For a long time, Langao County, Ankang City, hidden in the hinterland of Daba Mountain, has been, in my mind, a small mountain town located on the edge of Shaanxi Province. When outsiders like me first arrive here, they usually ask themselves: Why is it called Langao? What does l

For a long time, Langao County, Ankang City, hidden in the hinterland of Daba Mountain, has been, in my mind, a small mountain town located on the edge of Shaanxi Province with "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away". When outsiders like me first arrive here, they usually ask themselves: Why is it called Langao? What does langao mean? According to a local person from the Yang Family Courtyard in Four Seasons Town, Langao, the ancestors of Langao were the indigenous mountain people of the Yong tribe four to five thousand years ago. They lived in seclusion in the old forest wilderness of Daba Mountain, where they ate from Bashan and drank from Lanhe River to thrive. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army came here to set up flood control areas. "Flood" is the same as "Xun", which means interrogation, and "Flood" is similar to the current checkpoint. When building a house in the flood land, many Han bricks were excavated in the earth flat, so it was named "Zhuanping Flood". Later, Zhuanping Camp was established, and then promoted to Zhuanping Hall. During the Republic of China, it was changed to Zhuanping County, and later Changed to Langao County. The county is located in the old forest on the northern slope of Daba Mountain. The ancients called the fog in the mountain forest "Lan". There is an 800-mile-long "Lan River" in the territory, and the highland beside the water is "Gao". The two words combined are "Langao", this is the origin of the name of Langao County.

Leaders of relevant departments of the Langao County Party Committee and County Government, under the guidance and support of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce, Ankang Municipal Commerce Bureau and Shaanxi Provincial Cooking and Catering Industry Association, the Shaanxi cuisine hosted by China Shaanxi Cuisine Network and Xi'an Datang Boxiangfu Culture and Art Hotel A journey of exploration into Langao, Ankang The event attaches great importance to the event. After the Shaanxi Food Discovery Tour team arrived, they were greeted by Director Liu Mingpeng and Deputy Director Cao Chunyan of the Langao County Economic and Trade Bureau, Deputy Director Hong Fang and Director Wang Xiang of the Culture, Tourism Bureau, as well as the Personnel Bureau, Relevant leaders such as the Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Catering Chamber of Commerce gave a warm welcome and conducted detailed communication and exchanges about the food exploration activities that were about to enter Langao.

For thousands of years, it has been rarely visited by outsiders and has an extremely beautiful ecological and natural environment. It has successively won the titles of "China's Most Beautiful Small Town", "China's Best Leisure Town", "China's Charming Ecological Tourism County", "China's Best Green Ecological Scenic Area", "China's Best Green Ecological Scenic Spot", The best place for eco-tourism in China”, “ Langao County, which has won more than ten laurels such as "Shaanxi's Most Beautiful Small Town from the Air" and "Shaanxi Province Tourism Demonstration County", has been adhering to the "Ten Focus on Tourism" development strategy in recent years with the development strategy of "Enriching the People through Tourism and Strengthening the Ecology of the County", among which With the theme of "Langao Taste, Ba People's Food", "food + tourism" has been used to promote the rapid development of the tourism catering industry, with remarkable results. Mr. Mao Chaojun, a Chinese cooking master who made a special trip from Ankang to Langao, said that Langao’s main dishes are The brand "Bashan Renjia Farmhouse" has occupied "half of the river" in Langao's catering industry, attracting guests from all over the world to taste the farmhouse flavor, enjoy the beautiful countryside and observe local folk customs. The Bashan, the Ba people and the Ba culture here, as well as the delicious hanging pot meat, the heroic throwing bowl wine, the fragrant bonfire roasted whole lamb, and the six bowls, eight steamed, four cakes and other traditional dishes that have been around for thousands of years. "Ba people's food" is full of original taste and magical temptation, and is highly sought after by foreign businessmen and tourists.

