There is a saying in Ningyang to describe the lively scene, "It's like going to the New Year's Fair" - yes, the scene of going to the New Year's Fair when I was a child is still vivid in my mind, and it's like gathering the crowds of today's scenic spots: the county seat Along the streets, there are temporary stalls everywhere, selling clothes, food, vegetables and condiments, firecrackers, writing Spring Festival couplets, and playing tricks (acrobatics and magic performances), one by one; there are even more people going to the market to buy new year goods. It's crowded, and important areas are often crowded. Adults must hold children's hands tightly to prevent them from getting lost.
The author lives in the west of the county. During the rare annual vacation, I just walked around some main streets and neighborhoods in the west. I felt that it was still the same small town and the same streets, but it had become a bit cooler, in keeping with the flavor of the New Year. It seems very disproportionate (I heard that the county has expanded eastward in recent years, and probably all the business people have gone to the east of the county and large supermarkets).
Looking south from the intersection of "Ningyang Avenue Qixian Road".
Looking north from the intersection of "Ningyang Avenue Qixian Road".
The sign on the south gate of Century City, "A Feng Shui Treasure Land? Thousands of Businessmen Gathered", illustrates its former prosperity.
There was no sound of people inside Century City, and it was eerily quiet.
The Hong Kong leather shoes that are very popular on the Internet are particularly eye-catching.
Fuyuan Lane was the most prosperous commercial district in Ningyang more than ten years ago.
"Fusheng Street Qixian Road" intersection
Mingshi Huating Community is known as the Western New Town.
In order to boost the New Year atmosphere, red lanterns hanging on the bare branches also shyly registered the sparse pedestrians and vehicles in the cold wind.
The village in my hometown is divided into two parts. The eastern part is a residential area. Most of the farmers have bought houses here. Most young people live here. There is collective heating here. The lifestyle and living standards have been integrated into the urban model; in the west are the old villages, with old houses, mottled courtyard walls, dirt roads and empty streets. Not a single cat or dog can be seen on the streets, making the old villages look even more empty and empty. The desolation is in stark contrast to the traditional Chinese New Year atmosphere of children running around the streets and the sound of firecrackers blaring everywhere.
It’s Chinese New Year, where are the people! ? Maybe it’s cold and people are staying at home to keep warm!