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Xiguan, Guangzhou

Liwan, formerly known as Xiguan, is named after the "Litchi Bay" with the reputation of "one bay is green and the two sides are red with litchi".

The area under its jurisdiction is 16.2 square kilometers, with a permanent population of more than 5, and a permanent foreign population of more than 2,.

[ Edit this paragraph] Geographical location of Xiguan

Xiguan is the collective name of the old Guangzhou people who are located in Liwan District, bordering on Xicun in the north, Pearl River in the south, Renmin Road in the east, Xiaobaijiang in the west, and outside the west gate of Guangzhou in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Xiguan is divided into upper Xiguan and lower Xiguan, of which the upper Xiguan has a higher terrain and the lower Xiguan has a lower terrain. In the late Ming Dynasty, eighteen houses were built and thirteen banks were opened. Since the middle and late Qing Dynasty, Xiguan has successively built residential areas such as Baohua Street, Fengyuan Street and Duobao Street. Xiguan is the old city of Guangzhou, named after it was located outside the west gate of the city in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was the business center of Guangzhou.

[ Edit this paragraph] Xiguan Ancient House

The characteristic of Xiguan is xiguan big house. Xiguan big house is the residence of Jia Fushen, an old Guangzhou businessman. Xiguan big house is mostly made of brick and wood structures, with blue masonry feet and large front doors embedded with granite. Its plane layout is basically developed in the depth direction according to the traditional main hall form in the Central Plains. Its typical plane is three rooms and two corridors; Symmetrical left and right, with the main hall in the middle. Central axis from front to back, from south to north, in turn, for the porch, entrance hall (door official hall), sedan chair hall (tea hall), main hall (hall or god hall), head room (elder room), patio, second hall (dining room) and second room (tail room). Each hall is one entrance, and the general big house is two or three entrances, forming a lot of central axes. On the left side of the front part of the two sides is the study and yard, and on the right side is the slant hall and guest room. The roof of the guest room is a flat roof, which is used for enjoying the cool, enjoying the moon, and visiting Yue Bai (the seventh sister) on the seventh night of Xiguan. The slant hall and the back of the guest room are bedrooms, kitchens, etc. Flowers and trees are planted in the garden, and a rockery fish pond is built, which is quite elegant and quiet.

Xiguan's ancient big house is made of high-grade hardwood, with short double doors outside, a walkway in the middle and a gate inside. The interior decoration is very exquisite, with furniture, lamps, banners, couplets, books, antiques, calligraphy and painting, vase flowers, potted plants, caged birds, mirror tables, various works of art and mahogany furniture, exquisite wood carvings, Manchu windows and sill windows with local characteristics and their unique layout forms, which have a strong Lingnan charm.

The hall is separated from the hall by a small patio, which is covered by a shed and ventilated by high side windows. There are mainly study rooms, slant halls, bedrooms and stairwells on both sides of the central axis, which are generally symmetrically arranged left and right. There is usually a small courtyard on the right side of the hall, where precious flowers and trees are planted, and stone mountains, stone scenery, fish oil or lotus ponds are arranged for the host or visitors to enjoy. There is a Qingyun lane on each side of the big house, which means "to rise to the top". Qingyun Lane, also known as cold lane, fire lane, water lane, etc., has many functions, such as traffic (the entry and exit of wives or servants), ventilation, lighting, drainage, drying in the sun, planting flowers, and removing feces and garbage.

The facade of xiguan big house is equipped with low-hanging doors, walkways, hardwood doors and other doors. The interior decoration is elegant, which can be regarded as a masterpiece of arts and crafts. Wood and stone brick carvings, pottery and gray sculptures, murals and stone scenes, glass and iron leaks, Manchu windows, carved patterns, mahogany furniture, wood carvings and sills are all rich in Lingnan charm and style.

xiguan big house is a treasure of traditional architecture in Guangzhou. According to statistics, there are more than 1 existing buildings, and more than 1 of them have reserved value. The most famous xiguan big house are "Liang Zizheng Di" located at No.18 Baoyuan North Street, Denggong Baodi located at Duobao Road and Zhongjia Garden located in the middle of Baohua Road. Unfortunately, most of these famous gardens and mansions have long since ceased to exist. Now the only famous house left is the small painting Fang Zhai.

[ Edit this paragraph] Xiguan cultural celebrities

Xiguan is the most prosperous populated area in Guangzhou in modern times, with a large number of historical and cultural celebrities, who make the Lingnan culture of South Guangdong shine. It is well documented that Huo Yaochi, a famous doctor and martial artist, Zhao Shaoang, a master of Lingnan painting school, Li Wentian and Li Quzhai, famous painters and painters, once lived in Xiguan or developed their careers in Xiguan. In addition, the ancestral homes of Bruce Lee, a well-known martial arts superstar, and Zhan Tianyou, an engineering railway expert, are also located in Xiguan, Guangzhou.

