What do you think of Deqing New Town?

The earliest memory of the ancient town originated from the new town, and now there are only some vague fragments: symmetrical verandahs by the water, wooden terraces, black water chestnuts, high stone bridges and simple small hotels. The young teacher Lu took us to sit by the water and draw gouache. . . That's all. That was a memory of 18 years ago! Perhaps this week's sketching gave me this lingering friendship with the ancient town. I always feel that this is a part of my life and I can't live without it! Now I can't find the ink left at that time. It is strange that the thinking in those days was so old-fashioned, because it was a sketch in art class and there was no memory related to photography! I only remember that Teacher Lu told us that many films were made here, including the contradictory masterpieces Lin Jiabao and Lu Xun's Medicine. The memories of these films have been intertwined, and we can't tell which one it is. What impressed us most was the treatment of blood soaked steamed bread, and the sentence: "The big fish eat small fish, the small fish eat shrimp, but these have nothing to do with the ancient town! (Today, some netizens reminded me that the blood steamed bread is not in the Linjia store. That's Lu Xun's medicine. Maybe it was also taken in Xincheng. In short, my memories are interlinked! Thanks for reminding, the article has been revised)

Friends are easy to shoot, so am I, so I can't go out to shoot for many days. My friends are itchy and say that they will go out to shoot something anyway this week. And I said it was time to take pictures of an ancient town anyway, so the new ancient town of Deqing came to my mind again. I said that if I wanted to go, I would get up early to catch a morning market and see the ancient town under the foggy morning sun. Since I love taking pictures, I love light and shadow. So we got up at four o'clock in the morning, but when the road was delayed, it was almost six o'clock in the ancient town.

Facing the ancient town, it is not an image in fuzzy memory at all. Fortunately, there are few tourists here, so let's wander among them. Residents in the town often have a fan in their hands, which is used as a cooling fan in hot weather. Whenever we sweep the floor, we always cover our faces with a fan. It turns out that this fan can also be used for this purpose, which is the same as that used by this woman in ancient times! We are thick-skinned. You stand in my way, and I'll wait for you to put it down. There are always a few who can get into our hands. Don't have fun! When they came out to shoot, it was rare for me. Usually, I go on the road alone and visit the ancient town for a few days. The advantage of two people coming out is that you don't have to worry about taking care of your luggage on the way, and you can also have someone talking without talking to yourself or eating alone! It is said that I complained that my brother blocked my camera more than six times. I took a 70-200 lens, so I had to shoot backwards. My brother 16-35 rushed ahead. Although it blocked me a lot, my brother did a lot of aftermath for me. Chatting with the old man in the teahouse to buy cigarettes left a foreshadowing for my shooting. I am a careful friend!

Although people in ancient towns don't like being photographed, there are exceptions. Walking to an old house, I saw a man shaking a paper fan and an old woman in white standing at the table. Although the old man is old, I can see that he was a beautiful young man when he was young. He must have charmed everyone! The two seem to be chatting. When we stopped at the door, the man naturally covered his face with a fan. I squatted at the door with a camera in my hand. I don't think I will leave today unless you put down the fan. Unexpectedly, the old woman went to the door, straightened her skirt, held the door frame in the distance, and said to the man, "If they want to shoot me, I will shoot. I have also taken many photos of others, east and west, north and south, not afraid! " So take a picture of the old man's house number and develop the picture tomorrow. Be sure to send it to her!

The most interesting person I met in the ancient town was an old man with bare arms and a white vest. The old man is thin and black, with gray hair but radiant. When we first met, I went to pee and my friend looked after the camera. There are two old people sitting not far away. This is one of them. Friends know that I will film them when I come out, so they sit on the ground opposite them and chat with them. When I came out and raised my camera to shoot, one of them was unmoved, but this one said, you know, is it appropriate for you to shoot like this without our permission? Generally speaking, what people say most is not to shoot, but this one is 60 or 70 years old, which is really amazing! So, when I talked to him, I still had a camera in my hand. The old man said that you really need permission to take pictures, but I can't ask you to delete even if you take pictures, but I won't let you take them, so I started playing "shooting games" with him. I have been looking for opportunities to shoot, and my friends have been teasing the elderly. The old man picked up the thermos bottle around him and left. We followed, the old man left, came back, came back and left, and so on. Finally caught a few eyes. The old man covered half his face with his hand. He is saying that I invite you to dinner, and I won't take your picture if you don't go. It really makes people feel that this is not an old man but a lovely and naive child. What a lovely old urchin! You can't help feeling the loneliness of the old man. You can see him carrying two thermos bottles by himself. You ask, he is really a widower. 78 years old, living alone, lacking care! But even so, you can see that the old man is lonely but not sad! Is a happy and lonely old man! Come to see you with photos next time!

Xincheng is a small ancient town, because in summer, before 8 o'clock, the sun is already very eye-catching, and we have no time to taste the delicious food in Xincheng. We already felt tired and hot, so we drove home quickly and saved this delicious food for next time! In addition to Longmen Tongli, Xincheng is also an ancient town I love. This love comes from having such lovely people here! There is such a quiet environment, which is absolutely different from the noise of Zhouzhuang!