In the blink of an eye, the weather is getting cooler, and the coolest and most brilliant season of the year has just begun. Tired of following the rules and regulations, this time, when we came to Jinan, we wanted to drive ourselves to a trip that said we would go and feel the unique charm of self-driving tours.
There are many distinctive cities around Jinan, Binzhou is one of them, as a new coastal city where the Yellow River passes through, Binzhou is born of the Yellow River, prosperous because of the Yellow River, beautiful because of the Yellow River, water has naturally become the main theme of the city, and the Yellow River culture has also come into being here.
With curiosity about the city, from Jinan, it took less than two hours to arrive in Binzhou, officially starting the binzhou Yellow River ecological and cultural tour.
DAY1: Binzhou Museum - Landmark of Zhonghai - Pot Cake - Yellow River Building - Du Shoutian Former Residence
The museum is a window to understand a city, but also the city's history and culture of the business card, the first stop in Binzhou, first of all, we went to binzhou City Museum.
Binzhou Museum is an important carrier to display the splendid ancient civilization of Shandong, carry forward the traditional culture of the nation, popularize natural science knowledge, and carry out patriotic education, which displays many precious collections that can represent the history and culture and art of Shandong, including many ancient cultural relics unearthed in Binzhou, where you can enjoy a colorful feast of culture and exposition.
The museum has five floors, of which I think the most interesting are the second and third floors. The second floor is the core exhibition area of the museum, the Binzhou History and Culture Exhibition, focusing on Binzhou's long history and rich culture. The third floor is the Sun Tzu Cultural Exhibition Hall, where you can learn about the life of Sun Wu, the soldier saint, learn the wisdom of the "Art of War of Sun Tzu", and appreciate the essence of the holy scripture of military science.
Coming out of the museum, the next stop we came to the Zhonghai Landmark.
The Zhonghai Water Conservancy Scenic Area takes "heaven" as the main body, highlights the design concept of the sun, moon and stars, and is divided into three pieces and ten districts of the Zhongdong Sea, the Zhongxi Sea and the Zhongnanhai Sea, and the planning layout is scattered in the broad water surface in the corresponding form, like dots of stars embedded in the sky. As soon as I arrived at the scenic spot, I was first attracted by the golden rudder on the circular square, the four directions were the statues of Zheng He, Magellan, Columbus, Marco Polo, and so many elements about the ocean are not difficult to see the local people's yearning for the ocean.
Not far away, the huge "Binzhou aircraft carrier" on the water is also a landscape here, at first glance you must think that this is a real aircraft carrier, half of it has been protruded from the water, as if ready for a long voyage. In fact, this "aircraft carrier" is based on the design model of the United States Nimitz, a one-to-one model, and is an entertainment center that integrates leisure and entertainment, food and catering.
Fast forward to noon, we are already hungry, and we have tasted one of the most recommended snacks by the locals for lunch - Binzhou pot cake.
The types, colors and tastes of pot cakes are diverse, the cake is rectangular, with its fine methods, the food is crisp but not hard, fragrant but not greasy, the taste is fresh and delicious, because it is suitable for all ages and has long been famous, and it is a must-have snack in the daily life of Binzhou people. The pan cake is first made of soft noodles to make two small cakes, browned on the boiled seeds, filled with eggs, cooked meat, tofu, coriander, rolled into the cake, slightly fried, cut into pieces. It is in the form of a roll filling in the cake, combining the advantages of cake and bun to become a new and unique economical and convenient noodle, and with a bowl of seaweed egg soup, the taste is really a must.
After eating and drinking, continue today's journey. The Yellow River Building is located in Binzhou Puhu Park, which integrates sightseeing tourism, Yellow River culture display, calligraphy and painting handicraft exhibition and sales, and is a landmark building in Binzhou and even the Yellow River Delta region. The main building of the Yellow River Building has 12 floors above ground and 1 floor underground, and 9 bright floors are designed in the building, and 9 ancient buildings with bucket arched eaves, which means that the Yellow River has 99 bends, flowing through 9 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, and flowing through 9 cities in Shandong. The designers interspersed the elements of the ancient building's roll shed in each floor of the eaves, which not only eliminates the monotony of the layers of eaves, but also cleverly uses the arc characteristics of the roll shed, and replaces the kissing beast of the ancient building with a wave at the corner of the upper eaves, thus producing the effect of "the water of the Yellow River comes up in the sky". Climbing the Yellow River Tower, you can look at the Yellow River in the south, overlook the urban area in the north, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the hanging river passing through the city on the ground.
The exhibition hall layout revolves around the Yellow River culture of Binzhou, with the theme of "Yellow River Pearl, Wise City of the Wise", through a variety of interactive forms and various high-tech exhibitions of sound and photoelectricity, multi-dimensional telling binzhou's unique Yellow River culture and its urban story of building by water, thriving on water and beautiful because of water.
