Mr. Fang Binggui is a well-known expert in folk custom research in Fuzhou. Mr. Fang Binggui has devoted himself to the research and inheritance of folk culture in Fuzhou for many years. The story of advocating filial piety festival and neighborhood festival mentioned above is his excavation and development of Fuzhou traditional folk customs. So, how did Mr. Fang Lao embark on the road of folklore research?
Fang Lao's interest in studying Fuzhou folk culture stems from his "translation" career in Fuzhou dialect. What's going on here?
In the early 1950s, Mandarin had not been popularized among ordinary people in Fuzhou. At that time, just after the founding of the People's Republic of China, many southern cadres came. They gave a report and spoke Mandarin, which Fuzhou people couldn't understand. At this time, Fang Binggui was engaged in staff education in Fuzhou Federation of Trade Unions, so he was asked to be an interpreter to translate Mandarin into Fuzhou dialect.
"I am a translator for southern cadres. When the leader makes a report, the people can't understand it. Let me translate it. From 195 1 to 53 years. Leaders make reports, but workers can't understand them. If the people don't listen, please ask me to translate. "
Fuzhou dialect and Putonghua are far apart not only in pronunciation, but also in many words. How to accurately and popularly translate Putonghua into Fuzhou dialect? This aroused Fang Lao's enthusiasm for learning Fuzhou dialect.
1958, Fuzhou People's Broadcasting Station was established, and Fang Binggui, a minor celebrity, became an amateur announcer of Fuzhou dialect.
In this way, Mr. Fang Lao gradually developed from his interest in the study of Fuzhou dialect to his interest in the study of Fuzhou folk culture, and began to write articles on literary works and folk studies of dialects. Some works have been published in Fuzhou Evening News.
Around 1982, Fang Lao's Fuzhou dialect rap work "The Young Couple Play Three Plays on Monday" participated in the national workers' art performance and was well received. Then, his Fuzhou dialect drama "Chen Zheng" won the first prize of Fuzhou mass art performance. All these greatly stimulated his enthusiasm for learning Fuzhou traditional culture.
1990, Fang Binggui retired from a state-owned enterprise in Fuzhou at the age of 60, which became another point in his life. He has more time to study and create folk culture.
Food is the most important thing for the people, and Fuzhou folk customs can not be separated from food culture. Fang Binggui knows a lot about Fuzhou cuisine, especially Fuzhou snacks.
From 65438 to 0999, Fang Binggui was invited as the folk consultant of Juchunyuan and Fuzhou Hotel in the name of Fuzhou Catering Group, which brought a strong Fuzhou folk flavor to these hotels.
"Hotels in Fuzhou want rich folk culture, so I brought my sedan chair and rickshaw here. At that time, because a friend of mine wanted to set up a folk park in South Park, it didn't work. These sedan chairs and rickshaws have all been brought here, so I gave them to people for their wedding. "
Not only that, he also invited Hu, the "Queen of Fujian Opera" and other literary and art celebrities to discuss together, trying to integrate Fuzhou folk art such as Fujian Opera, storytelling and singing into the "Centennial Spring Garden" and add a strong local cultural atmosphere to modern hotels. There is a low wall at the entrance of Fuzhou Hotel, which reads "Song Outer City". Fang Lao said that the stone of this wall is made of the stone of the ancient city wall buried underground in Fuzhou, and the position of this wall was originally the position of the south gate of Fuzhou. This wall named "Song Waicheng" adds a little antique flavor to Fuzhou Hotel, which is Fang Lao's masterpiece.