The Story of Pingjiang Road

? When it comes to the south of the Yangtze River, there are small bridges and flowing rivers. Wuzhen, Zhouzhuang, Tongli, these are not unfamiliar to us, but Pingjiang Road is a resting place for the soul of the old Suzhou people, like a subtle and introverted girl, quietly stay there.

Pingjiang Road, which is a historical and cultural old street in Suzhou, is a small road along the river. In the Song and Yuan dynasties, Suzhou was also known as Pingjiang, so it is named Pingjiang Road, which is a miniature of the ancient city.

When I first arrived at Pingjiang Road, it was still hot in June, and the mood was a bit tired and lazy, and I didn't pay attention to the chic stores that were all over the place. The first time in such a hurry, go to the "corner meets the cat" jacked a cute brown Garfield, ate Suzhou's specialty snacks - osmanthus red bean small round rice porridge and osmanthus chicken rice, have to admit, Suzhou snacks are very poetic classical, I love the fragrance of osmanthus, the smell of the elegant, diffuse in this I love the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, the smell is elegant, permeating the narrow and long streets and alleys...

I know, the story is not yet finished...

The second time I went to Pingjiang Road, it was already the rainy season in Suzhou, the weather was cloudy, wet and drizzly, it was very refreshing, strolling leisurely on Pingjiang Road, the rain pounding on the green stone road, I could not help but think of Dai Wangshu's Rainy Lane, "Holding an oil-paper umbrella, wandering alone in the rainy lane, the lilacs in general, knotted with the sadness of the girl ... " Pingjiang Road, there is an umbrella store, different sizes, different patterns, arranged in front of the store hanging on the porch, very colorful. I remember last year in Xianyang, when I was a senior, because of the love of oil paper umbrellas, from the Internet to buy the paper celadon style oil paper umbrellas, to Xi'an city wall of all kinds of posing shots of the scene, vaguely emerged ...

On Pingjiang Road, there are many cheongsam stores, some cheongsams are embellished with embroidery, and the feeling that all kinds of cheongsams will dazzle people with fascination, imagining themselves as a schoolgirl in the Republican era, wearing elegant cheongsams and holding an oil-paper umbrella, waiting for a trolley ... Because of this yearning, they took a group of oil-paper umbrella-themed photos on Pingjiang Road, which were decorated with dandelion patterns of light yellow tops and coffee-colored skirt, the photographer shot after I was very satisfied. Perhaps I will stay in this part of Suzhou for the rest of my life, watching the four seasons of Gusu, wearing different styles of cheongsam to record the light and shadow of the years, to give myself an elegant memory....

? Last year in Suzhou, I went to Shantang Street, the "cat's city in the sky", like a cat's nest in general shape, quiet and warm, now, Shantang Street, the cat empty store has been demolished, the memories do not feel surged to the heart. So there is another "cat's city in the sky" on Pingjiang Road, which also has Suzhou's local characteristics, with classical houses and courtyards, and in front of the store, there are the usual cats and cats themed scenarios: a red painted mailbox, a blue reclining chair, a signpost with the words "Suzhou Cats and Cloves Shop! A blue recliner, a signpost with the words "Suzhou Catskone Lilac Shop" painted on it...

Walking along the alleys that intersect Pingjiang Road, such as Niu Jia Alley and Clove Alley, you will always see hand-painted ink paintings of Jiangnan on the walls of the alleys, which are very artistic...

The story of Pingjiang Road is becoming more and more complete, I keep digging, keep stopping, as if every time I go there will be a different understanding and discovery ....

The night on Pingjiang Road exudes an elegant mood.

Kunqu opera, commentary is a feature of Suzhou, Wu Nong soft voice lingering, may be in Pingjiang Road to hear the most times the commentary tune is that a "Qinhuai Jing" "I have a love ah, sung to the gentlemen to listen to...", is the movie "Jinling Thirteen," the movie is the "Jinling Thirteen". , which is an interlude of the movie "The Thirteen Haircuts of the Golden Hairpin". The most classic kunqu opera is Tang Xianzu's The Peony Pavilion, which describes the love story of Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei, with the inscription, "Love does not know what it is, and it goes deeper and deeper, and the living can die, and the dead can live. The words of the inscription, "The living can die, the dead can be born. Those who are born and cannot die, and those who die and cannot be born again, are not the most love of love" have become a kind of classic.

The last boudoir, Mr. Zhang Yunhe, aptly compared kunqu to the maple leaves of Jiangnan. There is a kunqu museum on Pingjiang Road, where there are several small theater performances of kunqu commentary at various times of the day. I didn't know much about kunqu and wanted to admire it, so one day I waited for an hour and bought the 7:30 p.m. show. Luckily, the performance included The Peony Pavilion, and I could see for myself the kunqu teacher painting the opera makeup on the stage, and the skillfulness of applying the powder was amazing, so I could get a glimpse of the opera makeup. That night, the words "Ink and Spring and Autumn" kept popping into my head, and I understood the meaning of "Ink and Spring and Autumn".

I pride myself on being a Republican. In the eastern suburbs of Xi'an, there is a White Deer Plains Film and TV City, in which a Republic of China Street has been built, which looks exactly like the most classic scenes in the Republic of China dramas: "Shanghai at Night" on the tram, and yellow carts erected next to the Bajiao foreign houses.

And in Pingjiang Road, there is also a Republic of China rouge store, called "Modern Reds", is the Republic of China period of the old Shanghai rouge brand, this store is not only placed in the old-fashioned retro phonograph, phonograph slowly screening Zhou Xuan's song, and each box of rouge are painted with the month of the Republic of China plate, perhaps this store is doing a kind of sentiment.

Pingjiang Road is poetic and rich, you must take a ride on a yellow bus, taste the traditional pastries of Gusu, try the cheese buns of the Garden Bakery, and swing the sculling boat on the river, with a boatwoman rocking the oars and singing for you... Pick up a free evening, watch chess, taste the peach blossom brew...

I would like to walk through the spring, summer, fall and winter of Pingjiang Road with its pink walls, small bridges and flowing water.

Pingjiang Road is a poem that can never be finished...

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