{"id":3854,"date":"2019-11-17T04:57:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T04:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-reading\/shi-jie-shang-wei-yi-de-yu-zang-cun-a-village-fish-treated-as-friend-not-food\/"},"modified":"2019-11-17T04:57:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T04:57:53","slug":"shi-jie-shang-wei-yi-de-yu-zang-cun-a-village-fish-treated-as-friend-not-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/shi-jie-shang-wei-yi-de-yu-zang-cun-a-village-fish-treated-as-friend-not-food\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4e16\u754c\u4e0a\u552f\u4e00\u7684\u9c7c\u846c\u6751 A village fish treated as friend not food"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liyu Brook, or Carp brook(\u9ca4\u9c7c\u6eaa), is a scenic spot located in Zhouning County(\u5468\u5b81\u53bf), southeast China’s Fujian Province.<\/p>\n

\"\u4e16\u754c\u4e0a\u552f\u4e00\u7684\u9c7c\u846c\u6751<\/p>\n

The 300-meter-long river runs through an ancient village called Puyuan(\u6d66\u6e90\u6751), which is famous for a unique(\u72ec\u4e00\u65e0\u4e8c\u7684) tradition(\u4f20\u7edf) of protecting(\u4fdd\u62a4) carp. Although carp are famed as food(\u98df\u7269) in China, locals in Puyan village treat(\u5bf9\u5f85) them like old friends(\u670b\u53cb). Villagers say they would rather starve(\u6328\u997f) than kill the fish. People in the village will even hold funeral ceremo<\/em>nies(\u846c\u793c) for dead carp. A carp grave(\u575f\u5893) site is located in village, said to be the o<\/em>nly one in the world.<\/p>\n

Through the years, the brook has become a heaven(\u5929\u5802) for the freshwater fish. Today, there are now thousands of colorful carp in the water.<\/p>\n

The tradition dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) when villagers’ ancestors(\u7956\u5148) put carp into the creek as an easy and visible way to test water quality(\u6c34\u8d28). At the same time, a rule(\u89c4\u5219) was adopted to protect the fish.<\/p>\n

The 800-year-old tradition has been followed from generation to generation(\u4ee3), which is now enshrined as intangible cultural heritage(\u975e\u7269\u8d28\u6587\u5316\u9057\u4ea7) in Fujian Province.<\/p>\n

\u8bcd\u6c47 Words:<\/p>\n

[chuán t\u01d2ng] \u4f20\u7edf tradition
[shí wù] \u98df\u7269 food
[péng y\u01d2u] \u670b\u53cb friend
[ti\u0101n táng] \u5929\u5802 heaven
[fén mù] \u575f\u5893 grave
[b\u01ceo hù] \u4fdd\u62a4 protect
[duì dài] \u5bf9\u5f85 treat
[\u0101i è] \u6328\u997f starve<\/p>\n

\u91cd\u70b9\u8bcd\u6c47 Key word:<\/p>\n

\u4f20 <\u52a8\u8bcd v.><\/p>\n

    Pass (on); hand down
    E.g. Zhèzh\u01d2ng xísú shì cóng 14shìjì chuán xiàlái de\u3002
    \u8fd9\u79cd\u4e60\u4fd7\u662f\u4ece14\u4e16\u7eaa\u4f20\u4e0b\u6765\u7684\u3002
    This custom has been carried down from the 14th century.<\/p>\n

    Spread; circulate
    E.g. Yáoyán y\u012b chuán shí,shí chuán b\u01cei\u3002
    \u8c23\u8a00\u4e00\u4f20\u5341,\u5341\u4f20\u767e\u3002
    The rumours multiplied.<\/p>\n

    Transmit; conduct
    E.g. Shu\u01d0 b\u01d0 k\u014dngqì néng gèngh\u01ceo de chuán sh\u0113ng\u3002
    \u6c34\u6bd4\u7a7a\u6c14\u80fd\u66f4\u597d\u5730\u4f20\u58f0\u3002
    Water transmits sound better than air.<\/p>\n

    Infect
    E.g. N\u01d0 b\u01ce g\u01cenmào chuánr\u01cen g\u011bi w\u01d2 le\u3002
    \u4f60\u628a\u611f\u5192\u4f20\u67d3\u7ed9\u6211\u4e86\u3002
    You’ve given me your cold.
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