Sausage is a kind of meat products with Chinese characteristics, potato stewed sausage, sausage fried garlic, sausage steamed eggs, sausage rice, etc., are fresh and fragrant food, tasting food is a great pleasure for the people. The sausages in this place have a unique flavor, and people who have been here will never forget the food such as sausages, soy sauce, sauce duck and soy sauce. This place is Anchang.
Anchang Ancient Town is one of the four famous ancient towns in Shaoxing, the first batch of historical and cultural towns announced in Zhejiang Province, and the most original ancient town in Shaoxing.
Anchang Ancient Town, located in the northwestern part of Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, and later burned many times due to war, and was rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its architectural style inherits the characteristics of the typical Jiangnan water town, which is simple and elegant with water. This is Lu Xun's Little Shaoxing, a place to watch Du Opera.
The old street is built by the river, the south side of the river is a residential house, the north side of the river is a commercial market, and there is an ancient bridge connecting the two banks. There is a covered promenade on the other side of the house, which can be shaded from the sun and rain. The shops and workshops in the commercial market have their own traditional characteristics. The small bridges here are also very distinctive, "arches, beams, pavilions" of all kinds, varied, simple and elegant. The most famous of these are the three bridges named Fulu, Wan'an and Ruyi, and when the people in the ancient town marry their daughters, they have to walk all three bridges. It symbolizes the meaning of happiness.
Anchang ancient town has a lot of specialties, Anchang sausage, pulled sugar is famous, the ancient town of "Renchang sauce garden" is not only a scenery, but also one of the secrets of Anchang sausage delicious, tourists come here to play after buying some back. Dachshund is a specialty of Anchang, which is available in all seasons and is made in winter. The sausages are handmade by the residents. The casing was selected from the high-quality pig intestines, filled with minced meat made of lean meat from the pig's hind legs, and hung by the river in front of his room after filling, and a string of sausages became a unique landscape by the river.
The people of this ancient town are simple and simple. Since 2000, the Anchang Ancient Town Waxing Moon Wind Plot has been held every year during the Waxing Moon. Tourists can see the lively scene of the people of the ancient town greeting the New Year. Here, visitors can see the traditional food crafts such as rice dumplings, sausage filling, rice cakes, and sugar pulling, and experience the traditional food craftsmanship up close. In addition to these, you can also enjoy unique folk performances, such as social drama, lotus fall, waist drum, guessing puzzles and so on.
The most distinctive thing in the town is the moon festival is the water wedding. Water weddings are a local tradition, and the man's bride price is delivered to the woman's home in a wooden boat the afternoon before. The next morning, the bride put on a red cotton jacket and boarded the happy boat, and was picked up by the man's welcoming team, the scene was festive and lively.
(The picture in the article comes from Ctrip's contracted traveler @lemon Zhao Shao)