Because in the original history where Ning Weimin did not cause trouble.
In 1985, Ditan Park took the lead in restoring the traditional Spring Festival temple fair and presented authentic Beijing folk customs and rich folk characteristics in the temple fair, thereby creating a brand and officially establishing its orthodox status as a temple fair in the capital.
Since then, it has been popular for more than thirty years.
After entering the new century, each Ditan Temple Fair attracts more than one million tourists.
Visiting the Temple of Earth during the Spring Festival has become a custom followed by people in the capital.
Even the reputation of the Temple of Earth Temple Fair has spread overseas, and its scenic spots are known as the modern "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and the Chinese Carnival.
However, just because Ning Weimin suddenly appeared, everything changed.
Not to mention that the first-of-its-kind qualification was snatched away by this kid, and because of his monster-like existence, it seems a bit dull and silly for Ditan to just restore traditional folk customs and copy the methods of temple fairs in the past.
This can no longer be used to form the advantage of "unifying the world and being condescending".
It can be said that all the benefits and aura that Ditan Park should have enjoyed have been wiped out by this guy.
Don’t believe it? If you don’t believe it, let’s see it live...
In fact, when we first arrived at Dijie and saw the North Gate of the Temple of Heaven, the people in Ditan Park felt pretty good about themselves.
You know, when the jeep drives to the side of the road, you can clearly feel that the north gate of the Temple of Heaven is not as lively as any of the main gates of the Temple of Di.
Although there is a lot of tourist flow, it seems to be equivalent to two-thirds of the Temple of Di, or more than half.
Although the new stone gate of the Temple of Heaven is almost two or three times as wide as the gate of the Temple of Earth, it looks majestic.
But it is precisely because of this that the flow of people becomes increasingly insufficient, and it cannot compare with the crowds of tourists rubbing shoulders at the entrance to the Temple of Ditan.
So the secretary and the deputy director started commenting with a relaxed mood and smiling faces before they even got out of the car.
"Hey, didn't the temple fair in Temple of Heaven Park set a record of 150,000 visitors in a single day? It's really not going to work this year. The number of people obviously can't reach that number. It's the first day of the Lunar New Year today. I think one day is as high as the sky.
There are only 70,000 to 80,000 people, but they are really not as good as us."
"Ha, Secretary, you are talking about the Lantern Festival of the year before last. It was in the old calendar. At that time, they were the only ones holding temple fairs in the Temple of Heaven, and the masses had no choice. Now that there are more, they are no longer popular. Like last year, we and Longtan
Along with Lake Park, the number of visitors to Temple of Heaven Park has dropped. It seems that the highest number in a single day is 120,000. This year we have invested more, and there are as many as five temple venues in the capital. They will naturally be stable.
We can’t stand our ground anymore.”
Even the driver driving the two of them joined in the fun.
"What the leader said is that I think the Temple of Heaven is a bit of a joke this year. Their gate is so simple. There are two big red signs together, saying 'Celebrate the New Year', and a big red banner hanging in front.
, is it over? This is the Spring Festival, with colorful flags, balloons, and red silk, nothing at all. It’s really boring, and there’s no such way to save money? How can it compare with our Earth Temple?"
"Cheating Kangxi"
Then the two leaders laughed heartily again, somewhat gloating over the "miserable management" of the Temple of Heaven Park.
But the problem is, less than two minutes later, when it was time for them to park, they suddenly realized that that didn't seem to be the case anymore.
Because they couldn't find a parking space.
The huge square in front of the north gate of the Temple of Heaven is almost entirely occupied by station wagons, both large and medium-sized.
The middle of the square is surrounded by an iron fence, where bicycles are parked.
In addition, there must be a wide space for people to pass through.
The space available for cars and jeeps is very limited.
Finally, we got into a station wagon. As soon as the driver was about to drive over, he was stopped by someone.
The person responsible for guarding the parking lot came over, waved and said, "You can't stop, you can't stop! Comrade, this is a place designated for big cars. You have to wait until there is space before you can park."
The driver had never experienced such discrimination before, and he said with a frown, "This is our leader's car."
