Much of the folk culture of old Beijing has disappeared, and even if it is preserved, it is only in name only!
The folk culture of old Beijing mainly includes the urban culture "food culture, bathhouse culture, leisure culture, art culture, etc." which encompasses the fun in people's daily lives. This culture originated from the Eight Banners disciples of the Qing Dynasty. That kind of leisurely style influenced old Beijingers.
My great-uncle is an authentic old Beijinger and a bannerman. He would rather eat steamed cornbread and pickles for half a month, but he also has to save money to go to a famous restaurant and eat a signature dish, walk the birds in the morning, and sing opera in the evening. , it seems to have nothing to do with him whether his family can have food or whether his children can go to school. His leisurely and self-entertaining mentality has indeed reached a certain level!
So the influence of old Beijing culture on us is negative influence such as negativity, selfishness, good face and so on.
Of course, everything has dual attributes. The positive one is that "you will become better when you play, and you will understand when you eat." This spirit of striving for excellence is also good when applied to other aspects.
In my humble opinion, there is a lot of nonsense, and I don’t know if it is right or not, so I’ll just leave it at that!