The world is so big, I want to see it. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and the mixed feelings of work, and let yourself breathe the air of freedom.
After spending two nights browsing nearby attractions suitable for a two-day trip, I chose my destination—Yong'an—and embarked on my first spontaneous trip in 24 years:
D1. Taste local snacks and visit the Linyin Stone Forest
On the morning of February 19th, I took the high-speed train departing Fuzhou Station at 10:11 AM, arriving at Yong'an South Station at 12:00 PM. Then I took a taxi to the Xiangzhang City Hotel. Using Didi Chuxing is very convenient for commuting in Yong'an; a car arrives in 3-5 minutes. After putting my luggage away, the sun was already shining brightly outside the window, even though it was February. The temperature soared to around 30 degrees Celsius. I quickly changed into a short-sleeved T-shirt and followed Baidu to the nearby time-honored "Old Yong'an Kuey Teow Shop" for lunch. It lived up to its reputation: the kuey teow was white, tender, and smooth, the broth was delicious, and paired with a plate of the legendary "live meat" slices. It looked ordinary, but the taste was truly delicious. After a quick rest at the hotel at noon, I took a taxi to the long-heralded Linyin Stone Forest. This 4A-level scenic spot boasts a typical karst formation. Its name, Linyin, is inspired by the saying "Heaven therefore conceals its traces," due to its fish-scale-like surface. The forest boasts a myriad of unusually shaped rocks, overlapping peaks and ridges, and anthropomorphic forms. The Kissing Rock and the Farewell My Concubine Rock are particularly lifelike, a breathtaking display of nature's uncanny craftsmanship.
For dinner, we stopped by Daohe 888 Late-Night Food Stall. The décor is cozy and the handmade beef balls are incredibly chewy and worth a try.
D2: Jishan Village (Jishan Bistro, Qiluo Public House, Big Banyan Tree, Floating Bridge, Cuiyuan, Liu's Castle, Former Site of the National Fujian Conservatory of Music in Yong'an), Yong'an Pedestrian Street, Grandma Chen's Cha Cha Fruit Shop, Yong'an Museum (Confucian Temple), and a second stop at the Old Yong'an Kuey Teow Shop. Jishan Village is a traditional Chinese village, home to a crystal-clear stream, a solemn small temple, fields of yellow and green rapeseed flowers, an ancient castle, and several sites from the Yong'an War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Despite its vicissitudes, the village remains fresh and refined, akin to a paradise. It is also a renowned historical and cultural village in Fujian Province. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Fujian Provincial Committee and provincial capital relocated from Fuzhou to Yong'an for seven and a half years. Qiji Public House was once a branch of the Fujian Provincial Experimental Primary School; Cuiyuan, a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit, is the former site of the Fujian Provincial National Government Health Department. The National Fujian Conservatory of Music, a college established in Yong'an in 1940, is located within Jishan Village. The neatly maintained wooden houses, with old photos adorning the walls and sheet music on the dusty piano, all speak to the teaching and anti-Japanese and national salvation activities carried out within the conservatory during the war. The most eye-catching feature is the floating bridge at the village ferry crossing. Made of several mottled orange-yellow wooden boats and planks strung together with iron chains, it was once a means of transportation for the villagers to cross the river, but now it has become a stunning sight, and every photo captures its beauty.
The Liu Family Ancient Fort was an unexpected discovery on this trip. I thought I'd finished exploring Jishan Village and was about to head home, but less than five minutes into the return taxi ride, I caught a glimpse of an earthen fort standing out the window. I promptly asked the driver to stop and take a look inside. This Liu Family Earthen Fort is a typical Qing Dynasty earthen fortress. Its floor plan is in the shape of a Chinese character "回" (U). It faces west and is constructed of earth and wood. The fort stands approximately 8 meters tall, with a 1.26-meter-wide corridor encircling the fort. Covering an area of 1,600 square meters, the Hakka people, due to the harsh environment, the presence of wild beasts, and the frequent banditry, as well as intense conflicts with local indigenous people and clan feuds, built their homes into fortified towers, allowing them to live together as a family. During the Anti-Japanese War, it served as the office of the Fujian Provincial Agricultural Improvement Office. Due to its isolated and desolate surroundings, it was also converted into the First Prison of Fujian.
From Jishan Village, take a taxi directly to Yong'an Pedestrian Street. A leisurely stroll from the beginning to the end takes about half an hour, leading to the discovery of Grandma Chen's Cha Cha Kueh Shop, tucked away in a small alley. The owner, warm and simple, explained that the shop has been open for 30 years and is now run by the second generation. I sampled several of their snacks. While the Cha Cha Kueh is a must-try, I highly recommend the beef ball soup; it's definitely worth the trip.
After lunch, exit the alley and diagonally across from it is the Yong'an Museum and the Yong'an Confucian Temple, the only surviving ancient building in the city that bears witness to the region's various historical developments. Construction began in the sixth year of the Jingtai reign of the Ming Dynasty. In the early years of the Republic of China, Yong'an's first modern-style county-run national education school was also established here. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Confucian Temple also served as the provincial government office and the Yong'an Provincial Normal School. With a history of 500 years and a total floor area of 5,000 square meters, it underwent its eighth renovation in 2003. Six plaques, including the inscription "Teacher of All Ages" in the handwriting of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, which had been lost for nearly 300 years, were recreated, along with three couplets in the handwriting of Emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong. The temple also features bronze tripods for Confucius worship, bronze chimes, stone slabs, and other ceremonial instruments.
After visiting the Confucian Temple, it was still early for the return train, so I stopped by the Old Yong'an Kuey Teow Shop to revisit the delicious flavors of Yong'an.
