Thousand-year-old alleys, fireworks people. The realistic version of "Big Fish and Begonia" dances in the ancient villages of Huizhou with pink walls and tiles.
Young people are all over the world, and they always want to "swim" out of the mountain village and break into a world outside. Far from the village, the hometown has become more concrete. The big fish swimming in the night alley are the concern of the wanderers returning to their hometown, the reunion of their hearts, and the sense of ritual integrated into the bloodline.
In She County, when you walk into Zhanqi Village, you can see various forms of fish lanterns, cloth, paper, plastic, and stone. But if you want to find the most amazing big fish, go to the ancestral hall.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and the ancestral hall of Zhanqi Village is the most lively. Everyone rushed to make fish lanterns and prepare for the frolicking ceremony that began on the second day of the first lunar month.
In Zhanqi Village, Wang Yufang is famous. He is one of the few "Generation Z" in the village who can tie a fish lantern.
With chestnut head and round glasses, Wang Yufang smiled a little cutely. Don't look at him as only 28 years old, as long as he mentions the fish lamp, he will automatically enter the state of "master".
Material selection, bamboo poles should be straight, bamboo joints should be few; To weave fish bones, it is necessary to master the coordination between the heat temperature and the bending of the bamboo strips; To paste the fish skin, it is necessary to pay attention to the fit with the fish bone, tightly fit, and complete it in one go.
In order to prevent fire and facilitate preservation, the fish lamps in Zhanqi Village now rarely use cotton paper and candles, but instead use cloth to paste fish skin and use light bulbs as a light source.
However, Wang Yufang has his own persistence. He made a special trip to visit the old craftsmen in the village, wanting to find the most traditional "old fish" pattern and make a big fish in his childhood memories.
Wang Yufang made fish lanterns for the first time when he was 10 years old. Since then, he has been learning from the master in the village, and he has become more and more proficient. Later, like many of his peers, he left the village to study and work.
When he was in primary school, he attended a village elementary school with hundreds of students; Now, the alma mater has only a single-digit student body. The ancient alley in front of Wang Yufang's house was once the most lively "CBD" in Zhanqi Village; When we visited, the most common sight here was an elderly man carrying a fire basket to keep warm.
However, there are times when the ancient alleys are lively - the children are back. The fish lantern has also become a year-round reunion moment for the young people of Zhanqi Village.
The fish lamp means that there is more than enough every year.
From the Song Dynasty to the present, big fish have been "swimming" here for a thousand years. The dancing fish carry people's best expectations for the coming year.
The elders in the village who can make fish lanterns will always make a small fish lantern for the children at home. Having a small fish lantern of your own and dancing behind the big fish is the best Spring Festival memory for children.
Wang Yanzhi's little fish lamp is older than her. It was made by my aunt for my brother, and my brother left it to her when he grew up. Over the years, the fish lamp was burned out of many holes by candles, and Wang Yanzhi used various colors of paper to "sew and mend" it and continued to stay by her side.
This year, Wang Yanzhi has become an adult. This time, she wants to join the team of Hip Fish.
"Hipfish" requires two people to cooperate with each other, hold the head and tail of the fish high throughout the process, and change their movements. If you want to master the skills of playing big fish, Wang Yanzhi still needs training.
Wang Yanzhi's ** is the famous "hip-playing female general" Li Shiyin in the village.
Like other children in Zhanqi Village who love fish lanterns, Li Shiyin has been playing with his elders since he was a child. In the team of hipfish, as one of the few women, Li Shiyin is particularly conspicuous.
Now, although Li Shiyin has married outside the village, she has to return to Zhanqi Village every Spring Festival, and she doesn't want to miss every frolicking.
A big fish is four meters long and weighs thirty pounds. To dance and fight, it is really a physical work. After a few sets of movements, Wang Yanzhi's hands trembled and she had to stop for a break.
said that she was tired, but Wang Yanzhi still gritted her teeth and persevered, because she had a wish that she had wanted to fulfill for many years.
When Wang Yanzhi was very young, her father died, and she didn't even have any memories of her father. When she grew up, Wang Yanzhi heard from the old people in the village that her father was very fond of fish and played very well.
Hipfishing, for her, is a special ** gift, and it is also a dialogue between her and her father across time and space.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the gongs and drums are noisy, and the big fish "swim" out of the ancestral hall one after another, and the quiet ancient alleys on weekdays are boiling. Tourists from all over the world come here to experience the most simple and pure flavor of the year.
Today, the fish lanterns of Zhanqi Village have "swam" out of the land of Huizhou, in the modern city, in the vast world.
Go to the appointment on time for the tradition you adhere to, make a wish for your loved ones, leap into the blue sea for the future you hope for, and when the good wishes of the north and south of the river light up in the dark night, this is the answer to the romantic interpretation of the Chinese.
Take a look at the news knews reporter: Chu Hua, Liu Kuanyang, special cameraman: Ling Libing, Cheng Ziwei, Wang Xuan, editor: Zhu Lingmin, editor: Chen Ruilin, Xing Wei).