Chapter 783 Victory without force
As we walked further inside, the number of people began to gradually decrease.
Why?
Because in front of the backyard wall of Huangqian Hall is the largest fork in the road from north to south.
The passenger flow entering from the north gate must be dispersed due to the choice of direction.
People can go east, west, or continue south along the courtyard wall.
So here, the advanced service awareness of Temple of Heaven Park is fully reflected.
In addition to placing temporary signboards as tall as one person on both sides of the tea pavilion, they are bilingual in Chinese and English.
Specialized personnel have also been arranged to use loudspeakers to guide and answer tourists' inquiries.
To the west is the Zhai Palace Sculpture Art Exhibition, folk entertainment area, and snacks.
To the east is the Shenchu dining area, the special art exhibition at the Sacrifice Pavilion, and the lantern riddles on the promenade.
Going south, follow the main roads of Huangqian Hall, Prayer Hall, Danbi Bridge, Chengzhen Gate, Echo Wall and Circle Qiu, all of which are commercial areas.
Three stage performance areas are also specially noted at the bottom.
They are the West Gate, the South Gate, and the Chengzhen Gate in the center of the park.
Even the performance time is clearly written.
There are two sessions a day, from 10:30 to 11:30 in the morning and from 2:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon.
In this way, it will not only provide directions for tourists, but also give everyone a rough idea of the planning and layout of the Temple of Heaven Park Garden Party.
Of course, this move was something those from the Temple of Earth did not expect.
Compared with their method of guiding tourists through loudspeaker broadcasts, I couldn’t help but feel ashamed again.
As for the choice of direction.
After seeing the signage, these few people naturally wanted to go straight to the west to see the core folk entertainment items of the temple fair.
Not for anything else, but mainly because they think that catering, merchandise, and exhibitions are nothing more than providing convenience to vendors and promoting sales.
It’s all the same, just for making money, so what’s there to see?
In fact, what they care about most is the fun of the New Year’s Garden Tour at the Temple of Heaven.
From this point of view, they have put in too much effort and cost this year and have set their focus on breakthrough direction. This is their trump card.
In particular, I feel that the performance time arranged by the Temple of Heaven is too limited, unlike the performances they arrange that are almost non-stop throughout the day.
So I never believe that the Temple of Heaven can do better than them.
So after several people discussed it, they started to go straight to the goal, trying to regain some psychological advantage.
Unexpectedly, they had just walked past the back wall of the Huangqian Hall and walked around the side wall of the Prayer Hall. Within a hundred steps, they could no longer stick to their original route.
Because it is from here that commercial stalls spread out one after another with red tablecloths and iron frame lintels.
It is spread out in a circle along the outer wall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, attracting many Chinese and foreign tourists to stop and watch.
However, the stalls here are very different from the messy scene they imagined. They are actually completely uniform in format. This scene is too impressive.
Especially the long outer courtyard wall surrounding the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests behind these stalls is even more shocking!
You know, the high walls are not empty. They are all decorated with bright red long and short silks.
The breeze is blowing, and the long and short silks and big hydrangeas on the wall are really flamboyant and beautiful.
Everyone says that red walls and green tiles are beautiful, but in fact, green glazed tiles, large areas of gray walls, and dazzling red satin in the sun are even more gorgeous and beautiful.
According to the old man in line just now, this is a soft lottery.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... so rich!
The emotions of the three people from the Temple of Earth were once again hit, falling to freezing point.
You must know that the outer courtyard wall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is approximately 300 meters from north to south and 200 meters from east to west.
This lap is at least one kilometer, and the cost of tying colors will be at least doubled.
Think about it, two kilometers of red silk, if stacked and stored, would take up half a room.
How much will it cost?
And it can be inferred from this that the exterior wall of the echo wall is most likely decorated in this way. How much does it add up to?
Even if the emperors of the past came to offer sacrifices to heaven, they would not be able to decorate the land for miles.
But such extravagance and extravagance happened in the Temple of Heaven Park!
