#71 A City a Story Photo Contest #19 NOLA Night Art Market 🇺🇸 新奥尔良夜市

Hey my Steemit friends, in this post I’m showing you the Frenchmen Art Market in New Orleans, USA. I visited this outdoor night market near the mighty Mississippi River, at the edge of French Quarter, where it’s known for the lively nightlife.

This art market is decorated with lights, and showcases art and crafts created by local artists. Located in the historic district and the cultural center, this market is also surrounded by art galleries, jazz clubs, diverse architecture and fine restaurants. It’s great fun for me walking around in this open-air market for a treasure trove of handmade souvenirs, after devouring some divine Louisiana Creole food and jazz music. As usual, I only bought small knickknacks like Creole recipe magnets, as I didn’t want to add burden to my around-the-US trip.

大家好！Aaronli主持的城市故事照片活动这一期的主题是“夜生活”，说到“夜生活”，可能多数人会想到泡吧、舞厅、美食夜市（也是我的最爱）之类，但今天我想跟大家分享一个美国南方新奥尔良/纽奥良市的艺术夜市。这个市场离宽广的密西西比河不远，处于法国区的边缘，是块夜生活丰富的地区。其实这里的夜市上也有各种让人垂涎的克里奥尔美食，只是我光顾着吃了，没怎么拍照片 ;p。

从这几张照片里可以看到，这个露天夜市缀有灯饰，展示出售当地艺术家的画作、手工艺品等作品。附近还有众多的殖民时期建筑、爵士乐吧、餐馆、画廊、书店等。我吃饱喝足，听了场爵士乐演奏后，又在这个大市场里逛了一圈，买了些颇具特色的小纪念品，比如做成冰箱贴的菜谱……

最初河边这块地区是北美印第安人交易的商栈，在经过西班牙和法国的轮番统治之后，托马斯·杰斐逊购下路易斯安那州，新奥尔良这个地理位置得天独厚的首府也成为开放的港口，世界各地的船只在此停靠。

1791年，这里的市场建立起来。来自欧洲、亚洲、非洲等地的商人络绎不绝，在这里交易蔬菜、水果、花卉、咖啡、手工艺品等，这块市场也带动整个新奥尔良的日益繁荣兴盛。各种族的融合和商品的流通给此地带来了口味丰富的混合饮食、多姿多彩的独特文化和兼容并蓄的美妙艺术。

200多年来，位于泥泞多涝的密西西比河边的大市场历经飓风、暴雨、战乱、政治斗争，几经劫难，最终还是得以幸存并不断发展，成为当地人引以为荣的地标。我去的时候正赶上洪水刚过，整个城市损失巨大，很多建筑都在整修翻新。

然而这些打击并没有对乐观奔放的当地人造成多大负面影响，人们还是照旧进行了著名的传统Mardi Gras音乐狂欢节。Mardi Gras意为“肥美星期二”，是两周狂欢的最后一天，接下来的“圣灰星期三”就是西方基督教传统中“大斋节”的开始。由于从圣灰星期三一直到复活节前的40天里，传统意义上的教徒需要斋戒和忏悔，所以这之前人们会进行疯狂无节制的吃喝庆祝。我到那里时狂欢节结束没多久，地上还到处都是彩色的串珠。

In the 2 photos below, you see creative crafts upcyled from glass bottles and tin cans：

下图是创意又环保♻️的两个好例子：

废旧玻璃瓶摇身一变成了艺术品
各种饮料易拉罐做成的小鱼装饰

New Orleans boasts a dynamic art scene which has drawn creatives from around the globe. I loved its melting pot style of American, European, African, and Caribbean flavors.

Locals like to call their city NOLA(New Orleans, Louisiana) or Big Easy(in 1970s a columnist compared life in the Big Apple New York City to life in New Orleans - The Big Easy). NOLA is known as the birthplace of Jazz and the fun Mardi Gras. Each year, people all over the world come to join this 2-week wild festive celebration throughout the whole city. I also enjoyed its Creole food a lot. Due to the wide variety of immigrant influences, Louisiana Creole cuisine has a rich and tasty flavor. Shrimp gumbo, Jambalaya, Oysters Rockefeller, Louisiana-style crawfish boil… mouthwatering…

下面这三张照片反映了新奥尔良几个闻名天下的标志：克里奥尔特色烹饪（美国难得的稍重口味，融合了法国、西班牙、意大利、爱尔兰、西非、加勒比等地区的风味）、迪克西兰爵士乐、生蚝螃蟹️等海鲜、各种辣椒酱……

Here are some symbols of NOLA:

https://steemitimages.com/DQmYLrdvMMYd6EyNmRR1hKnBDoYHdPm2pPViStv5bWbo2CE/signredhot.jpg

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So that’s it for today’s story about NOLA night art market. Hope you enjoy this photo journey! Tell me what you think in the comments! All content by @itchyfeetdonica. My post is inspired by @aaronli’s “A City A Story” Photo Contest. Check out his page and show him some love! And show me some love too! Thank you and until next time. :D

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