Chapter 49 Practical Cultural Relics
"Seeing this painting appearing in my place, you only thought about the payment?" Nie Guangyi felt a little incredulous.
Meng Xinzhi was stunned by the question, and suddenly said: "Of course, thank you for helping me save this painting until now." ”
"What else?" Nie Guangyi was even more surprised.
"And?" I really can't think of it.
"Don't you think that this painting of yours has some connection with the conceptual architecture I designed?"
"Of course not."
"Huh?" Nie Guangyi was surprised: "Why? ”
"This was the first picture I drew, when I was young, I couldn't draw, and then I wasn't sure what the modern building in my dream would look like."
"You're not sure yourself?"
"Yes, this building is a process from blur to clarity in my dreams." Dream Xinzhi explained: "If you pick up the back one, I will have to think about it." ”
"That's what you really think?"
"That's right. Who can understand what this kind of children's graffiti is? My mom and dad couldn't understand it after watching it for years. ”
"And what if I say I can see it?"
"That only means that the meaning of the aurora in your mind is clearer than mine, and when you pick it up, do you already have the original design? Could it be that I saw your design to see a building like that in my dreams? ”
Yumeshin also wants to find the source of dreams.
Nie Guangyi sighed again - [Why does this girl always make people feel comfortable when she speaks? 】
The topic has come to this point, and once again it has entered a loop of incomprehension.
The girl didn't care, but Nie Guangyi himself had no way to be so at ease.
[What should I say to the girl?] 】
What can I do for the girl?' 】
Without realizing it, some subtle changes have taken place in the psychology of the generalized Dashao.
……
"When I was young, I often went to Longbridge Village."
Professor Nie and Nie Guangyi chatted on the phone: "Dad has never been there. ”
"Why don't you go? Is it Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie who won't let it? ”
"No, it's your Grandpa Qiu and Grandma Qiu who won't let you. When your Grandpa Nie and Grandma Nie were still there, they didn't recognize me as a little son. But they either don't really think Daddy is ominous, or, you know what Daddy means......"
"I understand a little."
"My son said that he understands a little, that is the concept of one hundred and one points in the average person's test."
"What's the perfect score?" Nie Guangyi asked.
"Out of 100."
"That's okay, Professor Nie still has a relatively basic understanding of your son." Nie Guangyi changed the subject: "Professor Nie, do you want to talk to your son about Wan'an Bridge?" I don't even know where to start when I have time to go back. ”
Wan'an Bridge was originally an insurmountable "moat" in the hearts of father and son, but now it has become the best communication bridge.
Unconsciously, Nie Guangyi's entire aura changed.
To Mengxinzhi, to Professor Nie, and even to every employee of the firm.
"What do you want to hear? World Heritage or Craftsmanship? Nie Tianqin asked.
"I want to hear it, I'm okay right now, and the employees are still sleeping."
"Do you sleep in the company?"
"Yes, there's a place for them to sleep."
"Then you are a capitalist act!"
"Professor Nie Tianqin, what are you talking about, their sleeping place is better than my own?"
"Really? Then I haven't seen it, and I don't have the right to speak. "Nie Tianqin has the heart to come over.
Between him and his son, the lack of fourteen years of companionship is definitely an irreparable regret for an old man like Nie Tianqin, who was born in 1952.
Old and old, who is not used to being spoiled?
But he forced his son away with his own hands, or in the way of directly destroying his son's dream.
Nie Tianqin has been retired for many years.
Because there is no successor to the traditional construction skills of the wooden arch bridge, and because it is too lonely to be too idle, he will accept the re-employment of the school and have been working until now.
He'd already figured it out.
As long as Nie Guangyi's understanding can be obtained, from now on, he will be wherever his son is.
He used to be very concerned about his reputation, and he didn't want his academic resume to have the slightest flaw.
Even if others don't think it, he can't pass his own level.
This point was completely inherited to Nie Guangyi.
This time and that time.
Nie Tianqin regretted it after tampering with his son's wishes.
Until now, exactly fourteen years.
Every day he regrets his actions at the time.
He wanted to come out to accompany Nie Guangyi immediately, and wanted to make up as much as possible.
I didn't expect my son to say in turn that he would go back to accompany him.
This kind of lost and regained feeling makes Nie Tianqin feel unreal every day.
