Graphic/Sensible
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It seems that I am still in the Gucuo Teahouse in Houcheng, Licheng District, Quanzhou. As soon as I entered the courtyard, I passed through the wings on both sides, facing the slender eaves of the hall, leaning against the four-legged bamboo chair placed in the right corner, and looking at the early summer sunshine sprinkled by the square patio.
The chair is low enough, which will make me feel extremely comfortable, who was born in the north but has the figure of a little woman in the south.
This is a teahouse with the traditional architectural style of southern Fujian in the Qing Dynasty, with three-step house, dovetail ridge, black tile, red brick and carved window lattice, which is in line with the most suitable time and environment for drinking tea described in Xu Cishu's Tea Sparse in the Ming Dynasty: when drinking, your mind and hands are relaxed, you are tired of singing, listening to songs, watching paintings with drums, and being quiet and welcoming guests.
pure music of tea ceremony is playing softly in my ears. There are several calligraphy and paintings of Quanzhou local literati hanging on the edges of square glass windows. At the first and second entrance, there is the word "Qing Qi Shen" inscribed by the writer Mr. Wang Meng, and the word "Gu CuO Tea House" inscribed by Wu Jieqiu, an old man of Quanzhou culture, which can be enjoyed by tea drinkers after drinking tea.
The window of the tea house is bright and clean, with fine bamboo dotted in the corner of the courtyard, and birds chirping occasionally. The flowers in the courtyard are shaken by the high-hanging fans on both sides of the wing, and the tea guests are greeted with eyes.
The light shone on the body and face of the female tea drinker at the round table in a bright place in the courtyard, watching her from the first cup of tea to asking the waiter for a cattail leaf fan and shaking it while drinking hot tea.
The base supporting the glass table top is a stone round water tank. I guess there should be more than a dozen small koi fish fish playing in it.
The youngest daughter of a female tea drinker, who is about six or seven years old, is wearing a white gauze Hanfu dress. She looks at every place in the teahouse strangely, crosses the threshold of Sanjin Courtyard back and forth, finds a place that excites her, and runs back to her mother and tells a story:
"Mom, I was scared by the rhubarb dog in the middle room, but when I get closer, it's fake! I even touched its head! "
"Mom, there is a big stage in the innermost room."
Although it was early May two days before long summer, the warm wind blowing on my face at noon was not too hot, but it was very pleasing.
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Quanzhou, as an ancient city that I miss deeply, is in a general mood of meeting new friends whom I met eight years ago. On weekdays, I always tell my husband about Quanzhou cuisine, Kaiyuan Temple, Qingyuan Mountain, Chongwu Ancient City, Hui 'an Old Street and other scenes in my memory. We should visit that old street again, but we haven't seen enough. We should eat those from little seafood again, not enough; There is a feeling that I am attached to the customs of Quanzhou and can't forget it for a long time. Reason came to the south this May Day holiday just to savor the unique taste of Quanzhou.
When we completed a long-cherished plan, we found that the scenery along the southern Fujian, the unpredictable weather along the coast and the local people's feelings that we had never seen before were just put in front of us after softening the trivial things of life, so that we could cross the foggy highway and come to the seaside to watch the rising morning sun. Take a walk in the rain along the coast and enjoy the joy of the flowers and trees on the roadside being brushed by the drizzle; In the teahouse in the back street of the old city, the inner warmth enjoyed after being warmly greeted by the boss.
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On that day, we arrived at Kaiyuan Temple early, just to stagger the peak period of the visitors, slowed down and started to visit from the central axis, and passed the Mountain Gate (Heavenly King Hall), Daxiong Hall (also known as Ziyun Hall, with the word "Sanglian Dharma Boundary" inscribed on the front eaves), the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and so on, and then arrived at the Hongyi Master Memorial Hall in the east wing. Passing through the ancient banyan trees in front of Daxiong Hall for the second time, I went to Qilin Bi and Renshou Tower (West Tower) in the west wing and looked up at their figures.
I visited Kaiyuan Temple eight years ago. Under the big banyan tree in the temple, we took a group photo with our children as a souvenir. At that time, there was no time to stay in the food culture west street next to it. This time I wandered from the street to the end of the street and took photos of the iconic bell tower.
The snacks in the food street next to the scenic spot are full of fast food cultural characteristics, attracting all young people. If we want to taste the local specialties, we need to plunge into the streets and lanes, stop and go with our steps, look for them, and treat ourselves as real locals, so that we can see the lively and vivid market customs in Quanzhou in all aspects.
It's almost noon. My husband decided to find the famous Gucuo Teahouse in Quanzhou, rest his feet, drink his tea thoroughly, and then have lunch.
Follow the navigation prompts and go all the way to the back city of Licheng District, pass through Quanzhou Confucian Temple, visit and stay for a while, browse the antique street, and find the small local seafood restaurant that we once ate eight years ago. Two old houses are still there, but we just started a tour group meal business. The store has expanded two rows of private rooms vertically, and the locals who eat at the small square table have disappeared. The big round table is full of tourists, and we see that the guests on the table have not moved yet.
