Winter in Baoding
Selling sugar gourds is always a scene
The most traditional sugar gourd in old Baoding
It is the kind that is strung up in red from the mountains
When the snow is falling
Sugar-coated red fruits
Let the boring winter have color
Greet the cold wind of the waxing moon and walk through the bustling streets
Eat sugar gourds with rice paper
Probably should belong to the New Year' time
One of the most nostalgic New Year paintings
Why eat rock sugar gourd for the New Year?
It is said that the earliest sugar gourd
A string of only two mountain reds
Small above, big below
Hawthorn is dipped in sugar on the outside
Wear it with a bamboo skewer in the middle
Because of the size of the stacked sugar dip, the two hawthorns are shaped like gourds
Hence the name Sugar Gourd
The mountain red represents the prospect of red and red
The gourd harmonic fulu represents the blessing and the lilu rolling in
Eating sugar gourd also means that there will be a good color next year
Baoding Manchu He Ji sugar gourd
It is a well-known reputation in Baoding
Its fourth generation, He Shuzi, made a sugar gourd
He was favored by the imperial court at that time and was often announced to enter the palace
He was loved by Lafayette Cixi
Therefore, it can be called the "noble" in the sugar gourd.
Today, the Manchu He Ji sugar gourd has been passed down for eight generations
Qiu Jinhong, the eighth generation of heirs, said
Listening to the previous generation, the Manchus called the sugar gourd "Midan Dan"
When paying tribute, the name is more exquisite,
Depending on the ingredients and shape, different names should be given
Grapes are called "pearls", cucumbers are called "emeralds", and walnuts are called "amber"
The ancestors of the He family also based on some popular allusions
Make a sugar gourd with a humanoid shape
For example, "Liu Guan Zhang Sanjieyi" uses hemp yam to make Liu Bei's white face
Make Guan Yu's red face from red hawthorn
Make Zhang Fei's black face out of black bean paste
Exquisite and meticulous, it can be called a handicraft
Speaking of making sugar gourds, it is the He family's family heirloom
Wash the fruit, dig the beard, wear the skewers, and boil the sugar
They are all crafts that have been handed down from generation to generation
One dip, one turn, one lift, one put
A crystal clear sugar gourd is done
Clean and nice, crispy to eat and not sticky teeth
Amazingly
If you accidentally drop the sugar gourd on the ground
Just pick it up and blow it, and the sand will be blown away
Unlike some sugar gourds, just get a little dirt
Instantly turn into a gray egg, come and go
People praised it for its magic
I sent a ya number: "glass sugar gourd"
A string of sugar gourds eight generations of no love
They struggle with diligence and simple persistence
Guarding the pure and moving original intention of the old craftsmen
Editor: Zhang Tianyu
Video: Zhao Lin
Dubbing: Shao Jing
Editor: Zhao Lin Meng took advantage of the scene
Producer: Xia Hongxing
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