Author: SpongeMel
"Let's go out for a walk!"
Yancheng
Late at night, the mobile phone screen lit up, and it was a message from a friend who had known each other for more than ten years - "If you want to go out for a walk, I will go to Hangzhou to find you." ”
Two days later, she showed up at the airport on time. It's been more than two years since we last met. Talking again, I suddenly realized that two years had been so hasty and cold—each other's lives had changed dramatically.
The current situation of life is not satisfactory, or it has been squeezed by busy work for a long time, and I always want to go out and walk. It seems that when you go to the vast world, the troubles that once occupied the soul will become infinitely small, and then you will flee in shame. When it comes to the vast world that can be visited in a weekend, the first thing I think of is Yancheng.
Yancheng is the largest city in Jiangsu Province. Located on the shore of the Yellow Sea, it has the only World Natural Heritage Site in Jiangsu, the habitat of migratory birds in China's Yellow (Bohai) Sea. In ancient times, it was an important salt producing area, and later renamed Yancheng because of the "salt field around the city". There is the largest lake in Jiangsu Province, and the water and sky are full of blue waves.
Built by the lake is the bright and beautiful Eastern Jin Dynasty Water City, which is a legacy of the Tang and Song dynasties.
There is also a historic ancient town pagoda here, where the beautiful legend of "Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies" was born.
The New Fourth Army once rebuilt its headquarters here and began a new journey. The wetland ecology here is also excellent – huge populations of elk and red-crowned cranes inhabit it. Today, the end of October is the time for red-crowned cranes to spend the winter here. It couldn't be better to go to Yancheng at this time.
A return to the heart of the city escape
So I said go and went. Booking high-speed rail tickets, renting a car, and booking a hotel are all in one go. As soon as I got off work, I was already sitting on the high-speed train going north.
In the car, we talked about each other's lives now. She asked me, "After traveling for so long, what has changed you the most?" ”
I think it should be accessible and open. The world is vast and the history is long. Something great happens in a person's life, and under the great coordinates of time and space, they all seem insignificant.
Roads stretch from the city center to all directions. Driving out of the city, the outskirts are vast interconnected fields, presenting the glory and splendor of the season in the golden autumn season—the sense of loss conferred by the little life in the mind is even less worth mentioning than the field of endless hope. The heart was then wrapped in a grand feeling, and the golden sunlight shone in, dispelling every bit of darkness into obscurity.
It is precisely because I came from the city that this time, I did not set my sights on the center of the city of Yancheng. Instead, I want to walk to the countryside, ride on the endless fields, see the natural villages far away from the reinforced concrete, find the ancient legends that once circulated here, and meet the beautiful creatures that inhabit the wetlands for a while.
On the shore of the Yellow Sea wetlands, an urban escape that took place in the golden autumn is ready to go.
【One lake light water color】Great Longitudinal Lake Tourist Scenic Spot
The first stop on the escape was the Great Longitudinal Lake, a lake located on the southwestern outskirts of Yancheng.
Full of blue waves of water, just walked to the lake, I was fascinated by this sparkling. The Great Longitudinal Lake is the largest and deepest lake in the Lixiahe river area, known as the "Water Town Zeguo". In the autumn high, the golden wind sends the summer, the wave is like a mirror, the reflection of the green poplar, the red indigo flowers are sparse, and then the waves are turbulent, and the peace is slow, and there is a quiet beauty.
The main gate of the scenic spot is connected to the lake by hehuan avenue, which is named after the tall acacia trees on both sides of the road, which means that husband and wife are harmonious, family unity, and the neighbors are at peace and friendly.
At the lakeside, a tall ancient reed boat towering into the clouds is particularly eye-catching. The large longitudinal lake has a dense water network in all directions, and has been the home of fish and rice since ancient times, and fishing has become the main means of livelihood for the local people. How to protect their means of subsistence, fishing boats from wind and rain, was the most troublesome problem for fishermen at that time. Wise locals wrapped reeds around the hulls of the ship and went into the water to fish, and the reed boats came into being.
Today, this tall reed boat has become the embodiment of the wisdom of the local ancestors and has been passed down in the long river of history.
At the shore of Qiu Li Lake, the story of the Twenty-Four Filial Pieties is engraved in stone carvings of different sizes on the lakeside, and the legend of "Lying On ice and seeking carp" occurred on the shore of Dazhong Lake.
