In the 1970s and 1980s,
Factories and workshops can be described as a flourishing moment,
At that time, Guilin was also one of the pillars of Guangxi's industry.
But with the transformation of the tourism economy in the new era,
At that time, many well-known factories gradually disappeared into the change.
Among them,
This Hengtang Road is a testimony,
Perhaps, many Guilin people will be more familiar with its other name
- Tire factory.
01.
『 The Story of Hengtang Road 』
At the end of Hengtang Road is the tire factory, built more than half a century ago, once a large-scale national key backbone tire enterprise, but also a key enterprise of national intelligence introduction and technological transformation. At the beginning of the reform, it was one of the most well-known manufacturing enterprises in Guilin and even Guangxi, until it was acquired by China National Chemical Corporation in 2006.
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On both sides of Hengtang Road, it is mainly the staff dormitories of the tire factory and the nearby cable factory, which revolve around the lives of the employees and their families in the factory. Now the cable factory is gone, the tire factory has also been reorganized and acquired, but because of the habit, many people are still living here, bus signs, water stations, community names... "tire factory" is still the most direct name for this place.
At the intersection on the other side of Hengtang Road, there used to be two famous schools, the Guilin Regional Agricultural Mechanization School and the Guilin Regional High School. Decades ago, when tire factories were still thriving, movies would be shown in movie theaters on weekends or holiday nights, and students from these schools would cross the avenue and sneak into the tire factory on the other side of Hengtang Road to watch movies.
Today, these two schools, one is Guilin Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School, and the other is Guilin No. 18 Middle School. A few years ago, the mechanical and electrical school moved to the new campus in Lingui, and the original campus became the junior high school of the eighteenth middle school.
Today, although the movie is not released, every weekend holiday, there will still be many students coming here to purchase some urgently needed daily necessities, or simply to find some food to beat the tooth sacrifice and relieve hunger.
"Now the old factories of the tire factory are gone, but the new factories and communities around are still developing, and there are new science and technology industrial parks nearby, so this side has not only not become deserted, but also more and more lively, but everyone is used to calling this area 'tire factory'." An aunt sitting on the side of the road spoke happily.
02.
『 The still noisy Lei Que Shan Market 》
A "great man" once said, "Where there are people, there will be markets." "On Hengtang Road, near the original tire factory, there is the largest market nearby, the Lei Split Mountain Market.
After asking many old residents, it is difficult for them to say exactly when this market appeared. At first, villagers near Lei Di Shan brought some of their agricultural and sideline products here and sold them in the open air to the workers of the surrounding factories.
Later, in order to facilitate the lives of the surrounding residents, the government built sheds, set up stalls, and set up management offices, which fixed the Lei Split Mountain Market.
To this day, it has undergone several renovations, and the hustle and bustle of the atmosphere has not diminished, with 8 to 11 o'clock every morning being the most lively time here. Inside the cement shed, there are mainly melons, fruits and vegetables, clothing and daily necessities, etc.; the stalls outside the shed are fresh fish and live poultry.
Stalls, groceries, cards, bends, a small market, but many people a new day at the beginning of a new day, under the market, I don't know how many people have spent how many such mornings.
However, don't underestimate this market, in addition to the common fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and shrimp, here can also find a lot of good things, even seafood and turkey can be found, there are people who do not know the wrong turkey as a peacock.
I heard that it is because Guilin has recently created the city, so the management is also a lot stricter, if it is before, there are many mobile stalls inside and outside the market, repair bicycles, shoes, clothes, and so on, can be seen.
"Your eyebrows are purple, pretty good, how to sell?"
"I've closed the stall, and you want to take all the two dollars for the drip."
"If you don't want that much, give me half of it."
So, a big bag of eyebrow beans, almost two pounds, arrived!
It's about to be another year to eat grapefruit, and although it's still a little time before the sweet and juicy Sha Tin grapefruit hit the market, if you want to try it early, there are a lot of early grapefruits in the market that are starting to ship.
"These are all grown by the family, big, full, and the taste is not as sweet as Sha Tin grapefruit, a little sour, but also fresh." There are drops of people who like a little bit of fruity taste and don't eat so sweet; there are drops of people who also like to get back to make tea and make water. ”
During the conversation, the grapefruit on the aunt's stall sold two more.
Every morning, in addition to the meat stalls where good meat is grabbed, the most people come to buy fresh tofu. Old tofu, tender tofu, oil tofu, dried tofu, rotten bamboo, but meat and vegetarian, and what to cook together is versatile!
The big green-headed duck is fed at home, and the big brother sells it for a lot of power, which makes everyone who passes by stop and chat a few words even if they don't buy it.
"You do photography drops?"
"Almost, walk around the old streets and markets, and inquire about the story of old Guilin."
"Want to find a story, gram our Longmen Village Nakai ah! We have many stories in the village. ”
"Big Brother is Longmen Village Drop?"
"Yeah, you know our village is not?"
"You know, every year in the Dragon Boat Market, dragon boats are rowed, and Longmen Village is quite powerful."
