can come from tonight,
The breeze brings the fragrance of wine,
The small town I miss is in the cool autumn,
Peach Blossom Red Apricot Blossom White....
——"Pingyao Journey"
In the middle reaches of the Yellow River in my country, in the middle of Shanxi Province, there is a living ancient city, which is independent and impregnable.
Here, every pavilion silently tells a story that has been circulating for thousands of years.
Here, every piece of blue brick and gray tile silently tells the legend of the masters of the past.
The ancient city of Pingyao has been known as "the hometown of Jin cuisine" and "the hometown of pasta" since ancient times.
More than 2,000 years ago, Yin Jifu, a general of the Western Zhou Dynasty, stationed troops here, and levied taxes in the north and south. During the reign of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was known as the imperial city.
More than 600 years ago, the city was expanded in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and gradually transformed from a military city to a commercial city, which was once called the national financial center.
Now, we are rushing to the happiness on the tip of our tongue.
South Street Food
Promotion furnace restaurant
Regarding the origin of Lushi, from more than a hundred years ago, shopkeepers and buddies of Shanxi merchants boiled a pot of rice wine here, ate cakes and drank oil tea, and talked about business in the world. Lushi is a variety of delicacies baked or baked in a stove, such as rice wine, beef, camellia oleifera, Chinese pastries and other Chinese snacks. Lushi shops were widely spread all over Shanxi, and the Shanxi merchants in Pingyao were especially famous.
The current Jinshenglu Food Shop has continued the delicious food at that time, and adopted the perfect service now. Lushi Shop is located in the South Street of the ancient city of Pingyao. It is an old Jin merchant's store and has been rated as a "Sanjin time-honored brand". It makes conscientious food based on the ancestral motto of Shanxi merchants, "A man of benevolence seeks profit, and a true gentleman seeks money within himself". .
During the day, it is a restaurant where you can eat simple meals and drink afternoon tea. At night, it becomes a quiet bistro. With dim lights, you can watch the flow of people outside the window, sit alone and think about things, and chat with friends. Here to talk about work, talk about dreams.
The Treasure of Lushipu Town Store——Four Famous Local Cuisines at Home and Abroad
1. Promotion of camellia oleifera: Stove food technology, articulate and fragrant, save intangible cultural heritage food
2. Grandma Gu: Internet celebrity drink, a must-order drink in Pingyao, using a combination of camellia and milk, you can drink tea with milk first, or you can stir it.
3. Pingyao rice wine: sweet and glutinous ecstasy, a pot is enough to comfort the wind and dust
4. Pingyao Beef Charcoal Copper Hot Pot: Shanxi Merchants entertain VIPs as the top dish
Promotion Camellia
In the old days, in the ancient city of Pingyao, there were shops with various baked food. At that time, around the Jinjing City Building, there were places where people set up stalls and shops sold goods. Lushi shops mainly sell rice wine, beef, camellia oleifera, and various Chinese pastries. Some of these shops also have tables and chairs. Guests can boil a pot of rice wine, eat pastries, and drink with friends to reminisce about the old days.
Camellia oleifera is also the dry food that Shanxi businessmen must bring when they go to Guanwai (now Inner Mongolia) to learn to do business when they are teenagers. The old mothers and daughters-in-law of the family will fry good camellia and baked food with the stove for these young people who have left their homes and wandered the world. First, they will serve as dry food for them to satisfy their hunger on the road and wish them an early and safe arrival at their destination. The second is to hope that these young people will start a big business as soon as possible and return to their hometown to honor their ancestors.
Now, camellia oleifera has become one of the must-have stove foods for ordinary people. Every winter, people in the village will fry Camellia oleifera, which contains peanuts, raisins, black sesame, wolfberry, etc. in sweet camellia oleifera;
On a winter morning, the family sits around the stove, drinks a cup of sweet camellia oil, soaks baked dry bun slices, and enjoys the happiness and warmth brought by food.
Hong Wu Kee Hotel
It’s getting colder in October, eating Pingyao’s own beef and copper hot pot in the ancient city of Pingyao. It’s really a bright moon and red lights with a copper stove. Because there are so many people, our activities are arranged in the outdoor corridor, but it doesn’t affect the mood of eating at all.
Environment: In fact, the dining place is very large. The two floors and the two courtyards are all dining places. The dining environment is very good. There is a transparent independent kitchen on the first floor where you can watch the production process.
