Tongzhou Specialty
Dafuhao Beer
Jiangsu Dafuhao Beer Co., Ltd. is composed of Nantong Brewery, a large national enterprise, and Marubeni Co., Ltd., an internationally renowned beer company. , Japan's Sanbaola Beer Company and Hong Kong Zhaofeng Investment Company are jointly established, with total assets of 350 million yuan, and it is a national large-scale beer production enterprise. The products have won the following honors: National Beer Industry Quality Product Award, Jiangsu Famous Brand Product, Jiangsu Province Inspection-Free Product, Jiangsu Province Key Protected Product, Jiangsu Province User Satisfaction Product, Jiangsu Province Famous Trademark and other honors. The production and sales volume have ranked first in the province's beer industry for four consecutive years. Platinum Monopoly beer has been exported to Japan and sold to Hong Kong.
(Yu? Chen)
Four delicacies of the Yangtze River
Whitebait: In ancient times, it was called "荍 Remnant Fish". This fish is slender in shape, transparent and smooth, about one finger long. It likes to live in the Yangtze River estuary offshore. Its official name is whitebait, and the local people call it "noodle fish". Because this fish has fine bones and no scales, its color is as bright as silver, and its taste is extremely delicious, it is very popular among diners.
Saury: Because the fish looks like a knife, it is commonly known as saury. The swordfish is "narrow and long-headed", similar to the phoenix bream, but larger than the phoenix bream. It is also called the river bream. The big one is about a foot long. The characteristic of this fish is that its meat is delicate and tender, melting in your mouth, but it has more silky hair and bones, so you need to be careful when eating it. A large number of them were put on the market before the Qingming Festival. As soon as the Qingming Festival passes, the silk and wool bones harden and the price begins to fall.
Cat fish: also known as catfish, commonly known as white halberd. This fish is characterized by its rounded snout, mouth and abdomen, and scaleless body. The largest ones can be more than one meter long. The current production has decreased sharply, and it is no longer easy to catch big catfish. The catfish meat is fat and fresh, stewed and braised, and is a famous fish. Its swim bladder is thick and can be used to make fish maw. It has always been a top-quality edible fish.
Anchovy: It was called "魱" in ancient times. The shape is beautiful and flat, like a bream and long, about 70 cm long, silvery white, with ribbed scales on the abdomen. Generally mature in three or four years, at the turn of spring and summer, it goes up the river. It is mainly produced in the downstream area from the estuary of the Yangtze River in Nantong to Yanziji in Nanjing. Its taste is extremely delicious, and it is better to be stewed without scraping the scales. It is the best fish in the Yangtze River. Unfortunately, it has been on the verge of extinction in recent years and its value has become increasingly expensive.
(Yu? Chen)
Erjia Blue Calico
The blue calico in Erjia Town, Tongzhou is a folk printing and dyeing handicraft with a long history. , printing to dyeing, all are done manually, which is the crystallization of the wisdom of our people.
It is said that blue calico was created in the Song Dynasty by a man surnamed Gui from Jiading, Songjiang, who was known as "common cloth". It was called "yaobanbu". "Medicine patch cloth" was called "flower watering cloth" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Because indigo (a dye extracted from indigo) is used as the dye, the printed calico has clear blue and white colors and a calm color, so it is also called "blue calico". The blue printed cloth in Nantong is made of pure cotton and white cloth woven locally, using indigo as the dye, lime and soybean powder as the dye resist, and persimmon lacquered paper or tung oil paper as the carved template. It goes through more than ten processes. Processed. Because there is lime as a dye preventive agent and indigo is also a Chinese herbal medicine, it is not afraid of insects and has a disinfecting effect. Clothes made of this kind of cloth are breathable, cool, thick, economical, eliminate evil and moth-proof, and are very popular among people.
Nantong is located at the intersection of the river and the sea, with flat terrain and pleasant climate. It is one of the important cotton areas in Jiangsu. With the development of the cotton planting industry, the cotton textile handicraft industry is becoming more and more prosperous, and many farmers have Spinning wheels and looms are used for farming during the busy season and weaving during the leisure time. As a special variety of cotton, blue calico has also developed greatly with the prosperity of the homespun cloth industry. Erjia Town, on the other hand, has become a leader in the blue calico manufacturing industry due to its exquisite processing technology. During the Republic of China, there were more than 20 dyeing houses in Erjia. Many experienced vat-watching masters and panel-carving artists have been produced in these dyeing workshops. Some have been passed down from ancestors for five generations. The production process has inherited the tradition of folk hand-dyed printing and dyeing, making the output of Laolan calico a year. It is getting higher and better every year, and the quality is getting better every year. Daily necessities such as quilt covers, sheets, mosquito nets, baggage, and pillowcases made of blue calico can be found in urban and rural households.
