I arrived at Beijing Railway Station at 6 am on September 6, 1982. This was the first time I came to Beijing. At that time, I was very excited. It has been 40 years. In a few years, I went around the city of Beijing. At that time, Beijing was not big, and there were crop fields outside Xizhimen. I once walked from Jianguomen to Fuchengmen, from Beijing Iron and Steel Institute to Ping'anli, and from Tiananmen to Ping'an. It is also a common thing to go here. I used to ride a bicycle around the alleys of Xuanwumen and Guanganmen. The Tiananmen Square at that time was not what it is now. Even the bricks on the ground are dated, which is a bit dilapidated from the current point of view.
The places I visited the most were Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Memorial Hall, the Chinese Revolutionary History Memorial Hall (now the National Museum), Zhongshan Park, the Working People’s Cultural Palace, the Military Museum, Xiangshan Park, the Great Hall of the People, etc., but I I think the most rare thing is to go boating in Zhongnanhai back then, but now it is impossible. It is a pity that there were not many photos left in those days, unlike the current mobile phones that take pictures one after another.
I also want to go out for a walk during the Chinese New Year. I often think about the places I have been to. I wanted to go to the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven, but I didn’t make an appointment.
The weather in the third day of junior high school was not good, it was still drizzling and foggy, so I took the subway to Xidan. When I came to Xidan often, I mainly went to Xidan Department Store to buy things. It was here that I bought my first tape recorder. It cost 140 yuan, which was very expensive at the time. The streets and buildings in Xidan have completely changed. Of course not only Xidan, but also Wangfujing, Qianmen Street, Dashilan, etc., that is, the entire Beijing city has undergone tremendous changes. Except for the names, many places basically have nothing to do with the past.
Walking along Chang'an Street towards Tiananmen Square, the security check is very strict now, but now it is a world of difference when you walk casually here, after passing the security check, passing by Xinhua Gate, and then entering Tiananmen Square after the security check, there are not many people in the square today, it has been a long time Seeing that there are few people on the square, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is also open, and there are not many people visiting. It is very practical and effective to see the square green belt paved with wood fun.
After crossing the square, we arrived at Qianmen West Street. At noon, we went to Lao She Teahouse to listen to the comic dialogue, so that we could have fun and relax during the festival. The cross talk was performed by some young actors from the Beijing Quyi Troupe. Sun Guosong’s tongue twister in Kuaibanshu and four cross talks were performed. The first cross talk was performed by Wang Zheng and Zhang Tianlei. He felt that Wang Zheng’s Beijing dialect was too heavy, and he was a little slurred during the performance. , the main axis is Guo Tianyi and Liu Xing, what he said is not bad. The other ones were the cross talks between Sun Zhongqiu and Zhang Shuo, Li Han and Chi Yongzhi. The atmosphere in the venue was not particularly enthusiastic, but there were also constant laughter, a happy New Year picture. The program lasts for one and a half hours, and our fare is 120 yuan, which is the cheapest.
After listening to the cross talk, I passed the newly built Beijing Square and came to Dashilan. There are many tourists in Dashilan. I want to see the news that there are no performances in Sanqing Garden and Guangde Building, but there is no notice, so I take the No. 5 bus home without stopping.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the sky is clear, the sky is sunny, blue sky and white clouds. I plan to visit Prince Kung’s Mansion. Since it was not open in the 1980s, I have never been here. Let’s take a look today. Tickets are 40 yuan, buy tickets online, and directly swipe your ID card to enter. I think the restored building of Prince Gong’s Mansion lacks the beauty of the previous brick and wood structure. I don’t like it very much. The garden scenery is quite good. There are rockery, water, lakes, bamboo, pavilions, and pavilions. I like it more Odd-shaped stones, because they can give people endless imagination, they look like whatever they think in their minds. I walked here for forty-five minutes, and generally feel very good.
Leave Prince Gong's Mansion and walk to the shore of Shichahai in Houhai. The scenery of Houhai is very good. Although the lake is not open, there are still many tourists. I wanted to visit the former residence of Soong Ching Ling, but after I arrived, I realized that it was not open today. On the 24th, I visited the former residence of Soong Ching Ling again. The scenery is very good. So I rode a bicycle to the former residence of Lao She.
Lao She is a great writer, and his works are very local. I have read some of his novels, such as "Four Generations Living Under One Roof", "Camel Xiangzi", "Niu Tianci Biography", "Right Under the Red Flag", etc. I first read them. His work is "Longxugou". Come here today to see it, which is also a memory of this great writer.
Leaving Lao She's former residence, I walked through Wangfujing Street. The New Year's atmosphere here is very strong. I saw some foreign films. I don't know if anyone still likes this ancient art. A sugar blower is 35 yuan. Take Metro Line 1 to go home.