The man at the parking lot said, "Sorry, you need to understand in emergency situations. To be honest, the tourist bureau's car was waiting on the side of the road for ten minutes just now. That's our immediate boss. If you're in a hurry, go to the east gate to take a look.
Look, but I guess the situation is not much different. You must not go to the West Gate and South Gate. Cars are not allowed to park in those two places, and the space is reserved for bicycles."
The driver immediately became speechless, turned around to look at the secretary and the deputy director, his tone softened, and he began to inquire.
"Comrade, aren't you? What an emergency, isn't it just a temple fair? How could it be like this? Where did all these big cars come from?"
"Hey, you don't know something. Our situation in the Temple of Heaven is quite special. There are always a lot of foreign tourists. We like to watch Western scenes, and so do foreigners. So a few years ago, our Temple of Heaven sent invitation letters to various embassies, and in some foreign-related
The hotel has put out a brochure, inviting these foreigners to come to our New Year garden party. So the cars here are all foreigners who have chartered cars. Let's carry forward our style and put others before ourselves. Please wait a few minutes and be considerate.
"
Just as we were talking, another medium-sized Hongqi station wagon filled the parking space that had just been vacated.
Then eight or nine people came down, all speaking jabbering Japanese, and a tour guide holding a small red flag led them into the park.
At this moment, the two leaders in the car couldn't help but feel moved.
They really didn't expect that the Temple of Heaven Park could come up with such a trick.
And it was able to successfully attract so many foreign tourists.
So, without the driver having to say anything, the deputy director rushed to continue asking, "So what projects do you have to attract foreign tourists?"
As a result, at this moment, two cars happened to drive away.
Now that there is a parking space, the person responsible for looking after the car will not elaborate further.
"We are divided into two areas this year. After entering through the north gate and east gate, the roads along the way are for foreigners and leaders to see, which is relatively clean. Entering through the west gate and south gate are for the liveliness and celebration of us ordinary people. Specifically
I can’t go into details. Anyway, you’ll know when you go in and take a stroll. Come on, let’s park the car first and walk around..."
In this case, the jeep had no choice but to follow the instructions and stop.
When they got off the bus and came to the north entrance of the Temple of Heaven, bought tickets and entered the park, the three people from the Temple of Ditan were really jealous.
Because the price of tickets for the Temple of Heaven was just approved to increase two years ago, they actually cost 50 cents each.
The Temple of Earth is still in its original condition, and it only costs 20 cents.
what does that mean?
This means that if one ticket for the Temple of Heaven is sold, it is equivalent to two and a half tickets for the Temple of Earth.
Even if the number of visitors to the Temple of Earth exceeds 100,000 in a single day, it will be tied with the 40,000 visitors to the Temple of Heaven.
And that's not all. At the gate, the Temple of Heaven Park has arranged a special express lane for foreign tourists. They pay in advance to buy tickets and let them go.
That’s five yuan in foreign exchange coupons per person.
I looked at the foreign exchange certificates, which were far more colorful than the RMB, and put them into the cash box.
Foreigners, however, didn't care and all came in happily.
How could the two leaders of the Earth Temple not be jealous?
Okay, this is the scene in front of you.
The Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth are really different from each other!
In the past, there were not many foreigners, but now there are more foreigners in the capital, and the income gap is huge.
Look how hard you can earn from these foreign exchange coupons!
That’s twenty-five dollars per person, and that doesn’t include the premium on the foreign exchange certificates.
But it's useless to be jealous. The Temple of Earth is not as famous as the Temple of Heaven, and its area is only one-third the size of others.
This is an inherent weakness, a hardware gap that is difficult to bridge.
So at this time, these people in Ditan Park felt a little dissatisfied, and even more resentful.
Several people walked towards the park in dissatisfaction.
"What's this? I can't help but mess with foreigners' brains. I finally understand. The Temple of Heaven is just bullying other people's laymen and dragging foreigners to visit temple fairs. Do they understand? This is not looking for someone to take advantage of. Forget it.
What's the matter?"
"Yes, Secretary, now I understand. The Temple of Heaven has been so wealthy in recent years, and its co-authors have taken advantage of foreigners. If there were no foreigners, without this innate advantage, they would be nothing."