This decorative effect is absolutely outstanding. It is the best in the capital of this era, and no one can look at it.
To put it bluntly, only after seeing the holiday decorations of the Temple of Heaven can you know what generosity means!
Only such a scene can show the joy and enthusiasm in a magnificent situation!
It is not the conventional practice in modern times at all - adding more colorful flags, tying more balloons, hanging more banners and colorful latte art, it can be compared.
So in terms of the decorative effect of the festive atmosphere, at this point, all the ambitions of the three people in the Temple of Earth have been defeated by the Temple of Heaven, and they already consider themselves dead dogs.
Even if they are unwilling to give in, the most they can do is use their "Ah Q spirit" to comfort themselves.
What, the program is not enough, so just use money to make up for it.
Look at you crazy people, I will give you a ladder so that you can all go to heaven!
Don’t you just rely on having a few bad money? This is called victory without force.
If our Ditan had your income, we would definitely be able to do better than you.
Yes, I have to admit, at least your commercial stall is a bit interesting.
Ingenious and practical, it doesn’t cost much to make.
But then again, whoever takes a look at it will learn it.
Your little cleverness is not worth mentioning...
In short, with their hearts filled with citric acid, these three people picked up their cameras and took another snap!
I plan to go back and study together, and then prepare to copy my homework.
But as a result, the three of them took a closer look and made another surprising discovery.
I bet the things sold at these commercial stalls under the theater chain are definitely different from what is popular.
That’s too elegant, and it’s also too expensive.
Take the first five stalls at the beginning as an example. They are all from the same family, and they all sell kites.
Not only were they placed on the stalls and hung on the lintels, but even the high wall behind them was used. Driving nails, tying ropes, and hanging colorful kites.
There are so many tricks.
Nezha, Liu Hai, Magu, Birthday Star, Bajie, Sun Houer, Banana Fan, Haha Sansheng, Two People Playing, Harmony and Two Immortals, Centipede, Catfish, Butterfly, Dragonfly, Sanyang Kai Tai, seven magpies climbing branches, etc... I estimate there are hundreds of species.
The strangest among them is undoubtedly the raptor kite.
What kind of kites, eagles, and eagles can soar in the sky with just a string.
Of course there is also the "big sand swallow" that is most familiar to people in the capital, and it is also extremely exquisite.
Not only are they good at painting, but they are also carrying organ or peace gongs and drums on their backs, which can make a sound when they are put up to the sky.
There is even a special red light match at night, which is as professional as possible.
But compared with the others, it was submerged in them, and it didn't show any improvement in style.
These exquisite kites are unusual even in size and materials.
Not only are there everything from one foot to two feet, but there are also mini kites that are eight or nine inches in size.
They are all placed in a brocade box with a glass cover, which looks very funny.
Take a six- or seven-foot kite as an example. It is often made of silk.
The shelf is made of whole rattan, and the colors are painted with azurite, rouge, mud gold, mud silver and other pigments.
Even the ropes for flying kites are made of jute or green hemp, which have been rubbed and waxed.
However, the most common simple kites made of plastic are not available.
So the price is very impressive. Ordinary people must not ask about the price. They will be scared if they ask.
For example, a young man asked the price of a four-foot sand swallow, okay, fifteen yuan!
The young man came with two buddies, and the three young men quit on the spot.
The price is too bad, I can buy ten of them. It's all a bit cursing.
But there was no room for the three people from Di Tan to gloat over their misfortune. There was an older man standing next to him who helped the kite seller speak up.
"Hey, young man, first look up at this sign. This is no ordinary kite."
"What? Not an ordinary kite?"
As he said this, the three of them raised their eyes together, but they still didn't know why.
"Kite...Kite...what's going on? Could it be that his kite was made of gold?"
The man was happy.
“This is not a golden kite, but it is definitely the highest quality kite in the capital. In the Qianlong year, the ‘Haba Kite’ became famous, and most of the kites used were Cao Xueqin’s music. In the past, the people who sold the food were exquisite in craftsmanship and unique in style, and they were never cheap. Before liberation, it would cost you at least ten bags of white flour. Do you think it’s expensive? If you don’t believe it, go home and ask your elders how much a kite costs.”
