Chapter 782 Chucai'er
Walk past the huge crowd surrounding the golden bull sculpture, and then continue walking towards the back wall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Hall of Huangqian.
As I was walking, when I was about to reach it, I didn’t expect another amazing gesture.
On top of the tourists’ heads, a tall traditional archway with gorgeous colors appeared.
Red and yellow are the base, green is the supplement, three-door style, four red pillars.
There are five "mountain peaks" on the top of the archway, and a colored ball hangs from each "mountain peak".
The flower arrangement in the middle of the archway also has the words "Good Luck in the Year of the Ox" pierced with paper flowers.
It is a piece of exquisite craftsmanship. Looking from a distance, it looks very similar to the real archway.
Many people walked closer and discovered that it was a temporary thing made of bamboo poles and colorful cloth.
How much does it cost to build such an archway?
None of the three people in the Temple of Earth knew, and it was hard for them to even guess.
But they can be sure of one thing. Regardless of the traditional style and exquisiteness, even if they searched all over Ditan Park, they could not find any artificial landscaping that could compare with this archway.
However, this is not the end. Twenty or thirty meters further, we actually reach the backyard wall of Huangqian Hall.
Opposite the intersection, a colorful pavilion was built against the wall in the same way as the archway.
The work on this pavilion is even more detailed than the archway in front.
It is made of the same colorful silk, but the pavilion is made of a palace roof with one hall and one roll.
There are "five spines and six beasts" on the top and a Xumizuo on the bottom.
There are corridors on all sides, with partitions and steps in front. You can get whatever you want. It’s hard to believe that this is a temporary thing.
The most amazing thing is that such an exquisite pavilion is not only used for decoration.
There is actually a stove made of gasoline barrels in the pavilion, which can boil water and keep warm.
In this way, the practical functions are even more astonishing.
First, the Temple of Heaven Park can be used by the staff who patrol the park to come in for shelter, storage, rest, and even watch at night.
The second is that a long large table covered with red cloth was set up outside the pavilion, providing free large bowls of catechu for tourists to drink.
Yes! That's right! It's free!
In the past, free tea was actually just a rule implemented by Zhai Gong Book Market on a trial basis.
The initial purpose was simply to attract customers and increase popularity.
Nothing else, our people have lived a miserable life for too long.
Don’t say you are not rich now, but you will be really rich in the future. Who can refuse free things?
Until last year, the summer book fair was officially launched, and it was a little different from the past, because free tea also has the actual effect of preventing heat stroke.
Unexpectedly, the response from the public was particularly good, and it earned a lot of good reputation for the Temple of Heaven Park.
In this way, Ning Weimin simply copied the sculpture art exhibition and the New Year garden party.
You can imagine how comfortable it is for ordinary people to have such a bowl of hot tea for free in this cold winter.
Of course it is more popular with the masses.
This leads to the fact that this area of land has far more people gathered than the Taurus in front.
There are many but not chaos. The Temple of Heaven Garden has very rich management experience in this area.
Someone has been assigned to coordinate the queuing, prevent congestion, clean up the garbage, and tell where the tea bowls belong.
As a result, under the archway and in front of the colorful pavilion, tourists in the park lined up in an orderly manner, and ordinary people happily drank large bowls of tea.
It actually became a scene, completely attracting foreigners.
Many foreigners stop here to take pictures, take pictures of the archway, the colorful pavilion, the crowd, and take photos with others.
There are even foreigners who are not afraid of wasting time and queue up to take advantage of the glory of our harmonious society and the benefits of our temple fair.
It doesn’t matter whether you are used to drinking or not. Anyway, those foreigners holding the thick porcelain bowls are very beautiful, and they also imitate us to drink tea by blowing hot air on their mouths.
More often than not, people raise their thumbs up and let their companions take photos of themselves.
The only ones who are incompatible with the general environment are the three "spies" who came from Ditan.
The deputy director ran to the tea stall and took a look.
When I came back, I frowned and reported in a low voice. "The color of the tea is quite strong, and the fragrance can be smelled from a long distance away. I'm so willing to give it up..."
The secretary asked with a sullen face, "Can you estimate how much it costs to set up such a tea stall in a day..."
The driver came over to show off his cleverness.
"It doesn't matter how much it costs. Think about it, the tickets for the Temple of Heaven are so expensive. This is called buying people's hearts, and the wool comes from the sheep. The poor people don't know the truth, so they know how to take advantage of small things. And they still take advantage of it. They think they are good people..."
However, he acted foolishly and did not hide it. As a result, the people in the queue heard what he said, and an old man with half-white eyebrows quit.
