Introduction to one-day tour in ancient city of qingzhou

Ancient city of qingzhou, located in Shandong Province, is an important core area of Qilu culture. It has a glorious history and a splendid civilization development system. This is an ancient town full of cultural charm, and now it has become a popular tourist destination. Let's share some detailed strategies for everyone.

There are many long-distance buses from Weifang to Qingzhou. I take the bus at 3: 50. If I catch the last bus and arrive at 6: 30, I will be in a hurry. It's past five o'clock at Qingzhou bus terminal, and the water on the road has been drunk. Recommend Laoshan coke when you go to the roadside canteen. The shopkeeper said that they all think Laoshan coke is better than ordinary coke here. I brought a bottle of Laoshan Coke from 3 yuan, but it was a little mild and didn't taste good.

It's a 50-minute drive from Qingzhou bus terminal to the place where I booked my accommodation, but it takes more than 30 minutes because there are few people on the road. In fact, the straight line distance is not long, but it must bypass a U-shaped bend. Qingzhou's public transport costs are similar to those of other cities, and they are all paid by swiping a card 1 yuan coin for an unmanned ticketing car in 2 yuan.

In fact, the high-speed train from the Imperial Capital to Qingzhou is very convenient.

_ Social Youth Brigade

I live in a youth hostel named _ She, which is located in an old street west of Song Cheng, Qingzhou, and can be reached by walking 10 minutes. The old street has a history of several years, which reminds me of the scene of Jinan, but it is more broken. Although this is an old street, it is not dirty. It is said that Qingzhou won the sanitary city last year, which seems reasonable.

I reserved a room for six people. The consumption here is relatively low, and 33 yuan can handle it overnight. I was received by a tall child who felt like a junior high school student. He is watching a mobile phone game on TV in the hall. When you saw me, you helped me check in very politely. He is the son of the owner's family. This youth tour is actually a family hotel. There are mosquitoes in the room, but he provides mosquito-repellent incense, so there is no problem sleeping at night.

The child told me that Qingzhou has no special products and no special snacks. The essence is mainly in ancient streets, Qingzhou Museum and nearby mountains. I was just passing by in a hurry, so I didn't think about mountains or anything. I told him that I would get up early tomorrow morning, and he said that he would leave the door and he would go to bed very late, so it doesn't matter if the guests come home late. He also told me that, in fact, the ancient street around Wannian Bridge was later renovated. The original ancient street was Zhaode Ancient Street, which can be reached by walking eastward. I asked him if it was convenient to ride a bike. He said that although the ancient street is very long, cycling is not recommended because there is a stone road and the experience of cycling is not good.

Entering the entrance is a small courtyard, which is full of flowers and plants. It is relatively primitive and folk-custom, decorated with corn or something, and its style is similar to that of many youth brigades I have seen. According to the children, there were many people living here a few days ago, mainly Shandong students. With the opening of the school, there may be fewer people.

There are all kinds of millstones in the small yard. There is only one public bathroom, opposite which is a public bathroom. But only one person can enter. If the room is full, I'm afraid there will be a fight. The bathroom is characterized by standing on a millstone and taking a shower. The water is very good and hot.

Because I just walked through Wanyuan, my mobile phone has reached its limit, so I plug in the power supply after taking a shower and rest in bed. There is no one in the whole youth brigade, and clothes and towels are drying in the yard. I guess someone stayed here for a long time.

Qingzhou since ancient times.

Qingzhou is one of the oldest cities in China. After Dayu's flood control, China was divided into Kyushu, and Qingzhou was one of them. However, the governance of Qingzhou has changed many times, and the territory controlled by China people is limited. The name of Qingzhou first appeared in Shangshu Gong Yu: "Haidai is only Qingzhou". In ancient times, this place was a place of "disobedience to the king". The existing commercial houses have been occupied by the double pigeon family, the Ji family and the Pei family. It is said that the downfall of Shang Dynasty was that the main force of Shang army fell into the quagmire of conquering Dongyi, which gave Zhou Jun an opportunity. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, the Emperor of Zhou named Jiang Ziya Qi Huangong, and Qingzhou was placed under the rule of Qi. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongyi people gradually merged into the Chinese nation, and the whole Shandong region was incorporated into the Chinese territory.

