We all know that there are many theme parks in China, and different themes are suitable for different groups of people. In Anji County, Zhejiang Province, the two theme parks can not only satisfy children's longing for a beautiful childhood, but also help young parents reminisce about their childhood. These two theme parks are Hello Kitty Theme Park and Countryside Carnival.

"Appreciate the bamboo greenery on a light boat, smell the fragrance of bamboo on a winding path, listen to the bamboo language by the window, and climb high to observe the bamboo waves." Visit the vast and serene bamboo sea of China, the vast and fragrant bamboo sea; We also want to visit Anji Bamboo Expo Park, which offers a panoramic view of the world's unique scenery and insights into the thousand year old bamboo culture.

Anji · Journey

On May 17, 2019, Hefei South High Speed Railway Station - Changxing Station - Hello Kitty Park - Tianyuan Jialebi Park

August 15, 2018 Bamboo Expo Park - Return Trip

Anji Transportation

aircraft
At present, there is no airport in Huzhou. You can choose airports in the surrounding areas, such as Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao or Pudong Airport, etc.

train
There are Xuanhang Railway (Xuancheng City, Anhui Province - Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province), Xinchang Railway (Xinyi City, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province - Changxing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province), Changniu Railway (Changxing County, Zhejiang Province - Niutoushan Town, Guangde County, Anhui Province), Ninghang Passenger Dedicated Line, and Huzhou within the territory of Huzhou

There are high-speed railway stations in Huzhou, including Huzhou Station, Deqing Station, Changxing Station, Changxing South Station, and Deqing West Station.

Self driving
Highways: Hangning Expressway, Shensu Zhejiang Anhui Expressway, Shenjia Lake Expressway, Hangchang Expressway

Anji Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet

Throughout history, countless literati and literati have expressed their endless admiration and praise for bamboo, which has also made bamboo shoots popular. Li Yu, a famous writer and playwright in the Qing Dynasty, believed that bamboo shoots were "the best among vegetables. Fat sheep and tender glutinous rice are incomparable." He also said that cooking meat and bamboo shoots together is equivalent to "meat is fish, and bamboo shoots are bear's paws." Bamboo shoots are even more delicious than meat. Since the ancients have all talked about this, why is there any reason for the editor living in the bamboo village of Jiangnan to refuse the delicious Anji bamboo shoots? Since you are here for tourism, of course you should eat Anji's most famous and unique "Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet"!

It is said that when visiting our famous bamboo town of Anji for tourism, one must take a look at the vast and green bamboo sea of China, taste the "lost and regained" Anji white tea, and taste the "world's number one vegetarian" hundred bamboo shoots banquet. This is truly a fulfilling achievement and a worthwhile trip. The "Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet" is a traditional specialty banquet in Anji, Zhejiang, and also a brilliant chapter in the culinary culture of Wu and Yue. It is not a banquet made from 100 bamboo shoots, but refers to a variety of dishes and patterns made from bamboo shoots. Anji's "Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet" is a nearly 200 dish of delicious bamboo shoots made with over 10 cooking methods, including stewing, exploding, stir frying, stewing, frying, steaming, and boiling, using top-quality bamboo shoots from the bamboo countryside as raw materials. These dishes include hot dishes, cold dishes, bamboo shoots, meat and vegetable ingredients, and various soups and Dim sum made with bamboo shoots. In short, there are so many kinds of dishes that you will be dazzled before you eat them!

When it comes to the "Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet," of course, we should talk about its founder - Cao Weijun. What is the reason that led him to invent this famous "Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet"? It is understood that Mr. Cao Weijun started working as a chef apprentice in the government cafeteria at the age of ten. After more than ten years of training, he still loves the culinary industry he is engaged in at the age of thirty. By chance, he was sent to Hangzhou for training and saw that the dishes cooked by chefs outside were both delicious and beautiful, with each dish resembling a work of art. Later, when participating in the first "Hundred Fish Banquet" competition held in Huzhou, Cao Weijun was inspired to create the "Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet". Afterwards, he specialized day and night in researching the cooking methods of bamboo shoots, compiled cooking notes into a book, and finally published the "Bamboo Shoot Recipe" in 1993, which included 121 bamboo shoot cooking methods. Anji's culinary business card - "Hundred Bamboo Shoot Banquet" also began to gain popularity nationwide.