I always feel that I have to be in a place where I can see and touch, and the stone hanging in my heart can only land.
The son probably felt it too, so as soon as he called, he deliberately mentioned Wan'an Bridge to him.
"It's not convenient for you to come out now." Nie Guangyi refused again.
"It's convenient, Dad's visa has been done for many years, and I will renew it when it expires, and I have renewed it several times."
"Now that I'm coming out, it's not easy to buy a ticket, so don't toss, and when the matter on my side is over, I'll go back immediately."
Nie Guangyi was afraid that Professor Nie would insist repeatedly, so he simply cut back to the topic: "You tell me first, why did Wan'anqiao pack up for the World Heritage in the first place." ”
"This matter starts with the traditional construction skills of wooden arch bridges, which were included in the first batch of "Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Protection" by UNESCO."
"Well, Professor Nie spoke slowly." Nie Guangyi stood up and said, "I'll go get a cup of coffee and sit and listen to Professor Nie's lecture slowly." ”
"At that time, there were many places that wanted to apply for this skill."
"Two provinces and seven counties, right?" Nie Guangyi asked.
"Big head has always been concerned?"
"No, I just watched the news of the collapse of Wan'an Bridge that day, and I seem to have mentioned it."
"Do you know which seven counties are the big heads?" In addition to not calling students [big heads], Professor Nie interacts like this when he is in class.
"The news doesn't say so detailed, just say northern Fujian and southern Zhejiang."
"Well, northern Fujian has Shouning County, Pingnan County, Zhouning County in Ningde, and Zhenghe County in Nanping, and Taishun County in Wenzhou and Qingyuan County and Jingning County in Lishui in southern Zhejiang."
"There is no place that stands out in particular, so I have to apply for the World Heritage Site, right?" Nie Guangyi asked again.
"Not really. Wan'an Bridge has been listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit since 2006, and the packaging is to allow more wooden arcade bridges to be protected. ”
"That's the case...... Nie Guangyi took a sip of coffee, and he was a good student who would actively interact with the teacher.
"When you were a child, you often walked on these wooden arch bridges, so you may not feel anything, in fact, the wooden arcade bridges built with [braided beams] or [braided wood] structures, except for Fujian and Zhejiang, looking at the whole country, and even the world, are gone. Do you know what's the scariest thing? ”
"What?"
"For nearly half a century, highways have gradually replaced wooden arcade bridges. Even in northern Fujian and southern Zhejiang, at that time, there were no carpenters who could build wooden arch bridges with braided beams. ”
"But, Professor Nie, is it really necessary to protect this kind of cultural relics, which are destroyed every fifty or a hundred years? If I go back now, apply what I have learned, and rebuild the Wan'an Bridge, is this still a cultural relic? ”
"Of course."
"But the whole bridge collapsed and burned, and all the wood had to be found new."
"The piers are still there!"
"Isn't that also selling dog meat on the head of a sheep?"
"How can this be selling dog meat on the head of a sheep? Big! ”
"Don't get excited, Professor Nie, isn't this discussing with you?"
"Okay, then let's have a good discussion." Nie Tianqin also sat down.
"Let's just say that this Wan'an Bridge has been rebuilt three times before this, right, and each time it was completely burned down and rebuilt, right?" Nie Guangyi asked.
"That's right."
"Well, the bridge I saw as a kid was from 1932 at best, right? Even if this can be called a cultural relic, it is a new cultural relic. But what about further along? ”
"Further on?" Nie Tianqin asked.
"Can you be sure that the Wan'an Bridge was made of braided timber from the beginning? If not, why do we have to pass on this skill? ”
"So, Big Head still doesn't want to come back?"
"No, I mean, if I want to rebuild, why don't I simply restore the Hongqiao in the "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival"? It can be regarded as a historical document that uses the art of painting to leave a photographic history for future generations, right? ”
Nie Guangyi was somewhat poisoned by "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival".
Starting with the food in the painting, then moving on to the architecture in the painting.
"Big heads, it's not just ornate buildings that should be the object of our protection."
Professor Nie began to lecture:
"Hongqiao is the landmark building of the Qingming Riverside Map, and the area around Hongqiao is the central CBD in modern terms."
"The Northern Song Dynasty implemented the policy of strong cadres and weak branches, and the capital Bianliang can be regarded as a somewhat bloated city."
