Chapter 97: Beijing East School Shadow Play

Tranquility and coziness are the first feelings of the photos at first glance.
The quaint alley, although old, is just because of this the calmness after years of wind and frost. The afterglow of the setting sun is very desirable. And the old Yanjing people living in that alley are equally comfortable and laid-back. Regardless of men, women and children, they all show up in the city, where they rarely see relaxation and laziness.
And these are just simple appetizers, and the last video is the most amazing thing.
It should be a kind of shadow puppetry, but it is not a common Shaanxi shadow puppet, or a southern Hebei shadow puppet, to see the color of the shadow puppet and the intermittent singing.
"This ... should be a shadow puppet play? It sounds a bit similar to the West School of Beijing, but the pattern of reading words is very unique, and it is very different from the West School of Beijing. It seems that I have never seen it." Some netizens who know the shadow play After hearing it repeatedly, I still felt puzzled.
But in the second half of the video, the shadow puppet's appearance and the lively scenes described in the commentary, but they also felt an indescribable loss while being surprised.
Wu Zimu's "Dream of Records and Hundred Opera Skills" has a record: "There are filmmakers, Yuan Bian was carved with plain paper at the beginning of Beijing, and his descendants were skillful in craftsmanship, carved in sheepskin and decorated with colors ..."
And these shadow puppets brought by Yun Zheng can be described as the highlight of this passage.
Delicate horns, handsome niche, rickety old dan, and tall net corners. The most wonderful thing is the expression of these shadow puppets. It could be so realistic.
It is clearly just a flat version of the marionette, but it can also look forward to and be gentle.
The only pity is that the video stopped here abruptly. There are no episodes of rehearsals to feast on everyone. In the blank space behind, an old Yanjing man, in a very heavy tone, described the very regrettable and sad history for them.
The shadow puppet of the East School in Beijing, a folk traditional art that once became popular in Yanjing, but then gradually lost its way with the years. If it were not for the shadow puppets passed down by these ancestors and the intermittent special singing vocabulary as proof, even the best historians might not be able to find the traces they once existed.
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After watching this video, many people are silent. It was a pity that someone didn't sigh until a long time.
"It would be nice if I could find it earlier. When I first looked at the photos, I thought it was an ordinary old Yanjing Hutong. But after watching the video and listening to the story, there was nothing left but sadness and regret."
"Why can't this ancient skill always be preserved? Is it because people are too exaggerated to study with great concentration, or is it because the society's attention and protection are not enough to make this kind of exquisite folk skills more and more away from us? far."
"The last generation of heirs will make the last effort to protect the wealth left by their ancestors. Such people are worthy of respect and attention. I hope they will have a day to revive the skills of shadow puppetry in the east of Beijing."
As the number of reposts and followers of the video increases, the story of this village in the suburbs of Beijing is also understood by more people.
When some people heard that this village, which was Yanjing Hu Village, which refused to move away when Yanjing was rectified a few years ago, even showed a very surprised expression.
"My mother, I really admire it. I am a Yanjing native. If the village of the shadow puppet sent from the capital is demolished, be conservative. Every house should be demolished for at least 10 million. Now it is estimated that it will only be higher. This is unimpressed. It can be seen that it is not a show, it is really high in character. "
At least ten million!
Many people were shocked by this high amount. So, for a time, everyone's evaluation of the shadow puppet east sent people in Beijing.
Soon, the Shenyue Association also extended a helping hand, saying that it could help the East City shadow puppets to apply for national intangible cultural heritage protection. Even some of the descendants of the shadow puppet western school in Beijing expressed their willingness to work together with them to recover this ancient skill that was almost extinct.
Yun Zheng, as the initiator, also did his best. However, in just ten days or so, Yun Zheng actually ordered people to collect the history of the village, and also actively reported the quadrangle of the village head ’s house that met the standards for the protection of the material cultural heritage to help them apply for the protection of the national material cultural heritage.
Ke Yunzheng's well-received practice, for Wang Yangming's end, was good news comparable to a pie in the sky. But Wang Yangming's elder brother was very puzzled by his volatility.
"What do you think? Yunzheng and Gu's are in the limelight, shouldn't they be worried?"
