Chapter 229 Going to the Lantern Festival to See More Than Just the Lamps (2/2 Ask for a Monthly Pass)
This old shop in Yuyuan actually not only sells steamed buns and snacks such as xiaolongbao, but also allows you to actually order food for dinner.
Braised large intestine with Beijing scallion, stir-fried Chenghuang vegetarian, braised East China Sea pomfret, fried eel back, braised shrimp and crab, stir-fried winter bamboo shoots with vegetables, salted egg yolk duck roll, local smoked fish...
The traditional dishes from the old Magic City that Dai Yuni ordered are quite unique, so Yang Qian can have a taste of the local cuisine from the Magic City.
Of course, Yang Qian is a little bit uncomfortable with it. After all, all the local dishes in Magic City have the characteristics of "thick oily red sauce", and most of them are on the sweet side.
"It's still delicious when eaten in small amounts. It just needs to be paired with vegetarian dishes so that it doesn't taste so sweet that it makes you snore."
In order to eat these dishes, Yang Qian had to cook a lot of rice, and then he suppressed the sweet taste.
"It's a bit sweet, but I think the problem is that it has too much juice! I've eaten this pomfret at your place before, and I prefer the kind you make, which is fried and burnt.
Very fragrant!”
Dai Yuni and Yang Qian discussed enthusiastically.
Huh! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When you fall in love, you even dislike the characteristics of hometown food?
Dai Zhenhong's nose wrinkled.
Although Dai Yuni didn't mean it, she just discussed the food.
But Dai Zhenhong is unwilling to admit that Yang Qian's cooking skills are good. In his opinion, the two dishes Yang Qian cooked for lunch are just average!
The mutton didn't impress him, it was just ordinary braised mutton. Which of those private chefs is not better than Yang Qian?
As for sandworms, although Dai Zhenhong does not deny that they are indeed delicious, he thinks this is due to the ingredients.
However, Yang Qian just can't eat such sweet food. He still likes other local dishes from the Magic City. Especially the Xiaolongbao that Dai Yuni mentioned before, which has become Yang Qian's favorite.
"This Xiaolong Soup Dumpling is very delicious. There is a lot of soup. If you dip it in vinegar, it will taste particularly delicious!"
Yang Qian was full of praise.
"Is it delicious? I guess you will like it, because you like to drink morning tea so much, and all you eat are these buns, steamed buns, and dumplings!"
Dai Yuni saw that he was eating carefully, not even willing to waste the soup in the steamed dumplings, and put all the drippings into a spoon, and finally mixed it with vinegar and drank it in one gulp. She also laughed happily, with crooked eyebrows.
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"I used to eat Xiao Long Tang Bao in the school cafeteria. Although it was not as delicious as this one, it still tasted good. After I graduated, I couldn't find another store selling authentic Xiao Long Tang Bao.
It’s almost impossible to find a shop in Hecheng. There may be one in Yangcheng, but I don’t have time to look for it..."
Yang Qian and Dai Yuni recalled the story of themselves and Xiao Long Bao.
"Then if you come to Magic City more often, I will take you to eat. There are so many authentic Xiao Long Bao in Magic City, and this store is actually not the most authentic."
Dai Yuni said happily.
Let him come to the Magic City?
Dai Zhenhong felt a little unhappy when he heard this, and couldn't help but wave to the waiter.
“Two more steamed buns!”
Comrade Lao Dai did not order this because he thought Yang Qian liked Xiao Long Bao and was afraid that he would not dare to eat more because he would look at him.
Eat, eat! Eat enough at one time. If you eat until you feel scared, don’t come to Magic City again!
However, adding two more steamed buns may not be enough, because the portion of Xiao Long Bao is really too small. How much does the three steamed buns add up to?
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Sitting on the second floor of this old restaurant to eat actually has another advantage, that is, you can sit by the window, drink tea, and watch the crowds of tourists downstairs, and look at the smoke in the middle of the lake.
The water theater with psychedelic lights and shadows has actors in costume performing Kunqu opera.
This is much more comfortable than going downstairs and being crowded with people!
Young people like Dai Yuni and Yang Qian may like to join in the fun, but Dai Zhenhong likes to sit in such a "VIP box" and watch the turmoil with a smile.
Now, Dai Zhenhong was taking advantage of his free time after finishing his meal and drinking tea to rest, watching the young man's many Yuyuan Lantern Festival, and thinking about issues that he had not come to a conclusion before.
Yang Qian and Dai Yuni were also chatting about the Kunqu opera performance at the water theater.
"Is this kind of opera performance combined with scenic spots a kind of inheritance and development of opera?"
Dai Yuni asked Yang Qian with a smile.
Of course they were not talking about whether Kun Opera was good or not, or whether the actors were professional or not, because none of them, including Yang Qian, knew how to appreciate drama.
Peking Opera is a bit better. The school used to have open classes related to Peking Opera.
But I really don’t understand Kun Opera, and I don’t quite understand what the “Zhongzhou Rhyme” is singing.
It may be okay to listen word by word, but if you listen word by word without continuity, it is easy to get confused.
However, although they did not understand, Yang Qian and Dai Yuni still had a deep respect for this opera with a history of more than 600 years, especially Yang Qian, who heard about the performance from other people's discussions.
When the opera was called "The Peony Pavilion", I was immediately in awe.
The masterpiece of Kun Opera "The Peony Pavilion"!
