1. Begonia Fragrance Country

That distant small city in the southwest is my hometown _ Chongqing Rongchang. It is located in the western part of Chongqing. There is an elegant name "Begonia Fragrance Country".

According to historical records, the term "Begonia Fragrance Country" first came from the famous geographer of the Southern Song Dynasty, Wang Xiangzhi, "Yidi Jisheng" in the "Jingnan Zhi". Jingnan Zhi" has this record: "Chang lived in the mountains, the land is only suitable for the begonias, the state people to its fragrance, quite respect, the number 'Begonia fragrant country'.

Song Hui-hung "Lengzhai Night Story" Volume IX, there is an allusion to the Song Dynasty, Peng Yuan material is rich enough to rival the country, nothing to hate, hate only five things, four of which is "hate begonia no incense". Later, he learned that Sichuan Changzhou begonias only incense, can not help but be happy: "Begonia incense, only Changzhou begonias only incense, not good county?"

"Changzhou Begonia unique fragrance" is recorded in the Tang Dynasty "Flower Spectrum". Records of the "spectrum of flowers": Begonia for the flowers in the fairy, color gorgeous, but the flowers are not fragrant and fruitless. Xishu Changzhou producers, fragrant and solid, the scholar treasured as a good fruit."

"Begonia fragrant country" culture in the current Yongchuan, Dazu, Rongchang three districts to get **** knowledge, become a representative of the culture of Yu West.

In the spring, it is the hometown of the begonia, blooming colorful season.

On the banks of the Setxi River and Rongfeng River, in the county's main road as well as parks, the district municipal gardening department planted a large number of begonias, there are stickers begonia, Xifu begonias, papaya begonias, weeping begonias, and so on about 100,000 plants.

Begonia Avenue on both sides of the sticker begonias bloomed exceptionally bright, red petals, yellow stamens, attracting bees to play between the flowers, in the spring breeze, red begonias swaying delicate body, like a shy little girl as silent, teasing people.

The Ming Dynasty, "Fang Fang", said the sticker begonia flowers fresh and rich, gorgeous and dazzling, is one of the main spring flowers in the garden.

The Jin Dynasty poet Yuan Haoqian had a poem entitled "Unopened Begonia", which reads: "The branches of the new green a heavy, small buds deep several points of red, cherish the heart of the light to spit, and teach the peaches and plums to make a fuss in the spring breeze."

After a winter, the season of begonias has arrived. Full of red trees, open in the spring season, so passionate, romantic and spontaneous.

2. Changzhou's hometown

"Jingnan Zhi" "Chang live in the mountains, the ground is only suitable for begonia." The "Chang" mentioned in the "Chang" is Changzhou.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, Changzhou jurisdiction Yongchuan, Dazu, Changyuan (now Rongchang), Jingnan four counties, after Jingnan withdrew from the county and Yongchuan, Dazu, Rongchang.

Archaeological findings, the Tang Changzhou Prefecture government offices, in Rongchang District Panlong Town, so called "Changzhou hometown."

Ming Hongwu seven years, because the Chang Yuan County Department set Rongzhou, Changzhou, and renamed Rongchang County, the meaning of "prosperity".

Rongchang District, the seat of the government of the town of Changyuan, the name comes from the Tang and Song dynasties, "Changyuan", has been used until now.

Rongchang District, Setxi River, beside the Begonia Park, called "Changzhou hometown" of a large Tang and Song Dynasty style of ancient building complexes, alongside the water, rising from the mountains.

In the daytime, both sides of the river are tree-lined.

The begonias blossomed proudly in the spring light. Boulevard rows of leisure umbrellas, umbrellas under the open-air teahouse, there are friends easy to talk; there are also close conversations between the family; that kind of leisurely and envious of how many foreign tourists and come to Rong to negotiate business merchants. Attracted them to join the crowd to drink tea and chat with the river view.

The night falls, the lights come on. The two sides of the river present a "bright lights reflecting the water, the flow of light colorful" scene.

In the next few years, Rongchang will be along the river to create a connection between the city to the Wanling town, a total length of 10 kilometers of Rongchang version of the "Qingming Riverside Map".

3. Hometown food

Rongchang people used to call themselves "delicious dog", that is, "food" means.

In the morning, a bowl of noodles is spicy and flavorful, whether you are wearing a proper suit, or ordinary clothes, everyone gathered together. The noodle shop environment may not look so shiny and beautiful, but everyone recognizes the flavor of the noodles.