Coming out of the Yellow River Building, you can walk around in Puhu Park, there are many reeds in the park, the breeze blows, the swaying swing is very good,, and the photo is also very out of the film. Blowing the lake breeze and watching wild ducks play, leisurely, very pleasant.
"A Du family residence, the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties" is the most concise and refined comment on the "Former Residence of Du Shoutian" in Binzhou.
The name Du Shoutian should be unfamiliar to most people. In terms of fame in history, it is far inferior to Pu Songling, the king of the world novel, and Wang Yuyang, the leader of the poetry circle in the early Qing Dynasty, but in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, Du Shoutian was definitely a cattle man of the times and a big coffee in the official field.
Because he was daoguang and xianfeng emperor, he was given the title of Wenzheng. Emperors have it, but not all of the most senior Wen Zhengyi titles. "Du Shoutian Former Residence" was built during the Ming Dynasty, including 28 small courtyards, including more than 300 hall houses, embroidery buildings, box rooms, ancestral halls and other houses. At present, only the embroidery building, the living room and some hall houses and boxes remain. The Xiulou is the most complete courtyard in the former residence and is also the landmark of the former residence. It is the place where the daughter of the Du family lives and lives, and only the lady and the maid can live on the second floor, and tourists must stop.
After touring a circle, I read some of the Du culture, and also deeply felt the Du family's way of learning, being a teacher, and being an official, and the most profound feeling was that Du Shoutian's official position was high and his reputation was grand, but he did not buy an acre of land for the official all his life, and the house did not increase a room, which was in stark contrast with the simple family property and low-key behavior, and this spirit of thrift and thrift, and hard work is worth learning and learning.
DAY2: Weiji Ancient Village - Wei's Manor - Xincheng Pastoral Ecotourism Area - Sun Tzu Art of War City
People living and working in the bustling city will have a desire to return to simplicity in their hearts, and the simple and slow way of life that purifies the soul is always very attractive, and in the ancient village of Weiji in Huimin County, Binzhou City, you can experience the leisure and comfort, the fun of fireworks in the world.
The ancient villages of Weiji all adopt the ancient architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, integrating the landscape of the Jiangnan river system. The scenic spot is divided into flavor snack street, handicraft workshop street, folk theme street, bar culture street, Yuanding street five streets and alleys, in these streets and alleys, from time to time, there will be performances such as twisting songs, dragon and lion dances, shadow puppet plays, acrobatics, storytelling, bonfire evenings and other programs.
Although it has been autumn, the weather is still hot, the atmosphere of the ancient village is calm and simple, but also bright and fresh, blue sky and white clouds, clear sky, reflecting the quaint and exquisite eaves. Every object in the small town is carved by the years, leaving the charm of time, and everywhere you go are simple folk customs, and all you can see is soft light and shadow.
In the flavor snack street, you can not only watch the traditional folk snack handicraft process, but also taste the pot cake, horseshoe fire, knotty soup, grilled chicken and other dishes from all over Qilu. The handicraft workshop street shows the traditional production technology and process of Lubei and even Qilu folk workshops to tourists, and all the flour, pickles, vinegar, tofu, etc. of the shops are all produced by the old street workshops themselves. In the folk theme street, calligraphy, paper cutting and other traditional folk skills are displayed, and while admiring the exquisite skills of folk artists, you can also choose one or two souvenirs with the characteristics of living alone. Bar Culture Street is built next to the water, here is mainly wine and song, in the evening, go to the bar street to find a heartwarming corner, listen to folk songs, listen to rock. Yuanding Street, also known as Marriage Street, in this street there are embroidery buildings, wedding customs leisure bars, is the most popular place for young people to go, stop and go, it seems that there will really be wonderful encounters here.
Green bricks and black tiles, city walls and columns, built into a mysterious historical deep palace. The ancient locust at the entrance of the gate reads all the spring flowers and autumn moon, enjoys the summer rain and winter snow, and still stands today, here is the largest and most complete Qing Dynasty castle-style residence found in China, here was once a brilliant family, but also lost a period of history, here is the second stop of today's journey Wei Manor, the Private Residence of the Qing Dynasty Secretary of the Government, Wuding Province, and Wei Zhaoqing.
Facing west and east, the manor is magnificent and consists of residences, squares, ponds, gardens and ancestral halls. It is characterized by the integration of the city wall architecture with military defense functions with the traditional Chinese Courtyard house in Beijing, forming a unique architectural style.
