Weather conditions in Fenghuang ancient city

Fenghuang Ancient City is located in the southwest of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. In June 2023, the historical average temperature in western Hunan was 10 ~ 2 1℃, with the lowest temperature of 3 and the highest temperature of 27.

The ancient city of Fenghuang, with an area of about 10 square kilometer, is composed of 28 ethnic groups, including Miao, Han and Tujia, and is a typical minority community. It is located at the southern foot of Wuling Mountain and in the eastern part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. It is named after the green hills backed by it look like a phoenix about to spread its wings and fly. Fenghuang Ancient City was built in the 43rd year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1704), and the buildings of the East Gate and the North Gate are still there.

The city's bluestone streets, wooden stilts along the river, Chaoyang Palace, the ancient city museum, Yangjia ancestral hall, Shen Congwen's former residence, Xiong Xiling's former residence, Tianwang Temple, Dacheng Hall and Wanshou Palace all reveal the characteristics of the ancient city. There are 68 ancient buildings with cultural relics and historic sites, 6 ancient sites11,more than 20 houses with Ming and Qing characteristics1,and more than 30 temples and pavilions, making it the county with the largest number of existing cultural relics and historic sites in southwest China.

Special snacks of Fenghuang Ancient City:

1, Fenghuang bean jelly

Residents in Fenghuang area have a long history of eating bean jelly.

2. Phoenix ginger candy

Ginger sugar is a special product of Phoenix, hand-refined, with a history of 100 years. It is a traditional snack of Phoenix.

3. Blood-stained duck

Roasted duck with blood is one of the special dishes of Fenghuang and Xiangxi. When making, put the first-class glutinous rice soaked in advance into a bowl, and when the duck is slaughtered, pour the duck blood into the glutinous rice and soak it evenly.

After the duck blood is solidified, put it in a pot and steam it. After cooling, cut the bloodshot evenly into small squares, and then fry them in vegetable oil. When the duck meat is half cooked, put the original fried blood paste into the duck meat and cook it together, and mix some spices until golden brown, then take it out of the pot.

4. Camus vegetable tofu

Camus tofu is a special dish of Phoenix. To cook this dish, first pour an appropriate amount of cold water into the pot, then pour in the bean powder washed with slate, stir with chopsticks, then pour in the vegetables boiled with low heat, stir a little, add a little sour soup, cook with low heat until the soup becomes clear, and then add seasonings such as wild onion, garlic and pepper. Stew for a while and serve.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Fenghuang Ancient City