The antique Jianghu Road ended gloomily today
The once beautiful Gu Xuan Xingdang is now drifting away, and he can only helplessly watch the treasures in his hands slowly lose the market
We can often see antique dealers setting up stalls in the streets and alleys, and they can find a lot of old things in the homes of ordinary people, some of which are of great value, and they make money very easily. When setting up stalls, they shouted "Lao Bao can be kept and played slowly", "This is something handed down from the ancestors, it is valuable" and so on to attract passers-by. Once upon a time, collecting antiques was a lucrative business. Today, however, this ancient trade is on the verge of decline, and the vast collection of objects collected by antique dealers is no longer cared for, and the piles are piled up and can only be kept by the owners themselves.
Once prosperous, now there is a surplus of goods
Most of the ancient dealers collected household items common to middle- and lower-class families in the last century: blue and white porcelain double happiness jars, old-fashioned black-and-white televisions, back chairs from the Republic of China, and dilapidated wooden windows. These things, which were once seen everywhere in the homes of ordinary people in the last century, were once regarded as treasures, but now they have become surplus goods and are gradually losing the market.
The Double Happiness Jar used to be a must-have for folk weddings, but now it has long been outdated, with a huge number of surviving and lacking collection value. The craftsmanship is rough and completely incomparable with modern products. Old-fashioned TVs look like antiques to the younger generation. Nowadays, LCD TV literacy is popular, and these "old antiques" have become cumbersome and no one cares. Old-fashioned furniture, such as chairs and wooden windows, has rough workmanship and mediocre materials, lacking ornamental and appreciative space. The ever-changing design of modern furniture has completely lost the market.
The market has changed dramatically, and antique dealers are helpless
Antique dealers collect these items, originally relying on the selling point of "antique" and the idea of making a handful of antiques. Who would have thought that with the rise of emerging consumer groups, the market situation of Guzhi has changed abruptly. These seemingly "old objects" have depreciated in an instant, and no one cares about them at all.
There used to be small stalls selling antiques in the streets and alleys, and antique dealers like this can be found everywhere in the countryside to collect goods. Today, it is a withered scene, and these antique vendors are barely visible. The traditional practice of visiting villages to find "treasures" has also gradually drifted away. With a mountain of objects piled up but no one cared for them, the antique dealers had to feel sorry for themselves, leaving these "belongings" who had hoped to sell for a good price at home to entertain themselves.
The times are calling, and the tide is rolling forward
It is true that each era has its own representative aesthetic orientation, and the value of objects changes with it. The value orientation of the ancient market is also changing with the times. If antique dealers fail to grasp the market context and stick to the old rules, they may eventually be ruthlessly eliminated.
Perhaps these old things are no longer "idle and filthy" to modern people. But they may be an important part of the collection, carrying the memories and feelings of a generation. If the antique dealers can extract their unique cultural values and reposition them, it is not known that they will be revitalized.
In short, the decline of a generation of traditional trades is a sign that new opportunities will be born. Only by constantly innovating and changing can we keep up with the trend of the times. Of course, we must not annihilate traditional culture, but at the same time, we must also have an inclusive and cutting-edge mind. Only by respecting the past and embracing the future can tradition and modernity go hand in hand.
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