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Many friends advised me not to write travel notes, but to shoot some videos and go back to edit VOLG. The travel notes are so long that no one reads them.
In fact, I wrote these for myself. For example, occasionally I can’t remember the small details of a certain trip, so I open the webpage to read the past travel notes, which is very good.
I don't want to make short videos. I think that looking up strategies, arranging itineraries, and booking hotels are also the meaning of travel.
In this era of booming short videos, I still buy a local latest travel brochure every time I set off, read a lot of travel notes on the Internet, and formulate detailed strategies.
Compared with the rapid spread of short videos, I am more obsessed with this process of exploration. I firmly believe that more visions will lead to better scenery. I also hope that everyone will return to reading and find the original appearance of travel.
Now, the journey officially begins.
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Pingyao Zipei Collection—handmade silverware, a model of ingenuity!
Don't miss the street of Ming and Qing Dynasties~
Many time-honored restaurants, inns, and specialty shops in the ancient city are basically concentrated on this street. It is the most prosperous street in the ancient city and is very lively.
This is the Zipeiji I met here~
Attracted by the sound of knocking one after another, I walked closer and saw that the masters were beating something at the door. I asked the young lady in the store to know that it was the masters making silverware on the spot. It was the first time to see the production process so intuitively. Well, what I saw directly was the finished product, but what I saw on the spot was really unusual.
Oh my god, those who pass by must remember to come in and have a look. Apart from the silverware shop, this place can definitely be called a museum. The ancient city of Pingyao, the Silver Empire, is not just reflected here.
Every detail above is carefully polished and carved by the masters.
The so-called ingenuity is probably the case.
Travel days and costs
Number of people traveling: 2 people
Per capita cost: 800+ (traffic, board and lodging)
Itinerary: Taiyuan - Pingyao - Qi County - Taiyuan
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In Pingyao, how can we eat less~ This is simply a paradise for foodies, and it is a gourmet capital where you can check in specifically for gourmet food. No matter which restaurant it is, it can satisfy your expectations for food. This is a food journey without stepping on the pit.
Stove food culture
When you mention "stove food", you will think of food made from a stove. In Pingyao more than a hundred years ago, there were many snack bars on the street. Guests can boil a pot of rice wine and eat pastries. Camellia oleifera, reminiscing about the past with friends; in ordinary people's life, the habit of making food with a stove has continued to this day, and the baked food has the aroma of stove frying, green and healthy. So what are the stove food?
(1) Camellia oleifera
Camellia oleifera has a lot of background.
Shanxi Merchants, the head of the ancient Chinese business gang, have been running merchants for 500 years, and their business activities cover the Eurasian continent. Many merchants in Shanxi would go to Guanwai (today’s Mongolia) to learn how to do business when they were teenagers. The old mothers and daughter-in-laws in the family will fry high-quality camellia oleifera for these young people who have left their homes and wandered the world. First, they will serve as dry food for them to hit the road and wish them an early and safe arrival at their destination. Do big business and return to your hometown to honor your ancestors.
(2) Moon cakes
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household in Pingyao will make moon cakes. It has a long history. In the past, it was used to worship the moon god. There are many balls on the front of the moon cakes, but they are always the same. They are all related to the moon and the jade rabbit. , which means beauty and auspiciousness.
Production process: Wheat noodles, mixed with vegetable oil, a small amount of water and noodles, then wrapped with mooncake fillings, shaped into small circles, put into special patterned molds, then taken out and baked on the stove for a few minutes, it’s ready.
The freshly made ones are the best. When you take a bite, you will find that they are very thin and crispy, and they taste crispy and delicious. The filling of moon cakes is mainly brown sugar, sesame seeds, and crushed dried nuts, such as melon seeds, peanuts, walnuts, etc. Later, people also put some dried fruits such as raisins. Layer honey for even better taste.
(3) Stone cake
The reason why the stone cake is called stone is because its production process is to bake the reconciled dough cake in a large pot covered with small stones. Of course, it is not an ordinary stone, but a carefully polished black spherical stone. If you have seen fried chestnuts, the general shape must have appeared in your mind. The purpose of doing this is to make the dough fully heated and have a unique aroma. When the cooked noodles are out of the pan, both sides are uneven, which is quite interesting.
Any kind of food has its unique historical origin, and the same is true for stone cakes. In the far-reaching ancient times, the characteristics of fast heat transfer, slow heat dissipation, and uniform heating of stones were valued by the ancients, and a unique skill called "stone cooking method" was produced. It is nothing more than processing white flour or bean flour with sesame oil and yeast. Such an old cooking method has been passed down to modern times after thousands of years and has been well maintained.
