Jianbao life

Chapter 63 Eight Immortals Temple

Early the next morning, after bidding farewell to Zhou Wenping's family, Chu Chen and the others went to the reserved hotel.That hotel, they specially booked it in a place closer to Baxian Temple, and Baxian Temple is not far from Xijing Railway Station, so they don't have to be in such a hurry when they go back.

After Chu Chen and the others arrived at the designated hotel and arranged their salutes, Chu Chen's cell phone rang.

"Xiao Chu, have you arrived? I've arrived at the lobby of the hotel you mentioned."

"Brother Hou, wait a moment, we will come down right away."

The caller, needless to say, was the aforementioned Hou Yuanming. When he was in the car, Chu Chen called him and told him the hotel where he was staying. Unexpectedly, Hou Yuanming was quite quick. Come, he came on the back foot.

Hou Yuanming's appearance is quite recognizable. He is about 40 years old, with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. It seems that everyone is full of justice, giving people a sense of stability.Of course, how the specific person is, you need to get in touch with them before you know.

After the two sides introduced each other, Hou Yuanming complained to Chu Chen:

"Xiao Chu, you are really mean. You have been here for a few days, and you only called me today. Are you afraid that I will not do what the landlord wants? No, I must punish myself with three cups at noon."

Chu Chen apologized and said, "Brother Hou, I'm really sorry. I'm really busy these days, so I didn't come in time to contact you. Don't say three cups at noon, six cups will do."

Hou Yuanming laughed and said, "Haha, Xiao Chu, I like your straightforwardness. Next, where shall we go first?"

Because it has been discussed before, to go to the Baxian Temple antique market, Chu Chen replied: "Let's go to the Baxian Temple first, and then go to Hou Ge's shop to chat, what do you think?"

"Okay, let's go then."

The distance from the hotel to Baxian'an is only about one kilometer. A group of six people (sister-in-law Zhou and the two children did not come) did not take transportation. They browsed the surrounding scenery all the way and came to Baxian'an antique market.

In fact, Baxian'an Antique Market is commonly known by the locals, and its official name is Baxiangong Antique Market. Looking across from its entrance, it is the Taoist Temple of Baxian with ancient trees and sky and smog.

Baxian Palace is one of the birthplaces of Taoist culture of the Chinese nation and a place where cultural relics gather.Back then, when Empress Dowager Cixi fled westward and went to Xijing with Guangxu, she once stayed in Baxian Nunnery.Every first, fifteenth, and April temple fairs continue to burn incense, and many merchants and collectors gather here, thus forming the Xi'an folk antique trading market.

After the reform and opening up, due to the requirements of market-oriented norms, the current Baxian Temple antique market was built in the early 90s.

As soon as Chu Chen and the others stepped into the antique-style gate, they were attracted by a faint, antique atmosphere.Then, looking around, the whole market is a two-story antique Langfang-style wooden building. It seems that there are dozens of shops, and the central axis of the corridor in the middle of the ground floor is placed with stalls.

The antique market in Xijing, backed by the long cultural heritage of the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties, has a unique arrogance and glory of a king. Even if you know nothing about collecting, you will not fail to understand the importance of this ancient city.Baxian'an antique market also upholds this feature, Qin brick Han figurines, Tang Sancai, etc., it is really dazzling.

This situation made Chu Chen and the others very interested, especially Wen Yuting. She would stop and take a look at basically every street stall and shop, and she would make comments with Chu Yulan. It was as if she had never been to the antique market.

Chu Chen is not surprised to see this, this girl has a crazy personality, as long as there are too many people, she will chatter non-stop, while Chu Yulan just listens with a smile, interjecting from time to time, the two of them The character is really moving and quiet, complementing each other.

After visiting a few shops, Chu Chen has a certain understanding of the shops here. Although there are not many shops here, there are bronzes, jades, four treasures of the study, ancient pottery, Tang Sancai, Song Yuan, Ming and Qing porcelains, old furniture and even calligraphy and painting collections in the shops. There are all kinds of things, very complete, giving people a small but complete feeling.

When visiting the antique market, if you want to pick up leaks or choose your favorite things, it is best to be alone, because only one person can calm down and appreciate them carefully.

When it comes to playing, it is best to have someone who has a certain strength in antiques in the team. In this way, while playing, listening to that person introduce relevant knowledge and stories about antiques, not only can you learn things, but it is also quite interesting.At this time, Chu Chen played this role.

When everyone came to a stall selling all kinds of tiles and tile inkstones, Wen Yuting asked:
"Brother Chu, is this the Wadang mentioned in the history books?"

Wadang, also known as "tile head", refers to the specific part of the top of the pottery tile that hangs down.Tile, that is, a pottery piece with a circular arc, is used to cover the roof; the so-called "Dang", according to the explanation: "Dang, the bottom, the tile covering the eaves, is the bottom of many tiles, and the section is compared with the eaves. Xiangdun, so it has a name."

The main functions of tiles are waterproofing, drainage, and protection of the roof truss of the wooden structure. However, in addition to these, there are various patterns on the tiles, which also increase the beauty of the building.

