东山风动石

四、东山风动石

大家好!你们可能听说过东山岛的风动石吧?有人说，不来风动石景区，枉费东山一游。百闻不如一见，那么今天我就带大家去看看这块奇石。

这是铜山古城的西城门，走过西城门，“天下第一奇石”便展现在我们眼前。

风动石是一块巨石，屹立在陡峭石崖上。它高约4.3米，宽约4.5米，长约4.7米，重约200吨。神奇的是，这块巨石和底下的岩石接触面仅有几寸见方。大风吹来，石头会轻轻晃动，但就是不会掉下来。这是因为风动石的重心较低，又正好落在接触面上。这跟不倒翁的原理是一样的。

我们绕到风动石底部。想象一下，大风吹来的时候，你还能泰然自若地站在这块石头底下吗?

风动石的正面，有一幅石刻，是300多年前当地一著名人士写的:铜山三忠臣:黄道周、陈瑸、陈士奇。右边另一幅石刻是毛主席题写的“风景这边独好”。

各位团友，我们现在来到东山博物馆。这幢新馆建于1995年，楼高三层，建筑面积约1400平方米。这是闽台史前文化关系陈列室，里面的珍贵文物和照片似乎把人们带回到那过去的岁月。这块57.9毫米长的古人类肱骨化石是1987年在东山发现的，距今有一万年了，证明早在一万年前后福建沿海地区就有人类活动。还有一些展品显示，台湾海峡曾有一大陆桥存在，史前人类和古动物群很可能就是从这座古桥迁徙到台湾的。馆内还展出了石器、铜器、陶瓷器、玉器、木雕，以及一艘台湾飘来的独木舟等。

走出博物馆，我们看到远处有一块天然巨石。有人说巨石看起来象一个虔诚朝拜的和尚跪在石塔前，你们觉得像吗?

这里是黄道周博物馆。黄道周是漳州人氏，是300多年前我国明代著名的儒学大师、书法家、天文学家和理学家，曾在朝廷担任要职。他天资聪颖，从小刻苦读书，后来考中进士，开始了坎坷的仕途。晚年黄道周自请募兵北上抗击清兵，终因寡不敌众，兵败被俘，英勇就义，享年62岁。这个博物馆内设黄道周史迹展，介绍黄道周生平事迹，展示近代学者开展黄道周研究的成果。

这是东山关帝庙，是纪念关公的庙宇。关公是1900多年前三国时期著名军事家，以忠义仁慈勇猛著称。这座庙建于700多年前，是国家重点保护单位。

看这座亭子，仅用6根石柱就支撑着众多纵横交错的拱梁，历经几百年无数次的地震和台风侵袭，仍完好无损。檐顶上是具有闽南特色的彩瓷剪贴雕，以传统的手工艺形式描绘了各种传统图案和历史故事。

东山关帝庙是台湾众多关帝庙的祖庙，1995年东山关帝神像应邀赴台出巡，轰动全岛。

现在咱们要进主殿了。主殿右边的大门叫龙门，左边的叫虎门。主殿正中坐着关公的神像，两旁是他的四员大将。主殿上方悬挂的赞颂关公的匾额为清朝皇帝手书。

这是海边一个天然海蚀洞，叫虎崆，状似张开的虎口，故此得名。洞内石缝终年滴泉不止，水珠晶莹。洞深15米，可容纳数十人。夏季在这儿泡茶品茗，海风习习，真是惬意!

大家请看，这是铜山古城，也是我们今天游览的最后一站。古城建于1387年，当年明朝皇帝为防止倭寇进犯和反明势力的骚扰，下令修建这座古城。原古城墙很长，设东西南北四个城门，现只有东城门保存得较为完好。

民族英雄戚继光曾两次率领士兵在此安营扎寨，击败倭寇的进犯，郑成功将军也曾在此安营造船、训练水师。铜山古城见证了东山人民抗击外敌入侵的历史功绩。

各位团友，东山风动石的游览就到此结束，祝大家的漳州之行愉快、难忘!谢谢!

Dongshan Fengdongshi Rock

Hello everyone!You may have heard about the Fengdongshi Rock，or the Wind－moved Rock，on Dongshan Island.People always say，“A trip to Dongshan is not complete without a visit to Fengdongshi Rock”.As the old saying goes，“seeing is believing”.Today I’ll take you to see this unusual rock.

This is the west gate of Tongshan Ancient City.Around the gate，you’ll see the rock honored as the No.1 Odd Rock in the country.