From the other side of the lake, you can see a solemn statue of the Water Moon Guanyin, which is longxing temple.
Longxing Temple is located on the shore of Dazhonghu Lake in the territory of Dazhonghu Town, and was formerly known as Longxing'an.
Enter through the temple gate and cross the winding water corridor to reach it.
Idle on the stone to watch the flowing water, want to wash the Zen clothes without dust. This platform seems to be on the surface of the lake, and the bodhisattva gazes at the distant lake and also blesses the people of Li to live and work in peace and contentment.
On the base of the Statue of Guanyin, the book "Nam no Amitabha Buddha" is written, and the railings on both sides are tied with the good wishes of good men and women.
For thousands of years, people have lived on this lake, created history and relied on this lake, and the light of the soul flew in the wind with the water vapor floating on the lake, spreading the beauty of the great longitudinal lake to the distance.
Stop by the lake, and the calm water of the lake extends into the distance of the line of sight. At the other end of the water, the Eastern Jin Water City has come through a long history, which makes this beautiful lake add more humanistic atmosphere.
【2· Charm Ancient City】Eastern Jin Water City
The first encounter with the Eastern Jin Water City is the night of arrival. The highway was cold and silent all the way, but when I reached the gate of the water city, I was suddenly attracted all the attention by the dreamlike lights. Beginning with the lanterns hanging high on the towers of the high-level city gates, the light continues to extend into the distance along the eaves of the undulating order, and the entire ancient city is lit up, setting off this late autumn night with a warm yellow temperature. The stone road indifferently reflects the cold moonlight, and the lights of the thousands of homes are busy handing over their warmth, lest this cold disturb the sleep of a certain traveler.
If you don't want to stay here for one night, it is difficult to encounter the true beauty of this water city. So, it was on such a night that we hurried to the Eastern Jin Water City. Vehicles need to be parked in the parking lot outside the scenic spot, then checked in at the visitor center, and then driven by the staff to drive us to the room. The entire Eastern Jin Dynasty Water City is composed of a number of small islands, large and small, which are separated by rivers and connected by roads or stone arch bridges. The hotel rooms are scattered all over the water city, no matter where you stay, it is an unexpected surprise.
Every night at 7:30, the light show starts on time in the water city, and the darkness between heaven and earth is awakened by the colorful lights, and the whole town suddenly becomes a sea of lights and colors.
"Impression of the Great Longitudinal Lake" is through the light shadow and naked eye 3D technology, telling the historical changes of the Great Longitudinal Lake, the shock of the performance, probably only by visiting the scene can you feel it.
The water curtain show that starts at eight o'clock is next to the Song Ancestral Hall in the scenic spot, and through the water curtain and light and shadow technology, you can watch a shocking "water curtain movie".
The content of the film tells the red romantic love story of Xiao Yinglian, a water town girl, and Li Jin, deputy squad leader of the New Fourth Army, and the theme song "Nine Nine Sunny Days" has touched generations.
If the Eastern Jin Water City at night is warm, gorgeous and charming, the ancient city during the day is dignified and elegant.
The lively lights went out, and the warm sunlight poured down from the side of the Yingyun Pavilion, coating the whole town with a layer of shiny golden light.
It is said that the Yinyun Pavilion can overlook the beauty of the ancient city, but the regulations are not climbable, fortunately with a drone, you can finally overlook this side of the water and soil from a high place. With sparkling lakes on one side and quaint buildings on the other, this ancient city brings the intoxicating tenderness of the water town to the foreground.
Jian'an Avenue is modeled on the lively commercial street of the Song Dynasty, with magnificent archways, tall horse-head walls, and bustling merchants, as if traveling back in time to the dynasty that once flourished in history.
The Song Ancestral Hall in the ancient city is solemn and solemn.
The glorious inheritance of the Song clan has been preserved in this ancestral hall, and every green brick and every carving shows a sense of grandeur that has been passed down for a long time.
Today, the Song Ancestral Hall is not only a cultural relic, but also a place for the interpretation of ancient cultural heritage. Here, you can watch the Danqing ink treasure left by the ancestors, and you can experience the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting on the spot, with a long ancient rhyme.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty, when it was named "Tokyo City", which had the meaning of yearning for the prosperity of Tokyo, and was later renamed "Eastern Jin City" because of its avoidance.
