初驴白云山，偶遇钟辅廷 First Hike to Baiyun Mount

自从1981年到广州读书开始，在广州白云山脚呆了三十多年了。广州西关也当然到过无数次。可是没有驴过广州的白云山，没有听说过广州西关第一名人钟辅廷，真有点惭愧的。
Starting from the year of 1981 when entering university in Guangzhou for higher education, I had been in the feet of Guangzhou Baiyun Mount for more than 30 years now. West Gate of Guangzhou certainly had been to un-numeral times. I never hiked in Baiyun Mount before, and never heard of Zhong Fu Ting. It is a little bit pity and shame.

最近无奈，闲居广州家中。四处张望，终于得机会在11月29日随MGL夜驴白云山一次。当晚七点十五分从出发开始就一直要打照明的。驴得酣畅琳琳，赶到云台花园时还来得及坐九点半的24路车回家的。
It is out of my planning, I had to be at home doing nothing recently. Looking arround, I finally found a chance to follow hiking head Mongolian to hike Baiyun Mount once at night of Noverber 29. We started at a quarter past seven that night with lighting needed at the first place. It is a quick hike, non the stop on the way. When we reached Yuntai Garden, it was still time for me to board the half past night Route 24 bus for home.

最近的天气是绝对的无奈。宅得人好像骨头都要发霉似的。12月2日星期天，早上不时的看看，天气居然转晴了，窗口看看，居然能从芳村看到白云山，好高兴。
It is absolute boring rainny whether recently. Too much in house time seems making people spoiled by mildew. On December 2, Sunday, I was looking out for whether from time to time in the morning. It turned bright and dry. Looking from the window, I could see the Baiyun Mount from Fangcun District. So excited.

于是一声令下，一家几口出门走白云山去了。
So I ordered, the whole family would hike the Baiyun Mount.

此行的目的是要带上驴眼，看看白云山的美景。虽然白云山上过无数次，但坐车，坐缆车或走汽车道上去那周边的景色是要差不少的，况且，最近一次上白云山，也该是十多年前的事情了。
The purpose of this trip is to take a brand new view of Baiyun Mount through a hiker’s eyes. Although been to Baiyun Mount many times, but the hiking route’s views shall be much difference than those by Cable Cars, Car or Official Sightseeing Road. Furtherl more, the last time to Baiyun Mount had been ten years ago.

当然还要培养一下下一代的驴子精神，顺便还要检验一下，自己的感觉能力还正常否，周四晚上走的路线，周日能否重复出来。
Certainly we need to train the next generation for their hiking spirit too, and by the way, to examin my accetiion ability normal or not by seeing if I could repeat the Route of Thursday night on Sunday.

我们是从广州体育馆行人隧道那里起步，经洪波山庄边的小路上山的。凭感觉我们一家几口很顺利地望山顶开拔。到半山腰的哑口处，有个四叉路，前方中间的路往上，左右的路水平前行。我凭感觉走了中间道，结果是经过摩天路到了一个小尖峰才平行前进汇入山顶的景观大道。本来是要复走周四晚的路线。后来观察，应该是走左边的路，经摩云路汇入山顶的景观大道的。
We started from the Subway Exit by the side of Guangzhou Gymnasium, and hiked up by the old road by the side of Hongbo Hillside Resturant. We went quite right, until we reached the waist where there are there branch outs. The one at the central goes up and the other two go straight forward. My feel let me choose the one at the middle to go up, and finally we went through Sky Scraping Road and reached a small hill top before merging into the Sightseeing Road. I checked out later on that on Thursday night we went the left side way and merged into the Sightseeing Road by way of Cloud Scraping Road.

下山的时候复走长寿路，偶遇广州市的文物保护单位钟辅廷的墓道，墓道相当的气派够规格。只是刻意凭感觉复走周四晚的路，长寿路经过钟辅廷墓道后不是直往前走，而是顺观光步道下撤到柯子岭大门口了。为了最大限度地重覆周四的夜驴行程，出门口后在山边的广园路也要走到云台花园出口处才休兵。在沙河粉饭店稍作补养才回家。
We toke the Longevity Road again on the way down from the mountain top. By chance we noticed Zhong Fu Ting’s tomb, a culture relics site of Guangzhou City. It is huge and high class. Just followed the sense to repeat route of Thursday night, I made a mistake again after passing Zhong Fu Ting tomb by turning down to Ke Zi Ling gate by Sighseeing Road by not going straight forward on the Longevity Road. To maximize the covery of Thursday night route, we walked to Yuntain Gate after exit to Guangyuan Road by Baiyun Hill side. We toke the bus home after taking a simple dinner at the Shahe Style Rice Noodle Resturant.

