It takes two and a half hours by high-speed train from Beijing to Hebi, Henan. The name Hebi is said to be named after the "crane perches on the precipice of Nanshan", but many people don't know this allusion. The history of Hebi can be traced back to Shang Dynasty. Qihe River, which frequently appeared in The Book of Songs Feng Wei, is still flowing in Hebi.

Although "the ancestors were also rich", Hebi people have no pride in their bones, but they have been immersed in poetry and songs for thousands of years, which makes them full of massiness and literary spirit. It is said that when Qihe Cultural Square was built, all kinds of decorations and inscriptions were voluntarily completed by local painting and calligraphy lovers, without wasting a penny. Poems such as "Send a son to Qi, as for Dunqiu" and "Look forward to Qi Aoqingzhu" can always be easily transformed into easy-to-understand and intriguing stories in the mouth of Hebi elders.

Hebi's massiness and literary spirit are also reflected in the local architecture. There is a Li family courtyard in the village beside the Tanghe River, which is the former residence of Li Gui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry in Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty, and the magistrate in Songxian County of Henan Province in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. The courtyard adopts the pattern of "nine doors taking photos" and "four waters returning to the hall". The 20-meter-high sentry guard building goes straight into the sky, and you can imagine the prosperity of that year.

Hebi people love to be lively, especially like to catch temple fairs and listen to Henan Opera. When I went to Huda Village, I was catching up with the villagers to see the opera. On the simple stage built at the entrance of the village, the Henan Opera team invited from other places began to perform noisily, and the villagers sat in the dark with small benches, and cheers broke out from time to time.

Hebi people like pasta, the staple food is often steamed bread, pie, and then Huimian Noodles. The most famous breakfast in Hebi is spicy soup. There is a breakfast shop called Xiaoyaozhen Spicy Soup, which is similar to Qingfeng Steamed Bun Shop in Beijing. Order a bowl of mala Tang with steamed stuffed bun, fried dough sticks, oil steamed stuffed bun and the like, and you can eat enough for less than ten yuan.

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