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 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 girl BabaylanHangpu is full of profound cultural heritage, and the traditional culture of begging for skill 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 by the Qiaojie, and the ancient ancestral hall is suddenly full of spirit.
The Qixi Festival tribute platform is also called “Fengqiniang”. According to the size of the scale, “Peng Qi Niang” is divided into two forms: “Peng Qi Niang” and “Peng Qi Niang”. “Shang Xiaoqiniang”, also known as “Meizai House”, is mostly held by a single family or a joint household in his own hall; “Shang Xiaoqiniang” must be held in the ancestral hall, only once every few years.
On the day when the festival comes, Qiaojie from every household gathered together to prepare for the tribute platform to beg for Qiao. Babaylan put on her own works, and everyone prepared to beg for Qiao vegetarian food, Qi Niang, worship Qi Niang, sing Cantonese opera, and have a good time to enjoy it.
The author learned from Lao Qiaojie’s introduction that in the past, there were usually pillows and mats under the altars of “My Laizi’s House” and “Set Qi Niang”. When Qiaojie was about to do things late at night, she would rest and watch under the altars, and she was having fun.
The ancient ancestral hall, under the careful decoration of Qiaojie, is full of flowers and colorful, rejuvenating and showing the new charm of Komiks! The Qiaojie also relies on their own good skills to make the customs of begging for the Chinese Valentine’s Day into clever products.a display.
△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, “Feng Qi NiangKomiks“
When “Feng Qi Niang” on the Chinese Valentine’s Day in Huangpu, the word “Question” is the most important thing!
In addition to the “Qi Niang Plate”, “Qi Niang Shoes” and “Qi Niang Clothes”, tea, wine, rice lanterns, grain towers, incense tables and Cinema 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, forming a unique style. Let’s take a look together Babaylan! (The ranking is indefinitely)
Xiufu Mogong Temple
XiufuKomiksMogong Temple is located in Shabian Street, Hengsha Community, Dasha Street. It faces north and south, with a hard mountain top, a herringbone volcanic gable wall, gray plastic bouquet ridge, ash tiles, wood carved eaves boards, and blue bricks and stone feet. It is a typical Lingnan building.
Every year on the Chinese Valentine’s Day, Xiufu Mogong Temple becomes a sea of flowers. The works of Gongtai Qiqiao on the Chinese Valentine’s Day in Xiufu Mogong Temple are mainly flowers, either using Komiks rice and millet, or using beads and stone fabric to wrap and paste 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 courtyard of the ancestral hall carefully. On the potted plants in the courtyard, the flowers bloomed brightly, also bloomed from the hands of Qiaojie. The color is bright and beautiful, so beautiful that it is fake and real. If you want to see the BabaylanQiqiao Flower Awards, come to Xiufu Mogong 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 reached theIt has been more than 900 years, and is one of the oldest buildings in Huangpu District today and is also a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Guangzhou.
The ancestral hall’s corners, golden bells, top sill and other building materials are all shipped from abroad, with high quality and durability. CinemaThe floor paving adopts five-slate stone style, which is different from the three-slate style model of ordinary ancestral halls, showing its grandeur.
The ancestral hall is placed with the best space distribution, ensuring that every work in Cinema has 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 of more than 260 meters contains 53 private schools in the Qing Dynasty Komiks ancestral halls. The blue bricks, gray tiles and stone slabs make this old street full of ancient charm.
The annual tribute tribute 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 sides. Komiks represents this is the Chinese Valentine’s Day altar in the Luo Family Ancestral Hall.
The Qiaojies in the Quiqiao 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
Zhu Family Ancestral Hall was built by Zhu Cheng, a great-grandson of Zhu Xi, a Song Dynasty Neo-Confucianist who opened the village. The ancestral hall was built between the Song and Yuan dynasties and has gone through more than 700 years of ups and downs. Cinema but it is still well preservedCinema.
Walking into the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall, the walls on both sides are full of text and pictures, which records in detail the history of Zhu Family’s ancestor, Zhu Xi, a Song Dynasty Neo-Confucianist, Zhu Cheng, the founder of the Zhu Family of Hengsha, 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, QiaojieBabaylan will bring out their masterpieces 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!