Yuyao County is located in the Qin Dynasty (now Han Jian) and belongs to Huiji County. The county seat was built in the fifth year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (200 years) and is one of the ancient counties in eastern Zhejiang. According to Taiping Universe, in the early Tang Dynasty, "Yuyao is surrounded by Mingzhou in the east and Shangyu in the west, which is a huge town of Yuezhou", and was once promoted to Yaozhou (Yaozhou was founded in the fourth year of Tang Wude (AD 62 1)). Song Dynasty was called "Wang Xianjun" and "the most famous city in Southeast China". Zhenyuan Year (1295) was changed to Yuyao House. In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369), the abandoned state was restored as a county. 19 1 1 year165438+1October 8 (September 18th, Qing Dynasty) Yuyao was "recovered".
Yuyao was liberated on May 23rd 1949. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the territory changed many times, the biggest one was 1954, the cotton area north of gutang was assigned to Cixi County, and the rice area and mountainous area west of Cixi County were assigned to Yuyao County.
1On July 26th, 985, the county was withdrawn to set up a city, which was under the jurisdiction of Ningbo City and governed 9 districts, 8 towns and 63 townships.
Yangmei Literature —— The Past Life of Yangmei in Cixi, Yuyao
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A few days ago, I went to Wangcun, Si Qian, Zhang Ting Town, Yuyao, and visited "Mei Laoda" in Yuyao. Lubu and Zhang Ting are two adjacent towns, both of which belong to Yuyao City (county). We set out from the land port and soon found the home of "Mei Laoda".
Hello, I'm @ Future Europa (net name), and I'm at your home with @ Yuyao Cixi-Yangmei Resort (net name).
Okay, okay, I'm coming. I will go home soon.
After seeing "Boss Mei", I said hello. @ Future Europa sent a gift of celadon from Linhu Yueyao to "Mei Laoda". "Boss Mei" showed us around his bayberry fresh-keeping treatment room. "Myrica rubra is the most seasonal fruit, and there is a saying that it tastes bad in one day, changes color in two days, and changes color in three days." But after our fresh-keeping treatment, it can remain unchanged for 22 days. It can be airborne all over the country and even go to the world, "Boss Mei proudly told us, and took out the outer packaging of his waxberry from the trunk of the car. "Good goods should have good packaging. You see, this is the outer packaging we made last year, and won the first prize in the selection of famous agricultural products packaging design held by the organizing Committee of the third agricultural fair. " We nodded repeatedly to show our approval.
After drinking tea in the back room, "Mei Laoda" drove us to Yangmei base, standing at the junction of Yangmei Mountain and Mountain, overlooking the mountain, with a row of neat trees. @ Future Europa asked where it was, and "Mei Laoda" explained: This is the junction of Zhang Ting Town and Henghe Town, and on the other side is Henghe Town. The planting area of Myrica rubra in Zhang Ting and Henghe Town accounts for more than 50% of Cixi in Yuyao. Tourists often say that Yangmei in Cixi is authentic. At this time, "Mei Laoda" will always show a little anger and tell tourists that all Yangmei in Cixi did not belong to Yuyao before. ...
When I heard this, I couldn't help but think of Yu's essay "Where to Go to Xiangguan", one of which said: "I finally became a person who basically can't speak Yuyao dialect. Only in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, when the fruit stalls in Shanghai marked all Yangmei as Yuyao Yangmei for sale, would I stop a little and look at the quality of Yangmei with an expert's eyes, and the water and clouds in Shanglin Lake came to my mind, but suddenly, my hometown was lost. Hometown, so I got lost ... ". So is Yangmei also lost or lost its hometown?
Myrica rubra belongs to Myrtaceae arboretum. Also known as Shengshengmei, Baitimei and Shu Mei, it has high medicinal and edible value and is distributed in East China, Hunan, Guangdong and Guizhou. Myrica rubra pollen was found for the first time in the Neolithic Hemudu site excavated in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, indicating that Myrica rubra grew in this area more than 7000 years ago.
