Quzhou, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, is located at the junction of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces. commercial port. Quzhou has a civilization history of more than 6,000 years and a city-building history of more than 1,800 years. It is a national-level historical and cultural city and has the best-preserved ancient state-level city in China. When you come to Quzhou, you must go to Shuitingmen Street, which is the best-preserved street with traditional architecture in Quzhou. With the launch of the gorgeous and exciting live-action drama “Night at Shuitingmen”, this ancient neighborhood has become the focus of Quzhou City.
In China, every historic city must have a historic district, such as Guozijian Street in Beijing, Hefang Street in Hangzhou, Suzhou Mountain Pond Street, Tunxi Old Street in Huangshan, etc. The Shuitingmen block is the representative block of the thousand-year-old ancient city of Quzhou. It is like an ancient book, with the thousand-year wind and rain quietly engraved into it, and it has become the block with the most concentrated traditional buildings and the richest cultural heritage in Quzhou. Filmed in Quzhou, Zhejiang in July 2022.
As night falls and the lights are on, Quzhou City, where history and modernity are perfectly integrated, opens up a lively nightlife. The combination of ancient buildings and lights in Shuiting District forms the most beautiful scenery. Bustling tourists enter from the archway of Shuitingmen, which has become one of the most lively places in Quzhou City.
Walking into Shuiting Street, you seem to travel through time and space to the ancient city of Quzhou. On both sides of the street are traditional Hui-style buildings, courtyards, pavilions and shops. There are many small streets and alleys on both sides of the main street, and the texture is well preserved, and you can experience the charm of Quzhou City when you travel through them.
It is understood that the entire Shuiting block includes three streets and seven alleys, including city towers, temples, ancestral halls, guild halls, and a piece of traditional Residential houses, etc., of which 14 are key cultural preservation units and 36 historical buildings.
Standing on the street, you will see a pavilion-style brick tower with six corners and seven floors, 35 meters high, with bright lights in the night , Pagoda glazed, especially eye-catching, this is the famous Pagoda of Heavenly Kings. There is a saying in Quzhou that “there was Tianwang Pagoda first, then Quzhou City”. As one of the oldest buildings in old Quzhou, the towering Tianwang Pagoda is undoubtedly a landmark building here, staring at the historical changes of Quzhou City and measuring the profound history and culture on this land.
According to local historical records in Quzhou: there is a snow-rolling pavilion built on the pier outside the ancient city. It is called “Water Pavilion”. There is also a water pavilion gate: the water stops outside the gate, and the water cannot enter the city gate. Shuitingmen, a common Ming and Qing style building in the south of the Yangtze River, has a square structure, a double-storey attic, and mountain resting eaves. On the tower, there is a plaque with four characters “Feige Liudan” written on it, and the font is unrestrained and elegant.
There is a square in front of the city tower, where a large number of tourists and citizens gather, which is full of people and lively. I saw everyone facing the tower, scrambling for each other, what were they photographing with their mobile phones? Outside the city gate, a man wearing a Song Dynasty official uniform and holding an imperial decree led a group of guards to walk slowly. It turned out to be the themed performance of “Night at Water Pavilion”.
The one who led the clan to receive the decree was the eldest grandson of the 48th generation of Confucius, Duke Yansheng Gong Duanyou. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Jin soldiers invaded south. In the second year of Song Jianyan (1128), Kong Duanyou was carrying the Kaimu statues of Confucius and his wife, led the Kong family to leave Qufu, Shandong, and traveled south with Song Gaozong Zhao Gou. In the following year, due to the meritorious deeds of Confucius, he was granted residence in Quzhou, becoming the residence and second hometown of the descendants of Confucius. For thousands of years, Confucianism has been strong and talented people have come out in large numbers, and Quzhou also has the reputation of “Southeast Queli, Nankong Holy Land”.
The whole show starts with The Shuitingmen block is the display carrier, and the performance points are set up according to different areas. The migration, development and prosperity of Nankong culture are the main line. There are three chapters: crossing, Sanqu settlement, Guotai and Min’an.
The performance of “Southeast Que Li” is performed in the form of live-action drama, using modern lighting and stage effects to display the “six arts” in traditional Chinese culture ”, tourists can see the respectful faces of the scholars and officials of the Song Dynasty performing “ceremony and music”, and they can also enjoy the “driving and shooting” performances performed by the iron-clad soldiers in turn.
The whole performance is wonderful and exciting, allowing the audience to feel the charm of Confucian ritual music and participate in it, touching the dust for a long time The history of Quzhou, a close contact with the ancients, is a performance not to be missed.
The actors walk, the tourists follow, watch the performance, and follow the development of historical events. This kind of performance is more close to the people. more popular. Watching tourists block the entire street, you can see how enthusiastic and engaged they are.
It is worth mentioning that the current performance of “Southeast Que Li” is every Friday from 19:30 to 21:00. In case of rain, the show will be suspended, so friends who want to go can make good use of the time. In addition, in Shuitingmen Street starting from 19:00 every day, there are also opera, folk music, folk art and other performances at Tianwang Tower, Jinshifang, Shao Yongfeng, Banyue Pavilion, and ancient opera stage. You can watch it at any time.