In 1954, the dyeing houses merged and Erjia Printing and Dyeing Factory was established. The production technology developed on the original basis, including double-sided printing, duplex printing, color printing, etc. In addition to blue printed fabrics, the main products include tie-dyed blue printed fabrics, hand-made screen printed fabrics, and practical products and decorations such as clothing, shoes and hats, wall decorations, craft bags, seat cushions, tablecloths, and door curtains produced using the above fabrics. , handicrafts. Various products have a plump and thick feel, elegant and natural colors, simple and generous patterns, and rich decorative interest.
Especially after the floating color is washed away, the pattern becomes clearer and the color does not fade even though it is old.
The patterns of dimethyl blue printed cloth are rich and colorful, including flowers, trees, birds, beasts, insects, fish, landscapes, ladies and gentlemen, mythological stories, etc. The themes are wide-ranging, vivid and unique, the painting skills are exquisite, and the inscriptions are auspicious. The "spoken words" such as "good luck and good luck", "peaceful seasons", "more than enough every year", "luck, wealth, longevity and joy", etc., express the simple feelings of the working people and their yearning for a better life. Blue calico also cleverly uses rough ideas, lines of varying widths and sizes, and blocks of varying sizes, and adopts bold and exaggerated expression techniques to depict the real life that is familiar and loved by the masses. The composition is full and the interspersing is changeable. It has a strong local flavor and distinctive local characteristics, showing the unique style of Chinese folk art.
With the deepening of reform and opening up and the development of foreign trade, Erjia's blue calico has been well received by Hong Kong customers and foreign businessmen from Japan, Europe and the United States. Erjia Printing and Dyeing Factory has become one of the main designated production plants for exporting blue printed fabrics in my country. The "blue print" blooming on the Jianghai Plain proudly goes to the world. In 1980, 255 blue printed cloth won the Jiangsu Province Quality Famous Brand Product Certificate and Quality Award, and the "Blue Kirin" brand was rated as a "Famous Trademark". In 1986, he won the National Arts and Crafts Hundred Flowers Award.
In recent years, the factory has maintained a good momentum of development, with an annual output of 120,000 meters of blue printed fabrics and 60,000 meters of tie-dyed blue printed fabrics, and has always been in a leading position in the industry. Designers went deep into the folk to collect and sort out patterns, making the traditional "magpie climbs the plum blossom", "unicorn delivering children", "phoenix peony", "dragon and phoenix present auspiciousness", "five blessings and longevity", "lion rolling hydrangea", "carp jumping over dragon gate" "And patterns such as plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, etc. shine again. We also designed a variety of lifelike patterns with ancient and modern themes, and many products have become popular and long-selling hot items. In order to expand export sales and meet the needs of domestic and foreign customers, the factory set up a window in Shanghai and provided exhibits for Nantong Blue Calico Art Museum and Shen Shou Art Museum. It has also been used as a location for film and television dramas, such as Xiang Mei and other famous Actors have been here.
Dimethyl blue printed cloth, a masterpiece of oriental craftsmanship, has become a "famous brand" of Nantong, Jiangsu and even China to the outside world. The success of blue calico shows to the world that the more national it is, the more it is global.
(Yu? Chen)
Redwood carving
Tongzhou redwood carving has long been famous. It pays attention to artistic modeling and has the characteristics of exquisite structure, clear wood grain and exquisite workmanship. . The "Jinjue" brand mahogany small pieces and mahogany furniture produced by Nantong Mahogany Carving Factory were praised by many foreign businessmen as "the best in China" and "the first in Chinese furniture" as early as the 1980s.
As a "rising star" in mahogany craftsmanship, Ziguang Crafts Company has carved the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River, the Yellow Crane Tower, the Yueyang Tower and the Tengwang Pavilion, into exquisite mahogany crafts. The company won the award from the United Nations International Tourism Federation in 1993 "The highest gold medal in international mahogany carving art".
Young craftsman Zhu Yu was awarded the "First Class Folk Arts and Crafts Artist" certificate by UNESCO for his outstanding achievements in the carving and production of mahogany craft boats.
(Yu? Chen)
Zhengchang Smoked Cake with a long history
"Haiqu Supplements·Volume 6·Products" compiled by the Golden List during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty It is written in the article: During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, "... sesame cakes came out of Qin Zao, and smoked cakes came out..." This shows that the production of these tea cakes has been nearly 5 centuries ago. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, these foods disappeared for a long time! However, after the reform and opening up, Zhengchang smoked cakes became popular in Tongzhou