Cao Xueqin's footprint

One day last summer, I drive alone, an accident probe to attractions in the suburbs of Beijing Haidian District spa town under Baijiatuan, Village south valley "Cao Xueqin trail. The valley is located in a secluded forest lush. Hang around scenic spots, admiration for the hearts of the generation writer, came over, Pei Wang, however, difficult to suppress. So, with a few old friends Meet, to find a time, marching writer footprint, "Cao Xueqin trail trip. About for a long time, and today was able to put into action, had but one wish.
"Cao Xueqin trail is from Xiangshan yellow leaves the village now is a white flag Village (Xiangshan Botanical Garden, and now the parties concerned where the construction of a Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall), over the north of the village Gang Luan to Baijiatuan a mountain path. Said, Tso Kung year living force, you need to make frequent visits between yellow leaves village with Baijiatuan Village.
Us today is not a dedicated To go "Cao Xueqin trail, the walking" the Cao Xueqin trail ", and not the whole. Into the mountains near the spa town of a mountain forest fire exits, all the way southbound eighteen, half a day Yunfeng, etc., arrived in the north of the Fragrant Hills Botanical Gardens Peak. Visibility is only about two meters of dense fog in the Peak area linger long after, with great difficulty before looking to the entrance of the "the Cao Xueqin trail" leading Baijiatuan direction. This section of trail is all downhill. Trail walk through the dense forest between composed mainly by the Acer truncatum acorn tree, Vitex species. Obviously, since ancient times, people do not need to take this trail. Therefore, the road is extremely simple, narrow no stone-class. Soles and hoe ho made the pioneers of the road, about to walk convenient, unintentional detour on the hillside. So, "" minor glyph straight drop down, thus a very steep road. It must be Shoujiaobingyong every step carefully. Otherwise, it is easy to fall ass squatting - walking in the foremost of Tokgo passenger fell three or four cross! However, from yellow leaves village "to the path of the Botanic Gardens north of the hill, we have traveled many times. So, we can be considered to to go trip "Cao Xueqin trail.
Think about it afterwards, the author of the novel "A Dream of Red Mansions" the greatest in the history of our literature, the great writer Cao Xueqin, often walking trail takes about a full two hours, can not help but feel pity, fear, and other feelings. Mountain steep falls easily, is only one aspect. Sparsely populated in ancient times, presumably more dense mountain forest insects ultimately beast. Summer, rainy day, in the evening, which is undoubtedly a dangerous mountain path four volts.
Cao Xueqin in his later years to leave the city (in the Chongwen District garlic City port) to move to the location of the western suburbs of living, is clearly documented in the literature, but Tsao lifetime friends Duicheng Sensitizing brothers "better to write books yellow leaves village" advice. "Yellow leaf village, in the western suburbs of Beijing Xiangshan area, the sequel have no objection to, but what is what at which a village, there is no clear record. According to Wu Enyu "test the barnyard small Hutchison - Cao Xueqin Dream of Red Mansions Suo Ji" book, folklore, the place of residence of Cao Xueqin in his later years, there Rokuro Zhuang Jian Rui the camp (YANWU Hall), Xianghuang Banner camp, Nan Xin Zhuang apricot stone mouth Baijiatuan, etc. Thirty years ago, because the the wall poem "found in the village of 39 homes, is a white flag on the old house walls, gave the couplet of Cao Xueqin with folklore amount than the near-poor officiating intersects the world, there are" far from rich, sparsely pro slow Friends of fiscal absolute righteousness world similar poem, as well as the title wall poem inscribed "spun" followed by a "title celery Creek lay" to production era with of Cao Xueqin life years (Qianlong) yellow pine "humble pen blue" inscribed in the book drop. Therefore, here is the former residence of Cao Xueqin, since the construction of this "Cao Xueqin Memorial. But have to admit, lost in the chain of evidence is weak. Dream of experts who rarely clear admit department that is former residence of Cao Xueqin.
In my opinion, academic research can proceed, and should be allowed to debate between the different views. However, for the ordinary reader, in academia when there is no consensus, there is an alternative sustenance eminent writer revered place of mourning, one can experience and imagine living life trajectories great writer with a love like mountain road is by no means a bad thing. A couplet like "A Dream of Red Mansions" in the book "fantasyland" said False true true becomes false, doing nothing at also free. Worldly things, true or false, this is hard to determine. The people reverence, as real to the enemy, we will not go on history to make a significant contribution to be pondering is a great regret, a digital forget one's ancestors.
Loved to climb mountains, love "A Dream of Red Mansions", love Cao Xueqin friends, free time to go around and "Cao Xueqin trail", and both can breathe the fresh air of the mountains rich in negative oxygen ions bit of exercise, they can get a little literary imagination pleasure and spiritual comfort. Kill two birds with one stone, why not then?