During the Republic of China, although Beiping was no longer the capital, because it was once the capital, some Beiping people had a strong "grandfather mentality" and they liked to call themselves "ministers at the feet of the emperor". For them, they can be called "Uncle Beiping". In Mr. Lao She's pen, you can often see this kind of "Uncle Beiping", and its true and wonderful description is really amazing. Rui Xuan in Four Generations under One roof has the mentality of "Uncle Beiping": "On weekdays, he is proud to be born in Beiping. If he can speak Mandarin, he can use the imperial garden altar built by the emperor as a park, read rare books and listen to the most insightful remarks. " Zhang Dage in Divorce is a standard "Uncle Beiping": "According to Zhang Dage, everyone is a hillbilly except Beiping. Tianjin, Hankou and Shanghai, including Paris and London, are all in the countryside. "
As residents of the metropolis, especially the capital, they are proud of themselves. This phenomenon has existed since ancient times. Residents of Lin 'an (Hangzhou), the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, are called "arrogant people" or "arrogant people" because of their arrogance. The article entitled "The Past Events in Wulin" (Volume 6) and "Proud People" written by Song people cautiously pointed out: "The arrogance of mortals is not only due to customs, but also because of the length of the tower." The article "Sacrifice to Sweep" in the third volume says: "Overwhelming the arrogant people is always the inspiration of the spring breeze." It can be seen that the residents of Hangzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty were not only "arrogant" but also "arrogant" because they lived under the "chariot", that is, at the foot of the son of heaven. Yang Weizhen's "Send Lady Zhu to Romance" prefaces: "Qiantang is the capital of song dynasty, men and women are handsome and charming, and the cage sleeves are proud of the people." Qiantang, namely Hangzhou. I think "dragon sleeve" is more vivid than "cage sleeve", which means that arrogant people live in the dragon robe sleeve of the real dragon emperor. These arrogant people in Hangzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty can be called "Uncle Hangzhou" in today's words. By analogy, the residents of the ancient capital who have a "grandfather mentality" in history are Uncle Xi 'an, Uncle Luoyang, Uncle Kaifeng and Uncle Nanjing, all of which can be called Uncle Jing.
"Uncle Beijing" is a long-standing social and historical phenomenon, and the mentality of "Uncle Beijing" is a profound and very interesting cultural mentality. This phenomenon and mentality are worthy of in-depth attention and research by scholars of social history and cultural history.
Slaves are slaves, and masters are masters.
The names of the maids and pages in A Dream of Red Mansions are elegant at first glance, but they are full of servility after a little pondering. These slaves, either bought or born in Jia's family, have no real names. Their names are all chosen by their owners according to their own hobbies. These names all have a distinctive taste enjoyed by their owners. Useful jewelry names, such as amber, jade, pearl and glass; Useful birds are named after them, such as Yuanyang, Xiuluan, Xueyan, Ying Ge, Yinger, Xiaochan and Yindie. Useful fruit names, such as embroidered oranges and apricots; Named after flowers and plants, such as lotus; Named after an instrument, such as a color screen. Although these names are personal names, they are exactly the same as physical names and have no surnames. There are also some names that look beautiful and elegant, but in fact they are just "glamorous names" that people appreciate. Such as Maid Qingwen, Sheyue, Bi Hen, Qiuwen, Xue Qian, Qixia, Tan Yun, Chunxian, Biyue, Ruhua, Page Hoe Medicine, Moyu, Shuangrui, Banhe, Sweep Red, etc., are full of books. The names "Bao Qin", "Si Qi" and "Uncle Shi" sound elegant, but they all contain the meaning of serving the host. Many servant girls' names have the sound of "Er", such as Xi 'er, Qing Er, Long 'er, Sunny, Zhao 'er, Ding 'er, Wan'er, etc., which seem intimate but frivolous, but are actually nicknames. The names of these maids are a sign that they have lost their independent personality and are in slave status.
The appellation of Jia nobles is obviously different from that of slaves. They all have elegant, square, decent and catchy first and last names. Besides first and last names, there are ideograms and nicknames. And pay attention to the meaning of words, quoting classics. The word "spring" that Yuan Ying used sparingly in exploring spring was originally a vulgar word, and it was generally not used to name a good family. But because "the doctor was born on the first day of the first month, and was named' Yuan Chun', the rest followed the spring". Li Wan, the word Gongcai. Wanwei silk means needle and thread, which means "spinning performance is the key". Daguan Garden is a poetry society, Daiyu is called Princess Xiaoxiang, Heng, Tanchun is called Qiu Shuang Jushi and Jiao. Although Baoyu is called "Nothing to Busy", it seems to be a common name, but in fact it has also been published. In the Korean poetry of the Tang Dynasty, there is nothing to be lively about "making people call poplars". "
The Lord is the Lord, and slaves are slaves, which can be seen at a glance from the names of people. This is an example of Cao Xueqin's brilliant calligraphy.