Chapter 607 Longmen Grottoes X "Watching From the Wall"
Teacher Gong Linna's version has a different flavor from the original singer Zhang Xiaohan. Her voice has more momentum of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Wei Wei Tang Dynasty, not only has love, but also has a thousand years of history and a thousand years of vicissitudes. Xu Nuo used this version.
"How can the grotto paintings no longer be as bright as they used to be when their faces have changed?
But when they wake up, they become walls."
The first few sentences describe a story of aging and no longer bright.
This is perfectly consistent with the current scene of Longmen Grottoes. From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, Longmen Grottoes were built on a large scale for 400 years. After the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, they were built for more than 1,400 years. It is the first of the four major grottoes and the highest peak of my country's stone carving art.
However, the first reaction of tourists who come here to visit is rarely shock, but heartache.
After experiencing the destruction of many wars, there are 2,345 caves and 110,000 Buddha statues, and none of them is intact.
Since the late Qing Dynasty, Longmen Grottoes have been destroyed on a large scale, and a large number of Buddha statues have been stolen and bought by illegal merchants from various countries.
All that can be chiseled off is chiseled off, and if it can't be chiseled off, the chisel head is chiseled off, and if it doesn't work, the arm is chiseled off, resulting in the destruction of the Buddha statues.
More than 2,000 caves, 110,000 Buddha statues, more than 3,600 inscriptions, Longmen Grottoes have long lost their glory.
The camera began to sweep across the panoramic view of Longmen Grottoes. Looking around, it was devastated, and nine out of ten caves were empty. How could such a scene not make people sigh?
The song continued, Lin Wanqing's chanting was a bit like Sanskrit, and under the Vairocana Buddha, it seemed more Buddha-like.
"The forgotten sand flows around the fingertips,
The fairy in the cloud tower is lingering with her sleeves,
The guest under the Kalāna Bodhi arrives,
The dream invites the eight heavens to dance."
The main song and the chorus of this song are actually very severe. The main song is to look at the scenery of the past as a modern person, and the chorus is to immerse yourself in it and experience it personally.
"Rugged ravines and undulating mountains,
Shengxiao Pipa and golden sedan chairs,
The yellow sand has never faded for thousands of years,
The rich colors of the Tang Dynasty."
The first few sentences were not well received by tourists, and it was difficult to empathize with them.
The Longmen Grottoes were so severely damaged that the destruction of the prosperous Tang Dynasty can only be seen from these empty grottoes.
Some people sighed: "It would be great if these Buddha statues were complete."
Yes, 110,000 complete Buddha statues, located on both sides of the Yi River, what a shocking scene it would be.
Ten thousand Buddhas pay homage to the Lord, the Great Leiyin Temple is no more than this.
At this time, the rhythm of the music began to hurry up, and everyone knew that the climax of the song was coming.
The first half gave everyone the feeling that the song was very ordinary. Except for the first two amazing sentences, the rest were a bit ordinary, and it did not meet the level of Nuoyan's songwriting at all.
Fortunately, he has proved his strength countless times, and everyone is waiting to see if the chorus has a breakthrough.
Lin Wanqing took a deep breath and began to sing:
"In an instant, the vivid shadows and floating lights reflected the palace,
I asked what year it was tonight,
Where are the lights of the light Huxuan dance sleeping forever,
Accompanied by the stars reflecting the sky."
The sense of substitution came immediately, and in a trance, everyone seemed to see such a scene.
The palace city of the prosperous Tang Dynasty reappeared, with fleeting lights, brilliant lights, a group of dancers dancing, and lights and stars shining in the sky.
This is the scene of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, this is Luoyang, the capital of the Wu Zetian period.
"It sounds good!"
"I got goose bumps all of a sudden."
"The contrast is too big."
Music can bring endless imagination to people. In this song "Watching from the Wall", everyone saw the prosperous Tang Dynasty in their imagination.
It seems that even the 110,000 Buddha statues that were destroyed in front of them have become intact.
In the interlude, Lin Wanqing's singing further promoted the mood of the song.
At this time, the music came to an abrupt stop at the highest point, and the music suddenly turned down.
Lin Wanqing sang the few lines that best matched "Black Myth: Wukong".
"Snow-stained, thousands of brilliant lights, bell sounds shaped the Buddha shrine,
This time, I went to the dusty feast,
How could the red face not see the former brilliance of the cave paintings,
But woke up and watched from the sidelines."
The low music, the sad and graceful singing, the audience only felt sad from the heart.
In front of them, the bright lights of the prosperous Tang Dynasty went out one by one, from the brilliant palace to the ordinary houses, all were buried in darkness.
All the prosperity disappeared, and the tourists were suddenly pulled out of the brilliance of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
In front of them was the devastated Longmen Grottoes. The huge gap between this imagination and reality made everyone break down.
The more prosperous the imagined prosperous Tang Dynasty was, the more the Longmen Grottoes in front of them were devastated.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. If you have imagined the splendor of Longmen Grottoes, it is naturally difficult to accept the scene in front of you.
The camera keeps zooming in, and directly enters a Buddhist shrine with nothing. The traces of knife and axe are shocking. The entire base has been dug out, leaving only a big hole.
One after another, the Buddhist shrines were hollowed out, leaving shocking holes.
