What Is A Stone Pegging Column?

Horse tie-in is a small symbol of the great integration of the Chinese nation. In the early farming culture, there was no use of horse-tethering stakes. The earliest recorded horse-tethering stake was an irregular rectangular stone pillar on the banks of Hulun Lake in Mongolia. It is said that it was used by Genghis Khan.

      With the development of the feudal economy and the large-scale integration of northern nomads in the Ming and Qing dynasties after the Yuan Dynasty, horses began to become the main means of transport for carrying goods, combat and transportation. In addition, the northern nomads such as Mongolian and Manchus have the custom of horse-riding and hunting, so the large number of horses is the direct cause of the production of tying stakes.

    Traditional horse-tethering stakes are generally 2-3 meters high, with a width of about 20-30 cm. Usually standing on both sides of the gate, the peasant households will carve exquisite images on the horse-tethering stakes, taking the auspicious meaning of the town house to ward off evil spirits, and it is known as the flower table of the villagers.

Speaking of the sculpture of the horse tie, it is very particular. The horse-tie stakes with exquisite carvings are called Wangzhu, which means the prosperity of the gate. At the top of the horse-tethering post, the stone base is often round, which echoes the square pillar, which means that the sky is round. Traditional sculptures include lions implying good luck, human figures implying superiority, and monkeys implying immediate entitlement, with clear meaning.

In addition to the exquisite ornamental value, there is also a practical function of tethering horse posts, which is to ward off evil spirits in the town house.

　　 Horse-riding stakes stand on both sides of the gate, and the gate is a hub to ensure vitality. “Harmony is auspicious, while aspirations lead to hostility.” For example, the gate to the south is a departure from the position and belongs to Xiaoji.

　　 is the position of Kun on the right and southwest in clockwise direction, corresponding to yin, and the five elements are water. According to the location symbol, set the "Taishan stone dare to be" in the position of the fierce to avoid the evil. "Famous families, where the front door, alleyway, village head, all standing stones to stop evil." Using "Lingshi" as a town house is the most common witchcraft among folks. First seen in the "Jijuu Pian" of a Han Shiyou, Tang Yan Shigu explained that many people of the Shi clan in ancient times "are noble families in later generations." "Dare to be" means "to be invincible".

　　 In the minds of the ancients, stone has supernatural powers, "life is not golden." Eastern Mount Tai is the head of the five sacred mountains. "Mount Tai is on top, and a hundred ghosts rest." Looking south from Fanjiemen, the stone pile must stand on the right. Where the street gate faces north, it is a barrier. The northwest trunk position is the "six evil spirits" and the northeast genset is the "five ghosts big evil." Two stone piles must be erected symmetrically on the left and right sides of the street door, which should be "left green dragon, right white tiger".

Between the Jin and Tang Dynasties, the Di, Xianbei, Turkic ethnic groups and the Han nationality in the "land of kings", through migration, mixed living, intermarriage, changed from nomadic life to agricultural settlement life, accepted the Han culture dominated by Confucianism, and switched to Han Surname, gradually assimilated into mixed blood. The Jin and Yuan dynasties ruled Guanzhong for more than 240 years.

　　 Fan, Jurchen, Mongol, Semu (including the Ugur people) mostly merge with the local Han people. In the rural areas of Weibei with a long history of Sinicization and relatively concentrated populations, the elegant and courteous folk customs contain brave, straightforward, rugged, and simple temperament. The traditional style of carving wood, casting gold and carving stone to make idols has been repeatedly valued by folk carvers on stone piles in the image of Hu people. The inevitable.

　　 People who have lived in Guanzhong for generations, no one can tell the ancestry of their ancestors, and no one dares to say that they are pure-bred Han. The historical destiny constructed by blood and geographical relations conveys the desolate, mysterious, and wild life information on the stone piles of the Hu man-made statue, and at the same time is permeated with the peace and warmth of farming life.

　　The intricately carved horse tie is a treasure of folk customs accumulated in the long history. It has witnessed the process of the integration of the Chinese nation and has been given a new mission by history.