Fengdongshi Rock is a huge rock standing on a steep cliff.It is 4.3 meters tall，about 4.5 meters wide，4.7 meters long，and weights around 200 tons.Miraculously，the interface between such a huge stone and the rock under it is only several inches wide.When heavy wind comes，the rock just wobbles slightly and balances itself quite well.This is because the stone’s center of gravity is lo wand happens to fall on the interface.The stone therefore moves like a tumbler.

Let’s go around the Wind－moved Rock.Imagine，when a heavy wind comes，will you be brave enough to stand by the wobbling rock?

On the face of the stone，you will see an inscription on the stone by a noted local celebrity over 300 years ago.The inscription presents:“Three loyal officials from Tongshan:Huang Daozhou，Chen Bin，and Chen Shiqi”.Another inscription to the right was handwritten by Chairman Mao.It says“The scenery here is uniquely great!”

Ladies and gentlemen，we’re now in Dongshan Museum.The 3－floored museum was built in 1995 with a floor space of1400 square meters.In the exhibition room for the prehistoric cultural relationship between Fujian and Taiwan，exhibits and photos take us back to ancient times.The 57.9－millimeter fossil of ancient human bone，found in Dongshan in 1987，is 10 thousand years old.This proves that human activities existed in today’s Fujian coastal area around 10 thousand years ago.Some exhibits show that the prehistoric human and ancient animals migrated from Fujian to Taiwan through a land bridge over the Taiwan Straits.Also in display are stoneware，copper ware，potteries，china ware，jade，wood carvings，and a canoe drifting from Taiwan.

Outside the museum，we can see a huge rock.Some say it looks like a devout worshiping monk kneeling before a stone pagoda.What do you think?

This is Huang Daozhou Museum.A native of Zhangzhou，Huang was a famous Confucian master，calligrapher，astronomer and Neo－Confucianist in the Ming Dynasty around 300 years ago，and served as minister of the imperial government.The gifted scholar studied very hard from his boyhood and later became a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations.His official career was rather bumpy，and in his later years，Huang volunteered to lead troops in a war against the Qing government.Unfortunately，his soldiers were outnumbered and he eventually was captured and killed at the age of 62.In the museum you can learn his stories and academic research on him.

This is Dongshan’Guandi Temple，the Memorial Temple of Lord Guan.Lord Guan was a strategist during the Period of the Three Kingdoms about 1900 years ago.He was well known for his loyalty，righteousness，benevolence and courage among Chinese people.This temple was built around 700 years ago，and is under state protection.

Look at the 6 stone posts supporting the crisscrossing arched girders in the pavilion.Over hundreds of years，these posts remained in good condition despite countless earthquakes and typhoons.The rooftops are decorated with color porcelain sculptures characteristic of South Fujian.Various traditional designs and historical stories are depicted in the art formof the traditional handcrafts.

The Guandi Temple in Dongshan is the originating temple of many Guandi temples in Taiwan.The Guandi statue in this temple was invited for a tour around Taiwan in 1995 and was warmly welcomed there.

Now let’s step in.The right gate of the main shrine is called the dragon gate，and left one，the tiger gate.In the middle sits Lord Guan’s statue，surrounded by statues of 4 of his warriors.The plaque hanging above was written by an emperor of the Qing Dynasty，appreciating Lord Guan’s greatness.

Here is a sea－water－corroded cave called Hukong Cave，or the Tiger Mouth Cave，simply because it looks like a tiger’s open mouth.Glittering spring water drops between stones all the year round in the cave.The 15－meter long cave can shelter dozens of people.In hot summer days，you can have a cup of tea here and enjoy the breezes from the sea!

Our last stop today is the ancient city of Tongshan which was built in 1387 as a defense against Japanese pirates and enemies of the Ming Dynasty.The circumference of the ancient city used to be long，with 4 gates in each direction.The east gate is the only gate that is well kept.

It was here that the national hero Qi Jiguang and his soldiers fought against the Japanese pirates twice，and that General Zheng Chenggong，another national hero，used to build ships and train his navies.Tongshan Ancient city witnessed the Dongshan people’s heroic resistance to foreign aggression.

Ladies and gentlemen，that’s all for today’s tour.Thank you very much and I hope you’ve had an unforgettable tour of Zhangzhou!

Vocabulary:

wobble　　　v.晃动

devout　　　adj.虔诚的

pagoda　　　n.宝塔

shrine　　　n.神龛

circumference　　　n.周围