Chapter 444 (1/2)

In the dense Cherry Blossom forest, there are simple courtyards.

The netizen asked curiously, ”principal, what is this courtyard? Is it also part of the hot spring hotel? ”

Fang ye said with a smile: ”this is the exhibition area of Japanese macaques, that is, snow monkeys!”

The appearance of snow monkeys is similar to that of ordinary macaques. To distinguish them, the exhibition area must have some characteristics and be designed into the image of a dilapidated Buddhist temple.

Close, you can see the wall of the courtyard. The lower part is made of irregular gray stones, and the upper part is painted white.

However, the color is dim, and there is a feeling of vicissitudes and ancient times. It seems that it has experienced wind and rain, no one has repaired it for a long time, and even plant vines climb up.

Come to the gate of the Buddhist temple.

The gate post is dark vermilion, and the temple door is pushed in.

In fact, it's just an appearance. A glass curtain wall is embedded in the door frame.

Through the glass curtain wall, you can see the scenery inside.

Behind the door is an open square, followed by temple like buildings. Although it looks a little broken, it still exudes a solemn atmosphere.

It's also pretending. It's a temple on the surface, but it's actually a tourist rest point inside.

The brick and stone path from the gate to the temple behind is overgrown with weeds and very quiet. It seems that no one has been there for a long time.

The snow monkey's playground is in this square, which is planted with cherry trees, arrow bamboos and various plants, as well as a pond with green water, floating with beautiful cherry petals.

Shelves were erected on the surrounding courtyard wall, covered with a layer of metal mesh.

More than a dozen snow monkeys are active in the exhibition area.

Some picked petals from cherry trees and stuffed them into their mouths. Some sat on the rocks by the pond, playing with their companions.

There is a snow monkey sitting on the eaves and corners of the temple. It seems that it jumped from the branches of the cherry tree.

Squatting on the eaves, his upper body straight, like a groundhog, looked curiously at the tourists outside.

Netizens looked at the appearance of the exhibition area and the activity state of snow monkeys in it. They couldn't help but think of a scene!

Built in a temple in a quiet valley, eminent monks chant Buddhist Scriptures every day.

However, over time, it may have experienced war and chaos, the temple is gradually declining, deserted and overgrown with weeds.

A group of snow monkeys came. The deserted temple is a good habitat for them, so they settled here!

”Wow, this exhibition area is very creative!”

”Temples, cherry trees and snow monkeys look really delicious!”

”Why is it called snow monkey?”

Fang Ye explained: ”Japanese macaques, living between 31 and 41 degrees north latitude, are the northernmost primates in the world except humans! When winter comes, their bodies are covered with snow, so they are also called snow monkeys.

In order to survive in the harsh low temperature environment, they also evolved the habit of collective hot spring bathing.

The water in the pond is cool now. When the temperature is low in winter, it can be replaced by a hot spring. ”

“666666！”

”I also want to take a hot spring!”

”It's fun for monkeys to soak in hot springs.”

Someone noticed that the stone lamp post at the gate was a strange monkey statue, covering his eyes.

I asked, ”eh, principal, what does this monkey stone carving mean?”

Fang ye said with a smile, ”there are three lamp posts like this in the exhibition area!

At the left and right visiting points, you can see the other two with different postures.

Have you ever heard of ”don't see, don't listen, don't speak, and don't move”?

This is a very famous saying of Confucius, which has spread widely and had a far-reaching impact in the world.

It is also reflected in the folk carving art, and the carving of three apes appears.

Three apes, one covering his eyes with both hands, one covering his ears with both hands, one covering his mouth with both hands, three apes for four.

It is said that this sentence was brought back to Japan by monks who came to China to study in the 8th century. There is a famous three ape carving in Dongzhao palace, which represents ”don't look at people's shortcomings, don't say people's right and wrong, and don't listen to people's mistakes.”

Why should there be only three apes in the four? This is because the ancients often regarded three, five, six, eight and nine as auspicious numbers when comparing things and metaphors, and taboo to say ”four”.

The three apes' gentle and decent manners, dignified and elegant sitting posture, posture and charm coincide with the sentence ”don't move if you are not polite.”

”It's up again today!”