■Sculpture of carp jumping over the dragon gate by the Huaiyuan Lake.
"Showing thousands of miles, 'paper' compete for the tide", enters the beautiful golden autumn, what wonderful experience will the new Xiang'an Aotou Culture and Art Season bring you?
There are the most Nordic papermaking methods and artistic concepts, the most delicious seafood in Xiamen, and the most original fishing port scenery. From today to Sunday, you can experience Nordic papermaking art, learn how to make vegetable paper, and taste authentic Aotou seafood. Let’s make an appointment with Aotou and have a “one-day trip” that is unique in vision and taste!
text/Reporter Lin Shan Gong Xiaoguan Photo/Liu Donghua Hong Fengyu
Appreciate the beautiful scenery and listen to stories
Check out the stone sculptures from more than 300 years ago
Appreciate the private residence of Singapore overseas Chinese leaders
This Saturday, this newspaper will lead dozens of young reporters to Xiang'an Aotou to participate in the "Staying Sails for Thousand Miles and Fighting for Tides" series of activities in the Cultural Season, and go to Aotou to listen to history, visit exhibitions, eat seafood, and paint beautiful scenery.
AoTou has many Fujian ancient houses , and each one has a unique story behind it. On the day of the event, we will invite local residents of Aotou, 80-year-old Su Qitian, and village cadres, Li Chen, to explain the story of Aotou to everyone. Let’s take you to see the private house “Wu Sulu” built by Jiang Jifu, an overseas Chinese living in Singapore, in 1934, and tell the story of the origin of the Shuangshi Lane and the two major families of Jiang and Su.
Walk on the stone road in the countryside and enjoy the ancient Minnan houses with historical flavor along the way. In Yuaoyuan, you will see a "strange stone", which is said to have shined; in Mazu Temple, you can enjoy the stone carvings and stone pillars built in 1621; there is also the Ao Head Post, Xiamen one of the few female soldiers' posts...
On Saturday, Xindian Sanbi Cultural Exhibition, Truck Driver Oil Painting Exhibition, etc. will also be open to citizens. The Sanbi Cultural Exhibition of Xindian is located in the Aotou Cultural Courtyard in Shangsu, Aotou Community. The Truck Driver Oil Painting Exhibition is located in the former Aotou Primary School, next door to the Aotou Community Neighborhood Committee. Every painting and every work has a unique story behind it.
Experience papermaking art
from Swedish air transport papermaking equipment
Artist teaches you paper art creation
To improve the interactivity of the event, the event party specially commissioned Swedish artist Hjordis Tegsell to air transport the pulp manufacturing equipment required for the course from Sweden, and invited her to complete the lecture (bilingual) with her Chinese students, young artists Yang Miao and Wu Tong. I hope to impart the most Nordic papermaking methods and artistic concepts to Xiamen enthusiasts, so that everyone can re-understand paper, understand the uniqueness of paper pulp, and learn to explore the possibility of pulp application and development in life and art.
papermaking workshop was launched today. Artists will demonstrate the production craftsmanship and artistic creativity of paper art in the exhibition hall. Friends who want to participate in the workshop on site can make an appointment in advance or sign up on site to participate in the interaction. The workshop guided by Swedish artist Youlis will last until November 13. The follow-up courses will be continuously promoted by young artists Wu Tong and Yang Miao, with different contents, such as environmentally friendly fiber paper for old items and natural vegetable paper making. If you want to know more about paper art courses, please follow the official account of "Swedish China Cultural Exchange Center".
Due to limited materials, if you want to participate, you need to pay a 50 yuan experience fee to the curator on-site.
activity details can be called for consultation, telephone number: 13606912984 (Susan), 18750921083 (Ke Jingjing), or follow the WeChat official account S-CCEC (scan the QR code on the right) to track the latest updates.
Taste seafood and food
Breathe the taste of the sea breeze, enjoy the Hong Kong cuisine in the old house
■Aotou Restaurant’s seafood food is very popular among diners.
Are you a little hungry after listening to the story? So, sit in the old house and enjoy authentic food! There are many old stores in Aotou, such as Yuanyue Fishing Village Seafood Old Store, Aotou Seafood Restaurant, 663 Seafood Restaurant, etc. These seafood restaurants will be used to entertain guests with the most authentic seafood during the Aotou Cultural and Art Season.So, what special dishes do each store have? Let's have a glimpse.
is currently in the season when Oatou and Oucuo Seaside Seaside Seaside Seaside Seaside Seaside. Fresh and tender seaweed is a very good choice for cooking at home or sending it to relatives and friends. In addition, you can also buy a lot of "sea goods" from the fishermen who "chased Xiaohai".