It took more than 1,400 years from the construction to the final completion of Longmen Grottoes, but it took only a few decades to be completely destroyed.
The destruction of national treasures makes the tourists who come to visit heartbroken.
"The snow is soaked with thousands of Huaguang and the bell sounds to shape the Buddhist shrine.
This time, it is covered with dust and feasts.
How can the red face not see the former brilliance of the cave paintings?
But wake up and watch from the sidelines."
The last paragraph of the lyrics is repeated twice, the emotions continue to progress, and then the music stops abruptly.
"Ah~ah~"
The song ends with a final chant.
The band rose to their feet and were greeted with thunderous applause.
The person in charge of the scenic spot applauded wildly and refused to stop for a long time.
When everyone's applause subsided, the person in charge walked to the front of the band and bowed, "Thank you all for your wonderful performance. After listening to this song, I suddenly felt that our promotional song was not good enough, but I didn't have a good idea. , do you have any ideas? ”
Everyone looked at him, a little surprised. It was a bit too late to say this after all the photos were taken.
No one said a word, everyone turned their attention to the promise.
With so many people here, when it comes to creativity, it also depends on commitment.
Xu Nuo thought about it for a while, "If I were to design it, I would use AI technology to restore the Longmen Grottoes and combine it with the first half of the song to create a glorious scene of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The second half will be combined with the second half of the song. Get up and show the real-life scenes of Longmen Grottoes for comparison. What do you think?"
This person in charge happens to be the person who promotes the scenic spot. His previous idea was to take pictures of the beautiful scenery of Longmen Grottoes and try to avoid the broken Buddhist niches. After all, there is nothing, so it is not easy to attract tourists.
The person in charge was deep in thought, was the broken Buddhist altar also recorded?
"But most of these Buddhist niches are empty." The person in charge hesitated.
"Empty Buddhist niches are also history. They were originally part of Longmen Grottoes. The more devastated they are now, the more heartbreaking it is, isn't it?"
Xu Nuo looked around, looked at the destroyed Longmen Grottoes, and sighed: "This kind of Longmen Grottoes just has a kind of beauty."
Everyone nodded one after another. Many people didn't feel anything at all when looking at these empty Buddhist altars, but when paired with this song, they immediately felt overwhelmed.
"I think it's okay!" Zhang Ziqiang agreed.
Xiao Sa nodded and said: "Give it a try. Such a beautiful Buddha statue being destroyed like this will only arouse everyone's heartache."
"Everyone would also like to see the 110,000 Buddha statues in Longmen Grottoes existing at the same time after the AI restoration."
Everyone expressed their opinions, and even the tourists agreed.
"I think it's good!"
"Me too!"
"Try it!"
The person in charge was initially hesitant, but after seeing so many people agreeing with the plan, he made a decisive decision.
"Okay, thanks to Teacher Nuoyan, we will start a new plan immediately, but we have to trouble everyone to record the song."
"no problem!"
The person in charge left in a hurry, preparing to use AI to repair the 110,000 damaged Buddha statues.
It is definitely impossible to reproduce the grand occasion artificially, and only technical means can be used.
The program crew did not leave and started broadcasting live broadcasts of various Buddha statues in Longmen Grottoes.
Generally speaking, this requires a professional tour guide. Even Xiao Sa, who is known as a knowledgeable man, cannot fully understand so many Buddha statues.
Just when they finished contacting and explained what was waiting for them to come over, Xu Nuo took over the phone and played this role.
"What we see now is the Lucena Buddha. According to folklore, it was carved according to Wu Zetian's manner. Of course, this is just a legend. We have no way of knowing what the real Wu Zetian looked like."
"No, we all know, just like Chang Lin Wanqing." Someone shouted.
"Yes, I think so too!"
Xu Nuo choked for a moment: "... As long as you like it."
"Lushana is named after Sanskrit, which means vast wisdom and universal light. It is also called Sambhogakaya Buddha. On the right is the eldest disciple Venerable Kassapa, and on the left is the junior disciple Venerable Ananda. These are Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Manjushri. Buddha……"
Everyone came to another famous Buddha statue, the Scissorhands Buddha statue.
"This is the scissor-hand Buddha statue, Amitabha. Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty built it for his father, Emperor Xiaowen. Some people joked that he was a thousand-year-old uncle who could say "ye", but in fact it was a Buddhist mudra. Because the thumb was missing, it became This is what his handprint looked like when he made the "yeah" gesture."
Xunuo made a hand gesture as he spoke, with his ring finger and little finger bent, his index and middle fingers together, and his thumb raised.
The tourists followed suit and tried to make gestures, and it turned out that it looked exactly like the Scissorhands Buddha statue.
Almost every Buddha statue has a treasure trove of promises, and the stories and allusions are blurted out, even the interpreters who came over were surprised.
It’s not surprising to know that Lushena is the most famous Buddha statue in the entire Longmen Grottoes, but with so many Buddha statues along the way, he can almost say a word or two, which is remarkable.
For example, most people only find the handprint of the scissors-hands Buddha statue funny and have no idea what the original handprint looks like.
The two guides looked at each other and chose to act as tourists, quietly listening to Xu Nuo's explanation of these Buddha statues.
From the allusions, to the construction period, from the characteristics of the Buddha statues to the carving techniques, it was even better than them.