People say that Shanxi has good scenery, and the land is fertile, the water is beautiful, and the vinegar is more fragrant. If the old vinegar is the cultural carrier of Shanxi, then the East Lake Vinegar Garden is a window and a pair of eyes to understand the old vinegar in Shanxi. Located in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, Donghu Vinegar Garden is the first tourist attraction established with the old vinegar culture as the starting point, which collects various vinegar-making utensils, farming utensils and more than 700 vinegar treatment prescriptions since the Western Han Dynasty. In the form of ancient and modern utensils, old photos and product displays, it fully demonstrates the historical and cultural heritage of Shanxi old vinegar!
Taking advantage of the winter vacation, the students of the fourth class of Donghuamen Primary School in Xinghualing District, Taiyuan City walked into the East Lake Vinegar Garden to experience the brewing skills of the national intangible cultural heritage - old vinegar!
By watching the cultural wall, the students learned about the historical origin of Shanxi vinegar culture, the construction history of the vinegar garden, and initially felt the profound heritage of Shanxi vinegar culture!
Under the guidance of the narrator, the students smelled the fragrance and stepped into the historical exhibition area of old vinegar, while listening to the detailed introduction of the narrator, while carefully observing the vinegar tools, vinegar bottles, ancient books and other old objects displayed in the exhibition area, feeling the long history of Shanxi old vinegar, as well as the hard work of the ancient working people!
The predecessor of East Lake Vinegar Garden was "Meiheju" Vinegar Workshop, and "East Lake" was the name of the public-private partnership after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The vinegar of Donghu is fermented with dakoji, which is a brick-like thing, and uses peas and barley as raw materials.
From the wall, the students learned about the development process of the East Lake Vinegar Garden!
The narrator told the students that vinegar, like wine, is brewed from grain, and good wine has no expiration date, and so does good vinegar. The longer it is brewed, the better it will be. Following the explainer, the students also learned how to distinguish good vinegar: look at the acetic acidity, and the acetic acidity content above 4% is good vinegar. See if there is a hanging cup, the hanging cup is good vinegar. Turning the bottle of old vinegar upside down, brewing vinegar has sediment. Shake the vinegar bottle, the foam is soft and lasts for good vinegar.
During the visit, the students learned that in the face of the tide of globalization, the East Lake Vinegar Garden has always insisted on paying equal attention to innovation and development, and insisted on "globalization in the old and western areas, and the world of old vinegar all the way". On the one hand, East Lake Vinegar Garden actively expands the international market, so that more people can understand and taste the charm of traditional Chinese vinegar culture, on the other hand, the company continues to introduce new technologies and new ideas, promote the progress of vinegar science and technology, and inject new vitality into traditional industries!
The rows of large urns covered with lids aroused the students' curiosity and desire for knowledge, and they didn't need to open the lids, and a sour and fragrant vinegar smell came to their nostrils. Children scramble to poke their heads out to see what's in the urn?
The students went deep into the vinegar factory workshop, from the "raw material room" to understand the vinegar brewing process, the workshop "steaming, fermentation, smoking, drenching" and other production processes at a glance!
This is the factory building that shows the various stages of vinegar production. The surface of the vat is covered with yellow foam, and small bubbles are bubbling up from below, and fermentation is underway.
The students not only visited the site, but also tasted a variety of old vinegar, different years are different flavors, just a little smoky taste in the mouth, then Chinese medicine flavor, and finally sour, but there is no sour and hot stimulation of ordinary vinegar, it is very mellow!
There are two rows of large vats in the courtyard, both of which are drying vinegar, and the whole park is filled with the smell of sour vinegar. The students are very curious, they are watching and talking......
The East Lake Vinegar Garden condenses the cultural heritage and historical accumulation of old vinegar in Shanxi. While displaying the traditional brewing skills of Shanxi old vinegar, it also actively promotes the excellent traditional culture of Shanxi, inherits the excellent traditional intangible cultural heritage, and creates a cultural characteristic industry in Shanxi Province. The Eagle Holiday Activity gave the students an in-depth understanding of the artistic charm of traditional vinegar culture, which is an indispensable treasure of the Chinese nation, which needs to be guarded and inherited together!
The word "vinegar" is impregnated with the taste of Shanxi, and the love of Shanxi people for vinegar is engraved in the bones, forming a culture and expressing deep affection. The simple character ensures the taste of aged vinegar, which is not only a food custom, but also a strong feeling of thousands of years of history, fully demonstrating the richness and profundity of Chinese culture.
(Editor-in-charge: Xi Yan, correspondent Zhao Jing, assistant editor: Qi Jiale)