(4) Dry steamed buns
Dry steamed buns, also known as baked steamed buns, are an ancient and traditional food with a crispy taste made from flour as the main raw material, which is steamed, sliced, dried or artificially heated to remove moisture. It has a long storage time. , not easy to deteriorate, easy to eat and so on.
The tradition of eating baked bun slices in Pingyao has a legendary history that began in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. At that time, the soldiers who lived in the war all year round had to eat and sleep in the open all day long, and the steamed buns were sliced, baked, heated and dried in the rear, and sent to the battlefield at any time for the soldiers to eat. Slowly, this method of slicing, baking and eating steamed buns also spread among the local people, forming the current baked bun slices.
Promotion furnace restaurant
100 years ago, China's Wall Street - Mingqing Street (also known as South Street) in the ancient city of Pingyao. In the food shop, there are soup pots of rice wine, cakes and oil tea, and the eloquent talk of all rivers, or the Tsarist-Russian tea trade that is eight thousand miles away, or the silk business that goes south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Welcome to laugh and talk about all the business in the world.
100 years later, with the promotion people, on the most prosperous South Street in the ancient city of Pingyao (a world cultural heritage), the "Shensheng Lushi Shop" was reopened. , oat noodles, 栲栳栳, bowl tray, rice wine beef...), promote the oriental stove food culture, pursue the authentic flavor of food, refuse to add various additives, and pursue the pastoral and healthy food concept of "stove-fried original aroma, return to beauty".
With the store image of inheritance and innovation, we welcome guests from all over the world, including international friends and distant guests who come here admiringly. It seems that we have returned to the era when Shanxi merchants ruled the world for more than 500 years. world.
I learned this information from the brochure of [Promotion] Camellia oleifera. I was lucky enough to get this brochure, and I learned about the story of Camellia oleifera.
In order to better inherit the Camellia oleifera culture, Jinsheng Food uses the most natural whole grains, no additives in the process of processing, comprehensive nutrition, practical and convenient, in line with the modern healthy diet concept of "balanced thickness, food supplements and health".
The product with the best sales promotion is Grandma Gu, Grandma Gu. Just the taste is custom-made for customers. There are two types of silly white sweet and salted fish turned over. There are many natural grain powder and roasted original fragrant nuts, and there are also exclusive seasonings of raisins and spices. , Nutritious, delicious, natural and healthy to bring vitality to the whole morning.
Jinsheng also has its own offline catering, Jinsheng Furnace Shop, how can you come to Pingyao and not taste all the delicious food? Warm stomach.
There is an old man shouting at the door, tasting oil tea for free. He simply took a bunch of cameras and notebooks and asked the grandfather for a cup of oil tea.
The entire Lushi shop gave me the feeling that I traveled to the ancient city of Pingyao a hundred years ago, where we drank camellia oleifera, ate snacks, and told stories about the past. Isn't this the comfort we are looking for!
The little brother in the store recommended his hot food to us, the stove food meal for two, two cups of the most famous Grandma Gu, in this set meal is responsible for warming the stomach, small cakes, 栲栳栳, water fried buns, noodles, rice The staple food, while the side dishes are the most famous bowl tray and beef, and there are two more whose names I don’t know! It's also delicious!
Jin vegetables
【Beef Copper Hot Pot】
The beef is marinated by the store in advance, so it is very tasty and the meat is very tender. After sublimation of the soup, add a trace of coriander to the mouth, the most delicious beef is nothing more than this.
The beef copper hot pot is paired with local vermicelli, cabbage, and soft tofu. The fungus in it is so delicious, which restores the original flavor of the ingredients to the greatest extent.
【Yellow Rice Cold Cake】
A dish on CD-ROM in minutes, cold cake is very refreshing, soft and glutinous, dipped in Hongwuji's special sweet-scented osmanthus sauce, I love it, I feel like I will make another trip to Hongwuji for this menu in the future.
【Pingyao Beef】
How can you eat delicious food in Pingyao without beef, this world-renowned Pingyao business card.
The meat is tender and delicious, and the texture is very clear.
【Pingyao Bowl Holder】
The local characteristic of Pingyao is a bit like Liangpi, but the entrance is more chewy than that. It is topped with a little sauce with Shanxi vinegar and paired with cucumber. It is refreshing to eat.
【Jiawu Eggplant】
I didn’t like eating eggplant very much at first, but Hongwuji’s Jiawu eggplant dish is really good in appearance. It looks so tempting. I can’t help but try one. Wow, it’s absolutely amazing. But the entrance is not oily at all, and the outside is crispy and crispy. After biting open, the tender eggplant inside is still steaming.
