There is "Gu" in Guzhen Guxiang | Shawan Chicken Lane.

Author:Panyu Terrace Time:2022.09.21

Those who are "膥" are not fleshy, pronounced: Cūn spring. In Guangzhou, it is used to describe the eggs and eggs of animals. "Chicken", as the name suggests, means eggs. When the egg contains only egg yolks, it is called "chicken", that is, there is no organ in the egg, which is called "膥". In the ancient town of Shawan District, Panyu District, there is a narrow alley in east to west, and the name is "Jiqi Lane". This alley is located on Chebei Street, close to Anning West Street, Talc Alley and Boai Street, and is only a dozen meters away from the famous "Sanxian Hall". Because the name of the alley is unique, it has attracted many citizens to "enlighten". On September 20, the reporter came to this ancient alley and revisited the "ancient" section of the chicken alley together.

Jixu Lane is named after the old farmers selling eggs here

According to the staff of the Shawan Street Cultural and Sports Tourism Service Center, since the Qing Dynasty, the residents of Shawan called this narrow alley for the chicken alley, and the name of the alley has been in use to this day. During the Qing Dynasty, every time the lunar calendar, the local farmers would sell eggs in this alley. Three and eight markets are bazaars in the third day of the lunar month, eighth, thirteenth, eighteen, twenty -three, and 28th in the lunar calendar. Due to the difficult living conditions in ancient times, many farmers' women in Shawan had to use the eggs at home to exchange money to help the house. However, affected by the feudal etiquette system, they could not show up directly to the market, and they could only get the alleys where fewer people next to the market came and sold them quietly. The alleys connected to the Hou Temple of Beicun are the most suitable for the alleys. Shawan farmers often gather here to sell eggs. After a long time, this alley is called "Ji Liang Lane".

Although today's Ji Lane has no trace of selling egg farmers, it still has the charm of Shawan. The roads made of Matshi, the wall made of blue bricks, the road sign of the "Ji Liang" hanging on the alley and the wooden sign that introduces the history of the place name ... The Ji Liang Lane and the Shawan all the ancient alleys have a long history and unique charm. Essence And the "chicken 膥-, chicken -" screaming sound, now he can only stay in imagination, nowhere to find. This alley carries the collective memory of several generations of villagers in Shawan. Nowadays, "Ji Liang" has become an art alley in the ancient town of Shawan. Many small shops with a lot of cultural atmosphere in Lingnan are gathered here. Past tourists always stand at the alley and stop.

Chicken Lane "Cantonese" is full

"I pass the chicken alley every day. I love a brick and stone here." In Jiqi Lane, the reporter saw Huang's mother -in -law who had lived here for more than 60 years. When talking about the chicken alley, her mother -in -law opened the box with her eyebrows. Huang's mother -in -law, who is 89 years old this year, is from Nancun Town. She married Shawan in her 20s and became a "Shawan daughter -in -law". Since she married to Shawan, she has been living near Jizhen Lane. Mother -in -law Huang said to the reporter: "I have 7 children, 12 grandchildren and 13 great -grandson. I live happily in the area of Jixiang Lane. Every day in the alley, I meet with the neighborhood neighborhood, just like a family. "

Mother -in -law Huang also told reporters that in the 1940s and 1950s, many people still went to sell eggs in Chicken Lane. At that time, more than a dozen farmers who were less than a hundred meters of alleys were sold here. At about 7:30 in the morning, the peasant women who selling chickens began to sell eggs in the alley. Generally, chicken buns will be snapped up for half an hour. In the past, the conditions were not good, and there were no electric lights or electric fans at night. In summer, every household will come to the alley to cool. There is also a rare hemp floor in the chicken alley. Although the alley is narrow, it is very ventilated. Huang's mother -in -law said with a smile that Chicken Lane is a good place for summer. The villagers living in Jiyi Lane said in an same time in an interview with reporters that living here, I really realized the profound meaning of "distant relatives is worse than neighbors".

Old neighborhood in Jixi Lane, Huang Mao's mother -in -law

"I have a hard work in Jixi Lane." Dong Deqiao, a Maoming Haganian who rented an old house in Jiqi Lane to engage in the orange business of Huazhou, told reporters that Huazhou Orange Red has a history of 1500 years. Cough effects are recognized by consumers. The ancient town of Lingnan Culture, which has a history of more than 800 years, is the "museum" of the folk culture of Guangfu. It has attracted a large number of tourists and provided a customer source for the promotion and sales of Huazhou Orange Red. In July of this year, he opened a specialty store in the ancient town of Huanzhou Orange Hongsha Bay in Jizhou Lane. After more than two months of trial operation, he was very satisfied with the profits generated by the specialty store.

Dong Deqiao, a new Panyu person who is engaged in the orange -red business of Huazhou

Nowadays, the ancient town of Shawan, which is continuously upgraded, has also accepted modern transformation while retaining historical culture. With the upgrading and reconstruction of the old streets and old lanes, Jixiang Lane has attracted many artists here for entrepreneurship and creation with its deep historical heritage and quiet humanistic atmosphere. , Attracting pedestrians to stop.