Cultivation small day

Chapter 573 Touring the Alley

It was almost twelve o'clock, and both of them could eat bigu, but they still ate something at the hotel before setting off.Having found a travel agency on the Internet, the two rushed over without stopping.

Originally, the one-day tour or the two-day tour started almost early in the morning, but Kuangji had his own car, and the registration fee was still the original price. The travel agency immediately contacted the guide, and after explaining the situation, asked Kuangji and Fu Yuqing Go alone.

Today I visited a temple in Beijing City, as well as the old alleys where ordinary people live their daily lives. Because of the delay in the morning, the temples were nowhere to be seen. When the two of them met with the tour group, they happened to be able to enjoy the cultural scenery of the old alleys.

The history of Beijing’s construction of the city can be traced back 3000 years ago, and the development of the city has also shown diversification through various dynasties.From streets, alleys, archways, alleys to modern high-rise buildings, it can be said that the changes of various buildings have witnessed the development of the city.

Modern people live in reinforced concrete and have long been accustomed to modern buildings. Therefore, with the development of social economy, more and more people have a strong interest in the unique Hutong culture.

Hutongs are also called streets and alleys, but streets and alleys are not only alleys.

Among the streets and alleys in northern Beijing, most of them are called Hutongs, followed by those called Streets.There is a saying in northern Beijing: There are three thousand and six famous alleys, and the unnamed alleys are like a horse. It sounds exaggerated, but it is actually a generalization of the facts.

Beijing North is a mega city with a permanent population of more than 2000 million. Except for migrant workers, most of the old Beijingers still live in Hutongs.According to relevant data, there are 74 famous streets and alleys in northern Beijing, including more than 1000 hutongs, more than 200 streets, and the rest are alleys, roads, lis, and roads.There are also some streets and alleys named after landmarks or references, such as courtyards, temples, gardens, gates, camps, temples, etc. Old Beijingers live here, adding another beautiful and unique scenery to the modern big city.

The leader of the tour group did not seem too enthusiastic about the arrival of Kuang Ji and Fu Yuqing. It may be that the addition of two people has added some work burdens, and seeing that the two are young, they feel that there is not much money to be made. They just introduced a few words to each other. , We are considered to know each other, so we enthusiastically returned to those older middle-aged and elderly women.

It was just after lunch, some tourists found a shady place to rest, and some tourists started shopping in specialty shops on the street.During the free time, the team leader doesn't care much, as long as you don't go far, no one will be left behind when you gather.

Kuang Ji and Fu Yuqing were aimless, and they didn't rest at all. Following the flow of people, they were interested in admiring the special handicrafts of old Beijing North.

They came to a gold store, which was not the same as the jewelry store in the mall.Jewelry stores sell finished gold and silver utensils, while gold shops are places where gold and silver utensils are made or sold.

When Kuang Ji was young, he saw his grandmother making rings and bracelets out of old silver things. At first, he was very surprised. It has been many years since I saw this scene of melting gold and silver face to face and then making jewelry.

There is a master craftsman in this gold shop, who can tell from the accent that he is an authentic Jingbei native. He has been an apprentice since he was a child, and it has been five or sixty years now.The master chef is not good at talking, he seems to be accustomed to the visits of tourists, he just put a few manuals outside and sat at the workbench to work.

In the manual are pictures of the styles of various rings, bracelets and trinkets.Some tourists are very excited, but they are afraid that they will not have time to wait, so they ask the master carefully, and after learning the specific situation, they will also consider whether to build it as appropriate.

After staying in the gold shop for nearly an hour, the tourists came out after seeing two rings made by the master craftsman.

The weather in the afternoon was very sultry, and the team leader didn't want to let everyone lose their enthusiasm, so he led them all the way to a courtyard house deep in an alley.

Siheyuan is an important part of Hutong culture, so it is also a good scenery that most tourists don't want to miss.

Siheyuan is a traditional courtyard building in Huaguo. Its style is that houses are built on all sides of a courtyard, usually consisting of a main room, east and west wing rooms and inverted rooms.The architectural layout of quadrangle courtyards is basically characterized by the symmetrical layout of the north-south longitudinal axis and closed and independent courtyards. According to their size, there are simple one-entry courtyards, two-entry courtyards or additional three-entry courtyards and four-entry courtyards along the longitudinal axis. Even entered the hospital five times.

The courtyard that the team leader leads the tourists to is the easiest one to enter.

Originally, Kuang Ji thought that he could experience the most primitive life of Jingbei people in the courtyard house, but after entering, he realized that he was completely wrong.

Siheyuan looks simple and simple on the outside, but it is unique inside.Except for the East Wing, which is inhabited and not allowed to be visited, the other houses are arranged in the style of a shop.It not only sells gold, silver and jade, but also antiques, as well as cloth department stores, needles, threads and brains.If it wasn't for those things that look a little old and have some charm of old Beijing, Kuangji would have thought he had entered a supermarket.

Kuangji just wandered around a few rooms at random, and then lost interest.Most of those things are fakes, and even if there are some real things, they are of little value because they are not properly preserved.Apart from some modern department stores, there is nothing worth buying at all.

He and Fu Yuqing found two stools in the yard, sat under the grape arbor and chatted while enjoying the shade.

"Brother, in fact, Mingyue Residence looks pretty good as a courtyard house. If it's just a single house, it seems a bit monotonous now!" Fu Yuqing said after looking around.

"Hehe, Qing'er, if it wasn't for the rush of time, I would also like to design Mingyueju into a courtyard. Anyway, our wedding time has been delayed, so I will redesign it when I go back. I set aside a large area to plant spiritual Trees and flowers can be used reasonably." Kuang Ji replied with a smile.

"Brother, do you have a picture of Mingyue Residence in your phone? We can use this courtyard as a reference to design Mingyue Residence." Anyway, Fu Yuqing suddenly became interested.

Kuang Ji is very concerned about Mingyueju, and took a lot of pictures, not only for appreciation, but also to check for omissions and fill in gaps, hoping to add some good designs into it.Hearing Fu Yuqing's words, he immediately took out his phone.

"Qing'er, come and see, this is our Mingyue Residence." Kuang Ji's tone was full of affirmation, as if he could imagine Fu Yuqing's shock after seeing Mingyue Residence.

Fu Yuqing flipped through the pictures on her phone, her expression changed from surprise to shock, from secret joy to ecstasy, which showed how much she appreciated Mingyueju.

"Brother, this is too beautiful. This is not a house, it is obviously a palace!" Fu Yuqing said in a daze.

"Hey, this is just the main building of Mingyue Residence. It looks luxurious, but in fact, not even one-fifth of it has been built yet!" Kuang Ji said with a smile.

"I think this house is comparable to a whole courtyard house. It's just the two of us living in it. Isn't it too extravagant?" Fu Yuqing said.

Just as Kuang Ji was about to answer, there was a sudden quarrel in the adjacent west wing room, and he couldn't help looking sideways.

(End of this chapter)