is located in the northeastern border of Nanyang City, and is located at the junction of the three districts, namely the border of Pingdingshan , Zhumadian , and Nanyang, and surrounded by mountains on all sides. It is known as the "Nanyang Small Basin".
There is a Foye Valley in the southeast of Xiaoshidian Town. Since CCTV's "Nature Exploration" column was broadcast, it has made it more popular.
There have been many experts here to inspect. After taking turns to verify, it was determined that this is the source of the Silk Road. Standing here, you can imagine the grand occasion of Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, as if you could hear the camel bells that once sounded on this ancient tea-horse road.
However, two kilometers north of this ancient town with a long history, the Japanese militarist madman once launched a bloody bombardment here!
During the Republic of China period, there was a long-standing temple in Simen Village. According to records, Zhakou County was established here in the Song Dynasty, and the capital was here. The visible historical origins are long.
Every time the 28th day of the third lunar month, it is the most lively time of the temple fair. The merchants who traveled from south to north gathered here thousands of miles away, which shows the influence at that time.
Uncle Zhang, who is 88 years old this year, said that he was only eight years old when the Japanese army bombed the temple fair. Because he was young, adults were not allowed to go to the meeting. An explosion was heard at home two kilometers away from the temple gate, and grandma led him to amazement under the table.
Mr. Zhao, who is in his 90s, also told the horrifying moment he had experienced:
Mr. Zhao said that on that day he and his father went to sell straw hats, National Government may know the news and do not allow the people to gather. At that time, there were troops stationed there, and soldiers drove away the people who came to the meeting with butts, but because the people had weak safety awareness at that time, they just refused to listen.
Shortly after arriving at the meeting, an eagle flew over from a distance. People mistakenly thought that the plane was coming. They were about to escape and realized that they had read it wrong, so they became even more scruples. At almost noon, the Japanese plane dived from the southeast direction. In the blink of an eye, it passed over the temple gate and then dropped several sinful bombs.
Because of the crowds, the scene was full of flesh and blood, which was a terrible sight. The branches were full of clothes and limbs...
One of the shrapnel fell on the brim of Mr. Zhao's straw hat, but fortunately it was not injured. Uncle Zhao's father was not so lucky. A large piece of shrapnel flew on his back, and he fell to the ground in blood at that time.
In a flash, decades have passed, and many people who have survived that scene have passed away, and the innocent souls who died in the atrocities of the Japanese army have gradually been forgotten by people.
Now, when you come to this land, you will see a prosperous scene. When it was autumn harvest, the villagers' doors were filled with piles of yellow corn, and the joy of harvest was everywhere.
At the original temple site, a primary school has been built, and the material exchange meeting site has also been moved to the current Xiaoshidian Town. There are no traces of it after being bombed by the Japanese army.
However, even if you pour out all the water from all over the world, you cannot clean up the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese army here! Every inch of this land is soaked with the blood of the ancestors, and on this land stained with blood, all things grow hard, as if they are silently telling us something.
Today, the reason why we open this past without historical records, listen to the old people telling the unbearable personal experience, and devote ourselves to the writing is to inspire our generation to work hard and never forget the national humiliation!
Try to do our job well and give back to those martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country. Only by being worthy of our hard-won peaceful and happy life.
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