Nanhou Street's lanterns began in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Lanterns have the functions of viewing, praying and adding happiness, which are deeply loved by people and spread for thousands of years. As early as the Song Dynasty, Fuzhou lanterns were very famous. According to the Song Dynasty's Old Wulin Story, Fuzhou's lanterns inlaid with pure white jade are "dazzling, like ice-clearing jade pots" and are listed as top-grade lanterns in Beijing. At that time, lanterns were made all over the country, Suzhou and Fuzhou were the best, and Fuzhou was above Suzhou. Explain the high level of Fuzhou lamp-making technology. Fuzhou has the custom of sending lanterns. Because "Deng" and "Ding" are homophonic in Fuzhou dialect, sending a lamp means "Jia Ding". Where there is demand, there is market. Nanhou Street is the largest market for making and selling Spring Festival lanterns. In the early years, Fuzhou's daughter got married, regardless of whether she was born or not, her parents had to send lanterns. Send Guanyin lanterns or God-given inner lanterns when you are not born. In the second year after the baby is born, she will send "baby sitting in a basin" lanterns, and in the third year, she will send "orange lanterns". If there are several children, she will send some lanterns until the children are 16 years old. Some give birth to two to three, and the extra one is called "headlight", hoping that the child will get ahead. Yang Guifei, a Jiaqing juren who lives in Gongxiang, is a good friend of Lin Zexu. She vividly described this point in Rongcheng Yuanxi's ci. It reads between the lines: "Our children were given colorful ribbons, and the light in the bride's room increased. I wanted to unload the gold hairpin, so I reported my parents to send a lamp. " Fuzhou nursery rhymes: "On the first month of Lantern Festival, grandma hurts her nephew (grandson) and brings red and orange lanterns to add good luck." The old custom of the Lantern Festival in Nanhou Street started from the third day of the first month and lasted until the fifteenth day, with the eighth day to the twelfth day being the most lively. There is a folk saying that "we only watch the eighth day of the Lantern Festival", because on the 13th night of the first month, we are "paper-blind" (meaning "Lantern Festival"), and our parents must send lanterns before the 13th. On the night of Lantern Festival, adults will light lanterns for children and greet the arrival of lanterns with the children in the neighborhood. The annual Lantern Festival has become a happy night for children.
Folk sculpture
Fuzhou folk sculpture is a new landscape in Nanhou Street. These works are placed under the newly planted trees in the street, and the figures are slightly larger than real people. Scene Road has the characteristics of Fuzhou traditional industry. Block printing depicts an old master sitting at his desk carving templates for printed books. The words on the board are clearly visible, and a young man is standing beside him reading a book. Making lanterns depicts an old master tying lanterns, and a child riding a bamboo horse holding lanterns. There are all kinds of paper lanterns hanging on the wooden door behind him. Ancient furniture was made by two carpenters carving window grilles and making plush chairs. Pawnshop, after shaping the counter, a pawnbroker with glasses, holding an abacus, is high above; Under the counter, a poor man pawned it. Historically, the residents of "Three Pavilions and Seven Alleys" were mostly gentry, officials, their families and wealthy businessmen, so there were a large number of bookshops and bookstores in Nanhou Street, and the traditional cultural atmosphere was extremely strong.
Laopuhe boutique
The Taiping Banquet, an old shop in Yan Rou, Tongli, is a famous local snacks in Fuzhou, and it is also a holiday dish in Fuzhou customs. Tongkou vermicelli, according to historical records: Fujian created vermicelli by hand more than 200 years ago, and later spread to southern provinces such as Guangdong and Guangxi. The original product Tongkou Powder is called Youxi Powder, which is produced in Youxi County today. Later, people in Tongkou Township in the lower reaches of Minjiang River learned the method of "Youxi Powder". In the production process, they pay more attention to the selection of materials, constantly improve the technology, and gradually highlight their own characteristics, and "Tongkou Powder Dry" is famous at home and abroad. Dafuxing fish balls, like meat swallows, are also a famous dish on the table of Fuzhou people. "Without fish balls, there is no table". From this proverb, we can know Fuzhou people's preference for fish balls. etc
Former residence ancestral hall
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There are many famous former residences or ancestral temples around Nanhou Street. Among them, there are nearly five former residences open to the outside world, including Yan Fu's former residence, Bing Xin's former residence and Lin Juemin's former residence, and the rest are still under repair. There is also Lin Zexu's ancestral hall on Macau Road near Nanhoujiekou (south).