After the reunification of the Qin Dynasty, this place changed from Qi State to Qi County directly under the central government, and became a vassal state of the Prince in the Han Dynasty. However, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the feudal state was reclaimed by the central government and set up as Qingzhou Secretariat, with its capital located in Guangxian County. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Murong De, a Xianbei man, conquered Guangxian and made Southern Yan emperor. So far Guangxian became the only capital city in Shandong in the history of China, but it was not long before Southern Yan was destroyed by Emperor Wu, the Optical Valley was razed to the ground, and Dongyang City was rebuilt as Qingzhou House. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, it was changed to Qingzhou, and today's ancient block was called Nanyang City. Since then, no matter how the name of Qingzhou has changed, it has never left Nanyang City. In the Song Dynasty, the development of Qingzhou was the most brilliant, and it has been declining ever since. In the Republic of China, it became the county government.

Historically, there were many princes in Qingzhou. In the Han Dynasty, Europe was called Guang Hou Chuan V, in the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Weiguang Hou Chuan III, in the Yuan Dynasty, Mai Nu was called "Wang", and in the Ming Dynasty, "Wang" was called "Wang". Generally speaking, there are six ancient city pools in Qingzhou, including Guangxian, Guanggu, Nanyang, Dongyang, Weizi and Qicheng. Now the center of the ancient street is in Nanyang city.

Qingzhou bridge years

It's dark, the electricity is enough, the rest is enough, and there is no one in the youth brigade. I put on casual clothes and went out. I saw lanterns hanging everywhere in the ancient street. It turns out that this street is mostly inns and bars, but it is very quiet. I walked along the slope to the river and saw that the riverbed was wide, but it was all concrete, basically dried up and drained. The previous rain came too fast and washed away many buildings along the river in Song Cheng, Qingzhou, so it seems that there are lights besides the height of the tower, and the river is in chaos. The water was drained for repair. I came here at an unfortunate time!

Nanyang city is on the other side of the river, and it's getting dark. To cross it, you need to cross a stone arch bridge named Wannian Bridge.

Speaking of this Wannian Bridge, it's a much-told story. Its common name is Beida Bridge, which is located outside the north gate of ancient Nanyang City. It was built in the period of Song Renzong, and it was changed from a beam-column wooden bridge to a single arch wooden bridge without columns, which is called "Hongqiao". There are many floods here, and the bridge has been washed away many times. Clever ancients reinforced the river bank with huge stones, crossed dozens of big trees without columns, built a flying bridge, and created the first wooden Hongqiao in China. Zhang Zeduan's Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is based on Hongqiao on Nanyang River in Qingzhou. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the local government invested heavily in transforming the wooden arch bridge into a seven-hole bridge with stone composite arch structure, and renamed it "Wannian Bridge". However, during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the bridge was rebuilt after being destroyed by floods, and it was only completed in 10. Nowadays, this bridge that has experienced war and man-made destruction has lost its original quaint taste in appearance.

Qingzhou North Street in the Night

The scope of cultural tourism in ancient city of qingzhou is about 10 square kilometers, which roughly includes three parts: the ancient city and the Beiguan ancient block in Song Cheng; Nanyang Ancient City Dongguan Weizi Nanyang River Sightseeing Belt, Ouyuan Historical and Cultural Block, Nanmen Block and Zhaode Ancient Block.

The river is cool and breezy, and my body feels very comfortable. There is an old man pushing a car and selling fruits and fried foods with lights hanging. Walking on the Wannian Bridge, I felt in a trance.