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When we arrived at the teahouse, my husband went in to find a good seat. I took photos outside the yard and sat down in the teahouse. The waiter brought a bamboo slip tea list for the guests to choose from.
In summer, we should drink oolong tea and green tea to dispel the heart fire. Tieguanyin in Anxi is the most famous one in the local area, and we are from the northern city. We are used to drinking the relatively neutral tea such as jasmine tea and white tea on weekdays, and my husband delegated the right to choose tea products to me. Glancing at the tea list, I chose the rock tea set meal without hesitation. This set meal has three bags of black tea varieties, namely, Zhengshan Race, Minnan Narcissus and Dahongpao. The price is not expensive, and the guests who entered the store at the same time also ordered the rock tea set meal.
Sensible doesn't know much about the characteristics of rock tea series, such as bud shape, tea fragrance, tea soup color, etc., and feels that the fragrance of daffodil tea is the lightest among these three varieties. Because we sweated a lot when we walked over at noon, we need strong tea to refresh, care and replenish our spirits!
while waiting for the waiter to serve tea, the owner of the tea house took the initiative to ask her husband if he had ordered tea. When you get the reply, greet us with a smile, please wait patiently, and then call another waiter to serve some refreshments for us to choose from.
There are plates of snacks in the round basket, such as peanuts, flowering beans, dried plums, kway teow, dried hawthorn, dark plum, dried bean curd, etc. We choose the salty and sweet ones according to our personal preference, and we choose one salty and one sweet.
What about being unfamiliar with the formulaic rules and being willful once in making tea? As a result, Zhixiang put up her orchid fingers in a decent way, picked up the teapot, scalded the teacups and washed the tea leaves, which opened the first bubble of Zhengshan race.
"zhengshan race is smoked with pine needles or pine firewood and has a very strong fragrance. Because of smoking, the tea leaves are grayish black, but the tea soup is dark amber. "
"Minnan narcissus, with fat lines, looks like a dragonfly head; The leaves are green and yellow-green, oily and shiny; Endoplasmic aroma is rich and long, and the characteristics of rock rhyme are obvious. After brewing, the soup is orange-yellow, deep and bright, with a strong and mellow taste. It has the characteristics of refreshing and sweet, tender and clean leaves, and green leaves with red edges, which is very beautiful. "
"Dahongpao is very resistant to brewing, and it still smells after being brewed for seven or eight times. The color is green, brown and fresh, and the soup is orange and bright after brewing. The most outstanding quality is that the fragrance is rich and fragrant, the fragrance is high and lasting, and the rock rhyme is obvious. "
A thin layer of tea oil floats on the teacup, and the sensible gesture gives way to her husband, "You have it! Zhengshan race is the first bubble! Try something fresh "
As soon as the hot tea entered, my husband smiled and asked," How's it going? Is this trip to Quanzhou to find tea worth it? "
A pink light suddenly appeared on the rational face. "It feels so good, this trip is really worth it! The road has not been wasted, tea and soup have entered the stomach, and the journey in recent days has been tired and gone. To express my gratitude, I will plan and write an article about the feeling of drinking tea for your heart! "
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During making tea, I took a break from my busy schedule and went in and out of the teahouse three times, holding my mobile phone, looking for scenery and taking pictures as a souvenir. Seeing that there are three bamboo bookshelves in the second room, I chose two local magazines, Erythrina, and put them at hand, reading them while drinking tea.
When traveling rationally, every time you go to a place, you will not only visit famous scenic spots, but also visit local museums, celebrity memorial halls and celebrities' former residences, and pay attention to how the literati described the local rural conditions.
I have been to nanxun town, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, which is the hometown of the writer Mr. Xu Chi, and he is a student of the famous writer Mr. Gu Sui. Immediately after returning to Beijing, I ordered ten volumes of Collected Works of Xu Chi online to replenish my brain and make my short trip more colorful.
I have also been to Chaozhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Nanchang and other places, and more or less I have brought back works and information with personal preference for prose, painting and diet, such as "The Original Time of Chaoshan", "The Old House of Chaoshan" and "The Old Taste of Shanghai". After I came back, I deepened my understanding and expanded my knowledge reserve by reading books, and then I wrote some essays by hand to consolidate it.
In the old Shanghai, "Teahouses were a small society with habits. When tea drinkers sat down, they did not ask for tea. They indicated by gestures that the index finger was straight green tea, the index finger was bent black tea, the five fingers were slightly bent chrysanthemum, the fist was tortoiseshell, and the little finger was stretched out, which was boiled water." (Shen Jialu's sequel to Shanghai Old Taste)
In the old days, "Teahouses" were places where three religions and nine streams gathered. In addition to tea drinkers and storytellers, there were also businessmen who were good at dealing with the situation, brokers who had gloomy eyes and inquired about and sold antique calligraphy and paintings, and "iron mouths" or "fortunetellers" who predicted astrology, including pitying singing girls and selling melon seeds and cigarettes. (Shen Jialu's sequel to Shanghai Old Taste)
Tea houses and restaurants in the traditional sense have long since withdrawn from the historical stage. In the past, when drinking tea and talking about business, you had to listen to books and tell stories about the past, so the teahouse was a good place to be lively.