Mr. Cao Weijun has been dedicated to the development of the "Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet". In 2001, the second bamboo shoot recipe containing 211 dishes was published, and his name is becoming more and more well-known to people; In 2016, he was awarded the highest honor in the culinary industry - the title of "Chinese Cuisine Master", which is also a recognition of the "Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet". The Anji Bamboo Shoot Banquet has launched more than 160 styles, including "yellow braised shark fin and bamboo shoots" that combine seasoning with bamboo shoots, "winter bamboo shoots and abalone" that have a similar taste and shape, "fragrant roasted Mengzong bamboo shoots" that are wrapped in mud and grilled on the stove, as well as pearl bamboo shoots, orchid bamboo shoots, tricolor bamboo shoots, healthy foot bamboo shoots, vegetarian fried combination, mushroom winter bamboo shoots, oil braised early garden bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots and fresh stewed bamboo chicken

As the saying goes, food is paramount to the people! Bamboo shoots, as a traditional delicacy in China, have been regarded as a delicacy in ancient times. As early as in the Book of Songs, there are poetic lines such as "adding beans, bamboo shoots, crispy fish, and minced fish" and "its sound is like how it is, only bamboo shoots and cattails", indicating that our ancestors have been eating bamboo shoots for over 3000 years. Anji in Zhuxiang is also rich in bamboo shoots, and the people love to eat bamboo shoots. There is a saying that "there is no shortage of bamboo shoot flavor in four seasons". The famous calligraphy, painting, and seal carving master Wu Changshuo from Anji in modern times never forgot the bamboo shoots in his hometown during banquets. He said, "Although there are eight treasures to taste among guests, there is no fragrance of wild bamboo shoots in the mountains.". With the passage of time, I believe that Anji's bamboo shoot banquet dishes will become more diverse, and the taste will also become more fresh and mellow, becoming one of Anji's most shining culinary cards.

Hello Kitty Park

Childlike innocence is a purity that will be preserved no matter what age you are. There is a HELLO KITTY amusement park full of childlike innocence in Anji, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. When it comes to Hello Kitty, everyone thinks of the famous Japanese cartoon character, Kitty Cat. Kitty Cat was born in 1974, when Sanrio Company planned to launch a small wallet with a design that hoped to create a brand new character. Therefore, this round face without a mouth, with a bow tied on the left ear, and a small tail became a Japanese cartoon cute star in the hearts of girls around the world.

This Hello Kitty theme park is jointly built by Shanghai Yinrun Group and Sanrio from Japan through cross regional cooperation. The first Hello Kitty theme park in China is currently the only and world's first Hello Kitty park outside of Japan, covering an area of 1.6 square kilometers. Since its opening in 2015, the park has attracted countless fans to visit.

Anji Hello Kitty Theme Park is a natural and harmonious theme park that focuses on attracting tourists through a healthy family theme and improving the sustainability of park play. The goal is to create a natural and harmonious home, integrating concepts of warmth, dreams, environmental protection, and creativity throughout the entire park. There are six different theme experience areas in the park, namely Friendship Square, Happy Harbor, Kitty Courtyard, Sound Village, Elf Forest, and Steam Kingdom. Each theme area also has dozens of rich and interesting entertainment projects.

From a distance, you can see a Ferris wheel in the sky with a Hello Kitty pattern printed on it. This Ferris wheel is a sliding track and a fixed track, the first slide style Ferris wheel in Asia, with a cool and joyful dual rotation new experience, no longer just a simple and romantic Ferris wheel. Entering the ticket entrance is Friendship Square, where twin siblings in cartoon style are also the first pair of siblings to appear in Hello Kitty. There is a flower dance in the wind in the square. Gemini siblings will also appear at Friendship Square from time to time, and there will be some interesting interactive activities. The pipes emitting white smoke and the rotating gears make people feel as if they have entered an industrial zone. Various magical adventures with slight danger, as well as the unique adventure of the Steam Kingdom, are also not to be missed.

