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Jiangnan culture celebrated during Confucius festJiangnan culture celebrated during Confucius fest
By Wang Letian and Wang Jie |
September 26, 2011, Monday
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A street featuring culture of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties opened to the public recently as part of the 2011 Shanghai Confucius Culture Festival.
The street around Jiading's Bole Square offers an exquisite view, through historical artefacts, into the region's colorful past.
Named after the ancient Chinese sage Confucius, the festival will see the north of Bole Square in Jiading open to the public, offering tea art displays and museums.
At the west side of the square, Qian Yan Tang, the former residence of Qian Daxin, (1728-1804) showcases the biography of this famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty and his ink-wash paintings, calligraphy and his articles of daily use.
The Folk Museum on Dongxiatang Street displays daily objects used by ordinary people in jiangnan from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) to the Republic of China (1911-1949).
These exhibits, which are part of a private collection, include around 40 ancient locks, 10 sets of red wood furniture and other articles such as hairpins, hat decorations, bone fansand woodcarvings.
The ancient locks made of gold, silver, brass and pottery, all have delicate designs.
According to the collector, these objects were mostly made in jiangnan and provide an invaluable channel for the study of folk culture in the area. From September 22, the museum opened free to the public.
A tea shop near the museum combines ancient tea culture with music made by Chinese traditional instruments, providing a welcome to those escaping from the outside hustle and bustle. Here every teapot is priced from 58 yuan (US$9) to 268 yuan with a variety of choices.
The Disabled Association of Jiading invited teachers to train its members in bamboo carving and straw weaving.
Today some of the students' works are already on sale at the Bole Square, such as straw-woven handbags, slippers and bamboo penholders.
The newly opened street has altogether nine sections, with a floor space of 2,400 square meters. Some old buildings purchased from Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces have also been moved here.
For example, a building moved from Leping in Jiangxi Province fully displays superb carving skills on different floors, as if narrating tales from China's ancient folk dramas. It's a typical Huizhou style in the Qing Dynasty.
The street around Jiading's Bole Square offers an exquisite view, through historical artefacts, into the region's colorful past.
Named after the ancient Chinese sage Confucius, the festival will see the north of Bole Square in Jiading open to the public, offering tea art displays and museums.
At the west side of the square, Qian Yan Tang, the former residence of Qian Daxin, (1728-1804) showcases the biography of this famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty and his ink-wash paintings, calligraphy and his articles of daily use.
The Folk Museum on Dongxiatang Street displays daily objects used by ordinary people in jiangnan from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) to the Republic of China (1911-1949).
These exhibits, which are part of a private collection, include around 40 ancient locks, 10 sets of red wood furniture and other articles such as hairpins, hat decorations, bone fansand woodcarvings.
The ancient locks made of gold, silver, brass and pottery, all have delicate designs.
According to the collector, these objects were mostly made in jiangnan and provide an invaluable channel for the study of folk culture in the area. From September 22, the museum opened free to the public.
A tea shop near the museum combines ancient tea culture with music made by Chinese traditional instruments, providing a welcome to those escaping from the outside hustle and bustle. Here every teapot is priced from 58 yuan (US$9) to 268 yuan with a variety of choices.
The Disabled Association of Jiading invited teachers to train its members in bamboo carving and straw weaving.
Today some of the students' works are already on sale at the Bole Square, such as straw-woven handbags, slippers and bamboo penholders.
The newly opened street has altogether nine sections, with a floor space of 2,400 square meters. Some old buildings purchased from Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces have also been moved here.
For example, a building moved from Leping in Jiangxi Province fully displays superb carving skills on different floors, as if narrating tales from China's ancient folk dramas. It's a typical Huizhou style in the Qing Dynasty.
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