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The world is so big, I want to see. Stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city and the mixed tastes of work, let yourself breathe a free air. It took two nights to browse the surrounding attractions suitable for two-day tours, chose the destination ~ Yongan, and opened the first trip in 24 that was left: D1, taste special snacks, and swim the hidden stone forest on February 19th. Take the train from Fuzhou Station at 10:11 am. Arrive at Yong'an Station at 12 o'clock, and then take a taxi to Xiangzhang City Hotel. It is very convenient to take a taxi in Yong'an. You can call the car in 3~ 5 minutes. Put your luggage. Although it is outside the window in February, it has been sunny and high. The temperature has soared to about 30 degrees. I quickly changed to a short-sleeved T-shirt. Directly follow Du Niang to the nearby old brand "Old Yong'an Xutiao Store" lunch, it really deserves its reputation, Xutiao white and smooth, the soup is delicious, with a plate of rumored "live meat" slices, looking ordinary, eating but endless aftertaste. At noon, I returned to the hotel for a little rest and sat on the taxi to the long-seen scale hidden stone forest. It is a typical karst landform. 4A-level scenic area, because the surface of the stone buds is fish scales, and the meaning of the classic "the heaven is hidden" is called scale. Among them, the strange stones stand, the peak overlap, the strange stones anthropomorphic, thousands of shapes, especially the kissing stone and overlord Bee Ji stone, lifelike, breathtaking nature's ghostly work. Dinner punched in the rice dumpling 888 late night food stall, the store is warm and comfortable, handmade beef ball Q bounce, it is worth a try. D2, Jishan Village (Jishan Bistro, Qilin Gongwu, Big Banyan Tree, Floating Bridge, Cuiyuan, Liu's Ancient Castle, Yong'an National Fujian Yinzhuan Former Site), Yong'an Pedestrian Street, Chen Apo Chacha Guodian, Yong'an Museum (Confucian Temple), Second check-in Old Yong'an Yitiao Store Jishan Village is a Chinese legend Tongcun, the village is flowing with a clear river, a solemn small temple, a yellow and green rapeseed field, a long-old castle, several old sites of Yongan Anti-Japanese War, let you feel that although it has undergone vicissitudes, it is still fresh and refined. It is like being in a paradise. It is also a famous historical and cultural village in Fujian Province. During the period of resistance, the provincial capital of Fujian Provincial Committee moved from Fuzhou to Yong'an for 7 and a half years. Qiyu Public Housing was a branch of Fujian Provincial Experimental Primary School at that time; Cuiyuan is the key protection unit of cultural relics in the country, the former site of the Fujian National Government Health Department; The National Fujian Music College is a college founded in Yong'an in 1940. The school site is located in Jishan Village. The wooden houses are organized in a well-organized manner. There are old photos on the walls of the house. The dusty piano in the house is also placed with music scores. It seems to be telling the teaching and anti-Japanese rescue activities carried out in the sound special during the period of the war of resistance. The most striking is the village ferry pontoon bridge, the pontoon bridge is made of a few orange-yellow mottled wooden boats and a few wooden boards with chains, originally the village used to cross the river transportation, but now it has become a beautiful scenery, and it is amazing everywhere. Liu's ancient castle was an unexpected harvest on the way. I thought that I had finished visiting the entire Jishan Village and was ready to go back to the house, but I took a taxi in the village and took a look at a tubao standing outside the car window in less than five minutes. I decisively asked the driver to stop the car and visit inside. This Liu's tubao, It is a typical Tubao-style building in the Qing Dynasty, with a flat layout of "back" shape, a west-facing east, civil structure, Tubao height of about 8 meters, and a corridor width of1.26 meters above it, around the castle for a week. The area covers an area of 1600 square meters. At that time, due to the harsh environment, wild animals, a lot of bandits, and fierce conflicts with the local indigenous people, and the clan armed struggles are more frequent, so the Hakka family will build the residence into a fortified city building that is "resisting" strong, and the family will live together. During the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, it was used as the office of Fujian Agricultural Improvement Office, and it was changed to Fujian First Prison Department because of the surrounding closure and desertion. Jishan Village directly took a taxi to Yong'an Pedestrian Street, and slowly walked from the street to the end of the street for about half an hour. I searched for the Chen Apo Fork and Fork Shop hidden in the alley. The store was warm and simple. According to its introduction, the store has been open for 30 years, and it is now the second generation of people. Taste a few snacks in the store, in addition to the fork fruit is a must point, personal wall crack recommended beef ball soup, absolutely let you feel worthwhile. After lunch, walk out of the alley, diagonally opposite the Yongan Museum, which is also the Yongan Temple of Confucianism, the only ancient building that still survives the city to witness the historical development process of the local area. It was built in Mingjingtai six years, in the early days of the Republic of China, the first county-level new national education school in Yong'an was also born here, after the outbreak of the war, the Temple of Literature was once used as the provincial government office and the provincial Yong'an Normal School office, school location, has a history of 500 years, the total construction area of 5,000 square meters, After the eighth renovation in 2003, the 6 pieces of the Qing Kangxi emperor handwriting "Wanshishi Shishi Watch" and the three pairs of the handwriting of the Zheng and the Qianlong two emperors were remade, and the bronze dings of the sacrifice holes and bronze bells, stone gongs and other gifts and musical instruments were also equipped. After visiting the Confucian Temple, it was still early to leave the return train, and I checked in the old Yong'an Yitiao store again, so that the taste buds could relive the deliciousness of Yong'an. Yong'an Sanming