Car passing through Shanhaiguan Pass
◎ Wang Shunyong
Do you know the famous Shanhaiguan Pass of the Great Wall?
Well, it was a cold winter in the early 1980s that I first climbed up to the Shanhaiguan Great Wall Tower, which I have long admired and is famous for its majesty and precipitousness throughout the world. It is said that the five large black characters of "The First Pass in the World" are the personal inscriptions of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Empire.
At that time, I was still a young and mighty PLA soldier wearing a grass-green military uniform. I was stationed day and night in the steel city of the motherland Anshan , shouldering the heavy responsibility of safeguarding the happiness and tranquility of the people. It was approaching the Spring Festival, and my family leave was approved. Coincidentally, the mechanical and electrical company of , Jiaodong Peninsula, , which is known as the "Jincheng Tianfu", , Zhaoyuan County, , purchased a new type of bus at the Anshan Bus Manufacturing Factory. It happened that Manager Wang of the county mechanical and electrical company took the The driver comes to Anshan to pick up the goods. So my comrade-in-arms Zhang Tianjun and I were lucky enough to take the bus for free. After a bumpy road, hard work, and scenery, we rushed to our hometown to visit our parents, brothers and sisters, reunited our families, and happily celebrated the New Year.
once remembered that we set off from Anshan that day at about 12:30 noon. We left the bustling steel city and drove towards Teng'ao Town in the southwest suburbs. Manager Wang was sitting in the passenger seat and said he wanted to help the driver control his eyes. I saw that Manager Wang was in his forties at most, with a strong body and a forthright talk. He said that he had been a soldier in Hainan Island, the hometown of the famous Red Detachment of Women, for several years. It was a highly mined area. One of his comrades was killed by lightning after serving as a soldier for less than half a year, and his soul stayed on Hainan Island forever. I am in awe of Manager Wang. In front of him, a veteran, my comrade Zhang Tianjun and I are veritable recruits. The driver was very kind-hearted, probably because he was afraid of being bored on the bus due to the long journey, so he casually inserted a few cassette tapes he had specially prepared into the VCR in the driver's cab of the bus. Then a female singer whose name cannot be named, her sweet and beautiful singing voice is rippling in our hearts: "The tall trees are covered with betel nut , whoever is afraid first will pay first..." The wheels are rolling, The singing is long and lingering. When we first set out, the weather was not only gloomy, but also extremely cold. Later, God changed his mind, and it simply started to rain with cold rain and sleet particles, which quickly melted when they fell on the ground. The road surface was like a glass gourd, and seemed to be coated with a layer of varnish, which was both bright and slippery. Although the driver was attentive and careful, I was still worried and broke into a cold sweat. The weather was getting darker and heavier. The bus didn't look like it was driving, but rather like a woman with small feet in the countryside walking. It was more like a squeaky old oxcart, cautiously moving forward on the slippery surface... …
The house was in ruins and was hit by continuous rain, and the boat was leaking and hit by headwinds.
In the evening, a large river stretched in front of the car, blocking the way. The river is vast, the water is surging, and the bottom is bottomless. Later I learned that it was the Taizi River, the second largest river in Liaoning Province. It turned out that the driver was not familiar with this driving route, and the weather was bad, so he blindly followed the road and drove the car into this desperate situation. Manager Wang got out of the car and took a look. The river was not completely frozen, and there were no ferries. What should we do? He decisively said to the driver: "Turn around and drive back." So the car had to turn around and drive back along the original road. It was cloudy and the road was slippery. There was no village in front and no store behind. Not even anyone who asked for directions could see it. Not found. I thought to myself, what the ancients said about a blind man riding a blind horse walking at night is just this kind of state of mind, right? Just when we were at a loss, we found a GAZ parked on the roadside. The driver hurriedly stopped and asked for directions. The other party was also a young driver. After briefly asking where to go, He said, "Follow my car. It's on the way." Helpless, we had no choice but to run behind the gas car , as if we were far away from each other.At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the road surface was still reflecting light like a smooth mirror. The car drove with lights on, still very slow...
