Hawkers' cries to be performed in Beijing's Longtan Temple

时间：2007-01-24 05:51:14

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Chinanews, Beijing, Jan. 22 – For many native Beijing residents, street vendor1 cries used to be an important part of life in their childhood some 50 years ago. However, this traditional way of life now has become only a memory of the past and is submerged in the city's modernization2 process. Now the municipal government intends to bring the old memories back again. An official at the Chongwen district government said last Thursday that traditional Beijing street hawkers' cries would be performed at the upcoming Longtan Temple Fair, the largest temple fair in Beijing to celebrate the Spring Festival.

 

Traditional peddlers' cries used to be a common feature of city life in Beijing: in a summer afternoon, when beams of sunlight shone in the courtyard of a quadrangle house, people would hear the street cries in the distance drifting into their ears—cries of hawkers selling peppermint3 pastries4 or cold, sweet buckwheat cakes. The cries displayed a relaxed life of the old Beijing people in the past. Yet, as more and more skyscrapers5 loom6 large in the skyline, the street hawkers gradually disappeared amid steel and concrete.

 

Many old Beijing natives, especially those who had lived overseas for many years, complained that when they came back to Beijing, they were disappointed to find that they could no longer hear such cries any more. Many overseas Chinese urged that something should be done to save the street cries. Their efforts aroused the government's attention.

 

Last year, the Chongwen district government in Beijing applied7 to the state to include these street cries as the national intangible cultural heritage. Many street cries in Beijing originated from the Chongwen district. Later, a folk culture art troupe8 was established by the Chongwen Cultural Center. In a year, the art troupe had paid visits to over ten folk artists who were considered as experts on street cries and collected 600 kinds of street cries. Later, they arranged these street cries and made them into a stage play.

 

The folk culture art troupe will make their debut9 from February 17 to 24， 2007 when the Longtan Temple Fair is being held. During the temple fair, they will perform their stage play on street cries. The stage play, lasting10 for two hours, will be shown twice in a day and for eight days consecutively11.

 

By then, the folk artists will show how these street cries were performed in the past. It is believed that their excellent performance will bring back the memories of many old Beijingers.

 
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1 vendor 3izwB     
n.卖主；小贩
参考例句：
  • She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
  • He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。
2 modernization nEyxp     
n.现代化，现代化的事物
参考例句：
  • This will help us achieve modernization.这有助于我们实现现代化。
  • The Chinese people are sure to realize the modernization of their country.中国人民必将实现国家现代化。
3 peppermint slNzxg     
n.薄荷，薄荷油，薄荷糖
参考例句：
  • Peppermint oil is very good for regulating digestive disorders.薄荷油能很有效地调节消化系统失调。
  • He sat down,popped in a peppermint and promptly choked to death.他坐下来，突然往嘴里放了一颗薄荷糖，当即被噎死。
4 pastries 8f85b501fe583004c86fdf42e8934228     
n.面粉制的糕点
参考例句：
  • He gave a dry laugh, then sat down and started on the pastries. 杜新箨说着干笑一声，坐下去就吃点心。 来自子夜部分
  • Mike: So many! I like Xijiang raisins, beef jerky, and local pastries. 麦克：太多了。我最喜欢吃新疆葡萄干、牛肉干和风味点心。
5 skyscrapers f4158331c4e067c9706b451516137890     
n.摩天大楼
参考例句：
  • A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
  • On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。
6 loom T8pzd     
n.织布机，织机；v.隐现，(危险、忧虑等)迫近
参考例句：
  • The old woman was weaving on her loom.那位老太太正在织布机上织布。
  • The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.织布机上梭子来回飞动。
7 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
参考例句：
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
8 troupe cmJwG     
n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团
参考例句：
  • The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
  • The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。
9 debut IxGxy     
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
10 lasting IpCz02     
adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持
参考例句：
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
11 consecutively 8a3a87c7b36569b791fa7c38b06c1a2c     
adv.连续地
参考例句：
  • He was actually too depleted to think consecutively about anything. 他已经打不起一点精神，根本谈不上好好思考一下。 来自辞典例句
  • In any game, the right to serve shall pass consecutively. 在一局中，不错的发球挨次应该是。 来自互联网

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