Walking in the manor, the ten-meter-high green brick city wall gives people a magnificent feeling, and everywhere you see it, everywhere the design reflects the mystery of Sun Tzu's art of war. Wei's manor is composed of three groups of buildings: Shude Hall, Yiyi Hall and Fushou Hall, and the idea of military science is very prominent in the three groups of buildings. Among them, Shude Hall is the most distinctive, designed by the master of the Palace Construction Society, and carefully constructed by many skilled craftsmen.
However, even the strongest castle could not resist the decline of a family, like most manor rich people, Wei Zhaoqing finally failed to keep his family business, and now everything is over the clouds, this high wall, deep courtyard and the quiet slanting sun on the wooden window ledge, bringing me endless reverie and sighing.
Wei Ji donkey meat is the main meal of Wei's manor, using traditional old workshops, using Lubei ink donkey as raw materials, guarding the old secret recipe of "passing on daughters-in-law and not passing on women", with more than 30 kinds of Chinese herbs, mastering the heat and cooking the taste of the years. Without modern color additives, Wei Ji donkey meat can be passed down for a hundred years, relying on the original taste.
Coming out of the manor, we ordered a set menu at the small restaurant next to the scenic spot, which included donkey meat and some other home-cooked dishes, full of a large table, very affordable. After lunch, we headed to the next stop, Xincheng Pastoral Ecotourism Zone.
Xincheng Pastoral Eco-tourism Zone is a brand scenic spot characterized by efficient agriculture, creative agriculture, circular agriculture, pastoral picking, agricultural experience, medical and nursing combined hot spring health care, outlet leisure shopping, comprehensive quality education for teenagers, parent-child vacation, and smart entertainment. At present, it has built projects such as Dutch intelligent greenhouse, dream flower house, cute pet paradise, hot spring water world, EU organic orchard, caravan camp, pastoral restaurant, Mongolian tribe, characteristic homestay pastoral residence, deer Xiaosen parent-child park and so on.
Among them, the cute pet paradise is a paradise for children, and animals such as alpacas, ostriches, elk, peacocks, and dry turtles are very cute and fun. Entering the dream flower room, the exhibition hall of more than 10,000 square meters displays more than 300 kinds of flowers, just like entering the ocean of flowers. The flowers have different shapes and postures, allowing people to feel the colorful flowers in silence. In the exhibition hall, modern planting technology and creative agriculture are combined, and the rest area, ornamental area and farming culture area complement each other, and the appropriate space utilization and display make elegance and comfort blend together. Here, you can not only watch and take photos at will, learn about and exchange various flower knowledge, but also buy your favorite flowers.
Entering Sun Tzu's Art of War City, the first thing that caught my eye was The stone statue of Sun Tzu, which was carved from gray and white granite throughout, and the base was engraved with the four characters of "Martial Saint Grandson".
Just from the outside, I was deeply shocked by Sun Tzu's Art of War City. The buildings in the city, including 15 main halls and 224 boxes, all adopt the Qin and Han architectural styles, and each courtyard is a quadrangle courtyard. The division of labor in the courtyard is also very clear: the main hall displays the content of the "Art of War of Sun Tzu", the name of the hall is named after the chapters in the "Art of War of Sun Tzu", and the contents of the "Thirty-Six Counts" are displayed in the two side rooms. The lined-up format is like a reproduction of the realistic version of Sun Tzu's Art of War and The Thirty-Six Plans. We carefully looked at some of the main halls, and also roughly browsed some of the halls, which took more than two hours, and we did not expect so many dry goods in the martial arts city.
After visiting all the halls of Sun Tzu's Art of War City, it is close to the evening, in order to facilitate tomorrow's itinerary, we went to the vicinity of Wudi Ancient City and checked into the Magnolia Hotel. Lying on the bed, looking out the window, the afterglow of the sunset makes the whole ancient city seem to be draped with a golden veil like a cicada wing, which is very beautiful, and I am full of expectations for tomorrow's journey.
DAY3: Wudi Ancient City - Huaxia Haiyan Museum
Waking up to the crisp sound of birdsong, having a simple breakfast, we set off for the ancient city of Wudi. The ancient city of Wudi is not like the smoke and rain of Jiangnan Water Town, and the beauty of Wudi is in the long river of history, carrying a thousand-year-old building group, with the wheel of time as the pen, carving out the years and years of the small city.
Enter the ancient city, stroll through the ancient street of cross, the ancient houses with white walls and the smooth stone roads, the old and quiet, like a ghostly dream in the morning. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the ancient city of Wudi covered an area of 115,000 square meters, and on the rammed earth wall, there were city gates, corner forts and bell and drum towers, and the merchants and hostels in the city were complete, and there were moats, lotus bays and other water systems outside the city. To this day, some historical and cultural relics such as dajue Temple of the Tang Dynasty, Haifeng Pagoda, the ancient city wall of the Song Dynasty, the county hall of the Ming Dynasty, and the former residence of Wu Shifen in the Qing Dynasty have been preserved.
