[Explanation] Zheqiao Village, located in Linxia City, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, is adjacent to the Zheda Highway, which is the only way from the city to other places.

In the early 1990s, active-minded villagers built a simple restaurant at the entrance of the village to provide services such as rest and meals for passers-by. Stir-fried grass chicken became a popular dish because of its high quality and low price.

　　Nowadays, stir-fried grass chicken is also the reason for urbanites to call friends and friends, and it has become the "new food style" in Zheqiao Village.

Recently, the reporter came to Zheqiao Village to explore the story of "a chicken".

　　The "Zhou's Stir-Fried Chicken" farmhouse run by the villager Zhou Wenguang developed from a simple restaurant. It is also the first farmhouse in Zheqiao Village with a history of more than 30 years.

He recalled that the original farmhouse was mainly fried noodles, not fried chicken.

　　[Concurrent] Zhou Wenguang, person in charge of "Zhou's Stir-Fried Chicken" Farmhouse

　　At that time, they mainly sold fried noodles and grabbed potatoes. Everyone (living) was in poor condition. It would be good to be able to (buy) to eat fried noodles.

Later, the living standard improved, and the income was also higher. You can eat a fried noodle, and you can also eat a grass chicken.

　　【Explanation】Walking in Zheqiao Village, the signs of various farmhouses can be seen everywhere. Their essential dishes are mainly stir-fried grass chicken, minced pork vermicelli, tiger skin pepper, hot and sour cabbage, and Kangpot potatoes. "Dish" is supplemented.

When the business is booming, when the stove is on, the smell of rice wafts through the village.

　　Zhou Wenguang’s farmhouse is close to the highway, and his geographical advantage has attracted many diners, but now he has new worries.

　　[Concurrent] Zhou Wenguang, person in charge of "Zhou's Stir-Fried Chicken" Farmhouse

　　(Now) The reputation of our village has gone out, which is still a good thing for us.

(But) parking on the roadside can't stop a few cars, (plus) people's requirements are getting higher and higher, and the food (things) is becoming more and more diversified.

In the past few years, our business has gone down, and (hardware facilities) have fallen behind.

　　[Explanation] Compared with Zhou Wenguang, although the farmhouse run by Wang Bin, a foreigner, is far away from the Zhida Highway, the interior decoration is more luxurious, and the courtyard is also convenient for parking, which also makes up for the shortcomings of remote location.

　　Prior to this, Wang Bin, the main ramen restaurant, invested more than 1 million yuan to turn the rented courtyard into a farmhouse, because he saw the business prospects of the farmhouse.

　　[Concurrent] Wang Bin, person in charge of the newly opened farmhouse in Zheqiao Village

　　(Before) We were doing ramen restaurants. We got up early and got off work too late. It was less profitable. (But) I saw other people’s farmhouses, which were more profitable, so I changed my mind and started working on this farmhouse.

　　[Explanation] Ma Furong, secretary of the Party branch of Zheqiao Village, witnessed the process of rural changes. In his opinion, compared to the hospitality that has been popular for many years, the original peasant meal has become the "new food" pursued by urbanites. Yet".

　　Ma Furong said that at present, there are more than 100 farmhouses in the village. In order to avoid blind competition, a farmhouse association has been established.

　　[Concurrent] Ma Furong, Secretary of the Party Branch of Zheqiao Village, Linxia City, Gansu

　　In order not to generate vicious (competition), we established the Zheqiaowan Farmhouse Association, which manages the farmhouses in a unified manner, sets up a red and black list, and selects star-rated farmhouses.

　　[Explanation] The reporter learned from Linxia Prefecture that as early as 2020, three villages, including Zheqiao Village, were rated as provincial-level excellent rural tourism demonstration villages and listed as national rural tourism key villages.

　　Ai Qinglong Gao Zhan Li Bin reports from Linxia, ​​Gansu

Editor in charge: [Song Fangcan]