What are the celebrity deeds in Pingyao, Shanxi?

Guo and Yan Weiwen are now famous in the literary and art circles. There is no need to compete with celebrities soon. It is so boring. After the TV series "The Past of Pingyao" was filmed and broadcast on CCTV 1, Lei Lvtai and Mao Hongyu became famous in one fell swoop. The traffic vein of Pingyao ancient city consists of four criss-crossing streets, eight small streets and seventy-two scutiger lanes. South Street is the central axis of Pingyao ancient city, starting from the junction of East Street and West Street in the north and reaching Dadongmen (Yingxunmen) in the south. Gushi Tower runs through the north and south, and there are many old brands and traditional shops on both sides of the street. It is the most prosperous traditional commercial street. During the Qing Dynasty, Nanjie controlled more than 50% of the financial institutions in China. It is called "Waltz Street" in China. West Street starts from Xiaximen (Fengyimen) in the west, intersects with the northern ends of East Street and South Street, and forms a straight main street with East Street. Rishengchang, the first famous bank in China, was born in Gucheng West Street, which is known as "the first financial street in Qing Dynasty". Rishengchang Bank was founded in the fourth year of Daoguang (AD 1824). The site covers an area of 2,324 square meters, with compact land and distinctive functions. After a hundred years of vicissitudes and brilliant achievements, it occupied the leading position in national finance, initiated the national banking in China, and once manipulated the economic lifeline of the whole Qing Dynasty in the19th century. Its semicolons are distributed in more than 30 cities and commercial ports in China, as far away as Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other countries, and are known as "Huitong World". After Rishengchang Bank was founded, Jiexiu, Taigu and Qixian followed suit. East Street starts from the lower East Gate (Qin and Han Gate) in the east, intersects with the north ends of West and South Street, and forms a straight main street with West Street. North Street starts from the north gate (Gongjimen) and Nantong West Street. Baxiao Street and 72 Dragonfly Hutong have their own names, some of which are named after nearby buildings or eye-catching signs, such as Yamen Street, Shuyuan Street, Jiaochang Lane, Helanqiao Lane, Flagstaff Street, Sanyanjing Street, Zhaobi South Street and Xiaochayuan Lane. Some are named after Confucius Temple, such as Miao Wen Street, Chenghuangmiao Street, Luohanmiao Street, Huoshenmiao Street, Guandi Temple Street, Zhenwumiao Street and Wudaomiao Street. Some are named after large local families, such as Zhao Street, Leijiayuan Street, Song Menghuai Lane, Xiang, Jijia Lane, Guojia Lane, Jie, Shaojia Lane and Majia Lane. There is a relatively closed city in the northeast corner of the ancient city, similar to the square in the ancient city. The four nearby streets are named Dongbijingbao, Zhongbijingbao, Xibijingbao and Waibao Street. There are still some streets and lanes that have not been able to explore the origin of their names, such as Renyi Street, Sweet Water Lane, Bean Sprout Street and Huludu Lane. The houses in Pingyao ancient city are mainly wooden quadrangles with brick walls and tiled roofs, with strict layout, symmetry and respect for order. Large families build two-entry, three-entry courtyards or even larger courtyards, which are separated by gorgeous hanging doors. Most residential courtyards are beautifully decorated. Brick carvings are usually built at the entrance, wood carvings are placed on the beams under the eaves, and stone carvings are used to decorate columns, doorposts and stone drums. There is a folk saying: "Ten eccentrics of Pingyao ancient city", one of which is "a half-built house." The reason why most houses in Pingyao fall into the water is a single slope, which is generally said to be "four waters return to the hall" or "fat water does not flow out of the field". Shanxi is located in drought and has a big sandstorm. Building on a single slope can increase the height of the external wall facing the street, but not opening windows facing the street can effectively resist sandstorms and improve the safety factor. The compact layout of the hospital shows the national character of external exclusion and internal cohesion. Chenghuangmiao is located in Chenghuangmiao Street in the southeast of the city. It consists of three groups of buildings: the City God Temple, the God of Wealth Temple and the Kitchen God Temple. City God is one of the most important gods generally worshipped in ancient Han religious culture, and most of them are served by famous ministers and heroes who have made contributions to the local people. I don't know where the slogan "The emperor went to the Temple of Heaven, but the county magistrate came from" came from, but in history, especially in the Ming Dynasty, the official position of the city god was indeed higher than that of the county magistrate. Ming Taizu's imperial edict requires all localities to build the Town God Temple, which is set symmetrically with the county government, and "Yin and Yang perform their respective duties", which is the ancient "people and gods rule together * * *". Qingxu Guan, located in the east section of East Street, was founded in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Yuan Dynasty. The existing main building is a relic of the Ming Dynasty, and it is a key cultural relic protection unit in Shanxi Province. Introduction to the Ancient City Pingyao Ancient City, located in Shanxi Province, is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,700 years. It is one of the four best-preserved ancient cities in China, and the only ancient county in China that successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city. Pingyao was once called "ancient pottery". In the early Ming Dynasty, the city wall was built to resist foreign interference from the south. In the third year of Hongwu (AD 1370), the old wall was rebuilt and expanded, and it was all brick. Since