Yellow rice cold cake: a combination of glutinous rice with millet on the top, dipped in a sauce similar to osmanthus sauce.
Copper Beef Hot Pot: Pingyao is most famous for its beef, and the copper stove is suitable for hot pot, which is absolutely delicious. Two of us ordered one pot. The boiled beef is put into the soup and then stewed. The copper pot is heated by charcoal fire, and it is eaten while heating. The beef is very tender but not lacking in chewiness and has a beefy taste. There are side dishes on the bottom, cabbage, mushrooms, vermicelli, coriander and green onion will be thrown on top. The beef soup will become thicker and thicker with the continuous heating of the charcoal fire. Although it will become a thin layer of butter, the soup will not be greasy. Highly recommend.
Service: The service guy is very enthusiastic, he will ask us about our dining experience, and will also enthusiastically answer our questions about the attractions. The service is very enthusiastic, which is much better than the "one-time" service in general tourist attractions.
Yonglong--Pingyao Lacquerware Expo Hall
When I came out of the Escort, I saw the Yonglong. In the guide, I saw the historical story of Pingyao’s lacquerware. When I saw such a shop, I couldn’t help but want people to go in and take a good look. Every work is a craftsman. The portrayal, polishing.
Wing Long and Pushing Lacquerware
In the early 1990s, the South Street of Pingyao Ancient City was empty and deserted, with messy and deserted shops, and there was no crowd like today. Here, Yonglong began to embark on a self-made entrepreneurial road.
Mr. Zhang Jin used to work in a Tuiguang lacquerware factory. From an apprentice to a craftsman, he has been specializing in Tuiguang lacquerware for more than 60 years. Faced with the embarrassment of Yonglong at that time, Mr. Zhang Jin, adhering to the concept of "inheriting tradition and building brand", after 8 years of careful training, among the production personnel of the whole company, more than 80% are technician-level employees, and most of them are He has become an inheritor who is familiar with and masters the techniques of pushing lacquerware.
Yonglonghao Company has always adhered to the production concept of "inheriting tradition and striving for perfection", and has formulated a strict production process. Each product is finely processed by hand, so that the quality pass rate of Yonglong lacquer art reaches 100%.
Pingyao Pushing Lacquer Art has been fully inherited and promoted in Yonglong Lacquer Art Co., Ltd. Yonglong is the general sales number, and there is also an exhibition area in the backyard of the store, where many works can be viewed, and craftsmen are also making lacquerware.
Pingyao Ancient City Wall
The ancient city wall of Pingyao is the most complete county-level city wall in China. The city wall of Pingyao has a long history and is well preserved. It was built in the period of King Xuan of the Western Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,800 years.
A bird's-eye view of the ancient city of Pingyao looks like a tortoise that wants to move but does not move. The "turtle" head is south and the "turtle" tail is north. Outside the south gate, the Zhongdu River meanders past in ancient times, which aroused the emotion of the ancient literati "playing in front of the tortoise, the mountains and rivers facing the sun, and the city being built, and this is the victory". The tortoise is a symbol of auspiciousness and longevity. The term "turtle city" originated from the worship of the "four spirits" by the ancients.
Entering the city through the gate tower from outside the city will pass through a small city, also called Moon City, which is used to enhance the city's defense capabilities. According to the "Wu Jing Zongyaoqian Ji Shoucheng" records: "The urn outside the city is either round or square. Depending on the terrain, it is as tall and thick as the city, but one door is opened, and the left and right are whatever you want." Pingyao Most of the gates of the Wengcheng and the Great City of the ancient city are facing at an angle of 90°. Even if the enemy breaks through the gate of the Wengcheng, there is still the main gate for defense. Due to the narrowness of Wengcheng, it is not easy to launch a large-scale attack, which delays the enemy's attack. The attack speed of the army can be improved, while the defenders on the top of the city wall can shoot from all sides from a condescending position, inflicting a fatal blow on the enemy.
There is a watchtower every 50 meters on the city wall. There are 72 towers in total. There are 3,000 crenels around the city, implying the historical allusion of Confucius' 3,000 disciples and 72 sages. Strong Confucianism is reflected in the huge military facilities, implying the ideals of ancient people who hated war, prayed for peace, and pursued benevolence.