It brings together the diverse architectural styles of Lubei region, integrates Qi culture, Yan culture, river culture, Sea culture and other cultures, religions and folk customs, and is a typical representative of the historical and cultural style of the vast area south of Lubei and Tianjin, with the reputation of "looking at a city is a glimpse of the whole picture of Lubei".
Wudi County is one of the four sea salt production bases in the country, is also the first county in the country to make sea salt, in recent years, Wudi County based on the profound sea salt cultural heritage, vigorously develop the sea salt cultural industry and sea salt health industry, so, come to Wudi, in addition to the ancient city of Wudi, you must also go to the Sea Salt Museum to understand the sea salt culture.
Entering the exhibition hall, the sound of the waves and the dark blue light and shadow shine together, showing the historical civilization of the ancestors "boiling the sea for salt", the museum is characterized by "informative content, artistic conception, high-tech means, interactive participation, rich scene experience", through the use of three-dimensional, animation, scene restoration and other forms, reproduced the ancient seawater salt boiling process and modern seawater beach salt making process scene, so that visitors are immersed in the scene.
In addition, ancient salt-making utensils, historical materials and Haiyan cultural products are also exhibited, showing the development history and cultural inheritance of China's Haiyan culture in an all-round way. In addition to the display of the museum's regular projects, there are also salt therapy experience halls, plastic technology displays, iodine-containing experience areas, etc., so that everyone can have a three-dimensional vivid, observable and perceptible cultural enjoyment.
DAY4: Dipping winter jujube - Zouping County Crane Companion Mountain
Dipped winter jujube is known as the "King of Chinese Fruit", which is known for its thin and brittle skin, rich in amino acids and vitamins, before coming, I have always been worried about taking some winter dates back.
Early in the morning, we drove to the Winter Jujube Eco-tourism Area in Zhanhua County. The scenic spot is 20 kilometers away from the county seat, with the theme of "tasting winter jujubes, experiencing farmhouse customs, and enjoying natural leisure", which is full of rich winter jujube culture, including unique landscapes such as winter jujube ancestors, Tiannu jujube offerings (sculptures), scientific research and science popularization areas, winter jujube demonstration gardens, jujube art gardens, and adopted winter jujube forests.
In the early morning of the golden autumn season, the winter dates after the dew bath, dripping dew, in the ochre red through a little milky white, color like agate, pearls and jade, in the picking garden, can't help but pick a taste, winter dates between the teeth broken, and then melted, juicy slag- no residue, sweet and fragrant, very delicious, can't help the taste buds of the foolishness, they picked while eating, both enjoyed the fun of hands-on, but also satisfied the enjoyment of the taste buds, in a short while I picked a full basket, the stomach is also full of food.
Starting from the scenic spot, we rushed to the next stop, Zouping County, Hebanshan Tourist Area. Surrounded by green mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful and intoxicating, and there are majestic mountains, lush forests, Bixi Waterfalls, beautiful environments, and unique cultural landscapes in the Hebanshan Tourist Area. There is also a Taoist ChangshengYuan that integrates religious sacrifices and health maintenance in the scenic area, and everywhere you go, you can feel the thickness of history and culture.
Walking inside, there are forest landscapes everywhere, walking on the mountain road, we watch and shoot, lingering in the mountain scenery, but also feel the joy of mountain climbing. The scenic area is quiet and quiet, quiet and detached, come here to walk on foot, breathe fresh air, listen to the sound of water babbling, heart-warming, cool and refreshing!
Today's lunch is also very distinctive, we specially came to punch the "Qingyang Fried Chicken" in Qingyang Town, Zouping County. Qingyang people are quite popular with chickens for entertaining guests, and there is a local saying that "no chicken is no seat".
There are chickens on the table, which means great luck and good fortune, and also shows respect for guests. Qingyang fried chicken is heavy and spicy, at a glance, the red oil is bright, and the red pepper and pepper are spread on the chicken in layers, and the hue is attractive. A piece of chicken is picked up, the tip of the tongue touches the sauce, the pepper brings a slight pain, then the numbing wind feeling, and finally the strong meat aroma. The chicken is stewed until it is deboned, and the soft chicken is stripped of the chicken bone layer by layer with teeth, and the mouth is constantly sizzling and exhaling, and the strong spicy taste is addictive.
After lunch, with a happy mood, accompanied by laughter, all the way to talk about the folk customs of Lubei, reviewing the story of the meandering east flow of the Jiuqu Yellow River, we returned to Jinan, and drew a successful end to the ecological and cultural journey of the Yellow River in Binzhou.