Grandpa Xu finished buying books for Jinhuan, thinking that there would be nothing else to do at this time in the afternoon.

He simply took Jinhuan to the Jinjiang Hotel not far from Xinhuan Bookstore, where Jinhuan could see the world and have dinner together.

Jinjiang Hotel was started in 1958 and completed in 1960. The name Jinjiang was personally chosen by two veterans, Zhu and Chen.

The name Jinjiang has three meanings:

First, the hotel is adjacent to the Jinjiang River.

The second is the good name of Jincheng, which echoes Jincheng;

Third, we hope that the hotel will have a bright future like the country.

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

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

In addition to hosting many national-level dignitaries, heads of state and royal family members from friendly countries will also stay at this hotel when they visit the Southwest.

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

In another 60 years, this 9-story hotel will still not be out of date when compared with the rows of high-rise buildings around it. Instead, it will have a unique and old-fashioned elegance inside.

The most wealthy college classmate in my life was married, and I was proud to hold the wedding banquet in Jinjiang Hotel, which is enough to show the status of this hotel in the hearts of Jincheng people.

Now it is the first window for Jincheng’s external exchanges. Jinhuan saw it in the garden when he entered, and there were also foreigners reading newspapers and enjoying the cool air in the garden.

Grandpa Xu took Jinhuan to the lobby on the 9th floor to watch Sichuan Opera. When they entered the elevator, they were stopped by a serious-looking waiter.

"Comrade, please show your ID!"

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

The waiter immediately stood up and saluted, "I'm sorry just now, General Xu, but my eyesight is blind. Which floor are you going to? Do you need me to lead you?"

"No need, go ahead and do your work, I can find the way by myself!" Grandpa Xu waved his hand.

This is not to say that the waiters are unrealistic, but Jinjiang Hotel is originally a government and foreign affairs hotel. The people who usually come in and out are dignitaries and foreigners. When there are large-scale government affairs or foreign affairs activities, there are also soldiers and police on patrol.

For ordinary people, these formations are too far away and too mysterious.

I have to say that to the people of Jincheng, foreigners are indeed foreigners. They look, talk and do things in a very foreign way.

Jinjiang Hotel is the sum of all foreign dishes and mystery.

When we first arrived at the gate, there were many adult dolls, looking curiously at the foreigners coming in and out.

When Jin Huan followed Grandpa Xu through the door, she still received many envious looks.

Not to mention these little dolls, even Jin Huan felt that the current Jinjiang Hotel was very mysterious before she came in.

The waiter left, and then a young foreigner with brown hair and blue eyes came to the elevator door.

The foreigner was wearing an elegant suit, his figure looked taller and slender, and he had a chiseled face with a high nose and deep eyes unique to the West.

The super good looks are rare in this era, and the face-conscious Jin Huan couldn't help but take a few more glances.

In line with the principle of courtesy to foreign guests, Grandpa Xu allowed foreigners to go in first, and Jin Huan also stretched out his hand to show him a "you come first" gesture.

The foreigner said in broken English, "lady frist! you are sweet!"

Jin Huan replied with a smile, "Thank you!"

This foreigner is probably not from an English-speaking country, so Jin Huan guesses that he might be an idiot. After all, men in their country are usually better at dressing than women, and their skills in flirting with girls are perfect.

From little girls as young as four or five to old ladies in their eighties or nineties, they will all be aroused to the point of trembling with joy.

It turned out that foreigners also went up to the 9th floor, and Jin Huan still got out of the elevator first. When he turned back, this man was politely letting Master Xu go out first.

The ninth floor is actually an area mainly for entertainment functions. Jinhuan can see the stage at a glance, and the seats below are sofas.

When the sofa is moved away at night, the open space under the stage can be used as a dance floor for a dance party.

Is it a combination of Chinese and Western? Is it really very foreign?

As soon as we sat down, the waiter came up and asked what kind of drinks we wanted to order. Grandpa Xu ordered a cup of bamboo leaf greens, and Jin Huan ordered a bottle of orange soda.

When the waiter brought the drinks, Mr. Xu asked if there would be a play coming soon and what kind of play it would be.

When Xu Zuye was a boy, he was an authentic Sichuan Opera fan. From time to time he would skip school and go to the theater to watch plays.

Speaking of Sichuan Opera, Jin Huan didn’t know much about it. When Jin Huan was a child, she saw calls from newspapers and TV to revitalize Sichuan Opera from time to time.

You know, things only need to be revitalized when they are in decline.

Jin Huan's impression of Sichuan Opera is just three things: spitting fire, changing faces, and rolling lights.

What I’m about to introduce now is the “Pijin Rolling Lamp”.

"Pijin Rolling Lamp" is also called "Pijin Dome Lamp" or "Sacrifice Stick".

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

Jin Huan felt very happy when she saw Pi Jin wearing a red bellyband, a pink and white nose, and a cherry-shaped mouth.

Among the most exciting ones, Pi Jin holds an oil lamp on his head, twists and dances to the accompaniment, gets on a bench, does somersaults, and even jumps on a high stool to blow out the oil lamp.

As Pijin performed various difficult movements while waiting, the few spectators below cheered and laughed continuously.

This play vividly portrays the cunningness of Sichuan men's ears and the shrewdness of Sichuan women.

The actors did a good job, and Jin Huan felt like his intestines were about to tie up with laughter.

Grandpa Xu laughed so much that he felt even happier. This trip was so worth it.

Although Jinhuan is now cheerful and lively, he has never seen his great-granddaughter smile so heartily.

It is wrong to make a baby too old, otherwise there will be no sense of accomplishment in raising a baby.

After the Pijin Rolling Lantern is completed, another unique skill of Sichuan Opera is the face-changing.

Even the Prime Minister, after seeing the change of face, once warned that the change of face is a national secret and cannot be disclosed casually.

How can we not look forward to the opening of the only face-changing performance in the theater industry that is classified as a second-level national secret?

In fact, with the light rolling just now, the foreigners in the audience could only watch the excitement of the difficulty of the action.

Most of them have only a vague understanding of the humor and folk culture of Sichuan dialect.

But face-changing is different. Face-changing is more of an art of movement, and lines and the like are not that important.

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

In the play, Zijin Bo is personified as a Bo boy and appears three times.

Various facial expressions are vividly and clearly used to show the emotional changes of the boy when he was looking for the white snake, his excitement when he found the white snake, his joy when he covered the white snake, and his anger after the white snake escaped. It has a very strong visual impact.

Face-changing is not the most exquisite costume prop in Sichuan Opera, but it is definitely the most impactful.

Even people who cannot understand Sichuan Opera feel its vividness and are impressed by its wonder.

This was obvious after seeing how many foreigners in front of them were applauding and applauding.

After the face-changing was completed, Grandpa Xu explained to Jinhuan the emotions and meanings represented by each facial makeup.

Jin Huan was very interested and listened with great interest. Although she had studied it for a while in her previous life, you must know that Sichuan Opera at that time was no longer comparable to what it is now.

Some techniques and techniques have become obscured by the passage of time.

Now that there is a ready-made living dictionary, of course we must seize the opportunity.
Chapter completed!