In later generations, although Xinjiekou was the commercial center of Nanjing, there was no square, just a bustling intersection. Four arterial roads intersected here. The one to the west was called Hanzhong Road, the one to the east was called Zhongshan East Road, and the one to the south was called Zhongshan
The south road is called Zhongshan Road, and the north one is called Zhongshan Road (strangely, it is not called Zhongshan North Road).
But in the current Ming Dynasty, the road to the west of Xinjiekou, which is the road they came from, is still called "Hanzhong Road"; the one to the east is called "Changping Road"; the one to the north and the south are called "Yanping North Road" respectively.
” and “Yanping South Road”.
"Changping Road" and "Yanping Road" are the two largest main roads in Nanjing. They were named in memory of the "Queen of Changping" Zhu Aolao and the "Prince of Yanping County" Zheng Chenggong.
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Zhu Yasuo is famous. She was originally the daughter of Chongzhen and was titled "Princess Changping". The Cantonese opera "Emperor's Flower" tells her story. She is the little princess Ajiu in Jin Yong's "Blue Blood Sword" and the one-armed goddess in "The Deer and the Cauldron".
The Nine Difficulties were also Zhu Yurao's. Historically, Zhu Yurao's fate was very tragic. First, her father cut off one of her arms, and then her country was destroyed and her family was destroyed. From the royal family to a slave, she wrote to the Qing Emperor in the second year of Shunzhi, begging to become a monk.
As a nun, Shunzhi felt that the princess was born as a girl and no one would embrace her as emperor, which would pose a threat to him, so he did not allow the princess to become a monk. In order to win over people's hearts, he also rewarded the princess and married her to the one chosen by Chongzhen during his lifetime.
The consort Zhou Xian. However, Zhu Aelao was severely traumatized both physically and mentally, and died just over a year after their marriage. She was five months pregnant when she died.
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However, God is not as good as man. Unexpectedly, a few hundred years later, there was a "YY Time and Space Travel Agency", and Princess Changping was possessed by Feifei, an ordinary employee of the agency.
So, history went against the flow, and the possessed Zhu Yura entered the Pass during the Qing Dynasty. Shortly after the fall of the Northern Ming Dynasty, he escaped from Beijing alone and went to Zheng Chenggong. With his power, he recovered all the lost territory in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhu Yurao was welcomed by the public and ascended to the throne.
Married to Zheng Chenggong. A generation of national heroes was also granted the title of king, and was promoted from "Yanping General" to "Yanping County Prince". The two jointly created the Nanming Empire that lasted for nearly three hundred years. This legendary experience has been remembered for hundreds of years.
It has been adapted into countless storytelling, dramas and novels, and has become a widely praised story. The history textbooks of the Southern Ming Dynasty call Zhu Yuyao "the greatest empress of the Ming Dynasty", and later international historians often compare the "Empress Changping" of the Ming Dynasty with the British Empress
"Queen Elizabeth (I)", also known as "Empress Catherine" of Russia.
According to unofficial records, the news that Zhu Yuluo proclaimed herself emperor in the south of the Yangtze River reached the Qing court. After learning that this "Queen Changping" was the poor little princess from the previous dynasty who had been "rewarded" by him, Emperor Shunzhi once
He vomited blood on the spot. It is said that Shunzhi later became a monk, partly because he mourned Concubine Dong E, and partly because he regretted the incident. He felt that he could not forgive himself and was ashamed of his ancestors.
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In later generations, there was a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen in the center of the Xinjiekou intersection. Later, when Xiang Xiaoqiang went to college, the bronze statue was removed because of the construction of the subway. Now Xiaoqiang has arrived in Xinjie Kou decades ago.
At the street entrance, I craned my neck to look.
This square is so grand!
In the middle of the surrounding bustling buildings, there is a large circular square, surrounded by cast iron lampposts. Traffic is flowing around the square, making it look extremely open.
Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but admire. Although it's not as exaggerated as Tiananmen Square, it's still pretty good.
The most eye-catching thing is a statue in the center of the square, which is more than ten meters high. At first glance, it looks like a fountain sculpture in the center of a European city.
However, it was not a fountain. It was a huge bronze statue of a woman kneeling and holding a granite tablet in her arms. It was a mulberry leaf-shaped map of China, inlaid with copper wires, marking the provinces and the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers.
The boulder is black and white, with the upper half made of black granite for the provinces occupied by the Qing Dynasty, and the lower half made of white marble for the provinces occupied by the Ming Dynasty.
Up and down, black and white are clear, it looks heavy and solemn, and it is very shocking.
The bronze woman was in ragged clothes, kneeling on the ground, hugging the map tightly, with a grief-stricken expression, as if she was crying, like a mother mourning her dead child.
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When Xiang Xiaoqiang saw this themed sculpture, he was shocked and extremely interested. Although the rickshaw had already started to circle the square, he still held on to the handrail and turned around to look at it.
