In Weihe River, there is a beautiful and well-known "four-hole carp". The fish culture formed around the "four-hole carp", such as the rushing river, is deep and remote.
Speaking of "four-hole carp", people naturally think of that ancient legend. According to legend, after Liu Bowen assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in farmland, he wanted to find a place to live in seclusion in the name of becoming a monk. On this day, he went to the Xiashan of Changyi, but he saw the Wei River rushing from the south, winding around the mountain, and the Gu Song on the mountain was towering, and sometimes clouds rose from it, which made people suspect that they had arrived in a fairyland. I prefer that there is a natural cave in the sun of the mountain, which is habitable. Bowen was overjoyed and lived in seclusion here.
One day, Liu Bowen watched fishermen catch fish on the banks of the Weihe River. What he saw was nothing more than crucian carp, silver carp, catfish and so on, and there were no unusual species. Suddenly, his heart moved: such a fairyland should have special products different from other places. So he drove Xiangyun to heaven. He walked to the bank of Tianhe and saw Jiang Taigong sitting there fishing. Liu Bowen stepped forward and gave a deep ceremony, telling the story of how to leave Beijing, how to settle in Xiashan, and how to seek for rare species. Jiang Taigong pointed with his hand, and a golden fish jumped into his hand in Tianhe. Bowen was overjoyed, but on closer inspection, it was just a carp, nothing rare. Jiang Taigong seemed to see through his mind and said, "This fish is a carp, but it is different from other carp. When you get to Weihe River, you will see the uniqueness of carp." Say that finish, a handle, the fish fell into the Weihe River.
In order to thank Jiang Taigong for his charity, Liu Bowen went to beg for alms, and raised funds from the people of all directions to build a grand and magnificent Taigong Temple in the Yang of Xiashan. On the day of the completion of the Taigong Temple, Bowen came to the bank of the Weihe River specially to let the fisherman play a few carp to watch. He found that these carp all have four nostrils, two big holes near the mouth and two smaller ones farther away from the mouth. All carp caught in Weihe River have four nostrils. Since then, Weihe River has gained a treasure-"Four-hole Wei carp".
the beautiful legend painted the "four-hole Wei carp" with magical colors.
Qianlong's Chronicle of Changyi County in Qing Dynasty recorded: "Carp, who is born with Wei water, is golden and delicious." So it depends on its growing condition-Weihe River. Due to the confluence of mountain springs at the source of Weihe River, which is hundreds of miles long, the river course is full of sandstone sediment, so "the spring perfume is bitter, the water is bright, and it breeds its things, which is refreshing and different", especially the Weihe carp. Weihe carp also has four nostrils, which has a strong ability to chase food, rapid reproduction and development, and its taste is naturally delicious. After the Xiashan Reservoir was built in 196, the reservoir became the main producing area of carp, with an annual output of 8, kg. Today, in the famous Xiashan scenic tourist area, the "fish feast" of Xiashan Reservoir, represented by Wei carp, has become a famous local dish. Weihe carp is not only listed as a treasure in freshwater fish because of its tender meat, but also has ornamental value because of its extremely beautiful body shape, golden scales and reddish tail fins.
Weihe carp, which has a long history, has been sung and praised by poets, poets and famous scholars in ancient and modern times. At that time, when Zheng Banqiao, a famous poet known as one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", was appointed as the magistrate of Weixian County, after tasting the delicious Weihe carp, he improvised a poem: "Delicious and delicious feast, interesting and interesting marriage. Zheng Xie is lucky enough to govern the treasure land and would rather be a fisherman than an official. " In the early days of liberation, Jun Qing, a famous writer who had lived in Changyi for many years, described the Weihe River and the carp in the river in the spring night in his novel Grandpa Buffalo: "At this time, the moon just poked its head out of the plain, and the river flashed silver like scales. The Weihe River in spring is gentle and demure. Golden carp, from time to time, jumped out of the water and stirred up a silver circle in the calm river. " When introducing the famous local product "Weihe Carp", Popular Daily wrote: "Weihe River is rich in golden scale carp with four nostrils. All guests who have visited Xiashan Reservoir in the middle reaches of Weihe River are quick to taste the four-hole carp. "
In Changyi and Weifang, carp is often used to entertain distinguished guests. On some special occasions, carp is used as a mascot by the sound of carp (profit) and fish (surplus). Therefore, whether in the city or the countryside, red and white business, too many important seats, there is always carp. There is a saying in the society that "no feast without carp". Every Spring Festival, the carp is always placed at the front of the altar in rural families to show their respect for their ancestors.
Weihe carp is not only essential in people's material life, but also a symbol of good luck in people's spiritual and cultural life. Those paintings and calligraphy that stir the dragon gate and the golden carp leap are particularly popular. Every Spring Festival, many families paste New Year pictures printed with "Prosperity is more than enough", "Year after year" and "Jiqing is more than enough" in their rooms to celebrate the prosperity of life after the reform and opening up, set off today's prosperous beauty and make the festive atmosphere more intense. In addition, many food products and utensils also use "carp" as a trademark.