In fact, my understanding of Qingzhou is limited. For the first time, I knew that Qingzhou came from the Water Margin. Qingzhou and Liangshan hero in Water Margin have a lot of grievances. Song Jiang almost went to Liangshan for the first time because of the Qingfeng Village incident in the south of Qingzhou (it seems that Qingzhou really built a Qingfeng Village scenic spot, but the road was not repaired). At that time, Qingzhou official Qin Ming was ordered to suppress bandits in Qingfeng Mountain, and was later captured by Song Jiang. He sent people wearing Qin Ming's armor to burn and rob outside Qingzhou overnight. Murong Yan, the magistrate of Qingzhou, was cheated, killed Qin Ming's family and forced Qin Ming to go to Liangshan. Later, General Hu, who was sent by the imperial court to suppress Liangshan, was defeated and took refuge in the Murong magistrate. Mr. Murong magistrate sent him to the nearby White Tiger Mountain to wipe out the bandits headed by Kong Liang, which led to the forces of Erlong Mountain and White Tiger Mountain, where Lu was located nearby, joining Liangshan. Sung River used the new Hu Yan to burn and open the gate of Qingzhou. Qin Ming took the opportunity to go to town and killed the magistrate Mr. Murong.

There is a slightly inclined uphill road at the bridge head of Wannian Bridge, which extends to the distance and disappears on the horizon. There used to be the Chengguan at the southern end of Wannian Bridge, which was the Gubeiguan in Qingzhou, but now there is no city wall. From Gubeiguan to Taibao archway in the south, it is Qingzhou Gubei Street and the oldest street in Qingzhou. Beyond the archway is Ouyuan Street, which leads directly to Cheng Nan Building. Surrounded by ancient buildings such as Weijie Street and Dongguan Zhenjue Temple. Streets with bluestone slabs, black tiles, blue bricks, red columns and white walls. The storefronts with upturned cornices deal in Four Treasures of the Study and antique calligraphy and painting. The names of Silver, Zibaoge, Xingshengtang and Baoyige seem to have introduced me to ancient times.

However, the ancient street in Qingzhou at night is very quiet and there are few people. There are red lanterns hanging in front of the ancient gate, and there are few pedestrians. Walking on Qingshi Street, I happened to see an old man passing by with bare arms. Because the weather is cool, I don't even need to bring a fan.

Ouyuan street archway

This quiet and comfortable walking state continues until you cross North Street, and a wide road crosses in front of you, just opposite the corner of Ouyuan Street.

Because I can't see anything at night, in fact, Qingzhou municipal government is 200 meters east of the intersection. The Ouyuan Street downstairs of Taibao brand is brightly lit. The ground is clean and there is no garbage.

It is about 2 kilometers from Wannian Qiaotou to Fucaimen at the southern end, and there are tall archways on the street. According to records, there are many memorial archways in the history of ancient city of qingzhou, including Wang Fu memorial archway, Confucian Temple memorial archway and Rong En Square and Cody Square of many local celebrities. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many officials in Qingzhou served in the imperial court. Government buildings and ancestral halls gather in the city, and most archways are near government buildings in various streets of the city. Because there are many archways with different specifications and forms in the ancient city, they all have a strong decorative style.

The archways on the streets of ancient city of qingzhou basically belong to the type of superior families, and they all belong to the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, those who gained fame were awarded a certain amount of money to build workshops after being examined and approved by the local government, which made the wind of building workshops popular all over the country.

The arched building occupies a relatively small area, but its cultural connotation is high. Most of the inscriptions and couplets are written by celebrities, and their meanings and calligraphy are different. The exquisite carvings and architectural shapes on the archway also reflect the architectural level and style of that era, and there are many details to appreciate.

