Intangible culture with Related Tags
Shengxifu leather hat making technique
"Shengxifu" is a time-honored brand founded in Tianjin in 1911. It opened a branch in Beijing in the 1930s. The founder Liu Xisan constantly hired senior technicians in the industry during production and operation, and absorbed excellent hat-making technology at home and abroad, learning from others, and finally formed the unique Shengxifu leather hat making skills. The production process of Shengxifu leather hats is complicated. It usually takes dozens of processes to process and make a leather hat, and each process is refined. When matching, the raw materials must be excellent, the direction of the fur must be consistent, the length, thickness, density must be consistent, and the color, softness and hardness must be consistent. When cutting fur, there are many knife techniques such as straight knives, top knives, oblique knives, herringbone knives, arc knives, crescent knives, ladder knives, and fish scale knives. There is no limit to the style, and it needs to be flexible and flexible. When sewing, the top is required to be round, the head is even, and the seam head is even. For the leather surface, the seams must be aligned and the cross is flat. The many requirements for the processes such as hooking the fan, turning the hat, and serial ports are even more delicate. Shengxifu leather hats are elegant in appearance, exquisite in workmanship, and soft and comfortable to wear. During the Republic of China period, Shengxifu leather hats were highly praised, and "wearing Shengxifu on the head" became one of the standards of high-quality life. After the founding of New China, Shengxifu leather hats were favored by consumers at home and abroad. Shengxifu technicians have made hats for national leaders many times, and Shengxifu leather hats have also been selected as gifts for international friends. Now there are only two fourth-generation technicians who can master the Shengxifu leather hat making process, and their disciples are all over 40 years old. This excellent traditional handicraft must be given enough attention and protection to allow it to continue to be passed on.
Pickle making technique (Liubiju pickle making technique)
Beijing Liubiju Old Pickle Garden was built around the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was named for its "Six Musts" business philosophy of focusing on product quality. Liubiju was founded by the three Zhao brothers in Linfen County, Shanxi Province. It has a history of more than 470 years and is one of the famous time-honored brands in Beijing. The pickles it makes are known for their rich sauce flavor, freshness, sweetness, crispness and tenderness, and have been praised in the notes of literati since the Qing Dynasty. The traditional production skills of Liubiju pickles are famous for their unique selection of materials, complex production and rigorous craftsmanship. They have long been passed down from generation to generation through word of mouth. Its production and processing focus on quality, its management emphasizes integrity, its products are rich and diverse, its packaging is novel and unique, and its service is warm and thoughtful. It enjoys a good reputation among customers, which is also the key reason why Liubiju has continued to prosper for hundreds of years. As a famous time-honored brand in Beijing with a long history, Liubiju has a series of rich and profound corporate cultural concepts. First of all, it adheres to the traditional "six musts" production and management concept, emphasizing "the sorghum and rice must be complete, the yeast must be solid, the fire must be clean, the water must be fragrant, the pottery must be good, and the fire must be right", that is, the materials must be complete, the materials must be sufficient, the production process must be clean, the water must be pure, the equipment must be excellent, and the fire must be appropriate. Liubiju emphasizes standardization in management and operation methods, and is based on integrity. It adopted contractual partnerships and joint-stock business models early on, and also attaches importance to cultural propaganda, providing a good reference for the construction of modern corporate culture and the establishment of business operation models, and accumulating rich business cultural connotations.
Making Techniques of Tianfuhao Braised Pork Elbow
Tianfuhao Braised Pork Shop was founded in the third year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1738). At that time, Shandong suffered from a severe drought and no crops were harvested. Liu Fengxiang, a native of Ye County, Shandong, led his grandson Liu Diming to escape the famine and come to Beijing to make a living. They opened a braised pork shop at the northeast corner of Xidan Archway and named it "Tianfuhao", which means a blessing from heaven. The braised pork elbows made by Tianfuhao are crispy and delicious, with excellent quality, attracting everyone from high-ranking officials to ordinary people to patronize. Empress Dowager Cixi also praised it after tasting it, and gave it a "Tianfuhao waist badge", stipulating that Tianfuhao would deliver braised pork elbows to the palace every day with a fixed amount of waist badges. Since then, "Tianfuhao Braised Pork Elbows" have become tributes and their reputation has been boosted. In 1993, "Tianfuhao" was rated as a "Chinese time-honored brand". So far, "Tianfuhao" has been passed down for eight generations. In the historical changes of more than 270 years, its braised pork elbows and other products have always maintained superior quality. The skill of making Tianfuhao braised pork elbow was formed by the Liu family's grandfather and grandson through repeated research in the business. The method of making braised pork elbow is unique and different from others. Tianfuhao braised pork elbow is made of fine materials. After being made, it is fat but not greasy, lean but not dry, and the skin is not greasy. It has a rich and mellow aroma. Since the beginning of the 21st century, due to the heavy burden of old enterprises, shortage of funds and talents, small production sites, aging of skilled workers, outflow of skilled talents and other reasons, the inheritance of Tianfuhao braised pork elbow making skills has become increasingly difficult and there is a lack of successors. To change this situation, effective protection measures must be formulated as soon as possible.
Heritage with Related Tags
Qianmen Street Scenic Area
Qianmen Street has a long history. As far back as the Yuan Dynasty, the avenue leading to the suburbs outside Lizheng Gate (now Qianmen) was its predecessor. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, due to the development of commerce, markets and streets such as Fresh Fish Market, Pig (Pearl) Market, Coal Market, and Grain Store appeared on both sides of Qianmen Street, and Qianmen Street became a commercial street. The long history of Qianmen Street has created many Chinese time-honored brands here, such as Dabei Photo Studio, Laozhengxing Restaurant, Shengxifu Hat Shop, Liubiju Soy Sauce Factory, Tongrentang Pharmacy, Ruifuxiang Silk Shop, Changchuntang Pharmacy, Nei Liansheng Shoe Shop, Zhang Yiyuan Tea House, Yueshengzhai’s Sauce Meat Shop, Duyichu’s Shaomai Shop, and 16 other time-honored brands, which are located on both sides of Qianmen Street.
Clothing Street
Guiyi Street, this street with a slightly ancient name is located between the prosperous Northeast Corner and Beidaguan, parallel to Beimalu, with a total length of 800 meters. It is an ancient commercial street with a history of more than 600 years in Tianjin. It was once the cradle of Tianjin's commerce. At first, there were only Guiyi shops on Guiyi Street, hence the name. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, in addition to Guiyi shops, shops of silk, cotton, furs, and porcelain also developed. Especially in the early 1930s, it reached its peak and became a distribution center for silk, cloth, fur, clothing, writing instruments, stationery, Chinese medicinal materials, and daily small commodities in North China. Some time-honored brands such as Qianxiangyi, Ruifuxiang, Ruishengxiang, Yuanlong, Lao Hu Kaiwen, Lao Maosheng, etc. are concentrated on this street. The vendors here are everywhere, and it is extremely prosperous.