Dried silk is extremely ordinary, but it is a representative dish in Yangzhou cuisine. The weight of "adding thousands of threads to pile up fine threads" lies in the cutting skills and "adding materials". It is said that the owner of a hotel in Yangzhou assesses a chef to taste this dish of "boiled dried silk".

Lion Head is also a signature dish of Shanghai's local cuisine and Suzhou style cuisine. When I was young, my mother was good at sitting this Stewed Pork Ball in Brown Sauce. However, unlike Jiangnan cuisine, the lion heads in Yangzhou cuisine are not fried, but steamed. Maybe I am used to Stewed Pork Ball in Brown Sauce made by my mother, so I feel very ordinary about steamed lion's head.

Although Yipin Seafood has a good taste, I am quite dissatisfied with its food content: it actually uses a lot of ham sausages to fill in the numbers!

Yangzhou fried rice is the most distinctive dish in Yangzhou. This is the most popular Fried Rice in Jiangnan area.

Go to He Yuan after lunch.

I have been to Yangzhou many times and have visited some famous gardens. However, He Yuan is visiting for the first time.

The official name of He Yuan is' Ji Xiao Shan Zhuang '.

In the ninth year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1883), He Zhizhen, who was serving as the supervisor of Jianghan Pass in Hubei's Hanhuangde Road (governing Hankou, Huangpi, and De'an areas), resigned from his position and returned to Yangzhou. He purchased the Wu family's "Pianshishan House" and surrounding land, and began building the Jixiao Mountain Villa. It took 13 years to build the "Jixiao Mountain Villa", which is known as the "first garden of the late Qing Dynasty".

He Weijian, also known as Zhizhen, is from Wangjiang County, Anhui Province. Born into a family of officials for generations. His father, He Junguan, was appointed as the Governor of Jiangsu and was awarded the title of First Class Official by the imperial court.

He Zhizhen was born in the 15th year of the Daoguang reign (1835). She was once a senior student of the Imperial Academy and served as a Langzhong in the Ministry of Revenue. Later, she was promoted several times. Not long after serving as the inspector of Hubei, he took over as the Han Huangde Dao and also served as the supervisor of Hanjiang Pass. The court rewarded him with the title of "First Class Official", conferred him the title of "Senior Official", and promoted him to "Guanglu Official".

He Zhizhen was in the midst of a smooth career, but chose to resign and retire.

In the ninth year of the Guangxu reign (1883), at the age of forty-nine, he retired to Yangzhou. Built this' Whistling Mountain Villa '.

In 1901, after his mother's death, He Zhizhen moved his family to Shanghai. Eight years later, He Zhixuan passed away.

After being sold, He Yuan changed ownership several times. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, He Yuan was occupied by the puppet army led by Sun Liangcheng. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, He Yuan lent it to Zhu Tong Middle School to resume classes.

Heyuan is divided into four parts: Dongyuan, Xiyuan, Yuanju Courtyard, and Pianshishan House.

Arriving at He Yuan, this is the east gate of the newly built scenic area. The "First Garden of Late Qing" on the wall was inscribed by Luo Zhewen, a student of Liang Sicheng. The two characters "He Yuan" on the door plaque were written by He Shaoji during the Qing Dynasty.

Entering the gate, there is a small courtyard. Enter the East Garden through this Moon Cave Gate. The inscription "Ji Xiao Shan Zhuang" on the Moon Cave Gate was a personal topic of He Zhizhen in the past. The two characters "Ji Xiao" are taken from Tao Yuanming's "Returning to the Auspicious Land", which reads: "By the southern window, I send the sound of Ao; by climbing the eastern hill, I let out the sound of Shu Xiao.

After the small bridge, there is the Peony Hall. The brick carvings on the mountain wall are exactly "Wind Blows Peonies".

The the Taihu Lake Lake stone in front of the Peony Hall is called "Shipingfeng" or "Dianshi". The "Stone Screen Wind" of Heyuan, the "stalactites" of Shouxihu Lake, the "Zhangrenzun" of Hehuachi Park, and the "Fishbone Stone" of Geyuan are collectively known as the "Four Wonders of Yangzhou".

There are peony ponds and peony flowers around the Peony Hall. On the occasion of 'Fireworks in Yangzhou in March', the peonies in Heyuan are in full bloom, attracting countless tourists to come.

The over 60 meter long "Tiebi Mountain" on the walls of Dongyuan is extremely spectacular. Pasting Bi Mountain is a common technique in Jiangnan gardens. With this Tiebi Mountain, the originally dull high walls of the deep courtyard have been transformed into a magnificent "urban forest".

There is a 'Jiefeng Pavilion' in front of Mount Tiebi. The two characters "Jiefeng" on the plaque were inscribed by Yangzhou calligrapher Yang Xiaoyang (styled Yizhi).

The other pavilion on Mount Tiebi is "Near Moon".

Arriving at the main building of Dongyuan - the boat hall.

The ship hall is shaped like a boat, surrounded by cobblestones and tiles, and the wavy patterns symbolize the sparkling water surface. The stone passage in front of the hall symbolizes the springboard for boarding.

The ship hall is a single eave gable roof with windows on all sides and a surrounding corridor, symbolizing the deck of a large ship. On the front porch pillar, there is a wooden carved couplet hanging: "The moon is the host, the plum blossoms are guests, and the flowers are the four walls of the ship, the home.

The horizontal plaque on the front of the hall reads' Fuhai Pavilion '.

The two words' Fuhai 'come from Confucius' saying,' If the way doesn't work, I will ride on a boat to the sea. 'This implies the reason why the owner resigned from his official position back then!

From the hiking trail on Mount Tiebi, you can directly climb to the "Reading Tower" located at the northeast corner of Dongyuan.

This is the place where He Shenghao, the eldest son of He Zhizhen, studies. He Shenghao bravely studied hard and lived up to his father's expectations. He passed the provincial examination in 1882 and ranked sixth in the second class of the palace examination in 1890. He was appointed as a junior scholar in the Hanlin Academy and achieved the glory of two generations of Hanlin.

From the upper floor of the Reading Building, directly enter the second floor of the compound corridor and enter the West Garden of He Garden.

The Fudao Corridor is a highly distinctive building in He Garden. The so-called Fudao refers to a partition wall sandwiching a corridor, dividing it into two along the axial direction, and allowing different views to be seen on both sides of the corridor.

The compound corridor of He Yuan is divided into two levels, which Yangzhou people call "Chuanlou". The compound corridor of He Yuan divides the east and west gardens, and is also the connection between the two gardens. Cleverly conceived and captivating.

The entire corridor surrounds the entire West Garden and leads to the Butterfly Hall. Walking on it, one can enjoy all the scenery in the garden. The corridor is over 1500 meters long, surpassing the corridors of the Summer Palace, hence it is known as the "Number One Corridor in the World".

Overlooking the West Garden from the corridor, there is a pool of water in the center. There is a pavilion built in the pool. This is the Water Heart Pavilion, known as the "Number One Pavilion in the World".