The so-called academy gate refers to a pedestrian street at the entrance of Xi'an Chengguan Academy.

As the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, Xi'an was once the most prosperous and international metropolis in the world. But that was a long time ago, more than a thousand years ago.

Many things have changed in the past thousand years, such as Xi'an is no longer the capital, and for example, Xi'an used to be eight rivers around Chang'an, and now there are only a few dry riverbeds left.

That glorious city has disappeared into history, leaving behind a dilapidated wreckage.

But in such a city, there is always something left. When a glorious city gradually fades away from the years, at least, he will leave a back, intriguing, and the academy gate is such a place.

"I have imagined more than once what a freehand picture it would be to wear gorgeous and flowing Hanfu and wander the streets of ancient Chang'an at sunset." Bao Longtu sighed with emotion, and pouted vigorously: "There should be a service project like this at the academy gate, don't you plan to experience it?" ”

"Just now, the driver said that there seem to be many retro buildings in the city." Fang Yuan enumerated: "For example, West Street, Bell and Drum Tower Square, North Courtyard Gate, Shuncheng Lane, Qunxian Village, Tang Furong Garden, etc., condense the historical and cultural connotation of the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, integrating tourism, sightseeing, and shopping, and have both traditional architectural styles and modern functions......"

"There are not many places like this, but there are also a lot, why do you want to go to the academy gate?"

Fang Yuan asked, what are your intentions? Quickly come from the truth.

"Okay, I'll be honest." Bao Longtu said frankly: "Because most of the shops operating in the academy gate are full of calligraphy, painting and ink. The four treasures of the study with complete specifications, as well as a wide variety of folk crafts, as well as antiques and antiques. ”

"As expected." Fang Yuan couldn't help but shake his head: "I said, why are you so concerned, you have to go to the academy gate, dare to love for Taobao." ”

"Hehe, it's good to know." Bao Longtu closes the paper fan. He smiled and said, "Give me a face, go and have a look." ”

"Whatever." Fang Yuan said indifferently: "Far from it? ”

"It's not far, it's definitely not far by car." Bao Longtu patted his chest and said, "I'll pay ...... money"

"Nonsense. You must have paid for it. While speaking, Fang Yuan turned around and announced that he was free to act, and if the employees wanted to go to the academy gate, they could go together, and if they didn't want to follow, they would go shopping by themselves.

Several employees thought about it. In the end, it was decided to go separately. Play on your own. After all, experienced people know that playing with a leader is definitely not fun.

In this regard, Fang Yuan didn't mind, and told everyone to pay attention to safety, call if there was anything, and after gathering at the hotel in the evening, he and Bao Longtu got into a taxi. I went towards the gate of the academy.

The academy gate is on South Street, which is not close to the hotel. It takes more than half an hour to reach your destination. The car slowly stopped, Fang Yuan and Bao Longtu came down to take a look, only to see a tall archway full of ancient charm suddenly rising at the corner of the street.

Above the archway is the academy gate three golden face characters, on both sides is a pair of couplets, the stele forest hides the national treasure, the academy educates people with eight big characters, very eye-catching.

Walk to the entrance of the street, at a glance, the scene inside is very different from the modern high-rise buildings, on both sides of the road are blue and antique buildings, bluestone paved pavement, full of retro vicissitudes of color, mottled sunlight sprinkled on it, as if telling a dusty time in the past.

After the archway, a road soaked in ink incense spreads out to the distance, the rich ancient wind blows on the face, the two sides are concentrated on more than 100 shops such as the rubbing, the calligraphy and painting of celebrities, the seal and the four treasures of the study, etc., and there is a black background gold plaque hanging on the second and third floors of the carved railing pavilion.

Walking around, Fang Yuanzhen felt a little like he had traveled through time and space and was in an ancient bazaar.

The façade of the shop here is neither as delicate and beautiful as the Jiangnan business, nor as magnificent as the Dashilar in Beijing, but simple and honest, with few cumbersome decorations, plaques, couplets, and deep and narrow doorways, showing an elegant and auspicious atmosphere.

All in all, there are not only high-quality and inexpensive tourist commemorative handicrafts, but also a wide variety of calligraphy text panels, Chinese painting scrolls, jewelry and jade, gold and silver jewelry, Qingming ancient books and so on.

Of course, all kinds of objects are mixed, real and fake, and you need to rely on your own identification. It can be said that a few dozen dollars must be the real thing, and the price is so cheap that it can't be fake.

But for thousands of things, there are naturally fakes. I want to Taobao Bei, but I don't have the strength, and I am deceived and fooled, which is a normal thing, and I can't complain about others.

Anyway, after coming to the gate of the academy, Bao Longtu seemed to be like a fish in water, very happy. Look here, touch there, as if Grandma Liu has entered the Grand View Garden, and everything is so novel.

