Chapter 51 Recall (Part 1) Go for it
On New Year's Eve, countless people gathered around the Yong'an Museum from the morning.
Although Yong'an Museum has not made many official announcements about its New Year's Eve activities, many netizens are curious about the New Year's Eve activities of Xian'an Museum, whether it is the "Jingyun Bell" that has been cast in the live broadcast or the active cooperation of Xian'an Culture and Tourism.
The terrifying heat even attracted many tourists who were planning to travel during the Chinese New Year.
So early that morning, ever since the staff of Yong'an Museum and Xian'an Cultural Tourism began to set up the scene, there has been a steady stream of passers-by or foreign tourists looking around the Yong'an Museum.
They wanted to know what the Yong'an Museum was trying to do. However, even though the Yong'an Museum had arranged the event to be held outdoors because the weather was fine that day.
People still have no way of getting any meaningful "intelligence" from the tightly obscured backdrop.
The only thing they could identify was the Jingyun Bell placed high in the center of the booth.
Although it is also wrapped in thick layers of curtains at this moment, for those viewers who have watched the live broadcast of the Yong'an Museum, the appearance of the replica Jingyun Bell was something they expected.
They could foresee that Yongan Museum would use the New Year's bell of Jingyun Bell as a highlight of the New Year's Eve event. But the problem is that based on the reaction of Shi Guang in the live broadcast, this event itself is definitely not as simple as just ringing a bell.
They wanted to find out more, but the official announcement said the event would not officially start until midnight on New Year's Eve, which was not a time when everyone could travel freely.
Especially for the young group that D Station targets, midnight in the northern winter is almost a taboo for every household to go out.
But even so, after 10 o'clock that night, many locals and tourists who had finished their New Year's Eve dinner early gathered around the Yong'an Museum out of curiosity and leisure.
However, this time when they arrived, what greeted them was no longer the "empty city" of the suburbs on weekdays, but a bustling crowd of people.
"Didn't they say that no one goes out at night?"
"Mom blames you. I told you that the Yong'an Museum is very popular. But you insisted that our house is close and it's quick to drive there. Now, I don't even know if I can get in from the front row."
"How could I have imagined that so many people would go out on Chinese New Year's Day? Besides, I was video chatting with your uncle and aunt to wish them a happy new year."
"That's why I said if it really doesn't work, let me go out and reserve a seat. Anyway, your drinking has nothing to do with me."
"Alright, alright, stop talking, you two. If you have time to spare, why don't you just look for a parking spot?"
"Yes, the traffic police have set a distance of nearly three kilometers. If we don't find a place to park quickly, we don't know where we'll end up."
Su Ning, the daughter who was holding the steering wheel, complained dissatisfiedly.
She really didn't understand who was the smartest person to invent "video drinking".
It would be fine if family members celebrated the New Year separately, but is there any need for friends who occasionally go out for drinks on weekdays to contact each other during the New Year?
In the past when there were no video calls, people would just make a casual phone call to wish each other a happy new year and the call would be over quickly.
But ever since the term "drinking over video" came into being with the advent of video calls, every Chinese New Year has become a disguised remote drinking party.
Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year...it should be a time that belongs exclusively to family.
The most important thing is that you have to drink for these impromptu videos and delay your family's already scheduled schedule.
She just didn't understand. Before there were no video calls, couldn't everyone still greet each other happily?
What's more, every household has a different meal time. Since you didn't make an appointment for a drink in advance, why do you have to take out the wine bottles and glasses when someone calls you on video?
Is it not okay to tell others that your family has the New Year's Eve dinner early? You say it's okay if you have an appointment with your boss, but in most cases, the people who drink with video calls are drinking buddies who get together every three or five days.
Is there anything you don't say enough on a daily basis? Why is it that the more technology advances, the more troublesome it becomes?
At that moment, Su Ning, who was extremely anxious because she couldn't find a parking space, kept complaining in her heart.
She didn't want to ruin her family's good mood during the New Year, but when her itinerary, which she had already booked, was dragged down by a bunch of meaningless trivialities, she really found it difficult to suppress her anger.
She was very eager to change her mood.
However, before she could control her emotions, her eyes were attracted by the nearly one-kilometer-long lantern street in the distance.
It was not the one or two lanterns hung on the street lamps during the Spring Festival in previous years, but a "canopy" of lanterns covering the entire street.
Obviously, the Spring Festival without the accompaniment of fireworks is no longer the same as it used to be, but when the long streets of lanterns arrive with a strong sense of Chinese culture, people are unconsciously and completely frozen by the sense of the New Year that seems to be engraved in their DNA.
