Food in Chikan Ancient Town
The arcade is actually a kind of commercial building, and this unique architectural style can also be seen in the old city of Guangzhou. However, due to municipal planning, many old arcades are facing the fate of being demolished.
Ancient town arcade
The series on the tip of the tongue is a bit out of date. Recently, its ultimate edition "Exploring Chinese Cuisine" is being broadcasted, but the name "Exploring Chinese Cuisine" is a bit straightforward, not as sexy and romantic as "The Tip of the Tongue".
Chikan, hometown of overseas Chinese
Therefore, it is inevitable to copy the usage of the tip of the tongue and talk about the ancient town of Chikan, the hometown of overseas Chinese in Kaiping Diaolou.
When it comes to eating, Cantonese people have the most say. Guangdong cuisine, Chaoshan cuisine and Hakka cuisine alone can make Guangdong on the tip of your tongue more episodes.
Go shopping in the market downstairs
Actually, arcade is not a tradition in China. From ancient Greece to Europe, and then to the world, it was popular in the Pearl River Delta area of Guangzhou, so it took root in Guangdong and became a building with Lingnan characteristics. Guangdong's climate is changeable, and the characteristics of arcades just adapt to the weather here, so the streets in Guangzhou have gradually formed architectural characteristics dominated by arcades in historical evolution.
Chikan Ancient Town is located in the middle of Kaiping City under the jurisdiction of Jiangmen City, which is 12km away from Kaiping Central City, and has a history of more than 350 years. It is an ancient town with strong Lingnan characteristics and profound cultural heritage. Tanjiang River runs through the town, and Chikan is built along Tanjiang River. The south bank is the countryside, and the north bank is the town, with all kinds of arcades and huge buildings. Kaiping, Guangdong is the hometown of overseas Chinese. The arcade architecture here is also evolved from western architecture, and the arcade and the watchtower complement each other.
Hawthorn maltose
The small building in the town seems to remain in the past years, and the changes of the times have not taken away the simplicity here. There is also a watchtower in the ancient town. The famous library of Guanzu and Situ and the arcade building on Xidi Road are the must-see places for overseas Chinese and have been designated as cultural relics protection units in the province.
An active market
Today's arcade has become a market. Although it is noisy, it has a unique flavor of Lingnan Street, which reminds people of the market days in small towns in the 1980s. This kind of hawthorn maltose with rural characteristics can be seen everywhere and children like it very much. A dollar stirs up a string of meanings, eats while walking, and then can visit the whole market.
Children who buy candy.
There is also a film and television city in Chikan ancient town, where many movies and TV series were filmed. On the day we went, there was a film crew working in it, so we didn't have a chance to go in and see what happened. From the outside, it should be a building with Lingnan characteristics, which is modeled after the arcade style outside.
Chikan tofu horn
Tofu horn in Chikan ancient town, Kaiping, fried in a flat-bottomed iron pot, has the taste of oil and "five spices". The "five spices" here are a mixture of "clove, cinnamon, star anise, fennel and coriander". In fact, Chikan is not rich in five spices, but the fragrance has been fully exerted here. I think this spiced tofu horn is more delicious than the stinky tofu in Jiangnan. The key is the seasoning.
I especially like places where firecrackers can be set off during the Spring Festival. In the ancient town of Chikan, the whole street is covered with scraps of paper left by firecrackers, and the smell of festivals is everywhere. Some naughty children spilled this kind of oil cannon on the ground, and the people who were eager to hurry accidentally stepped on it and rang, and a group of children snickered. A wonderful childhood.
Country fair
The arcade is characterized by sunshade and rain protection, the arcade eaves gallery is a sidewalk, and the arcade is a business office or warehouse, which is very convenient for business activities. This layered composite space along the street eaves gallery greatly adapts to the richness of citizens' daily life and the diversity of space use functions.
The arcade provided shelter for the booth.
The imprint of the old arcade shop is still there, and the words that can be vaguely recognized write the prosperity at that time, and now the local product market also confirms the prosperous inheritance.
Delicious ginger candy
Salted fish dried at home
The ginger candy made now is also delicious. Sesame flavor suits my taste best, but it always serves as a test guest when passing by. I tried, and I don't want to buy it. I am a typical miser. It's very hot along the way these days. Just drank a bottle of sugarcane juice and caught fire. Can't I fight poison with poison? If a friend who is not afraid of the heat comes, this is really a good personal letter. The ginger candy here is very thin. You can definitely try it.
Kaiping is about an hour and a half's drive from Guangzhou, but it's my first time to come to such a close place, just like many friends in Beijing have not bought tickets to visit the Forbidden City so far. They always think that things that are too close are too easy to get, so they always ignore them.
Kaiping sesame seed cake
Farm-made ingredients
Although the arcade market has lost its former prosperity, it can still see some historical shadows. I like such streets very much, and I can see the truest side of local people's life with every step.
This factory has been transformed into a distinctive restaurant.