then, Jingdezhen, Zhengde, Jiajing, Qin Long and Wanli have been renovated for ten times, and the towers have been updated and enemy stations have been added. In the 43rd year of Kangxi (A.D. 1703), four towers were built because the emperor traveled westward through Pingyao, making the city more spectacular. The total circumference of Pingyao city wall is 6 163 meters, and the height of the wall is about 12 meters, which divides Pingyao county with an area of about 2.25 square kilometers into two different worlds. The streets, sidewalks and urban buildings within the city walls retain the shapes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Outside the city wall, it is called the new city. This is a wonderful place where ancient and modern buildings are integrated, reflecting each other and making people memorable. Cars galloped on the Loess Plateau, and poplars on both sides quickly left side by side like soldiers who tossed their heads and counted off. We bid farewell to Pingyao Town. The sun is still shining, the willows are still green, and the gray-black walls and dark red lanterns are watching us silently. A short trip to Pingyao has a heavy heart. I sent a short message to my friend: in this land where you were born and raised, I only felt two words: heavy. Walking into Pingyao City is like opening a heavy history book. It is a living history, well-preserved historical features, blue bricks and gray tiles, pavilions, and even people's houses. It is also a living history textbook. It is said that Pingyao people have good intentions to preserve this ancient city so well: people living in Pingyao city can't touch a brick or tile, and even if you have more money, the house can't be turned over. If you want to live in a new house, you must move out of town. This is very valuable. In today's highly developed modern civilization, it is conceivable how much Pingyao people have sacrificed for this. This is why this famous cultural city is listed as a world cultural heritage. Being in Pingyao, what everyone feels is the richness of the cultural heritage here. From Pingyao city wall, market structure, merchant shop number, to residential courtyards and Buddhist temples, all of them show you profound cultural heritage and the wisdom and talent of peaceful and distant people. From the carving of a handrail to the layout of the city gate, there are stories and connotations. For example, the words "Rishengchang" in the "Rishengchang" ticket number are rising day by day, and the reading volume is also rising day by day. The city gate is inclined, not straight down. It is said that it is to stop the sandstorm from going straight in and stop the enemy from entering the city. There is another meaning: well-intentioned. Such "good intentions" can be seen almost everywhere. In Rishengchang, the management system, food, clothing, housing and transportation, the exchange of top scholars, the elaborate arrangement of secret storage, the location of warehouses and the methods of mutual supervision and restriction embodied in the employment system all reflect the shrewdness and wisdom of Pingyao people. No one would have thought that the secret storage room would be hidden in poetry, and no one would have thought that the vault would be located in the living room. In Pingyao, listening to the narrator explain the scenic spots is like listening to a novel with vivid and interlocking plots. From the entrance of the first act to the exit of the last object, the story is complete and the ending is clear. For example, Rishengchang Bank, from the first buddy to the last decline, is a complete story. There are plots, reasons, well-conceived and fascinating. From the prosperity to the decline of Rishengchang, we can see the development course of China draft banks. You can also see the rise and fall history of a country and a nation. In Shuanglin Temple, the bodhisattvas painted with clay sculptures, exquisite craftsmanship and bold creativity will make you sincerely sigh. How many years have passed, my eyes are bright and my expression is realistic and natural. Sitting on the Buddha with peace of mind will make you feel more human and kind. In the county hall, you can see the horrible instruments of torture in the prison: nail horses, nail beds, iron chains; You can also see the flow chart of the whole process of the imperial examination, and experience how the ancient people jumped into the Longmen and high school imperial examination lists step by step. At the same time, we can also see the superb cheating methods of the ancients, those "little books" that are small enough to be hidden in the hair. You can see with your own eyes the answer sheet of the champion Lang read by the emperor, feel the skill in one go in a neat little case, and be careful to avoid the literary inquisition. You just need to know how Jin Fan became crazy after middle age when he heard that he had won the lottery. If the scenic spots are also in harmony with the right place and the right time, Pingyao has no famous mountains and rivers, which does not occupy the right time; Its geographical position is not prominent, even a little closed, and it does not occupy land. What it has, what it has, is people and peace. It is the wisdom and talent of human beings and the profound cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. As a person coming from the hometown of garden bonsai, someone asked me about the similarities and differences between Pingyao scenery and Jiangnan gardens. I said, if Jiangnan Garden is a slim woman, then Pingyao Ancient City is a great husband. If the Jiangnan garden is a clever word, then the ancient city of Pingyao falls on a heavy word. I still remember the ancient city I saw at first sight under the hazy sky that day, the shops that opened for the second time, and the crowded people at the narrow door. The ancient city woke up. But I still remember that I came back from Zhouzhuang a few years ago and wrote an article "The Sorrow of Zhouzhuang". When I come back from Pingyao, I don't write sadness, I write thick. Because my heart is heavy. Heavy, including the friendship of Pingyao people.