Nanluoguxiang

? Nanluogu Lane

On April 23, 2019, I couldn’t sit still in the hotel and wanted to see Nanluogu Lane, but my mother was too tired and couldn’t walk. , I didn’t want to move no matter how hard I tried, I just wanted to rest, so I had to go shopping alone. I checked the map and found that it was about 4.5 kilometers away from me, so I decided to walk up there. I arrived there more than an hour later.

Nanluoguxiang is a north-south alley located in the middle of the Jiaodaokou area behind the Forbidden City in Beijing, at the northeast corner of Jingshan Park, and on the east side of the central axis of the capital. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Beijing and has existed to this day. With a history of more than 700 years, because the terrain is high in the middle and low in the north and south, like a hunchback, it was named Luoguo Alley. In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Nanluogu Alley in the 15th year of Qianlong (1785).

The Jiaodaokou area starts from Gulou East Street in the north, Di'anmen East Street in the south, Di'anmenwai Street in the west, and Jiaodaokou South Street in the east. This rectangular area is surrounded by these four streets. The plot of land is exactly two squares in Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty, bounded by Nanluogu Lane, with "Zhaohuifang" to the east and "Jinggongfang" to the west. Nanluogu Lane is the dividing lane between the two lanes.

Old Beijing Hutongs originated in the Yuan Dynasty. According to the "Collection of Hutongs of Wuchengfangxiang in the Capital" of the Ming Dynasty, there were 36 hutongs in Beijing at that time, 28 hutongs in the inner city, and 8 hutongs in the outer city. The famous There are 1,288 streets and alleys. In the Qing Dynasty, the city of Beijing expanded and its population increased. According to the "Jingshi Fangxiangzhi Manuscript", there were 2,077 streets and alleys in Beijing at that time, of which 978 were directly called hutongs. During the Republic of China, the city began the process of modernization and reform. There are 6,074 famous streets and alleys in Beijing. It is customary for people to group streets and alleys into hutongs. Someone once said, "There are 360 ??famous hutongs, and unknown hutongs are like a cow's hair." It is not only the context of the city and the thoroughfare of transportation, but also the place where ordinary people in Beijing live, and an important stage for the development and evolution of the history and culture of Beijing. It records the changes in history, the style of the times, and contains a rich flavor of life and culture. breath.

Nanluoguxiang community is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Beijing. It is the basic unit of residential area organization in ancient China and the basic unit of urban planning and construction. It is the only complete historical relic of the Yuan Dynasty capital in my country. , the largest, highest-grade, and most resource-rich traditional residential area in a checkerboard style, is also the most charming street of old Beijing. The Hutongs have a complete layout and are dotted with mansions and courtyards of various shapes. It is truly a well-preserved virgin land in the style of Beijing's ancient capital. It is colorful, thick and profound. There are seven or eight small alleys running east-west in this area. The famous ones include Yu'er Hutong, Maoer Hutong, Heizhima Hutong, etc., including the Central Academy of Drama, Prince Seng's Mansion, Wanrong's former residence, Hong Chengchou's residence, Qi Baishi's former residence, Mao Dun's former residence, Chiang Kai-shek's former residence Famous residences such as Xingyuan were built at the same time as Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. It was once the center of Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was a place where rich people gathered. In fact, since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has been a "rich area" and many people have lived here. Dignitaries and celebrities, from the generals of the Ming Dynasty to the princes of the Qing Dynasty, from the president of the Beiyang government to the president of the Kuomintang, from painting giants to literary masters, the alleys here were crowded with dignitaries and royal palaces. Until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, The prosperity of Nanluogu Lane also slowly came to an end.

However, in recent years, it has become a hot spot for many fashions. Many movies and TV dramas have been filmed here, and many foreign travelers have listed it as a must-visit attraction in Beijing. Every alley here has left traces of history, every alley here has rich cultural heritage, every house tells ancient legends, and even the air is filled with the flavor of history. Nanluogu Lane is currently too commercial. The famous restaurants are famous for pizza, drinks and snacks. Wenyu cheese seems to be the most delicious cheese in Beijing. Sour plum soup is also a specialty here. Walking into the "Band-Aid 8" special T-shirt shop is amazing. It feels like being in Beijing in the 1980s. Old objects can be seen everywhere, and there is also Lotte Pottery Club, where you can enjoy coffee while admiring the pottery here, and you can even make your own.

Carrying a travel bag alone, I walked in the dust of history from south to north. From time to time, I touched the blue bricks from hundreds of years ago with my hands. Maybe someone in the previous life happened to touch them. Not counting shaking hands with the ancients? Suddenly a song floated through my ears, "I have blown the wind you blew, does this count as an embrace? I have walked the path you walked, does this count as an encounter?"

? Thursday, May 19, 2022