Because of its special geographical location, Yuelai is a transportation hub. As it interacts with the production and living habits of various places, it has formed rich and colorful folk customs and regional culture with local characteristics.

Yuelai has a special feeling for me. This is the place where I have lived since I was a child.

Yuelai still follows the traditional style of life. For many urbanites, it is like a paradise. People can feel the beauty of simple life in this quaint town. Today we are going to experience Yuelai.

Come to the simple life of a small town.

A pleasant afternoon on the streets of Yuelai in the last century. In the last century, street barbers, like bicycle repair and shoe repair stalls, all provided convenient services and were closely related to people's lives.

As time goes by, street cobblers and street haircuts are basically no longer seen in big cities, but in small towns like this, you can still see them on market days.

And many middle-aged, elderly and children still choose this traditional method of shaving their heads.

This way of getting a haircut looks very nostalgic!

The barber told us that in the early years, barbers had a whole set of skills. They were proficient in shaving, shaving, pinching, holding, pounding, pressing, pulling out, and cutting. Listening to the old master's description, I wanted to experience it myself.

It’s an ancient craft, but I really don’t have the courage to shave my head!

The open environment and fresh air of street barbers are much better than those barber shops filled with the pungent smell of hair dye!

Time is so ruthless, it is difficult to see the future of old craftsmanship.

Let’s experience the urban culture of this open-air haircut method in the past through each frame of video!

Sewing machines were once listed together with bicycles and watches as the "three major items" for young people to get married in the 1970s and 1980s. After the changes in the world, the popular items back then have been forgotten in many people's memories.

These vicissitudes of hands made me feel the sewing skills of my aunt. In that era when supplies were scarce, the younger generation had to collect clothes that their elder sisters and even older brothers could no longer wear.

At that time, as long as my mother's sewing machine buzzed, I would be very happy because I knew that I would have new clothes to wear.

Nowadays, seeing such sewing machines in small towns modifying old clothes and sewing mattress sheets, quilt covers, and pillowcases gives me an inexplicable sense of intimacy, and it seems to take me back to that era full of laughter.

I have traveled to many places and eaten many delicious foods over the years, but what I miss the most is the taste of my childhood. I don’t know when, those familiar tastes only exist in my memory.

When I heard the sound of 'Ding, Ding, Dang' and the cry of 'Sesame candy, Sesame candy', it awakened the sweet memories of my childhood.

The sesame candy seller took out a small hammer and a hook-like iron hook from his backpack to split the sesame candy, "ding-ding-dong...".

The sesame candy is being cracked with crisp sounds, and the sesame candy is divided into small pieces. I can remember the sweet and delicious taste forever!

In addition to sesame candy, there are many traditional pastries on the streets of Yuelai. Since it is a pastoral life, there must be a classic traditional food - hand-ground tofu.

The soy milk is grinded by pushing and pulling the stone mill through countless rotations, and then cooked over firewood.

A small vendor selling hand-ground tofu uses the hand-ground tofu he just bought to make a bowl of fish with tofu. The fragrance of the tofu is combined with the freshness of the fish. The taste is really delicious!

A pot of tofu fish is paired with homemade smoked duck from a local farm in Yuelai.

It uses ducks raised by locals and uses a unique pickling process to create an unforgettable taste.

Yuelai Old Teahouse condenses the urban life of ordinary people for decades. The floor is old, and even the tables, stools, and chairs are old.

On market days, the teahouse is the most crowded, with long single stools and old square tables, where people can enjoy chatting and playing chess and cards.