Tangqi Ancient Town in Hangzhou is one of the heritage sites of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. When you arrive in Hangzhou and visit Tangqi Ancient Town in Hangzhou, how should you arrange a one-day tour route? What attractions are worth checking out, and what food recommendations are there? Let’s take a look~ Hangzhou Tangqi Ancient Town Tourist Routes (Two)
① Shuangqiao Nostalgic One-Day Tour (Tangqi-Hangzhou)
Tour itinerary: Mainly focusing on appreciation of cultural attractions and natural scenery, supplemented by shopping, leisure and entertainment. First visit Tangqi, then take a boat to Hangzhou and visit other scenic spots along the canal such as Gongchen Bridge.
Tangqi Section Tour: Yuanman Road Parking Lot - Guangji Bridge, Guopu Well - Shuinan River Corridor - Passing Bridge - Qianlong Imperial Monument - Shuibei Grain Station - Xincun Lane Tasting Tangqi's special food - boarding the boat at Shunde Bridge Pier to Hangzhou
Hangzhou section tour: Gongchen Bridge, Qiao Xizhi Street, Knives, Scissors, Swords, Arts and Crafts Museum Group - Xiaohe Zhi Street - — Dadou Road Historical District, Xiangji Temple — Fuyi Cang — Wulinmen Wharf
②Tangqi Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience One-day Tour
Tour Introduction: Intangible Cultural heritage is the main line, a three-dimensional experience of listening, watching and appreciating
Itinerary: Guangji Bridge, Guo Pujing - Xiyao House - On-site production of Qingshui silk cotton (experience intangible cultural heritage) - Listening and speaking books ——Procurement of specialty products from a century-old store——Shuibei Grain Station——Qianlong Imperial Monument——(crossing the south eaves of the bridge along the water)——Guangji Bridge
③Classic one-day tour route
Tour schedule: Morning: Arrive at the scenic spot at 9:30 and visit Shuinan Street (including Guopu Well, Guangji Bridge, Canal Heritage Tangxi Guangji Bridge Exhibition Hall, He Sijing Memorial Hall and other attractions) → visit Guangji Bridge The western section of Shuibei Street (Beauty Gallery, Yuhang Fangzhi Museum) → 12:00 Dinner in the scenic area → Afternoon: Visit Shuibei Street Xincun Lane and the eastern section of Shuibei Street (including Shuibei Grain Station, Qianlong Imperial Monument, Granary Museum and other attractions ) 3. Tangqi Ancient Town attractions check-in:
Guangji Bridge:
Guangji Bridge (also known as Bitian Bridge, Tongji Bridge) is the only seven-span bridge on the ancient canal. The Kongshi Arch Bridge is 78.7 meters long, 6.12 meters wide, and 5.2 meters wide at the top. It has eighty stone steps at the end and plain stone railings. The bridge railings are decorated with cirrus and drum stones. There are also sixty-four pillars with carved inscriptions on them. Lotus, the middle hole has a span of 15.69 meters, and the top arch is engraved with the words "the second year of Hongzhi".
Qianlong Imperial Monument
The Qianlong Imperial Monument is located in the former Hangzhou Water Conservancy Interrogation Hall (Tianshe Prefecture) on Shuibei Street. By the beginning of the Republic of China, the palace site was destroyed, but the stele still existed. When Lu Jinjiang, the first director of Chongyu Silk Factory, built Lu's residence, he built the stele into the wall, and it was fortunately preserved.
Guopu Well
Guo Pujing is located in the west stone pond south of Guangji Bridge, 10 meters away from the bridge. It is made of stacked stones and the mouth of the well is covered with round stones. . It is rumored that Guo Pu passed by Tangqi one year and encountered a severe drought. In order to save people from hunger and drowning, he used the principles of yin and yang feng shui he had learned to explore the direction, and then chose the open space in front of the Sanlang Temple on the east side of the canal to open up the road. The well is connected to the underground water veins, and the water level is about 6 feet higher than the water level of Tanghe River. The water in the well is sweet and mellow, and the people are grateful, so it is named Guopu Well, which will forever be remembered.
Barn Museum
The Canal Barn Museum will be closed from January 21st!
Heritage Museum
Tangqi Guangji The Qiao Canal Heritage Exhibition Hall
Located on Shuinan Street, the museum displays an overview of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the basic situation of the Hangzhou section of the Jiangnan Canal, and tells the historical changes of Tangqi's birth and prosperity due to the canal. .
At the same time, the exhibition hall introduced in detail the only seven-hole stone arch bridge on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal from the basic situation of Guangji Bridge, its historical evolution and repair, cultural value, scientific structure, and technical principles.
Free and open
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-16:00
Yuhang Local History Museum
Yuhang Local History Museum Located on the bank of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, at the west end of Shuibei Street, Tangqi Town. It consists of two two-story old houses in Ming and Qing style, with white walls and blue tiles, antique style and quiet environment.
Free opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-16:00 IV. Food check-in in Tangqi Ancient Town
1. Tangqi traditional pastries
Popular among the people of Hangzhou, it integrates the traditional handicrafts of old workshops, including dozens of traditional tea and cakes such as heavy sesame crispy candy, mung bean cake, osmanthus sugar rice cake, orange cake, dried vegetable cake, pepper and peach slices, peanut crisps, pepper and peach slices, etc. . Several old shops of Tangqi traditional pastries have specialty stores on Shuibei Street. If you come to Tangqi, you must definitely pick some and buy them back.
