Chapter 639: Poetry Chain
He Xu said, "When do you want to go back? I have a few days off recently, so I can accompany you."
Su Xing calculated the time and said, "Then let's stay in Jin Province for another day, go to Jin Temple today, and return to the capital tomorrow?"
The new students of Kyoto University have already reported, but the old students will start school in early September.
Although there is still a week left, she has to go back a few days in advance to prepare for the start of school.
Also, she has to continue attending her comics class. She can’t always rely on the teaching videos sent by the comics teacher to learn.
He Xu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
The two came out of the restaurant and took a taxi directly to the Jin Temple Museum.
The original name of Jin Temple was Tang Shuyu Temple. It was built to commemorate Tang Shuyu, the founding prince of the Jin State, and his mother, Queen Yi Jiang.
Although Jin Temple is only a 4A-level scenic spot, it is one of the first batch of national key protection units in my country. It is also the earliest existing royal sacrificial garden in China. It has a history of nearly three thousand years and is of great historical and artistic value.
When they arrived near the scenic area, they first passed through the Jin Temple Park before officially entering the Jin Temple Museum.
They hired a human tour guide at the visitor service center.
She was a lady in her thirties who spoke with a slight accent, but she was very enthusiastic and her explanations were lively and interesting.
"Legend has it that in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Cheng of Zhou cut tung leaves into the shape of a jade tablet and gave them to his younger brother Shu Yu. Duke Zhou said that the emperor never joked, so Shu Yu was granted the title of vassal in Tang. After Shu Yu arrived in Tang, he led the people to develop agriculture, and everyone loved him very much. Later, his son Xie changed the country's name to 'Jin' because there was a Jin River in the territory. In order to commemorate Shu Yu, later generations built the Jin Temple at the source of the Jin River..."
The scenic area of Jin Temple is very large, with ancient trees and buildings from many eras.
For example, Zhoubai is an ancient tree planted in the Zhou Dynasty. Because it was built in the same year as Jin Temple, it is also called "Qinianbai". There are also some ancient trees from other periods, most of which are over a thousand years old.
The buildings in Jin Temple include Zhibo Canal from the Spring and Autumn Period, Relics of the Sui Dynasty, Fengsheng Temple and Tang Stele Pavilion from the Tang Dynasty, Yunuma Feiliang and Jinren Terrace from the Northern Song Dynasty, Xiandian from the Jin Dynasty, Duiyuefang from the Ming Dynasty, Shuijingtai from the Qing Dynasty, etc. There are almost representative buildings from every era.
Some of the pavilions for tourists to rest are over 1,800 years old.
The tour guide took Su Xing and He Xu for a walk and explained the tour to them, and from time to time she offered to take photos for the young couple.
Su Xing and He Xu did not refuse the tour guide's kindness and asked her to take some photos for them.
Every time, the tour guide held up her camera and took many photos of them from various angles.
This young couple looks good no matter how they are photographed!
She loves to take pictures!
Su Xing also took a lot of photos of architectural monuments, planning to keep them to enrich his own library.
She couldn't help laughing when she saw a dragon with a grin and raised claws in the shape of a scissors hand among the wooden dragons in front of the Holy Mother Hall. Although it was because of its age that only two of the dragon's fingers remained, it became the "Biye dragon" today, but the shape of the dragon and its expression were really interesting. She took several close-ups on purpose. The tour guide gave Su Xing and He Xu an hour and a half of explanations, and the service ended after she finished talking about the key buildings and landscapes.
After Su Xing and He Xu thanked the tour guide, they walked around the scenic area carefully on their own.
As they walked, they saw a lot of people gathered not far ahead.
Su Xing was a little curious, so he pulled He Xu and walked a few steps towards the crowd.
When they reached the outskirts of the crowd, they stopped and watched for a while and soon realized that it was a local TV program that was filming a promotional video and was now interacting with tourists by playing a poetry chain game.
The host says the first line, and the tourists answer the second line. Those who answer correctly will receive a prize. The more poems you answer correctly, the richer the prize.
Su Xing's eyes were full of interest in watching the fun, and he whispered to He Xu, "Let's watch for a while?"
Of course He Xu would agree, "Okay~"
Relying on their height advantage, the two men were able to see inside the crowd from outside and did not squeeze in.
At the beginning, the poems uttered by the host were all familiar to everyone and were easy to answer correctly. Several tourists actively participated and received some small gifts.
The tourists around were also very excited.
But gradually, the host started to increase the difficulty. Many of the poems he presented were related to Shanxi Province, but they were not necessarily included in the textbooks, so fewer people were able to follow along.
Just like the two lines of poetry that the host said at this moment, "How divine is the Shuyu Temple, the land is better than Jiaquan."
She read it three times, but no tourist continued.
The host thought that there would be tourists in the Temple of Jin who could answer the questions about poems related to the Temple of Jin, but he didn't expect that he got stuck.
She was about to say, "Next song."
Then a clear and pure female voice sounded, "The source is clear and quiet, and after a few steps, it suddenly becomes gurgling."
The host's eyes lit up and he immediately looked in the direction where the sound came from.
The tourists around were also looking around, looking for the person who was talking.
"Which lady answered this question?" asked the host.
Two tourists pointed at Su Xing.
"is her!"
They were standing not far from her and heard her speak.
The host and other tourists were amazed to see such a young, tall and beautiful girl.
Especially since there was an equally outstanding young boy standing next to her, she looked doubly stunning.
Su Xing was a little embarrassed. She hadn't wanted to join the game, but when she saw the game was stuck, she happened to know the poem, so she subconsciously recited the next two lines.
The host said, "That's correct, miss. Can you continue to play the game?"
Su Xing stopped being shy and nodded, saying, "Okay."
After she finished speaking, she looked back at He Xu beside her and whispered, "Wait for me."
"it is good."
He Xu smiled at his girlfriend with encouraging eyes.
The tourists nearby made way for him.
Su Xing walked into the crowd and stood next to the host.
He Xu also took a few steps forward, raised his phone, and prepared to record a video for his girlfriend.
The host glanced at the cue card in his hand and continued asking questions.
"Ten miles south of the ancient city, the Ming Canal gurgles along the road."
Su Xing replied without hesitation: "Travelers dismounted to pay respects at the temple, and then retreated to the temple to look at the source of the water."
Host: "Black clouds are pressing down on the city, and it is about to collapse. The armor shines towards the sun, and its golden scales spread out."
Su Xing: "The sound of horns fills the sky with autumn colors, and the rouge on the frontier turns the night purple."
Host: "One night, the autumn winds around the mountain, and the fragrant dew suddenly covers the water."
Su Xing: "The new bridge leans against the cloud bank, and the insects are chirping in the dew."
Host: "Drinking this glass of wine, I think of the ancients. Since ancient times, there have been many righteous men in the Three Jins, and Cheng Ying, Gongsun Chujiu, and others are incomparable."
Su Xing: "How hasty the trouble in the lower palace was, the guests' clothes are no longer the same as before. I don't know what the orphan in the pants will be like in fifteen years."
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There were several rounds of poetry relay. Su Xing did not hesitate every time. As soon as the host said the first line, she could immediately come up with the next line.
The game ends when Su Xing has answered all the poems prepared by the host.
The host smiled at Su Xing and said, "Congratulations, you are the challenger with the most correct poems in this poetry chain game."