In the amusement park, various theatrical performances always bring extra surprises, and in the Angel Theater, the Kitty family collectively appears for performances. There is a wide variety of fairy tale stories interspersed in musical, musical, and fantasy dramas. This is also a source of happiness, stirring the heart while feeling the ordinary warmth of a family.

Kitty's Home should be the castle that every Kitty fan yearns for. This is the center of the entire park. In the park, there are various different images of Kitty. In order to prevent Kitty from feeling lonely here, the designer has moved over its castle photos. This cute and beautiful fairy tale courtyard is home to the Hello Kitty family, and inside is a pink kingdom. Various fairy tale scenes such as guest rooms, bedrooms, and study rooms have been moved into a dreamy world.

In addition to various amusement projects, the culinary experience in the park is also a must see experience. The six major areas of the park have restaurants with different themes, decorated with unique features, including Chinese, Western, Japanese sets, and noodles. There are a wide variety of desserts and delicacies made into kitty shapes, which can instantly touch your heart and fill you with memories of your youth. Colorful and romantic Ferris wheels, colorful carousels, dreamy and colorful fairytale castles, adorable and bursting cute dolls, pure and interesting jungle theaters, in this amusement park with selling cuteness as its highest mission, form a soft and cute pink Hello Kitty fairy tale world; This is a pure, interesting, and spontaneous corner outside the noisy world.

For children who are still growing up, she is a cute toy; For adults, Hello Kitty calls for nostalgia and brings back the innocence of childhood. It has the ability to attract people of different ages, tastes, styles, and desires. It truly satisfies the aspirations of people of different age groups for childlike innocence, relying entirely on its own appeal, and has become an enduring cultural symbol from the 20th to the 21st century.

Countryside Carnival Park

Living in a noisy and busy world, each and every one of us has an ideal life of "although we cannot reach it, we aspire to it.". What we most yearn for in our childhood is to spend a whole day playing in an amusement park: carousels, Ferris wheels, bumper cars, etc. After growing up, I have been busy living and rarely have the opportunity to go to amusement parks to reminisce about my childhood. I don't know what comes to mind first when it comes to amusement parks? In fact, there are several famous amusement parks in Shanghai. Shanghai Disneyland is simply a paradise for the whole people, with crowds flocking to it every day; Happy Valley has also become the first choice for many tourists visiting Shanghai; And Anji, the hometown of tea mountains and bamboo seas, also has a very girlish Hello Kitty amusement park, of course, in addition to that, there is also a unique rural Jialebi amusement park.

Since the poet Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty pioneered the pastoral writing style and became accustomed to the hustle and bustle of cities, more and more people yearn for a beautiful rural life: vast rice paddies, green grasslands, and lush forests and flower beds, all created at sunrise and resting at sunset. Anji, known as the beautiful countryside of China, is an ideal place for rural tourism. You can choose any time of the year, whether it's a parent-child trip, self driving trip, friendship trip, best friend trip, summer camp with friends, etc. You can come here for a rural journey together.

The Countryside Carnival Park separates "Countryside" and "Carnival", and the other part of "Carnival" is equivalent to a carnival. The theme park scenic area with the concept of "countryside+anime" covers an area of more than 2000 acres, relying on the beautiful rural landscape and mountain and water resources, with a flower sea and fruit forest as the background, a parent-child experience as the theme, and a crossing technique to create a "countryside carnival, endless happiness" destination. There are outdoor expansion, parent-child kitchen, DIY workshop, steam train, hundred workshops, cute bear landscape, graffiti space, water expansion, water entertainment, construction park, crazy farm, water splashing square, agricultural sightseeing and other amusement projects in the park. The six product systems of "family parent-child, outdoor farming, theme display, leisure and entertainment, theme entertainment, and cultural experience" are constructed to attract people back to the countryside with a pastoral lifestyle.

