Text and pictures/Liao Muhong
“The moon is cold in the river, and the morning glory and weaving girl.”
The romantic Chinese Valentine’s Day is the “Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw in the eyes of the people, but in Huangpu, in addition to the romantic and beautiful lovely dates, the Chinese Valentine’s Day is also the annual Qiqiao Culture!
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 TempleKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw Hall and Meizai House
Huangpu is full of profound cultural heritage, and has a good inheritance of traditional culture, and a strong festive atmosphere.
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 Qiaojie, and the ancient ancestral hall is suddenly full of energy.
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”. “Shopping Xiaoqiniang” is also known as “Meizai House”, and is mostly held by a single family or a joint household in its own hall; “Shopping Daqiniang” must be held in the ancestral hall, only once every few years.
On the day when the festival comes, Qiaojie from every household gathers together to prepare for the tribute platform to beg for Qiao and present their own works. Everyone prepares to beg for Qiao vegetarian food, Qi Niang, worship Qi Niang, sing Cantonese opera, and compete with Qi Qi Niang, have a great time.
The author learned from Lao Qiaojie that in the old days, under the altar of “My Lai” and “Shang Qi Niang” Komiks 1960 witch cloth drawCinema 1950 witch clothdraw, usually there is a pillow mat for begging for fun until late at night, and the sisters of Qiao rest and watch under the altar, and have fun. The ancient ancestral hall, under the careful decoration of Qiaojie, is decorated with flowers and brocade Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, colorful, rejuvenated and displayed new charm! The Qiaojie also used their good skills to make the customs of begging for the Chinese Valentine’s Day into a display of clever products.
△Qi Qiao Picture/Qiao Jie Luo HuijuanBabaylan 1990 cloth draw‘s works
These lifelike works carry the beautiful meaning of the festival. The Babaylan 1990 cloth draw‘s beautiful meaning, and are passed down year by year.
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In ancient buildings, “Play Qi Niang”
When “Play Qi Niang” on the Chinese Valentine’s Day in Huangpu, the word “clever” is the most important thing!
In addition to the “Qi Niang Plate” and “Qi Niang Shoes” Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, tea, wine, rice lanterns, grain towers, incense tables and archways, etc., the placement of other clever products on Gongtai also takes time to put in place.
The altars of each ancestral hall have their own characteristics, and are designed in combination with the arrangement of each ancestral hall to form a unique style. Let’s take a look together! (No order)
Xiufu Mogong Temple
Xiufu Mogong Temple
Xiufu Mogong Temple is located in Shabian Street, Hengsha Community, Dasha Street, facing north and south, with a hard mountain top, a herringbone volcanic gable wall, gray plastic ridge, ash tiles, wood carved eaves, blue bricks and stone feet, Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw is a typical Lingnan architecture.
Every year on the Chinese Valentine’s Day, Xiufu Mogong Temple becomes a sea of flowers. The works of Gongtai Qiqiao on Xiufu Mogong Temple on Qixiu Festival are mainly flowers, either using rice, rice, millet, or beads and stone fabrics to wrap and paste into various flowers.
From a distance, various flowers shine together, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Look, do you recognize these flowers in the Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw?
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 that it is fake and real. If you want to see the Gift Flower Awards, come to the Mogong Temple~
Miaotou Zhang Family Ancestral Hall
The Zhang Family Ancestral Hall, located in Miaotou Village, Suidong Street, Huangpu District, was built in the Song Dynasty and has been around for more than 900 years. It is one of the oldest buildings in Huangpu District today and a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Guangzhou.
The building materials such as truss corners, golden bells, top sill doors, and Tongdian wood of the ancestral hall are all shipped from abroad, with high quality and durability. The paving floor adopts five-slab stone style, which is different from the three-slab style model of ordinary ancestral halls, showing its grandeur.
The Qixi Gongtai of the ancestral hall is carefully placed and the spatial distribution is just right, ensuring that the best display position can be found in every work.
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 with more than 260 meters is located in Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw. There are 53 private ancestral halls in the Qing Dynasty. 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, a plate of golden pineapples must be placed on the tribute platform of Guangren Family School, as well as gold and silver baskets arranged on the left and right, which means that this is the Qixi Festival altar of 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 you.
Zhu Family Ancestral Hall
Zhu Family Ancestral Hall was built by Zhu Cheng, the great-grandson of the Zhu clan. The ancestral hall was built between the Song and Yuan dynasties. It has been 700 years of storms, but it is still well preserved.
Walking into the Zhu family’s Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, the walls on both sides are full of text and pictures, and records in detail the history of Zhu family’s ancestors, Song Dynasty Neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi, the ancestor of the Zhu family’s Zhu family, and the Zhu family’s 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, Qiaojie will bring out their excellent works 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!