"Hey, how can you speak like this? Why are you so ugly?"
"I...what did I say?" The driver was stunned and was about to argue.
The secretary didn't want to argue with others, so he helped him in time and comforted the old man with a smile.
"Old Master, he is ignorant and has no hair on his lips. Why do you have to be like him when he is older than the Chinese New Year?"
"Ignorant people need to be educated. Is this your son? Nephew? You really need to talk to him when you go back. Don't act like a rude person and cause trouble for everyone." The old man's tone was a bit calmer, but he was still a little indignant.
The driver was young and energetic. When he heard this, he not only lost face, but also felt wronged in his heart. If this was put on the street, he might be scolded as an "old gangster".
Then kick the accelerator and let your old thing eat dirt.
But who will let the leader be in front of him?
Then he can only try his best to be kind and try to vindicate himself by reasoning.
"Our uncle, this ticket costs us 50 cents. In the past, it was only 20 cents. How much does it cost to sell this bowl of tea? If you want to drink back the 30 cents they earned, then It’s not a huge amount. This is called buying but not selling. Where did I say it wrong?”
As soon as he said this, everyone around him became happy, and some people even thought that the young man spoke honestly.
No, a big bowl of tea now costs two cents on the street and three cents in the scenic spot.
This is going to take ten bowls of tea, so don’t go shopping. Just stay in the toilet all afternoon.
However, as soon as the old man said the next words, these words became untenable.
"You say you are ignorant, but you still don't admit it. Then let's discuss this truth. You said that the ticket price of 50 cents is expensive, but there is a reason why it is expensive. In the past, the ticket price was 20 cents. , what is the Temple of Heaven like? Apart from some ancient ruins and some green trees, there is nothing to see. The entire Temple of Heaven is half in ruins, and even the roads are bumpy. The toilet smells bad and garbage is thrown everywhere. It’s not as good as a wild place. Even two cents is expensive.”
"Look now, people have been building a garden in the past few years. The Zhai Palace has opened, the Northern Kitchen has also opened, and now they are building the Southern Kitchen. There is a seat tens of meters away, and trash cans can be seen everywhere. The management of the park is better, and the cleaners sweep the floor very clean. When spring and summer come, the yard is full of flowers, which is unprecedented in the past. Especially the toilet is very clean and flush. It’s boring, and it’s spacious. There are even special seats for the elderly and disabled people, so it’s easy to go to the toilet.”
“Let’s talk about this kind of park. Where else in the capital are there? The Forbidden City, Beihai, and the Summer Palace may all be more famous than the Temple of Heaven, but they don’t have such facilities. If you think about it carefully, which one of these three parks is not more expensive than the Temple of Heaven? Spending money on improving public facilities? Are you comparing it with these companies? To be honest, I also want the tickets to be cheaper, but let’s not lose our money. When it comes to the construction of parks, aren’t we, the people, benefiting from it? This is the only thing that the capital has to support, right?” There are so many parks in Beijing that we can offer free tea. A bowl of tea seems to cost less, but why don’t other parks do this? The Temple of Heaven is so attractive to people, so what do they think about it? To put it bluntly, they are trying to make money from you, but they don’t care about you. What is this called benevolence and righteousness? It doesn’t make sense for people who do good things with good intentions to get a bad name from you, but they make a lot of money from you, right?”
This statement makes sense. After explaining it thoroughly, he immediately won the approval of everyone present.
In particular, a few of them probably live in Nancheng and come here often.
They all say that the Temple of Heaven has undergone unprecedented changes in recent years, and they feel vaguely proud of it.
Some people also say that the Tan Gong Restaurant set up by the Temple of Heaven outside the park is also very real. The snack bar downstairs is cheap for the people, and it is completely different from holding banquets upstairs to earn money from foreigners.
In turn, the three people in the Temple of Earth were all mute.
Not to mention that the driver blushed, it was a bit embarrassing to be a villain.
The two leaders couldn't help but ponder the truth behind these words and savor the wonderful taste in their hearts.
However, this matter is not over yet.
Because it is inevitable that some meddlesome people will make noises, I deliberately asked the old man half-jokingly.
"Uncle, if you say such good things for the Temple of Heaven, you are not related to the people in this park, are you? Do your sons and daughters work at the Temple of Heaven? Or are you a retired employee here?"
As a result, the old man was recruited and made up for it.
