Chinanews.com, Ningbo, January 15th (Fang Kun, Jiang Pan, Hu Yuzao) The freshly baked longevity cake is printed with "Fu Lu Shou", and when it is opened, the aroma is overflowing; the hot "Rice Fatty" arouses tourists' enthusiasm Sweet memories from time to time; the handmade green leaf palm is steaming, fragrant and delicious... On January 14, Hehong Village, Meilin Street, Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, known as "Ningbo's No. The Spring Festival activities gathered nearly a hundred tourists and villagers.
While tasting the delicious food, they placed orders on the spot and prepared new year's goods.
Photo by You Caibin at the New Year’s Eve event in Meilin Street
Hehong Village has been established for nearly a thousand years, because the elderly in the village generally live a long life, and there are delicacies and handicrafts that have been passed down for thousands of years. In recent years, villagers have seized the opportunity to start the "longevity economy" and sell products such as longevity cakes and longevity noodles.
Photo by You Caibin at the New Year’s Eve event in Meilin Street
"Our mochi is completely different from here. Today's experience is very novel and interesting to me." Ryan from Malaysia said excitedly after experiencing mochi.
Villagers smash mochi (Photo by You Caibin)
In Hehong Village Square, villagers made longevity cakes and frozen rice candies on the spot. Freshly baked longevity cakes and frozen rice candies exuding a sweet smell are irresistible temptations for children.
Villagers making longevity cakes Photo by You Caibin
"Longevity cake is a specialty of our village. It has just been baked. Come and try our longevity cake. It's delicious and long-lived!" Villager Liang Lanlan opened a small shop in the village that specializes in "longevity" products. She told reporters that the Spring Festival is approaching. There are constant orders for new year's goods, and recently I have been working overtime to make long-lived new year's goods.
Photo by You Caibin at the New Year’s Eve event in Meilin Street
The old-fashioned taste of the new year "enhances" the new year.
In the Longevity Museum of Hehong Village, there is another new way of playing the new year.
In front of a table of the Eight Immortals, young craftsman Ye Pei flipped up and down with a pair of scissors in his skillful hands, and the red paper in his hand "clicked" a few times gradually revealed a pattern.
After a while, four "Fu Lu Shou Xi" dolls appeared in front of tourists.
Xiantao with the word "longevity" is even more popular, attracting tourists to check in and share with Moments.
Children experience the Spring Festival activities photo by You Caibin
"Whether you are a wanderer returning to your hometown or a new visitor staying in your hometown, what you miss most is the taste of your hometown and the festive season. We hope that through this culturally flavored New Year's event, we will send our sincere thanks to the new and old Meilin people and the talented people in the village. And deep blessings." Said Jin Yi, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Meilin Street.
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