The significance of travel sometimes lies not only in the breathtaking scenery, but also in the traces left by history and the unique local flavor.

for example, the three-inch golden lotus, and the abalone smell from the dog's mouth.

Three-inch golden lotus

Three-inch golden lotus should not be so strange. In the historical process of China, it has been accompanied by the development of China's history for more than a thousand years, leaving traces of thick ink in the historical process of China. It can be said that this is a secret and darkest corner in China culture.

Three-inch golden lotus belongs to the ancient aesthetic custom, which originated from the concept that "small feet are beautiful for women". When a woman reaches a certain age, she tightly wraps her feet with a cloth belt, eventually forming a cone with a sharp bend and a thin shape like a water chestnut. It is similar to the concept of "taking fat as beauty" in the Tang Dynasty, but in our present eyes, the three-inch golden lotus is more like a deformed aesthetic concept, and we now prefer that it is a bad habit of foot-binding and a persecution of women's freedom.

As for when the bad habit of foot-binding began, there is actually no certificate to test at present. According to anecdotal reports, it began in the Sui Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty and died in the early years of the Republic of China.

Three-inch golden lotus has been deeply rooted in the genes of men, women and children for thousands of years. Not only have seven criteria for the beauty of small feet been formulated: thin, small, sharp, curved, fragrant, soft and upright, but also the "seven beauties" of small feet have been summarized: shape, quality, talent, spirit, fat, softness and beauty. Those who are obsessed with feet even subdivide the beauty and ugliness according to the size of foot-binding: those within three inches are golden lotus, those within four inches are silver lotus and those over four inches are iron lotus.

when I was looking for information, I saw a cartoon, which should well explain the ancient people's obsession with the three-inch golden lotus.

The morbid aesthetic view of the whole society is based on the physical harm to women. As the saying goes, "a pair of little feet and a jar of tears" is a true portrayal of the pain of ancient women. When a girl is four or five years old, she should wrap her feet with cloth so that the soles of her feet can't grow up. With the increase of age, the cloth wrapped around the feet becomes tighter and tighter. After a long time, the soles of the feet become triangular, and women who bind their feet also lose the ability to walk.

With such a morbid custom, in the course of more than a thousand years, no ruler dared to remove the cruelty to women?

Actually, after the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, it was strongly opposed to this custom at first, and it also repeatedly ordered that women be forbidden to foot-bind. It's just that the atmosphere has prevailed, which can't be stopped by laws. Later, instead of weakening the wind of foot binding, it expanded this habit. Later, it developed to the point that the shape and size of feet became an important criterion for judging the beauty and ugliness of women. As a woman, whether or not to bind feet and how it is bound will directly affect her personal lifelong events; At that time, people from all walks of life were ashamed of women's big feet and proud of their small feet when they married.

Fortunately, after the Revolution of 1911, the tide of new culture and new ideas swept across the country, and Chinese people's thoughts gradually opened up, and the bad habit of foot-binding gradually died out.

Although the traces of history have gone far away from us, we can still set foot on the last scar and witness with our own eyes a series of untimely footprints-three-inch golden lotus on the edge of China's glorious history and heavy civilization. The last three-inch golden lotus is in Beijiao Village, Lianjiang, Fuzhou. Perhaps, you missed the time node, and you may not be able to witness it when you go.

1. Beijiao Village, Lianjiang

1. Highlights of the route

(1) The old street of Beijiao Village

The slate road with a fading history and the patchwork of stone houses tell stories from generation to generation. On the limited land, the houses in Beijiao Village are built along the mountain, facing the sea and densely packed. The streets in the village are narrow and winding, which is spectacular.

(2) The Last Three-inch Golden Lotus

It is said that there are only a few grandmothers with "Three-inch Golden Lotus" in Fujian and even in China. They are basically 8 or 91 years old, but now there are only over 11 people.

(3) North Jiaobi

The ends of the earth in Fujian, located at the crossroads of the waterway and with dangerous terrain, has always been an important place to station troops (there are troops stationed). Surrounded by the sea on three sides, it is somewhat similar to Zhenhai corner in Zhangzhou, and you can enjoy the invincible sea view. In ancient times, the north beach was dangerous and the water was urgent. When fishing boats wanted to cross the north beach, fishermen would be worried and afraid, calling it "crossing the beach". After crossing the beach, they would be safe.

(4) Thousand-year-old snake-baby love (also known as snake-mouse kissing)

The unique marine erosion landform in Beijiao Village forms a strange stone landscape: love that goes through thousands of years, regardless of race.

(5) Mazu Cultural Park

Mazu-the patron saint of fishermen, Mazu Square is also the commanding height of Beijiao Village, overlooking the magnificent sea view, which is the best location.

(6) All kinds of raw and fierce seafood

One of the most delicious seafood sources in Fuzhou.