But Wang Yangming said excitedly: "No! They are in such a limelight. For us, that's a good thing. In my opinion, Yun Zheng is a fool. Now it's making a lot of fuss and losing money in the future, it doesn't count at all. Count. The shadow puppet of the Eastern School in Beijing is a bottomless pit. Gu Yan jumped with him and would have to fold it in the future! "
In Wang Yangming's eyes, Yun Zheng's approach this time was extremely stupid. He pushed the voice of the eastern puppet so high, almost all circles in the country are now paying attention to this technique to find repairs. On the surface, it looks out of the limelight, but in fact, for his original intention to develop the land, the effect is quite the opposite.
After all, Yun Zheng cannot always face himself. Just help others to apply for their legacy here, and then turn around and demolish their homes that have been stationed for 100 years. Even the last descendants of the eastern puppets were willing. But it was still good to say that it was not good.
Moreover, even if Yun Zheng really overcomes these public opinion problems and successfully builds the land, it is useless. An improper alley has tall buildings on both the left and right. The rest is as big as a tofu block. There are too few office buildings, and two are too crowded. In addition, Yun Zheng also helped the village in the middle of the village. The courtyard house where the village head lived applied for the protection of the material heritage. If there is no way to move there, there is basically no reasonable construction plan.
As for making a place like an ancient town and developing tourism, it is even more impossible. In such a little place, I am afraid that even accommodation cannot be guaranteed, let alone entertain tourists.
The point is that the houses here, except for the courtyard house, were built at the latest after the Republic of China. Although the architectural style brings a bit of ancient charm, it is also completely different from the previous ones. It is not a special building, it is difficult to arouse curiosity.
Therefore, in Wang Yangming's eyes, Yun Zheng's methods of being talked about by people are his most stupid place.
Wang Yangming has even begun to calculate for Yun Zheng. In the end, Yun Zheng will finally lose much money.
And after listening to his analysis, Wang Yangming ’s elder brother could n’t help but sneer:
According to this view, Gu ’s loss this time may be settled. After all, when talking about it, he said he helped out the money It ’s not Gu family.

"No, we don't have to do anything, just wait and see the expression of Gu's family in the future. Although this time we didn't succeed in catching Yun Zheng's fault, it might be worth the blood," Wang Yangming said. The depression in my heart finally eased a little. He also believes that this time Yunzheng and Gu Yan will definitely get the lessons they deserve.
But in the following time, Yun Zheng's approach made Wang Yangming confused again. Because he found that this time, he still couldn't understand what Yun Zheng wanted to do.
Different from everyone's brain filling, after the previous video was sent out, the follow-up publicity on Yun Zheng's side stopped temporarily. In addition to the official book at the end of the Shen Yi Association, and from time to time to follow up the progress of the Shen Yi, all the publicity at the end of Yun Zheng has come to an abrupt end.
What is most incomprehensible to everyone is that Yun Zheng is not so idle after suspending the propaganda of the Eastern School shadow puppets in Beijing. He actually found more than a dozen historians who had a deep research on the history of the Republic of China and formed a research team to figure out that the old Yanjing from the Republic of China had arrived.
So what exactly is this for? Did n’t you say that you want to restore the shadow puppets of the East School in Beijing? What's the use of studying old Yanjing? Many people do not understand. What made them even more surprised was that Yun Zheng was just as interested in research, and even the meagre and large-scale update of the recent food has become the specialty food of Old Yanjing. Although it looks coveted, it's really unclear what Yunzheng intends to do.
"Isn't it going to open a restaurant with the characteristics of old Yanjing!" Some people jokingly left a message.
More people in the back followed the echo and said, "Maybe. But Yun Xiaozheng, a food blogger, really opened a restaurant, which is indeed worthy of the name."
"Hahaha, isn't it? Now Yun Xiaozheng is too unreliable. There are a lot of stalls in my hand, but there is no catering industry."
But in the end, I am accustomed to Yun Zheng's uncomfortable style of branding. Therefore, even in the face of Yun Zheng's slightly strange moves, Yun Zheng's fans have all accepted it well, and are all waiting for it. , To see what Yun Zheng is going to do in the end.
But this time, Yun Zheng let them wait, but it didn't take too long. But just half a month later, he gave up his plans and plans. At the same time, the concept map of the engineering transformation of the Yanjing Shadow Puppet Land was also released to the public.
However, everyone was completely shocked when they saw the drawings. At the same time lament, it is estimated that such a project can only be thought of by Yun Zheng, and dare to do it!