【Vinegar Braised Noodles】
This is the first time I ate noodles made in this kind of iron pot. My impression of Shanxi noodles for a thousand years is always stuck in sauced or soupy noodles, hand-rolled noodles, cat ears, etc. I tried this time. Shanxi noodles are made in a different way. The hand-rolled noodles are not boiled. They are placed directly on top of the vegetables, stewed with vegetable soup, and topped with a little vinegar seasoning. It is a bit dry but extremely delicious.
By the way, you must come to this store to eat braised noodles, another new addition to the Shanxi noodle plate.
【Sour Soup Noodles with Fish】
Oat noodle fish is a special local pasta recipe in Pingyao, with yogurt soup, sour but surprisingly delicious.
Hongwuji is a new Internet celebrity restaurant in the ancient city. When the term "Internet celebrity" first became popular, it must have represented a leader in a certain field. Many people would scramble to check in. Over time, slowly It has a derogatory meaning, and Internet celebrities are just a name for nothing.
Hongwuji, this is a real internet celebrity restaurant, a restaurant where word of mouth, taste and popularity are all synchronized online.
Location: Ming and Qing Street in the ancient city.
After experiencing and tasting their food, naturally
It is no wonder why Hong Wu Ji is so popular, many people are scrambling to check in.
We live in the Deshenglou Inn behind Hongwuji. It is convenient to eat and so on. We have said hello before and we will go there if there is a vacant seat. After a while, the waitress came and said that there was a table of guests who had just checked out. Let's get ready to go to the front hall, otherwise the more people pour in, the longer the wait for this seat, which is really considerate.
I love the retro style here, as well as the area in the store. It feels warm. You can see the excitement of steaming food dancing in the pot at any time, and the deliciousness is about to overflow.
Dessert
Fried Yogurt with Sea Buckthorn Sauce
Red Bean Yogurt
Liang Xiansen's yogurt
This place, whether you pass by during the day or see it when the lights are on at night, you can’t help but let your eyes stay on this store a few more times. I decided to go in and have a look when I passed by for the second time. Yes, a yogurt shop.
Man must be the highest level of evolution of sensory animals, otherwise why would he be moved so easily, or why would it be so easy to fall in love with a place, that day when he came out of the county government office and walked towards South Street, when he passed the yogurt shop, he finally decided to go in and have a look, The first time I went, I was anxious to see the performance of the county government office, so I just took a quick glance and didn't stay too long. This time I came out and met again, so I must walk into it.
For me, the word shop has its own warm aura.
Messages plastered all over the wall, refrigerator stickers with original Pingyao elements, commemorative silver tickets with Pingyao ticket number culture... I really love those refrigerator stickers, it feels like the epitome of the entire Pingyao culture, the figure of the county government, the art of paper-cutting , Shilou, Rishengchang...all want to put it in your pocket and take it away.
If you only use literary style to describe the yogurt shop, it is not completely able to fully express what we want to present to us here.
The small and fresh feeling is the most direct sensory experience brought to us by the decoration of these small objects.
The owner is a very young guy, very accommodating, and chatted with us very enthusiastically. The business in the store is so good. I asked him if he would consider opening a branch. He said that the decoration style in the store can be reproduced, but the fried yogurt Technical work is difficult to be replaced, and he is not at ease in handing it over to others after a long period of time. This is why the yogurt shop is so successful, but there is only this one in the ancient city of Pingyao, and no other branch. up.
Perhaps only if you can keep your original intention like a yogurt shop, you will be more and more loved by people, and you will not be replaced casually in such a fast-paced life of renewal.
Literacy
I encountered many difficulties during the preparation process, and I hope it will help many people who come to Pingyao for the first time.
Literacy (1) Specialties
Most people only know that Pingyao’s special products are beef and mature vinegar, but they don’t know the historical story of Tuoguang lacquerware. He inherits unique handicraft skills, and the connotation of lacquerware art accumulated over thousands of years is extensive and profound; and the essence of Pingyao lacquerware skills, It lies in the skills of exquisite painting, drumming, and promotion of characteristics. This is undoubtedly a complex and time-consuming skill.
And how to choose a good lacquer shop in Pingyao?
It depends on whether his reputation is well-known. If you ask the locals, do you know the "Wing Long"? Eighty percent of the people in Pingyao would say, I know, it is very famous. If you happen to ask the old grandparents, maybe they can tell you the story of the Wing Long.
Yonglonghao—specialized in the production and operation of lacquerware artworks, is a national intangible cultural heritage, and a point of inheritance of Pingyao Tuguang lacquerware painting skills.