A group of seven of us went on the Shaanxi Food Exploration Tour into Langao's exploration team. We were led by Ms. Jin Chuanmei, the marketing director of China Shaanxi Cuisine Network and Xi'an Datang Boxiangfu Culture and Art Hotel, and Mr. Zhao Fang, the activity manager of the Shaanxi Food Exploration Tour. , Chinese Shaanxi cuisine master Lu Jianchao Mr. Zhu Liting, Secretary-General of the Expert Committee of the Shaanxi Cooking and Catering Industry Association and Shaanxi Cuisine Folk Culture Scholar, Mr. Li Liang, the photographer, and Mr. Liu Jun, the driver, and I followed the Deputy Director of the Langao County Economic and Trade Bureau Cao Chunyan, the Culture and Tourism Bureau Director Wang Xiang took the lead car and non-stop inspected Langao’s local food sceneries and famous catering and food companies. The two cars, one in front and one behind, chased the wind and the moon, and the road was winding and rugged. The Bashan Mountain came windingly, with twists and turns, and the majesty was majestic. The mountains were high and the water was long. Several rivers, such as the Lan River, gurgled and the clear water was as clear as a mirror, which was refreshing and pleasant. , comfortable and generous. All of them give people an otherworldly feeling of being far away from the world of mortals and approaching the heavenly palace.

“You can see snowflakes in high mountains and peach blossoms in low mountains."This is what we saw after our expedition team came to Langao on March 28. Under the guidance of the leaders of the County Economic and Trade Bureau and the Culture, Broadcasting and Tourism Bureau, we inspected the food and beauty of Langao. Yamashita has already It's spring, but the mountains still look like winter. This is a strange scenery created by the huge altitude difference in Langao, with the highest altitude being 2,641 meters and the lowest altitude being 331 meters, with a height difference of 2,210 meters. Here, Nangong Mountain, a national AAAA-level scenic spot and national geological park that is well-known both inside and outside the province, is famous for its "ancient volcanic ruins" and "the real body of a monk who has not decayed for a hundred years, the thousand-year-old oak tree has been revived from the dead, and the ten thousand-year-old strange stone calls the wind." The "one unique and five wonders" natural landscapes are famous for rain, billions of years of Buddha's palms foretelling good harvests, and the sourceless treasure spring for curing diseases and strengthening the body; the source of the sacred river, the largest "alpine meadow" in Daba Mountain, and thousands of acres of grassland reaching the horizon, we Provincial famous literature The four characters "Kanda Grassland" inscribed by chemist Xiao Yunru are engraved on the archway at the entrance, which looks really smart and elegant; there are thousands of layers of rivers, and the beautiful water flows out of the mountains. It was once described by the famous writer Jia Ping It is known as the "Jiuzhaigou Valley in southern Shaanxi"... We were impressed by the miraculous workmanship of the mountains and rivers in Langao. The mountains and ravines created over hundreds of millions of years show this gorgeous landform with the characteristics of mountains and ancient glaciers. The colorful and magical land attracts, admires and intoxicates...

The place to taste Langao food at noon on the first day is the Nangongshan Hotel located at No. 288 Shentian Road. This is the Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group and the Langao County Government. Cooperation, by Shaanxi Nangongshan Tourism Development Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. invested and built a first-class local tourist resort hotel in accordance with four-star standards, with a business area of ​​more than 20,000 square meters, integrating catering, hotels, entertainment, conferences, pre-packaged food, and bulk food retail services. Located at the north gate of Langao County, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. The architectural style has the simple beauty of Bashu and the elegance of Jiangnan style. Eye-catchingly highlighting Langao's customs and local art, it gives the hotel a modern, simple, grand and solemn style of the times. It is integrated with Langao's local specialties, government dishes, Sichuan, Hunan and Cantonese cuisine and other delicacies served by the hotel. You can enjoy it in comfort In the tranquil atmosphere, various delicacies can be settled peacefully with high taste, and the taste buds on the tongue can be opened comfortably.