[ Edit this paragraph] Liwan Style

Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, a century-old Chinatown, is one of the most prosperous commercial pedestrian streets in China and a landmark image project in Guangzhou, and is known as "the top ten tourist attractions in Yangcheng-Xiguan Commercial Corridor". The whole street is composed of a unique and antique arcade teahouse building, which is the product of the combination of southern European architecture and Guangzhou characteristics. There are also one of the best jade markets in China-Hualinsi Jade Street and the famous national agricultural and sideline products market and Chinese herbal medicine market-Qingping Market. More than 1,4 years ago, the Indian monk Dharma went to China to preach. He first landed at Xiajiu Road in Xiguan (now "the place where the West came from") and built the "Xilai Temple" (now Hualin Temple), which created the Zen Buddhism in China and the Shaolin Temple in Songshan. Since the completion of Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street in 1995, it has received many national leaders.

The trading ports are well-known from ancient times to modern times-"Thirteen Lines" was the only trading port for China's foreign trade as early as the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties; Shamian Island used to be the concession of Britain, France and other countries, and it is one of the most European-style places in China today. There are hundreds of buildings in the island with the styles of European and American countries in the early 2th century, and there are many ancient trees. Looking at the White Swan Pond of the Pearl River, it is even more spacious and colorful.

"Xiguan cuisine" is the best in the world-strive for the perfect combination of "color, flavor, shape and meaning" and enjoy the reputation of "eating in Liwan". There are hundreds of kinds of delicious food, such as Nanxin double skin milk, Ou Cheng Ji Shang Tang Xian Xia Wonton Noodles, Dechang salty pancakes, Liwan boat porridge and so on. Cantonese-style moon cakes, represented by Taotaoju, Fun sweet cake House, Lianxianglou and Ronghua, are well-known at home and abroad and exported to all parts of the world.

Folk customs are valued in history-Xiguan is not only famous as a dignified, elegant and trendy "Miss Xiguan", but also has unique achievements in painting, calligraphy and Cantonese opera. Lingnan painting school was founded in Xiguan; Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera have a deep mass base, and there are dozens of "private bureaus", which are known as the "hometown of Cantonese opera".

The architectural culture is the highest in South Guangdong-Chen Academy is a national key cultural relic protection unit, which represents the highest achievement of Lingnan architectural art. Stone carving, brick carving, wood carving, pottery carving, clay carving, iron casting, door painting and mural painting are all over the halls and corridors, with beautiful appearance and exquisite craftsmanship. Guo Moruo, a poet, once praised: "Heaven can be replaced by workers, but man-made days cannot exceed"! As early as the 192s, Chen Academy was listed as one of the world's representative buildings by international scholars. Xiguan big house is the building with the most characteristics of Xiguan folk customs, with exquisite decoration and exquisite craftsmanship, and unique features such as doors and Manchu windows.

[ Edit this paragraph] [Xiguan Impression ]

A cup of black tea, a fireplace, a foreign house, and a typical life of an overseas Chinese returning to Dongshan.

A pot of orchids, a cage of thrushes, a first-hand cooking skill, and the exquisite attitude of an authentic Miss Xiguan.

There is a common saying in Guangzhou, "Young Master Dongshan, Miss Xiguan", which means that Dongshan is a place where powerful officials live, and most of them are children of government officials, who are arrogant and arrogant. Xiguan is a prosperous commercial area, and a young lady from a wealthy family is dancing around the city. Garden-style houses and xiguan big house, power and wealth, modernity and tradition, are two legs supporting this society.

At that time, people were still very particular about their opinions. Most of the ladies in Xiguan were attracted to the young masters in Dongshan, and the young masters in Dongshan were also attracted to the young ladies in Xiguan. Their dating places were mostly on the Pearl River Bridge, dating and dating. Until today, people can't forget the images of their love.

[ edit this paragraph] Xiguan nursery rhymes

ps. Guangzhou Xiguan nursery rhymes

There used to be many interesting nursery rhymes in Xiguan, but because of the changes of the times, many of them were forgotten, which is a pity, so I posted some of them, so that those friends who are interested in Xiguan culture will not have regrets. Remember to read in Cantonese when reading.

