"A touch of deep red, slanted face, makeup into a silent solo climbing flower." During the National Day holiday just past, the young lady "Song Feng" with exquisite makeup "crossed" to the "night owl subset" in Qingyang Town, Zouping City. The bazaar is full of private cars with Lu A, Lu C, and Lu M license plates, and tourists come and go, they walk between history and modernity, and taste the fun of night tour of the countryside.
The "Song Feng" lady on the "Night Owl Subset".
"The 'night owl subset' has a history of more than 100 years, in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the people lived in poverty, lack of materials, there was really no thing to get their hands on, and they were embarrassed to trade during the day, so they generally chose to sell at night, and gradually formed such a bazaar." Lou Junjie, member of the Propaganda Committee of the Qingyang Town Party Committee and member of the United Front Work Committee, introduced the origin of the "Night Owl Subset" to reporters.
Bazaars are everywhere and the content is very similar, why is the "night owl subset" in the mountains so popular, just because it is set at night?
"Night Owl Subset" night view.
"Maybe it has something to do with its other name." Cui Zhongkun, the person in charge of the Liquan Rural Revitalization Complex Project, said that the "Night Owl Subset" is also called the "Xunsong Market".
How did the market, which is only 100 years old, have anything to do with the Song Dynasty? "Fan Zhongyan is a famous politician and writer in the Song Dynasty, once studied in the Liquan Temple more than 4 miles away from here, left the story of cutting porridge and breaking the teeth, and now there is Fan Wenzheng Ancestral Hall on the mountain." Cui Zhongkun said.
Children on the "Night Owl Subset".
"Only with the support of culture can we highlight the local characteristics." Cui Zhongkun summed up this idea as "the excavation of culture and the combination of culture and tourism". Here, in addition to buying and selling agricultural products and daily necessities like an ordinary market, you can also see shops, flower boats, and lanterns with Song style characteristics, and you can also feel the charm of Song Ci, Song costumes and intangible cultural heritage. "The shop is built of bamboo, thatch or stone, imitating the charm of the Song Dynasty." Cui Zhongkun said that they want to use unique cultural symbols to create unique tourism products.
Walking the night market, there are a lot of elements of the Song Dynasty here. "The scenery is different in autumn, and the geese in Hengyang don't pay attention." Suddenly, Fan Zhongyan's poems appeared on the river. This is a light and shadow art show, through the perfect integration of sound and light, to bring visitors a one-stop immersive experience.
It was not yet dark, and the "night owl subset" was already packed.
Soon, another boat came, and several "Song people" on it surrounded the wind, lingered and looked forward to it, and sang euphemistically. On the other side of the river and on the stage, dance, instrumental music, drama and other programs are staged one after another. On this side of the river, tourists rush to watch the performances while eating snacks bought at the night market. In the cheering and cheering, the troubles of the world have also faded a lot.
The traditional "night owl subset" starts on the evening of the 14th day of the eighth lunar month and lasts until the early morning of the next day, only once a year. Today, every holiday is the opening day of the "night owl subset", which "opens on Friday night on a regular weekend until the end of Sunday". "During the National Day, there was a gathering every day, and I rushed for 7 days in one go." Cui Zhongkun said.
Watch the "play" from the other side.
Catch the market as soon as possible, and even more so when you catch the "night owl subset". Many people know that the "night owl subset" starts at 6 p.m., in fact, some vendors end their morning business in the city and rush over to set up their stalls at 3 or 4 p.m. "There is no rent for setting up a stall here, and only when you make a profit, you will take a profit." Said a vendor who was greeting customers.
Tourists watching the "play" from the other side.
Speaking of the Song Dynasty, the biggest feature should be wealth, and the "night owl subset" is allowing the surrounding villagers to taste the taste of "common wealth". The more than 20 free stalls in the bazaar are for the surrounding villagers, where they can sell agricultural and sideline products, handmade products, etc. The 70-year-old couple in Liquan Village sell popcorn at the market, with a turnover of more than 400 yuan a day; Cao Ling, a villager in Xiwotuo Village, sells meat and egg castles in the market, which can sell five or six hundred a day, with a turnover of about 3,000 yuan; There are also villagers in Huazhuang who roast sweet potatoes in the campsite, making a net profit of more than 100 yuan a day......
The set is full of tourists.
It is worth mentioning that with the change of times, the "subset of night owls" is "compromising" with young people. Bartered produce and daily necessities have been replaced at the center of the bazaar. Today's "night owl subset", milk tea stalls, food stalls, pet stalls, etc. are the most popular stalls, children's display performances, Songfu punch-in and photo and other experiential programs have also attracted many tourists, eating, drinking and playing has become the mainstream of today's "night owl subset", shopping has taken a back seat.
A small shop with a Song style.
"The life in the Song Dynasty is very attractive!" Tourists dressed in Song Dynasty costumes taste the local delicacy "big pot soup" at the bazaar and shoot small online videos. According to reports, more than 7,000 tourists are visited every day during the National Day. "During the National Day, there are fewer tourists than on normal holidays, and many people travel to other places, and we have tens of thousands of people a day at the peak."
(Popular News· Rural Mass Reporter Guo Jie, Correspondent Zhao Shouda)