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Doing such a thing, many people do not understand, the old city at that time can be said to be relatively bleak.
[Explanation] Chaozhou youth Liao Yiming is a descendant of overseas Chinese living in Thailand. He is a trendsetter in the business world. He is young and promising, but he is like living in a time tunnel, constantly looking for the past.
[Explanation] An ancient house in the old city of Chaozhou, behind it is the real record of Chaoshan people's invasion of Nanyang to feed Sangzi.
Liao Yiming was born and raised here.
There used to be 8 rooms in the old house, and at most 20 or 30 people lived in it. However, with the development of the times, relatives started their own families and moved away from their hometowns, and the old house gradually fell into decline.
[Concurrent] Liao Yiming, a young man from overseas Chinese
In 1956, my grandfather was an overseas Chinese in Thailand, and he sent money back to buy this house.
For example, I was born and raised in this yard and started a family, so I have a deep feeling for this house.
In fact, the original, simplest and simplest idea was that I would protect this house and protect it in my own way.
[Explanation] According to reports, this house named "Doctor's House" began in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.
Liao Yiming not only protects the family history, but also protects the cultural relics. He spends a lot of money to invite old craftsmen to brush the dust away from this gloomy ancient house.
[Concurrent] Liao Yiming, a young man from overseas Chinese
At that time, the renovation was still a way of repairing the old as the old one. Some inlaid porcelain and wood carvings that were missing from many traditions were restored with a traditional craftsmanship to show their original appearance.
[Explanation] Today, the old house is reborn, and many ancient designs and details have been restored, but not all of them are precious cultural relics, and there are also simple and unique memories belonging to Liao Yiming.
[Live] Liao Yiming, a youth from overseas Chinese
At that time, there was a reason for our stone. As for our door, the original door shaft was broken, so the door was always (automatically) closed, so our one was a stepping stone, a stone shop door. Stone, but after the repair (stone) this function is not used.
Because what everyone says about this house is to witness the history of this house. You can't say that everything else has been repaired. It can be considered a credit. You throw it away, so you made a base for it at that time. I feel that the meaning is quite good, a bit of the feeling of the sunrise in the east.
[Explanation] Chaoshan has strengthened the development of tourism in recent years. Liao Yiming turned the renovated old house into a homestay, allowing tourists to live in the antique Chaoshan houses and use "popularity" to revitalize the old house.
Liao Yiming lamented that many overseas Chinese guests who came back from overseas to visit relatives, because the decoration and arrangement of the courtyard evoked their childhood memories.
[Concurrent] Liao Yiming, a young man from overseas Chinese
Including some overseas Chinese who came here, during our chat, he said that he also wanted to find his relatives, but there was no information.
At that time, I asked him if you had any clues, and he said that he lived somewhere. I happened to have some friends from the Overseas Chinese Federation, so I helped him find it, and then I really found it.
So in fact, after he came here, he would evoke the feelings of many people, especially the hometown of overseas Chinese.
In fact, I think that such old houses and old houses are actually a kind of emotional sustenance and connection for these wandering people.
[Explanation] Restoring the ancient house can preserve the memory of the family, but also preserve the local cultural traditions. This young man from the hometown of overseas Chinese went a step further. He transformed an abandoned arcade into a teahouse.
In the teahouse, there are kung fu tea, Teochew opera performances, and those childhood flavors that the founder cherishes most.
[Live] Liao Yiming, a youth from overseas Chinese
You see, there are also our kung fu tea, Chaozhou kung fu tea, and these small snacks, which are also things that carry the memories of many older generations.
When I was a child, it was the overseas Chinese who brought them over so that they could be divided into several pieces called Luo Di. We call them Luo Di.
In fact, I started as an inn. In fact, our core thing is to hope that our traditional buildings, lifestyles, and Teochew opera art can be passed on.
Wang Qingran Liu Jiaqi reports from Chaozhou
Responsible editor: [Wang Kai]