The "Westward Forest Expedition" took place in Konosawa, western Shandong at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Its written history can be found in the earliest chronicle Spring and Autumn Annals in China during the Warring States Period, and it is also recorded in Gong Yanggao's Biography of Ram and Gu Liangchi's Biography of Gu Liangchi. Zuo Qiuming, a contemporary of Confucius, wrote in Volume 12 of Zuo Zhuan: In the spring of the fourteenth year of Ai Gong, he went hunting in Xiao Ye, and his uncle got a car key dealer, who thought it was unlucky to give it to others. Zhong Ni said, "Ye Lin". "History of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" contains: In the thirty-ninth year of the week, when he took office in Xiao Ye, his uncle, a minister and key businessman, got a beast, including a deer body, an oxtail and a horseshoe, with meat horns on his head, so he killed it strangely. Confucius sighed: "The benevolent beast, the forest also, it also comes", so that his disciples were buried. Although the History of Eastern Zhou Dynasty is a historical novel, the contents recorded are basically the same as those in historical books, and it is by no means empty. "Historical Records Confucius Family" contains: In the spring of Lu Aigong's fourteenth year, his uncle Sun Shi's car dealer got a beast, which was considered ominous. Zhong Ni thought it was "Yelin" and took it. He also noted in Xie Ji and Justice: "Xiao Ye, the name of Mi, is a common land paved by Lutian, and it is also right to build this giant field." "Yanzhou Fu Li Zhisheng Zhi" contains: "In the spring of the thirty-ninth year of the week (the fourteenth year of mourning for the public), I went west to hunt in Xiao Ye. Uncle's key dealer won Lin. " "Fold his left foot to return it. Uncle Sun Shi thought it was ominous, so he gave up the country and asked Confucius, "Who has elk and horns? "? Confucius said to the viewer: Ye Lin, Hu Wei is coming! Wipe your face back and you will cry. Uncle Sun Shi smelled it and took it away. Zi Gong asked, Master, why are you crying? Confucius said: Lin is a wise man. When I see harm, I will harm it. "199 1 published the article" Talking about Kirin with Knowledge of Literature and History ",which recorded that" Lin "was first recorded in ancient books in China, including the Spring and Autumn Annals and the Book of Songs. "Spring and Autumn Annals is famous for its rigorous records, and its speech is never bizarre, powerful or chaotic, or there is nothing that God does not have, let alone nonsense. Another example is Compilation of Chronicles, Zhi Yi Zhi Outline, Cao Nan Wen Shu Zhi, Cao Zhou Fu Zhi and Juye County Zhi. " Hunting in the West took place in the year 39 of Gengshen, Zhou (the 14th year of Spring and Autumn), and Confucius' book Spring and Autumn was just published in this year. At this time, Confucius was seventy-one years old and had stopped writing books. This fully proves that the story of "Confucius alone" that Juye is still circulating is true. Objectively speaking, Confucius is old and has poor energy. But subjectively speaking, being worried is also an important reason. According to legend, in 55 BC1year (in the 22nd year of Lu Aigong), Yan Zai, the mother of Confucius, was pregnant, prayed at Niqiu Mountain and met Kirin to give birth to Confucius. When Confucius was born, his head looked a bit like a mud hill, so he was named Zhong Ni, the word Kong Qiu. Confucius was born in the forest and died in it. He thought it was ominous and immediately wrote an elegy for Kirin: "Tang Yu's world is full of happiness, so what else can he ask for now?" "I'm worried about Linlin." Because of the anxiety of Confucius and the premature death of his only son, Kong Li, he was very sad and finally died in Lu Aigong in the sixteenth year (479 BC). After the death of Confucius, the story of winning Lin Daizuo was widely circulated. Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem in "Ancient Poetry", which said, "I hope the saints will stand still, and I won't get it again." Later, in order to commemorate the story of "Hunting the Forest in the Western Expedition", people built the Kirin Terrace, also known as Lintai, which was called Delin Tomb in ancient times. The building is located in Dawa, seven kilometers east of Juye City, east of Chenhuzhuang in Qilin Town and north of Houfeng Bridge. It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the county level. Located in Lu Aigong, this station is 73 meters long from east to west and 52 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 3,800 square meters. There were several original Tang Dynasty stone tablets here, which were destroyed by years of oblivion. In the 14th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, Jining Prefecture sentenced Zhang Jiuxu to rebuild a unicorn monument and stand beside Caoji Highway. The inscription and date signature on the monument still exist. "Hunting for Forest in the Western Expedition" is famous all over the country. Some states, counties, townships and villages were named after this, such as Linzhou in the Tang Dynasty, Jiaxiang County to the east of Juye, Baolinbao (township) and Jilin Ji to the east of Juye. In ancient times, dragons, phoenixes, turtles and forests were regarded as gods, and capturing them in the west became an important content of literati's works. Du Yu, a general and historian in Jinnan, wrote "Notes on Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period": "Lin is a benevolent beast and Jia Rui is a holy king". Han Yu, a great writer in the Tang Dynasty, said in "Discussion" (Note): "There is meat in one corner of the forest, so you should be prepared without harming it." "You must swim in the mud, and you will be behind. You won't live in insects or practice grass. The king has a position, and the phoenix, turtle and dragon are also called the four spirits. " Because Kirin is one of the Four Spirits, some historical stories, such as Qilin Shu, Story, Lin Tai Story in Song Dynasty, and Qilin Pavilion of Li Yu in Qing Dynasty, all take Kirin as the title or content. Another example is the year number of ancient emperors or ancient buildings and place names, and the word Erh Lin is often used as an auspicious symbol. Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu, called Weiyang Palace Qilin Hall, and Xuan Di, Emperor Gaozu, called Qilin Pavilion. In the fourth year of Tang Gaozu's military service, taking advantage of the Western Expedition, he set up Linzhou in Juye. Tang Gaozong called it "Linde" and Wuhou called it "Lin Tai". In the four years of Tang Dezong's Dali period, Kirin Terrace erected a monument. In the seventh year after Jin Dynasty, Jiaxiang County was established in Shankou Town, Juye County (now Dashantou area of Jiaxiang County). In the sixteenth year of Zhiyuan, Lin Feng Pavilion was built in the north of Juye County. In the second year, from Yuan Wenzong to Shunshun, Fan Xun wrote Juye County and rebuilt Lin Fengting. In the Ming Dynasty, Fang Shifen, the magistrate of Juye, built Rui Lin Temple in Qilintai. Rui Lin Temple is built on a grand scale. According to local legend, the whole temple occupied an area of 100 mu, with 100 monks and dozens of tenants. There are shops, stone mills, vegetable gardens, salt beds and car workshops near the temple, which is obviously a self-sufficient economic unit. In the south of Rui Lin Temple, there is a small river called Bali River, which flows from east to west. There are Liu Chengxing, flowing water and countless fish on the shore. There is a ferry on the south bank of the river, which is "crossing the ancient forest" mentioned in Juye County Records. Every spring, the weather is warm, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, and noble businesses, men, women and children come here for sightseeing in an endless stream. Unfortunately, due to the war at the end of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, the whole temple became a virtual market. Today, what we can see is this grassy earthen platform. In the thirty-first year of the Southern Song Dynasty (the year after the first year), Xin Qiji, a patriotic poet who was only 2 1 year old, took part in the anti-gold war and improvised a five-character poem: Spring and Autumn Period, Classic Yi Lin. The barren platform once built Lu, but the weeds did not burn Qin. The lush mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the lush scenery is new. Bian Wei continued? The book tape has been infected. Sun Bin, a poet in the Ming Dynasty, wrote a five-character poem when he traveled in the ancient forest. In his poem, he said: When crossing the ancient times, cold smoke piled up and yellow sand sparkled. The spring and autumn are sad, and the world cries for several years. Lu's change, encounter obstacles, and the cycle will decline unexpectedly. It is a masterpiece so far, and the real meaning is more about inheritance. Kirin culture is a traditional folk culture in China. For example, having children with Kirin is an ancient fertility folk custom in China. According to legend, Kirin is a kind beast, a symbol of good luck and can bring children to people. According to legend, on the eve of Confucius' birth, a unicorn spat a jade book at his home, which said "the watery son is the king of decline", meaning that he has the virtue of an emperor and does not occupy his position. Although it is said in latitude, it is actually the basis of "Kirin sending a child", which is contained in Wang Chong's Lun Heng Ding Xian and Jia's Notes on Picking Up the Legacy. Folks have the reputation of "son of Kirin" and "son of forest". In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people often called smart and lovely boys "my Kirin". Since then, "Kirin has sent pictures." As a woodcut, it is a good omen to engrave the couplet "Kirin in the sky, Lang on the ground as the champion". It is generally believed that worshipping Kirin can give birth to children. Tang Du Fu's Song of Summer Xu's Two Sons: "Don't you see Summer Xu's two sons?" Inducing auspicious dreams followed. Confucius gave the stone family, not the unicorn in the sky. China's national customs recorded in Hu Pu 'an. "Hunan" quoted "Changzhi New Age Folk Poetry": "It is also strange for a woman to be surrounded by dragons. A real dragon is not as good as a paper dragon, but it can send a child to the forest. " Original note: "If a woman is barren for many years, every time a dragon lantern comes home, she will be given a seal instrument to surround her with a dragon body once, and the dragon body will be shortened and she will ride around the hall once, which is called the gift of Qi Lin." According to Lin Qiqi, it belongs to the dragon, that is, the person who replaces Qijia with the dragon lantern. Juye is the hometown of Kirin, and Juye people have a special liking for Kirin. In Juye, there are many folk relics about Kirin. Poems and songs depicting Kirin, calligraphy and paintings depicting Kirin, and carved inscriptions commemorating Kirin are numerous among Juye folk. There are countless people and things named after Lin in Juye in past dynasties. In 2007, Juye was named as the hometown of Kirin culture in China, and Juye ushered in an opportunity to develop Kirin culture.