Students: we heard many legend, story about the xingwei city, can you please talk some to us?

Aunt Wu ( 77, live in xingwei village all generation): when I was young, my grandmother told us that at the end of xixia dynasty, one day, a monk selling the peach went to the xingwei city, crying” zaoli ( early leave), zaoli” but he has no peach in his basket. All the civilian thought he must crazy and ignored him. But one kid are very curious to this old man, ask him: why did you shout out zaoli, if you don’t have the peach? He answered: zaoli, doesn’t mean zao and li(date and peach) but means early leave, because this city will collapse soon. The kid are more curious , scratching and asking: how did you know that? He feel very sure and told him to go to the city gate stone lion, if the lion’s eyes is in red, it means the city will collapse. And you have to run away soon.
So the kids went there everyday. One day, the lion’s eyes are really in red, he rushed out of the town. Soo, it is raining and lightening and then it get dark and dark. The earthquake is coming. Suddenly, xingwei city is in upside down. All the house was turned over and many villagers are dead.

What a pity! City ruin and people dead! Though it is just a legend, it is the truth that the city is in upside down.

Mr. Wang, (87 live in xingwei village for generations) before the earthquake, one bold dag go into one farmer’s house. There is a several month kid laying on the bed. He hold him in his mouth and run out of the house. The parents are shocked at it, why dog do it like this? And then, they take one stick and run after it. The dogs run around the city with the kid in his mouth, and the kid was off under one big tree as he rush to the gate. And then it disappeared soon. When the parents hold the kids, the earthquake happens. The whole city disappeared suddenly. The parents thought to fight the dog, contrarily the dog safe them, they want to thank the dog but can not find it. What was left is the golden field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Wu ( 87, live in xingwei village for generations) long long time before, there is one old man, white beard, take oen chain of date and peach. He shout the ZAOLI(early leave) ZAOLI. All takes him as a nut and avoid him on purpose. But this old man is not crazy but a god. Actually he want to help the people out of disaster. Near the disaster, he choose another way, he take one chain of orange on his neck and shout in the street “ it will happen soon” but he was also ignored. At that evening, when all has a meeting in the city, he still cry same. Suddenly, the earthquake happens. When it stopped, xingwei city is buried underground. When the people dig it, many of them has been dead.
Several month ago, the survivor recalled what that old man said, and know th e meaning. But he also is dead in this earthquake.

Students: Mr. Ai Can you please tell us something about the xingwei relic protection?
Ai tianen ( the official of the huinong ditrict huinong culture bureau of the relic protection office) after the liberation, ningxia relic museum has been twice test digging. We have ancient coin 1970 pieces, and gate tails, steel slice, china, bone, skeleton and other steel tool. The most important thing is one bold head, which shows us that in 1033A.D. Liyuanhao announced to cut the hair, so that it seems more precious than others. The researchers also found that aside the small quantity of the south city gate site has some brick, tiles and other building materials, there is no other brick and tiles, which means most of the civilians are live in the soil house. In 2007-7-1, ningxia hui group autonomy district people’s government has list it as the key unit to protect, the relic department appointed the people and activate the local to protect the xingwei city from more damage.
Mr. Ai also told us that, the villager once found a grind, but now it disappeared. 2 years before, one man has come to the center of xingwei city to dig secretly with the special appliance. No sooner, police arrest him after receiving the local information.
Xingwei has been covered all, if it can resume, it will do good effect to the xixia history research and has important impact to the local economic development.
“ Actually, what a troublesome is to dig?!”
first of all is the investment.
Second, the manpower for the dig is another headache to the relic protection department. Let’s imagine, for the whole city being covered, how can minimize the damage to the relic?
The most important is, though the protection has been strengthened, the damage is still cannot be stopped both from nature and human. Several years before, xingwei city is a complete barren, but right now it disappeared. Furthermore, all tiles, bones, exposed under the sunshine and wind has been lost a lot?

After interview:
Duyuankai: listening the old man’s story, I think that: how is the future xingwie village? This all rely on our students to face another task, we should well prepared and lay the basis for the future xingwei city. I fully believe the future xingwei city must be one prosperous little village, at the same time, the key protection area just like the panda, the national treasure. Quwei temple become a shouting lion from a sleeping lion. It stand from the ruins to receive a new society to let every look down on miaotai to change his view sight. This things happens in the little village , but encourage the whole ningxia. Since then, more protection and matching to the every target. To let villagers to stand from the ruin to go for the success, happiness. Finally we get it—today protection area.

Zhouzhen: I though it will be wonderful that archaeologist and scientists can come to research. It will push the miaotai economy further a lot. If bronze, book and pictures can be found in the city, we can open a museum. It is heard that in lingwu we found dinosaur fossil , the lingwu economy advanced greatly which makes this small area to be prosperous.
Another point is that it may lead to a new and glorious page for Chinese history, because xingwei city is upside down, so it shall has a good reference to earthquake item, while it may help us to solve some confusing point for a long time.

More important: if we can find relic proving xixia emperor liyuanhao burn in the xingwei city. What a brilliant founding!

It is really a best for both. If the research end up with success ,it may lead the economy development and let more people know the another side of xingwei city.
We are all waiting for solution to the problem.

Wunan: let’s recall that we go into xingwei city center, tiles are all here and there. at the very center of xingwei city, there is a farm trench in 2 meters width and 1 meter depth. When dig softly by hand, we can even found a complete pot.
With more deep into the xingwei city, we are more depressed. We really hope all the problems can be solved at an early date.

   In the sunset, high sky,floating cloud, dimly. Inside the town, the square has many tower and terrace in it like stars. To its west, helan mountain standing near all other hills continuously. At the background of sunset, the ancient town is still that cold and deep. The quiet makes the city more miraculous.