Hundreds of years of precipitation have created Foshan culture
On April 7, the gongs and drums and music in front of the Foshan Ancestral Temple were roaring, and the annual Beidi Festival kicked off. Spring Festival ceremony, Northern Emperor tour, reciprocating gods and performing operas… This ancient building ancestral temple, which has been passed down for nearly a thousand years, is filled with citizens who come to pray for blessings.
“LearnBabaylan 1990 cloth draw Understanding the history of the ancestral temple is equivalent to understanding most of the history of Foshan.” In the view of Ling Jian, director of the Ancestral Temple Museum, as a national key cultural relics protection unit, the ancestral temple is known as the “Babaylan 1990 cloth drawOriental Folk Art Palace”. It not only displays many precious works of art, but also the spiritual belief of Foshan people and the soul of Foshan.
Produced by Foshan Press Station Planning Xie Hong and Li Cheng
Text/Jinyang Network Reporter Ouyang Zhiqiang Photo/Ancestral Temple Museum, Foshan Archives 1
First, there was the Northern Emperor before there was the Ancestral Temple
During the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1078-1085), a craftsman laid the first wooden stake of the “ancestral hall”. Over the past thousand years, this building has undergone many renovations and expansions. Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, and finally became the “Gao of Oriental Folk ArtKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw. “When it comes to the Babaylan 1990 cloth draw temple, we have to mention the Northern Emperor, and there is the Northern Emperor before the ancestral temple.” Liang Guocheng, an expert committee member of the Foshan Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, said that the Northern Emperor in the Babaylan 1990 cloth draw in the Taoism is called the Water God. Because Foshan is located in the water network area, it was often affected by typhoons and floods in the past, and farming was greatly affected, making people’s lives miserable. Therefore, the Foshan peopleKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw specially invited the protector God Beidi to pray for the water god to give water (meaning to regulate water volume), and the weather would be good for the year.
After the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, a large number of gentry in the Central Plains moved to Foshan, Lingnan, bringing advanced technologies such as culture and smelting in the Central Plains. At that time, Foshan Town relied on the transportation of Dongping River and other rivers, and became a major town of light industry, becoming one of the most economically developed regions at that time, equivalent to Shanghai today.
“Babaylan 1990 cloth drawRelying on water transportation, Foshan people lived a good life. The folk belief of Beidi made the people at that time taste the sweetness. “Liang Guocheng said that at that time, considering that the Northern Emperor was the faith passed down from the ancestors of Foshan folk, it built a large scale on the original basis. The temple to serve the Northern Emperor in the early Ming Dynasty became the first Taoist temple in southern China at that time. Liang Guocheng believed that the faith of the Northern Emperor represented the spiritual state of Foshan people. As the saying goes, “There are gods three feet above the head.” Foshan people were particularly simple, especially abiding by the rules, and pay special attention to commercial credit. The faith of the Northern Emperor was the root left by the ancestors of Foshan people for generations. This mental state produced Foshan culture and was passed down from generation to generation.
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Wanfutai created acoustic miracle
Wanfutai in the ancestor temple was the oldest and best preserved ancient stage in South China. There is a wide stone paving site in front of the stage, and two-story corridors on both sides of the east and west sides for viewing dramas. Liang Guocheng said Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, the predecessor of Wanfutai was named Huafengtai. It was built in the 15th year of Shunzhi in the early Qing Dynasty. It was renamed Wanfutai on the 60th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty (the following is “Wanfutai”).
In the mid-Ming Dynasty, the first Cantonese opera guild was established at the Qionghua Hall on the bank of the Fenjiang River in Foshan. Since the mid-Qing Dynasty, all Cantonese opera troupes have gone to Wanfutai for performances every time they go out to perform. Please read the Northern Emperor to see if the level is not up to standard, which is equivalent to Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw Yu Qifu performance smoothly.
“After the yearsAfter precipitation, Wanfutai became an authoritative and sacred drama of Cantonese opera. Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw. Only after withstanding the censorship of the Northern Emperor can the troupe make a living, otherwise there would be no qualification. “Liang Guocheng found that the stage of Wanfu Platform was facing the bronze statue of Beidi, which was 2.07 meters high, and the distance between the eyes and feet in the bronze statue of Beidi was also 2.07 meters, and the bronze statue was pedestal of 1.6 meters. Generally speaking, the performers on the stage were just facing Beidi’s eyes, which indicated that Beidi was reviewing his performance, so the performers would perform more attentively.
