Brief introduction of Zhancheng rice

In the fourth year of Kaiping in Hou Liang (9 10), the king became the king of Fujian, and Fujian was established. When the Central Plains was in chaos and Fujian was relatively stable, Wang opened Gan Tang Port to carry out foreign trade and introduced Zhancheng rice, which originated in south-central Vietnam, into Fujian. In the fifth year of Song Xiangfu (10 12), Zhenzong ordered rice to be taken from the city and distributed to the traffic envoys in Jianghuai, central Zhejiang and western Zhejiang, so that people who chose private fields could plant it. Zhancheng rice has the characteristics of early maturity, high yield, water resistance and drought tolerance, beautiful appearance, delicious taste after cooking and high rice yield, and is planted all over Fujian.

Since the Five Dynasties, Jingdezhen porcelain has been famous for its exquisite production and complete varieties.

Ancient paper money

Jiaozi (later changed to Yin Qian) in the Northern Song Dynasty was the earliest paper money in China and even in the world. It came into being during the Chunhua period of Emperor Taizong (990 ~ 995). Sixteen wealthy businessmen in Chengdu co-founded jiaozi Store and issued jiaozi. In the first year of Tiansheng (1023), Yizhou Jiaozi was established and officially issued the following year. The intersection problem is bounded by three years, and the boundary is full of new intersections to recover the old ones. The allocation of each sector is controlled at more than 6,543,800 yuan+0,250 yuan, with iron money as banknotes, and the currency value is relatively stable, which promotes economic development.

The night market in China began in the Yin and Zhou Dynasties.

In the Han Dynasty, various markets appeared, including Zhi Zhi, prison, meat market, military market, imperial palace and official market. According to the business hours, there are morning market, big market, night market and night market.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the expansion of urban scale and the development of urban economy, a large-scale night market appeared. In the story of Jinling, the Tang Dynasty recorded the night market in Jinling (now Nanjing): the rich "bought wine in the middle of the night with money in their waist, called Qin women, and held banquets." At this time, the development of the night market has been promoted to the south, and there are certain-scale night market activities in large and medium-sized cities and towns across the country. The poet Du Mu said in the poem Bo Qinhuai: "The smoke cage is full of sand in the cold moon, and the night is near Qinhuai restaurant. A strong woman in the business world doesn't know how to hate the country, but also sings "backyard flower" across the river. " This poem describes the scene of the night market by the Qinhuai River in Jinling.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the night market was even more grand, especially Lin 'an City (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). According to Wu's Dream in the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin 'an night market was very lively at that time, with everything from clothes and hats, bonsai flowers, fresh fish, pigs and sheep, candied cakes and seasonal fruits. Only from the perspective of flavor snacks, Xiaoren Square sells jiaozi, Qin 'an Square sells ten-color jiaozi, Xishi Square sells crispy snails, and Taiping Square sells candy. Lin 'an's night market is quite famous in Jiangnan. Night market meets morning market and stays up all night, all year round, every day.