In 1996, under the leadership of Mr. Zhang Jinlao, the Pingyao Lacquer Art Museum began to be organized. After 15 years of hard work, it has now developed into Pingyao County Yonglong Lacquer Art Co., Ltd., which integrates exhibition, research, production and sales. In 2003, it successfully registered the "Yonglong" trademark. Wing Long has not only become the filming location of the first episode of CCTV's "Oriental Time and Space" program after the revision of "Live China", but also successively received the visits of major leaders, as well as Chinese and foreign media reporters and celebrities.
Pingyao Lacquer Ware Factory adheres to the production concept of "continue to inherit and strive for excellence", and has established a strict production process based on the excellent traditional skills of Pingyao Lacquer Ware. From the selection of raw materials to processing, from the grinding of wooden tires to ash, from the drawing of painted tires to carving, each production link has formulated high standards of quality. And it is determined that each process is inspected and checked by an experienced old technician, and each product is all purely hand-crafted, so that the quality pass rate of Yonglong lacquer art reaches 100%.
Today's Yonglong has been promoting the brand in a solid and orderly manner for 24 years. They have a spacious and bright production workshop, sales showroom, production base, and more than 60 production personnel. The original Pingyao ancient city's ancient house pavement during the Ming and Qing Dynasties has also become a beloved antique cultural business card of Pingyao ancient city.
Literacy (2) Accommodation in Pingyao
There are many inns in Pingyao, and the reviews are mixed. Due to the impact of YQ, many inns that were previously unaffordable have also reduced their prices, making it even more difficult to choose.
I only have one principle for choosing a room: the location of the inn is convenient for travel, and the price is high.
After choosing for nearly a week, it was difficult to choose, so I chose the one near the city building. According to the guide, the city building is the center of the ancient city, and it is also on the most prosperous street in the ancient city. It is very convenient to travel. I wanted to stay for one night. We'll wait another day, but it's surprisingly good, and the weather in Pingyao is also very comfortable, and the temperature in the room is just right.
The size of the room is just right and the design is very unique, but the price of 100 yuan a day is very satisfactory. The inn is a two-story structure with its own yard. There is a stage in the middle of the yard, Deshenglou Inn. The inn will be explained in detail later.
Literacy (2) Attraction Tickets
Pingyao Ancient City tickets, the first thing to understand is: Pingyao Ancient City has six city gates, entering Pingyao Ancient City is not mandatory to buy tickets, you can enter at any time, so what does Pingyao Ancient City Tickets mean? It refers to the combination of 22 small scenic spots in the ancient city, which is what we often call a pass. If you buy this pass, you can go in and see all the scenic spots in the ancient city, such as climbing the city wall, ticket numbers, escort bureaus, county government offices, Confucian temples, etc. . Of course, if you don't plan to buy tickets, you can choose to go to the ancient city on weekdays, and the ancient city is charged on holidays.
1. Pingyao Ancient City ticket price (before December 31, 2020, advance booking is free from Monday to Friday)
1. Pingyao Ancient City Pass: full price 125 yuan/person half-price ticket 65 yuan/person
2. Shuanglin Temple: 35 yuan/person Half-price ticket 15 yuan/person
3. Zhenguo Temple: 25 yuan/person Half-price ticket 10 yuan/person
4. Preferential policies: Children under 1.2 meters, active servicemen, the disabled, and seniors over 60 years old can enjoy free tickets with valid certificates. Teenagers and students under 18 years old (including 18 years old) can buy half-price discounted tickets with valid certificates.
2. Is it okay to buy only one scenic spot?
The answer is: no
For tourists who only want to go to one or two scenic spots, it is really not cost-effective to buy a pass, but most tourists want to visit many scenic spots, so the system of purchasing a pass is too cost-effective for them. The ancient city of Pingyao implements a one-ticket system , Commonly known as "pass", you don't need tickets to enter the ancient city. The so-called tickets are tickets for many scenic spots and scenic spots in the ancient city, as well as tickets for the ancient city wall. The pass can directly watch 22 scenic spots.
22 Attractions:
Pingyao City Wall, Rishengchang, Pingyao County Government Office, Pingyao Confucian Temple, Town God's Temple, Lei Lutai's Former Residence, Baichuantong, Tongxing Public Escort Bureau, Qingxu Temple, China Escort Bureau Museum, China Bank Ticket Number Museum, Tianjixiang Museum, North China No. Escort Bureau, Weishengchang Collection Museum, China Chamber of Commerce Museum, Weitai Hou Bank Bank Museum, Ancient Residential Exhibition Hall, Huiwulin Martial Arts Exhibition Hall, and Chinese Rare Newspaper Exhibition Hall.