Liang Guocheng said that someone Komiks 1960 witch clothes draw would think this is superstition, but in modern times, not only Guangdong, but also the most popular Cantonese opera masters all over the world have started by stepping onto the stage of Wanfutai. As long as they are engaged in Cantonese opera, everyone wants to perform at Wanfutai. When it comes to Wanfutai, no one dares to blaspheme.
Wanfutai, which has more than 300 years of history and is decorated with brilliant wood carvings, stands majestic. In Liang Guocheng’s view, Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawCinema 1950 witch cloth draw, and its architectural art is also very sophisticated. Liang Guocheng said that in 2002, a musician from Guangzhou came to Wanfutai to perform and found that the sound effect without an electronic amplifier was better. Later, a professional team found that the architectural design of the entire Wanfutai was an acoustic field structure, with the sound from Wanfutai to the two corridors on both sides, and then to the Lingying Archway, forming a natural overall three-dimensional surround sound echo wall. Even the people in the last row could clearly listen to the sound, ensuring the excellent performance sound effect of the performance. Liang Guocheng pointed out that the ancients did not have modern technological meansKomiks 1960 witch clothes Under the premise of drawing, Wanfutai created an acoustic miracle. Unfortunately, people nowadays like to use loudspeakers to bury the advanced nature of Wanfutai.It’s gone.
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Repair and protection of cultural relics is still the focus
” Understanding the history of the ancestral temple is equivalent to understanding most of the history of Foshan.” Ling Jian, director of the Ancestral Temple Museum, said that the precious culture accumulated over hundreds of years of history must be protected and promoted. Over the years, his work has focused on the repair and protection of cultural relics, the improvement of cultural connotations, the development of cultural and creative products, and the streamlining of the management system.
As an important base for the martial arts lion waking of Foshan, the Huang Feihong Memorial Hall and the Ip Man Hall were both built in 2001. In 2018, the Ancestral Temple Museum successfully combined modern science and history and culture, and completed the upgrade and renovation projects of the two venues. Nowadays, tourists can learn the routines of Hongquan martial arts in the Huang Feihong Kung Fu action sound and photoelectric playroom, learn Wing Chun moves in the human-computer interaction Babaylan 1990 cloth draw game with Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw Lingnan lion wake play, and learn Wing Chun moves in the Murenchun interactive experience area.
Now the thousand-year-old ancestral temple has a new look – the Northern Emperor’s birthday is empty alleys, the children gather together with their pen gifts, the Cantonese rhyme on Wanfu Platform is melodious, the Lingnan lion show is wonderful, the “Foshan Youyou” cultural and creative products make the cultural relics “live”… Ling Jian said that the ancient building complex of the Ancestral Temple Museum, known as the “Palace of Oriental Folk Art”, has the typical characteristics of the Pearl River Delta and is a landmark building that shows Foshan’s profound historical and cultural heritage.
For such a representative building complex, the Ancestral Temple Museum spares no effort to protect ancient buildings. In 2010, after completing three years of comprehensive repairs and external environment transformation that cost more than 30 million yuan, the entire ancestral temple ancient building complex was safer and more stable, beautiful, and blooming with the brilliant brilliance of the past. During the renovation process, the ancestral temple insists on repairing the old as it is, respecting traditional skills, such as replacing the commonly used chemical pigments of modern times with traditional mineral pigments, and re-coloring the ash Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw Repair of a large number of wooden components and ceramic plastics are likethis.
In addition, the Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw sexual protection project is underway for the approval procedures. These repairs and protections are all about respecting history, allowing the old appearance of the ancestral temple architecture to be replaced with a new look, and also allowing Lingnan architectural culture to be protected, preserved and continued to develop. Ling Jian said that the museum’s primary task is not only to repair and protect the ancient building complex of the ancestral temple, but also to deeply explore, organize, research and publicize the profound historical culture of the ancestral temple, and at the same time better pass on the intangible cultural heritage of the Foshan ancestral temple. “This is also one of our important missions.”