Gardenias are everywhere in Jiang Nanyu in June. At this time, walking in Qingguo Lane with an oil-paper umbrella, raindrops "tick-tock, tick-tock" on the umbrella, and the moist heart can not help but breed a ray of meditation recalling the ancients. In the faint fragrance of flowers, I remembered those familiar names.
Five hundred years ago, Tang Shunzhi (word Jingchuan), a gifted scholar in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, set out from here and went to Beijing to take the exam, striving to become the top scholar in high school. This talented man in the south of the Yangtze River, who was both civil and military, won the admiration of the Chinese people at that time, while the Japanese were daunting. He succeeded in gradually expanding the ancestral home of Qingguo Lane into "Eight Courtyards of Tang Family" such as Bagui, Coconut Tree, Yunxing, Song Jian, Lihe, Sihe, Pumice, Hezhen and Batang, which occupied almost half of Qingguo Lane, with Bagui Hall as the symbol, fully demonstrating the residential characteristics of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. Baguitang was named after eight osmanthus trees were planted in the yard one month after Jingchuan. The osmanthus tree planted in Jingchuan in those days later brought a lot of aura to this alley. For hundreds of years, almost everyone who has lived in this house has become a historical celebrity.
By the middle of Qing Dynasty, the great painter Tang Yifen (No.2) lived in the "opposite hall", and his calligraphy was fragrant. All-rounder, good at riding and shooting, skillful in strategy, familiar in temperament, astronomical geography, and a hundred schools of thought contend. He is well-read and versatile, and his poems, books and paintings are famous all over the world. He was once as famous as Yunnan Tian, and he was also called "Tang Dai" with Dai. Tang Yifei's calligraphy and painting lives in Dong Qichang, enjoying himself. His painting of plums is very attractive. The world commented that "poetry and painting were important at that time; The festival is eternal, and the name is still afraid of the world. " In front of the house, you can see the brick-carved gatehouse, front hall and back hall. The word "Keduitang" was written by Shi Kefa, a general who resisted the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty. The owner of this ancient house still has two stone tablets of "Zhong Kao Temple".
Sheng Xuanhuai, the pioneer of Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty, lived in Shengyuzhai. The house is antique, with sedan chair, living room and living room. Brick-carved gatehouse is high and open, with cornices and cloisters, Yellowstone rockery and winding paths leading to a secluded place. From the day Sheng Xuanhuai walked out of this courtyard, he cherished the ambition of "saving the country through talents, rejuvenating the country through industry and benefiting the people through charity". Later, he set up eleven "China No.1", covering finance, industry, transportation, education, health, charity and other fields, which not only laid the foundation of China's modern industrial system, but also made outstanding contributions to social welfare undertakings. Sun Yat-sen once commented that this modern industrial leader is "enthusiastic about public welfare and has great credit in the economic circle".
Liu Yutang, located on the west side of Qingguo Lane, is the former residence of Li Boyuan, a famous satirical novelist in the late Qing Dynasty. This used to be the former site of the "Lihetang" in Tang Dynasty. Plaques are hung on the gatehouse, sedan chair hall, hall and screen door facing the street, and there is a two-story wooden building at the third to fourth entrances. Boxwood carving, such as lotus flowers and peaches, are engraved on the doors and windows, porches and moon beams of ancient houses, and the technology is very elegant; There is a White Stone West Wild Goose Lake in the courtyard, which witnessed the rich pen and ink of this talented person in the south of the Yangtze River. I glanced at the ancient well, which was bottomless and still fragrant and sweet. Li Boyuan is not only good at painting, but also a well-known masterpiece Officialdom in the Sky. In this ancient house along the river facing south, he has also completed such works as The Case of Gengzi Country, A Brief History of Civilization and Hell on Earth.
The former residence of linguist Zhao Yuanren is in Zhanyi Hall. It should be noted that there are two "exhibition halls" in Changzhou, one in the former North Shore poet Zhao Yi's former residence and the other in the northeast of Qingguo Lane. This is a unique zigzag building in Jiangnan. Although it is gray and slightly rotten, it still retains its glory. The circular colonnade and the pieces of black brick here can also reflect the solemnity and atmosphere of this ancient house. You can imagine how many days Zhao Yuanren spent here reading in the morning and reciting in the evening when he was a child, how much curiosity remained in the vestibule and backyard, and how strong the house built for him to serve his country was!