Beimenli Square is the landmark building of Beimen Street. This is an arch with two pillars across the building. The square is "in the north gate", and the column-holding joint is: "It looks like bricks and old stones. I think, when businessmen from Kyushu came here, it was very lively; In fact, outstanding people are particularly prosperous when they see the arrival of guests and friends from all over the world. " It reflects the prosperity of Qingzhou at that time and the history of many celebrities.

The big head on Fang Bo's forehead is "imperial edict". On the right, the titles are "Nishikawa Jinshi, Senior Minister, Minister of Rites, Former Strategist Nishikawa Affairs, Assistant Minister of Rites, Minister of Housekeeping, Shi Jingtang and Dongzhu", while on the left, "Daming Jiajing Yisi Li". This was established by Chen Jing, a Jingbiao native of Qingzhou, in the northern section of Ouyuan Street in ancient city of qingzhou during Jiajing period. Chen Jing, whose real name is Bochang, is called Dongzhu. In the ninth year of the Ming Dynasty, he was admitted to the Jinshi, promoted to the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and added the Prince Taibao. When the workshop was founded, Chen Jing served as the minister of does, that is, "uncle in bulk", so there was the word "uncle in bulk" on the forehead of the workshop. The couplets on this side of the column are: Li Chao's bones, I dare to say my name; Bottom line: live in peace, the door is dry, honest and sound.

The next big archway, called Taibao Square for short, is located in front of Xiben Temple in Weijie Street and in the west section of Dongmen Street. Feng was born in Linqu and settled in Qingzhou, with five archways. They are Jinshi Square, Yimen Kedi Square, Prince Fengqi Taibao Square, the third day official bachelor's square and the third Zongbo bachelor's square. Feng Qi, Zihua, No.,was a scholar in the five years of Wanli, and was a history of the Ministry of Rites. After his death, he gave gifts to Prince Taibao and Shi. Feng Qi was an important official and literary master in the late Ming Dynasty, and also an elite figure in Qingzhou. His deeds can be found in Ming History. Many of his works are included in Sikuquanshu. His political achievements were remarkable. After his death, the court posthumously awarded him as a university student. In the past, there was a good praise of "joining the cabinet after death and being alone in phoenix".

The "victory in aiding Korea" mentioned in the first alliance of Zhu Bao League may mean that the Ming Dynasty sent troops to help repel Japanese aggression in Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the request of North Korea. Feng Qi also made great contributions to this matter, so he praised it in this couplet. The couplet on this side of the archway is: the country is still three thousand miles away; The bottom line is: the country will be revived for 200 years.

Liu, the owner, was born in Shouguang County, Qingzhou, Ming Dynasty. He has been an orthodox scholar for thirteen years. He is an official of the Ministry of Finance and a college student. He was a veteran of the Three Dynasties and a prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Guo won the honor of the first grade. When Liu died three years ago, hongzhi emperor wrote a couplet for him, which is now the column couplet to the south of the archway. The first part is "loyal to serve the country, must be called a famous minister", and the second part is "filial piety in the countryside, which can be called a veteran of the three dynasties". Dr. Liu Guanglu, Zhu Guo, Prince Taibao, Minister of Finance, was also a university student, and gave it to Taibao. He died in the Orthodox, Jingtai, Tianshun and Chenghua Dynasties. Ming Xianzong called him "Mr. Dong Liu" and gave him a seal of "Jia Yi Zanyi". On the north side of this archway, the columns are connected. The first part is "Zhongxin Temple, known as a saint in history, whose merits and virtues are in harmony with Yunshan", and the next part is "Benevolence and filial piety are full of villages, the world is a model, and morality and water are in harmony". The top of the archway is "Gift", and the brand name is "Fang". On the right side, the small print is "Dr. Guanglu, Prince Taibao, Minister of Household Affairs, University Student, Taibao, and Liu Gift." Zhu Guo is the title of Wenxun. The inscription on the left is "Hongzhi has a heart of Dan".

