Because of this hairy crab, I came to Yangzhou!

A trip to Yangzhou for a foodie photographer!

Yangzhou is one of the four major food capitals famous for Huaiyang cuisine. In addition to fireworks in March, you will always have surprises when you come anytime, and it is not just delicious food. There are Slender West Lake and Chinese classic gardens such as Geyuan and He Yuan. There are also the Grand Canal Museum, which has been popular in recent years. An entire urban landscape belt connected by canals allows everyone who comes to Yangzhou to have fun, see and eat to their heart's content.

When we come to Yangzhou, eating is an absolutely eternal theme. This time, we are here just in time for the hairy crabs to be on the market, so our itinerary is like the title, so let's start with eating! Let me take you to experience Yangzhou's most representative restaurants and morning tea culture. Yangzhou Banquet, Quyuan Tea House, Fuchun Tea House, and Yechun must all be arranged.

The Skinny West Lake Yangzhou Banquet is known as the representative Huaiyang cuisine restaurant that must be eaten when coming to Yangzhou. We started with a cage of big and beautiful steamed hairy crabs and started to explore the true taste of the food. The hairy crabs almost run through Huaiyang cuisine and Yangzhou morning tea. Throughout the culture, the well-known crab powder soup dumplings, crab powder lion heads, drunken crabs, etc. all have yellow and greasy hairy crabs as their souls.

Therefore, the highlight of every Yangzhou meal we have to choose the famous Yangzhou Banquet. This is an existence that truly represents the top level of Huaiyang cuisine. The ingredients, skills and presentation are also top-notch in Yangzhou, the world's food capital. status in the Jianghu. If you come to Yangzhou, be sure to come and experience it, especially Slender West Lake Store. It's unique location and high-quality service experience, and you deserve it!

This table is full of dishes, but there is absolutely no pit. Hairy crabs, needless to say, are yellow and fat, and they can stick to their mouths until they eat them. They are so fragrant. Stewed goose head is very hard-core and has a good taste. While chatting, time will pass quickly and you will be very happy to eat. The three river delicacies of drunken shrimp, soft pocket, and river shrimp are really a perfect match. Traditional cuisine is a way to feel the inheritance of culture. The eight-treasure gourd duck carries the most auspicious meaning. The shape, color, taste and meaning are in the best condition. Every bite is a great satisfaction. This feast of Yangzhou is truly worthy of its reputation!

There is a long queue for Quyuan Tea House every morning. We are here. How can we not be Quyuan when we arrive in Yangzhou?

The oversized salt merchant Wuding Bao in Quyuan is a unique one, and the crab yellow soup buns are also in the right order. The small green vegetables in the emerald shaomai have always been deeply in my heart, because I really like Jiangnan making sweet small green vegetables into steamed buns or steamed wheat wonton filling. It tastes clear and beautiful.

Quyuan's rice balls are also armed with caviar, the yellow osmanthus glutinous rice balls are sweet and refreshing, and Gaoyou's double yellow duck eggs are never absent.

The Jinjing Terrace by the Slender West Lake where we are seated is the second-ranked single-family pavilion in Quyuan. Celebrities, politicians, and businessmen from all walks of life have tasted morning tea here. The leisure and elegant garden is a reflection of Yangzhou morning tea culture!

In addition to Quyuan, Yangzhou's famous morning tea shops include Fuchun Tea House and Yechun Tea House. In order to check in every delicious morning tea shop in Yangzhou, we must try and win them all.

A bowl of Wensi tofu soup with crab meal and Buff made my eyebrows drop, a Duang Duang shook Fuchun crab meal soup bun made me poke it endlessly, and a cup of fragrant Quedragon Pearl Tea made me drink and drink it.

