Zi Qidong Lai Yangsheng Street
This is an old street. There is no way to find out the exact age when it began to exist. As for its origin, it can be found in "Rebuilding Tai'an County Chronicles? Volume 1": "Yangsheng Street, that is, the North and South Streets of Beimenli". The north gate refers to Yangshengmen, the north gate of the old city of Tai'an, hence the name of this street. Because it was built against the east wall of Dai Temple, it is also called Daidong Street. The whole lane is simple and solemn, and has a bit of mystery, which makes people feel its hidden mystery.
"Purple air comes from the east" is an auspicious sign. The big calligraphy on the white wall facing the east gate of Dai Temple on Yangsheng Street must have Taoist connotations; there is a store on Yangsheng Street that specializes in "naming" , probably related to the Book of Changes, is naturally a Confucian classic; there is another Tibetan and Han family in the alley, which specializes in Buddhist sacred objects. Only a few hundred meters long, it is either Taoist, Confucian or Buddhist, and intertwined with the customs of foreign ethnic groups, making Yangsheng Street a bit more mysterious. In other words, most of the uniqueness of Yangsheng Street comes from the three or five unique shops.
One of them is "Tibetan-Hanju", also known as Ganglameduo Tibetan Buddhist Art Boutique. The operator is a woman named Qi Xin, who is capable and enthusiastic. Her store is not large, but it has thousands of folk handicrafts from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Nepal, and India. The collection is the largest in Tai'an.
Tibetan Buddhism, which originated more than 1,300 years ago, created its own unique jewelry during its development, and the folk gave it a mysterious artistic connotation. Various kinds of Tibetan ornaments are arranged in an orderly manner in the Tibetan and Han residences: animal skull art, handmade silver bracelets, rings and necklaces with various gemstones; auspicious ornaments made of ivory, silver and bone; Tantric Amulets and talismans. Rugged yet delicate, simple yet magnificent, these are the charms of Tibetan jewelry. Beautiful Tibetan music and the elegant scent of sandalwood make "Tibetan-Hanju" a feast for the eyes. The name of the store "Batik Girl" is interesting. The owner of the shop is indeed a delicate woman, just as imagined, and has a very nice name, Ma Haishuang. If "Tibetan Han Residence" can make people yearn for the mysterious snow-covered plateau, then "Batik Girl" can let you appreciate the ethnic customs of Yunnan and Guizhou.
In "Batik Girl", batik tie-dye clothing, artistic wall hangings, ethnic embroidery pieces, batik bags, earthenware and other handicrafts occupy the four walls and all the kitchen cabinets in the store. Batik, also known as wax Valerian in ancient times, is known as the three major printing techniques in ancient China along with Jiao Valer (tie-dye) and Jia Valer (hollow printing). As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, the ancestors of the Miao, Yao, Buyi and other ethnic minorities in the southwest had mastered the batik technology. According to "Guizhou General Chronicles": "Use wax to paint flowers on cloth and dye it. After removing the wax, the The pattern is like a painting. "The batik fabric is dyed in bright blue, with white flowers on a green background. It has a strong ethnic customs and local flavor, and has long been famous and unique in the entire dyeing and weaving art world. "Batik Girl" is the first specialty store in Tai'an, and it has been quite prosperous for about half a year since its opening. Ma Haishuang said that after all, it was the exotic sentiment that brought a novelty to ancient Tai'an.
Xu Zongguo is a woman from a foreign land, others call her Xiaoguo, and she is the head of the "Famous Swordsmanship". Xiaoguo said that her "Famous Knife Shop" has a comprehensive collection of knives from all ethnic groups, which always astonishes the guests.
I don’t know much about knives, but I remember some stories about knives. For example, Pu Yuan, a famous weapons manufacturer during the Three Kingdoms period, "melted gold to make weapons with extraordinary methods" and forged 3,000 knives for Zhuge Liang. After the sword was cast, Pu Yuan asked his soldiers to use a bamboo tube full of iron beads to chop it fiercely, like cutting grass. The bamboo tube broke and the iron beads cracked. It was said that "cutting gold breaks jade, cutting iron is like mud." Of course, what is called a famous sword may not necessarily be sharp. Swords were born for the purpose of force, and now they are used as collections or ornaments, and they are also used to guard homes and ward off evil spirits. Therefore, Xiaoguo is very optimistic about the prospects of "Famous Knife Shop".
At the foot of Mount Tai, it is difficult to find another small alley that is ancient and mysterious, such as Yingsheng Street, and is dotted with several shops unique to the entire city. With the purple energy coming from the east, Yingsheng Street may also bring more popularity and auspiciousness.