has been cooking for 23 years, with rich experience and superb cooking skills. He has won many gold medals, first prizes, creative awards, Langao celebrity chefs and other honors. Mr. Zeng Guangquan, who has served as the executive chef of Nangongshan Hotel since September 2013, He is forty-two years old this year and is A master of Chinese cuisine and a member of the world-renowned French Le Cordon Bleu Gastronomy Association, which is committed to promoting local, regional and international cuisine. It is said that the French Le Cordon Bleu Association is extremely strict in selecting members, and each member must be able to identify food quality. And have high taste. Members must have received a good education and have unique understanding and insights into cooking skills, table manners, food quality and other aspects. In addition, you must have outstanding contributions recognized by the industry. Finally, you can join the membership after a series of observations and recommendations by multiple current members and the jury. Therefore, there are only nearly 3,000 members in the world so far. This strict rule also makes it more authoritative and is coveted by industry elites as the highest honor. How can it taste bad in a famous restaurant and famous chef like Nangongshan Hotel? As expected, our Shaanxi food exploration trip went to the Langao exploration team. Among the Langao local delicacies and improved dishes tasted in this store, fried bacon with potato cake, stir-fried wonton skin with spicy pepper, hot and sour konjac tofu, yellow Douhe dregs, Tianxing rice cakes, rice cakes, local chicken soup with rare mushrooms, three kinds of preserved meat, crispy pork slices, pickled radish, appetizing eggplant, peony and cabbage hearts, etc. Needless to say, "color, aroma, taste, meaning, Both appearance and nourishment are good. The picturesque dishes and timeless taste make it worthy of being a first-class restaurant run by famous chefs in the county.

You must taste the local delicacies prepared by famous big restaurants, and you must not miss the delicious food of famous small shops and farmhouses. Since it is an inspection expedition, it is necessary to "eat all the big and small" in order to have a more objective understanding of the local delicacies.Therefore, according to the arrangements of the Langao County Economic and Trade Bureau and the Tourism Bureau, we went to Yangjiayuan Farmhouse in Siji Town, the birthplace of the "Bashan Renjia" farmhouse, 7 kilometers southwest of Langao City, to taste the Provincial People's Congress representative and the National March 8th The delicious dishes of Sancaige Farmhouse run by Hongqiwa Wang Sancui. At this moment, the willow trees on both sides of the Four Seasons River are already showing a little bit of green, and their sparse branches are swaying gently with the breeze, as if waving to welcome us. After walking across the small bridge and passing through the newly built antique houses that look like country villas, I sat down on the second floor of Sancaige Farmhouse and tasted Langao spicy chicken and fried bacon with vermicelli skin with great interest. , spicy fried bacon, hot and sour chicken blood, braised pig trotters, stir-fried beef, egg dumplings, cold Houttuynia cordata, hometown tofu, steamed pork, fried bean sprouts, mushroom chicken soup and other 16 local delicacies with farmhouse characteristics. Yangjiayuan Farmhouse, represented by Sancai Pavilion, uses unique Bashan cuisine, Bashan customs, beautiful pastoral scenery, and good natural ecology to display the food culture, customs, and working and living scenes of Bashan people. With the theme of "eating, living in farmhouses, doing farmwork, and enjoying farmhouse fun", it provides food, accommodation, leisure, and entertainment services to tourists from all over the world, with a unique rural flavor and local customs.

For breakfast the next day, enjoy local specialties breakfast at Langao Hotel, which is also a first-class local food experience. This is a foreign-related three-star standard business tourism hotel. It gives people the feeling of fashionable and elegant interior and exterior environment and warm and considerate service. Mr. Guo Wentao, the general manager, is very famous. He is the vice president of the Shaanxi Provincial Hotel Association, the vice president of the Shaanxi Provincial Professional Managers Association, the deputy secretary-general of the Shaanxi Provincial Cooking and Catering Industry Association, and the president of the Ankang Hotel Association. He has a long list of dazzling positions. . It is said that in his hotel, the most famous "Ba people delicacies" such as Langao Bazao, six bowls, and four cakes can be eaten here.