However, Bao Longtu's vision is still relatively high, and he can't look down on some cheap things at all. After visiting a few shops, he shook his head when he went out and said, "It's not good, there are a lot of these things in Quanzhou, and they don't have any characteristics." ”

"Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, the four treasures of the study, where is there not?" Fang Yuan said casually: "The specifications are almost the same, how can there be any characteristics." ”

"That's right." Bao Longtu nodded and said, "Then let's go and see the rubbings of the tablet." ”

"Do you understand?" Fang Yuan expressed skepticism.

"Cut, you underestimate me......" Bao Longtu said angrily: "I want to ...... back then." When I was in elementary school, there was also a calligraphy class, authentic brush calligraphy, and I learned willow ......."

"Elementary school?" Fang Yuan couldn't help laughing: "How many years ago?" ”

"It doesn't matter how many years he has, anyway, I've studied, I'm proud!" Bao Longtu straightened his chest and walked towards a shop that operated Beilin rubbing.

The so-called rubbing actually refers to an ancient traditional technique. It is a skill that uses rice paper and ink to clearly copy the words or patterns on inscriptions and utensils.

Few people know about this craft, and even fewer can achieve professional standards. After all, there were no cameras in ancient times, and if you want to restore 100% of the inscriptions and the words and patterns on the utensils, you can only rely on pure hand.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a record in the book of famous paintings of the past dynasties, and it was good to expand the painting in ancient times, and it was seven or eight out of ten, without losing the spirit of the brush. There is also a royal mansion rubbing, which is called the official extension. The inner treasury of the national dynasty, Hanlin, Jixian, and the secret pavilion have been extended and written......

This shows that the skill of copying and extending calligraphy and painting was quite high before the Tang Dynasty, and there were many government institutions that also served as copywriting.

Of course, unlike the rubbings that were copied by hand in ancient times, most of the rubbings sold in the store today are made directly by modern technology. Therefore, compared with the rubbings of ancient times, the rubbings made in modern times, no matter how clear and exquisite they are, the price will not be high.

After entering the store, after listening to the introduction of the shopkeeper, Fang Yuan learned that most of the rubbings in the store came from the text on the forest of steles in Xi'an, which is the so-called stele post.

Xi'an Stele Forest, that is due to the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to preserve the Tang Dynasty Shitai filial piety scripture, Kaicheng stone scripture and Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and other famous stone tablets that were abandoned in the market due to war.

After thousands of years of continuous development, the scale of the stele forest continues to expand, the collection of stones is more, the stele stone seal, subordinate, Kai, line, grass are ready, the number is the largest in the country, and the famous fine products are gathered.

This stone inscription is actually equivalent to a large stone library. Because there were very few ancient books, they could only be passed on by hand. However, a book is good enough for a few people to copy. However, after the stone tablet was engraved, there was no problem with dozens or hundreds of people copying it, and it was also the standard for readers to proofread, which played an important role in the preservation and dissemination of culture.

Xi'an Forest of Steles, up to the Han Dynasty, down to the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the literati of all dynasties have also left precious poems and ink in the Forest of Steles. Therefore, the stele forest is also a place of cultural inheritance, and it is naturally highly respected by the literati.

Then the rubbings of the stele forest are naturally highly sought after by literature lovers. When you come to the gate of Xi'an Academy, you must buy some rubbings and go back to the vassal elegance to show your taste.

However, these people do not include Bao Longtu, although he often claims to be a literati, in fact, he is a very common person in his bones, he seems to love collecting, but in fact, his biggest dream is to pick up the leaks and pick up the soft, and then change hands for money......

So when he entered the store and found that most of the rubbings were modern works, Bao Longtu immediately languished and sighed: "Why are these modern works, aren't there any ancient things?" ”

When the shopkeeper next to him heard this, his eyes lit up slightly: "Little brother, the price of ancient rubbings and rubbings is not cheap." ”

"As long as it's good, money isn't an issue." Bao Longtu said proudly, as if he was a local tyrant who was not bad for money. However, Fang Yuan knew that if it was really time to negotiate the price, Bao Longtu would definitely put this word behind him, and he couldn't wait to buy good things without spending money.

Suddenly, the shopkeeper stopped pinching it, and immediately stretched out his hand enthusiastically: "Little brother, please upstairs." ”

"Don't be in a hurry, don't ......" At this moment, it was Bao Longtu's turn to be reserved, and asked: "Let's make it clear first, what rubbings do you have upstairs?" I don't ask for any solitary books, rare books, or first editions, but you can't fool me with some rotten things. ”

"Hey, little brother, you are an expert, how dare I fool you." The shopkeeper vowed: "It's definitely a good thing, up to the oracle bone inscription of the three generations, the rubbings of Jinding Wen, and the calligraphy rubbings of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there are ......."

"When I heard you say that, I muttered instead. It's so miscellaneous, it can't be a fake, right? Bao Longtu looked suspicious, but beckoned Fang Yuan to go upstairs.

"Oops, little brother. I don't like to hear what you say, I am honest management, and I have always taken goods from big collectors. As for whether things are good or not, you don't believe me when I say it, so you can do your own research. You've got a crush, let's talk about it slowly, okay? ”

The shopkeeper is very sleek, with a shrewd smile on his face, avoiding the important and trivial, and not talking about the real or fake...... (To be continued......)