The original work is "Return of the Soul" by Tang Xianzu, a famous dramatist and writer in the Ming Dynasty. It was later adapted into a Kunqu opera and many opera varieties.
Of course, Yang Qian was impressed by Tang Xianzu. This ancestor was exiled to Hecheng in Guangdong Province because of his criticism of the emperor. During his stay in Hecheng, he founded Guisheng Academy to educate the people in books and etiquette.
It has made a great contribution to local cultural enlightenment.
"Kun Opera can be regarded as being inherited, but it cannot be regarded as being promoted. Because although they are no longer limited to the theater, they have gradually begun to go out to serve the public, but the situation of opera has not improved much! You see, in this garden
The audience stopped and walked, and most of them stopped just to take pictures and post to their friends, but how many of them wanted to calm down and appreciate Kun Opera and appreciate our Chinese cultural treasures?"
Yang Qian was a little emotional.
"Yes, but I can't appreciate opera either. Mainly because I don't understand it."
Dai Yuni feels that these tourists cannot be blamed.
"Yes, the problem with opera is that it is still too young. The opera we listen to now is still the repertoire from decades ago. Innovations and changes are not yet visible for the time being. And its relatively high singing and appreciation threshold are also
To a certain extent, it limits its spread.”
While Yang Qian was regretful, he also thought of the problems encountered by other cultural classifications.
In fact, whether it is opera represented by Peking Opera, classical music represented by classical piano music, or classic pop music that Yang Qian likes, in fact, they all face more or less the dilemma of whether to maintain a superior attitude or cater to the public.
Dilemma of change.
"Didn't I tell you before that the reason why classics have been passed down is because they are beautiful and listen well, and both the lyrics and music are worthy of appreciation and study?"
Yang Qian said to Dai Yuni.
"Yes, so you hope to continue to make high-quality pop music and let everyone re-recognize the beauty of pop music, instead of indulging in the magical music of short video music."
Dai Yuni nodded.
"Such a statement has its correctness but also its limitations. What is correct and good is indeed worthy of inheritance and study, like these Kun operas and Peking operas. But now seeing the predicament that opera is in,
I then understood that simply emphasizing the goodness of pop music, its musicality, literature, and its positive impact on people is not enough."
"Whether it is music or opera, in fact, we need to keep moving forward. Development and innovation are the last words. You can't just look at the good works of the past, and you can't always think about letting young people accept the good works of the past.
, while ignoring the more personalized and diversified needs of young people."
"Like "Songs in Dreams" written by my teacher and sung by Teacher Chai Jiang, isn't this song good? Good! Is it a classic? Classic! This song is still sung on many big stages, but among young people
Among the group, not too many people like it. Everyone will like some dramatic songs, some playful singing styles, and some fresh feelings."
"We cannot ignore these needs, including rock, rap, folk songs, etc., which I said before that Moxing Music is better at. Many types of music are actually continuing the vitality of music and are blooming with music that is different from the past.
Brilliance!”
What Yang Qian said surprised Dai Zhenhong, who was still a little disdainful of his eloquent talk.
Don’t these ideas coincide with my own ideas of adapting to Internet thinking and catering to the preferences of young people?
"You mean, we can still cooperate with Mosing Music in the future to write some rock and rap songs?"
Dai Yuni was thoughtful.
"I have never objected to cooperating with Mosing Music before."
Yang Qian smiled and explained.
"I just said that I can't go to Mosing Music because it doesn't fit in with the ideas of many of their singers."
"We can try, contact and learn all types of music if we have the opportunity in the future. I have never refused these types of music."
"What we are talking about now is actually how to make changes on the basis of inheriting the classics! Like many opera music nowadays, I think it is a good attempt to combine opera and pop music to give the audience a refreshing feeling and also give
Young people promoted opera."
"Of course, they are not written well enough, or there are endless cases of plagiarism, and some Internet celebrities who sing opera tunes are not good at singing, and they all rely on their appearance. These are indeed problems."
When Dai Yuni heard this, she couldn't help but nodded:
"Yes, don't you like internet celebrity singers?"
Yang Qian's previous attitude was actually very clear-cut.
"No, it's not that I don't like Internet celebrity singers, I just think they are overly commercialized. They didn't learn to improve themselves after becoming famous, but tried every means to find hot spots and continue to become famous and make money."
"If they are willing to carefully polish their singing skills and work hard to become a good Internet celebrity singer with strength and personality, then I think they have also made a very big contribution to music. After all, they are also spreading music.
It promotes music and makes more ordinary people interested in music."
Dai Yuni nodded thoughtfully.
"You mean, like opera, you still need to put down your body, get close to the audience, understand their needs, and then make innovations and changes, right?"
Dai Yuni seemed to understand what Yang Qian wanted to do.
"Yes, opera needs innovation and change, and so does pop music! The diversified development of music, the integration of music and other art forms, and the development of music among the masses are all good things for music!"
"I have talked with my teacher. If music wants to develop well, the key is to provide guidance and prevent piracy and infringement from running rampant, which once again dampens the creative enthusiasm of music creators."
"The key is to guide musicians and singers to become professional and popularize singing skills and music theory knowledge so that everyone can sing well and create well. Even in categories like rock and roll, there can be some songs that promote positive energy.
A group of capable singers who can sing well have appeared!"
"In this way, the development of music will be on the right track and it will get better and better!"
Yang Qian didn't know if he could do so much. He just wanted to work hard bit by bit towards his goal, which seemed a bit too naive.