The land where the water city is located began about 7,000 years ago. Around 5,000 years ago, the ancestors of the Neolithic era were ushered in. In the long history, this land has been lively and prosperous, and has also bred countless great souls.
Chen Lin, one of the seven sons of Jian'an, and Zhu Sheng, a Ming Dynasty courtier, are two very dazzling stars in the stars. Chen Lin was a literary scholar at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the seven sons of Jian'an, according to historical records, Chen Lin was a native of Dongshagou, Sheyang Province, that is, a native of Dongshagou Village, present-day Dazhonghu. In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD), the Battle of Guandu broke out, and Chen Lin composed "For Yuan Shao Yu Zhou Wen", which is what we commonly call "Discussion cao tan wen". Today, the Chen Lin Memorial Hall is located on Jian'an Avenue in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At the entrance, the group sculptures of the Seven Sons of Jian'an come to life, so that people can still appreciate the style of the talents of that year. Because of their age, many epics can only be displayed in the form of pictures and texts, but this does not prevent us from understanding the charm of this great writer. The poet Wen Tingjun also wrote "Chen Lin's Tomb", which is still recited today.
Zhu Sheng, a military and literary scholar at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, was a particularly powerful military master, and when the Ming Dynasty was just established, he proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang that "build a high wall, accumulate grain in a wide range, and slowly claim the title of king" so that Zhu Yuanzhang had the foundation for the founding of the country, and was once praised as "the nine-character national policy to determine the jiangshan", which was the most powerful imperial teacher in his eyes. This is also the reason why the nine-character principle of "digging deep holes, accumulating grain in large quantities, and not seeking hegemony" put forward after the founding of New China also stems from this.
Inside the memorial hall, there are interpretations of the Nine Character Strategy and the restoration of scenes when Zhu Sheng offered the strategy.
In the ancient city, there is also a "Zhao Tailai Collection Art Museum". Zhao Tailai is a famous painter, collector, connoisseur, philanthropist, honorary citizen of Yancheng City, and also donated many cultural relics to the Eastern Jin Dynasty Water City. In the art museum, there are now many bronze dings, jades, etc., which will re-immerse the ancient times in this leisurely ancient city.
Guiyuan garden is an independent Chinese-style garden in the Eastern JinShui City, named after "The Birds Love the Old Forest, and the Pond Fish Thinks of the Past." The meaning of "opening up the wilderness in the south and returning to the garden" is quite some of the meaning of Tao Yuanming's "return to the garden and the field".
In history, the Eastern Jin Dynasty City was also a place where many literati and scholars returned to the countryside and raised their old age. Among them, "Yangzhou Eight Monsters" Zheng Banqiao, far away from the court, founded a cultivating and reading academy in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, taught and educated people, lived in seclusion for three years, and left many legends. Itabashi Academy also stands at the entrance of the homecoming garden, and on one side stands a bronze statue of Mr. Wang when he was teaching and educating people, so as to commemorate it.
Rockeries, small bridges flowing water, pine bamboo into rhyme... Leisurely and leisurely, step by step, the ancient city of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is already an extraterrestrial place with quite ancient charm, and I did not expect that in this ancient city, there was such a cave sky, which became a promised place to feel nature and return to the heart.
In comparison, it seems that the famous ancient cities are too noisy. At the edge of this spiritual lake, the sunlight on the body is reflected by the lake water and is particularly gentle, and the air inhaled into the nasal cavity is particularly comfortable with water vapor. Comfort, tranquility, ease... It seems that I have changed my way of life and re-understood life.
Ask yourself, how long have we not enjoyed the pleasure of living a comfortable life without being disturbed?
[3· History still exists] Dongtai Xixi
When walking in the Haichun Pagoda Garden, I thought, fortunately, there is such a place where the soul can be quieted.
The tall Hai chun Xuan Pagoda stands on a large open space, surrounded by a regular white jade fence, which looks solemn and solemn. From time to time, the pigeons skipped the sky, stayed at the top of the tower to rest for a while, and then flapped their wings back to the clear blue sky.
