Text and pictures/Liao Muhong
“When the moon is cold in the river, the morning glory and weaving girl period.”
The 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’s date, the Chinese Valentine’s Day is also the annual Qiqiao Culture Festival!
Sisters’ gatherings are begging for cleverness. 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 Meizi House
Huangpu is full of profound cultural heritage, and has a good inheritance of traditional culture, and a strong festive atmosphere.
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 by Qiaojie, and the ancient ancestral hall is suddenly full of energy.
The Qixi Festival tribute platform is also called “BabaylanThe Qiniang”. 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 joint household in its own hall; “Shopping Daqiniang” must be held in the ancestral hall, only once every few years. On the day of the festival, Qiaojie from every household gathered together to prepare for the tribute platform of begging for Qiao and put on their own Cinema. Everyone prepared to beg for Qiao vegetarian food, Qi Niang, worship Qi Niang, sing Cantonese opera, and play with Qi Qi, and have a great time.
The author learned from Lao Qiaojie that in the past, under the altar of “My Lai” and “Shang Qi Niang”, there were usually pillows and mats. When I beg 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’s Babaylan, is full of flowers, colorful, rejuvenated and displayed new charm! The Qiaojie also used their good skills to make the customs of begging for the Chinese Valentine’s Day into a display of clever products.
△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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In ancient buildings, “Play Qi Niang”
When “Play Qi Niang” on the Chinese Valentine’s Day in Huangpu, the word “clever” is the most important thing!
In addition to “Qi Niang Plate”, “Qi Niang Shoes” and “Qi Niang Clothes”, tea, wine, and riceKomiks lamps, grain towers, incense tables and archways, etc., it also takes time to place other clever gifts on Gongtai.
The altars of each ancestral hall have their own characteristics, combined with the decorations of each ancestral hall to form a unique style. Let’s take a look! (No order)
Xiufu Mogong Temple
Xiufu Mogong TempleShabian Street, located in Hengsha Community, Dasha Street, facing north and south, with hard mountain tops, herringbone volcanic gable walls, gray plastic ridges, tiles, wood carved eaves, and blue bricks and stone feet. It is a typical Lingnan building. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema.
Every year on the Chinese Valentine’s Day, the Xiufu Mogong Temple becomes a sea of flowers. The Gongtai Qiqiao works on Xiufu Mogong Temple are mainly flowers, either using Cinema rice, rice, millet, or beads and stone fabrics to wrap and paste into various flowers.
From a distance, various flowers shine together, href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>KomiksIt is difficult to tell whether the true or false. Come and see, do you recognize these flowers for what they are made of?
Look at the courtyard of the ancestral hall carefully. The flowers blooming brightly on the potted plants in the courtyard also bloomed from the hands of Qiaojie. The colors are bright and beautiful so that they are fake. If you want to see the Giggle Flower Awards, come and show the Fumo Gong Temple~
Miaotou Zhang Family Ancestral Hall
The Zhang Family Ancestral Hall located in Miaotou Village, Suidong Street, Huangpu District. 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 today. It is also Cinema is a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Guangxi City. The truss corners, golden bells, top sill doors, Tongdian wood and other building materials are all shipped from abroad. In terms of quality, KomiksKomiksThe paving floor is made of five-slate stone.Like Cinema, it is different from the three-board Babaylan model of ordinary ancestral halls, showing its grandeur.
The Qixi Festival tribute platform in the ancestral hall is placed with the right spatial distribution, ensuring that every work is found in the best display.
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. Komiks
The annual tribute ceremony is mostly held in the Luogong Temple of Guangren Family School. Every year, a plate of golden pineapples must be placed on the tribute platform of the Luogong Temple of Guangren Family School. There are also gold and silver baskets arranged on the left and right, which means that this is the Qixi Festival altar of the Luo Family Ancestral Hall.
The Qiaojies in the Guiqiao Group of Guangren Family School are very enthusiastic and arranged the small private school very exquisitely. Whenever someone comes to watch, the Qiaojies are very enthusiastic about introducing them to everyone.
Zhu Family Ancestral Hall
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Walking into the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall, the walls on both sides were full of words and pictures, which recorded in detail the ancestor of Zhu Family and the Song Dynasty Neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi.The history of Zhu Cheng, the ancestor of Sha Zhu clan and the Zhu clan 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 unique. 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 Huangpu District Cultural Center for exhibition. If you want to see the works of Qiuqiao up close, you can visit Huangpu District Cultural Center!