There are never enough seats in a noodle shop, and the owner prepares many plastic square stools, both high and low. If the owner is too busy, the customers themselves will bring out the square stools and put them at the door of the noodle shop.

In the morning, when you eat small noodles, you will see a scene like this: the guests in the noodle shop are full, and the stools at the door are full, people sitting on small stools, and the noodle bowls are placed on the high stools. All lowered their heads and huffed, puffed and puffed as they ate. There is also that standing, that is too late, will not care if there is no place to sit, just shout towards the store: "boss, to two two small noodles."

In Rongchang, there is also a specialty noodle dish, "Pai Gai Mian", which is famous in Chongqing and other districts and counties. The owner of the store will be kneaded beforehand, pulled down a small piece of numbness and skillfully pulled into a thin sheet of noodles, thrown into the boiling water to cook for a minute or two, a bowl of noodles on the four or five pieces of noodles, washed on the simmering bone broth, scoop a spoonful of stuffed soft white peas, and then scooped a few spoons of deep-fried sauce, sprinkled with a few chopped green onions. The noodles are smooth and delicate, with a good bite. A sip of soup is delicious.

Near noon, the stomach begins to grumble, then go to the marinated goose store, buy a goose wings or goose feet, fragrant mouth, relieve the craving.

At noon, there are more delicious things to eat. The hot ones are back to the pot of meat, fish and meat, boiled meat, boiled fish, Kung Pao chicken, dry steamed beef, fish and eggplant, etc., and the cool ones are garlic white meat, white cut chicken, Rongchang marinated goose, marinated pig face, pig ear, pig mouth, pig heart, pig belly, pig intestines, a whole range of things.

Remember, these are all home cooking.

Don't worry about too much meat, our district is famous for the world's eight famous pigs, one of China's three famous pigs "Rongchang pig". There is a constant supply of it, and demand exceeds supply.

If you want to eat vegetables, that's not a problem. Rongchang district is located in the hilly area, the terrain is gently undulating, the water system is developed, suitable for the growth of vegetables, vegetables and Rongchang pig supply is perennial.

When you are in Chongqing, it is better to eat hot pot than to go to Chongqing.

Chongqing hot pot, originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties in Chongqing Jialing River side, Chaotianmen dock boatmen and fiberglass workers of the rough dining style. The raw materials are mainly beef tripe, pork yellow throat, duck intestines, beef blood wang and so on.

Chongqing people flirt with themselves: northern people eat dumplings, Chongqing people said to bring hot hot pot; Mongolians eat mutton, Chongqing people said to bring hot pot; beach people eat seafood, Chongqing people said to bring hot pot. All the ingredients in Chongqing can be hot pot.

This is one of the best things about Chongqing people.

Rongchang's "delicious dog" can not control their own mouths, yellow cold noodles, red camphor water noodles, lard bubbles, Ai Po, piglets are inseparable from the snacks throughout the year.

Rongchang brine goose has a hundred years of history, is a culinary masterpiece in Chongqing. Rongchang people have a catchphrase: "brine goose, brine goose stare at a glance on the go not off". Marinated goose meat, marinated goose wings, marinated goose liver, marinated goose feet, golden and shiny, five flavors, coupled with special spices, fresh and delicious mouth-watering. It is a man's next drink, a woman's snack and a meal.

If you come to Rongchang, you see Rongchang people walking on the street and nibbling on the wings or feet of the brined goose, do not be surprised, it is their snack time.

As the weather gets cooler, mutton soup becomes the favorite of Rongchang people. Rongchang mutton soup soup milky white, salty and fresh flavor, rich flavor, tender meat, no fishy taste. It is a good diet for the fall and winter.

The famous store specializes in whole sheep feast, steamed, fried, fried and stewed, eighteen arts, and finally give you a full table. Guests clicked the most is steamed mutton, and ants on the tree, fried lamb liver, stir-fried tripe, cumin lamb chops, braised lamb with skin, back to the sand and beans, etc., the favorite or mutton soup pot, white mutton broth, in the soup boiled haggis, mutton, mutton dumplings and a variety of vegetables.

As I write this, I am hungry and have the urge to go back to Rongchang.

I love Rongchang, I love my hometown.

Note: The knowledge about the historical part of this article is extracted from the network, thanks to the original author.