The whole body of the tower is made of bricks, about 20 meters high, the tower has eight sides on each floor, all placed with shrines and stone carved Buddha statues with different looks, the top of the tower is composed of copper gourds, phase wheels, iron raspberries, the whole tower body is thick and solemn.
It is said that this Haichun Xuan Pagoda was built during the Tang Zhenguan period (627 AD), supervised by the famous general Wei Chi Jingde, also known as the "Wei Chi Pagoda", which has a history of more than 1390 years and is the first ancient pagoda in Jiangsu. Legend has it that the top of this tower is made of "copper wind", with which the typhoon crosses the border, so the coastal fishermen call it "Dinghai God Needle" and "Zhenhai Tower".
Xixi Scenic Area is located in Dongtai City, a subordinate part of Yancheng City, and Xixi is located on the banks of the Ancient Canal Yan River, which is the root of Dongtai culture. Tracing back to the long history, the three prime ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty, Yan Shu, Lü Yijian and Fan Zhongyan, successively served as salt officials in Xixi. Xixi Academy, founded by Yan Shu, is one of the earliest academies in Chinese history, leaving an ancient famous sentence in Xixi that "helpless flowers fall, déjà vu swallows return".
Xixi culture is thick. Buddhist culture has long been famous, and there have been more than 800 large and small temples in the territory. The history of Guangfu Temple in front of haichun xuan pagoda can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, and incense is still flourishing today.
Taishan Huguo Zen Temple was built in the Southern Song Dynasty, after more than 900 years of vicissitudes, it is one of the famous temples in Jiangsu Province announced by the Buddhist Association of China.
Walking in Haichun Pagoda Garden, you will encounter a Buddhist temple every few steps, and the park is decorated with many small monk stone sculptures, each with different movements and looks.
Strolling through it, the eyes are full of Zen and peaceful autumn afternoon conditions, and the sound of Buddha is in the ears. Unconsciously, it is as if the senses of the body are completely opened, and begin to be sensitive to everything around it - the afternoon sun sprinkles on the body, which is a gentle and nourishing warmth; the breeze that blows on the face is refreshing but not cold, and it seems to use a pair of hands to unload the burden from the soul and the body; the wind blows the branches and leaves, and the dazzling golden place hears the "rustling" sound, and the shadows of the trees are mottled like a kaleidoscope...
My heart suddenly surged with a wave of emotion, for this warm sun, for this cold willow breeze, and for this golden curtain. The gift of life is so generous, why bother with trivialities? For example, the morning dew, going to the day is more bitter. Cherishing life and feeling the present is the greatest respect for life.
Across the bridge, you will reach the other side of the ancient city. The Tongsheng Bridge and the Bazi Bridge are both single-hole arched brick bridges of the Song Dynasty, which are more than 200 years earlier than the double bridges in Zhouzhuang.
Areas such as Sanxiang Pavilion and Yanxi Academy in the ancient city are now under maintenance and reconstruction and cannot be accessed.
Fortunately, Limu Ancient Street is still there, this historic street still has many Ming and Qing Dynasty houses, of which Sanli Road has been more than 2,000 years.
The deceased is like a sif, not giving up day and night. Fortunately, there is still such a world, a silent time, a glance of ten thousand years.
【Wanton And Good Couple Tiancheng】《Heavenly Immortal Edge》
Dongtai Xixi is also the birthplace of the "Legend of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies".
This legend of love has been passed down for countless dynasties and has also been adapted into many literary and artistic works. Among them, "Huangmei Drama Tianxian Matching" is based on this.
The story is simple but also poignant: Dong Yong's family is poor, and he has no choice but to sell himself to bury his father. The seven fairies of the Tianshan Mountains were touched by his filial piety and went down to the mortal world to marry him. The Seven Fairies can weave beautiful cloth, so they weave cloth in the cold kiln to redeem Dong Yong. However, when Dong Yong finally redeemed his free body, the Seven Fairies were injured by overwork and the Yuan God, and finally xiang disappeared and died.
Now in dongyong seven fairy cultural park in Dongtai Xixi, every night this large-scale fairy reality show "Heavenly Immortal Edge" adapted from this love story is staged.
During the day, the Cultural Garden is only open until 5 p.m., and at night, it becomes a different world.