Langao Hotel's popular "Langao Bazao" is a restaurant that takes advantage of the trend and is unique in its integration of major cuisines from the north, south, east and west. It uses local ingredients, extracts their essence, and combines them with Langao's local characteristics. Combined, the unique delicacies offered to guests from all over the world have strong local characteristics of Langao. Including "secret bacon, sweet potato balls, vegetable tofu, konjac tofu, egg dumplings, special secret native chicken, Lanhe fish, secret steamed meat", which are authentic nutritious and healthy foods. The "Langao Eight Steamed Rice" carefully prepared by the chefs of the hotel allows people to know the wonders of the mountain inadvertently by holding it. "Six bowls of Langao" are: "Steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce, steamed konjac, steamed pork with rice flour, lotus root box, pork head meat, steamed egg dumplings." "Four cakes of Langao" are: "Shredded potato cake, star rice cake, tartary buckwheat Pancakes and pulp pancakes. "Potato shredded pancakes are made from local potatoes in Langao. The potatoes are cut into shreds and mixed into the batter, and then fried in oil. It is fragrant and crispy and is one of Langao's special snacks. Tianxing rice cakes are made from Tianxing rice ground into powder, which is the fruit of a local wild plant. It has a higher protein content than rice on the market and is one of Langao's unique snacks. Tartary buckwheat cake is made from high-mountain tartary buckwheat powder. It has the effects of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, lowering blood lipids and lowering blood pressure. It is one of the special snacks of Langao. It can be eaten with honey. It is called "Bitterness comes after bitterness" and it tastes great. good. Zangba cake is made from corn flour after grinding. It is a real crude fiber food. It is one of Langao's special snacks and has extremely high nutritional value.

Langao County is also known as the "Hometown of Konjac in China". Amorphophallus, wild honey, tartary buckwheat tea and other agricultural and forestry products are local specialties of the county. We carefully inspected the local star food company - Langao Mingfu Konjac Biotechnology Development Co., Ltd. This is a manufacturing enterprise with total assets of 60 million yuan that specializes in the intensive processing of konjac series products. It has developed 13 products in three categories: konjac powder, noodles and konjac flavored food, and has self-operated export rights. The "Mingzhu" brand konjac series products produced by the company have won unanimous praise from all walks of life and are exported to domestic coastal cities and exported to Southeast Asian countries.We also visited Jinlan Wood Industry Co., Ltd., which mainly produces mahogany furniture, classical furniture and undertakes ancient construction projects such as classical pavilions and pavilions. I didn't expect that in this remote small county, there would be such a high-end foreign wood industry enterprise that combines classical and modern art to take root and flourish here.

For lunch on the second day, we went to the "Ba people tribe" with the most folk characteristics to inspect, taste and experience the ancient Ba people's "drinking bowls of wine" and "eating hanging pot meat" that are most tempting to foodies. customs. Mr. Zeng Guanghe, the founder of "Baren Tribe", was born and raised in Linhe Town of this county. Graduated from Xijing University in Xi'an in 1997, majoring in hotel management. Because his family was poor, he was determined to get rid of poverty through his own hands since he was a child. As soon as he graduated, he applied for a job at Xi'an Zhongjiang Journey Hotel Management Company. He started from small things around him and with his unremitting efforts, he soon became a Deputy manager of the department. The company leaders who appreciated him later appointed him to serve as department manager of the newly established three-star hotel, Shaanxi Sports Hotel. He made full use of the hotel management knowledge and skills he had learned and accumulated, and was recognized by the boss. He became a senior blue-collar worker, achieved great success, and made his first pot of gold. But he has bigger dreams! In 2003, he resolutely resigned, formed his own company, and served as general manager. He cooperated with many hotels such as Longhai Hotel, National Exhibition Hotel, and Qindu Hotel, and achieved extraordinary results. In 2008, he partnered with friends to build Kangerquan Business Club in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, with a business area of ​​more than 4,000 square meters and a total investment of 3.5 million yuan. In 2013, due to the impact of the national economic downturn, he withdrew his investment from Xi'an, Henan and other places, returned to his hometown to start a business, and repay his hometown. With the care and support of the Langao County Party Committee, County Government and all walks of life, in the second half of 2015, he built a cultural, entertainment, tourism and cultural center in Hongda Village at the foot of the famous national AAAA tourist attraction "Nangong Mountain" with local characteristics and culture. "Ba People Tribe" is a Ba people's customs park that integrates vacation, catering and accommodation.

