Text and pictures/Liao Muhong
“He GengyueCinemaThe Romantic Chinese Valentine’s Day is the “Chinese Valentine’s Day” in the eyes of the public, but in Huangpu, in addition to the romantic and beautiful lover dates, the Chinese Valentine’s Day is also the annual Qiqiao Culture Festival!
Sisters gather together, beg for cleverness and skill. Every year, the Qiqiao Festival is almost the most lively day in the ancestral halls of various families in Huangpu.
01 Ancient ancestral hall and Meizai House
Huangpu is full of profound cultural heritage, and the traditional culture of Queqiao is well inherited, and the festive atmosphere is very strong.
There are more than 700 ancient relics of Huangpu, including many ancient ancestral halls. Every year on the Chinese Valentine’s Day, the ancient ancestral hall is always decorated with fresh clothes by the Qiaojie, and the ancient ancestral hall is suddenly refreshed.
CinemaThe Qixi Festival tribute platform is also called “Pai Qi Niang”. According to the size of the scale, “Peng Qi Niang” is divided into two forms: “Peng Qi Niang” and “Peng Qi Niang”. “Shopping Xiaoqiniang” is also known as “Meizai House”, and is mostly held by a single family or a Lianhu in its own hall; “Shopping Daqiniang is held in the Babaylan Hall, and it will only be held once every few years.
On the day when the festival comes, Qiaojie from every household gathered together to prepare for the tribute platform of begging for Qiao and put on her own works. Everyone prepares to beg for Qiao vegetarian food, Qi Niang, worship Qi Niang, sing Cantonese opera, and play with Qaida, and have a great time.
The author learned from Lao Qiaojie that in the past, under the altar of “Sister House” and “Cinema” was usually placed with pillows. When the begging for Qiaojie until late at night, Qiaojie rested and watched the night under the altar, and was having fun.
The ancient ancestral hall, under the careful decoration of Qiaojie, is full of flowers, colorful, rejuvenated and displayed new charm! The Qiaojie also relies on her good skills to make the Chinese Valentine’s Day habit.ef=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema vulgar scenes, make a clever show.
△Qi Qiaotu/The works of Qiaojie Luo Huijuan
These lifelike works carry the beautiful meaning of the festival and are passed down year by year.
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The word “playing Qi Niang” in ancient buildings
Huangpu QiKomiks“The word “playing Qi Niang” most valued is the word “smart”!
In addition to the “Qi Niang Plate”, “Qi Niang Shoes” and “Qi Niang Clothes”, Babaylan tea, wine, rice lanterns, grain towers, incense tables and archways, etc., it also takes time to place other clever products on Gongtai.
The altars of each ancestral hall have their own characteristics, and combined with the decorations of each ancestral hall to form a unique style. Let’s take a look together! (The ranking is indefinitely) Xiufu Mogong Temple is located on the sand side of Hengsha Community, Dasha Street. It faces north and south, with a hard mountain top, and a herringbone volcano wall, gray plastic ridge, tiles, wood carved eaves, and blue bricks and stone feet. It is a typical Lingnan building.
Once upon the Chinese Valentine’s Day, Komiks, Xiufu Mogong Temple becomes a sea of flowers. The works of Gongtai Qiqiao on Xiufu Mogong Temple on Qixiu’s Day are mainly flowers, either using rice, rice, millet, or beads and stone fabrics, and are wrapped and pasted into various flowers.
From a distance, various flowers shine together, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Come and see, do you recognize what these flowers are made of?
Look at the patio of the ancestral hall carefullyBabaylan. On the potted plants in the courtyard, the flowers that bloomed brightly also bloomed from the hands of Qiaojie. The color is bright and beautiful so that it is fake and real. If you want to see the Gift Flower Awards, come to the Fu Mogong Temple~
MiaotouBabaylanZhangKThe Zhang Family Ancestral Hall is located in Miaotou Village, Dongjie, Komiks District, Huangpu. It was built in the Song Dynasty and has been around for more than 900 years. It is one of the oldest buildings in Huangpu District and a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Guangzhou. The building materials such as the ancestral hall are shipped from abroad, with high quality and durability. The paving floor adopts five-slate stone style, which is different from the three-slate style model of ordinary ancestral halls. Babaylan, showing its grandeur.
The Qixi Festival tribute platform in the ancestral hall is placed with the right spatial distribution to ensure that the best display position can be found in every work.
The Zhang Family Ancestral Hall at the Miaotou can be said to be one of the best atmospheres in the Qixi Festival Gongtai. The ancient ancestral hall buildings are decorated with lanterns and colorful colors, and the festive atmosphere is full!
Guangren Family School Luogong Temple
Guangren Family School Luogong Temple is located in Hengsha Shuxiang Street. This ancient street is more than 260 meters high. There are 53 private ancestral halls in the Qing Dynasty. The blue bricks, gray tiles and stone slabs make this old street full of ancient charm.
The annual tribute of begging for skill is mostly held in the Luogong Temple of Guangren Family School. Every year, on the tribute platform of Luogong Temple of Guangren Family School, a plate of golden pineapples must be placed, as well as gold and silver baskets arranged on the left and right, indicating that this is the Qixi Festival altar of the Luo Family Ancestral Hall.
The Qiaojies in the Queqiao Group of Guangren Family School are very enthusiastic and have arranged the small school in a very exquisite way. Whenever someone comes to watch, Qiaojies will introduce them to you very enthusiastically.
Zhu Family Ancestral Hall
Zhu Family Ancestral Hall was built by Zhu Cheng, the great-grandson of Zhu Xi, a Song Dynasty Neo-Confucianist who opened the village by the Zhu clan. The ancestral hall was first built between the Song and Yuan dynasties. It has gone through more than 700 years of ups and downs, but it is still preserved.intact.
Walking into the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall, the walls on both sides are full of words and pictures, which record in detail the history of Zhu Family ancestors, Zhu Xi, a Neo-Confucianist of the Song Dynasty, Zhu Cheng, the ancestor of the Hengsha Zhu Family, and Zhu Family Ancestral Hall.
Since the renovation of Hengsha Zhushi Ancestral Hall in 2000, the villagers of the Zhu family gather here to celebrate the Qiqiao Festival every year. Qiaojie, the largest in the village, is over 90 years old.
Every year, the carousel lanterns in the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall are very distinctive. The elegant lanterns contrast with the ancestral hall, making the romantic night of the Qixi Festival even more brilliant.
Every year, Qiaojie will bring out their excellent works and send them to the Huangpu District Cultural Center for exhibition. If you want to see Qiqiao’s works up close, you can visit the Huangpu District Cultural Center!