Gucuo Teahouse has preserved the cultural heritage of free tea for the old people who tell and listen to books so far, which also shows the boss's high feelings of being a man and doing business.
During this trip to Quanzhou, Sensible didn't find any books with local cultural characteristics in the teahouse.
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"In the future, when we have leisure time, we will make an appointment to go here for tea and be in a daze. Quanzhou Gucuo Teahouse, also a online celebrity store, has a rich cultural heritage and has been in business for more than 21 years. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the store invited professional old men to tell stories about the past, and also provided local old people with tea for free. It is near the Confucian Temple and there is an antique calligraphy and painting street similar to Beijing Liulichang around it, just behind Kaiyuan Temple and West Street. " I sent an invitation to my friends on WeChat.
Good tea will have a aftertaste, and friends who can really talk about everything, if they gather here, hear her sweet voice, see her gestures, and leave a memorable conversation, I believe we will cherish it in each other's hearts for a long time.
In this way, when you meet friends with similar interests on WeChat, you must come to Gucuo Teahouse again to have tea and talk about the past and the present and realize your life.
"Gucuo Teahouse is also a small distribution center of local culture in Quanzhou, and often holds exchange activities such as poetry meetings, art exhibitions and art salons. His boss is also a well-known local figure." Continue chatting with friends on WeChat.
At the back of the hall, there is a plaque, which reads "Respect the old and respect the virtuous". Mr. Liang Shiqiu mentioned in the book "Life is Like Sending" that "the old people have been through a lot of changes and have no disputes with others. They just want to have a bowl of rice in peace, and they will be satisfied." "Respecting the elderly and respecting the sages are often used together ... Only when you are old and virtuous, virtuous and old, is it really worthy of respect."
My husband, who has listened to the travel guide, reminded me that this teahouse has been open for more than 21 years, and it has provided free reading and tea for the old people every afternoon, which is almost well known in Quanzhou.
"We made three bags of rock tea in a row here, feeling comfortable and comfortable, leaning back on the bamboo chair under the eaves, blowing a breeze through the hall. Looking at magazines describing local local customs, time passes really slowly, but it is fleeting. I feel a little nervous because my sense of smell, hearing and eyesight are not enough to look around for fresh breath. Talking and laughing, I spit out the jokes between the two, and I laughed my head off for a while, and then I looked at the patio and both of them were silent. "
I quickly described my mood in words and showed it to my friends.
Just after a tour of tea, I have the old-fashioned mind of a tea bug but no stomach of a tea bug. I said to my husband, "I'm going to take a walk at my wife's place, but I won't go to Xianggong's house." My husband looked me up and down and said, "You can go in, too!"! Not everyone can go in and out there. I'll go around for you later! " (The sign of men's and women's toilets in other people's teahouses is Lady and "xianggong". My little girl has rich imagination! )
"a good word is not enough to describe the scene I saw with the delicate description of Zhiwen. It really is a good place to go. The tranquility, scenery and environment complement the local customs of Quanzhou, providing tea for the old people free of charge, which is a deep cultural heritage that refreshes people through ordinary times. Although Jingsheng, humanistic spirit has a subtle influence on people. Wherever you go, the most important thing is to integrate and absorb all the intelligence that has stepped into this place and feel it! " My best friend in Nanchang sent me a text.
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On a busy day, when I realized that every minute was quietly passing by, in this dream of life, as a traveler, I came to Quanzhou in a boat on the river of eternal time, and I really wanted to thank my husband for his strong recommendation, so that I finally found a place where my mind could calm down.
"Life is harsh, and a warm mind is not enough to cope with the environment. Enthusiasm must be combined with wisdom and courage to avoid the destruction of the environment. Courage is the product of understanding life. One and two, two and one, a person who fully understands life can be brave. If wisdom can't make you brave, wisdom is worthless. Wisdom inhibits our ambitions and frees us from the swindlers of this world, whether ideologically or in life, and gives birth to courage. " (Lin Yutang's The Art of Life)
This trip has made me feel a lot. People who enjoy a leisurely life with wisdom also have the feelings of a poet. When their leisure time is used, it not only broadens our vision of free space, but also easily leaves behind the temptation of ambition and fame.
Sensible drinks hot tea and sees a tolerant and gentle expression on her husband's face.
Every time Zhi travels, he completely empties his mind without a trace of distractions. When he leaves, he carries an empty bag. After arriving at his destination, he experiences it step by step with his heart according to the planned route planned by his husband, meets it with his eyes, tastes food, records it with photos, and communicates with him in language. Before returning, he should carry it back, and then take it out from his bag one by one when he is free, savoring it carefully and playing!
I believe that most people will be the same as rational thinking. When we do things, we will definitely find a self-balanced life state, which should be the instinctive reaction of pursuing perfection with laziness and persisting in achieving our goals in the process of laziness.
in Quanzhou, the harvest is full, and it is all because of my husband's careful planning and guidance that reason will be like this.