"Ba People Tribe" takes "Experience rural tourism and understand Ba culture" as its theme. It perfectly connects rural tourism with the inheritance of Ba people's traditional culture such as food, farming, singing and dancing, allowing tourists to travel, entertain, eat, live, buy, etc. On the other hand, you can experience the unique charm of Pakistani culture everywhere. In terms of tourism in Badi, relying on the 15 scenic spots in Nangong Mountain, people can fully appreciate the ultimate beauty of the wonderland on earth, the relaxation and joy of the "natural oxygen bar", and have an in-depth experience of the outstanding people and places in Badi, southern Shaanxi. In terms of Ba people's singing and dancing, traditional songs and dances such as singing folk songs, dancing bowls and drinking wine, dancing Lanhe fishing drums, singing flower drum opera, playing colorful dragon boats, and lion dances are the main forms of expression, embodying the Ba people's loyalty, bravery, hard work, wisdom, and enthusiasm. Characteristics, reproduce the Ba people's living state of integrating into nature, transforming nature, and integrating nature and man. The singing and dancing troupe is composed entirely of folk artists and can perform for tourists and community residents at any time. In terms of cultural promotion, Ba culture is organically combined with traditional Chinese culture, and tourism sketches and farming culture experience projects are created along the Ba tribe, so that the Ba tribe can be integrated with residential buildings and natural ecology. In terms of Ba people’s food, the main dishes are hanging pot meat and drinking bowls of wine. Local chicken, cured pig's trotters, medicinal food, mountain bamboo shoots and other ingredients are placed in a hanging pot, and slowly stewed with firewood to make hanging pot meat. The meat is messy but not firewood, the soup is fresh but not thick, and it is nourishing but not overpowering. While tasting the delicious food, it will also evoke deep nostalgia in your heart.

Our Shaanxi Food Discovery Tour team has developed a strong interest in the mysterious folk custom of drinking bowls of wine and eating meat in hanging pots. Drinking bowl-breaking wine is a unique custom and performance art of the ancient Ba people. "As soon as the bowl is thrown, the mountains will tremble; if the bowl is thrown to the ground, the Taoyuan will become sworn brothers." The bold character of the Ba people is reflected in the bowl-breaking ceremony. Incisively and vividly. We happily ate the fragrant hanging pot meat and drank the fragrant rice wine, but we were a little reluctant to drop the wine bowl. Although the owner, Mr. Zeng Guanghe, said that this bowl is an earthen kiln bowl, not a porcelain bowl. It can be "degraded" if broken. It also means "broken (year after year) peace". However, few of us are willing to throw bowls.Although I drank seven or eight bowls of wine in one sip, I only dropped the first three bowls and then stopped. Three "women" - Cao Chunyan, deputy director of the Langao County Economic and Trade Bureau, Wang Xiang, director of the County Tourism Bureau, and our team leader Jin Chuanmei, picked up the wine bowls, touched them together, said "dry", raised their heads and drank. After finishing, "pop, pop, pop", the three bowls fell down and blossomed on the ground. It was very heroic and heroic like "three sworn brothers in the Taoyuan", and the valiant and heroic appearance made everyone fall in love.

It is said that the Ba people value strength, courage, vigor and bravery, which is related to the hanging pot meat that integrates Rong Zhen delicacy and medicinal diet, and is related to the rough and bold throwing bowl wine. "related. The Eight Immortals table, the meat in the hanging pot, the corn wine, the hero bowl, eating meat in big mouthfuls, drinking in big bowls, finishing it in one bite and throwing down the bowls, it shows the true character of the Ba people. The "Langao Taste, Ba people's delicacies" full of magical temptations are quietly waiting for you to come to Langao and taste the simple national customs and the original taste.

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