"It's Dibo, Longmen Village rowing actively, shouting people out to do something good unity, hahaha!" This Kai's market is basically a few people in a few villages near us and the people in the dormitories of the former old factory staff, and there is no polder, every day is a polder. ”
The inexpensive bazaars and bustling crowds, even if it is only a short contact, the exuberant and strong atmosphere of life here is still fascinating.
03.
And these memories of food.
Taste is the deepest memory hidden in the human heart, no matter how long time has passed, no matter how the world changes, as long as the familiar taste is still there, the human heart has not changed, and the warmth has not changed.
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【 Rice noodle shop 】
The restaurant that has been operating for 10 years is very popular among the surrounding residents, and the owner's family is from Lingui's Chadong Township, which is very close to the small editor's hometown of Lingui Liangjiang Town, and it is very kind to talk. Before opening this rice noodle shop, the aunt in the shop worked in the canteen of the eighteenth middle school for nearly 12 years. Maybe the children in the family will eat her rice noodles and be admitted to the eighteenth grade!
The taste of the brine is quite layered, not only salty, but also a little bit sweet after eating, with a crispy pot to cook just right. And one thing that is very recommended is that there are many ingredients that guests can add themselves, including four or five kinds of peppers.
Especially sour radish, crisp, fragrant, sour, spicy, very flavorful! I heard that many people come here to eat rice noodles for this sour radish, and it is really difficult to eat around.
【 Customized muffin 】
People who have been to the countryside of Guilin basically know that whenever the people in the village want to open a banquet, most of them have to prepare muffins, and in the tire factory, if people with a radius of several kilometers want to make muffins, they almost have to find this shop.
The moment the steaming muffins are cut open, the joy and satisfaction is really beyond words. The fragrance of lotus leaves, the fragrance of taro, the fragrance of rice, all gathered in this mouth of soft sticky teeth, which should be one of the favorite tastes of childhood.
In addition to muffins, this shop's sorghum and glutinous rice dumplings are also signs, and for more than a decade, many surrounding snack bars and oil tea shops have come here to find supplies.
【 Wang Ji Old Shop 】
The old shop that has been open at the entrance of Lei Que Shan Market has been nearly thirty years old, and has witnessed the renovation of this market several times, the most recommended of which is the boiled flour and sweet tofu brain in the store.
The price of the three fresh boiled noodles in the shop is the same as the brine noodle powder sold in the rice noodle shop outside, 225 pieces. Eat a bite hot, the taste is very sweet, very clean, there is no strong MSG flavor, will not be very salty, but the pork and pork liver itself meat aroma and sweetness is very in place, let people eat the powder and can not help but drink the soup.
Then drink a cup of tofu brain, home-ground tofu brain, home-boiled brown sugar water, this is a perfect morning. However, if you want tofu brain, you must be early, otherwise there will be no minutes.
【 Mobile Breakfast Stall 】
If you want to ask a Guilin person what is the most impressive breakfast when he was a child, I think that in addition to rice noodles, the most answered is probably glutinous rice.
Two layers of crisp, two layers of sandwiches, three layers of glutinous rice, steaming, solid a sticky rice, I said here only sell 3 yuan, what do you think? If you feel a little dry, or haven't eaten enough, then come back to the bowl of porridge, so that the meal continues, who can't be full of energy in the morning?
【 Millet Wonton Rice Noodle Shop 】
If you want to eat fresh meat wontons, there is no problem, there is a wonton shop that has been open for more than ten years, which is still a familiar taste in the old market.
The thin skin of the wontons, after being boiled in hot water, is like a layer of tulle gently covering the meat filling, as if it can be broken by blowing bombs. Take a sip, the dough skin melts in the mouth, the meat filling with firm teeth, and the two distinct tastes are perfectly blended without any violation.
Come on a fritter, cut it off and soak it in the soup, when the soup is about to soak the fritters, pinch it up, eat it, the skin of the fritters retains a little crisp, but as soon as you bite, the soup immediately overflows and fills the entire mouth. I believe that many Guilin people who like to eat soup powder are absolutely not unfamiliar with this way of eating.
【 Really good 7 snack bars 】
A few years ago, a couple who had been working in Shenzhen returned to Guilin and returned to Hengtang Road in order to solve the problem of their children's household registration in school. At the same time, one of the representatives of Cantonese breakfast, intestinal powder, was also brought to Hengtang Road.
The oversized sausage powder steaming drawer, one drawer is 1 serving, can be divided into three sections, the amount is more than many other sausage powder shops two drawers, and the price is only sold for 4 to 6 yuan. Thin, sticky and elastic powder skin, accompanied by sausages, greens, drizzled with their own marinades, this old street, the old market, seems to have a little different taste.
- Stay with the last words -
If you want to go to see, you can do the No. 6 bus, get off at the "Tire Factory (Gate) Station", and if you navigate, you can search for this bus stop, or you can search for "Lei Split Mountain Farmers Market".
Finally, do you know any more stories about tire factories? What other guilin old factories and surrounding markets do you know? What are your memories of these? What unforgettable foods have you eaten? If you can, please be sure to share with us in the message area, we will take a closer look at each message, maybe the next time you walk the streets and alleys will come to your side!