Now the three young men were scratching their heads.
At this time, the kite seller also took over and explained very tactfully.
“Hey, these kites are labor-intensive and time-consuming, that’s why they are priced this way. In fact, we know they are expensive and not many people will buy them. They are put here not mainly for sale, but for exhibition. . I want everyone to see how wonderful our traditional kites are. If you are just for fun, there is no need to buy this. If you go south, things are cheaper there. The kites we often buy are there. . Let me tell you this, things are cheaper the further south you go, just watch the excitement and don’t waste your money.”
Everyone in front of this stall understands this. .
With a roar of laughter, many people dispersed together with the three young men.
Even the driver of Ditan couldn't help but snicker at this and kept saying it.
"The Temple of Heaven is fine, too. He has such a big battle, but he doesn't want to sell money. Haha, it's true, he loses money and makes money. This is the first time I've seen that some of the people doing business are chasing people away..."
However, the secretary and the deputy director began to think deeply at the same time. They walked slowly south and looked at it.
Gradually, I discovered that the stalls next to me, one after another, were either displaying exquisite porcelain or weird second-hand goods.
Looking further away, there seem to be bookstalls one after another.
This made them all feel a little weird, as if the Temple of Heaven Park played such unconventional cards, it was definitely not that simple.
Indeed, there are not many customers who are lingering here. Most of them are just looking at it, and few of them make deals.
Especially young people, or a family of three, looked at each one for a few seconds and left quickly.
But on the other hand, there are some people who linger around and compete with this place.
Those are all older people. They look like they are either intellectuals or cadres, or they are foreigners laughing and joking.
They picked up their cameras and took pictures while walking. They probably had never seen these before and found them very new.
As a result, at this moment, the secretary and the deputy director met a few people who came together and had just finished shopping, and the secret was revealed to them.
"...Not bad, really good."
A person just bought two pieces of porcelain from the stall next to them. They are called beautiful.
“I’ve been looking for such a good celadon tea can for a long time but I haven’t found it. I’m buying it today. It’s not easy.”
Another one said, “You heard me right. Well, coming here is no different from visiting Liulichang. I heard that most of the time-honored restaurants in Liulichang have come to join in the fun and have stalls here.”
The lesbians who came with them found it incredible. "Ah, really? Is there anyone who sells calligraphy and painting?"
The buyer answered, "Yes, when you guys entered the courtyard of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the calligraphy and painting were all in the house. Rong Bao Zhai, a painting shop in Beijing, has everything.”
The lesbians were surprised. "Ah, so comprehensive? There is everything. This is no longer the Changdian temple fair of the past."
The buyer nodded. "You are right, this is our vision of the Temple of Heaven. Who let us have a relationship with Liulichang? You may not know that in the past few years when Liulichang was built, several of their time-honored brands have been using our rooms. Everyone supports each other. Well, I’m not talking too much. Anyway, your visit is equivalent to visiting half of Liulichang Street. As for next year, there will definitely be more.”
Changdian Temple Fair? !
The secretary and the deputy director looked at each other, and now they really understood!
This Temple of Heaven is too ghostly, and its vision is vicious enough. No wonder they spare no effort to make the garden party more cultural!
We are looking forward to eating this elegant meal together!
How can you take advantage of any relationship? It’s so disrespectful of martial ethics.
Just at this moment, a stall reached a deal in front.
A foreign young man happily bought a porcelain pillow and gave the seller 18 yuan in foreign exchange coupons. He was still very happy.
Following that, two other foreign women came to him from behind. Behind them, one was carrying a banana fan kite, and the other was carrying the big sand swallow that had just been priced at fifteen yuan.
Don’t ask, they must all be kites.
Who said it’s about losing money and making money?
Why does it look more and more like "not open for three years, open for three years"?
(End of this chapter)