Talking about Chengdu in the Past —— Jinguan City in Poetry

Speaking of Chengdu, you may naturally think of a few words, "Love to play, delicious, leisure".

"Leisure and entertainment" seems to be the label of this ancient city. So is this really the case?

Today, if you meet young friends, they will tell you about the shopping street of IFS Chunxi Road and the bar of Jiuyanqiao. If you are a stable elder, you will be invited to talk about Sichuan opera and teahouse, as well as the fragrance 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; Foreign tourists 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 before? Let's check the opinions of our ancestors.

For thousands of years, celebrity yakkers have left many famous sayings in Chengdu. From these precious expressions, we can try to get a glimpse of Chengdu in the past.

"Jinjiang banquet 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 in bud, half floating and half rising like smoke. On the bank of Jinjiang River, the banquet has been opened, and men and women are walking briskly among the flowers. Even if you listen to it casually, you will feel the warmth between the lines and let people bathe in spring.

Sun Guangxian, a poet from a peasant background, described the other side of Jinjiang in his poems. "At first glance, Jinjiang Spring is always a place to sing." Walking around Jinjiang in spring, it seems that people are still intoxicated with singing. During the dinner, high or low songs rippled in the flowers and restaurants, adding 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, colorful makeup. Jade cicada and golden finch, the bouquet is embroidered. " "There are many beautiful women in Jinli, so you can sell the bar yourself." The pursuit of beauty has never changed. Like everyone else, the poet was attracted by many beautiful women in the street when he visited Jinli, leaving a few words that made people daydream.

(The ladies' clothes of the Song Dynasty restored by Hanfu lovers are quiet and elegant, and they are invaded and deleted)

At that time, the famous sericulture festival in Chengdu was held 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 cheap. Night songs ring purple, spring lights invite the red building, and 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 the red building sells restaurants everywhere." Wang Yuanliang, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, had a more direct impression of Chengdu. In the eyes of the court pianist, Jinguan City is just flowers and wine. When we read this, it seems that we can see wine flags flying in the streets full of flowers, and all kinds of wine flags are covered with gorgeous flowers. Many beautiful women with flowery smiles are looming in the meantime, so passers-by can't help stepping into the restaurant.

"Yizhou Guanlou wine is like the sea, I will untie the flag and buy it by the day." When the great poet Lu You was banished to Sichuan, he was quite depressed, so he drank more and more. At that time, liquor was brewed by the government and sold by the people, and it was brewed by the people themselves. There are many government-run wine shops in Chengdu alone, and guests never worry about not being able to buy good wine.

Zhang Yong, who has made great contributions to the governance of Sichuan, also said: "Restaurants stay up all night, and the flower market is getting longer and longer." In spring, the traditional flower market in Chengdu will be open and restaurants will be open all night. It can be seen that the enthusiasm of the drinkers is high and the business of the restaurant is booming.

"There are many restaurants near Wan Li Bridge. Who do tourists like to live in? " Zhang Ji, an admirer of Du Fu, said that there are so many restaurants next to Wan Li Bridge (now the old South Gate Bridge) in the south of the city, and I don't know which one tourists will stay in.

The 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." During his days in the thatched cottage, Du Fu tasted a lot of Sichuan wine, though bitter, and liked the rich and mellow taste. Of course, it would be better to add a fresh live fish to the river.

Liu Jian, a native of the Tang Dynasty, has many requirements for eating fish in Chengdu. "Because I asked the drinkers covered in poems, where is the bass in Jinjiang?" He entertained a table of friends in Chengdu, only to find that there was no delicious bass in Chengdu River, which was disappointing.

"It is difficult to find a double carp in Jinjiang while seeking a thousand pearls in Hepu." This is not good. Lu You said that not only the perch has disappeared, but also the carp in Jinjiang, which is even rarer than Guangdong pearls. Jokes, jokes, of course, the author does not mean so shallow, but actually laments that it is difficult for him to find a bosom friend.

Although bosom friends are hard to find, there are countless beauties. When Sun Guangxian, a farmer, was young and frivolous, he idled around Chengdu and wrote, "For fifteen years, I traveled to Jin 'an, where I never had an affair, spent a lot of time and paid a lot of money. I am rich and famous, and I am afraid that I will not be peaceful in my life, so I accompany fireworks to get drunk in the Red Chamber. "There are a lot of beautiful women here, but fortunately he didn't indulge for too long. Later, he went out to Sichuan to make a career and finally achieved something. He is also valued by Song Taizu and Zhao Kuangyi.

"Spring Festival Evening, sunny and sunny, Chengdu is full of flowers. Cui E advised Lin Qiong to drink, with delicate hands and weeping willows hanging on her face. " At the dinner table, the beautiful women enthusiastically advised the wine, and their skills were comparable to those of the current hostess. How can they not be intoxicated? Wei Zhuang, a native of the Tang Dynasty, said.

Li Xun of Persian descent is very experienced in this set. "Too early to meet the martial arts dream is equal to wasting Jinjiang spring. When you meet flowers and pour wine, you can't talk frequently. " Since all the beautiful women in Chengdu have advised wine in this way, don't refuse it again and again. How can we waste the spring in Jinjiang?

The question is, where are the spring lanes of these restaurants? Qiu Guo in the Southern Song Dynasty gave the answer, "On the bank of Jinjiang Bridge, there are many Luo Qi, and the winding path is faint." 800 years ago, there was a faint fragrance in the winding alley, which was not elegant and ambiguous. It turns out that the popularity of Jiuyan Bridge is not only today.

If you don't enter Sichuan, you won't leave Sichuan. The ancients didn't cheat me. How can such a "fun, delicious and leisure" place not be amazing? As Li Shangyin and Du Fu said when they were drinking, "Good wine can be sent to Chengdu to support the elderly, but it is still Zhuo Wenjun."

When we raise our glasses here and sing enthusiastically, thousands of years ago, so did the ancients.

When you walk in Jinli and Chunxi Road, thousands of years ago, people who play and play have 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 bustling street life. )

(The article was transferred from my headline-Shi Wen Teahouse, thanks for your attention. )