"There is a record in the "History of the Song Dynasty", "There is a canal in Tokyo, millions of years to the river and Huaimi, hundreds of thousands of guards are here, and the heavy soldiers are all there."
"The huge army, the surging population, and the small traders and hawkers who have dreams of Bianjing have put a lot of pressure on the city."
"We need an extreme transportation system to maintain the food supply in the capital."
"Hongqiao built such a large arch to facilitate the passage of large ships."
"This point is also clearly reflected in "Qingming Riverside Map".
"The ship that didn't have time to lower its mast and looked like it was about to crash into the Hongqiao is the best proof of this."
"The bridges of the Northern Song Dynasty are also a process of evolution."
"In the "Continuation of Capital and Governance Tongjian Long Edition", it is said that in the fifth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, that is, in 1012, [please take the Yibian Bridge in the capital Dongniu Weizhou]."
"Do you know what that means?" Professor Nie began to ask questions of the only student at the moment.
"The fifth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, that is, the fifth year of Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, the third son of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother Song Taizong Zhao Jiong, ascended the throne."
Nie Guangyi answered the question.
Professor Nie has always been the most serious in teaching: "What I asked was [Please go to the capital Dongniu Weizhou to Yibian Bridge]. ”
"You make me think about it." Nie Guangyi said with a little complaint: "It's been so many years, and you won't let me get away with it." ”
"Okay, then Daddy will continue." Nie Tianqin compromised.
"No!" Nie Tiancai has always been not to be outdone in learning: "The thing that said in that sentence is that at that time of Song Zhenzong, Bazuo Division, who was in charge of repairing affairs inside and outside the capital, thought of a way to connect the two small boats together, and lay wooden planks on them as a pontoon bridge. ”
"Big Head explained in more detail than my lesson plan!" Professor Nie sighed: "If you come to class, you must be the best student. ”
Speaking of this, Nie Tianqin was stuck.
Why didn't Nie Guangyi take one of his classes in Tongji, the reason was clear to them.
"That's a must!" Nie Guangyi resolved this silent embarrassment in a timely manner: "Shouldn't I leave some space for those students of yours?" Even if I go to your class and get the first place, people will think it's shady, don't you say, Professor Nie. ”
"That's just as well." Nie Tianqin said with relief: "Then Dad will talk to you!" ”
"The idea of a pontoon bridge is very avant-garde and full of wisdom, and it was indeed more practical in the period of Song Zhenzong."
"But this practicality didn't last long."
"With the economic development of the Northern Song Dynasty, the disadvantages of this kind of pontoon bridge have also become apparent."
"If priority is given to letting people pass, the boats will have to queue, and of course in the case of this kind of waterway being blocked by pontoons, the boats will also need to queue."
"If you give priority to boats, it means that there is no bridge at all."
"The pontoon bridge will soon be no longer able to provide people with easy transportation."
"So there was a need to build a large arch bridge where people walked on top and ships crossed below."
"At that time, all the manpower and material resources were inclined to Bianjing."
"It's not unusual what kind of bridge the skilled craftsmen of Bianliang City make."
"Tokyo Menghualu" says that the Bianhe River [seven miles from outside the East Water Gate to outside the West Water Gate, there are thirteen bridges on the river]."
"There are a total of thirteen bridges on the Bianhe River, but only the Hongqiao Bridge is spectacular."
"If you look carefully, you can find four bridges in the "Qingming Riverside Map".
"Except for Hongqiao, the others are not such large bridges."
"It can be seen that practicality is still the main theme of bridge building in that era."
"The Hongqiao in the "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" can be said to be made with the strength of skilled craftsmen from all over the country at that time."
"And what about Wan'an Bridge?"
"First of all, it is built in the deep mountains and old forests, and there is no need to pass through the boats, so there is no practical significance of making a big arch."
"Secondly, its span is not shorter than Hongqiao at all."
"What kind of status is Bianjing City? What is the geographical location of Longbridge Village? ”
"Just imagine."
"In the most difficult environment, with the most limited cost, to create the most practical bridge."
"Is it more difficult than building a Hongqiao over the Bianhe River?"
"Is this the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients?"
"Was this an architectural marvel of the time?"
"Isn't this worth protecting?"
Happy Singles' Day, friends~
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