Shortly after I arrived in Changzhou, I couldn't wait to visit Qingguo Lane. In the rainy season, it is drizzling. I looked for it in Longcheng with an umbrella and a bicycle. On the way, I thought, "Qingguo Lane", what a poetic name. At that time, the alleys must be full of lush foliage and green fruits, just like Su Dongpo said, "flowers are small and red." Swallows fly, green water people go around. "It is this picturesque land of feng shui, and I don't know how many celebrities have been born. In ancient times, Tang Jingchuan (1507- 156 1), an anti-Japanese hero, was a great literary master in the Ming Dynasty, and was also called "the Three Jiajing Heroes" with Gui Youguang and Wang. Tang Yifen (1778- 1853), a master of art in Qing Dynasty, is as famous as Xi Gang and Dai at that time, and is known as "Fang Xi Tang Dai". Liu Guojun, a famous modern red capitalist "textile giant"; Zhao Yuanren is known as "the father of linguistics in China". These people all live in qingguo lane. Qu Qiubai, who is known as one of the "Three Masters of Changzhou", was born in Baguitang, Qingguo Lane. Zhou Youguang (1906-), a linguist and "father of Chinese Pinyin", was also born in Qingguo Lane. Looking through Qian Chengdan, the historian of Qingguo Lane in Changzhou Daily, it turns out that Professor Qian Chengdan, who told General Secretary Hu Jintao about history, was also from Qingguo Lane. This reminds me of Gong Zizhen's poem praising Changzhou: "Celebrities in the world have tribes, but there are no horses in the southeast. "
Looking at the map and asking all the way, I found Qingguo Lane. Standing silently on the east side of the alley, I saw the alley huddled under the tall building. Three financial buildings, such as three mountains, stand at the east entrance of the alley, and the cement monument of "Changzhou Historical and Cultural Protection Zone-Qingguo Lane" has been covered with bicycles and sundries. I pushed my bike along a three-meter-wide bluestone path, watching it carefully while walking, and my thoughts suddenly pulled back to the past. The house is empty. 17 next to the "Manlian Animation" store still has an ancient flavor. Wooden doors, doors and windows, Shimenlou, dust and cobwebs are all silently telling the vicissitudes of history. The slogan couplets during the Cultural Revolution can be seen on Gate 27: "Sailing at sea depends on (helmsman) and revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought". I don't know when the second half of the couplet was shoveled away. The blue brick stacking method on the door wall can feel the architectural characteristics of the Ming Dynasty dwellings. Along the narrow alley that can only accommodate one person, I walked into the depths of the alley and chatted with an old woman selling boiled water. I can't understand a word of Changzhou dialect she said, but I feel the quaint atmosphere of the ancient city. At the end of the alley, it is actually a tributary of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The muddy and heavy canal lies quietly in the drizzle, and you can't see the water flow, but this water leads to the outside world like a railway, connecting the north and south of the great river. I'm thinking, maybe it is this canal that inspires artists to create and gives politicians and historians the passion to join the society. In the past, there were many ships, and the business was prosperous. It was a distribution center for fruits in the north and south. There is a saying in Changzhou Fu during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty that "when you enter Qianguo Lane, the colors of peaches, plums, apricots and plums are all old". "Qingguo Lane" and "Guo Qian Lane" are probably named like this.
After crossing Dongxue Lane, I saw a row of renovated houses with white walls and tiles, which may have just been renovated. It is the former residence of Liu Guojun and the birthplace of Qu Qiubai. I tapped on the heavy ochre door and tried to go in and have a look. The old woman at the door told me, "This is the proprietress's private house, so we can't come in." I had to leave in anger. I heard that Zhao Yuanren's former residence is in the back. A few days ago, I read Li Lanqing's article "Zhao Yuanren, a well-read and famous musician" in Guangming Daily, and mentioned that the famous love music "Teach me how to think about her" was composed by Zhao Yuanren. I made a detour, crossed the alley and jumped into the side door. There is a yard inside, and it is said that there are eight families living in it. I want to talk to them, and they all leave in fear, as if I were a real estate developer. I looked up at the attic and then at the surrounding residents. I saw patches of dark green moss on the mottled powder wall, and I heard the creaking and swaying of the attic, while the dark gray tile pine on the roof was idle relative to the wild green paulownia trees.
In the alley, I saw a small bookstore. Go in and have a look. I never thought that we read many comic books and bundles of comic books when we were young. When we open them, it feels like going back to childhood. What is particularly surprising is that the owner of the bookstore is a 92-year-old man. He sat by the door, holding a banana fan in one hand and reading Reference News in the other. I learned from chatting with the clerk that the descendants of the elderly are either doctors or work in government agencies. No wonder Changzhou is known as "the eternal land of learning and the modern city of innovation", which is true. It is this endless reading atmosphere that makes talents in ancient cities and mean alleys come forth in large numbers. Think of Zhao Yi, a historian in Changzhou in Qing Dynasty, who said, "Jiangshan has produced talents, each leading the way for hundreds of years."
Out of the alley, there are two words engraved on the ridge eaves of the house facing the street in Xikou, which just means "all the best". Not far from the CCB building, the famous commercial center South Street is also close at hand, and the rich modern atmosphere quickly fills this alley. Qingguo Lane is like a Confucian who "vaguely faces the city". No matter how noisy and flashy the outside world is, he always sticks to his spiritual home with a leisurely attitude, letting the misty rain fade away and retaining the noble Chiang Mai of "an old man fishing in Leng Jiang-snow".
The rain is still falling. I came to the quaint Ming city wall, stood on the famous Wenheng Bridge, and watched the sand carriers in the canal from south to north, immersed in the misty rain of the past. I really hope to leave this historical alley forever. Let's walk, watch, touch and remember together. ...
I read in the newspaper that Qingguo Lane will be permanently preserved and renovated. Prepare a sunny day and come to Qingguo Lane again. I really want to say: Qingguo Lane, "Teach me how to miss her".