Mr. Zhu Ziqing was originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and later settled in Yangzhou with his father. In This Summer in Yangzhou, he shows readers a different Yangzhou from the perspective of an "old Yangzhou man" who has lived for a long time.
From the introduction, we can see that the beautiful scenery of Yangzhou is related to water in Dachuan, such as "Slender West Lake" and "Xiaojinshan" and Wu Ting Bridge in the middle of the water. I am interested in fahai temple's introduction, probably influenced by the folk love story The Legend of the White Snake. In the story, a monk named Fahai fought with the white snake and suppressed it under the Leifeng Tower of the West Lake in Hangzhou. Fahai temple in Yangzhou has nothing to do with the monks in Fahai. Monks in the temple are good at cooking and entertaining guests, especially the "braised pig's head".
Yangzhou has more water and more boats. I come from the north and have never been to the south. As for Zhu Ziqing's big boat, watermelon-like "rowing boat" and tarpaulin-like "rowing boat", I can only imagine it in words.
I like the teahouse and snacks mentioned in the article best. Think of outdated boating. You can ask the teahouse for a pot of tea or one or two "small cage snacks", drink, eat and talk in the river, and then give the teapot, small cage and money to the teahouse when you come back. What a leisurely and comfortable life!
Yangzhou is much more prosperous now than during the Republic of China. If there is an opportunity, I will definitely go to Yangzhou, go boating on the river, have tea in the teahouse, and taste the famous Yangzhou three-headed banquet and three-ding buns.