Climbing on the city wall can re-examine every corner of this ancient city from another angle. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the endless busy scene, the streets and alleys of blue bricks and gray tiles, and everyone who yearns for Pingyao are having memorable stories. Every brick and every tile has witnessed the changes of the ancient city in the passing years. In fact, the only thing that remains unchanged is itself.
Every 40-60 meters outside the city wall, there is a horse face protruding from the wall. Each horse face has a watch tower. With the high-altitude buildings, the defenders of the city can "see six directions with their eyes and listen to all directions" and effectively organize firepower to fight against the enemy.
The ancient city of Pingyao is full of many legends. History is condensed here, and a beautiful picture scroll spreads the spirit of Shanxi merchants for a long time. When the eyes touch Pingyao, the heart instantly becomes open. Thoughts are flying, climb the ancient city wall and wait for a gentle sunset~
Escort
Escort is the security industry in early China. With the rise of Shanxi merchants, it provides a splendid historical platform for the prosperity of Escort. After the rise of Pingyao ticket offices in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the bodyguard bureau also entered the golden age and became a talisman for Shanxi merchants.
It is said that in 1900, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked Tianjin and entered Beijing, the Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Xi’an with Emperor Guangxu in her arms. Food and drink were indispensable for the journey to the west. On the ninth day of August, the Second Palace arrived in Pingyao. , no one dared to be the bodyguard of this imperial silver, only the Wang family in Pingyao, Shanxi dared to pick it up. In troubled times, the Wang family's bodyguard team experienced ups and downs along the way, day and night, and sent the silver to Xi'an in just over half a month. This plaque, which is still hanging on the former site of the Wang family, was a reward from the Empress Dowager Cixi after completing this imperial mission.
Rishengchang
Rishengchang Bank is the first private financial institution in China that specializes in deposits, loans, and remittances, and it is the first of its kind in China's banking industry. It is located in Pingyao County, the ancient city of "the first financial street in the Qing Dynasty".
Rishengchang Bank was established in the third year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1823). It was co-founded by Li Daquan, a wealthy businessman in Xidapu Village, Pingyao County, Shanxi Province, and Lei Lutai, the general manager.
The head office is located in the south of Xidajie Road, a bustling market in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province, covering an area of more than 1,600 square meters; there are as many as 35 branch offices, all over the country's large and medium-sized cities and important commercial towns.
Rishengchang Bank is famous all over the world for connecting the world. The implication of the name Rishengchang is to hope that the business of the bank will rise like the sun and prosper. The couplet of the Pingyao Rishengchang headquarters also shows this kind of style: "The sun is shining, the sky is in the sky, and the essence of all treasures is shining together, ascending to a blessed place where all directions converge and live alone."
Wisdom is the embodiment of innovation. The talents of Shanxi merchants are all concentrated on this special thin paper. The four corners of the hemp paper look ordinary.
After the establishment of Rishengchang Bank, rich merchants from Qixian County and Taigu followed suit; later, Nanfang Bank rose up, thus forming a nationwide financial network, which played a role in the development of commercial trade and modern industry in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. Significant progress.
In 1995, the old site of Rishengchang bank began large-scale development and renovation. In December 1995, Rishengchang was listed as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit by the Shanxi Provincial People's Government. It has now been turned into the "China Ticket Number Museum".
The China Ticket Number Museum not only displays Rishengchang’s complete batch business, rich and precious materials and real objects, but also collects, organizes, and collects a large number of Pingyao ticket numbers, Shanxi ticket numbers, and Chinese ticket numbers for more than a hundred years. The historical materials and exhibitions in the special hall have revealed and reflected the history of the rise and fall of China's stock exchange industry in a concise image.
China's bank account industry, represented by Rishengchang Bank, adapts to the market, operates flexibly, pays attention to reputation, and deliberately innovates. Its set of management policies and principles can be regarded as an important historical reference for the reform and development of the current corporate system.
We live here: Deshenglou Inn
The inn is located at No. 84, South Street, a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle. The boss is a local, holding a map of Pingyao, he can count the delicious and interesting places in Pingyao for me. I just noticed that the boss circled me three gourmet restaurants on South Street. I was hungry at the time and had to fill my stomach first.