History can be traced back to 7000 years ago. At that time, the ancestors shuttled through the mountains, hunting or playing. When they are tired, they occasionally find one or two plants full of small red fruits. Bold people try to pick them and eat them. They were surprised to find that it tasted fresh and sweet, sour and sweet. As a result, wild small fruit became a hot commodity. In the case of "short supply", clever ancestors embarked on a long road of artificial cultivation and improvement.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it is said that more than two thousand years ago, it was sparsely populated and the land was barren. Fan Li, a doctor from the state of Yue, helped Gou Jian, the king of Yue, defeat the State of Wu, and decided to live in seclusion in Shan Ye and quit politics. He said that he had led Shi out of Beijing, and Gou Jian hosted a banquet for him. They crossed the river and bridged the bridge. Every mountain found its way, and soon they came to Huiji Mountain. Fan Li thinks that although this place is barren, there are fruit trees on the mountain and clear springs under the mountain, which is a good place to live. So they cut wood to make beams, cut grass to make tiles and settled down. When they first arrived in Shan Ye, they had no time to farm, so they had to go up the mountain to pick wild fruits to satisfy their hunger. Because it was the summer solstice, although the mountains were full of wild fruits, it was a pity that these wild fruit acids lost their teeth and became numb. Stone is sad, unhappy and heartbroken. Poor doctor, everyone knows that he has a plan to repel the enemy, and hard thinking can't change the sour taste of wild fruit. In desperation, he shook the fruit tree crazily until his hands were covered with blood. At this time, Shi heard the sound of going up the mountain and saw the deep red blood dripping from his hand. He was so distressed that he burst into tears, and tears dripped on the fruit dyed red with blood. Perhaps Fan Li's piety touched God. At this time, the blood-stained wild fruit suddenly became watery. When you put it in your mouth, it is already sweet and delicious. So, they planted the leftovers in the ground and handed them down from generation to generation, which became the current bayberry. This is a beautiful legend about Yangmei. "Yue County Records" said: "Myrica rubra in Huiji is a wonder in the world, with a big nucleus and a fine purple color". Among them, Myrica rubra in Huiji is Myrica rubra in Cixi, Yuyao, while Yuyao County in Qin Dynasty is Yuyao County and Cixi County in Qin Dynasty is Zhang Ju County. The words "big core and fine color, purple" are the true portrayal of bayberry in Wuyue.
In the Han and Jin Dynasties, the local ancestors basically mastered the cultivation techniques of Myrica rubra, and studied its morphology, storage and processing besides fresh food. Because of the high quality of Wuyue Yangmei, it was already among the tributes in the Han Dynasty. Han Ji in the Jin Dynasty described the shape and habits of Myrica rubra in detail in "Southern Vegetation": "Myrica rubra offspring are small and red, ripe in mid-May, ripe as plum, and sweet and sour", which can be found as ironclad evidence that it is in the same strain as Yuyao and Cixi Myrica rubra. Dong Fangshuo in Han Dynasty recorded in Lin Yi Ji: "Yangmei in Lin Yi was as big as a cup and bowl, and it was very sour when she was young. It is red and tastes like cliff honey. It's used to make wine. It's called Xiangmei, and it's not allowed to be drunk unless it's a distinguished guest. " Nowadays, many people are no strangers to Yangmei wine or have special preferences, but few people know the brewing origin of Yangmei wine.
Su Dongpo said after eating Wuyue Yangmei in the Northern Song Dynasty, "What can Fujian and Guangxi litchi do?" What is suitable for grapes in the west? I don't feel like Wuyue Yangmei. " He thinks that wuyue Myrica rubra can be equally divided with Fujian litchi and western grapes, which is a high praise for wuyue Myrica rubra. Pinker, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was full of praise for the taste and color of Yangmei: "In May, Yangmei was all over the forest, and at first it was suspected that one branch was worth a thousand dollars. Weifang Heshuo grapes are heavier and darker than Weinan litchi. "
After thousands of years of gestation and development, Myrica rubra in wuyue has entered thousands of households in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is not only closely related to production and life, but also permeates and maintains an emotion called Myrica rubra complex. Xu Jie, a famous poet in the Ming Dynasty, chanted Yangmei: "The top of the crane is still red and wet, and the blood of the dzi beads is not dry;" If you really know the taste, how did litchi come to Chang 'an? Yang Fangcan, a man of A Qing Dynasty, described it in his novel Myrica rubra in Maibeitang: "Relax in summer and sit quietly in the Lujing Pavilion. You don't need to take care of the tea house. Chewing a bite of Xia Hong in the middle of the night makes Huachi fragrant at your fingertips. Who will pay me? I'm thirsty. I remember my family's fruit best these years. "A wanderer who has been wandering for many years will suddenly feel homesick when Yangmei matures.