Rows of fiery red lanterns cast a warm hue over everything around them.
Su Ning hasn't seen such a New Year scene for a long time, and these lanterns are more than just decorations.
In the nearly one-kilometer-long lantern pedestrian street, each lantern is decorated with a piece of Donghuang historical relic.
From the architectural items such as the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, and Forbidden City, to the cultural relics such as the Terracotta Warriors and Bronze Tripod, even the Donghuang specialties such as roast duck and roujiamo have their own exclusive ones.
Along the way, she could see various pedestrians taking photos with corresponding lanterns.
This made Su Ning look forward to the Yong'an Museum's New Year's Eve event even more.
She really couldn't imagine what the finale event, the real highlight, would be like if the Yong'an Museum was so attentive even to the surrounding passages.
With such expectations, she headed towards the Yong'an Museum with her parents.
As the night deepened, the tourists gathered in front of the museum began to discuss the next activities.
The scene layout of the Yong'an Museum was far more luxurious than they had imagined.
This place is usually just a large parking lot in the suburbs. But at this moment, when Yongan Museum has fully prepared the planned activities.
The entire parking lot seemed to have turned into a super-large altar that could only be seen in the famous and upright families in fantasy dramas.
At that moment, Su Ning's attention was immediately attracted by the Jingyun Bell in the center of the altar.
As a native of Xian'an, Su Ning had witnessed the honor of Jingyun Bell, the best bell in the world, many times in various practices arranged by the school.
But the Jingyun Bell in front of her was very different from the Jingyun Bell she had in mind. The most obvious feature was the golden body of the Jingyun Bell.
At first she thought it was influenced by the festive lights around her, but then as people discussed it more deeply, she became more and more confused.
She began to realize that it was not the light that affected the appearance of the bronze artifacts, but that they were originally a golden color full of majesty and luxury before they were corroded by time.
When she thought of this, her eyes unconsciously turned to her mobile phone. Sure enough, during the time she rushed over from home, all major online platforms and browsers were filled with various discussions about the "Golden Bell".
The golden clock and the surrounding altar-like installations instantly made netizens who have watched all kinds of pure white green screen scenery in fantasy dramas sigh.
[That's right, white isn't the only color that can represent holiness.]
[The fairy world is pure white. Is it because the flower god has died, or is it because the fairy world cannot afford dyes? 】
Su Ning silently clicked on the live broadcast room of Yong'an Museum. As expected, at this moment, the live broadcast room was already crowded with netizens who were slacking off while watching the Spring Festival Gala.
【When does the event start? 】
[Do we have to wait until midnight? There won't be only one bell, right?]
[Although this golden Jingyun bell is very impressive, it would be a bit too simple to just watch a bell-ringing performance at night.]
[Plus one, besides, this arrangement is obviously very expensive. If it is just to ring a bell, wouldn’t it be a bit of an overreaction? 】
Netizens in the barrage expressed their confusion one after another.
At this moment, there are only a few minutes left until the arrival of the new year.
Su Ning kept looking into the distance with the camera on her mobile phone with curiosity and excitement. However, at this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted "Director Jia".
The keyword seemed to have triggered some kind of mechanism, and in an instant, all the noise and chaos at the scene were directed towards the woman in red auspicious clothing in front of the altar.
"That's Director Jia, right?"
"It should be. What is this costume she is wearing? It's so beautiful."
"Hanfu, no, it seems to be not just Hanfu, but also many elements of Tang suit and cheongsam."
"What's that on her head... Oh my god, she's not bringing out the twelve-dragon and nine-phoenix crown from the Yong'an Museum."
"Wait, what is that in her hand? A Jiaoweiqin? No way, is Director Jia going to play the song "Tanshi Meng" from "Stubborn Stone" on the spot?"
"Wait, it seems like it's not just Director Jia, there seems to be a large group of people following her..."
"Erhu, soft, three-stringed instrument, pipa, yangqin, guzheng, flute, xiao, sheng, drum, board, and bell."
"Is this a whole folk music ensemble? Wait, what did I see? Chime bells? The Yong'an Museum actually got a whole set of chime bells?"
"Where did Director Jia get this? Didn't they say this thing is not available for loan? Could it be that this is also a replica made by Director Jia?"
Various curious shouts continued to be heard from the crowd, but this time, before people could react, the entire scene was completely "woken up" by the bell at the New Year's Eve.
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