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Miscellaneous Memories of Beijing—What was Old Beijing like?
What was old Beijing like? No one can say for sure. Because there are always people older than you talking about the Beijing city of his childhood. I don’t know about old Beijing. If you don’t know, you can’t talk nonsense. Talking nonsense is misleading people. Let me just talk about the old Beijing that I know.
The old Beijing when I was a child was so nice, the ancient city was full of charm. In the alleys extending in all directions, a group of pigeons fluttered into the sky with a "buzzing" whistle amidst the shouts of small businesses. Pushing open the street door with door couplets, you can see the courtyard with green hall and tiled roofs, flower pots, fish tanks and pomegranate trees in the yard. Under the shade of the flowers, the old people were leaning on deck chairs, drinking tea, listening to the Peking Opera played on the electronic box (Note 1), and humming leisurely to the beat. If it is autumn, red persimmons are hanging on the branches, which is even more joyful. Beijing is hot but not dry in summer; Beijing is the most beautiful in autumn. The city of Beijing with its distinct four seasons is like the water of the moat flowing silently, and the years have no trace and are leisurely. In the summer, I ride my bicycle through the old streets and alleys, looking for the ruins of royal palaces and former residences of famous people, watching the rise and fall of the world, and feeling the harshness of the world. When you're thirsty, drink a big bowl of tea and a cup of sour plum soup. Listen to the chirping of cicadas and watch the girls in the alley "hopscotch", "pulling bags" and "throwing handkerchiefs" (Note 2). In autumn, boys fight with crickets and stare at the "scorpions and tigers" (Note 3) on the wall under the street lamp to see how they eat flying insects.
Old Beijing is peaceful and peaceful, old Beijing is gentle and elegant, and old Beijing is also lazy and leisurely. The "nine inside and seven outside" (Note 4) city gates and towers in old Beijing were a thing of the past, and most of what is left now are place names. The ruins of the demolished walls can still be found in the southeast corner of the inner city. The city circle is gone, but the spirit of old Beijing has not been lost. Eight hundred years of capital history and more than three thousand years of civilization changes have developed the character of old Beijing that knows etiquette and does nothing: "Good morning!" "Excuse me!" can be seen everywhere. Hear: A mouthful of steamed buns and pickles is enough, which makes people live in harmony with their neighbors and relatives and friends. Everyone knows that old Beijing has great rules and etiquette. It is a habit to call someone "Master" when you see someone with a child. You must ask: "Is this your young master?" or: "Is this your young lady?" Any married woman, no matter rich or poor, noble or low, Always call "Mrs." If a Beijinger is a master, he must have the face of "master". Therefore, Beijingers are most concerned about face when talking and doing things. As the saying goes, they cannot "discount the price" in front of others. When you have face, everything is easy to talk about and handle; if you don't give face, you might get into trouble with the other party in a hurry. However, Beijingers don’t hold grudges. They let things go as soon as they’re over, and they still say hello when they meet. As we all know, it is a problem of Beijingers to "save face to the death and suffer the consequences". For example, when people in Beijing treat guests to a meal, they feel ungenerous if there is no leftover food. As a guest, you have to be afraid of spoiling the leftover food and eat it quickly. If he sees that there is no food left, he will definitely call the waiter to come over and add a few more dishes. If you want to eat him, be tighter. Only when half the table is left will his face feel bright. In fact, my wife will definitely scold me when I get home, because men have to "support" them outside like this.
Beijing people are straightforward and enthusiastic, value human relationships and are filial to their parents. They say whatever they think in their hearts without beating around the bush. Whoever is offended is also visible. Therefore, dealing with Beijingers is simple and clear, and there is no need to make guesses like drawing punches. And more importantly, Beijing people dare to take it seriously, do wrong things and say wrong things, and do not avoid or shirk. I don’t hold grudges when I have a “celebration” with someone. I smile afterwards and everything is as before. For this reason, the old Beijingers all accept their destiny, respect etiquette and respect education.
At night, under the lanterns, a vendor holds a cattail leaf fan and shouts: "Crisp-crusted watermelon!" The street is cooled; a "Old tofu is boiling!" fills the alley with the fragrance of beans and true love. . The people here are good people, they are simple and warm.