The Han and Tang Dynasty style buildings are lit up with lights and big red lanterns hanging high, which has a feeling of "The City that Never Sleeps in the Tang Dynasty".
The streets are open in the order of old-fashioned shops, and the items sold are all retro - traditional handicrafts, Hanfu, or home-brewed peach blossom wine... The signs of the liquor store and the guest house are antique, and the staff wear the costumes of the ancient people, as if they really crossed back to the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty in an instant.
The theater is open-air and can be entered half an hour in advance, before which you can stroll around the delicious bazaar. It was cold, but the whole field was full. I bought tickets that day, and finally only grabbed a side position, you can imagine how popular this show is.
Characters such as Elder Yue, Seven Fairies, and Dong Yong appeared one after another, or danced beautifully in the air, or told the storyline in the scene, and under the interplay of lights, an audiovisual feast was being staged.
When ancient legends meet modern art, the approximately 45-minute show ends in brilliant lights.
Did Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies have a happy ending in the end? This is the beauty of the legend, which can pin our imagination and hope on the beautiful story. A good couple is natural, and the marriage has been determined. The sea of people is vast, and we will always encounter the fate of that fate.
【Wu Hexue Cloud】Red-crowned Crane Nature Reserve
"A crane in the clear sky is lined with clouds, and it leads poetry to the blue sky." Under the blue sky, the red-crowned crane flutters its wings lightly, soaring into the air, and the crane sounds in the air. After flying around the sky and drawing a complete arc, the cranes fell back into the clearing in the middle of the square, walking, feeding, and combing their feathers.
This is a regular activity in the Yancheng Red-crowned Crane Wetland Nature Reserve every morning. Every day at 10:30 a.m., the staff will open the door of the breeding room and dozens of red-crowned cranes will fly into the sky together, which is particularly beautiful and spectacular.
Wetland is an important ecosystem on which red-crowned cranes and other animals depend for their survival, and the Yellow Sea Wetland in Yancheng is rich in ecological resources, with the largest and best-protected beach wetland on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, which happens to be such a perfect habitat.
Here, a great place for red-crowned cranes to overwinter. It is said that nearly 40% of the world's red-crowned cranes fly to the Yancheng wetlands every year to overwinter.
At the entrance of the scenic spot, there is the only thematic museum in the world with the world's rarest bird, the red-crowned crane. The two-story pavilion introduces the species habits, survival status, breeding techniques, etc. of the red-crowned crane, and also adds a lot of content about Chinese crane culture. It is a place with a comprehensive understanding of the red-crowned crane and its culture. The red-crowned crane has a long neck and long feet, and its whole body is mostly white, and the top of the head is bright red. There will be a dan top precisely because of the lack of feathers on the top of its head, and the large number of capillaries under the scalp makes the top of the head appear bright red. In fact, the red-crowned crane has nothing to do with the "crane-top red" in ancient novels, but because the color of arsenic is bright red, it is very similar to the top of the red-crowned crane's head, so it is named, and the top of the red-crowned crane's head is not poisonous.
The Red-crowned Crane Domestication Center showcases the domestication of the domesticated red-crowned crane, a long-term scientific research project in the reserve – the breeding and domestication of red-crowned cranes in wintering grounds. Although the red-crowned cranes here are no different from the wild red-crowned cranes in shape, they are already strictly resident birds and no longer carry out seasonal migration. In addition to red-crowned cranes, there are also many crane species such as grey cranes and sand dune cranes.
The red-crowned crane practices strict monogamy, and the two cranes live together and bear offspring, which is why the red-crowned crane has always been a symbol used by Chinese to celebrate beautiful and loyal love. Red-crowned cranes usually lay 2 eggs per clutch, and the newborn baby red-crowned cranes are actually yellow-brown in fur, which slowly transition to pure white as they grow and fade.
The staff casually picked up a red-crowned crane feather from the ground and handed it to me. White, soft and fluffy, just like my first impression of a red-crowned crane.
The entire scenic area is dominated by wetland landscapes, and along the way, there are many reed-covered wetlands, which can present different scenery throughout the year. Along the way, you'll also encounter a lot of birds. It is said that there are 450 species of plants, 402 species of birds, 26 species of amphibians and reptiles, 284 species of fish, and 31 species of mammals in this wetland, which is really a paradise for wild birds.
