Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 849: Visit Liulichang
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After leaving Qianmen Yueshengzhai Main Store, Ye Tian and the others walked into Donglaishun Restaurant not far away, where they went to have lunch and enjoy the most authentic old Beijing mutton-boiled meal.
While enjoying the meal, everyone was also discussing where to go next. We still had half a day to go shopping.
The result of the discussion is to go to Liulichang Ancient Culture Street, not far from here.
Liulichang usually has too many tourists, and there are also many vendors from all over the place. It’s a mixed bag of dragons and snakes. My mother and the others don’t want to join in the fun, so they can’t go there more than a few times a year.
Even if they go to Liulichang, they only go to a few famous bookstores and rarely go to other places.
Now that many people have gone home to celebrate the New Year, the streets of Liulichang must be relatively cleaner, making it a good place to take a stroll.
If you come across some interesting New Year items, you can also buy some and take them home to decorate your home environment and make this Spring Festival more enjoyable.
After enjoying the old Beijing hotpot mutton, Ye Tian and the others left the front door and drove straight to Liulichang.
In less than ten minutes, the two cars arrived at the intersection of Liulichang Ancient Culture Street, located on both sides of South Xinhua Street in Xicheng District.
Arrived here with them were several plainclothes police officers from the city bureau.
These plainclothes men followed closely behind them, not daring to let Ye Tian out of sight, otherwise no one knew what would happen.
Even if he is closely followed, this guy can find every opportunity to cause trouble like the night before yesterday. Who dares to let this guy out of sight? Unless you don’t want to wear this official uniform anymore!
Ye Tian and Betty have long been accustomed to this kind of close tracking and don't care at all.
My mother and Linlin were naturally surprised and a little nervous at first, but after Ye Tian's explanation, as time went by, they gradually got used to the presence of these plainclothes policemen.
Everything went as Ye Tian expected. As the New Year approached, Liulichang became much deserted.
The tourists on the street are no longer as dark as usual, and the field of vision is full of black heads. Less than half of the shops are still open, and many have been closed and gone home to celebrate the New Year. !
The kind of Baofengzhai that fights guerrillas with the urban management and police are even rarer. They are not found at the east and west entrances.
Although the crowds are much less than usual, the New Year flavor here is very strong.
The streets are filled with red lanterns, brand-new couplets are pasted on the door of every shop, and beautiful window grilles are pasted on the windows. Everyone, whether store owners or tourists, is beaming and smiling.
All of this combines to create a prosperous Chinese New Year, making the whole street full of the flavor of the New Year.
Because many stores have closed, the parking spaces here are not as tight as usual, and there happen to be a few empty parking spaces at the entrance.
Ye Tian and the others parked the car at the entrance, got out of the car and started shopping on Liulichang East Street.
The ones walking in the front were Ye Tian and Betty, as well as Mom and Linlin.
Raymond and Walker followed behind, admiring the beautiful scenery on the street, while also always paying attention to the surrounding situation to protect the safety of Ye Tian and others.
After that, there were several plainclothes policemen from the city bureau, keeping a close eye on Ye Tian and also acting as his free bodyguards.
What is a little regrettable is that the expressions of these plainclothes people are not very good-looking.
While visiting this unique ancient cultural street, which is well-known at home and abroad, Ye Tian took the responsibility to become everyone’s tour guide and commentator, giving everyone the most professional explanation.
Because he had to take care of Betty, as well as Raymond and Walker who were following behind, the language Ye Tian used to explain was naturally English.
Fortunately, my mother and Linlin both have good English skills. There is no language barrier and they can fully understand his explanation.
"Liulichang Street is a famous ancient cultural street in Beijing. It originated in the Qing Dynasty. The first people living in this area were candidates from all over the country who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
Because of the arrival of these movers, a large number of shops selling books, pens, inks, paper and inkstones soon gathered in the area, forming a strong cultural atmosphere that has been passed down.
The reason why this place is called Liulichang is because the official kiln was opened here in the Yuan Dynasty, specializing in firing glazed tiles. When the Ming Dynasty expanded the inner city, the scale of the official kiln was expanded.
In the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, after the outer city was built, this area became an urban area. The official kiln was then moved to Liuliqu Village in Mentougou District, but the name Liulichang remained.
Liulichang is 800 meters long from east to west. It is a cultural street with a gathering of people. The street is dotted with shops selling pens, inks, paper, inkstones, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, including many time-honored brands that have been passed down for centuries.
While listening to Ye Tian’s explanation, everyone strolled forward, admiring the distinctive traditional Chinese buildings on both sides of the street and feeling the traditional cultural atmosphere.
Especially Betty, her eyes were running out, and she kept turning her head to admire the beautiful scenery on the street, her face full of excitement, and her exclamations never stopped.
"Wow! This building is so beautiful, antique, and very period. It looks like a palace, just like those beautiful palaces in the Forbidden City.
Unfortunately, this store has closed and we can't go inside to visit! It must be even more beautiful inside! Steven, what is the business here? do you know? "
Betty pointed at an antique two-story building in front of her and said with admiration.
Ye Tian looked at the small building, then explained with a chuckle:
"Yes! This is a traditional building with a history of more than a hundred years. It is indeed very beautiful, and the "Ji Gu Pavilion" located in this building is even more famous and famous at home and abroad.