2. Best season

All the year round

3. Route recommendation

Laojie-Beijiaobi (the love of a thousand-year-old snake baby)-Mazu Cultural Park-Jiaonan Village (surrounding play)-Xiatang Village (surrounding play)

4. Food recommendation

Fish.

5. Transportation

Self-driving: navigation destination-Beijiao Village

Fuzhou Lianjiang Xia Expressway-Tailuo Town (Huang Qi Peninsula)-Beijiao direction

Bus:

Fuzhou Huawei Bus Terminal, West Railway Station, North Bus Station, South Bus Station-Lianjiang-transfer to the bus in Taolu Town-after getting off the bus, you can walk 511 meters to Hougang-Hougang and take the bus-Beijiao Village (you can also go directly to the dock in Beilu Island in Taolu Town)

6. Accommodation

In Taolu Town, Beijiao.

Today, we mainly talk about abalone, which is a valuable marine edible shellfish, and is known as "table gold, the crown of seafood", with tender meat and rich nutrition. It is said that abalone is delicate and difficult to breed, and it will be "wiped out" if it is not careful. As the saying goes, an abalone bites gold.

In other words, last year, a picture of "poor families in Shanghai had to live on Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs in 1945" was widely circulated in the circle of friends, and everyone was envious at that time. Although it was later confirmed that the rumor was false. But on the island, it is true that the poor eat sea cucumber and abalone.

CCTV11 once made a food program "Taste of the Road" and "Looking for the taste of the year in memory". In one period, it filmed "Island Poor People's Meal" in Beihuangcheng Island, Changdao County, Shandong Province. Abalone and sea cucumber were indeed the dishes that poor people used to eat, but the rich people there could eat pork (in the past, the island traffic was inconvenient, and the imported pork had to pay a high price).

Speaking of this, I really feel deeply. I remember when I was a child, people in rural areas were poor and often couldn't afford to eat meat, but occasionally we could eat wild boar, rabbits, pheasants and even pangolins (forgive our ignorance at that time and ate animals under state first-class protection). But nowadays, money may not be able to eat these. What I ate today was either added with this thing or soaked with that thing. Our taste buds seem to be drifting away from the original taste of food in the whole society.

From this point of view, if we want to be healthier, it seems that we have to live a "poor" life. For example, go deep into the island to find abalone flavor. This kind of place is not limited to the above-mentioned North Huangcheng Island in Changdao County, Shandong Province, but also Dongluo Island in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, where the dog's mouth is full of abalone flavor and a touch of beach style.

2. Dongluo Island, Lianjiang

1. Highlights of the route

(1) Abalone style

Dongluo Island is the abalone breeding ground that ranks first among the four most valuable seafood. There are so many abalones here, and the air is full of abalones. The dogs on the island "have abalones in their mouths"; The abalone-breeding raft is a unique scenery against the backdrop of the sea and the sky.

(2) Starry Sea at Sunrise

The fiery red sun jumps on the horizon of water and sky, and shines with great splendor; Watching the sun get rid of the imprisonment of the sea, the morning glow of freedom is red all over the sea.

(3) Stone houses and stone roads that witness the history

Stone houses and stone roads that reveal the vicissitudes of life for hundreds of years are a beautiful cultural landscape in Dongluo Island, and you can't miss the experience of the changing history of the years.

(4) cobblestone beach, where waves beat against rocks

There is a cobblestone beach behind the hill, which is connected with a hill. When you get to the beach, you will always get endless fun; Reef is a highlight of Dongluo Island. Walking on the island, you can always see the waves hitting the reef one after another, which is very beautiful.

2. Best season

① Around the Dragon Boat Festival: the period when there are wonderful dragon boat rowing activities at sea and the seafood varieties are the most abundant.

② Summer (July and August): The island is cool and suitable for summer. Sunrise and sunset are beautiful. Seafood is of high quality and fat.

3. Food recommendation

Abalone soup, clam with scallion oil, dried eel, and fish soup with sweet potato balls

4. Transportation

Self-driving: drive to Hougang Ferry, Taifeng Town, Lianjiang County, and take a speedboat to Dongluo Island.

Free travel:

The sailing time is 7: 11-Dongluo-Moss; 13: 11 moss-Dongluo

takes 21 minutes to sail, or you can charter a fishing boat. You can only go to the dock on the island by boat, and it takes 31 minutes to walk from the beach.

5. Accommodation

It is recommended to bring your own tent for camping, and you can stay in the village committee

Since you have arrived in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, the last three-inch golden lotus in Lu Yu, and sought the healthy life of the "poor", you should not miss Qida Village, a thousand-year-old fishing village on the sea ranch.

