Chapter Seventy-Eight: Watching Sichuan Opera

Grandpa Xu finished buying the book for Duan Huan, thinking that there was nothing to do at this time in the afternoon.

simply took Duan Huan to the Jinjiang Hotel not far from the Xinhuan Bookstore, where he could see the world, and by the way, dinner could be solved together.

Jinjiang Hotel was groundbroken in 58 years and built in 60 years, and the name Jinjiang was personally chosen by Zhu and Chen.

The name Jin Jiang has three meanings:

First, the hotel is adjacent to the Jinjiang River

the second is to echo the reputation of Jinguan City of Jincheng;

Third, it is expected that the hotel will have the same bright future as the country.

This nine-story hotel has become a landmark building in Jincheng after its completion.

In fact, at the time of construction, it was positioned as the best guest house in Sichuan Province and even the entire southwest, and it has always been the first choice for government affairs and foreign affairs reception in Sichuan Province.

In addition to receiving many country-level bigwigs, heads of state and royals of friendly countries will also stay in this hotel when they go to the southwest.

This hotel is no stranger to Huanhuan, it is the oldest five-star hotel in Jincheng, and it is also the first choice for government affairs reception and foreign affairs reception in Sichuan Province.

In another 60 years, this kind of 9-storey hotel, in contrast to the surrounding high-rise buildings, is still not outdated, but has a unique elegance of old qualifications.

I enjoyed the university tyrants in my last life, but I was still proud of holding a wedding banquet in Jinjiang Hotel, which is enough to see the status of this hotel in the hearts of Jincheng people.

Now it belongs to the first window of Jincheng's foreign exchanges, and when you enter the door, you can see it in the garden, and there are foreigners reading newspapers in the garden to enjoy the shade.

Duan Huan took Duan Huan to go up to the lobby on the 9th floor to meet the market, but when he entered the elevator, he was stopped by a waiter with a serious expression.

"Comrade, please show your ID!"

Grandpa Xu took out his military ID card from his pocket and handed it to him.

The waiter immediately stood up and saluted, "I'm sorry General Xu just now, it's me who is clumsy, may I ask what floor you are going to, do you need me to lead the way?" ”

"No need, you go get busy, I can find the way myself!" Grandpa Xu waved his hand.

It's not that the waiter is realistic, but the Jinjiang Hotel is originally a government and foreign affairs hotel, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

When I was just at the gate, there were not many dolls, looking at the foreigners who came in and out with a very curious look.

When Huan followed Grandpa Xu into the door, he still gained a lot of envious eyes.

Not to mention these little dolls, even Duan Huan actually felt that the hotel was very mysterious before he came in.

The waiter left, and at this time a brown-haired foreigner came to the elevator door.

The foreigner was wearing an elegant suit, his figure was even taller and slender, with a high nose and deep eyes, and a knife-and-axe face, which had a super high appearance, which made Yan Kong's joy can't help but take a few more looks.

Grandpa Xu let foreigners go in first in line with the principle of courtesy to foreign guests, and he also stretched out his hand to give him a posture of "you please first".

The foreigner said in a broken English, "Lady Frist!you are so sweet!"

Duan Huan smiled and replied, "Thank you!" ”

Most of this foreigner is not from an English-speaking country, and he guesses that he may be a dull pear person, after all, most men in their country can dress better than women, and they have full marks in flirting skills.

From four or five years old Lori to eighty or ninety old ladies, they will all be teased and trembling.

It turned out that the foreigner was also on the 9th floor, and Duan Huan still took the elevator first, and when he turned back, this man was politely asking Grandpa Xu to go out first.

I have to say that now foreigners are indeed foreigners for Jincheng people, and their appearance, speech, and way of doing things are very foreign.

Jin Jiang Hotel, on the other hand, is the sum of all the foreign dishes and mysteries.

The ninth floor is actually a place for entertainment, and you can see the stage at a glance, and the seats below are sofas.

In the evening, the open space under the sofa table can be used as a dance floor for a dance party.

Is it a combination of East and West? Isn't it really foreign?

As soon as he sat down, a waiter came up and asked what kind of drink he wanted, and Grandpa Xu asked for a cup of bamboo leaves and a bottle of orange soda for Duan Huan.

When the waiter brought the drink, Grandpa Xu asked if there was a play to start in a while, and what kind of play was to be sung.

When Grandpa Xu was a teenager, he was an authentic Sichuan opera ticket holder, and from time to time he had to skip school to go to the theater to watch a play.

Speaking of Sichuan Opera, Duan Huan didn't know much, and when he was young, he saw newspapers and TV calling for the revitalization of Sichuan Opera from time to time.

You know, as long as things are in decline, they need to be revitalized.

The Sichuan opera in Huanhuan's impression is just three things: spitting fire, changing faces, and rolling lights.

Now it is the "Pijin Rolling Lamp" that is about to be put on the line.

"Pijin Rolling Lamp", also known as "Pijin Ding" or "Sacrificial Stick Mallet".

It mainly tells the story of Pijin, a gambling rake ear, who was punished by his wife with a rolling lamp.

Looking at Pi Jin's appearance of wearing a red belly pocket, a pink and white nose, and a small cherry mouth, he felt very happy.

One of the best is Pi Jin's oil lamp on his head, dancing to the accompaniment, drilling the bench, somersaulting, and dancing on the high stool to blow out the oil lamp.

As Pi Jin waited for a variety of difficult movements, the few spectators below applauded and laughed in unison.

This play vividly portrays the little cunning of the men in Sichuan Province who rake their ears and the little pungency of the women in Sichuan Province.

The actor did play well, and he felt that his intestines were about to knot with laughter.

Grandpa Xu leaned forward and leaned back when he saw all the laughter, he felt even happier, this trip was too worthwhile.

Although he was cheerful and lively now, he had never seen his great-granddaughter smile so heartily.

It's not right for a little doll to be too old, or there will be no sense of accomplishment if you don't raise a doll.

After the Pijin Rolling Lantern is over, it is another unique trick of Sichuan Opera - changing face.

Even after the prime minister saw the change of face, he once told him that the change of face is a state secret and cannot be leaked casually.

Now the only face-changing performance in the theater industry that has been listed as a second-class national secret opens, how can you not look forward to it.

In fact, just now the rolling lights, the foreigners in the audience can only watch the difficulty of the action.

For the humor and folk culture of Sichuan dialect, most of them are half-understood, and they are in the clouds.

But changing the face is different, and changing the face is more inclined to the art of action, and the lines are not so important.

The play being performed on stage is the most distinctive "White Snake Legend Jinshan Temple".

In the play, the purple gold cymbal is anthropomorphized into a bowl boy and appears three times.

Vivid and clear use of a variety of facial makeup, showing the bowl boy when looking for the white snake, the excitement when finding the white snake, the joy when covering the white snake, the anger after the white snake escapes and other emotional changes, has a very strong visual impact.

The face-changing in Sichuan opera is not the most exquisite costume prop, but it is definitely the most impactful.

Even people who can't understand Sichuan Opera feel its vividness and are impressed by its wonder.

Seeing the frequent applause and applause of the foreigners in front of them, it is obvious.

After the face change was completed, Grandpa Xu explained the emotions and meanings represented by each face to everyone.

Huan Huan was very interested and listened with great interest, although she had studied it for a while in her previous life, but you must know that the Sichuan opera at that time was incomparable with now.

There are some techniques and techniques that have been obscurated by the passage of time.

Now that there is a living dictionary readily available, of course, take advantage of the opportunity.

Grandpa Xu was happy to be incarnated into 100,000 whys, and dug out all the observations and knowledge in his memory to teach him.