'Jiguge' is an old shop with a long history that specializes in copying and restoring cultural relics and antiques. It has a very high level of repairing antique cultural relics, bronzes, calligraphy and paintings, and the results are very lifelike! "
After leaving the ‘Jigu Pavilion’, everyone continued to stroll forward, entering and exiting antique buildings and famous old shops, walking on streets hung with red lanterns, and feeling the rich traditional cultural atmosphere.
In this process, everyone also gained something.
My mother bought a purple sand pot with handles at the Original Art Museum and planned to give it to my grandpa as a gift during the Chinese New Year.
Although this purple clay pot is not an antique, the materials and quality are very sophisticated, and the craftsmanship is very exquisite. It is the most traditional Yixing purple clay craftsmanship and was made by modern masters.
Under perspective, the inner quality of this purple clay teapot with handles was clearly presented in Ye Tian's eyes. It was with his nod of approval that his mother decided to take this purple clay teapot.
Of course, such a high-quality purple clay teapot must be expensive.
After some negotiation, the owner of the original art museum took away 80,000 yuan from Ye Tianka. He smiled like a spring breeze, but he was rude in his approach!
For Ye Tian, this price is not even a drop in the bucket. As long as my hometown likes it, it is worth whatever it takes!
Betty also gained something. She took a fancy to a folding fan in Guyi Zhai and took it without hesitation.
This is a folding fan that perfectly combines ancient and modern times. The fan ribs are made from modern Xiangfei bamboo, and the fan surface is made by a famous literati in the late Qing Dynasty.
The upper side of the fan is a meticulous painting of "Die Lian Hua" with a traditional theme. The painting skills are quite superb, meticulous and very beautiful. It instantly caught Betty's eyes and made her reluctant to leave.
On the other side is a corresponding Song poem, "Butterfly Loves Flowers. Spring Scenery" by the famous poet Su Shi. It was handwritten by the late Qing literati. The calligraphy is elegant and meaningful, which fits the title of this poem very well!
"The flowers have faded to red and green, and the apricots are small. When the swallows fly, the green water is surrounded by people. There are few willows blowing on the branches, and there are no fragrant grasses anywhere in the world!
The swing inside the wall and the road outside the wall. Pedestrians outside the wall, beautiful women smiling inside the wall. The laughter gradually becomes quieter and quieter, but the sentimental one is annoyed by the ruthlessness."
Of course Betty doesn’t understand Chinese, let alone the meaning and beauty of this Song poem.
But after Ye Tian explained it in a low voice, she was immediately immersed in the wonderful artistic conception depicted in this Song poem. She was so intoxicated that she couldn't extricate herself for a long time.
After understanding this Song poem, she fell in love with this folding fan even more! I couldn’t let go of it once I took it, and I didn’t want to put it back on the counter of Gu Yi Zhai!
Seeing this situation, Ye Tian would still hesitate.
He directly took out his bank card and handed it to the clerk at Gu Yi Zhai, saying only one word to the beautiful and smiling clerk.
"Buy!"
Thirty-eight thousand yuan was swiped away in an instant, and the folding fan also changed its owner and became Betty's favorite thing.
Same as before, Ye Tian knew the price of this folding fan well.
Although the transaction price is a bit high, it is not too outrageous. It is within a reasonable range. As long as Betty likes it, it is not expensive at all!
Of course, when Betty walked out of the gate of Guyi Zhai, her behavior of opening the folding fan and shaking it gently in the cold wind was a bit inappropriate, attracting countless surprised looks and good-natured laughter.
Continuing to wander forward, they soon entered a store selling ceramic handicrafts, which displayed antique ceramics, many high-imitation porcelains, and ceramic handicrafts.
In this store, Linlin received a set of colorful porcelain zodiac dolls, which are modern creative ceramics and are made by a contemporary young ceramic artist!
This set of colorful porcelain dolls is not expensive, only 3,200 yuan, but Linlin likes it very much and can't put it down, so Ye Tian naturally happily swiped his card to get it.
Ye Tian himself also gained something. He received a set of top-quality Hu pens from Dai Yuexuan. They were made by Dai Bin, the founder of Dai Yuexuan and a famous pen maker. They are very rare!
Such a set of top-grade lake pens is naturally quite expensive.
Soon, another 150,000 yuan was missing from Ye Tian's bank card, but he had a set of top-notch pens in his hand.
He is going to give this set of top-notch Hu pens to his grandfather. Only this top-notch Hu pen can match the national treasure Duan inkstone and Jiajing tribute ink.
Go back and slash the thousand-year-old ancient propaganda a few more times, and you will be alive!
At that time, even today's top calligraphers will shudder when they see Grandpa's Four Treasures of the Study, and their eyes will turn red with envy!
Leaving Dai Yuexuan, Ye Tian and the others continued to stroll forward, savoring the ubiquitous charm of traditional culture on this street and feeling the strong flavor of the New Year permeating the air.
As everyone knows, the news that a group of them were scanning goods one after another on Liulichang East Street has spread quickly, attracting a lot of attention.
Among them, there are also some guys with ulterior motives!
Now that the New Year is approaching, there are few tourists, and many people are withdrawing their funds. There are not many people buying antique art at this time.
Coupled with the fact that Ye Tian’s actions are crisp and clear, and he doesn’t care much about the price, it attracts people’s attention even more!
Even in the eyes of some people, he has been regarded as a mallet, sharpening his sword!