Wazi Street is located on the north bank of the Tingjiang River in Shanghang District, not only has the Liufangfang during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, the Shiyu Monument of Wang Yangming's handwriting, the Taizhong Temple during the Ming Jiajing Period and other historical monuments, but also the modern scenic spots such as Siyuange Wharf, Tingjiang Greenway, Tingjiang Water Curtain Movie, etc., which is a pedestrian block integrating culture, tourism, leisure, entertainment, shopping and other functions.
Li Qiang is a member of the Fujian Provincial Artists Association and vice chairman of the Shanghang County Artists Association, and his paintings are well-known in the local area, and the Ziyun Zhai is a place where he and his friends co-founded and is a place for literature lovers to concentrate on discussion.
Shanghang, the fuzhi called "Lile Poetry Book Shi Duo Jimei", is the birthplace of the Hakka ancestral land in western Fujian, and the cultural and educational atmosphere is very strong. In such an atmosphere, Li Qiang hopes to better enliven the literary atmosphere and promote the essence of Sinology through the platform of Ziyun zhai.
In his spare time, Li Qiang devoted himself to the creation of landscape painting sketches, advocating an elegant and simple landscape style, passing on his enthusiasm for painting to his students, and cultivating a group of art students for Shanghang County.
This is also the last batch of students in Li Qiangdai, and in the future, he will focus on the creation of art and record the landscape of his hometown. For him, every grass and tree here, day and night, is the initial motivation for them to work the road of life.
In August this year, in order to reflect the spiritual outlook and colorful life of the people of Shanghang County, the Shanghang County Literary Association held an exhibition of calligraphy and painting works, and the landscape of Shanghang was included in the key creative themes, and Li Qiang created a pair of works for this purpose.
Shanghang is a place of ink fragrance, Li Qiang here to enjoy the exertion, pour out the feelings, with friends to taste tea, exchange skills, when we appreciate his works, we can see not only his techniques and emotional expressions, but also feel his enthusiasm for welcoming everyone to Shanghang.
Ma Bin, 45 years old this year, is the inheritor of Hakka tin carving skills in Shanghang County, and the tin shop in the middle of Wazi Street is run by him and his father, because of its exquisite workmanship and unique products, Lao Ma's tin shop is famous far and wide, and it is one of the signs of Wazi Street.
For hundreds of years, pewter has been loved by hakka people for its peaceful and silky properties, with a long and new luster. In recent years, with the change of the times, many traditions are also quietly changing, the Hakka tin art that has been passed down for more than 500 years has gradually declined, Ma Bin is unwilling to give up the family's craft, and began to try the possibility of a new life of pewter craftsmanship.
Carefully create each pewter, Ma Bin in the study of the works of his predecessors at the same time, try to explore their own innovation, in the store display a beautiful production of tin handicrafts, these pewter some carved flowers, some no flowers, some silver, some inlaid copper, the production is very exquisite. In Shanghang, tinting is closely related to the life of hakka people, and almost every day there are guests who come to make handicrafts.
In the past, the life of the tinmer was very hard, everyone had to carry a heavy burden to go to the countryside to make a living, the burden of tinming tools was heavy, but now the burden of passing on the old craft is heavier.
Ma Bin is well aware of the limited power of the individual, in order to promote and promote the Hakka tin carving skills, he will give all the old objects in his home to the Shanghang County Hakka Family Genealogy Museum, hoping to let more people contact and understand the Hakka pewter through the display of the museum.
Because of love, so insist, now Ma Bin began to industrialize and scale the Hakka tin carving technique, he believes that only by producing benefits can we continuously attract young people to take the initiative to come to understand and learn.
With the change of the times, even if the craft itself has not changed in any way, its meaning of existence is also very different, and now these old crafts that were once everywhere are no longer a profession, but have become a heritage, a culture. And what we have to do is to keep the old craft, so that there will be no regrets in the future.
Shanghang dried radish is one of the "eight major dried radish in western Fujian", which has the advantages of tender skin and crispy meat, appetizing digestion, ice and detoxification. This Shanghang dried radish direct store opened in Wazi Street is a long-established brand in Shanghang, and many home relatives are looking for the old taste here.
Shanghang is the main production area of radish cultivation in western Fujian, according to the "Shanghang County Chronicle", Shanghang dried radish was quite famous as early as the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and it is one of the good health foods. The proverb "go to bed radish and get out of bed ginger" refers to the principle that eating dried radish is beneficial to health. Nowadays, after a series of research and development and improvement, Shanghang dried radish has been repackaged to meet the needs of the market.
Now, Fan Lianqin's company has developed into a leading enterprise in the production of dried radish in Shanghang, with 12 series of products such as aviation food and small vegetables, and the annual production and sales of dried radish reach 100 tons.
The production process of dried radish has a history of more than 500 years and is the intangible cultural heritage of Shanghang. A family opens the altar, ten miles to smell the incense, this Minxi song points out the unique flavor of Shanghang dried radish, and from the perspective of Traditional Chinese medicine, the medicinal value of aged dried radish is also very outstanding, which can be used for the treatment and prevention of some common diseases.
After a long period of exploration, Fan Lianqin found that Shanghang dried radish is very malleable in the use of ingredients and can be compatible with various ingredients. Therefore, it has been integrated into other Hakka ingredients to develop specialties such as dried radish dumplings, dried radish ball soup, dried radish taro buns, dried radish stir-fried duck fillets and so on.
The use of simple ingredients to make not simple food, behind this dried radish to bring people not only taste enjoyment, but also hides the diligence and wisdom of the Hakka people in the process of moving south. In 2015, Shanghang dried radish officially became a national geographical indication certification trademark, and in the next step, Shanghang dried radish will develop in the direction of diversification and continue to build a characteristic brand.
Some people say that Shanghang is a place suitable for nostalgia, walking in the streets and alleys of the small city, walking between Wazi Street, Linjiang Tower, and Gutian Meeting Site, walking and walking, they walk in front of history, admire these ancient buildings, inherit these traditional handicrafts, and listen to them tell the history and pride of that year.