Whether it's a parent-child trip, a friendship trip of three or five friends, or even a group in the same office, you can forget your identity, age, pressure, and troubles here, let go of your heart, and experience all the fun activities here. Release your original intention to the fullest and return to your childlike innocence. Picking seasonal vegetables and cooking "hometown flavor" on a retro earthen stove in the countryside, there is no need to worry about eating the same instant noodles or fast food. Here, you should have fun and eat with a taste. Seasonal vegetables are planted in the scenic area. In the vegetable garden, different seasonal vegetables are planted all year round. You can directly pick fresh seasonal vegetables and then go to the retro earthen stove to personally cook a table of delicious farmhouse dishes, recalling the taste of your hometown.

People will only return to their true selves when they are close to nature. Jialebi is based on the concept of nature education, allowing children to participate in activities that experience nature. While playing, they can perceive nature and learn unity through play. It not only enriches children's knowledge of nature, but also understands the true essence of respecting, caring for, and harmonizing with nature. At the same time, it can also cultivate good habits, self-confidence, and a sense of responsibility. At the same time, we who are bound by work should also break free from pressure and invite three or two friends to have childhood memories.

Bamboo Expo Park

Bamboo, as we all know, is evergreen all year round, proud of snow and frost, and has been loved by Chinese people since ancient times. It is known as the Four Gentlemen along with "plum, orchid, and chrysanthemum", and is also known as the "Three Friends of the Cold Year" along with "plum and pine". Bamboo is deeply loved by literati from ancient and modern times. They love bamboo and sing about it, using it to express their aspirations. We also know that our country is the origin of many bamboo, which is why it is called a cultural relic symbol of China. Of course, not only do we have many varieties of bamboo in our country, but there are also many different varieties of bamboo abroad. So, will there be a complete museum about "bamboo"?

We have seen different types of museums, such as the Chinese Coin Museum, the Chinese Military Museum, the Chinese Tea Museum, the Chinese Kunqu Opera Museum, the Sichuan Cuisine Museum, the Huaiyang Cuisine Cuisine Museum, and so on. They are museums dedicated to a specific field, and also give us a more comprehensive and systematic understanding of the history, present and future development possibilities of this field. So, it's not surprising to have a bamboo museum.

Our country has the richest bamboo plant resources in the world and is known as the "Kingdom of Bamboo". Bamboo culture has a long and rich history in China, and bamboo handicrafts have existed since ancient times, achieving the artistic conception of "not being able to live without bamboo". So, it is also quite necessary to build a "Bamboo Museum" in our country. Anji County, known as the "Number One Bamboo Township in China", is the only specialized bamboo museum in China - Anji Bamboo Expo Park. It can be said to have favorable timing and location.

The bamboo we commonly see is the fastest growing plant in the world, with the most concentrated distribution in tropical and subtropical regions, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean, and Pacific islands. Due to geographical limitations, even if there are many varieties of bamboo, we cannot know them one by one. Therefore, we may mistakenly think that bamboo is actually the same, only growing in different places. But when we walked into Anji Bamboo Expo Park, the breeze swayed and the bamboo shadows swayed. The 1200 acre Bamboo Expo Park was planted with 389 different types of bamboo, which can be said to include bamboo varieties grown in different places both domestically and internationally.

Anji Bamboo Expo Park has familiar four season bamboo, golden bamboo, as well as rare black sprout bamboo and horn bamboo, as well as many strange shaped spear knife bamboo and chicken feeding bamboo, as well as sweet bamboo and bitter bamboo with different flavors, and so on. Anji Bamboo Expo Park not only gathers 45 local bamboo species in Anji, but also has bamboo varieties transplanted and introduced from 17 provinces and cities across the country such as Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Beijing. There are also some bamboo varieties exchanged with countries such as Thailand, the United States, and Japan. There are as many as 389 types of bamboo planted in the park, making it the largest and most complete bamboo kingdom in the world, known as the "Bamboo Grand View Garden".

