South China Sea Myth

When they arrived at Monkey Island, as soon as they entered the gate, they enjoyed a very high courtesy, and a group of monkeys welcomed them in the middle of the road. Nanwan, formerly known as Nanwan Peninsula, is located in the south of Lingshui Li Autonomous County, more than 10 kilometers away from the county seat, and is a famous forest science tourism area in Hainan. Mr. Wang introduced the situation of Monkey Island to Dr. Myth and his entourage.

300 years ago, Nanwan Monkey Island was a tropical primeval forest. In the 30s of the 20th century, Monkey Island was destroyed by man, and there were many orphans and widows among the monkeys. When the Monkey Island Reserve was established in 1965, there were only a pitiful five monkey colonies, less than 100 left. In 1975, Monkey Island was designated as a provincial nature reserve, developing year by year, and now, the Monkey Island theme park began to develop and build, and Monkey Island has become one of the first ten tourist attractions in Hainan, and macaques have developed to 25 groups with a total of more than 1,300 individuals. With the planned and moderate development of resources, the number of monkeys has skyrocketed, from about 1,800 in 1995 to more than 2,000 at present. The Monkey Island Company also invited the Henan Kuang family to domesticate the wild macaques, maintain the mystery of the Monkey Island, strengthen the ecology of the Monkey Island, highlight the protection of the Monkey Island, pay attention to the particularity of the Monkey Island, and the wild monkeys have become quite humane.

Li Ping smiled and said to Dr. Shi: "The Nanwan Peninsula is listed as a provincial nature reserve because of the unique species of macaques. The macaque of Nanwan Monkey Island is a national second-class protected animal monkey, which is physiologically very close to humans, with strong adaptability, vigorous vitality and easy domestication. I have heard that a pair of monkey mother and child lick their calves there, and you have to be careful if you want to appreciate it, maybe above your head, a male monkey is eyeing you. Dr. Shi also said: "A beautiful woman in bright clothes, when she arrives at the pavilion halfway up the mountain, wants to overlook the scenery from afar, and she must be accompanied by a companion. The annual battle on Monkey Island is a battle for the throne, and a majestic male monkey, feeling that the time is ripe, raises his tail and bravely charges into battle to fight the current Monkey King. The fight was fierce, but it was fair. One-on-one, the current Monkey King definitely doesn't have to be powerful and oppressive, and he doesn't let his bodyguards help. In short, the other monkeys don't interfere at all, and can only be around as referees or spectators. The re-election depends on fighting, the winner is king, and the loser goes into the wilderness, which is the game rules of Monkey Island.

Descending the mountain, walking out of the cottage gate of Monkey Island, walking on the small bridge in front of the door, there is a farewell honor guard composed of monkeys: several trained monkeys, dressed in nondescript clothes, line up there to make a salute. It is reported that the reserve has provided more than 100 macaques to the national scientific research department, some of which enjoy the treatment of human beings, and represent human beings, to travel in space by satellite and carry out experiments in medicine and navigation. Originally, among all the animals, monkeys were the closest to humans. A famous aesthete said in his "Yellow Mountain on Stones": "Why I am very interested in the strange stone of 'monkey viewing the sea, now, I can't say. Perhaps, because when I visited Mount Emei in my youth, I saw monkeys who dared to reach out to me for food. Perhaps, because I watched the art performance of the harlequin in Sichuan opera, it reminded me of the mischievous monkey. "

Because of the monkey's human nature, almost all urban zoos will have a monkey mountain, and all the monkey mountains are always bustling and crowded. Tracing back to the source, people like the innocence and honesty, intelligence and liveliness of monkeys, from the monkeys, reflecting the elephant points of human children. The play of monkey nature is also the play of human nature, and monkeys and people, at any time, can achieve a high degree of harmony in nature. The protection of macaques is first of all the protection of the forest, and only with a good living space can the macaques thrive and the Nanwan Monkey Island thrive.

General Manager Wang Yongyong told us an interesting anecdote: one year, during the Double Ninth Festival, the elderly tour group of Haikou University of Economics entered Monkey Island, and they held a small banner with the name of Haikou University of Economics written on it. Obviously, it's a group of old teachers playing. Among them, there is an old mathematics professor from Wuhan, his name is Zhang Maoxiang, pointing to an old monkey and saying to a young man who is taking pictures: "I want to take a photo with the monkey, have one." "

The old monkey seemed to understand the old professor's words, and took the initiative to get close to the old professor, so happy that the old professor couldn't keep his mouth shut. As the saying goes, the old and the young. When people are old, like children, they like animals, they like stones, they like nature, and of course they like Monkey Island and monkeys. Unexpectedly, when Professor Zhang took a photo with the old monkey, the old monkey was serious on the surface, but quietly played small movements behind the scenes, and the monkey stretched out his dexterous hand and reached into Professor Zhang's pocket. The monkey wanted to touch something to eat, but it didn't touch it, but it touched a string of spoons. After the old monkey got the key, he came face to face with Professor Zhang and shook the key in his hand in front of the old teacher's eyes. The old professor felt that his pocket was empty, and he found that the monkey was holding his own key, and he was dumbfounded. He reached out to ask for it, but the monkey hid the key behind him and did not give it to him, and kept calling out from his mouth, presumably shouting, "Take the candy in exchange." "

Professor Zhang didn't understand, but Wang Yongyong did. He often comes to Monkey Island and is familiar with the behavior of monkeys, and of course he knows what the monkeys want to do. He took out the candy in his bag and exchanged it for the old professor's key. The old professor took back the key and thanked Mr. Wang vigorously. Wang Yongyong said: "Today, when I visit Monkey Island, I invite you to watch "Monkey Dance". "

Among the colorful Li dances we enjoyed at our residence, "Monkey Dance" is also a highly entertaining folk dance, which is spread in the Li village of Meifu dialect in Dongfang Li Autonomous County. "Monkey Dance" is created by imitating the movements of monkeys in nature, and has a strong ancient heritage. The "Monkey Dance" is generally danced during festivals, entertainment, and weddings. There are three types of performances: single jump, double jump, and quadruple jump, all of which are male performances. During the performance, they should wear a national costume and tie a 70 cm long and 15 cm wide side on their head

White turban, 3 feathers, wearing cownose pants (commonly known as egg cloth), barefoot. In solo dances, dancers dress as monkeys and dance on wooden drums. When jumping in pairs, one person plays the "monkey", the other man dresses up as a woman, the "monkey" jumps on the drum surface with his bare hands, and the "woman" holds the "money bell" stick about 30 centimeters long, turning around the wooden drum from time to time, sometimes squatting, sometimes jumping, and the "money bell" stick keeps gently patting on his elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, feet and other parts. When the four danced, one person still danced on the wooden drum, and the other beat the drum and danced around the drum with the remaining two. The four of them all learned the various movements of the monkey and made funny moves, which were witty and funny, and tried their best to show the spirit of the monkey, and the scene was relaxed and cheerful.