The best route for a one-day trip to Meizhou is the former residence of Ye Jianying - Jishan Tower - the former residence of Cai Mengji.
Meizhou, known as Jiayingzhou in ancient times, is a gathering place for Hakkas and the former residence of many celebrities in Chinese history.
In the morning, you can visit Ye Jianying's former residence. There are 15 houses in the whole enclosed house. The two rooms in the back corner on the left side of the house are Ye Jianying's childhood bedrooms.
The courtyard is clean and quiet, with green mountains in the distance, green fields and beautiful surroundings.
In the afternoon, we went to Qiaoxi Village in Yanyang Town. It is a row-shaped Hakka enclosed house. The seven rows of horizontal houses are connected by five gates. It adopts a horizontal square layout with symmetry on the central axis. It is a different form of Hakka residential architecture - two
The Gangzi house building is built layer by layer, commonly known as "Qizanglou".
Its architectural scale, architectural art and cultural atmosphere are rare in eastern Guangdong and are famous far and wide.
Jinxing Village, Songyuan Town, Meixian District, Meizhou City, has a history of 884 years and is one of the oldest existing Hakka houses in Meizhou.
Recommended food in Meizhou 1. Hakka braised pork with plums and vegetables. Braised pork with plums and vegetables is a traditional dish with full color, flavor and flavor. It belongs to the Dongjiang cuisine of Cantonese cuisine and Huizhou cuisine.
It has many names due to different regions. Its characteristics include bright red color, thick and delicious soup, smooth and mellow meat, fat but not greasy, soft and mellow taste.
2. Fried taro balls. The Hakka specialty "fried taro balls" are very fragrant and crispy in the mouth. They have a strong taro flavor and are oily but not greasy. The more you eat them, the more you want to eat them!
Meizhou Hakka people will fry taro balls in every household during the New Year and festivals, and children and the elderly especially like to eat them.
3. Nankou Yellow-skinned Dried Tofu. The yellow-skinned dried tofu produced in Nankou Town, Meixian County is named after its light yellow skin.
It can be used for cooking, stir-frying, stewing, and cold dressing. It is very delicious and very popular in Meixian County.
4. Hakka Beef Jerky Hakka Beef Jerky is mainly made from the buttocks of cattle. Because the meat from the buttocks of cattle is relatively tender, the meat of the cooked beef jerky will be particularly fragrant, and the taste when chewed in the mouth is sweet and slightly spicy.
, crispy and delicious.