There is also a world-class professional ecological exhibition hall for giant pandas in the Bamboo Expo Park, which has complete functions and is strictly designed and built according to expert suggestions. It has a constant temperature panda lounge and various outdoor amusement facilities to ensure that our national treasure can grow and thrive here. Next to the Giant Panda Pavilion, there is also the Little Panda Pavilion, which has an equally superior environment. The "Tropical Rainforest" scenic area in the park is a garden style greenhouse with bamboo as the skeleton plant and seasonal flowers on the lower level. Inside, there are over 60 precious bamboo species preserved and displayed, as well as over 140 tropical plants, such as dragon bamboo, big Buddha belly bamboo, melon bamboo, spinulosa, pitcher plant, etc. Here, we can experience the rich tropical atmosphere firsthand without going to the tropical rainforest, which is very worth visiting.

There is also a Chinese Bamboo Museum in the Bamboo Expo Park, which is a themed museum that integrates collection, academic research, education, tourism and leisure. The museum covers an area of 12000 square meters and has a building area of 3200 square meters. It was completed and opened in 1996. The museum adopts a novel and unique garden style combination layout. In the flower garden in front of the gate, there is a stone tablet named "China Bamboo Museum" by the famous Chinese calligrapher Mr. Qigong. The exterior of the venue adopts a light yellow color scheme similar to bamboo, with a unique grid design that looks like a bamboo tower at first glance. A green pictographic character "bamboo" is engraved high above the gate.

Entering the museum, we can see that it is divided into a hall and seven exhibition halls. In the center of the hall is the world's largest and most majestic bamboo species, known as the "Great Bamboo King" of Yunnan dragon bamboo, also known as crooked foot dragon bamboo. There are more than 30 Yunnan dragon bamboo plants like this in the hall, all purchased from the Simao area of Yunnan. Seven exhibition halls showcase China's rich bamboo culture through fossils, specimens, pictures, books, and other aspects according to different themes. The first exhibition hall introduces the history and resources of bamboo; The second exhibition hall introduces the cultivation and utilization of bamboo; The third exhibition hall introduces the literature and art of bamboo; The fourth and fifth exhibition halls showcase various bamboo handicrafts

The Chinese Bamboo Museum is a collection of over 6000 years of bamboo history. It houses many exhibits with great historical, scientific, and collectible value, including bamboo fossils dating back 33000 years, imitation bamboo pottery unearthed from the Liangzhu Cultural Site over 6000 years ago, as well as chariot and horse artifacts, bamboo slips, bamboo slips, and bamboo musical instruments unearthed from the Chu Tomb in Jingzhou, Hubei and the Han Tomb in Mawangdui, Hunan. We can see ancient bamboo paintings by masters such as Tang Yin and Zheng Banqiao; There is also a 3.2 meter long giant bamboo flute known as the King of Jiangnan Flutes; There is also a 4.36-meter-long and 2.16-meter-high bamboo woven painting "Along the River during the Qingming Festival", which was a rare treasure woven by six bamboo weaving artists over two and a half years using over 300000 fine bamboo threads.

End Angie, we'll see you again next time

Jiangnan is a place that I never tire of visiting for a long time. And Anji, like a hermit, has always been hidden outside the sight of others, hidden in the mountains, forests, and bamboo seas. Anji, which has a history of 1800, was named "Anji" by Emperor Ling of Han. Taken from the Book of Songs without clothes: does it mean without clothes? Qi Xi. It's better to wear the clothes of a son, peaceful and auspicious. Within the territory, there are seven mountains, one water, and two fields, with layers of mountains and lush bamboo, known as the "Three Pure Land" with clean air, clean water, and clean soil. Anji, who lives at a slow pace, is the place where I will come again. Anji, next time, goodbye!