"Hehe, two leaders, don't watch them having fun. If you don't get it right, you have to make a list. Foreigners are not fools. When Shinichi went inside, he found that there was nothing. When he turned around, he was not allowed to give his opinions. Foreigners
It may not be a good lake..."
Hey, don't tell me, the secretary and the deputy principal were really inspired by the driver's casual remarks.
The deputy director immediately became energetic.
"Secretary, this kind of situation... really might happen. Shouldn't we give our superiors a warning just in case something goes wrong?"
The secretary understood it and responded, "Well, diplomacy is no small matter. It should, it should."
A few people continued to follow the flow of people inside.
Not long after, Clinker arrived outside the backyard wall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, and the flow of people suddenly stopped.
In front of the courtyard wall, there is a large brick platform one meter high and three meters long.
Above is a majestic golden bull that is striving forward and laughing with true proportions.
The overall shape is not only majestic and powerful, but also fully demonstrates the strength and courage of the bull.
Moreover, there are large words "1985" engraved on both sides of the bull's body.
There are also posterior spines connected with red silk on the two horns, and there are also colorful balls made of red silk hanging on them.
When the wind blows, the red silk and colorful balls flutter.
It looks so festive and festive, and so auspicious.
This is a seasonal sculpture that Ning Weimin commissioned four teachers and students from the Sculpture Department of the National Academy of Fine Arts to collectively create for a week.
Although the professor who took the job only received Ning Weimin as a friendly price of 3,600 yuan.
Excluding the cost of materials, you may not even make half of it.
But the level of styling is impeccable, and the effect and quality of the finished product are no worse than those of Wall Street's Copper Bull.
At most, it's just a little smaller than this golden bull.
Naturally, tourists took photos and took photos with the golden bulls.
Foreigners are better off, although they look pretty good and just take a photo.
However, the Chinese people are very stubborn.
Taking photos and group photos is not enough, you have to touch it properly.
Maybe this is because of cultural differences.
Our people always feel that if they can touch such a majestic Taurus, it will bring them good luck, so they are eager to do it.
The crowded scene in front of the stage may not be as good as those people rushing to touch the stone monkey in Baiyun Temple today.
As a result, many adults and children got their hands on gold dust.
The golden bull was originally planned to be displayed for a year, but unexpectedly, on the first day it was put out, it began to fade under its legs and within reach of people.
Needless to say, when I saw this golden bull.
The group of people who came from the Temple of Earth were all shocked!
When I entered the house just now, the good mood I had tried my best to recover began to plummet again.
For no other reason than to make a cow like this, in their opinion, it would be impossible to afford even 10,000 yuan.
This is far beyond the ordinary decorations. How big of a gesture is that?
No matter how many colorful flags, red silks, or balloons, nothing like this can boost your mood, right?
After a while, the deputy director woke up first, and subconsciously started to find faults - spray it!
"Oh, you know how to make such flashy things. I think they have so many sculptures in the Temple of Heaven that they have no place to put them. Even the Zhai Palace can't accommodate them, so they put them at the gate. These people are also ignorant. Isn't it just a
Damn it, as for being like this one after another."
"Oh? You mean...they are at the end of their rope..."
Looking at such a majestic sculpture, the secretary instinctively felt that it was different from ordinary park landscaping, but he couldn't tell how it was different.
So I couldn't fully recover from the visual shock, and I still couldn't help but feel a little worried.
But he couldn't stand the deputy director, but he was as tough as a duck.
"Secretary, it's obvious. This just takes advantage of the fact that they organized the sculpture exhibition. They are taking advantage of the convenience of the event last year, and they are resting on their laurels."
The driver also picked up the nice things to say.
"That's right, they must have nothing new in the future. I think this is all they can do. This is a Spring Festival temple fair, and we can't rely on the sculpture lake to attract the crowd. They won't be able to just stand for a few dozen meters and then shake their heads.
Bull, right?”
So in this way, the secretary regained some confidence, gritted his teeth and waved his hand.
"Come on, let's go inside. I want to take a closer look today to see what other medicines they can sell in their gourds..."
