Song Zhenzhong, 44-year-old who lives near the Drum Tower, from his ancestors, has more than 200 years ago, he joked he is Beijing's "indigenous." When I was small, his mother liked antiquities, often took him to antiques market around, but he was also deeply attracted by these things, and began to collect.
To this end, he spent a lot of work: 3:00 am to ride to the city Xiao (Guohong market alley, as to Street, East Bridge-goers, etc.), live frugally to save money, the deal Haigen Shou Polan. "They say I am a fool, I now call the teacher." His 20 years as 1, were collected over 15,000 pieces of old objects, covering eight for the five brass ball valve elements of civil, is closely related with people's daily life, this exhibition is only the Part. "Every one is precious to my heart and liver," Song Zhenzhong Road with emotion.
In order to more fully explore the old folk culture of Beijing, he also collected the "Alley of voice," and this is different in kind from the voice, such as a bike ringtones, such as foot bell. This is the voice of 35, he has basically the full.
"I saw a child with Grandpa things,'s nice feeling!" An 8-year-old small brass ball valve tourists are on the table carefully written message, the characters have not asked next to the uncles, aunts. "Meiyou Deng that is, that is used before the notes, you can see the walls are my favorite ice Tang Hulu (model)!" Little guy happily East check out West to see. The pavilion opened on July 22, the day attracted hundreds of tourists, many people do seem to see that after a hundred years ago in Beijing's way of life. They also deliberately wrote feelings and the blessing of the pavilion.
It is interesting that these are also attracted many foreigners. "Our family has such a pot sets, I was in the Netherlands to buy Chinese products, but not this beautiful," from the Netherlands, looked at exhibits of Sofia said. She loved these old objects, that is very rich, so she better understanding of Beijing's culture.
Song Zhenzhong collections known as the "true living fossil." "This is the first exhibition of an old folk Beijing, we object to the old arrangements for a 'family', is wanted in kind boarded Taiyazhitang civilians, let more people understand the old Beijing, and not just look at pictures, reading Text. "Anding Men streets of the Office of Wang Jinming said.
During the Olympic Games, organized a showroom "old Beijing hutongs, the voice of" different themes, such as the exhibition to greet the guests. Song Zhenzhong also practicing brass ball valve "English Yaohe" reception of foreigners, "Yao He is the English part of my own, but they understand, love." brass ball valve |