"Hey, you really dare to think about it. If only it was like what you said, the current treatment in Temple of Heaven Park must not be bad. It's a pity that I don't have that kind of luck, I am just an ordinary worker. Son My daughter is also a worker. I praise Tiantan purely because the leaders of Tiantan Park are so good.”
"Don't pout, let's not talk about it from afar. Let's just talk about these authentic lottery jobs in front of us. I have to say that people know their stuff. What is lottery work? Like the lottery building behind us, and the lottery at the front of this team. Pavilions are all colored work. This is the unique technique of tying colors in our capital. If you build various archways, pavilions, altars, stage, and prayer platforms, and then decorate them with colored silk, it is called hard color silk. , colorful cloth is formed into hydrangea, and is hung on the lintel or in front of the pavilion. It is called soft color. "
"You young people probably don't know that there were major events in the capital in the past. Officials, merchants, or private parties all decorate in this way. The more colorful things they do, the more solemn they are. This is where the term comes from. After all, the origin of this craft actually comes from Buddhism, so temple fairs and various Buddhist events are indispensable for the craftsmanship of color tie-making craftsmen.”
“Do you understand? This is the most distinctive traditional feature of temple fairs. It's a pity that gradually, no one was willing to pay for it. After so many years, as the temple fair was closed, I didn't expect to see it here again when I visited the Temple of Heaven today. It's worth it for this exciting job. Just open your eyes. You don't have to look at it anymore."
"Besides, don't think I'm verbose. I have to say that the free tea is a good thing. Why? It’s not that I like to take advantage of it, but because traditional temple fairs in Beijing are indispensable. In the past, the tea shed was basically a resting place. It is a tea place, but it is actually more like a temporary temple, because to drink tea in the tea shed, you must first worship the Buddha statue. In the past, when you went to Miaofeng Mountain to offer incense, a tea shed was set up every three miles from Deshengmen, which was actually continuous along the way. Strengthen your inner faith.”
“Although we don’t pay attention to worshiping Buddha now, it’s great that we can all get together to drink tea from the Temple of Heaven and enjoy the blessings of this place of worship. Okay. Look at this colorful pavilion. It’s magnificent and royally designed. If you drink the tea here, you’ll be able to enjoy it all year round. Isn’t it?
"So even though everyone calls the Temple of Heaven garden party a foreign temple fair, I would say that the Temple of Heaven is not bad at all in terms of restoring tradition. It has even been improved very well, and they are thoughtful for us ordinary people. After all, it is better than those who do it. Just doing some juggling and making some snacks, I will tell you that this is a place for a temple fair. You all say, can I not praise this temple of heaven? "
It's better to say this. What I just did still works.
Many older people felt the same way and marveled at it, remembering the past.
As for the young people, although they don’t have such a long-lost mood, they still think they have gained experience and relieved the boredom of queuing.
Especially what the old man said, "lucky tea", is the most endearing and makes everyone listen.
Many people who had no intention of drinking tea became interested in it and actually walked in without any hurry. Instead, they turned around and ran to the back of the queue.
Even the man who was teasing me just now handed over his hand and said, "Uncle, you said it very well. I understand. Just make this 'lucky tea', and I will have to drink a big bowl of it later." "
It must be said that the effect of becoming famous and attracting fans is something Ning Weimin himself could never have imagined.
Only the three people from the Temple of Earth looked a bit embarrassed.
For no other reason, this old man just praised the Temple of Heaven, but in the end, he actually slapped them in the face and scolded them.
Just look at how much trouble this happened. They worked so hard to get hold of all the good artists on Tianqiao.
It is actually not as good as a few colorful jobs and a tea stall, which is popular and has a good reputation.
Where is the reasoning?
How can their fragile little hearts bear it?
However, the paradox is that the awkwardness is awkward. They can neither show it on the surface, nor can they not admit that they do have shortcomings.
I really suffered from my lack of knowledge. I thought about organizing the temple fair too easily, which resulted in it being just a formality.
Like the deputy director immediately ordered the driver.
"Did you bring your camera? Take it out quickly and take pictures of all this."
The secretary also whispered to the deputy director.
"Look back and think of a way to find out who made this archway and pavilion? If it is not expensive, we will use this next year."
"Yes, there is also free tea. I think it is quite good. Should we discuss it when we go back and see if we can learn from it?"
(Note: The five spines and six beasts are Chinese The regulations of the palace-style building include five upper ridges, large horizontal ridges and four corners, a total of six swallowing beasts. As the saying goes, "hungry five ridges and six beasts", it actually means that I was so hungry that I almost fell down. The horizontal spine of the palace is the human spine, and the four corners are the limbs. )
(End of this chapter)