Most of us grew up in yards.
The courtyard is the most typical form of residence and the root of Chinese living culture. From ancient times to the present, the Chinese pay attention to the unity of heaven, earth and man, and heaven and man, and the courtyard reflects the prosperity of a family. A family in a yard, taking care of each other, enjoying the scenery and fun, watching the grapes watering the flowers, is the unique life aesthetic of the Chinese.
The courtyard has provided a stable, quiet, harmonious and comfortable living environment for generations of people. The bright courtyard carries people's daily life for thousands of years and carries the enduring cultural attributes.
The southern courtyard is always a little more tactful. The dark fragrance of the south of the Yangtze River is near the river, and the winding paths of Suzhou and Hangzhou are secluded, but they are not delicate, not pretentious, indifferent and elegant but all-encompassing. The changing light and shade seem to hide another world, and it is like a long scroll of ink with appropriate shades, allowing people to put down their posture and listen to the birds.
The courtyard in the north is always honest and simple, with a square courtyard and square windows, and layers of smart charm.
In modern society, everyone is in a state of stress, and naturally yearns for a slow life and a green life. And the yard just represents this kind of longed-for comfortable life. The courtyard is a symbol of traditional Chinese culture, symbolizing home, symbolizing family memory, and is the warmest part of Chinese's life experience.
When it is sunny, watch the sun shine, watch the flowers bloom in front of the court, see the wind and clouds, watch the rain fall on the eaves, listen to the noise of the leaves and birds, chant poems and paint, drink tea and enjoy the flowers, there are flowers in spring and moon in autumn, there is a cool breeze in summer and snow in winter. The quaint portal, the colorful tiles, people can't help but feel calm, that brick by brick poured into people's expectations for a better life, moving the heart, with the soul.
Yu Qiuyu said: As far as Chinese culture is concerned, the courtyard is a place for Chinese people to settle their lives, families and spirits. After a wall encloses a family, there is an independent world inside, and the courtyard is their world.
The courtyard hides the spirit of the Chinese
The courtyard of the Wang family in Jingsheng, Shanxi, the Qiao family compound of the Qing Dynasty merchant Jia Qiao Zhiyong, and the Shen Hall of the Shen Wansan family will vividly interpret the majesty of each family, the thousand-year-old ritual order and the essence of traditional Chinese architectural culture.
Yard, the living dream of Chinese for thousands of years, the so-called "rich houses in the people, many noble courtyards in the city", whether it is the Jin merchant mansion and courtyard in the north, or the "Huizhou big household" in the south, and the "small and exquisite" garden in Suzhou, the yard has always been the living symbol of China's high-net-worth circle, and it is also a lingering complex in the bones of Chinese.
The courtyard hides the elegant feelings of the Chinese
A hundred years ago, the painter Wen Zhenheng took the lead in the morning after washing in the morning, which was to walk in the courtyard, take the dew from the tip of the calamus leaf, dip it in the eyelids, and close the eyes to calm the mind.
The courtyard has the leisure and elegant interest of "the courtyard is heavy and the sun is slanting, and the green shade is full of flowers and flying flowers"; There is the quiet and deep of "the wind in the small courtyard comes to the lotus leaf fragrance, and the berry moss surrounds the green shade", and there is always the feeling of cutting constantly, and the artistic conception of endless taste.
"Laughing at the clouds and the light breeze, listening to the flowers and birds", the interest of Chinese courtyard life lies in the poetry and painting of the courtyard, bringing the spiritual world of tranquility and leisure, and enjoying a poetic and elegant life.
The courtyard hides the family heritage of the Chinese
The yard is home, "living in the war, laughing and talking", you can enjoy the joy of family; There is a garden in the courtyard, "the willow and dark corridor are closed, and the flower is deep and the small courtyard is opened", which can become a world and earth; There is an alley outside the courtyard, "the day enters and returns, and the pot pulp is close to the neighborhood", which can be a good neighbor.
In this regard, in the private courtyard, life is no longer to blow the air conditioner and watch TV, but to raise flowers and grass, water and prune, and collect different colors and flowers of the four seasons in the small garden that he has carefully built; Or make a hoe, plough a vegetable field, and turn the ordinary days into a pastoral poem that is not gorgeous but interesting.
The courtyard of the Chinese is still a container of time. Loaded with the most beautiful autumn in the world, a red leaf is dyed with moss, and a few osmanthus flowers are full of rain. Locked deep in the court, it fell into the early autumn.
The courtyard of the Chinese is also a container of space. Not only can they shelter, but they can also place people's spirituality, joys and sorrows, all planted in the yard.
For children, it is no longer just about animation games, but about earthworms in the soil, fish swimming in the water, moving ants, and birds chirping on the branches.
The courtyard of childhood is the singing of birds and flowers in the morning, the story of the starry sky at night, and the fireworks of chickens and dogs......
The courtyard in my memory is the reluctance to see it and the joy of returning home.
Whether it is a high-walled compound or a poor courtyard, where there is a home, there will be a yard.
In my memory, the yard of my hometown is piled up with low bluestones, and when the rain is clear in summer, I feel that the whole courtyard is washed and shiny.
In the low fence, there are always some well-fed sunflowers, and a few chickens are clucking, and they are woken up every time they take a nap.
When I was a child, I wanted to live in a high-rise building, and I finally lived in a high-rise building in the city, but I always longed to return to the courtyard of my childhood.
But the courtyard is still there, but most of the people at that time are gone.
When more and more people fall into the urban torrent, an ideal courtyard has become a life that many people yearn for.
The famous writer Feng Tang said: "There are four things that can not be encountered in life, the yard with trees in Houhai, the jade with work in the Xia Dynasty, the cloud at this moment, and you in your twenties!" ”
When our generation is getting old, and we begin to constantly recall the past, we especially want to have a small courtyard of our own world, to miss, to precipitate, to enjoy......