Shilihai Puffer Town is a small fishing village in Caofeidian, Tangshan.
It is the "hometown of puffer fish in China" and the largest breeding base of puffer fish in the world. Now it has become an online celebrity check-in place with fishermen's culture as the tourism theme and a combination of "fisherman's style, fisherman's scenery, and fisherman's style".
Arriving at Pufferfish Town, you are first attracted by the 3D paintings on both sides of the street.
There are big graffiti painted on the walls of every house and small courtyard, blowing puffer fish on the blue sea, and small fish and shrimp showing the customs of the town. Every picture is lifelike, making the whole town vivid. point.
Shili Yujia puffer fish themed restaurant is the focus of our group of snacks.
There is a folk saying that "if you don't eat puffer fish, you will know the taste of fish, but if you eat puffer fish, a hundred fish will be tasteless". The ancient poet Su Dongpo also liked eating puffer fish, and commented that eating puffer fish is "worth death".
Indeed, the poisonousness of puffer fish makes many people shy away from it. But now tetrodotoxin has been completely controlled by humans, and through mature processing technology, there is no problem in eating puffer fish, especially artificially raised puffer fish.
The puffer fish feast featured by Shili Yujia has always attracted diners from all over the world.
Braised fugu, stewed fugu, fugu sashimi, fugu dumplings... The fugu in the restaurant is only less than 100 meters away from being salvaged to serving the table. .
If you want to deeply experience the fishing village culture and fun of the fishing village in the town, it is recommended to stay here for one night.
The Nostalgia B&B with the theme of pufferfish has various exquisite room types such as Chinese-style heated Kang, Japanese-style tatami, and Mediterranean-style double bed. They are all single-family houses with complete kitchen facilities, which are very suitable for families or friends to travel.
The caravan camp beside the breeding pond is more natural. Living in a caravan, listening to insects and watching the starry sky at night, is extremely romantic.
Although Pufferfish Town is small, there are still many landscapes worth visiting.
An old fishing boat is parked in the town square, symbolizing the fishing village culture here.
There is a jar of shrimp sauce at the door of the nearby dwelling. The villagers enthusiastically opened the lid of the jar, and a fresh fragrance of shrimp paste came out.
The shrimp paste and shrimp oil here are all natural and without additives. You must buy some and give them to the chef mother~
Don't miss the dough sculpture intangible cultural heritage experience hall opposite.
Caofeidian dough figurines are a national intangible cultural heritage. Skilled craftsmen have innovated traditional folk dough figurines. In addition to images such as Dream of Red Mansions, Journey to the West, and Twenty-Four Filial Piety, there are also many works that embody Caofeidian's history, culture and spirit of the times.
These ingenious works have won numerous awards and were invited to participate in the "Everyday Upward" program.
If you have enough time, you can sit down and make dough figurines by yourself, and then you can take them away as souvenirs.
If you bring children, you must not miss the village zoo in the town. All kinds of cute animals make this place full of childlike fun.
It's a pity that we went a little late, the alpacas and peacocks went back to rest, and only groups of big geese and sheep were open.
In late autumn, the reeds beside the town square slowly turn yellow and sway gently in the breeze. Climb up to the viewing platform and watch the reed flowers glow with furry golden edges at sunset, this small world becomes quiet and beautiful.
Shilihai Puffer Town, a once impoverished small fishing village, has taken on a new look. The history of the fishing village is being written here, and the culture of the fishing village is being promoted and inherited here.
Let's meet again next summer in this beautiful seaside resort town, shall we?