The one-person set meal of Jinsheng Lushi was recommended to me by the proprietress. The content of this set meal is very rich, such as sliced noodles, fried noodles, bowls of bald meat, Pingyao beef, and a cup of camellia oil. You can eat so many Pingyao specialties in one meal, which is especially satisfying for people who eat alone every day.
The South Street is still full of tourists. The boss said that there are many fewer people. I thought there were not many people. It seems that I was thinking too much. Several popular check-in spots were crowded with people. County government office, ticket office, bodyguard bureau and Ma family compound, to feel the way of life of the ancients. If you feel that is not enough, you can watch "Seeing Pingyao Again". LP said that the essence of visiting the ancient city is always to go to those corners. I agree with this point, but the small streets and alleys of Pingyao are not quiet. There are electric frequency cars shuttling among them, so you have to be careful when walking. point. In the end, I found that the quietest place is this courtyard house where I live.
The room I live in is a very special kang room here. The room is not big, but the layout is reasonable. In the courtyard is a large stage with plants, tables and chairs. When the weather is good, you can sit here and bask in the sun, and on rainy days, you can go to the eaves of the main room to listen to the rain and drink tea.
Yamen Street Food
Yogurt shop
The decoration of the shop is relatively small and fresh, and it is covered with many travel signs and slogans. Although the shop is not big, it is small, well-equipped, and the decoration is very unique. It is also very comfortable for people to sit in, and there is also a little tabby cat, which is very cute and clingy.
The boss has a very straightforward personality, he really asks questions and answers, and he is also very generous. It is more pleasant to get along with, more like chatting with friends. So the service for the boss is definitely super five-star! The boss's yogurt is all made by himself. The portion is sufficient, and the yogurt is different from the usual snack bar. It is really good, and every bite is pure yogurt.
Special sea buckthorn fried yogurt
The special fried yogurt with seabuckthorn has a special taste, and I like it better. The taste of yogurt is relatively strong, and sea buckthorn is a little sour, but it is a little sweet at the end, so I like the taste very much.
Stir-fried yogurt with aged vinegar
Stir-fried yogurt with aged vinegar should be unique to yogurt shops. It is the most famous vinegar in Shanxi itself, a combination of vinegar and yogurt. The boss will let us try to adjust the level of vinegar to our taste, so the taste is a little sour, which is acceptable to us. The taste is very special, it is worth trying, and it can be regarded as a must-see yogurt in Pingyao.
Red Bean Yogurt
The taste of red bean yogurt is very sweet, and yogurt has a richer taste, and then paired with red beans, one sour and one sweet, it tastes very good in the mouth.
rose yogurt
Girls should like the taste of rose yogurt very much, because honey is added, so the taste is very fragrant and sweet.
Guxian Ya
Ancient County Yamen Gate
The second gate of the Yimen county government is called "Yimen", which means "the gate of etiquette".
The gate of ceremonies is usually closed and cannot be opened. It can only be opened when the magistrate takes office, welcomes guests, or has major celebrations to show grandeur.
There are two east and west corner gates on both sides of Yimen: East corner gate: the east is the upper head, so the east corner gate is called "Renmen Gate", also known as "Ximen Gate", for the county magistrate to enter and exit.
West Corner Gate: The West Corner Gate is called the "Gate of Ghosts", also known as the "Gate of Judgment". It is usually closed and cannot be opened.
Qinmintang All major cases, important cases, and murder cases in the county must be heard in the "Qinmintang".
Public case decree: There are two colors, one is black and the other is red. Black is used for lighter punishments, such as beating a board; while red is generally not used, and is only used when the death penalty is imposed. However, the magistrate has no right to sentence the death penalty, only the right to execute it. At that time, only the emperor had the right to sentence the death penalty.
Mountains and Rivers Chaoyang Picture: Located on the screen in the middle of the lobby, the mountains, clear waters, and bright sun on the picture represent "cleanness and honesty". Lian Ming.
There is a performance of the county magistrate's ascension to the court to settle the case. If you are interested, you can pay attention to the performance.
To recruit or not to recruit? If you don't move, you can hit 30 big boards again.
The second hall of the house gate is separated from the lobby by a courtyard gate, which is called "the house gate".
The gate of the house is the throat leading to the inner house. There are "menzi rooms" on both sides, which are the residences of the gatekeepers. The "menzi" are on duty day and night, and idlers are not allowed to enter.