In the Fuchun Hall of Fuchun Tea House, we can experience the refreshments carefully prepared for us by Master Zhang, a descendant of intangible cultural heritage. Fuchun Tea House, which has a history of 138 years, is also a recommended morning tea restaurant that Yangzhou must not miss. It is worth using many pictures to recommend to you. Pasta in the shape of a rabbit and a pear in front of you were all newly created by the masters of Fuchun Tea House under the leadership of Master Zhang.

It is said that in different shops of Fuchun Tea House, there will be such creative and unusual snacks distribution, so it feels like searching for treasures.

Traditional starters such as fried fish, hot dried shredded silk, and coir coat cucumber will also be made more carefully in Fuchun. It may not be described just by saying it, but we will indeed have an amazing taste and taste when eating it. I hope you can also Come and experience it for yourself.

For lunch, we changed to Fuchun and went to the old Fuchun Tea House in Desheng Bridge. The place where Fuchun really started its business, and experienced the Huaiyang cuisine of Fuchun Tea House. What surprised me about this meal was that each person had a cup of crab meal and lion head. The whole bowl was filled with fragrant golden crab meal grease soup. The lion head inlaid with crab meal attracted me to take a spoonful and couldn't wait to put it into my mouth. Really, the soft, smooth, fragrant glutinous rice melted in the mouth and disappeared. Only the aroma stays in the mouth. This dish is so delicious.

Tradition such as Yangzhou fried rice, fried fish slices with rice grains, boiled dried shredded meat, drunken shrimp and other dishes, each of which is exquisitely presented and generous, and the taste is also rich and profound. It is worthy of being a century-old rich spring. It is a good dish and a good cook. Welcome guests and friends from all over the world. Praise!

There is also another famous heavyweight morning tea shop in Yangzhou, that is Yechun Tea House. Every time you come to Yangzhou, you must check in Yechun Royal Wharf Store. This was once the dock where Qing Dynasty emperors boarded and boarded the boats in person. The Royal Wharf Store is also based on its beautiful gardens. The unique environment of the canal is deeply favored by diners and gourmets.

Yechun has come to Yangzhou every year in the past few years. It has also witnessed Yechun's continuous innovation based on traditional Yangzhou morning tea and tried a new path that integrates the elements of Cantonese morning tea. It is not difficult to see from the crowded customers every day that Yechun is a very successful choice.

The private room by the river is the best choice for enjoying the scenery and eating morning tea. The food utensils in Yechun are mainly red, and the traditional small steamer is also very cute. Steamed buns and steamed wheat are smaller but full and look plump. It is suitable for a family or many friends to share it together. You can also invite the resident singer to improvise a little song, which makes the morning tea taste and taste elegant. It is very good.

So we chose Yechun for lunch because we just didn't enjoy morning tea. A group of sunshine passing through the window lattice by the river shines on the dishes, which is warm and natural. Sure enough, natural light is more charming!

Yechun's dishes are beautiful, delicious and not very expensive. They are very suitable for family or friends to gather together for a little while. Sitting in the overhead attic next to the Grand Canal of Yumatou Store, enjoying tea in the sun and having a meal, it is very comfortable. In the garden courtyard, the red color of maple trees is about to appear, and the golden color of ginkgo is also being staged. The autumn colors of Yangzhou are blooming in winter, which is also very romantic!

In addition to delicious food, Yangzhou is also famous for its beautiful scenery. Autumn here always comes later than in the north. Now in Yangzhou City, the color of ginkgo maple trees is entering its most brilliant moment, and the clear wind is still blowing along the Slender West Lake. Wuting Bridge, next to the White Tower, towering trees are colorful, giving tourists a taste of color. The blue sky, clear water, gray tiles and white walls, red bridges, painted boats and waterbirds are cruising, creating a picturesque picture of Jiangnan.