In the past, when mentioning red-crowned cranes, the first thing that comes to mind is the Zhalong Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang. In fact, the red-crowned crane in Yancheng's Yellow Sea Wetland Reserve is also quite large, and there is a close relationship between the two reserves, and many cranes winter in Yancheng and return to Zalong in the summer. The two reserves will also work together to cooperate in technical aspects such as hatching and breeding of red-crowned cranes, and jointly create a better habitat for red-crowned cranes in China.
In this wetland reserve, there is also a touching story. A girl named Xu Xiujuan was born in Qiqihar to a crane family, and at the age of 17, she went to the Zhalong Nature Reserve to raise cranes with her father, becoming the first crane girl in China. She soon mastered the full set of techniques of raising, grazing, breeding, hatching and brooding rare birds such as red-crowned cranes, white-naped cranes and fading feather cranes, and the survival rate of her young cranes reached 100%. Later, after completing her studies, she left the Qiqihar Zhalong Conservation Area she was familiar with, and traveled thousands of miles south alone to work at the Sheyang Red-crowned Crane Base. One day, in order to find a few missing white swans, she waded in the water with an illness, but drowned due to physical weakness, at the age of 23.
Later, the girl was buried in the wetland, and the house where she once lived was preserved. Xu Xiujuan was posthumously honored as a martyr and honored as "China's first crane taming girl". The song "A True Story", written based on her deeds, has been widely circulated.
A song of true emotion between a man and a crane is sung forever on this rich wetland.
【Lu Yancheng Cuisine】
Sitting on the rich ecosystem of the Yellow Sea wetlands and the natural high-quality reservoir of the Great Longitudinal Lake, Yancheng has been the "land of fish and rice" since ancient times, with extremely rich products. Historically, this was an important salt-producing area, the economy was quite developed, and the quality of life of the people was also extremely high. When these two factors collide, the collision of high-end ingredients and exquisite cooking methods is produced, resulting in a combination of delicious food and exquisite cooking.
Yancheng's cuisine, although it has the unique extravagance of the north, is delicately studied at a deep level, resulting in a different "taste of Yancheng" than others.
Eight fresh in the lake
There are two kinds of snails in the great longitudinal lake, and the white shell snails are quite rare aquatic products and have a very delicious taste. Even if it lives in a lake with aquatic grasses, there is no slightest muddy smell, known as "white jade snail". The white shell snails, which are braised in a local sauce, are larger and better to absorb, and the meat is more delicate and delicious. Wrapped in the soup, it makes people have a lot of appetite and leave their lips and teeth fragrant.
The shrimp produced in the lake are relatively small, but the shrimp shell is hard and the shrimp meat is firm, and only a simple white burn can be eaten to produce a beautiful sweet taste.
Tiger head shark, also known as Shatang snakehead, is a small river fresh produced in Jiangsu, Suzhou, Wuxi people like to call it Tang carp, Shatang snakehead; the citizens of northern Jiangsu call it tiger head shark, dumb head fish.
Although it is not as famous as the hairy crab in Yangcheng Lake, the hairy crab in the Great Longitudinal Lake is large and has a white abdomen. "Green shell, white belly, golden claw, yellow hair" is a famous delicacy. "Autumn wind, crab feet itch" Late autumn is the best time to eat crabs. Steamed and eaten in the most simple way, the crab lid is opened, the crab yellow shines with golden brilliance, and the fragrance is left in the mouth at the same time as the entrance is melted - the mellow aroma of oil and the fresh fragrance of crab yellow blend with each other, blending on the tip of the tongue into a round dance that intoxicates the soul.
Fish noodle soup
Dongtai fish noodle soup is a local traditional noodle dish in Dongtai City, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, with a history of more than 200 years.
The production of white soup is actually quite exquisite: the use of fresh crucian carp, eel bone as the main raw materials, supplemented by cooked lard, ginger and shallots, shrimp and other ingredients, slowly boiled. Pay attention to "the soup is as thick as milk, dripping into beads, fresh but not greasy".
