After resting for a night in Mokugyo Town, Li Na and the others went to the Shennong Altar not far from Mokugyo Town the next morning.
Shennong Altar was located in Muyu Town, Shennongjia's open tourism area. It was the southern gate of Shennongjia's tourism and also the central tourist area. The scenic area was divided into five parts: the main sacrificial area, the ancient botanical garden, the thousand-year-old ancient cedar, the butterfly specimen museum, and the chime concert hall. According to the historical records, the ancestor of China, Shennong, tasted grass and grain to cure the people's diseases. He created a precedent for Chinese medicine and agriculture and made immortal contributions to the production and life of the common people. Shennongjia was once the place where he tasted grass and picked medicine. In order to commemorate the great achievements of Shennong's life and let the descendants of Yan and Huang worship him for generations, an altar was built in this Feng Shui treasure land.
As soon as they entered the altar, they exclaimed in unison,"A good cow portrait!" After the local tour guide explained to them, they found out that it was Shennong.
The main building of the Divine Farmer Altar was a giant statue of the Divine Farmer with a cow's head and a human body. It was 21 meters tall and 35 meters wide, making a total of 56 meters. It symbolized the unity and prosperity of the 56 ethnic groups in China. The statue stood among the green mountains, with the earth as its body. Its eyes were slightly closed, and it looked like it was thinking about the universe.
"Why does Shennong seem to have his eyes closed?”Li Na asked her companion in confusion.
"Perhaps he is the sleeping Shennong.”Zhang Yuanming said eagerly.
"What sleep? Bullsh * t! Could it be that the sculptor had made a mistake? He was blind to begin with!" Yun Hai said.
The others all looked at Yun Hai with ugly expressions. They were all complaining that he dared to speak rudely at the Shen Nong Altar.
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. Let's listen to the tour guide's explanation." Fang Ya, who had not spoken much, said in a muffled voice.
The tour guide smiled and shook his head.""Shennong's stone statue has its eyes closed, but it doesn't mean that he's going to sleep, nor does it mean that he's blind. He was treating people. Wasn't this how doctors in ancient times checked people's pulse? Therefore, it was Shennong who passed down the technique of taking the pulse and closing his eyes slightly.”
After the tour guide explained, everyone nodded in understanding.
The lively Zhang Na pointed at the stone blocks of various colors on the ground and said,""This stone road is so interesting! Everyone, look. There are many different colors." Everyone walked over and stepped on it together.
In the sacrificial area, there were round and square patterns representing heaven and earth under his feet. In the square pattern representing earth, the five-colored stones were metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in the Five Elements Theory.
"Those are the five elements. If you lack anything in your life, go to that plate and walk around.”the tour guide continued.
Then how would he know what he lacked? He felt that it was fun and walked around randomly.
After walking in the five elements for a while, they immediately felt bored. Then, he followed a young monk to a small house on the right, saying that he wanted the master to read the fortunes of their guests from afar.
Needless to say, these things were all lies. The so-called master said that the golden bell was unlucky and asked him to burn incense and pray. Curious, Golden Bell followed the monk to get the incense stick. When she saw it, she was dumbfounded. She saw that the incense stick was as thick as a lamp post and was more than one meter tall. The most terrifying thing was that this incense stick cost 200 yuan. Isn't this "killing pigs"? 200 yuan for an incense stick was even more profitable than robbing a bank.
At the front of the Five Elements Land were 10-meter-tall totem pillars on the left and right sides of the altar. The big and small bull heads on the pillars symbolized that Shennong had the head of a bull and the body of a human. There were two large embossed in front of the totem pole, showing Shennong's great achievements in his life. Between the two embossed, there were nine tripods and eight Gui (the items used by people in ancient times to cook and serve, and now the highest sacrificial ritual vessel of the Chinese nation) and a bell and drum tower for the descendants of Yan and Huang to worship their ancestors and seek protection.
"What a long staircase! "Let's go up together," Li Na said happily as she touched the totem pole.
The so-called two stairs were divided into two sides. On the left was the official road, and on the right was the civilian road. Travelers generally had to go up the civil road and down the official road. This meant that they would be rich and prosperous in the future.
Li Na didn't understand this either. She ran straight to the main road. The tour guide shouted,"Miss!" You're going the wrong way! You have to go up from the right and come down from the left. Don't get it wrong.”
Li Na, who heard the voice, immediately stopped and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment."There's such a rule?"
After the tour guide's careful explanation, they finally understood the truth. The happy Li Na shouted with his companions,"Let's go. We'll be officials after we come down from the people's path. Comrades, I will lead you up.”After saying that, he strode forward.
Li Nali rushed forward and took a deep breath before looking down. She said happily,"I didn't expect the things below to be so small after coming up! Hurry up! Why are you so slow?"
When his companions who were still halfway up the stairs heard Li Na's cry, they secretly cried out in their hearts. He really didn't expect that the stairs didn't seem long from the bottom. It was indeed difficult to climb up.
Looking at Shennong's stone statue from the ground would give people a visual illusion that the stairs were not long, but in fact, there were 343 steps. It would be a lie to say that it was not high.
It was not easy for everyone to climb up together. After coming up, they came to the viewing platform in front of the statue (in ancient times, it was the place for the emperor to worship).
After resting for a while, they rushed down the main road with the energetic Li Na. It could be said that there was bitterness in one's heart.
After they got down, the tour guide brought them to an ancient tree and explained,"This tall ancient tree is a thousand-year-old ironwood. The tree was 48 meters tall and had a chest circumference of 8. 2 meters, 5 people needed to hug. The trunk was as hard as bronze, and there was a clanging sound when it was knocked. The body of the tree was mottled with moss, like green embroidery. According to research, this tree had experienced the Song, Liao, Xixia, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing and other dynasties. This tree was once struck by lightning. In order to commemorate the gods and pray for blessings and avoid disasters, the ancients chiseled at the base of the tree to form a tree temple that worshipped the golden statue of Shennong. For a time, incense and fire burned endlessly. Gradually, the wound on the ancient cedar healed, and the golden statue wrapped itself into the tree belly, so it was called the Divine Tree.”
After hearing that, everyone looked at the big tree curiously. They really ran up and tried to hug it. The result surprised them even more. It took six people to hug it.
After spending the entire morning at the Shennong Festival, they continued to travel to other scenic spots in Shennongjia.
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