It seems that "leisure and entertainment" has become the label of this ancient city. So is this really the case?
Today, if you meet young friends, they will tell you about the shops in Chunxi Road and the bars in Jiuyanqiao. If you are a stable elder, you will be asked to tell you about Sichuan opera and teahouse, as well as the incense of Wenshuyuan; If you are a local, you will strongly recommend the string of incense and the powerful fly restaurant in the small streets and alleys; Tourists from other places experience the intersection of today and the Millennium in the surging crowds of Jinli and Wuhou Temple.
now that everyone's lifestyle is like this, what was it like in the past? Let's check the opinions of our ancestors.
For thousands of years, celebrities and yakkers have left many well-known sayings in Chengdu. From these expressions, we can try to get a glimpse of Chengdu in the past.
"The banquet in Jinjiang is rotten, and the willow smoke is light." At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Ouyang Jiong presented Chengdu in spring to people in one sentence in his lyrics "Good Spring". In the bright and warm spring sunshine, willow buds are sprouting, half floating and half rising like smoke and fog. On the banks of Jinjiang River, the banquet has been opened, and men and women are brisk walking among the flowers. Even if you listen to it casually, you will feel the warmth between words, and people will be bathed in spring.
Sun Guangxian, a farmer-born poet, described another aspect of the Jinjiang River in poetry. "At first glance, Jinjiang Spring is always a place to sing." It seems that people still indulge in singing when they visit Jinjiang in spring. During the banquet, high or low songs rippled in the flowers and restaurants, which added a lot of interest to tourists.
You can not only visit Jinjiang, but Wei Zhuang mentioned in his poem that it is also a great pleasure to visit Jinli, buy rare things and see beautiful women. "Broccoli silkworm market, streets, thousands of red makeup. Jade cicadas and golden finches, bouquets of flowers and long embroidered clothes. " "There are many beautiful women in Jinli, so you should sell your own wine." The pursuit of beauty has never changed. Poets, like everyone else, were attracted by many beautiful women in the street when they visited Jinli, leaving a few words for people to daydream.
(The ladies' clothes of the Song Dynasty restored by Hanfu lovers are quiet and elegant, invading and deleting)
At that time, the famous sericulture event in Chengdu was opened at the beginning of the year, which not only bought and sold the materials needed by sericulture farmers, but also took care of department stores and entertainment, just like a big garden. Zhang Zhongshu has a cloud: "Chengdu is good, and the silkworm market is taking advantage of it. At night, the songs are loud and purple, and in spring, the lights are invited to the Red Mansion, and the horses and chariots overflow Yingzhou. " Even at night, the market is still full of songs and dances and lights.
"Jincheng is full of fireworks, and restaurants are sold everywhere in the red building." Wang Yuanliang, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, had a more direct impression of Chengdu. In the eyes of this court pianist, Jinguan City is nothing but flowers and wine. When we read this, it seems that we can see wine flags flying on the streets full of flowers, and all kinds of wine flags are hidden with gorgeous flowers. Many laughing beauties are looming in the meantime, so that passers-by can't help but step into the restaurant.
Lu You, the great poet of "Yizhou Guanlou is like a sea of wine, I'll untie the flag and talk about buying it by the day", was quite frustrated when he was demoted to Sichuan, and he drank more and more wine to drown his sorrows. At that time, liquor was brewed and sold by the government and brewed by the people. There were many liquor shops opened by the government in Chengdu alone, and guests never worried that they could not buy good wine.
Zhang Yong, who has made great contributions to the management of Sichuan, also said, "The wine shop stays up all night, and the flower market gradually grows in spring." In spring, the traditional flower market in Chengdu will open, and restaurants will stay open all night. It can be seen that the enthusiasm of the wine lovers is high and the business of the restaurant is booming.
"There are many restaurants near Wan Li Bridge. Who do tourists like to stay at?" Zhang Ji, an admirer of Du Fu, said that there are so many restaurants next to Wan Li Bridge (now the old Nanmen Bridge) in the south of the city that I don't know which one tourists will go to stay.
poet du fu not only drinks, but also extends from the problem of wine to eating. "Shu wine is invincible, and the river fish is beautiful." In the days of the thatched cottage, Du Fu tasted a lot of Sichuan wine, although he was bitter, and liked the rich and mellow taste. Of course, it would be better to add a fresh live fish in the river.
Liu Jian, a native of the Tang Dynasty, is very demanding about eating fish in Chengdu. "Because I asked the wine drinkers who are full of poems, where is the bass in Jinjiang?" He entertained a table full of friends in Chengdu, only to find that there was no delicious bass in the Chengdu River, which was simply disappointing.
"It's easy to find thousands of pearls in Hepu, but hard to find double carp in Jinjiang." This is not good. Lu You said that not only perch is missing, but also carp in Jinjiang River can't be found, which is more rare than Guangdong pearls. Joke, joke, of course, the author doesn't mean it in such a shallow way, but actually laments his regret that he is hard to find a bosom friend.
bosom friends are hard to find, but there are countless beauties. When Sun Guangxian, a farmer, was young and frivolous, he idled in Chengdu and wrote: "In the past fifteen years, I have traveled to Jin 'an, where I have never been romantic, and I have spent a lot of time and paid a lot of money. I am full of fame and fortune, and I am afraid that I will be unable to rest in my life, and I will accompany the fireworks to get drunk in the Red House. " There are many beautiful women here, but fortunately he didn't indulge for long. Later, he went out to Sichuan to make a career, and finally achieved something. He was also valued by Song Taizu and Zhao Kuangyi.
"In the Spring Festival Evening, the wind is warm and Chengdu is full of flowers. Cuie urged Linqiong to drink wine, slim her hands and hang down her willows on her face. " At the dinner table, the beauties warmly advise the drinkers, and their skills are comparable to those of the present hostess, so how can people not be intoxicated? Wei Zhuang, a native of the Tang Dynasty, said.
Li Xun, who is of Persian descent, is very experienced in this set. "If you don't meet the dream of Wuxia, you can waste your time in Jinjiang Spring. Don't quit frequently when you meet flowers and pour wine." Now that the beauties in Chengdu have advised wine in this way, don't refuse again and again. How can we waste the spring of Jinjiang?
Here comes the question. Where are the Spring Alleys in these restaurants? Qiu Guo of the Southern Song Dynasty gave the answer, "On the bank of Jinjiang Bridge, there are many Luo Qi, and the winding lanes are dark and fragrant." 8 years ago, there was a faint fragrance in the winding lanes, which was not elegant and ambiguous. It turns out that the popularity of Jiuyanqiao is not only today.
if you are young, you will never leave Sichuan. The ancients did not deceive me. How can such a "fun-loving, delicious and leisure" place not be admired? Just as Li Shangyin and Du Fu said when they were drinking, "Good wine can be sent to Chengdu for old age, but it is still Zhuo Wenjun."
when we raise our glasses and drink here, and sing warmly, thousands of years ago, the ancients were the same.
When you stroll along Jinli and Chunxi Road, thousands of years ago, people who play and play have already stepped on your every footprint.
(Preview: The next part will share with you the lively and extraordinary festival market in Chengdu in the Song Dynasty, and reproduce the prosperous street life)
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