Tianxianglou, the former residence of revolutionary martyr Qu Qiubai, is located in the middle of Qingguo Lane, which was originally one of the eight halls in the Tang Dynasty. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Qiu Bai's grandfather built a mansion here: a brick-wood structure, built on a hard mountain, with cloisters running through the front and back on both sides, and a patio at each entrance. The front yard is the famous "Bagui Hall", and the backyard is the Tang House Scripture Collection Building, which was later renamed "Tianxiang Building". This is a typical courtyard house in Jiangnan style in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The front door enters the room, and the concierge leads to the hall, which is a corridor. The brick-carved gatehouse is magnificent, with a porch and a screen door in the guest room. I saw a tall wall of wind and fire separating the front and rear. /kloc-On a winter day in 0/899, there was a cry from here, and a baby who was later the Lord of China came to the world. He went to the world from here, accepted the baptism of communist thought, and finally gave his precious life for national liberation and people's happiness.
The reason why Qingguo Lane is famous far and near is that for hundreds of years, this alley has produced a group of Jiangnan celebrities. Among them are Qian Weicheng, a scholar and painter in Qing Dynasty, Wu Zuguang, a modern playwright, Zhou Youguang, the father of Chinese Pinyin, Shi Liang, a democrat and barrister, and Liu Guojun, a modern industrialist. They are as bright as the stars in Changzhou historical sky. "One Qingguo Lane, two top scholars in Ming and Qing Dynasties; Jinshi is white, and half the street is a luxury garden. " People are also a part of the environment. It is precisely because of the mild climate in the south of the Yangtze River that people here have developed a cultural character of attaching importance to learning and literature, being diligent in farming and loving reading, and a business spirit of attaching importance to credit and being brave in innovation. The original archway in the lane, whether it is a merit monument or a loyalty and filial piety square, has witnessed Gu Xiang, an unusual master. The quaint Qingguo Lane is a typical famous house in the south of the Yangtze River, and every family can see long windows. Through the window, you can also see the buildings leading to the pier, as well as Shikumen buildings and patios full of historical vicissitudes. Climbing the mossy stone steps, the people and things here have been concentrated for 500 years: the years have left marks, the water lanes are long, the alleys are deep and charming; Heaven and man are one, the courtyard is deep and heavy; Colorful hall, resplendent and magnificent, carved beams and painted buildings, brilliant art!
In Qingguo Lane, Gu Xiang, south of the Yangtze River, different styles of houses have been built in different years, and even private courtyards have been built along the lane to live near the water. Alleys, streets, rivers and bridges constitute the typical landscape of the ancient city. The streets here are formed by water, and the city is formed along the alleys, with every family resting on the river. This quiet and deep alley, with quaint and elegant stone bridges, houses with white walls and tiles, and gatehouses with cornices and carved beams and painted buildings, are all historical relics left to Changzhou. I hope that in our era of rapid development, Qingguo Lane can still evoke our homesickness-the river lane is long and tortuous; Green water gurgles and flows along the alley; Weeping willows, gently brushing the water; The stone bridge is lying on the waves, and the water boat is racing, showing the charm of water everywhere. It is hoped that in the process of rebuilding the historical block of Qingguoxiang, the ancient local customs will be preserved and the white powder wall will be covered with wrinkles of the years. On the platform of Gujing, you can also scoop a ladle of sweet years, and you can also hear the soft cotton selling sound of "Gardenia and White Orchid" in the depths of the alley. ...
The gardenia of Jiangnan, which was bred in severe winter and germinated in spring, did not bloom milky white until midsummer. Like gardenia, Qingguo Lane contains the aura of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and the moon. In today's era of food and clothing, we no longer have the impetuousness and anxiety of poverty. If you regard Changzhou as a smart woman walking on the land in the south of the Yangtze River, then Qingguo Lane is a fragrant and pleasant gardenia on her head!