Now archeology has found that the earliest tiles appeared in the Zhou Dynasty, and the decorations on the tiles at that time were mostly animal face patterns, and as time went by, there were more and more types of decorations.By the Qin Dynasty, tile decorations were made of a wide range of materials, including the spirit of mountains, birds, deer badgers, fish, turtles, grass and insects, and the patterns were realistic, concise and vivid.

The highest peak of tile making technology should be in the Han Dynasty, and its decorative themes include four gods, winged tigers, birds and beasts, insects, plants, cloud patterns, characters, clouds and characters, clouds and animals, etc.

At the same time, there also appeared a layout form in which tiles were used to divide the pictures with milk nails.The tiles with characters range from one to twelve characters, and contain auspicious words such as "Changle Weiyang", "Longevity Weiyang", "Hetian Wuji", etc., as well as decorations indicating the name and purpose of the building.

However, after the Han Dynasty, during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the face of the tiles was smaller, and the decorations were mainly cirrus patterns, and the characters of the tiles dropped sharply.In the Tang Dynasty, tiles with lotus patterns were the most common, and tiles with characters almost disappeared.The Song Dynasty began to use tiles with animal face patterns, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties mostly used dragon pattern tiles.

"Guys, I have all Han tiles. There are various styles and types. If you like it, the price is negotiable, and the quantity is large." The stall owner immediately picked up the conversation after seeing Chu Chen introduce the tiles. .

Seeing this, Wen Yuting sneered and said: "I said, boss, you are too stingy, don't you think about it, we are girls, what's the use of buying this thing back?"

The stall owner laughed and said, "It's really inappropriate for you to buy this tile to play with, but isn't there a tile inkstone? This is one of the four treasures of the study, and it is suitable for cultural people like you, don't you think so?"

Wadang inkstone, commonly known as tile head inkstone.The bricks and tiles used in building palaces in the Qin and Han Dynasties were mostly made of clear mud. Later, some people used these bricks and tiles to transform them into inkstones.Wu Rong of the Tang Dynasty once described in "Ode to Ancient Inkstone tiles": "It is meaningless that it is soft but not rigid, and the soil is turned into tiles; it is not meant to be discarded and not used, and the tiles are broken and become inkstones."

After hearing what the boss said, Wen Yuting noticed that there were various, long, round and cute inkstones on the side, and she immediately became a little moved.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Boss, you are really eloquent. If your stuff is good, we can buy some back. To tell you the truth, we are still traveling together, but I am in Panjiayuan, the capital city."

When the boss heard it, he felt that he was still in the same company. The company is good. Although the income is small, the amount is large. He immediately became more enthusiastic and said with a smile: "Yo, I didn't expect to meet my colleagues in the capital today. Let me tell you." Not much to say, how about Wadang, you can tell by looking at it, and the same sentence, large quantity is good."

Chu Chen didn't care much about the tiles, but Zhou Wenping was really interested in these tiles, because at first glance, these tiles really looked like the ones introduced by the boss, and they were more delicate. If the price is right, take them back to the capital. , At least the travel expenses for this trip home can be earned back.

So a group of people began to pick and choose, but on Wadang's side, there were only Chu Chen and Zhou Wenping, and the others were on Wadangyan's side.And Chu Chen picked these tiles, firstly to increase some knowledge, and secondly to choose some high-quality goods for Zhou Wenping.

When Wadang was almost ready to choose, Chu Chen came to Wadangyan's side to see other people's choices.

Wadang inkstones actually belong to Chengni inkstones, but since the emergence of blue and white porcelain, there have been more inkstones made of blue and white porcelain that are shaped like tiles, so the inkstones here are also divided into these two categories.

As for Chu Chen's four companions, men and women were also divided into two groups. The men were all choosing Chengni inkstones, saying that they liked the simple and simple shapes, and the blue and white ones went without saying. Girls generally prefer elegance.

When Chu Chen moved here, Li Guodong was discussing with Hou Yuanming which of the two inkstones in his hand should be better. After seeing Chu Chen coming over, Li Guodong immediately asked his opinion.

Chu Chen took the inkstone and inspected it, and found that the two tile inkstones were actually of the same value, except that one was a tile inkstone with cloud patterns on the front, and the other was

"Yiyanshou" tile inkstone, the front is incomplete, and it seems to have a trace of charm.

"The two pieces are actually about the same. The key depends on what you like. Whether you like the plain one or the styled one, it's up to you to choose." In this case, it can only depend on his own opinion, so Chu Chen said be honest.

After Li Guodong heard the words, he was still very entangled, so he started a psychological struggle again.

Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled and said, "It's just two inkstones. They are both handicrafts and not expensive. If you like them, you can buy them all."

When Li Guodong thought about it, it was really, and it was not something expensive, so there was nothing to worry about, so he immediately decided to buy them all.Seeing this, Hou Yuanming also shook his head with a grin. He was also a little confused just now.

(End of this chapter)