The University Square was established for the people of Zhucheng County, Qingzhou Prefecture. Zhai Luan was a scholar in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty. He was a scholar in the temple and died in Wenyi. Zhai Luan's workshop was established in Jiajing period. The top of the archway is the word "imperial edict" and the name of the square is "scholar"; The small print on the right side of the workshop name is "Dr. Guanglu, Zhu Guo, Shaofu and Prince Taifu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and Shimen Zhai Luan, a university student of Shenmiao", and the small print on the left side is "Jiajing Guimao Ji Chun Ji Dan"; On the north side of this archway, the upper part of the column is "beautiful and clean, with different divisions", and the lower part is "mutual affinity and clear judgment."

On the south side of the memorial archway, the banister reads "Wan Li patrols and guards with talented people", and the second part reads "Being in power for more than ten years, foresight is the pillar".

Cody Square is also the memorial archway of the Feng family, which was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Qingzhou Shi Feng family produced six scholars and three juren, full of glory. The upper part of the handrail couplet in the south of the archway is "Kedi is continuous, highlighting the style of Dongzhou", and the lower part is "Outstanding achievements, which can be called Beihai family; The upper part of the north pillar is "an elegant door, how many gardens are green", and the lower part is "several generations of books, the country is infinite."

With the approval of the emperor, a Cody Square was built. There is a golden word "imperial edict" on the top of the square. Amount: an account. Right forehead: praise Feng's scholars, but pay attention to bookworm, integrity, health, sensitivity and saltiness (list the names of six scholars and three juren of Feng's family one by one). Left: During the Wanli period, Daming Ministry of Industry was ordered to defend Gudan.

Shi, a native of Qingzhou, was born in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. Shi was a scholar in the twenty-third year of Ming Jiajing. He is an official of the Ministry of War and a trilateral governor. When he died, he gave the prince a present. The workshop has four pillars and three doors, with a total width of13.8m and a total height of11.48m. The inscription on the memorial archway is "Shangshu Li Fang", and the southern pillar is linked as "an important town, a thousand miles to dry the city", and the bottom part is "Raise the festival again, let the keys be locked on three sides"; Attached to the north is a column-holding couplet, the first couplet is "the party that builds flood control dikes to clear lawsuits", and the second couplet is "quelling civil strife and destroying Japanese slaves." It can be said that these two couplets are a high summary of Shi's political achievements. Besides historical records, there are many stories and legends about Shi's deeds. For example, in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, an article named Yugui tells the story of a ghost that happened in Shizhen. The history of the former Minister of War and the Trilateral Governor is one of the best. It is said that even ghosts are afraid of him.

Haidai Metropolitan Plaza is the last big archway near the south gate, which witnessed the political, economic and cultural center of Shandong in history. Qingzhou lies between the sea (East China Sea) and Mount Tai. All previous dynasties were metropolises and military centers. It has long been the political, economic, cultural and military center of Shandong, with developed commerce and businessmen, and is known as "the important town of Sanqi and the metropolis of Haidai". This memorial archway shows the historical position of ancient Qingzhou and is one of the landmark buildings in ancient city of qingzhou. The square has four pillars and three doors, with a total height of 9.4m and a total width of14.4m.. The middle door is wide enough for horses. Under normal circumstances, officials can walk in the middle, and civilians can pass through the small doors on both sides.

Streets where handsome men and beautiful women wander

Different from the flowers in front of Jinan Mountain Master, most of the people walking on Qingzhou ancient street are handsome men and beautiful women. I have walked through many commercial streets, but I seldom see such dense streets as Qingzhou.

The beauty of the boys and girls walking here is not like the image of a big city wrapped in thick makeup and beautiful clothes, but a relatively light makeup, tall and soft skin and exquisite facial features.

In the soft light, I vaguely remembered the encounter between Princess Taiping and Xue Shao in The Poem of Daming Palace, just like Xin Qiji's "Thousands of trees open in the east wind night, and a boat of stars blows down like rain". When a passing boy turns to hold a girl's hand, it's like "suddenly looking back, but that man is in the dim light".