The car meandered down the road, and I sat in the bus, confused and confused. I couldn't tell the north, south, east, and west. I just felt that the car was driving on an asphalt road for a while, then turned onto a sandy road, and finally drove onto a bumpy tractor-trailed road. At a sharp bend, due to the narrow, uneven road and huge body, the bus trembled like a drunkard and almost slipped into the ditch on the roadside... I once thought maliciously, could it be that rattling Is the bus driver deliberately treating us like monkeys? Are you leading us around like a donkey? Besides, when we talk, people will know that we are from Guanli with a strong sweet potato flavor. I am really worried about the driver. If someone gives you a stick, don’t take it seriously! Practice has proved that my worries are unwise and unnecessary. The gas truck driver is indeed a warm-hearted Northeastern man. Not only did he not deceive anyone, he led us out of the predicament and passed through Liaohe Oilfield, Panjin, Jinzhou, Jinxi and other places before saying goodbye. Going further west, the master became familiar with the driving route... That night, the bus drove until about ten o'clock in the evening, and then stopped at a roadside town outside the Great Wall for a night's sleep.
It was dark the next day, so we set off early again. In the morning we arrived at a small mountain town called Xingcheng outside the Great Wall, just in time to catch a big market there. Cars had to go through the city streets, and people crowded the east and west streets of the small town. It's overwhelming. The driver had no choice but to honk the horn and move forward slowly! I sat in the car and looked outside, and found that the residents there all lived in low-rise concrete bungalows facing south. Especially in the winter sunshine, they looked even more rustic and gray. Looking up at the entire county, There wasn't a decent building, let alone other tall buildings... I know, at that time, The reform and opening up has just started, and everyone has not yet embarked on the road to prosperity and prosperity...
It is easy to get tired when traveling long distances. Fortunately, I wear a military coat and wrap myself up. When I feel sleepy and tired, I can take a nap and wake up. Then he took a look at the fleeting scenery outside the window. The hardest part is for the driver. He must not be distracted or sloppy. When he is tired or sleepy, he can only smoke a cigarette or listen to music. He must not let his energy leak out and doze off. He must keep his eyes open and alert at all times. Be alert. At noon, Manager Wang suddenly pointed to the southeast with his hand and said excitedly: "Look, we are almost at Shanhaiguan, where is the Meng Jiangnu Temple." Looking from a distance, the Meng Jiangnu Temple is located on the winding Great Wall. In a shady hillside jungle outside , it is beginning to take shape, with red walls and gray tiles, five spines and six animals, antique, quiet and solemn... When I was a child, I heard people tell the legend of "Meng Jiangnu". It was about a woman named Meng Jiang. Her husband Wan Xiliang was arrested to build the Great Wall. She traveled thousands of miles to send him cold clothes. When he learned that her husband was dead, she cried outside the city and was so moved that the city walls collapsed. She shed blood to identify her husband's bones and took them to the burial site. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the chance to stop and go to the Meng Jiangnu Temple to pay my respects. This great and immortal ancient female model has been somewhat deified by people. She was witty, brave and perseverant, breaking through the heavy spiritual shackles of feudal society to pursue her dreams. My happiness and love cannot but be shocking and touching! It is said that the Qing Empire still exists in the temple today. Two generations of emperors Kangxi and Qianlong specially wrote and personally inscribed elegiac couplets for the temple and Meng Jiangnu...
In fact, the bus we took was dusty when we arrived at the temple. Shanhaiguan Pass is at noon. Manager Wang was very excited and said to the driver: "Park the car at the foot of the Great Wall and let's go up to the tower to take a look. It's not a worthwhile trip." It should be said that I am both familiar and unfamiliar with the Great Wall. A great man once wrote a poem Praise: If you don’t visit the Great Wall, you are not a true man! This is the first time in my life that I actually climbed the Great Wall. Regarding Shanhaiguan, I first learned about it from the dictionary. It is also called Yuguan. It is located in the east of Hebei Province and belongs to Qinhuangdao City. The Beijing-Harbin Railway passes through it. It is a famous pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty.It is surrounded by mountains and the sea, and only connects North China and the northeastern plains of through a narrow channel. The terrain is dangerous and it has been a transportation chokepoint and a strategic military location since ancient times.