A strong wind blew up on the fifth day of the lunar new year, and since I bought afternoon tickets for the Chang'an Grand Theater, I still wanted to go out early.
Take the subway to the front door, go through the security check, and come to Dongjiaomin Lane.
Dongjiaomin Lane is the longest alley in Beijing now, with a length of 1550 meters. It used to be the embassy area of old China. Since 1840, especially after the "Xin Chou Treaty", Britain, France, the United States, Russia, Japan, Germany, Belgium and other countries The establishment of an embassy here is a testimony to the history of humiliation in old China. When the PLA entered Beiping in 1949, Chairman Mao arranged for the PLA to pass through Dongjiaomin Lane to express the Chinese people's contempt for foreign invaders, and at the same time express the contempt of all foreign countries. The determination to drive out the robbers.
Today, there are still some old sites here, such as the Liuguo Hotel, the Belgian Embassy, the French Embassy, the French Post Office, the Beijing Branch of Citibank, the Beijing Branch of the Japan Specie Bank, and the French Church.
Leaving Dongjiaomin Lane, we came to Dongdan Park. Dongdan Park was built in 1955. The writer Guo Moruo inscribed the name of the park. There is a sculpture of workers, peasants and soldiers in the park. A young man about 30 years old asked me who the three people on the sculpture were. Without an explanation, it is not clear whether there is a problem with our education.
The rockery in the park is very good. There are dense trees on the mountain. There is a glazed tile pavilion with hexagonal double eaves. The mountain road is winding and winding. Generally speaking, the park is not big, but it is exquisite.
When we arrived in Dongdan, we found a place to have lunch. First, I took a few photos in front of Cai Yuanpei's former residence at No. 75 Dongtangzi Hutong. Cai Yuanpei lived here from 1917 to 1920. Cai Yuanpei was a great educator, revolutionist, and statesman in modern times. He once served as the president of Peking University.
After taking pictures, walk east along the Foreign Ministry Street, pass by the Xiehe Hospital villa area and go in to have a look. The environment here still looks very good even now.
Moving forward, I saw the gate of the Guest House, where Sun Yat-sen once stayed, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also worked here after liberation.
Finally, I came to the Chang'an Grand Theater. The original site of the Chang'an Grand Theater was at the intersection of Xidan Road. I went to see a play there in the 1980s.
Today's Chang'an Grand Theater is very grand and magnificent, and the facilities inside are very good.
At 14:00 this afternoon, the Youth Troupe of the Beijing Peking Opera Theater performed the Peking opera "You Long Xi Feng" and "Highlight Catch the Water". "You Long Xi Feng" (Zhang Kai as Emperor Zhengde, Zhu Hong as Li Fengjie) sings well. Today I mainly want to watch "Gao Liang Catch the Water" (Zhan Lei as Gao Liang, Cao Yangyang as the hunchbacked old man, Liang Junwei as the old woman, Li Yang as the Dragon King, Sun Shimin as the Dragon Mother, Wang Ning as Liu Bowen), this is a comparison A cold play, written by Weng Ouhong, the main content is that Liu Bowen supervised the construction of Beijing City in the Ming Dynasty. The hunchbacked old man snatched the water basket, and when the beetle broke, there was a torrent of water. After some fighting, the water source was regained and the people were saved. The Dragon King captured Gao Liang, and the people built the "Gaoliang Bridge" to commemorate Gao Liang. There are more martial arts in the play, and the performances of the actors are better.
I chose a better seat when I bought the ticket, and the fare was 480 yuan. The play lasted for 2 and a half hours, and overall I was very satisfied.
It's time to go home after watching the play, and take the subway line 2 at Jianguomen to go home.
On the sixth day, I plan to go to Beihai Park and Shijingshan Park to take some photos. This is a place I have been to many times. Although it is a bit windy, the weather is not bad. It is good for taking pictures under the blue sky. After lunch, take the subway to Beihai Park and Tuancheng to take some pictures. I remember that when I came to Beihai Park in 1982, the buns here tasted Very good, it was sold by the state-run mobile car at that time, 1 yuan per catty, 3 taels each time, and I never saw it after the dissolution of the state-run canteen. The biggest achievement in Beihai today is to take some photos between the newly opened Huafangzhai and Haopu.
Leaving Tuancheng, I came to the turret of the Forbidden City to take a few photos. Many people came here to take pictures of the sunset. Although there is still more than an hour before sunset, many photographers have already seized the best position here.
From the turret to Shenwumen, and then into Jingshan Park, mainly to take a few photos. I have been here many times, and I plan to come again when the flowers bloom.
Come out of Jingshan Park, walk to Xihuamen, and take the No. 5 bus home here.
