Chapter 781 One hat and twenty-five
To be honest, Ditan Park is indeed a bit awkward.
Because in the original history where Ning Weimin did not cause trouble.
In 1985, Ditan Park took the lead in restoring the traditional Spring Festival temple fair and presented authentic Beijing folk customs and rich folk characteristics in the temple fair, thereby creating a signature and officially establishing the orthodoxy of the Beijing temple fair. of status.
It has been popular for thirty years.
After entering the new century, each Ditan Temple Fair will attract more than one million tourists.
Visiting the Temple of Earth during the Spring Festival has become a custom followed by people in the capital.
Even the reputation of the Ditan Temple Fair has spread overseas, and its scenic spots are known as the modern "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and the Chinese Carnival.
However, just because Ning Weimin appeared out of the blue, everything changed.
Not to mention that the first-of-its-kind qualification was snatched away by this kid, and because of his monster-like existence, it seems a bit dull and silly for Ditan to just restore traditional folk customs and copy the methods of temple fairs in the past.
This can no longer be used to form the advantage of "unifying the world and being condescending".
It can be said that all the benefits and aura that Ditan Park should have enjoyed have been slapped away by this kid.
Don’t believe it? If you don’t believe me, let’s take a look on the spot...
In fact, when we first arrived at Dijie and saw the North Gate of the Temple of Heaven, the people in Ditan Park felt pretty good about themselves.
You know, when the jeep drives to the side of the road, you can clearly feel that the north gate of the Temple of Heaven is not as lively as any of the gates of the Temple of Di.
Although there is a lot of tourist traffic, it seems to be equivalent to two-thirds of the Temple of Earth, or more than half.
Although the new stone gate of the Temple of Heaven is almost two or three times as wide as the gate of the Temple of Earth, it looks majestic.
But it is precisely because of this that the crowds are increasingly insufficient, which cannot be compared with the crowds of tourists at the entrance of the Temple of Ditan.
So the secretary and the deputy director started commenting with a very relaxed mood before they even got out of the car.
“Hey, didn’t the temple fair in Temple of Heaven Park set a record of 150,000 visitors in a single day? It seems really bad this year. The number of people obviously cannot reach this number. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. . I think there are only 70,000 to 80,000 people in one day. It’s really not as good as us.”
"Ha, Secretary, you are talking about the Lantern Festival of the year before last, according to the old calendar. At that time, they were the only temple fairs held by the Tiantan family, and the people had no choice. Now that there are more, they are no longer popular. Like last year, there were us and Longtan Along with the Lake Park, the number of visitors to Tiantan Park has dropped. It seems that the highest number in a single day is 120,000. This year, we have invested more, and there are as many as five temple venues in the capital. I can’t stand it any longer.”
Even the driver driving the car for them joined in the fun.
“What the leader said is that I think the Temple of Heaven is a bit deceptive this year. Their gate is so simple. There are two big red signs erected together. It says 'Celebrate the New Year'. Plus Hanging a big red banner on the front, that’s all. This is the Spring Festival, with colorful flags, balloons, and red silk. It’s really boring. How can we compare with our earth altar? br>
Then the two leaders laughed heartily again, somewhat gloating over the "dismal management" of the Temple of Heaven Park.
But the problem is, less than two minutes later, when it was time for them to park, they suddenly realized that it didn't seem to be the case anymore.
Because they couldn't find a parking space.
The huge square in front of the north gate of the Temple of Heaven is almost entirely occupied by station wagons, both large and medium-sized.
The middle of the square is surrounded by an iron fence, which is a special place for parking bicycles.
In addition, there must be a wide space for people to pass through.
The space available for cars and jeeps is very limited.
Finally, we got into a station wagon. As soon as the driver was about to drive over, he was stopped by someone.
The person in charge of watching the parking lot came over, waved and said, "You can't stop, you can't stop! Comrade, this is a place designated for big cars. You have to wait until there is space before you can park. "
The driver had never experienced this kind of discrimination. He frowned and said, "This is our leader's car."
