Tired of seeing high-rise buildings, come to Guangzhou to see this small ancient building.

I don't like busy places very much. I always like to find my expectations in remote and quiet places. Coincidentally, this time I found the witness of Guangzhou history-Chenjiaci.

Going to Chenjiaci on a rainy day adds a little depth to this trip. Only on such a rainy day can we walk slowly and calmly in the ebb and flow of the tide, dipping in the dry air floating in our hearts and touching the witness of this history with a calm attitude.

Chenjiaci, also known as Chen Academy. In China, "Zhang" and "Li" are the two main surnames, but in Guangdong more than 65,438+000 years ago, "Chen" was the best surname. Not only because there are many people surnamed Chen, but also because the Chen family is smart and capable, and many people make a fortune as officials, so the Chen family belongs to a prominent family in the Qing Dynasty.

From the name, we can see the function of this building: Chen family shrine, ancestral hall, used to worship ancestors and inherit the great cause of ancestors; Chen Academy is a place to study and is used to train future generations to study hard.

There is a couplet at the entrance of the academy:

Listening to this tone, there is still some heroic spirit of the big family a hundred years ago.

It's a rainy day. Many tourists stood in the rain and filmed the front door of the Chenjiaci, while I stood outside and filmed.

The door was wide open, and when I stood in, I just caught two "anticlimactic" door gods-Qin and Weichi Gong. These two are heroes of the early Tang Dynasty. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Li Shimin often felt that ghosts could be heard in the middle of the night. He was afraid and called ministers to discuss. Qin Qiong and Wei Chi volunteered to keep vigil for the emperor and defend stability. Several nights passed without incident. So Emperor Taizong painted two brave generals on the door, armed with weapons and bows and arrows hanging around their waists, imposing. When people heard about it, they followed suit, painted them and pasted them on the doors. The "ferocious face" we are seeing now is to deter ghosts and eliminate evil.

In order to show the powerful and domineering goalkeeper, I deliberately lowered my body and took a picture.

Now that I think about it, many places have such statues. For example, the major bodhisattvas in the temple protect the heavenly king. Although they are kind, they must face evil to deter the bad guys. People who have no ghosts in their hearts are naturally not afraid.

Turn left at the door, there is a long corridor, and the red lantern is particularly conspicuous. China Red is always an excellent accessory and indispensable in ancient buildings.

Enter the courtyard along the corridor under the lantern, and you will see Juxian Hall, the main building of Chenjia Temple.

As soon as I saw this scene, I couldn't help thinking of the "Chamber" in film and television works. A group of middle-aged and elderly people in mandarin jackets and robes are smoking pipes and discussing important family affairs.

The majesty of this scene makes people dare not speak loudly, but can only praise it secretly in their hearts.

The courtyard is very large, and there is more than one-"deep three entrances, wide five rooms, nine halls and six courtyards" is the architectural feature of Chenjia Temple.

As you may have noticed, I used a lot of symmetrical composition in this article, which is the characteristic of Chen Family Temple, with the central axis as the main line, the east and west halls and the peripheral rooms. This architectural layout is very similar to most palaces in the north, rigorous, symmetrical and imposing.

Chen family ancestral hall is not only huge, but also profound. The "deep three entrances" mentioned just now means three rows of halls, and one row of halls is an entrance. The corridor connecting the main halls can best reflect its depth.

As I said just now, Chenjiaci is also called Chen Academy, but it actually has a third name-Guangdong Folk Arts and Crafts Museum.

Folk crafts? You may be curious, what folk crafts are there?

Chenjia Temple is famous for its seven wonders: three sculptures, two sculptures, one painting and one iron casting. The goalkeeper Wei Chi, whom we saw just now, is the representative work of Chen Family Temple painting. Three sculptures are common in Qing architecture-brick, stone and wood carving, and two sculptures refer to pottery and gray sculptures, which can be seen everywhere in Chenjia Temple.

I have seen a large house build a high-rise courtyard, but have you seen the decoration on the roof? When you come to Chenjiaci, you will be an eye-opener.

Gorgeous decoration is also durable and enduring. The decoration of the roof is called "Flower Ridge", which is a unique architectural art in Guangdong. Divided into two layers, the upper layer is pottery sculpture, and the lower layer is gray sculpture, which pays great attention to the outline and dynamics of the characters and is vivid.

In China, iron is rarely used for decoration, but the builders of Chenjiaci used some iron castings, which are rare in other parts of China.

In Chenjiaci, various sculptures can be seen everywhere, mostly historical stories or auspicious patterns.

Walking gently and touching gently will make you feel awe at a certain moment, not knowing whether it is the building or the historical background behind it.

During the tour, it rained all the time, and the lush green leaves in the yard were more joyful under the beat of the new rain. The main hall behind them still stands quietly, making the green leaves show endless charm.

An uncle walked to the end of the corridor, looked at the rain outside the window and stopped at the door. Does he remember that it rained here many years ago? When I was a child, I was fanned by Mr. Xue with a ruler.

A shabby window is still open, and the mottled walls are traces of history, which seems to be telling the great events and small feelings of the past 100 years. Mottled brick walls and uneven potted plants are doomed to be a quaint and carefree building full of vicissitudes.

It was still raining when I ran around. My mind was still immersed in the scene a hundred years ago, imagining the child slapped by Mr. Xue, not knowing what to express his feelings, and finally looking up at the rainy sky, I walked through a side door. I can't see the words on the door clearly, and the raindrops break into several petals on the lens. This is the last thing I can do.

There are many high-rise buildings in Guangzhou. If you are tired of watching them and want to find inner peace, you might as well take a walk in Chenjiaci. Not to mention that this is the largest ancestral temple in Guangdong and the most exquisite folk architectural decoration technology. Its 100-year history alone is worth a visit. You may calm down when you run your finger across this brick wall.

I am Zhu Zi, a teacher who teaches photography. This is my 197 photo this year. I hope you like it.

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