五岁的小伙子也能走完全程，真值得自豪。地铁回到芳村家时，居然下雨了，那难能可贵的晴朗七小时！！
It is so proud that my kid at the age of 5 hiked through the whole trip. When we returned home in Fangcun by the Subway, it started to rain. What a valuable fine 7 hours
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此驴的意外收获是参观了钟辅廷墓道，从而认识了这么了不起的一位广州人物和家族。
The visiting to the Zhong Fu Ting tomb is a discovery to me. Thus I started to know such a great Guangzhou Citizen and such a honary Gaungzhou family.

钟辅廷祖上五代贫穷并且单传，到其父亲开始在桂东南粤西北一带勤奋养猪，为家族赚了第一桶和广泛的桂东南粤西北人脉。到钟辅廷成长时，正值鸦片战争之后的时代，英国除了大量倾销鸦片，还大量从中国进口作香料的桂皮。钟辅廷利用其父亲在桂东南粤西北的广泛人脉，大量组织桂皮出口英国，从而赚到真的是盘满钵满。
Five generations before Mr. Zhong Fu Ting, it was a poor family with only one son for each generation. His father started to raise pig in West Guangdong and South Guangxi area and started to earn some money for the family as well as build up a network there. When Zhong Fu Ting grew up, it was just the after Opium War times, beside selling plenty of Opium into China, the UK also imported plenty of Cinamon from China. It happened that West Gaungdong and South Guangxi Area is the center of Cinnamon growing area. Zhong Fu Ting used his father’s network there and organized a huge export of Cinnamon,thus making huge crazy money.
赚了大钱的钟辅廷一方面在广州西关建起了首屈一指的钟家花园和钟家大屋，现在的十三圃和侨光制药厂就曾经是钟家的部分物业。另一方面又重教兴学，广做善事。三代之内，钟家出进士共八位。钟辅廷除出重金捐得比省长还高一级的‘道’长职位，还创立了广州首个慈善机构，为穷人免费提供食品，衣服，棺材等物品。钟家的广恩政策也使人民音乐家冼星海对钟辅廷的曾孙钟启琛奉若恩师。
With plenty money in hand, Zhong Fu Ting started to build the number Zhong’s Garden and Zhong’s Home in West Gate of Guangzhou. The Shisanpu Road now and also the Qiaoguan Pharmacy Factory were also part of their property. On the other hand, Zhong Fu Ting promoted education and study. In three generation, there were 8 winners in the nation official sellection exams. Zhong Fu Ting also spent huge for an official title above province governor. He also organized the first Charity in Guangzhou, donating food, cloth and coffins for the poors in need. This policy lasted until the famous people’s musician Xian Xing Hai was blessed and he regarded Zhong Fu Ting’s great grandson Zhong Qi Chen as great Master.

据说，钟辅廷原名并不叫辅廷，只是在盘满钵满后为了表示对朝廷的效忠，才将名字改作辅廷的。
According to the legend, his name was not Fu Ting at the beginning. He changed his name to Fu Ting, meaning Assisting Royal Government when he made huge money to show his royal to the central government.

神奇的是，这么显赫的家族，在民国中后期，在钟辅廷功名最高最了不起的孙子钟锡璜当政时，逐步败落，以致于解放初期，文革时期有不少人对其不少后代发难时竟找不到证据而无从下手。
The magic is, such a great family, at the middle and last time of Republic China, when Fu Ting’s best educated and most influencial Grandson Zhong Xi Huang in power, declined to nothing in short time. So at the first time of People’s Republic and Culture Revolution Time, many people wanted to find fault with some of his offsprings, they failed because lack of evidence.

下面发些照片，作个纪念并和驴友网友们分享。
Now I post some pictures to memorize this hiking trip and share with interested hikingmates and netmates.

乔达华 · 2012-12-05 13:30

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