The man at the parking lot said, "Sorry, you have to understand in emergency situations. To tell you the truth, the tourist bureau car was waiting on the roadside for ten minutes. If you are in a hurry, go to the east gate and take a look, but I guess the situation is not much different from the west gate. You must not go to the door. Cars are not allowed to park in those two places, and the space is reserved for bicycles."
The driver immediately became speechless, turned around and looked at the secretary and the deputy director, and his tone softened. When I got down, I started to inquire.
"Comrade, aren't you? It's an emergency. Isn't it just a temple fair? How could it be like this? Where did all these big cars come from?"
"Hey, you don't know something. Our situation in the Temple of Heaven is quite special. There are always a lot of foreign tourists. We love to see Western scenes, and so do foreigners. So a few years ago, we in Tiantan sent invitation letters to various embassies and put out brochures in some foreign-related hotels to invite these foreigners to join us. New Year Garden Party. So all the cars here are foreigners. Let’s put others before ourselves. Please wait for a few minutes and be considerate.”
This is the stall where we are talking. The parking space just vacated was filled by another medium-sized Hongqi station wagon.
Afterwards, eight or nine people came down, all speaking jabbering Japanese, and a tour guide holding a small red flag led them into the park.
At this moment, the two leaders in the car couldn't help but be moved.
They really didn't expect that the Temple of Heaven Park could come up with such a trick.
And it can successfully attract so many foreign tourists.
So, without the driver having to say anything, the deputy director rushed to continue asking, "What projects do you have to attract foreign tourists?"
The result was this time , it happened that two cars drove away.
Now that there is a parking space, the person responsible for looking after the car will not elaborate further.
"We are divided into two areas this year. After entering through the north gate and east gate, the roads along the way are for foreigners and leaders to see, which is relatively clean. Entering through the west gate and south gate are for the liveliness and celebration of us ordinary people. Specifically I can’t go into details, anyway, you will know after you go in and take a walk. Come on, let’s park the car first and walk around...”
In this way, the jeep had to follow the instructions and stop.
When they got off the bus and arrived at the north entrance of the Temple of Heaven, bought tickets and entered the park, the three people from the Temple of Ditan were really jealous.
Because the price of tickets for the Temple of Heaven was just approved to increase two years ago, they actually cost 50 cents each.
The Temple of Earth is still in its original state, it only costs 20 cents.
what does that mean?
It means that selling one ticket for the Temple of Heaven is equivalent to selling two and a half tickets for the Temple of Earth.
Even if the Temple of Earth exceeds 100,000 people in a single day, it will be tied with the 40,000 people in the Temple of Heaven.
And that's not all. At the gate, the Temple of Heaven Park has arranged a special express lane for foreign tourists. They pay in advance to buy tickets and let them go.
That’s five yuan of foreign exchange coupons per person.
Looking at the foreign exchange coupons, which are far more colorful than the RMB, they were put into the cash box with a "swipe" motion.
Foreigners, however, didn’t care and were all happy to enter.
How can the two leaders of the Earth Temple not be jealous? Okay, this is the scene in front of you.
Isn’t there a real difference between the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth?
In the past, there were not many foreigners, but now there are more foreigners in the capital, and the income gap is huge
Look at how hard they earn from foreign exchange certificates!
One person is worth twenty-five, and this does not include the premium of foreign exchange certificates.
But it’s useless to be jealous. The Temple of Earth is not as famous as the Temple of Heaven, and its area is only one-third of others.
This is a congenital deficiency, a hardware gap that is difficult to cross.
So at this time, these people in Ditan Park felt a little dissatisfied, and even more resentful.
A few people walked toward the park muttering and complaining.
"What is this? I can't help but mess with the minds of foreigners. I finally understand. The Temple of Heaven is just bullying laymen and inviting foreigners to visit temple fairs. Do they understand? This It’s not about looking for someone to take advantage of.”
“Yes, secretary, now I understand. If the Temple of Heaven has become so wealthy, it would be impossible if there were no foreigners. This is an innate advantage. They are nothing."
