Hello, I'm Nankang
Rizhao from the other side:
Rizhao, hello, my friend! Maybe you don't know me, but you know that when my children just came back from your university in winter vacation, they excitedly said that you were friendly, beautiful and generous, and wanted us to be bosom friends. The so-called "it's a pleasure to have friends in the distance"! Now it is through this letter that I want you and the people there to know me better so that we can get to know each other. Please allow me to formally introduce myself. Hello, I'm Nankang!
I heard that you are a coastal city located in the east of Shandong, but I guess you haven't heard of me. I belong to the district now, and my rank is slightly lower than yours, but don't underestimate me. I am in the western area of Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, which is located in the Zhangjiang River Basin, the source of Ganjiang River, and it is also an important transportation place with both land and water. The children mentioned that the sun shines badly in your place, and the place is as the name suggests. My name also has some historical origins. It was once called Nan 'an County because of "the land is connected with Lingnan, and people live in peace", and later it was renamed Nankang County in the first year of Jin Taikang, and later it was called Nankang District with history and policies. Because of the humid subtropical monsoon climate, the weather here is highly praised. Some tourists once lamented "good wind, good rain and good weather". Officially, I am called "the hometown of Hakka singing and dancing in China", "the hometown of sweet pomelo in China" and "the hometown of navel orange", etc. Don't think I'm boasting, so I'll choose a few of my characteristics to write with you and see if this is different from the local customs in the north.
children are greedy, so I'll talk about eating specialties first. It is in the name of "Hometown of Sweet Pomelo" that the pomelo here is really delicious. People in the industry always comment that "the meat is tender, the juice is sweet, the quality is excellent, and the flavor is unique". Sweet pomelo is favored by people because of its health-care functions such as clearing the liver and improving eyesight, nourishing the heart and moistening the lungs, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and lowering cholesterol. There are many kinds of Shatian pomelo in Hakkas, so when guests visit, they must eat these sweet pomelo to relieve their hunger.
when it comes to dishes, I have a unique "fried pork bun" here. The lotus leaf is wrapped with pork belly and glutinous rice flour, which is delicious and full of flavor. It is a top-ranked dish. It has a lot to offer! During the Qianlong period, Dai Quheng, a well-known champion, entertained the elderly in the neighborhood. After dinner, everyone gave a cut pork wrapped in lotus leaves. Because it was a gift from the champion, the old people could not separate it, so they put the meat together with the lotus leaves into a wooden steamer and steamed it. Open the lid of the wooden retort, and the fragrance of lotus leaves and meat will waft in bursts, which makes you feel delicious when you eat it. Moreover, at the banquet, it is also very particular to open the purse. Generally, it is necessary for an elderly person and a young person at the banquet to cooperate to open it, commonly known as "opening the bud". Hakka people here have always advocated frugality, and all the dishes that can't be eaten at the banquet should be wrapped in lotus leaves and taken home for the family members who didn't attend the banquet. This custom has been handed down.
On holidays, there are delicious Huangyuan rice preserves and peanut cakes. The rice preserves are somewhat similar to the rice cakes in your north, but the production process is very complicated. Rice dyed with gardenia fruit is mixed with other ingredients, cooked and pounded in a stone mortar until it is tough ... Peanut cakes with the reputation of "Moon Bars" are even more delicious to send guests away and answer friends. Select them. Let your children visit me when you have the chance!
a wealth of things makes people outstanding. Although I dare not boast that I have reached the Tengwang Pavilion, if I want to talk about places of interest and literati, I can still mention it. My scope is not large, but I can find historical sites in some small towns and villages, such as the Han and Tang tombs in towns and villages such as Shijie, Shi Mao, Longhui and Xihua, which show my splendid ancient culture. Nanshan Forest Park, Shengfo Temple, Dongshan Park and Xushan Martyrs Cemetery are available for sightseeing. The hills around me stretch, and many areas are being developed. I believe there will be more interesting places here in the near future. Many villages and towns have beautiful scenery and are suitable for tourists to visit. For example, Longmu and Daping Township ... Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, poets such as Jia Dao and Su Dongpo have sung poems about harmony in our place, leaving many famous sayings. Su Shi was demoted to Lingnan because of the Wutai Poetry Case, and passed through our place, praising "A stranger grows thousands of oranges himself, and a stranger comes to look for a hundred flowers" and "Pumice is dried and frosted before water, and Jiaoxi is idle to try tea before rain". Huang Mingqian, the "first person of desert landscape painting" in China, learned and edified his enterprising quality and desert customs from people in my land.
You see, I told you about some of my local customs and food. Although it is not much, it is enough for guests from afar to travel. I really want to be friends with you, or even make more friends, so that more people can know me and understand me. "and yet, while China holds our friendship, and heaven remains our neighbourhood", I hope my introduction will make us closer and more friendly! I also hope that more distant guests will come!
? Nankang of this side