Guifeng Village is located in the east of Youxi County, Fujian Province. It is famous for its well-preserved ancient buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a national historical and cultural village, the most attractive leisure village in China and a national AAAA-level scenic spot.
Some people say that Guifeng Village is like a landscape Chinese painting with elegant style and delicate brushwork, which is sincere. The ancient buildings in Guifeng Village are located halfway up the mountain, surrounded by mountains and waters, with layers of overlapping and patchwork. Entering Guifeng, the ancient bridge is flowing, and Gu Xiang is secluded, with elegant ancient houses, mottled ancient walls and long ancient charm. The beauty of Guifeng lies in its simplicity and quietness, and its beauty lies in its elegance.
When you come to Guifeng, while enjoying the scenery, you naturally have to eat, drink and have fun. Travel is to relax yourself most thoroughly.
Taste first is the eternal truth to retain tourists. Guifeng has three places to eat. First, it is the tofu brain in Shiqiao Scenic Area; Secondly, it is maltose in Gu Xiang's residential buildings; The third is the farmhouse meal in the village inn.
Shiqiao Scenic Area is the first core scenic spot after entering Guifeng, and it is also the most prosperous area, surrounded by shops, including several bean curd shops.
I was born with no resistance to tofu brain, so I always buy a snack when I go to Guifeng. The price of tofu brain is very reasonable. Many tourists will buy a bowl of tofu brain in 3 yuan and try it.
the shopkeeper scooped out pieces of bean curd from the big wooden barrel with strong bean fragrance and put them in disposable bowls, and the ingredients were added by tourists themselves. Dried radish can be added to salty food, white sugar or brown sugar can be added to sweet food, and Chili sauce can be added to spicy food. My choice has always been to add brown sugar, because I like its softness and sweetness that melts in the mouth.
There are two stone bridges in Shiqiao Scenic Area, which straddle the stream passing through the village. They are called "Shiyin Second Bridge", which is named after a square stone shaped like an official seal between the two bridges. On the stone railing of a bridge, the column stigma is carved into the shape of official seal and breast, which means that the official should not forget the grace of raising.
There are four osmanthus trees and two bauhinia trees around the stone bridge, and the stone piers of the four osmanthus trees are built into circles, semicircles, rectangles and squares respectively, symbolizing the sun, the moon, books and seals. The tour guide said that it means that the beauty is as eternal as the sun and the moon, and wealth and power come from knowledge. I think it should be used to advise future generations to cherish their time and inspire themselves, and tell them that it is the right way to live to cherish their time and study and become an official.
After visiting Guifeng, many experts and scholars commented that Guifeng "has a lot of culture, and the streets are full of history". When you come to Guifeng, you should combine the taste of food with the taste of culture, and strive to be a literate foodie.
maltose shop is hidden in a residential building in Linxiang, which was opened by a middle-aged couple in their own home after they returned home. Maltose sold is boiled by traditional technology, which is time-consuming and laborious. It is said that it starts at 5 o'clock every morning and doesn't become sugar until around 1 o'clock in the evening.
Maltose has the functions of moistening lung, relieving cough, invigorating spleen and qi, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion. Shopkeepers will use bamboo sticks and wrap a little yellow and transparent maltose for every visitor who enters the store to taste for free.
Due to the terrain limitation, the distance between buildings in Guifeng Village is relatively narrow, and the roof is separated by bank up wall, which can block the fire path in case of fire. In order to facilitate communication between some houses, alleys with winding paths are built. The pavement is paved with stone strips or stones, and "all roads are stones" is also a major feature of Guifeng.
after seeing the ancient dwellings in Guifeng, you can choose a farmhouse restaurant for dinner. The decoration of the restaurant is also very distinctive. Rural articles such as hats, hemp fiber, lanterns and dustpans are hung on the wall, as well as several strings of garlic, corn and pepper, which exudes a strong peasant flavor.
Guifeng Village has special cuisine, including sweet meat, grass root soup, taro mushroom and so on. Sweet stacked meat was a must-have dish for banquets in rural areas in the past. It was named after stacking plates, and each piece weighed four or five taels. Now, of course, sweet stacked meat won't be cut into such large pieces. Grass root soup is the most famous local food, and it is a good tonic for all seasons. Taro mushroom is a local specialty snack. It is made of taro paste and sweet potato powder and kneaded into mushroom shape, with a smooth and sweet taste. Individual travelers can also go to the snack bar in Guifeng and order one or two bowls of noodles with mixed noodles or noodles with clear soup, and the price is also very affordable.
Food is regional and unique. Every time you go to a place, you always have to taste the local specialties, which is considered complete.