If they want to see the magistrate, they must be informed by Menzi, and many visitors often bribe him for convenience, otherwise they may not even be able to meet the magistrate, let alone do business. As the saying goes, "County officials are not as good as current management", this is the historical origin of what modern people call "going through the door".
Ertang is the daily office of the county magistrate, and most civil cases are often tried here.
The inner house passes through the second hall, and you arrive at the inner house where the magistrate lives in daily life.
In the middle of the inner house is the living room, where secret cases and undisclosed cases were tried here, so the common people called it "Three Halls".
The plaque hung in the inner house is "Qin Shen Tang". In ancient times, the standard of a good magistrate was honesty, diligence and prudence.
Daxianlou Daxianlou is the last courtyard on the central axis of the county government. It has a history of more than 600 years and is the only Yuan Dynasty building preserved in the county government.
The main building downstairs of Daxian Building is a typical northern architectural cave dwelling, warm in winter and cool in summer, and it is the restaurant where Zhixian eats.
On the upper floor of the Great Immortal Tower is enshrined the Immortal Shouyin. Legend has it that the Immortal Shouyin is a fox fairy.
The flower hall is full of red crabapple fruits hanging on the branches. The sun shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and the branches, leaves and fruits dance in the breeze. The scene in front of you is very peaceful and lovely.
This ancient locust tree and the locust tree in Ertang are sister locust trees of the Han Dynasty. The surviving fifth generation of Han locust trees has been reborn for more than two thousand years, sprouted in the early Yuan Dynasty, and has been in existence for more than six hundred years.
See you again in Pingyao
This is a new, never-before-seen experience.
Now, when relatives or friends come, no matter who comes, he will recommend "Meet Pingyao Again" from the bottom of his heart.
Never once, when watching a performance, as an audience, I can reach out and touch the actors, have a conversation with the actors, and even join their performance. Immersive, empathetic, such a viewing experience, moved me and shocked me.
Food in Qiao's Courtyard
Qiao's Old House
Among the delicacies in the Qiao Family Courtyard, the "eight bowls and eight dishes" must be mentioned.
As soon as I entered the Qiao’s Courtyard in Qixian County, I was attracted by the old Qiao’s restaurant. If you want to eat the most authentic “eight bowls and eight dishes” in Qiao’s Courtyard, only the Qiao’s old shop has many forms of set meals, according to the number of people. The set meals with different points are the most classic delicacies among the eight bowls and eight dishes, and the per capita price is about 40 yuan. We choose to let the store side dishes for us.
The Qiao family also has a different diet than usual during the festivals, which is called "eight bowls and eight dishes", among which eight bowls are mainly hot dishes; eight dishes are mainly cold dishes.
Judging from these foods, it is still very simple. However, these dishes do not lose nutritional value, and the combination is reasonable. Not only was the variety of vegetables already abundant in Shanxi at that time, but many seafood plants that were rare inland were also selected, and the heat and cold were reasonable, and the meat and vegetables were suitable. Especially braised dried meat, choose pork belly soaked in soy sauce and cut into thin slices, arrange them one by one with the best smoked dried meat, steam them together, then cut into strips, add seasoning and mix well, the meat has a fragrant and dry taste, unique taste, the fragrant dried meat absorbs the oil and is smooth Delicious, the whole dish is refreshing but not greasy, the flavor is unique, and the nutritional structure is very reasonable. These dishes are called eight bowls and eight dishes as a whole, but they can be adjusted depending on the time and purpose of eating.
Environment: Not near the gate of the scenic spot, but at the entrance from the parking lot to the scenic spot. The first one is very easy to find. I told netizens that the sign of the five-star store at the entrance is very obvious. The hotel area is quite large, with two floors above and below.
Service: Although there are a lot of people and there are still waiting for a seat, the waiter service is still in place, and there is a need to respond immediately. He also gave us apples to eat! Like washing my hands, the boss personally took a ladle to help me pour water, and kept asking us if we were full. It really felt very warm. When we walked out, we forgot the parking ticket. After walking a long way, the boss caught up and gave us two Bottle of soda and parking ticket!
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This impromptu execution in Pingyao, the food is super satisfying! But I still want to see the most beautiful appearance of the ancient city, I still want to go to the ancient city wall to take pictures, and the delicious food that I miss.
