I read the book Five Thousand Years Up and Down, and many short stories attracted me deeply: some were thrilling, some were touching and some were memorable. Among so many short stories, what impressed me most were several stories.
After reading the fourth chapter of Five Thousand Years of China: An Important Historical Chronicle of Pre-Qin Dynasty, I have to be moved by the ancient civilization and development of China, the noble character of the ancients at that time, and of course the helplessness and anger of the bad king.
Can you imagine that Neanderthals could make beautiful decorations with animal teeth, fish bones and stone beads as early as 18000 years ago? Can you imagine that primitive art is actually rich and colorful, and song and dance instruments are simply available in clans and tribes? I'm afraid you won't even dream about our ancestors, but in fact you also have the concept and custom of loving beauty. Don't think of them as a group of apes who haven't evolved perfectly. Look! In front of us is a painted pottery basin with red background and white flowers. Both sides of the basin are painted with patterns of human heads and fish. Like a chubby round face, eyes narrowed into a thin seam, "squinting" and grinning, which is enough for you to put it down and make people like it very much. Such colorful primitive art is an eye-opener, which makes us admire the primitive people. It reflects the infinite wisdom of our ancestors and embodies the spiritual civilization of prehistoric society in China.
I think everyone is familiar with the story of Dayu's flood control! Legend has it that during the Yao and Shun years, the Yellow River flooded, destroying houses, flooding rice fields, uprooting trees and taking people and animals away. It makes people miserable and unable to live. So, at the meeting presided over by Shun, everyone unanimously elected Yu to preside over water conservancy. Yu didn't dare to neglect, and tried to survey the mountains and rivers. Finally, Yu lived up to expectations, and it took thirteen years to tame the flood and manage it to a level. From this story, we can deeply understand how noble Yu's moral character is, and the sentence "Take care of the thatched cottage and don't enter the tiger's mouth" has spread to thousands of households. On the other hand, Yu passed by the door, and his wife just gave birth to her son less than ten days ago. The neighbor went to see his son, but he was as stubborn as an ox at this time, saying that the water control had just begun and he had no time to go back and see it. What a responsible work attitude! As we said, it won't take him much time to go back and have a look. His own son is his own flesh and blood! In order to devote myself to my work, I would rather give up the opportunity to see my son, but also cherish the time of water control and live up to the expectations of the people.