wǒ shì zhì wěi nián qián wǒ hé wǒ tài tài cí diào le jiàn zhù shī de gōng zuò

我是智伟， 2年前我和我太太辞掉了建筑师的工作

I’m Zhiwei. My wife and I quit our job as an architect 2 years ago

zài guǎng zhōu xī guān de lǎo chéng qū

在广州西关的老城区

In the old town of Xiguan, Guangzhou

kāi le yī jiā yǐ jiù wù wèi zhǔ tí de mín sù jiào tóng gǔ shě

开了一家以旧物为主题的民宿，叫同古舍

Opened a homestay with the theme of old things, called Tong Gushe

zhè shì yī dòng céng gāo de mín zhái

这是一栋4层高的民宅

This is a 4-storey house

yī gòng yǒu gè jiù wù zhǔ tí de fáng jiān

一共有13个旧物主题的房间

There are 13 antique-themed rooms in total

zhè xiē jiù wù shì wǒ hé wǒ tài tài zài nián nèi yī diǎn yī diǎn shōu huí lái de

这些旧物是我和我太太在3年内一点一点收回来的

These old things were collected by my wife and I little by little within 3 years

yī gòng yǒu jiāng jìn duō jiàn

一共有将近5000多件

There are nearly 5000 pieces in total

lìng wài yǒu wàn duō jiàn de qīng zhuān gēn huā dì zhuān

另外有1万多件的青砖跟花地砖

In addition, there are more than 10,000 blue bricks and floor tiles

shì cóng fù jìn xī guān de lǎo fáng zi lǐ chāi qiān liú xià lái de

是从附近西关的老房子里拆迁留下来的

It was left from the demolition of an old house in Xiguan nearby

zhè xiē jiù wù dà gài huā diào le wàn duō kuài qián

这些旧物大概花掉了10万多块钱

These old things probably cost more than 100,000 yuan

ér zhěng gè mín sù de zhòng jiàn huā le yǒu duō wàn

而整个民宿的重建花了有150多万

And the reconstruction of the entire homestay cost more than 1.5 million

wèi cǐ wǒ men hái dài kuǎn dài le duō wàn

为此我们还贷款贷了60多万

For this we have repaid more than 600,000 yuan in loans

wǒ tài tài shì guǎng zhōu de běn dì rén

我太太是广州的本地人

My wife is a native of Guangzhou

hé tā jiāo wǎng de shí hòu

和她交往的时候

When interacting with her

tā jiù huì jīng cháng dài wǒ qù guàng gè zhǒng gè yàng de lǎo jiē

她就会经常带我去逛各种各样的老街

She would often take me to visit various old streets

duì guǎng zhōu zhěng gè lǐng nán de yī xiē jiù de yī xiē wén huà

对广州、整个岭南的一些旧的一些文化

For some old cultures in Guangzhou and the whole Lingnan

chǎn shēng le yī zhǒng tè bié shēn de gǎn qíng gēn xīng qù ba

产生了一种特别深的感情跟兴趣吧

Have a particularly deep feeling and interest

cí zhí zhī qián wǒ jīng cháng jiā bān dào líng chén

辞职之前我经常加班到凌晨

I often worked overtime until early morning before resigning

xià bān yǐ hòu jiù bù huì zhí jiē huí jiā

下班以后就不会直接回家

Won't go home directly after get off work

ér shì huì qù yè shì táo dōng xī

而是会去夜市淘东西

But go shopping at the night market

zhè gè yè shì fēi cháng yǒu míng jiào tiān guāng xū

这个夜市非常有名，叫天光墟

This night market is very famous, called Tianguangxu

měi tiān wǎn shàng de líng chén sān diǎn zuǒ yòu kāi shǐ

每天晚上的凌晨三点左右开始

Start at around three in the morning every night

jiù huì lù lù xù xù yǒu hěn duō shōu pò làn de rén lái bǎi tān

就会陆陆续续有很多收破烂的人来摆摊

There will be a lot of people who harvest the tatters one after another to set up the stall

mài yī xiē zài guǎng zhōu bù tóng dì fāng shōu jí dào de jiù wù

卖一些在广州不同地方收集到的旧物

Sell ​​some old things collected in different places in Guangzhou

rán hòu tiān yī liàng de huà dà jiā jiù huì sàn diào

然后天一亮的话大家就会散掉

Then everyone will disperse at dawn

kàn dào tè bié xǐ huān de tōng cháng dōu huì zhuāng mǎn yī má dài rán hòu dài huí jiā

看到特别喜欢的通常都会装满一麻袋，然后带回家

I usually fill a sack when I see something I like and take it home

zhè lǐ hái huì shōu jí yī xiē gǎng tái míng xīng de lù yīn dài gēn hēi jiāo chàng piàn

这里还会收集一些港台明星的录音带跟黑胶唱片

There will also be some tapes and vinyl records of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars

yīn wèi xī guān zhè biān gēn xiāng gǎng de yī xiē míng xīng hái shì yǒu yī zhǒng hěn tè shū de yuān yuán

