The Origin and Function of Yang Sheng Street in Tai 'an

This is an old street. There is no exact date, it began to exist, but its origin can be recorded in the reconstruction of Taian county? Volume 1: Yang Sheng Street, the North-South Street at the North Gate. The north gate refers to the north gate of Tai 'an Old Town, Yangshengmen, hence the name of this street. It was built against the east wall of Dai Temple, also known as Daidong Street. The whole roadway is simple and solemn, with a little mystery, which makes people feel its hidden mystery.

"Purple gas comes from the east" is an auspicious sign, and the big book is on the white wall opposite the east gate of Jiedai Temple, which should have Taoist implications; There is a shop in Yang Sheng Street that specializes in Naming, which is about Yi and a Confucian classic. There is also a Tibetan and Han family in the alley, which specializes in Buddhist sacred objects. It is only a few hundred meters long, and it is also intertwined with the customs of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and other foreign nationalities, so Yang Sheng Street is a bit more mysterious. In other words, most of the beauty of Yang Sheng Street comes from three or five unique shops.

Tibetan Hanju is one of them, also known as Ganglalamei Tibetan Buddhist art works. The operator is a woman named Qi Xin, capable and enthusiastic. Her shop is small, but there are thousands of kinds of folk handicrafts from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Nepal and India, and the collection is the richest in Tai 'an.

Tibetan Buddhism, which originated from 1300 years ago, created its own unique ornaments in the process of development, and the people endowed it with mysterious artistic connotation. Curie, a Tibetan and Han citizen, is cluttered with various Tibetan ornaments: hand-made animal skull artworks, bracelets, rings and necklaces inlaid with various silver gems; Auspicious ornaments made of ivory, silver and bones; Tantric amulets and utensils. The charm of Tibetan jewelry is that there is detail in the rough and beauty in the simple. Beautiful Tibetan music, elegant sandalwood flavor, "Tibetan Han Ju" is so pleasing to the eye. The name "batik girl" is very interesting. The shopkeeper is really a charming and sad woman, just as she imagined, and she has a nice name, Ma Haishuang. If Tibetan Hanju can make people yearn for the mysterious snowy plateau, then Batik Girl can let you appreciate the ethnic customs of Yunnan and Guizhou.

In the "Batik Woman", handicrafts such as batik tie-dyed clothes, art wall hangings, ethnic embroidery, batik bags and earthenware occupy all the walls and kitchen cabinets in the store. Batik, called wax valerian in ancient times, is called the three major printing technologies in ancient China, together with tie-dyeing and hollow printing. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, the ancestors of Miao, Yao, Buyi and other ethnic minorities in southwest China had mastered batik technology. According to "Guizhou Tongzhi", "Painting flowers on cloth with wax can be dyed. If you remove the wax, the pattern will look like a painting. " Batik cloth dyed with brilliant blue, with white flowers on a green background, has a strong national customs and local flavor and has a long-standing reputation in the whole dyeing and weaving art world. "Batik Girl" is the first franchise store in Tai 'an, and it has been quite prosperous for half a year. Ma Haishuang said that, after all, it was the exotic atmosphere that brought a sense of freshness to Gu Taian.

Xu Zongguo is a foreign women, others call her Xiao Guo, and she is the owner of the "Famous Knife Workshop". Xiaoguo said that her "famous knife workshop" has a collection of knives from all ethnic groups, which always amazes guests.

I don't know much about knives, but I remember some stories about knives. For example, Puyuan, a famous weapon manufacturer in the Three Kingdoms period, made 3,000 knives for Zhuge Liang. After the knife was cast, Puyuan asked the soldiers to cut it with a bamboo tube full of iron beads, such as cutting grass, and the bamboo tube broke and the iron beads cracked. The so-called "cutting gold like jade, cutting iron like mud". Of course, those who call them famous knives are not necessarily sharp. The sword was born for force, but now it is either a collection, an ornament or a town house to ward off evil spirits. Therefore, Xiaoguo is very optimistic about the prospect of "Famous Knife Workshop".

At the foot of Mount Tai, it is difficult to find another small street, such as the antique and mystery of Yingsheng Street, and there are also several shops unique to the whole city. Purple gas comes from the east, and Yingsheng Street may bring more popularity and prestige.