The rickshaw parked at the edge of the square. A gorgeous European-style building stood on the sidewalk, with a row of tall Roman columns on the front and several copper characters at the entrance: Liangyou Department Store.
Qiu Qiu opened the Xiaokun bag and gave each of the two coachmen a dime, and then generously gave each of them a five-cent tip. The two coachmen were overjoyed and thanked them repeatedly.
Xiang Xiaoqiang wanted to take Qiu Qiu to see the statue immediately, but suddenly he remembered that the clothes he was wearing were really shabby, so he had to wait until he bought new clothes.
There is a row of luxury classic cars parked in front of the door, white, gold, pink, apricot, several convertibles, and several black extended cars. Although they are very old-fashioned, they are obviously good cars. Several are wearing
Uniformed drivers were waiting, chatting, smoking and reading newspapers.
In the large and bright glass windows, models were placed in various elegant poses, displaying all kinds of high-end dresses, luxurious furs, jeweled jewelry, beautiful leather bags, exquisite shoes, and other things that would dazzle girls.
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"The cake seller..."
When Xiang Xiaoqiang entered Liangyou Department Store, he was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He stood there and marveled at the magnificence in front of him.
He visited the Wangfujing Business District in later Beijing, the Xujiahui Commercial District in later Shanghai, and many high-end places such as the Golden Eagle Department Store and Oriental Mall in Nanjing, but he had never seen a high-end shopping mall in the 1930s.
The church-like high carved ceiling, the magnificent crystal chandelier, the mirror-polished granite floor, the dark red carpet edged with copper wire, extend along the main circulation line. The dark green marble walls can illuminate people's faces.
The shadow comes.
What's even more rare is that every few steps, there is a young lady in a slender velvet evening dress, with bare jade-like shoulders, standing gracefully behind the counter, with a noble and reserved smile on her face, and in the lobby.
The atmosphere inside matches very well.
Inside the dark walnut counter, various luxury goods shine dazzlingly under the light.
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Xiang Xiaoqiang looked up at him and followed Qiu Qiu. It wasn't until he saw the saleslady's exposed jade shoulders that he suddenly remembered that it was already December, but the mall was as warm as spring. He was wearing a large cotton-padded jacket and was already a little hot.
Already.
But there was definitely no air conditioning at this time, and there was no stove in the lobby. Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but be surprised.
"Hey," he asked Qiu Qiu in a low voice, "Is there heating in here?"
"Yes."
"Where is it? Why didn't I see it?"
Qiu Qiu blushed with embarrassment, looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, then secretly pointed to the side and whispered:
"Look, those are the cats and dogs."
Xiang Xiaoqiang followed her fingers and saw that on both sides of the carpet, every few steps, squatted a bronze cat or dog, the same size as the real thing, with different shapes and lifelike shapes.
Oh, it turns out they are heaters!
I leaned over to Xiaoqiang and touched one. Sure enough, it was warm. Maybe they were connected to heating pipes underneath.
A sales girl behind the counter arched her eyebrows and gave them a kind smile.
Qiu Qiu's face turned red again. She smiled awkwardly, lowered her head and pulled Xiang Xiaoqiang away. Xiang Xiaoqiang was not that thin-skinned. His face was still calm and he looked around nonchalantly.
The two walked up the carpeted marble stairs to the stairwell. There was a pair of rococo-style embroidered sofas, wallpaper on the wall, and brass wall lamps with soft light. This is a place for customers to take a rest.
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"Comfortable!" Xiang Xiaoqiang sat down on the sofa and patted another photo, "Sit down!"
"Xiao Qiang," Qiu Qiu said with a straight face, the blush still lingering on her face, "If you do this again, I won't take you out."
Hey, this little girl didn't even think of herself as an outsider. She even called her "Mr. Xiang" in a soft voice in the Qing Dynasty. Only the next day, she called her "Xiaoqiang" with a straight nose and an erect look.
Xiang Xiaoqiang hates people calling him "Xiaoqiang" the most, especially after Zhou Xingxing's "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" became popular all over the country.
"Don't call me 'Xiaoqiang', I'm telling you."
Qiu Qiu wondered: "Why?"
"No reason, I'm unhappy."
"Isn't it just for giving people names?" Qiu Qiu looked at his expression secretly, "...Okay, okay, do you have a nickname? I'll call you by your nickname."
By the way, it's the 1930s, and people still have the fashion to use their first names.
"My cousin's name is 'Brother Qiang'," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "Come on, call me and listen."
"You..." Qiu Qiu blushed again and snorted, "If I didn't have a nickname, I would still call you 'Xiaoqiang'."
"Hey," Xiang Xiaoqiang warned, "if you call me 'Xiaoqiang', then I will also call you 'Xiaoqiu'!"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Nizi hesitated for a moment, lowered her head, smiled, and replied very gently: