What are the characteristics of hutong in Wang Zengqi's hutong culture?

Hutong is probably the main form of residential buildings in old Beijing. Through keen and meticulous observation, the author introduces many characteristics of hutong: the square sense of architectural positioning, the street flavor of the origin of the name, the small and numerous hutongs that seem to be far away from the downtown area, the integration of hutong and quadrangle ... In short, all aspects and scenes related to hutong are vivid and interesting. This not only gives people knowledge, but also paves the way for explaining the hutong culture formed by hutong.

Hutong is material, not dead. On the other hand, Hutong culture is spiritual and vital. As a result, the writer's literary thoughts are more agile and his words are vivid. The various aspects of Beijing Hutong culture are vividly on the paper.

Relocation, reluctant to "move", this is the performance of old-fashioned ideas in living; Everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door and doesn't care about other people's tiles, which is the result of the living environment of a single house; If you have a steamed bun, you will be satisfied. A few drops of sesame oil from stinky tofu can cure aunt. This is a complacent mentality. ...

The writer looks for the appearance characteristics of hutong culture from the nuances of Beijingers' treatment of people. And from this appearance, I made a rational summary and judgment on the essence of hutong culture: "The essence of Beijing hutong culture is' forbearance'. Be quiet and obey yourself. "

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Text appreciation

This article is the preface written by the author for the collection of photographic art "The Missing of Hutong". The author has lived in Beijing for a long time and is very familiar with the life of Beijingers. He is full of complex and unspeakable feelings about the decline of Beijing Hutong in the tide of modern civilization and progress.

Overall perception

What is culture? Opinions vary. The accepted definition of culture is the view of British anthropologist Taylor (1832- 19 17): "Culture, in a broad sense of ethnography, is a complex whole, including knowledge, belief, art, morality, law, customs and other abilities and habits that individuals need as members of society."

Simply put, culture is a collection of people's life consciousness, habits and concepts. Speaking of culture, many people may find it unfathomable. Exploring cultural issues must be the "patent" of scholars and experts. However, the author of this article talks about hutong culture, not seriously discussing an academic issue, but starting from trivial daily life, customs and people's feelings.

The hutongs in Beijing are square, and the quadrangles in the hutongs are well-behaved. Hutongs and quadrangles have influenced the lives of Beijingers, and in turn, it can be said that the culture of Beijingers has created hutongs and quadrangles. After reading this article, many readers may feel that culture is so close to our life that culture can be explored in this way.

The title of the book is Nothing in Hutong, and the preface naturally revolves around the word "Nothing". The article is divided into three parts, first about the origin and development of hutong, then about the characteristics of hutong culture, and finally about the decline of hutong culture in the tide of the times. Seemingly laid-back, the internal connection is very close.

The author's feelings

The author has a deep affection for traditional culture all his life, which can be deeply felt from many of his works. For the decline of a certain traditional culture, the author's emotional attitude is firstly open-minded, not conservative, not stubborn, keeping pace with the times and being able to keep pace with the times. For Beijing's hutongs and quadrangles, the author is quite nostalgic, and he also admires and integrates many aspects of Beijing's hutong culture.

However, he was not sad because of the decline of Hutong culture. On the contrary, he looked at the alternation of this era from the perspective of historical development. Secondly, the author deeply regrets the decline of hutong. After all, he has deep feelings for hutongs and quadrangles where he has lived for many years and is influenced by hutong culture. Many of the author's life beliefs and values are consistent with Hutong culture, such as contentment, contentment and self-discipline. And the personality of the collaborator is pure and indifferent.

Therefore, after experiencing so many political storms and setbacks in life, the author can still maintain a peaceful self, not impetuous, utilitarian and kitsch. Thirdly, the author reflects and criticizes the hutong culture.

The author clearly realizes that "Hutong culture is a closed culture". In the modern information society, the communication between countries and nations is expanding day by day, and the artificial boundaries are becoming more and more blurred. "Closed" means conservative thinking and backward action. And "easy to satisfy" and "behave" have both positive and negative aspects.

language feature

The language of Wang Zengqi's works is very distinctive among modern and contemporary writers in China. We can get a glimpse from this article. The language in this paper is simple, colloquial and expressive. For example, at the beginning: "Beijing is like a big piece of tofu, square." There are streets and hutongs in the city. Streets and hutongs are due south and north, due east and due west. "

These words are completely straightforward descriptions, without any modification. Even for example, they are full of life, "like a big piece of tofu", without any affectation, but they are not boring and interesting to say. "Four directions and four rectifications", "due south and north" and "due east and west" describe the characteristics of things clearly, with simple words, but accurate and vivid.

The sentence "There are streets and hutongs in the city" is crisp and neat, and the sentences are coherent, which makes people feel like storytellers from Beijing artists. Such language features can be seen everywhere in this article, so it is unnecessary to list them one by one.

The language of Wang Zengqi's works is also deeply rooted in China's classical literature, such as "the west wind is still shining, the vegetation is decaying, and everything is desolate and lifeless". Four words and four sentences, elegant and smooth, without any sense of rigidity and stagnation, skillfully integrate classical language with modern language, giving people a unique feeling.

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