novelPairMe Chapter 72 Looking for New Year Pictures in Taohuawu
Chapter 72 Looking for New Year Pictures in Taohuawu
In the evening, the two went to Shantang Street together for dinner.
It used to be one of the most developed blocks of commerce and culture in ancient China.
The total length is only 360 meters. Although it is only one tenth of Qili Shantang, it is the essence of Shantang.
This street is built along the river, with many shops and guild halls.
There are not only the time-honored Suzhou Caizhizhai and Qianshengyuan, but also Wuyun Tea House, wood carving, stone carving and other characteristic shops.
This is also the epitome of old Suzhou, but there may not be many locals in Suzhou.
996: "Host, there is a side mission, the completion time is not limited, of course, you can choose not to accept the mission."
"Huh? What mission?"
996: "Host, have you heard of Taohuawu?"
"You're not talking nonsense. The Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu, and the Peach Blossom Fairy in the Peach Blossom Temple. The Peach Blossom Fairy plants peach trees and picks peach blossoms for wine money. Who doesn't know Tang Bohu?"
996: "Then do you know where Taohuawu is?"
? ? ?Taohuawu?Isn't it the name of Tang Bohu's house?
Wang Anan thought it was wrong, and turned to ask Shen Menglan, "Lanlan, do you know Taohuawu?"
"Yeah, I've heard. Speaking of which, there is a Taohuawu Street in Suzhou! But I haven't been there before. Basically, I went to Shantang Street and Pingjiang Road." Shen Menglan nodded her head and gnawed at the two of them. The oily dumpling bought at Rongyang Building.
"996, is it Taohuawu Street that Lanlan mentioned? Is the new mission related to it? Looking for Tang Bohu's story?"
996 rolled his eyes in his heart, os in his heart: Can I release those tasks that you can guess?Wouldn't that be too embarrassing!
996: "Of course not. Listen up, look for Jiangsu Taohuawu woodcut New Year paintings in Suzhou, one of the four masters of New Year paintings, and participate in the production by yourself, so as to understand and feel the characteristics of traditional New Year paintings."
"Why didn't you mention the mission reward?" Wang Anan was puzzled.
"Ahem, the rewards will naturally be distributed after completing the task." 996 coughed twice in disguise.
That being the case, even though he didn't know what the reward was, Wang Anan was still ready to accept the task.
But before accepting the task, I still ask Shen Menglan what he thinks.
"Lan Lan, you often go shopping on Shantang Street and Pingjiang Road, why don't we go to Taohuawu Street?
I heard that the woodcut New Year pictures in Taohuawu also have a very long history, why don’t we go find any New Year picture experience stores and try DIY? "
"Sure! I've also heard of this woodcut New Year picture, but I've only seen shops that sell New Year pictures, and I've never tried it. Your idea is good.
But before that, let's go buy a cheongsam.At that time, we will change into cheongsams and then make New Year pictures, how elegant!Elegance knows no age, I want to be an elegant little girl. "
After speaking, he took Wang Anan across the stone bridge and entered a cheongsam shop called Heyan cheongsam across the bridge.
The store faces the river, and there is a small window on the wall next to the river. I saw a masked woman holding a pipa shaft and plucking the strings.
The sense of atmosphere is full, but it is a pity that Wang Anan is a layman. He has not learned anything about music for more than 20 years, and he has learned to be out of tune.
"This yellow velvet cheongsam is really exquisite. I'll try this one. An'an, pick one up yourself."
Wang Anan picked out a moon-white cheongsam with dark patterns.
Shen Menglan, who put on a cheongsam, surprised Wang Anan. She was originally a cold-looking beauty, but when she wore a cheongsam, her demeanor instantly became noble and glamorous.
"Lanlan, your temperament is absolutely perfect, rich lady hahahaha, the richest flower in the world belongs to you."
"We are each other, you are so protruding, you are really a little goblin~"
After laughing for a while, Wang An'an held the camera in one hand and dragged Shen Menglan in the other. He wanted to stride, but the cheongsam restricted his pace.
I had to be anxious and hurried in my heart, and slow down on the surface.
"Walking around, the bridge at the entrance is a good time to take pictures. Before it is dark, take a few more pictures. The small bridge is flowing, the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the beauty is like jade."
"Remember to take a better picture of me. I'll send it to Cheng Xin to have a look at that time. Her eyes are hot." Shen Menglan kept changing poses while talking.
"Aren't you afraid that she will rush to Inner Mongolia to block us?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible~ She is busy inheriting the family business!"
"By the way, can I take your photo to participate in the competition or exhibit?"
"Let me see, your photography skills are getting better and better! Okay, you can take good-looking ones, but remember to delete the ugly ones!"
The two got together, shoulder to shoulder, flipping through the photos in the camera.
Wang Anan jokingly said: "Don't worry, I will never put ugly ones in the card to take up memory!"
"You think my beautiful photos take up memory! Find me!"
It was too late to go to Taohuawu in the evening, and the two of them went back to the hotel after shopping around Shantang Street.
It just so happened that I didn't make an appointment with the Suzhou Museum the next day, so I made time for Taohuawu Street.
I don't know if it's too hot or 996's fault.Wang An'an didn't care about this, because he was afraid that if he encountered such a situation in the future, his plan would be messed up.
"It's fine if you don't make an appointment, there's no reason to come back next time!
And you can go to Taohuawu Street in the morning without delaying your trip in the afternoon. I see many people say that the morning market on Taohuawu Street is very interesting.We could just go and have a look. "
Unexpectedly, Shen Menglan's mood was also very good, and even Wang Anan's mood also improved.
"Go directly to Taohuawu Street!"
During the Ming Dynasty, Tang Yin, a famous painter, bought the Taohuawu villa in Zhang Yu with his savings from selling paintings, named it "Peach Blossom Temple", and planted several acres of peach trees around it. Tang Yin also called himself the "Master of Peach Blossom Temple".
So the place where Tang Bohu lives is called Taohuawu, and the house he lives in is Taohua Temple.
But today, the two of them were not interested in Tang Bohu's former residence, what they came here to look for was the woodcut New Year pictures of Taohuawu.
Taohuawu wood-block New Year paintings are the main folk wood-block New Year paintings in the south of Huaguo.
It originated from the engraving and printing process of the Song Dynasty, and slowly evolved from the earliest embroidered images.
In the Ming Dynasty, it gradually developed into a genre of folk art. Until the Qing Dynasty, the woodcut New Year picture industry was extremely mature, and the number of New Year pictures produced every year could reach several million pieces.
Although they didn't know where to find woodcut New Year pictures, they found a studio online.
Damai Studio is said to have been created by Mr. Mai Mai, the intangible heritage inheritor of woodcut New Year pictures.
In addition to making woodcut New Year pictures, the studio will also create some cultural and creative gifts related to woodcut New Year pictures.
After contacting Mr. Mai Mai, the two made an appointment to come to the door on time.
"Hello~ Welcome to my studio. I didn't expect you to be so young. There are not many young people who are interested in woodcut New Year pictures."
Teacher Mai Mai is a middle-aged woman who looks very educated, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and casually tucked into a low ponytail. Isn't this the teacher's temperament coming out?
"Hello, Mr. Maimai, my name is Wang Anan, and this is Shen Menglan. We are here today mainly to try to make woodcut New Year pictures and experience the fun of doing it ourselves."
Wang An'an stepped forward and shook hands with Teacher Mai Mai, and then directly expressed his intention to come.
"Okay! I'll take you to the studio now, this way. As long as you know something about woodcut New Year pictures, you will find that it is actually a very interesting thing."