In my memory, the Confucius Temple in Nanjing has long been state of disrepair, and to the 20th century, the eighties, the Confucius Temple is only a historical relic, and air off the system a better name. Now come to Nanjing, Back there again, see the Confucius Temple rebuilt, and Qinhuai also restored its former beauty, deep feeling Road, an ancient landscape of thick culture is no longer a dream imagined.
Confucius Temple was built in the first year SONG Jing-yu (1034), is the ancient worship of Confucius temple, spread so far nearly millennium history. Recollection about, represented by Confucius Temple, and not just advocating pedant of a temple, but a socio-cultural, but also the roots of the ancient city of Nanjing. In Beijing, Nanjing, in Hong Kong, Taipei, and even in Tokyo, any political culture, relatively concentrated areas, all built Confucius Temple. These temples have been advocating, that is, the ancient Chinese Confucian ideas with the implementation of social management, and now has become a social phenomenon.
Read Confucius Temple and Wu Yixiang also seen along the Gongyuan West architectural style and commercial prosperity, I feel very southern flavor. At dusk, thinking of the day saw the prosperity of the Confucius Temple and the Qin Huai River, and some get enough. When night fell after another took to the streets alone, to that of the bright-colored neon lights, the wish to feel the culture Qinhuai night.
Today's Confucius Temple, has become an image representative of southern culture. In particular, at night, neon flying, lights bright, peak and visitors crowd, bustling, traditional business atmosphere is more thick. In that unique style of the streets and alleys south, the variety of cultural entertainment, such as restaurants, Tea House, as well as a variety of selling crafts, traditional products, and snacks throughout the streets and alleys Cuisines, constitute a unique view of the Confucius Temple. Away along the street, now being decorated with colorful lights, all kinds of small commodities dazzling, bustling crowd, has a unique flavor.
Qinhuai eastward along the walk is not far south Gongyuan, yard deep, and somewhat solemn hide among them. Gongyuan Kao Zhuangyuan place in the past is a feudal society an important place for the implementation of the imperial examination system. Though it was the 500-year history of the examination room has become an antique buildings, but can also feel the tension then Fukao and that joy of celebration for the imperial examinations.
Walk forward, suddenly the phone rang pocket, the original friend does not know that I am in Nanjing, would like to join me for dinner some night. I smiled and told him that now is now the Confucius Temple in Nanjing which can not go. Friends can not help but have heard a little disappointed, but then asked, said: Confucius Temple is very fun, I've been, you see more bar.
Perhaps he implied that played a role in meal and immediately felt that there are bursts of street stalls selling everything from scented descend quickly, immediately empty stomach is also a lot. Side faces you'll see that in the long row of shelves behind the kiosks, there are many shops, snack stalls entrance stands a slide. Some in the steaming, and some in the deep-fried, as well as roasted, and became a night to sing scenery. I know, Nanjing snacks known and novel conception, fine craftsmanship, is worth tasting.
Wondering find a place to sit down, look at something to eat. Having just taken a few steps, I saw an antique road north came a pavilion. That floor there are three layers, 20 to m high, eaves and green walls, high Menlian. In the spacious top of the door, leaving a horizontal tablet, in the bronze Mubian the words "six Phoenix House," three black characters, words written with the official script, free and easy air of another. The door, the welcoming door on the left column written a couplet, the Alliance is a "six-Feng Xiao football north-south flavor," the second line is "the world Jinling Welcome for visitors," the middle column has a horizontal tablet, inscribed with the words "Qinhuai flavor food street . "
Come away again seen, Fang know that this is brought together a variety of southern style food restaurants, is an old store. There is a wall on the "six Phoenix home," the introduction, saying that six Phoenix was founded in 1917, Habitat has been in nearly a century of history. Here, then hundreds of kinds of food with a southern flavor, is the specialty here bar. Here too the Qing imperial genius dedicated to helping government officials over the Republican's heritage, but also host to the civilian population of today's merchants. However, in order to maintain the original operating characteristics, upstairs was opened elegant banquet rooms, while the downstairs is popular and easy snack. Here something to eat, even if it is a very casual way to eat a little, but also direct contact with the culture of the Qinhuai bar.
This "six-Feng Ju", the only convergence of the Cuisines of the South, but also has its own unique food. Laid them out along the trip to the table, you can find for your choice is very great. Waterlogging tofu, Green onion pancake, Xi'an, grass jelly, beef pot, Jinling assorted pot, large intestine pot, duck blood soup, sauce snail, fried mutton string, fish, all kinds of dumplings, porridge, a variety of cold dishes, so you do not know if they should eat the election what is good.
Eating, is also a mood, not to mention a Renzaitaxiang it alone. Find a small table and sat down on the street, take a few sample unfamiliar dishes, to a bottle of beer, and tells us to drink, ponder over the kind of style. To here, do not need any Delicacies, only need a popular southern dishes people, in the temperature and humidity of the wind, in the street lights shine, the casual elegance of a deep sense of love to taste.
(April 8, 2001)
Author: wangzc