3. Do you want to go to all the scenic spots?
The answer is: go if you have time, and go to a few famous ones if time is tight
Famous attractions: County Government, Rishengchang, Confucian Temple, Town God's Temple, Synergy Celebration, Escort Bureau, Ancient City Wall
Literacy (3) Pingyao Traffic
geographic location
Pingyao Ancient City is located in the central part of Shanxi Province and belongs to Jinzhong City. The ancient city of Pingyao is more suitable for tourism all year round. In autumn, the ancient city of Pingyao has a pleasant climate and is very cool, which is the peak tourist season for the ancient city of Pingyao.
self-driving car
The high-speed exit of Pingyao Ancient City is on the south side of Pingyao Ancient City, so go straight after getting off the high-speed road, and you can reach Pingyao Ancient City without turning left or right.
1. You will pass the first parking lot on the way, on the right hand side of the road, the visitor center parking lot
2. The second parking lot is the Xiaonanmen parking lot, just get off the expressway and go straight to Wuluke.
3. The next production stop is the Ximen parking lot (turn left at Xiaonanmen and then right to the west of the ancient city). Turn left at the entrance of Xiaonanmen parking lot and go straight past a traffic light squatting in the middle of the road, to the second Turn right at the first traffic light and enter Shuncheng Road, be sure to enter the right-turn lane, go straight when you see the traffic light (there will be a turntable on the way, go straight; never cross the traffic light), there is a traffic light on your right One road, turn right and enter, then turn left, you can see Xiaximen parking lot, also known as Pingyao parking lot;
4. The next big parking lot is Beiguan parking lot (outside the north gate of the ancient city). Go north along the moat road outside the city wall at the Xiaximen parking lot. When you reach the end, turn right into Zhongdu Road and go straight for about 1 About one kilometer away, the entrance to the Beiguan parking lot is on the right.
In addition, there are some other parking lots. Generally, when there are many people on holidays, if you can’t park your car, you will choose these parking lots. Because it is a little distance from the entrance of the ancient city, there are not many choices. Why do I have to talk about several parking lots here, because it mainly depends on which parking lot is closest to the accommodation you choose, so just put the car in which parking lot is OK, for more convenience.
train
Pingyao has two stations, a high-speed rail station and a railway station. The high-speed rail station is on the west side of the ancient city of Pingyao, about 8 kilometers away from the ancient city. After getting off, there are buses and taxis to the ancient city of Pingyao, which is very convenient. Pingyao Railway Station is actually in the urban area of the ancient city. After getting off the train, it takes about 10 minutes to walk to the lower west gate. If you go to the north gate of the ancient city, you can take the No. 1 bus across the road.
Passenger car
There is a passenger bus station in Pingyao, outside the North Gate of Pingyao Ancient City, turn right after exiting the station, walk to the traffic lights and turn left, you can see the North Gate of Pingyao Ancient City, about 10 minutes away.
Literacy (4) See also Pingyao
See also Pingyao tells a story about blood inheritance and endless life: At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yishuo, the owner of the bank in the ancient city of Pingyao, lost his family property and returned a bloodline from Tsarist Russia to the treasurer of the semicolon king. 232 bodyguards from Tongxing Public Escort Bureau went together. Seven years later, Zhao Dong's family died on the way along with 232 bodyguards, and the blood of the Wang family continued. It is a real scene, you will walk around the scene, but sometimes there are a little more people if you catch up... Actually, it is quite shocking to watch, but there is nothing special about telling the true story~
Literacy (5) Light Show
There will be a light show at 8 o'clock every night, with a performance of only 18 minutes.
Light show dry goods sharing
Zhang Yimou and Golden Horse Award winner Wang Lei jointly created the light show on the city wall outside the South Gate. The whole is divided into five chapters: "Chaos, Momentum, Achievement, Vientiane, and Unity", from regional history, social culture, folk customs, today's brilliance, beauty In the future and other aspects, the ancient city of Pingyao will be displayed in an all-round way, and the ancient city of thousands of years will be brought to life through high-tech methods.
In this 18-minute light show, taking time as the axis, from the beginning of the emergence of human civilization, to the interstellar meeting, the city was piled up with earth in the turbulent wind and clouds, and then the earth wall was turned into bricks after the city was completed, and the pride of Pingyao was gradually built, and then to today's city. The glorious panorama of Pingyao, and finally everything is unified, Pingyao is sublimated, vividly showing the changes of the ancient city of Pingyao. In the interweaving of light and shadow, the entire process is vividly expressed; in the encounter between reality and virtuality, the audience seems to be in the middle of it, and they have experienced this process together; in the collision of civilization and technology, Pingyao is inspired. The vitality of the ancient city.