At this time, walking alone, I became a redundant Zhu Ziqing beside the lotus pond. "The excitement is theirs, and I have nothing."

In fact, Qingzhou Ancient Street is not particularly rich in products. A few local brands are sold on the street, and these brands are nothing more than cakes similar to Daoxiang Village in Beijing.

Of course, there are fashionable milk tea, coffee juice and so on, which are too much like the commercial streets in big cities. Only the shirtless old man who posted golden flowers under the street lamp was making noise, which smelled of old city life.

There are only six or seven food stalls on the street around Songhuai, which is the most popular place in this ancient street. The baked vermicelli sold here is something I have never eaten before. I ordered one, 8 yuan. The young stall owner told me that it was not a local specialty, but learned from other places, but the formula was adjusted by himself. There aren't many people in the street today, because Qingzhou's annual bid for a sanitary city is coming, so most distribution companies are closed.

Vermicelli are made of tin cartons and cooked in stock. There is a lot of seafood in it, which is very delicious.

I ran to the kebab stand across the street and ate tacos. Because of the flood in Shouguang, the price of a string of parsley at ordinary times 1 yuan rose to two yuan. The sauce tastes ordinary and tastes a little greasy.

In the southern section of the ancient street, ponds are dug on both sides of the road, and small bridges are flowing, which has a unique charm. However, the ancient street branch road in the southern section has not been completed yet, and it is being blocked by roadblocks and cannot be approached.

At the end of the ancient street is the tall gate Fucai Gate, which is also the south gate of Nanyang Ancient City in Qingzhou. The ancient city of Nanyang was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were the locations of the roads, provinces and offices. Brick city was built in Hongwu for three years. There are four gates: Haiyan Gate, Daizong Gate, Fucai Gate and Chenzhan Gate, including offices, temples, churches, academies, buildings, halls, trading houses, shops, banks and escort agencies. The reconstructed Fucaimen gatehouse is a brick-wood structure with five rooms wide and one room deep. On the second floor, the double eaves belt is surrounded by a corridor-style building with brick and wood structure. The platform of Nanchengmen has two floors, which used to be the cave of ancient Tibetan soldiers. There are three ticket holes on both sides of the ticket hole in the middle of the platform. Enter the Tibetan soldier cave and go up to the gatehouse through the stairs. On the east and west sides of the city platform, there are other east-west boarding passages.

Qingzhou garden ouyuan

Ouyuan Garden on Ouyuan Street is the private garden of Feng Pu, a bachelor of Wenhua Hall and a minister of punishments in Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, also known as "Feng Jia Garden". Feng Pu lived in Wanliu Garden when he was an official in Beijing. He called his mansion in Qingzhou "my garden" by the emperor, which means "unique". This garden was not open before, but it has become a scenic spot after renovation in recent years. Qingzhou citizens can enter for free with their ID cards. The adult ticket for foreign tourists to 30 yuan is estimated to be much less than that of the 15th Garden.

According to the introduction of scenic spots, this is one of the few "Kangxi style" garden buildings left in China (at present, the most complete preservation of this kind of garden should be Gong Wangfu). My garden is very small. Four sweet-scented osmanthus plants from Ming Dynasty have been planted in the garden for more than 400 years. Three winter jasmine plants left over from Ming Dynasty will bloom with goldenrod every winter. The most special thing in my garden is the rockery in my garden. There are three peaks in the rockery, arranged along the east and south walls of my garden, which are structurally divided into four parts: flat, peak, stream and terrace.

According to the ancient book My Garden, the main buildings in my garden are: one mountain (rockery with three peaks), one hall (Jiashan Hall), two rivers (waterfall water and cave spring water), three bridges (Dashiqiao, Hengshiqiao and waterfall water bridge), three pavilions (Songfeng Pavilion, Yunjing Pavilion and Lvge Pavilion) and four ponds (fish ponds). At that time, these strange stones were said to have one or two stones and one or two silvers, which shows the preciousness of these natural boulders.