III. Qida Village

1. Highlights of the route

(1) Marine Ranch

The ancient fishing village of Qida with a history of thousands of years, Sha 'ao Bay is a piece of fishing rafts for abalone culture, which can be called marine pasture. The fishing rafts are dense but orderly, like pearls sprinkled on the blue sea, forming a beautiful and spectacular scenery in Qida Village, which is also like a small village pulled by fishing rafts.

(2) Mountain Seascape

The sea in Qida Village is pure. You can see your feet without crossing the neck, especially the fish swimming around your feet. No less than Xiapu's beaches, they are colorful under the sunlight. The colorful pebbles on the beach are the embellishment of the Millennium ancient village and the sea. The sea pavilion on the half slope of Baiyun Mountain behind the village (there are temples on the mountain) is the best viewing place in Qida Village.

(3) Original Island

Chita Village is gradually being modernized. If you want to experience the most beautiful and original sea view, then Xiluo Island, Dongluo Island and Chilo Island should not be missed. Address Luodao is in the middle of East and West Luodao, with patches of green grass and wind-blown grassland. Although it is dilapidated, the stone houses with local characteristics will give you a feeling of paradise.

note: it costs 311-411 yuan (for reference) to rent a fishing boat on the island, and the tour lasts about 4 hours; Every year from the seventh day to the sixteenth day of the first month, there is a folk activity of "swimming in the sea gods" in Qida village

2. Best season

All the year round

3. Food recommendation

The best fish balls in Lianjiang are in Qida; Seafood fried noodles; Shengmeng seafood

4. Transportation

Self-driving: Shenhai Expressway-get off at the junction of Lianjiang Expressway-head for Huang Qi-Qida Village

Free travel: Fuzhou South Bus Station, Fuzhou North Bus Station, Huawei Bus Station-Minyun Bus Station in Lianjiang County (first and last shifts: 7: 31-17: 11). Every 1-1.5 hours)-get off at Qida Station-walk into the village or go to Baiyun Mountain to watch the sea pavilion

Note: You can take bus No.7 from Lianjiang Station to Minyun Bus Station in Lianjiang County

5. Accommodation

There are several hotels in Qida Village with a standard room of about ￥111 (for reference)

? I remember the first time I saw the dreamy beach under the light and shadow of Xiapu, which shocked me and fascinated me. At that time, I always yearned for it, so I must go there. So one year during the Qingming Festival, I went there. I went there with high expectations, but God didn't help me. In rainy weather, I didn't wait for the best light, so I went home disappointed. Later, I have always been concerned about the beautiful beaches. On the National Day of a certain year, I met a drunken beach in Macao Port, the southernmost tip of the inland of the motherland. At that time, I thought that the beaches in Macao Port were so impressive, not to mention Xiapu.

in many cases, it is not necessarily poverty that limits our imagination, but also experience. I didn't know until later that apart from the intoxicating beaches, there can also be places with unparalleled "catching the sea" wonders. She is Xiao 'ao from Lianjiang.

Fourth, Xiao 'ao

1. Highlights of the route

(1) Colorful beach world

You are amazed by Xiapu beach, but you are annoyed by the overcrowding in Xiapu now. The Xiao 'ao Beach, which is still hidden deep, will show you the beautiful world of the beach. The estuary of Minjiang River and Aojiang River has become a piece of high-quality sandy beach. The light of sunrise and sunset hits the beach, and the colorful colors make people so intoxicated. The biggest SINONOVACULA constricta and laver culture area in Lianjiang on the beach also adds more bright colors to colorful photography.

(2) spectacular "catching the sea" landscape

catching the sea is an ancient and traditional way of production and labor for fishermen in Xiao 'ao area, which has lasted for nearly a thousand years. Every day, when the tide ebbs and a large area of tidal flat is exposed, countless marine life can't retreat with the sea and stay on the tidal flat. And "catching the sea" is to go to the tidal flat as soon as possible to harvest seafood. The scene of busy fishing in the beach will thus appear, and the scene of fishermen returning home after harvesting is a landscape that "catches the sea". Main seafood: snails, green moths, crabs and other seafood.

2. The best season

May, the best time to catch the sea is based on the tidal time of that day.

3. Route recommendation

Ganhai No.1 (scenic spot) and Baisheng Village in Xiao 'ao

4. Free transportation

: Fuzhou (bullet train)-Lianjiang (No.7 bus)-Lianjiang Minyun Station (Fuzhou South Bus Station and North Bus Station can be reached by car)-Xiao 'ao-Ganhai No.1 (Baisheng Village) < Or Xiao' ao Town/Lianjiang County

Tips for catching the sea:

1. It is sunny at the seaside, so pay attention to sun protection and heatstroke prevention

2. There are lockers in the scenic spot to store the change items free of charge (children should change at least 2 sets of clothes)

3. Prepare the equipment for catching the sea before catching the sea: buckets, gloves and socks (tourists can bring their own or buy them on site, each piece)