Photography/Huang Shaojian

Hubei Danjiangkou Guanshan Town five Longzhuang Town’s abandons the old hole, the bolting the door trough and door bolt hole chisells outside the hole. The wooden grave gate early made decent, but we may see that the old person over the age of 60 is locked in the hole, is unable to open the gate from inside.

Hubei Yun County and other places abandon massively the old hole existence and locality spread widely abandon the old fable, raised the question and challenge to reverence for elders tradition of the Chinese nation. History scholar Huang Shaojian has carried on the massive inspections, to abandoning the unsolved problem proposed the brand-new opinion.

The following writing selection in 2009 9th issue of Huang Shaojian composes from “Chinese National Geography” “unbelievable: China discovered that abandons an old vestige” article massively

Until now, which archeologist did not have to be able the real diagnosis to leave the Han nationality filial piety culture the source. Since the source does not have may research, then we cannot take for granted to think that Han nationality born that way is during the filial piety culture infiltration. Certainly some node, before that is barbaric, primitive, the non-ethics, after that is the proper family relationships, “parents, do not travel far”. But that node where? The history is always not being in sharp contrast. Perhaps that node merely is my wishfully extrapolation or the imagination. But a little may affirm when in the national mourning culture by absolute mainstream’s potential of Ben Yong rivers and streams in the history, its behind has certainly many details and dark angle which we neglect, they silence to wait for we discovered.

Embarks from Hubei Shiyan urban district, along 209 federal highways northbound, after Liubei Town, transfers Yun County Hanjiang River Nanan to the west “along the river road”, from this after arriving at the distant tile, again leads the way more than 20 miles after the distant tile, can Yun County Wufeng Township big crotch village colored oak tree bay. Reason that I experience the twists and turns to seek for the colored oak tree bay , because the native told me to spend area the oak tree bay to have in groups “abandons old hole” (also to call “to send dead kiln” and “from dead kiln” and “old person hole” and so on).

Guanshan Town Xihe Village’s abandons the old hole, similarly is the door bolt hole outside, the bolting the door trough in. Photography/Huang Shaojian

China “abandons old hole” distribution always to look at (This article originates: Chinese National Geography network)

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