thought he must crazy and ignored him. But one kid are very curious to this old man, ask him: why did you shout out zaoli, if you don’t have the peach? He answered: zaoli, doesn’t mean zao and li(date and peach) but means early leave, because this city will collapse soon. The kid are more curious , scratching and asking: how did you know that? He feel very sure and told him to go to the city gate stone lion, if the lion’s eyes is in red, it means the city will collapse. And you have to run away soon. What a pity! City ruin and people dead! Though it is just a legend, it is the truth that the city is in upside down. Mr. Wang, (87 live in xingwei village for generations) before the earthquake, one bold dag go into one farmer’s house. There is a several month kid laying on the bed. He hold him in his mouth and run out of the house. The parents are shocked at it, why dog do it like this? And then, they take one stick and run after it. The dogs run around the city with the kid in his mouth, and the kid was off under one big tree as he rush to the gate. And then it disappeared soon. When the parents hold the kids, the earthquake happens. The whole city disappeared suddenly. The parents thought to fight the dog, contrarily the dog safe them, they want to thank the dog but can not find it. What was left is the golden field.
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Mr. Wu ( 87, live in xingwei village for generations) long long time before, there is one old man, white beard, take oen chain of date and peach. He shout the ZAOLI(early leave) ZAOLI. All takes him as a nut and avoid him on purpose. But this old man is not crazy but a god. Actually he want to help the people out of disaster. Near the disaster, he choose another way, he take one chain of orange on his neck and shout in the street “ it will happen soon” but he was also ignored. At that evening, when all has a meeting in the city, he still cry same. Suddenly, the earthquake happens. When it stopped, xingwei city is buried underground. When the people dig it, many of them has been dead. Students: Mr. Ai Can you please tell us something about the xingwei relic protection? After interview: Zhouzhen: I though it will be wonderful that archaeologist and scientists can come to research. It will push the miaotai economy further a lot. If bronze, book and pictures can be found in the city, we can open a museum. It is heard that in lingwu we found dinosaur fossil , the lingwu economy advanced greatly which makes this small area to be prosperous. More important: if we can find relic proving xixia emperor liyuanhao burn in the xingwei city. What a brilliant founding! It is really a best for both. If the research end up with success ,it may lead the economy development and let more people know the another side of xingwei city. Wunan: let’s recall that we go into xingwei city center, tiles are all here and there. at the very center of xingwei city, there is a farm trench in 2 meters width and 1 meter depth. When dig softly by hand, we can even found a complete pot. |
In the sunset, high sky,floating cloud, dimly. Inside the town, the square has many tower and terrace in it like stars. To its west, helan mountain standing near all other hills continuously. At the background of sunset, the ancient town is still that cold and deep. The quiet makes the city more miraculous. |