Jehol Headquarters
by He Shen
About This Novel
He Shen was born in 1951 and works at Chengde Daily. His major works include "Poor County", "Village Leader" and many other works. Talk about something old. It is said that at the moment when the Wangshen Year and the Guiyou Year (February 1933 AD) met, the bells in temples both inside and outside Rehe City were jingling. The meaning was similar to today, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. At that time, this border town outside the Great Wall still had its ancient customs and was far away from modern times. Except for the provincial government Chairman Tang, the former Rehe Dutong Tang Yuphoguanxie, there was a small generator made in Japan, which made a loud noise and turned on a few light bulbs. You have to celebrate the New Year even if there is no electricity. So far in the history of human civilization, the time without electricity has been long. Therefore, the gentry and common people in Rehe City still celebrate the New Year in their own way. The gates of the wealthy are decorated with lanterns (candles) and decorated with red and green decorations to celebrate grandly; Posting Spring Festival couplets to welcome the door god and hanging money to wish for good fortune and less bad luck in the coming year; poor families also have to think of ways to weigh two kilograms of noodles, make dumplings with meat but not meat, listen to others fire cannons and treat them as their own, pray that the poor will soon disappear, and go out on the first day of the new year to throw a horse and pick up a gold ingot.
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