The birth of this delicacy dates back to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. One night, the owner of a noodle restaurant in Dongtai found a new noodle stall on the street and went to buy a bowl. After tasting it, it was fresh and fragrant, many times stronger than the one in my own shop. It turned out that the stall owner was actually the imperial chef from the palace. Because he did not cook the soup once, he was expelled from the palace. In desperation, I can only pick a small stall, wander around, and chat to make a living. So the boss quickly invited the stall owner to the shop and let him take charge of the kitchen. Since then, the noodles in this restaurant have been all made with the fish soup prepared by the chef of the imperial meal, and the customers who have tasted it have been full of praise. So one passed ten, ten passed hundred, four townships and eight towns, far and wide famous. "Fish noodle soup" has thus become a well-known specialty of Dongtai.
Hemp shrimp egg
It is said that Dongtai Hemp Shrimp is the smallest shrimp used in the world. This is a kind of freshwater shrimp that will never grow up, the taste is extremely delicious, it can be called "the freshest in the world", rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus and other necessary nutrients for the human body.
Locals usually make shrimp into shrimp paste for preservation, and add a lot of delicious and flavorful flavor when cooking. Many stores will make "hemp shrimp egg", the method is similar to the stall egg, which is added with hemp shrimp, making the egg a little more delicious, quite delicious.
Yancheng tou Dao soup
Yancheng TouDao soup is made of pork skin, apricot abalone mushrooms, fungus, carrots stewed, a large bowl on the table, the soup is milky white, seemingly ordinary entrance but exceptionally delicious.
There are many soup dishes in the area, which is closer to the eating habits of the north. However, the soup dish itself does not pursue the heavy color and heavy oil taste of the north, but pays more attention to the pursuit of the umami taste of the ingredients themselves, which happens to be highly respected by the southern diet.
In this land of fish and rice where north and south meet, the tastes of north and south collide and merge, resulting in a unique spark.
Large boiled dried shreds
Big boiled dried silk, also known as chicken juice boiled dried silk, is a representative of Huaiyang cuisine, especially common in northern Jiangsu. The classic Huaiyang Fanggan is cut into delicate dried shreds under the delicate knife workmanship, and the fresh aroma of chicken soup, bamboo shoots, vegetables and other side dishes is soaked into the dry shreds from the soup, and the mouth is fragrant in the chewing.
【Chi Tsurugo Mijuku】
The vibrant Yellow Sea wetlands are desirable, and every year, a large number of red-crowned cranes migrate here, making it their second home. In this crane town, there is also such a homestay, in the wetland, but secluded outside the world.
The night is quiet, and the stars come with dreams. At night, everything is silent, just enjoy an incomparably peaceful sleep here.
Birdsong awakens dreams, and the morning light breaks the window. In the early morning, the first rays of sunlight pour in, as if you can hear the crane chirping in the distance.
Here, you can enjoy the most precious things in urban life - tranquility and nature. The whole homestay is decorated in a log style, which also symbolizes the concept of returning to the authenticity of life, and the quiet beauty of nature is revealed everywhere.
With such a beautiful encounter, it is most appropriate to end this urban escape.
Itinerary
Day 1 Hangzhou Take the high-speed train to Yancheng, Jiangsu, and go to the rental car point to pick up the car after arrival. Driving to the Great Longitudinal Lake Scenic Area, dinner in the town of the Great Longitudinal Lake can taste the ten freshness of the Longitudinal Lake (the hairy crab is particularly delicious in the golden autumn). In the evening, the New Century Hotel of Dongjin Water City checked in and watched the night light show and water curtain show.
The next day in the morning to visit the Great Longitudinal Lake East Jinshui City, feel the charm of the rich cultural atmosphere that has flown for thousands of years, and now it is also a comprehensive resort integrating cultural tourism, eco-tourism and gastronomic tourism. In the afternoon, go to Dongtai Xixi Cultural Tourism Scenic Spot, taste Dongtai's special fish soup noodles at dinner, and watch the performance of "Tianxian Yuan" after dinner (the ticket is not very good to buy, remember to buy it in advance). Stay in the night of Hexiang special homestay - Crane Shadow.
On the third day, go to the Yancheng Red-crowned Crane Wetland Ecotourism Area in the morning to watch the habitat of the endangered and protected animal, the red-crowned crane, and every day at 10:30 a.m., there is a red-crowned crane release display. Return to Hangzhou by high-speed train from Yancheng in the afternoon.