I have secretly thought this way, if the Yellow River is the birthplace of the five thousand years of civilization history of the Chinese nation; it is the great mother river of the descendants of Yan and Huang; it is the cradle that nurtures our fifty-six ethnic groups; then Well, the winding and majestic Great Wall is the backbone of our nation that would rather bend than bend and be as strong as stone; it is the brilliant crystallization of the blood, tears, wisdom and proud totem of the ancient working people; it is the sculpture of a leaping and immortal giant dragon on the vast and beautiful territory of our country. ; It is also an indestructible and dangerous barrier against foreign invasion in ancient times! When I stood on the tall tower of Shanhaiguan, I felt how small and insignificant I was! The impetuousness, frustration and troubles deep in my heart were swept away like a strong wind... I thought about it, and I seemed to see thousands of Wanxi Liang slaves carrying bricks and stones, building the Great Wall year after year, and I seemed to see it. In ancient times, the flag hunting and the billowing beacon fire at the top of the city; it seemed to my ears I heard the resentful and heart-wrenching cries of Meng and Jiang girls one after another; it seemed that there were also the shouts and fights of the two armies fighting for the city and the pond in the past, as well as the neighing of the horses that kicked and roared...
Oh, it's true. It's also a dream, it's also an illusion, and my heart is surging and it's hard to calm down for a long time. Facing the vast, dragon-like Great Wall, and those careless people who carelessly carved filthy words and destructive scars all over the wall, I suddenly felt red-faced and ashamed of myself! However, what is gratifying is that after all, I am wearing a grass-green military uniform, and I use my blood and precious youth to play a brilliant and splendid life movement to protect my homeland and my country. I am proud that I am a soldier of the people in the new era. The body is part of the Great Green Wall. The Great Wall is the splendid cultural heritage of the Chinese nation and also a huge and precious spiritual wealth! Interpreting the Great Wall is like interpreting a vast, profound and wordless epic scroll...
As the saying goes, there is no circle without rules. Although it has been so many years since I took a brand-new bus from Anshan, Liaoning Province, to visit relatives and celebrate the New Year in my hometown of Zhaoyuan, the world-famous gold capital of the Jiaodong Peninsula in Shandong Province, when I think about it, it still makes me sigh with emotion. move! Especially when driving all the way, my horizons were really opened up and I saw the scenery. There are some bloody car accident lessons that should be deeply learned and remembered! Whenever a car accident occurs, it may cause scratches in minor cases, or damage or casualties in serious cases. I pray to God for His blessings, that the road will be smooth and spacious, and that the journey will be smooth and safe. I think that as long as we strictly abide by the road traffic safety rules, keep the alarm bells ringing, and take warning, do not drink and drive, and stop driving for three minutes, and never rush for a second, only in this way can we try to avoid terrible traffic accidents.
[About the author]
Wang Shunyong is currently working in the Zhaoyuan City Procuratorate of Shandong Province as a fourth-level senior prosecutor. In his spare time, he loves literary creation and has dabbled in poetry, prose, novels and other genres. He has published articles in "Ansteel Literature and Art", "Anshan Daily", "Anshan Literature and Art", "Jindu Literature and Art", " Yantai Evening News " and " Yantai Daily ", "Jiaodong Literature", "Times Literature", "Open Air", "Highway Literature", "Procuratorial Literature", "China Fishing", "Fangyuan" and other newspapers and magazines have published more than 130 literary works of various types, and some of their works have won awards. The collection of essays "Red Cherry in Hometown" is published by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Press . And won the second prize in the literature category of the second "Jindu Literary Award" of Zhaoyuan City. His creative resume was included in the "Shandong Writers Dictionary". Member of Yantai Writers Association. Member of Shandong Young Writers Association .
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