Bite the cane whiskers:

To bite the cane whiskers, it is necessary to cover the hair, short hair loses, long hair wins, and hairless I count.

fighting oranges:

open oranges and count the stones. If there are more stones on each side, you will win. I will be willing to shrink my bones if I am allowed to work hard.

shoot a big beard:

shoot a big beard and sing folk songs. Everyone says that I don't have a wife, so I'll marry a woman from Jiao Jiao with the money.

I don't have the money to marry a bean-skin woman, who eats a lot of food and shit.

turn around

turn around, chrysanthemum balls, fried rice cakes, glutinous rice balls, grandma calls me a dragon boat, and I look around, chicken,

chicken is big, so how much do you sell? Sold 365 cents.

Guess it's heavy:

It's heavy scissors, heavy buns, and heavy glutinous rice barbecued buns. Rats eat chewing gum, and they want to eat bean paste buns.

Home base:

Prepare as soon as possible, bury as soon as possible, open as soon as possible, and arrive as soon as possible.

Catch the big thief:

Point to the soldiers, point to the thieves, point to who will be a soldier, and point to who will be a big thief.

finger estimation:

to estimate a finger, it is useless to be in the middle, and there is a hole at the bottom of the trousers.

bug-spotting:

bug-spotting, bug-spotting, flying to litchi base, picking litchi all over the house, and staying with a fine mosquito.

Ride Niu Niu:

Ride Niu Niu, go in Niu Niu, turn around before the bull rings, and if you turn around, hit the pomelo.

Bo Zi:

Big-eyed chicken, salted fish head, you pee, I wash my hands.

Gollum Gollum:

Gollum Gollum 1, Gollum Gollum 2, Gollum Gollum 3, prepare to fire at the enemy!

jumping on the rubber band:

Dong Cunrui, aged 18, sacrificed his life for his country and bombed the fortress until it crunched, causing tears for the whole country.

Lutong Fairy:

Lutong Fairy, playing with copper coins, all depends on the change of vision, ringing copper coins to give a fairy.

clay gun:

clay gun will sound, so don't put the gun on the battlefield.

flying eagle:

the paper folding machine, flying eagle, flying around without landing, flying eagle has a tail.

toe-stepping:

peck, sour ginger, your grandmother, foot-binding mother.

lame:

lame, hopping, drumming, jumping up and down like a sparrow.

Cramp:

Cramp, limp, limp, no rice to cook, mud to cook, no house to live in, stairs, there is a ghost on the stairs, which scares you to fall under the bed.

Hold the palm:

Stretch your hand and hold the palm. The dead should hold it hard, and it's just like a cat if you blow your whistle.

Split friend:

Split friend, split friend, go quickly, go fast, good world, go well, brother Bo.

Dou Yuan:

Dou Yuan slaps a stone, because the stone is the most eyeless because it stops me, so it makes me cry.

Brick-throwing:

Brick-throwing is big enough. When you reach the west gate, you splash and throw waves.

Fishing boy:

The flower towel is really attractive. Fishing at the base is very enjoyable. It's good luck to have a good hand in one pocket, and it makes you dizzy.

the dragonfly (dragonfly)

the dragonfly flies to the vegetable field base. There is a snake in the field base, which scares your two sons.

Cooking boy:

Cooking boy drops the rice first, and the matches in the air furnace are aligned, so it's no good to take the west. We are fine mosquitoes.

Beat the messenger:

One person rides a wildebeest, and the other two ride a pig. You should bury your head in the three steps and hit the face.

Fighting Chili peppers:

Red peppers and green peppers, you are usually shy with your mouth, but today you have no guts to flirt with me.

fart:

The ghost told you to be greedy. If you don't give me a fart, I'll ask you to pay back 224.

Taste the bottom of the water:

Taste the bottom of the water, touch the sand, touch the sand as a beetle, and touch me to be a brother.

Bottom of the drill floor:

Chen Degui lives short, and there is a ghost under the bed, which scares the bottom of the drill floor.

Pull the big cable:

One, two, three, two, one, the fat woman dances first!

"Snow" slide:

Little mosquito, snow slide, falling down because of living, learning from Chen Degui, running nose all day long,

It's not good to kiss a pomelo.

Crossing the ladder:

Crossing the ladder, shrimp is short, and people cross from east to west in Yundong, but they are afraid of being short if they are not afraid of expensive rice.

Make a big drama:

likui jy with black face and Guan Gong with red face, basking in dragons in the water in the Three Kingdoms, and defeating the Qing soldiers as heroes.

Playing chess:

Playing chess depends entirely on vision and skill, so it's hard to mistake it for shit.

Draw a turtle:

Beggar, draw a turtle, and each person will be confused, and the final result will be personal failure!