But the trip to Qingzhou was too hasty, and it was not open at night. When the next day passed, it would rain, so I had to give up visiting the park.

From Sophora japonica to Zhaode Ancient Street

In the evening, I heard the classmates who lived together mention that fried buns next to the old locust tree are the most famous breakfast, and decided to go to the ancient street again in the morning. In the morning, the street is very quiet, and the echo can almost be uploaded from the slate ground.

Just a few steps out of the street, I saw Wannian Bridge, and during the day, I saw the dry Nanyang River and scattered Song Cheng.

Going uphill from Beiguan, the old store selling Four Treasures of the Study was still closed, and an early dog slowly came out of the alley, staring at me and wagging its tail in a friendly way. But I have nothing to feed it.

You can see the roadside more clearly at dawn. There is a brick carving on the front wall in the east, which is used to make the bustling map of the East Gate. It is somewhat similar to the Riverside Map on Qingming Festival, depicting the street I walked in the Qing Dynasty. There are actually other sites in this obscure alley of the old street, but those can only be marked on the map.

Maybe I got up too early, but the industrious Qingzhou people got up earlier. Go to Gang (Gang) alley and see a seller of fried beef buns, one in 2 yuan, and tofu brain is also two yuan a bowl. I may be hungry, and I can't wait to eat Song Huai, so I ordered two fried buns and a bowl of bean curd here. The local tofu in Shandong seems to be less abundant than that in Beijing. In short, it is not as delicious as Shandong tofu sold in Beijing (but better than Shandong tofu sold in Jinan), and fried dumplings are ok, but not as delicious as expected. A little oily.

Walking south, I saw an old lady selling a very strange thing called yellow rice cake. I asked, 5 yuan, a big bowl, it feels a bit like steamed rice with millet. There are many red dates and peanuts in it, enough for four people to eat together. I ate about a third. Then continue to walk in the direction of Song Huai.

When I saw the sea of people in front, I knew I had arrived. The signboard is "old locust tree fried buns". There are many outsiders and there are no seats, but in fact there are seats in the store. I lined up to buy two fried buns, one for beef, one for tofu and one for tofu. Here comes a bean curd brain.

Anyway, I have to spit out Qingzhou tofu brain and soup together, which is thinner and more fragrant than expected, but it still feels better than the last one, and it is not so greasy. In all fairness, there is nothing better than beef fried buns, except that they are half cheaper. Not bad, but not surprising. The fried dumplings in this famous shop are not bad, but they are not impressive. Of course, I'm actually a little full at this time.

Standing at this intersection, I looked up at the big pagoda tree that several people couldn't hold. The leaves are concentrated at the waist. I don't know if the crown is dead. People passing by looked up at it and took pictures, but it was not a beautiful tree. It is said that it was left over from the Song Dynasty and is the oldest tree in Qingzhou, but I always doubt that it has a history of thousands of years.

I'm eating yellow rice and heading east. This is a relatively wide alley, but it is actually Dongmen Street leading to the east gate of ancient Qingzhou. In fact, there are only a part of the existing ancient streets in Qingzhou, which makes Qingzhou like a fried dough stick from north to south, with short east-west and long north-south. Not far away, a stadium is locked in Gong Yuan, Qingzhou, on the north side of the road. The bronze statue of the candidates who came to take the exam was formed at the door, and the bronze statue of Confucius could be seen from the open door. This may be an open place to visit. But I came early and didn't open the door.

But a few hundred meters, the road bends to the southeast, and there is an old address of the money bureau on the side of the road. The shops opened on both sides are selling cakes that can be eaten for a day without eating. I was not interested, so I continued to walk east, because the road sign showed that Zhaode Ancient Street was in that direction.

Reprinted from Qingzhou