2. Tangqi Loquat Canal Tangqi Ancient Town
Tangqi loquat has a cultivation history of more than 1,400 years. Due to its excellent variety, high quality and unique flavor, it has been listed as a tribute since the Tang Dynasty. . Every May, Tangqi holds a gourmet loquat festival. Visitors can fully experience Tangqi’s waterside customs and food culture.
2. Rice-haired meatballs in Canal Tangqi Ancient Town
Rice-haired meatballs are a unique delicacy in Tangqi and also a famous snack. After steaming the meatballs, the glutinous rice grains stand up, and the meat juice is tightly sealed in the meatballs. The meatballs are full of juice. There is not only glutinous rice on the outside, but also mixed with glutinous rice in the meat. It tastes full of elasticity and has a great taste.
According to legend, rice-haired meatballs have something to do with Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River and saw the pleasant scenery in Tangqi. He was very nostalgic, so he ordered the Qianlong Palace to be built at the west end of Tangqi. Every time he went to the south of the Yangtze River, he stayed in the palace for ten days and a half. When a chef surnamed Wang was making delicacies for Emperor Qianlong, he mistakenly dropped the meatballs for making lion heads into a basket of wet glutinous rice. The chef was helpless, so he made the mistake and put all the meatballs into the glutinous rice and rolled them. Then it was steamed in a pot, and a new kind of meatballs was born. Emperor Qianlong ate it and said it was good, and asked the chef what the name of this dish was. The chef thought that the glutinous rice particles stuck to the meatballs stood up like thorns. Then he casually said "prickly meatballs". In this way, the steamed meatballs have been passed down.
3. Xisha Yangwei Canal
Xisha Yangwei in Tangqi Ancient Town:
When outsiders hear about "Xisha Yangwei", they think It’s really roasted lamb tail. In fact, the fine sand sheep tail cannot be compared with the real sheep tail. It is a sweet dish. It is named because its appearance looks like a sheep tail. It was an indispensable dish in the banquets in Tangqi in the old days. Famous dishes.
Sheep tail with fine sand is made of pork suet and bean paste as the main raw materials. After deep-frying, it is crispy on the outside and waxy on the inside, sweet but not greasy. Its shape resembles the tail of a Hu sheep, hence the name "Xisha Sheep Tail".
4. Rotten Eel Silk Canal
Tangqi Ancient Town Rotten Eel Silk, also known as "eel paste", is a traditional Tangqi dish and one of the Tangqi cuisines. Great signature dish.
The main ingredient of the shredded eel is small eel, and it has all three aspects of color, flavor and flavor. When the basin was brought to the table, the eel was still "squeaking" because hot oil had just been poured on it. "The ground is rolling, and the three shreds of ham, onion, and ginger around it are red, green, green, and yellow. The sound and look are all good, which greatly increases the appetite of the diners.
5. Tangqi Smoked Duck Canal
Tangqi Smoked Duck in Tangqi Ancient Town is also called Tangqi Salted Duck.
Its appearance is red and bright, the meat is fresh and tender, and it has a unique fragrance. As early as the early Republic of China, it was a traditional specialty of Yuhang County.
The production of Tangqi smoked duck is very complicated and requires more than ten processes. After liberation, the skill of Tangqi smoked duck was once lost. In the early 1980s, in order to restore this traditional specialty, Tangqi Food Center Station established a smoked duck factory, making this traditional specialty shine again. Today, the smoked duck factory no longer exists, but the skill of smoked duck has been spread among the people. Some people with duck smoking skills have opened private workshops. The smoked duck they produce is even better than in the past, making smoked duck famous.
6. Tangqi Rice Sculpture Canal
Tangqi Ancient Town rice sculptures, also known as "powder sculptures", are made from rice ground into powder, steamed and then kneaded by hand. Tangqi rice sculptures are somewhat similar to the "dough sculptures" in the north in terms of craftsmanship and characteristics. They are both unique folk crafts.
"Rice sculpture" is a unique folk craft in Tangqi countryside. It is widely spread. Almost older women in every township and village can make it. These rice sculptures are colorful and of various types, among which "Shangliang Yuanbao", "Betrothal Rice Ball" and "Lixia Dog" are the most famous.
7. Woci Canal
The woci in Tangqi Ancient Town is glutinous rice crust. It uses glutinous rice as its raw material, and is excellent if it has no lumps and is slightly browned.
Wok Ci is a unique and famous snack in the water town. When guests come, add sugar and brew it with dry water, and it becomes a bowl of fragrant "Guo Ci Soup". Making wok-chi is a laborious and technical job. The wok-chi made by people with average skills are all lumpy and accompanied by burnt lumps, which should not be melted during brewing.
8. Baked Bean Tea Canal
"Baked Bean Tea" in Tangqi Ancient Town is tea made from roasted green beans, commonly known as salty tea. It is a kind of tea with complete color, aroma and taste. The greedy tea is deeply loved by women.
The origin of drinking roasted bean tea in Tangqi is said to be related to "peeling off cocoon clothes", but it is impossible to find out when it started. But its development from rural to urban areas is an indisputable fact. Some sophisticated people in rural areas put about seventy or eighty things into their roasted bean tea to make the roasted bean tea complete in color and aroma. Roasted bean tea is refreshing to look at and pleasant to the eyes; take a sip and leave a fragrant aroma in your mouth.