Yanfu former residence
Attractions: No.80 Langguan Lane, Fuzhou, Fujian Introduction: Yan Fu-a famous thinker, educator and translator in modern history of China. Yan Fu's translation of Evolution is the first article that China people opened their eyes to see the world. Yan Fu's former residence is located in the center of Fuzhou. Dozens of great men in China's modern history were born here. 1992, the Fuzhou municipal government announced that Yan Fu's former residence was the former residence of celebrities that should be protected. 200 1, Shanghai Datang Art Company donated 6.5438+0 million yuan to restore and display it. On June 8, 2003, on the occasion of Yan Fu's birthday149th anniversary, it was open to the public free of charge.
Bingxin Lin Juemin Former Residence
Location: No.86, Yangqiao Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou (Nanhou Street North Exit, Shuangshuai Bridge East) Description: Bing Xin's former residence is also the former residence of Lin Juemin, a martyr of the Xinhai Revolution. The former residence is located in the west facing east, with three entrances and a wind and fire wall around it. There is a long corridor between the first entrance and the second entrance. Bamboo is planted on both sides of the corridor. There are front and rear wings on both sides of the third entrance hall. On both sides of the patio are two courtyards, south and north, forming their own courtyards. Lin Juemin lives in the living room in the southwest corner. There is a small yard in front of the hall, and there is a flower stand outside the bedroom window at the south end of the yard (wintersweet was planted in the past). There is a door in the small hall, which leads to the "Wisteria Bookstore" in the east. After Lin Juemin's death, his father, Lin Xiaoying, took his family to the outer suburbs of Fuzhou to avoid being chased by Qing soldiers, and Xie Jia bought the mansion. Before and after the founding of the Republic of China, Bing Xin (Xie Wanying) once lived here. In addition, Lin, a talented woman in modern times (architect, professor, poet, writer and husband Liang Sicheng) once lived here as Lin Juemin's niece. It is of course of special significance for three celebrities to live in one place.
Former residence of Shen Baozhen
Location of scenic spot: No.26, north of the west section of Gongxiang. Introduction: Shen Baozhen's former residence was built during the apocalypse of Ming Dynasty and Tongzhi of Qing Dynasty. It was purchased by Shen Baozhen and restored. Shen Baozhen (1820- 1879), Lin Zexu's son-in-law, was once the governor of Jiangxi, the minister of shipping administration of Fujian and the governor of Liangjiang. Its former residence faces south, with large scale, rigorous layout, rich sculpture and concentrated architectural style in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a typical rich family in Fuzhou in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It covers an area of more than 2,800 square meters, surrounded by wind and fire walls, with three front and rear entrances, a row of wooden buildings facing north, and each entrance is separated by a fence, with a total construction area of 2,000 square meters.
Linzexu ancestral hall
Location of Scenic Spot: Macau Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City 16 Description: Fuzhou Lin Zexu Ancestral Hall is located on Macau Road today, which was called "Lin Wenzhong Ancestral Hall" in ancient times and was built in the 31st year of Guangxu (1905). Gaoda archway Linzexu ancestral hall
Type of door Qiang, momentum volley. There are a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, which are lifelike. The entrance to the gate is "Yitang", with a stone corridor in the middle. The couplet says, "Burning poison into the sky is the color of strong mountains and rivers; Wave the flag against the enemy and seize the enchantment. " It makes people stop at the top of the mountain to enjoy it. On 1982, Lin Wenzhong's public shrine was changed to Lin Zexu Memorial Hall, which was listed as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. The new plaque on the door wall facing the street is "Lin Zexu Memorial Hall", the left plaque is "Zhongxing Zhou Zong" and the right plaque is "Zuohai Great Man". Fuzhou Municipal Education Commission regards "Lin Zexu Memorial Hall" as a moral education base for teenagers. In the eyes of Fuzhou people and China people, it is a huge monument, with the gate facing east, the first line being a red-jujube shadow wall, the left and right side doors engraved with "Zhongxing Zhou Zong" and "Zuohai Great Man", and the inner wall embedded with a large relief of "Humen Destroying Opium". The second way is the archway-shaped door wall, with the main entrance in the middle, and the title is "Lin Wenzhong Gongci". The entrance is a courtyard with cloisters on the left and right and a stone gallery in the middle. The entrance hall of the instrument is a 3-bay hanging mountain type, and there is a stone road leading to the Yubei Pavilion behind the hall. The pavilion is square, with double eaves and nine ridges. There are three finished bluestone plaques arranged in zigzag, an imperial edict, a memorial and an inscription, all of which were given by Lin Zexu when he died. There is a temple in the north of the pavilion, which is an independent courtyard. The threshold is titled "Shudetang". In the center of the main hall is a statue of Lin Zexu, on which is hung a plaque inscribed by the emperor in the 19th year of Daoguang (1839), and there are inscriptions by celebrities. There is a finely carved bluestone in front of the statue. On the wall hangs a couplet written by Lin Zexu: "To benefit the country, every cloud has a silver lining."