Among them were the descendants of the bannermen who raised birds and played with eagles, as well as people of the Islamic noble sect; there were the sons and daughters of emperors and generals; there were loyal ministers and good generals, as well as the descendants of treacherous officials who had fallen into disrepair; there were scholars from scholarly families, and there were also those from the imperial palace. There are warriors who were guards; there are refugees and gangsters from Tianqiao, there are also eunuchs and old ladies who have withdrawn from the palace; there are famous Peking opera actresses, and there are movie stars... However, regardless of whether they are born into noble families, or they are coal collectors and rickshaw pullers. In this nearly hundred years of running-in, arrogance and arrogance, humility and slavishness have long since disappeared. They have the sentiments of scholar-bureaucrats who are worried about the world, and cowards who were scared half to death by the murderous knife at Caishikou. weak. The word "peaceful" is most appropriate for old Beijingers. They are stable and united, and they are well nourished. In fact, old Beijing is just a bowl of hot bean juice that is thick and moderately sweet and sour, a small plate of shredded pickles with extremely fine cutting skills; a witticism with a childish voice, a bunch of candied haws; and Hou Baolin's mouth full of words that can make people laugh. The cross talk jokes that make people laugh out loud are the old men basking in the sun in the imperial city, the tricks in the hands of flyover buskers, and the wonderful singing voices of Peking Opera masters such as Mei Lanfang, Ma Lianliang, and Yuan Shihai; The large carriage under the shade of the sky poplar is the moonlight of the lotus pond in Zhu Ziqing's painting...
More than 30 years of reform and opening up have changed everything in Beijing. The economic tide has devastated these originally peaceful citizens. Under the influence of gold, some people either go abroad in the hope of becoming immortals through gold plating, or go to the sea to pan for gold and become rich. Everything is turning with the wheel of history. Times have changed, and most of the old Beijingers who just want peace and quiet have moved outside the fourth or fifth ring road, to Tong County, Daxing, Gu'an or Yanjiao. The accent of old Beijing can only be found outside the Fifth Ring Road.
Some people always feel that old Beijingers are polite on the outside but arrogant on the inside, which makes people uncomfortable. Arrogance is the sense of superiority of Beijingers living in the imperial city, and its core is being well-informed. Being polite on the outside is the temperament of Beijing people. It is neither a decoration nor a hypocrisy. It is just a style and a habit that has been passed down from generation to generation. I particularly want to mention that the inclusiveness of Beijingers is universally recognized. To say that Beijingers are arrogant is how outsiders feel about Beijingers as a whole. As an outsider, when they get along with Beijingers, they generally feel that Beijingers are straightforward, enthusiastic, and helpful. Beijingers never exclude outsiders, so they are very tolerant and generous. Therefore, there is a saying that "suits, leather shoes, tight-crotch pants (Note 5) are all tolerated in Beijing." This is the mindset of Beijing people - tolerance means greatness. Today's Beijing is full of traffic-jammed viaducts and crowded subways. The traffic on the road is like a long river, and high-rise buildings are growing like mushrooms after the rain on the ruins of the past hutongs.
What was old Beijing like? Can't tell. But I like old Beijing.
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Note 1. Electric box is what old Beijingers called radio in the past. Note 2: "Hopscotch", "bag pulling" and "handkerchief throwing" are several games played by children in Beijing in the past. Note 3: The scorpion catches the tiger's cub, the gecko. Note 4: "Nine inside and seven outside" is the collective name for the gates of the old city of Beijing in old Beijing. Inner city: Fuchengmen, Xizhimen, Deshengmen, Andingmen, Dongzhimen, Chaoyangmen, Chongwenmen, Zhengyangmen (Qianmen), Xuanwumen; Outer city: Xibianmen, Guang'anmen, You'anmen, Yongdingmen, Zuo'anmen, Guangqumen and Dongbianmen. Beijing originally did not have three "city gates": Fuxing Gate, Jianguo Gate, and Heping Gate. Later, in order to facilitate transportation, the city wall was opened and these three so-called "city gates" were opened. Note 5: Crotchless trousers are a type of trousers worn by both men and women in the old days that do not require belt restraints. The waistband of the trousers is fat. When wearing, crotchless pants can be folded up and tied with a cloth belt.
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