Myrica rubra in wuyue has a history of 7000 years and was cultivated artificially in 2000. By this time, Myrica rubra has been subdivided into many types. Myrica rubra is a well-known water chestnut variety and early-maturing Myrica rubra, accounting for more than 95% of the total cultivation area. Its fruit is big, the stone is small, the color is good, the meat is tender, the juice is rich, and it is sweet and delicious. In Yuyao, Cixi and Yang Yang, Myrica rubra is mainly concentrated in Zhang Ting Town and Henghe Town, and the planting area accounts for more than 55% of the two cities. 1954, 10 In June, in order to establish a commodity cotton base, the county territory was adjusted, and Zhang Ting, Lubu, Chengguan and Yunshan in Cixi and Cizhen were placed in Yuyao County, so before 1954, Wuyue Yangmei was called Cixi Yangmei, and later it was placed in Yuyao Cixi Yangmei. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued an announcement, approving the protection of Yuyao Yangmei on February 3, 2004 and protecting Cixi Yangmei on February 3, 2004. Geographical protection of origin is implemented, and the varieties include water chestnut and early large species.
In March and April, Myrica rubra blooms, in May, Myrica rubra is covered with green leaves, and in June, Yang Meihong is everywhere. Yuyao Yangmei and Cixi Yangmei are like tasting a Yangmei, which is sour in sweetness and sweet in acidity. It should be sour, sweet and fragrant. @ 中中中中中 said: Yuyao Cixi is the resort of Yangmei, the hometown of Yangmei, and a family. Yuyao Cixi should cooperate and jointly operate and promote. Yangmei from other places should not be allowed to pretend to be Yangmei from Yuyao Cixi, which has a bad reputation. We all agreed in the laughter of "Boss Mei".
Taste the sweet and sour life of Yuyao Yangmei
-Yuan
"In May, Myrica rubra was all over the forest. At first, I suspected that one tree was worth a thousand yuan." Meiyu season is a good time for Yuyao people to taste sweet and sour bayberry. When we saw its full and tender purple fruit, our mouths were watering. Grab a few and put them in your mouth and chew them one by one. Let's enjoy its sweetness and feel its acidity. ...
Life is like eating bayberry, sweet and sour, and intriguing. Life is full of ups and downs such as failure and success, tragedy and comedy, pain and happiness, hatred and love. Enjoy life, whether sweet or sour, be calm and savor it carefully. Only when the sweet and sour tastes are together can you know the uniqueness of Yangmei, feel the preciousness of Yangmei and praise it. Life is a bitter and sweet struggle, and you can't indulge in bitterness and depression! You can't just sleep in sweet and warm arms. People should live for acid and sweat for sweetness.
Any truly valuable life is sweet firmly bases his life wishes and ideals on reality, and makes unremitting efforts and struggles for it, "through thick and thin"! Yangmei is dignified and deep in the mountains, calmly and calmly interpreting its ups and downs in the drizzle. Acid, the intrinsic quality of Myrica rubra, is the accumulation of its spiritual growth and tempering. Myrica rubra has truly realized its unique value because it is sour and sweet!
The reason why Yangmei makes people salivate is precisely because it has a sour taste; The reason why Yangmei is unforgettable is precisely because it has a sweet and sour taste. When the fruit of Myrica rubra is ripe, it is the most brilliant time in its life, and it is also the most prone to be eroded by pests or fungi. We should clearly realize that when life is proud, it is also the easiest time to wither and wither. On the road of life, we don't forget the bitterness when we are sweet, and believe in sweetness when we are sour.
Myrica rubra never forgets "knowing bitterness is sweet" when growing up, and "thinking of sweetness when saving acid" when succeeding to warn future generations! It deeply understands that sweetness is a qualitative leap in the process of bitterness and acid accumulation! The value of life is always realized by the assignment of additive accumulation mode. "Without some hardships, there would be no sweet and sour bayberry"! Sweet taste is always given after the flowers fall and the fruit matures!