因为西关这边跟香港的一些明星还是有一种很特殊的渊源

Because Xiguan still has a very special relationship with some stars in Hong Kong

bǐ rú shuō xǔ guān jié xǔ shì sān xiōng dì

比如说许冠杰许氏三兄弟

For example, the three brothers of Xu Guanjie

jiù shì zài gé bì de duō bǎo jiē chū shēng gēn zhǎng dà de

就是在隔壁的多宝街出生跟长大的

I was born and raised on Duobao Street next door

huáng zhān xiān shēng zài xiǎo de shí hòu jū zhù zài xī guān zhè gè piàn qū lǐ miàn

黄霑先生在小的时候居住在西关这个片区里面

Mr. Huang Zhan lived in this area of ​​Xiguan when he was young

guāng yīn guò xì zhè gè fáng jiān jiù bǐ jiào yǒu qù

光阴过隙这个房间就比较有趣

This room is more interesting in time

wǒ men dōu jiào tā xué bà fáng

我们都叫它学霸房

We all call it "study boss"

yīn wèi tā zhōng jiān yǒu yī gè tiān jǐng

因为它中间有一个天井

Because there is a patio in the middle

tiān yī liàng zhěng gè fáng jiān yě liàng le

天一亮整个房间也亮了

The whole room is bright at dawn

zài lǐ miàn de huà jiù méi yǒu bàn fǎ shuì lǎn jué le

在里面的话，就没有办法睡懒觉了

If you are inside, there is no way to sleep in

shōu jí le yī xiē nián dài guǎng zhōu běn dì de yī xiē bì yè zhèng shū

收集了一些50年代广州本地的一些毕业证书

Collected some local graduation certificates from Guangzhou in the 1950s

jiù de jiào jù mín guó shí hòu de bǐ jì běn děng děng

旧的教具、民国时候的笔记本等等

Old teaching aids, notebooks from the Republic of China, etc.

zhè xiē jiù wù táo lái de shí hòu dà bù fēn dōu shì hěn zàng

这些旧物淘来的时候大部分都是很脏

Most of these old things were very dirty when they came

ér qiě hái huì yǒu pò sǔn

而且还会有破损

And there will be damage

wǒ jiù xū yào duì tā men jìn xíng jiǎn dān de qīng jié hé xiū fù

我就需要对它们进行简单的清洁和修复

I need to clean and repair them simply

tóng shí yě huì chá yuè yī xiē zī liào

同时也会查阅一些资料

Also check some information

huì fā xiàn zài měi yī jiàn de jiù wù bèi hòu

会发现在每一件的旧物背后

Will find behind every old thing

dōu néng gòu kàn dào nà gè nián dài suǒ tè yǒu de yī zhǒng shēng huó zhuàng tài

都能够看到那个年代所特有的一种生活状态

Can see the unique life state of that era

bǐ rú guǎng zhōu zhè biān huì yǒu yī gè hěn tè shū de cí qì jiào guǎng cǎi

（比如）广州这边会有一个很特殊的瓷器叫广彩

(For example) There will be a very special porcelain called Guangcai here in Guangzhou

róng huì le hěn duō guǎng zhōu nǎi zhì lǐng nán wén huà de yī xiē tú àn zài lǐ miàn

融会了很多广州乃至岭南文化的一些图案在里面

Incorporating a lot of patterns from Guangzhou and even Lingnan culture in it

bǐ rú shuō bái cài zài yuè yǔ lǐ miàn jiù xié yīn bǎi cái

比如说白菜在粤语里面就谐音“百财”

For example, cabbage is a homonym of "Hundred Cai" in Cantonese.

jiù xiàng zhēng zhù hěn duō qián

就象征著很多钱

It symbolizes a lot of money

shēn shòu guǎng zhōu běn dì rén de yī xiē xǐ huān

深受广州本地人的一些喜欢

Deeply loved by locals in Guangzhou

le jiě dé yuè duō wǒ jiù huì yuè zhù mí

了解得越多，我就会越著迷

The more I understand, the more fascinated I will be

wǒ xī wàng wǒ suǒ shōu dào de jiù wù

我希望我所收到的旧物

I hope the old thing I received

néng gòu gěi dào tā men yī gè gèng jiā hǎo de yī gè zhǎn shì huán jìng

能够给到它们一个更加好的一个展示环境

Can give them a better display environment

jí shǐ yù dào tè bié xǐ huān tā men de péng yǒu

即使遇到特别喜欢它们的朋友

Even if I meet friends who like them

wǒ yě bù huì zài zhuǎn shǒu mài gěi tā men le

我也不会再转手卖给他们了

I won't resell to them again

wǒ xī wàng zì jǐ de mín sù kě yǐ bǎ zhè yī bù fēn wén huà bǎo liú xià lái

我希望自己的民宿可以把这一部分文化保留下来

I hope my homestay can preserve this part of the culture

ràng dà jiā kě yǐ gèng jiā zhí jiē dì gǎn shòu dào guǎng zhōu de zhè zhǒng mín sú gēn shì jǐng de wén huà

让大家可以更加直接地感受到广州的这种民俗跟市井的文化

So that everyone can feel the folk customs and the culture of Guangzhou more directly