If you like it, be sure to take a boat and set out from the pier at the south gate of Slender West Lake. First, you can experience the luxury of the houses of once large salt merchants on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and then cross the Red Bridge next to Xu Garden. The small golden mountain here is exquisite and elegant, and you can make a small turn. Boarding the boat again, your eyes suddenly became bright and you could see the Wuting Bridge and the White Pagoda not far away. The Diaoyutai is next to your hand. This pavilion that stretches into the lake and the peninsula makes it particularly beautiful to check in to take photos.

Passing through the largest bridge hole of Wuting Bridge and enjoying the warmth of the sun spreading on you, the Xichun Terrace at the end and the 24th Bridge often mentioned in ancient poems are in front of you. This is not just an ordinary cruise ship trip. It is more like comparing the scenes in ancient poems, an immersive journey back in time. You must set out with poetry to feel the thin West Lake in front of you. Why is it always sung by the ancients? Its charm requires you to slowly understand it.

It is also highly recommended to visit Daming Temple and Songjiacheng on the bank of Slender West Lake. Daming Temple was the place where Master Jianzhen once practiced. Pingshan Hall in Daming Temple was also built when the great literary hero Ouyang Xiu was the prefect of Yangzhou. Scholars of all generations, including Su Shi, have visited here and left traces of ink treasures. The sleeping pagoda in the temple stands tall, and you can climb the tower to have a panoramic view of Slender West Lake.

Songjiacheng, a legacy of a thousand-year-old city, is now planned to be built into a leisure park with complete city walls. The Ginkgo Avenue here is a check-in point that cannot be missed in Yangzhou to enjoy autumn. It is hundreds of meters long and makes you feel the purest autumn.

Surrounded by the water system on all sides, you can also see red cedar trees and wild ducks and birds. I am very envious of Yangzhou people having such a huge green lung in the ancient city.

If you want to experience the atmosphere of autumn in the canal and the ancient city, you must visit Tianning Temple and Shikefa Memorial Hall. This is the oldest ginkgo in the city.

Tianning Temple is the palace of the Qing Dynasty emperor in Yangzhou. It has red walls and glazed tiles, deep courtyards, and is full of atmosphere. The gardens in the Shi Kefa Memorial Hall are also unique. There are multiple courtyards with layers that can be slowly and carefully transformed.

Speaking of gardens, Ge Garden, one of China's four famous gardens, is also in Yangzhou. You can't miss this. The most attractive chapter of this garden famous for its bamboo is the Four Seasons Garden. Even the owner of the garden who likes lush bamboo forests all year round cannot refuse the beauty of different colors in the four seasons. The spring flowers are beautiful and the autumn colors are also absolute. Therefore, beside the stony rockery in the east corner of the Four Seasons Garden, red maples are planted.

In the garden in the sunset, warm light passes through the red maple leaves and projects light spots among the pavilions and pavilions. The light and shadow are bright and the autumn atmosphere is strong. At this time, a short table is needed, a set of tea sets is placed, and a pot of hot tea is brewed. Sit in pairs with friends, and laugh and talk about the world between the dense heat of the tea soup. How about it? Does this scene have a feeling?

But when it comes to the more exquisite Yangzhou gardens that I like more, it is He Garden. Forget the buildings, gravel green forests, green lotus floating moon, sunset and sunset, the first garden in the late Qing Dynasty, He Zhiyan's "Jixiao Mountain Villa" is a location for many movies and TV series, and it is also a choice for tourists who love ancient costumes to check in to take photos. In a short period of visit, I recorded and photographed many beautiful women and handsome men. It was really beautiful.

So, who says that only fireworks can be used in Yangzhou in March? Yangzhou at this time of winter is indeed full of autumn. It has my favorite colors and poetic pictures. However, how many times I have praised Yangzhou, I can't compare it to you. Look at it, it's still crisp autumn weather, come to Yangzhou for morning tea, or come to a table with Huaiyang cuisine, walk slowly and easily around, thin West Lake, garden scenery, ancient city, streets, and enjoy the autumn scenery. How comfortable.

Yangzhou is a good place, poetic and picturesque waiting for you...

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