"Hey, two leaders, don't let them have fun. Foreigners are not fools. When I entered, I found nothing, and I was not allowed to comment after looking back. Foreigners may not be easy to fool..."
Hey, don't tell me, the secretary and the deputy principal were really inspired by the driver's casual remarks.
The deputy director immediately became energetic.
"Secretary, this kind of situation... may really happen. Should we warn our superiors just to be on guard?"
The secretary understood and responded, "Yes. , Diplomacy is no small matter. It should, it should."
A few people continued to follow the flow of people inside.
When there was not much clinker left, we were running toward the backyard wall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. We were halfway there when the flow of people suddenly stopped.
In the middle of Ganqing Road, there is a large brick platform one meter high and three meters long.
On top is a majestic, striving forward, life-size golden bull.
The overall shape is not only majestic and majestic, but also fully demonstrates the strength and courage of the bull.
And the bull’s body is engraved with the words “1985” in large letters.
The back spines of the two horns are connected with red silk, and there are also colorful balls made of red silk hanging on them.
When the wind blows, the red silk and colorful balls are all fluttering.
Looking at how festive and festive it is, how auspicious and auspicious it seems.
This is a festival sculpture that Ning Weimin commissioned four teachers and students from the Sculpture Department of the National Academy of Fine Arts to spend a week collectively creating.
Although the professor who took the job only received Ning Weimin as a friendly price of 3,600 yuan.
Excluding the cost of materials, you may not even make half of it.
But the level of styling is impeccable, and the effect and quality of the finished product are no worse than the Copper Bull on Wall Street.
At most it would only be a little smaller than this golden bull.
Naturally, tourists take photos and take photos with the golden bull.
Foreigners are better off, although they look pretty good and just take a photo.
However, the Chinese people are very stubborn.
Taking photos and group photos is not enough, you have to touch it.
Maybe this is because of cultural differences.
Our people always feel that if they can touch such a majestic Taurus, they will be lucky, so they are eager to do it.
The crowded scene in front of the stage may not be as good as those people rushing to touch the stone monkey in Baiyun Temple today.
As a result, many adults and children got their hands on gold dust.
The golden bull was originally planned to be displayed for a year. Unexpectedly, on the first day it was put out, it began to fade under the legs and feet, within reach of people.
Needless to say, as soon as I saw this golden bull.
The group of people who came from Ditan were all shocked!
When I walked in the door just now, the good mood I had tried to recover began to plummet again.
For no other reason than to make a cow like this, in their opinion, it would be impossible to afford even 10,000 yuan.
This is far beyond the ordinary decoration, how big a hand is it?
No matter how many colorful flags, red silk, or balloons, there is nothing like this to cheer up, right?
After a while, the deputy director woke up first, and subconsciously started to find faults - spray it!
“Yes, you will make such flashy things. I think they have so many sculptures in the Temple of Heaven that they have nowhere to put them. Even the Zhai Palace can’t accommodate them, so they put them at the gate. These people don’t have any space either. Knowledge. Isn’t he just a cow? As for being so diligent.”
"Oh? You mean...they are at their wits end..."
Looking at such a majestic sculpture, the secretary instinctively felt that it was different from ordinary park landscaping, but he couldn't tell how it was different.
So I couldn’t fully recover from the visual shock, and I was still a little worried.
But I can't stand the deputy director, but he is as tough as a duck.
“Secretary, it’s obvious, this just takes advantage of their sculpture exhibition. They are taking advantage of the convenience of the event a year ago, and they are resting on their laurels.”
The driver also picked up the nice things to say.
"Yes, they must have nothing new in the future. I think this is all they can do. This is a Spring Festival temple fair, and we can't rely solely on sculptures to fool the masses. They never do, every few dozen Just wave your head for rice, right?”
So, the secretary regained some confidence and gritted his teeth and waved his hand.
"Let's go in, I want to take a closer look today to see what other medicines they can sell in their gourds..."
(End of this chapter)