Full Moon Fishing Village Seafood Old Store
The seafood store named by couples
The chef was once a chef in a big hotel
His name is Ma Keyuan, and her name is Chen Qiuyue. Their husband and wife store was formerly called "Seafood Old Store". Later, for the purpose of industrial and commercial registration, they each took the last word of the name of the two, which was called "Full Moon Fishing Village Seafood Old Store". Sweet potato vermicelli, shredded coconut seafood rolls, shredded coconut salted egg rolls, steamed mantis shrimp steak, jade kirin (steamed grouper), etc. are the signature dishes in the store. The coconut seafood rolls and coconut salted egg rolls are purely handmade, using fresh shrimps, and the salted eggs are also marinated by yourself. The chef in the
store is the owner Makanyuan. He has been a chef in hotels such as , Xiamen Hotel, , since he was 17 years old. Later, he opened his own store and has been working as a master for 29 years. The couple paid great attention to the supply of goods. Almost all the seafood in the store was purchased from Oucuo Pier, which was just captured by the fishermen.
AoTou Seafood Restaurant
From " One Fish and Two Eat " to fried fish
often innovate to cater to customer tastes
AoTou Seafood Restaurant is not conspicuous, but its reputation is well-known. In 2005, Jiang Dongxing and Wang Xiaoping opened a husband-and-wife shop. Over the past 11 years, the store’s signature dishes have been constantly innovating and have received unanimous praise from customers.
Customers who come to the store are the most popular fish. Steamed and stewed fish are all routine methods, and customers will get tired of it over time. The couple and the chef studied and created a signature dish called "one fish and two eats": different cooking methods are adopted for different parts of the sea fish, either braised or fried, or made noodles or soup.
Customers are tired of "one fish and two eats", so Jiang Dongxing simply focuses on fried fish. Although the name of the dish is simple, the dish tastes delicious. First pour the cut shredded ginger, chopped green onion, etc. into a pot and heat it, then slice the gentian grouper, pour it into dry and fry it. It tastes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and is particularly sweet.
663 Seafood Restaurant
"Salt boiled seafood" original
Diners like "The food is full of ingredients"
In Aotou, a seafood store called 663, the store is an old house , which is not conspicuous, but it contains "mystery". There is a new house at the back of the store, which can be placed in dozens of tables. 663, which is famous for its "land-boiled seafood", is often hard to find when vehicles line up outside the store on weekends.
In addition to the signature dish fried crab, seafood braised noodles, seaweed pot, etc. are all 663's signature dishes. The boss’s wife Hong Xuan said that it is the season for fresh seaweed to be on the market. Fresh seaweed is delivered to the store every day, and fresh oysters are added to make seaweed oysters.
"The boss lady is very enthusiastic, and the food is absolutely sufficient." said customer Mr. Hu.
Liuheju Seafood Food House
Great-grandmother left a secret recipe
Special medicinal diet "eat" culture
100 years ago, a top scholar passed by AoTou and accidentally suffered from a cold. He recovered quickly after taking medicine at the local "raw and cooked medicinal materials shop". The top scholar left behind calligraphy and paintings and thanked the pharmacy for the treatment. The owner of this pharmacy is Jiang Haitang, the owner of Liuheju Seafood Food House. Today, Liuheju is also famous for her medicinal food.
Liuheju’s signature dish is “juicy snail slices”, which is an exclusive original dish. The chef uses tenderer snails as ingredients, slice them and cook them with a variety of vegetables and pour them into the sauce. The combination of the umami flavor of Hong Kong seafood and the sauce made by the secret recipe make this dish crisp and aftertaste.
Dacuozhai Seafood Restaurant
Travel through the "flower corridor" to have a meal
Tacuozhai Seafood Restaurant is also renovated from an ancient house in southern Fujian, and a "flower corridor" has been built at the door. Whenever the bougainvillea blooms, customers walk through the flower corridor as if they are passing through a "flower world". Dacuo House has also become the choice of foodies with its dining environment.
The dishes in this restaurant are known for their deliciousness and nourishment. Wild shrimps and super-large razor clams do not undergo too much processing, so that customers can taste the fresh and sweet meat.The eel and dragon bone soup with angelica, wolfberry, Codonopsis and Astragalus are added to nourish and nourish the skin, and is deeply loved by customers.
On-site interview and sketching
40 young reporters on-site sketching
works are expected to be published in the evening newspaper
Beautiful Au Head will make you unable to help pick up the camera in your hand and freeze the beautiful scenery. Looking around the corridor by the lake, there is always one where you can't help but want to draw it down. To this end, our newspaper will lead 40 young reporters to sketch on the spot. After the event, children's paintings, photography, exercises and other works will have the opportunity to publish them in the Xiaopin Reporter Edition of the Xiamen Evening News "Education Weekly".
It should be noted that young reporters who have received successful registration are required to take the bus to the designated time and place and have a unified meal. The young reporter who has not signed up can be led by the parents to go there and have lunch on their own.
[Exclusive interview]
purely handmade, use water and paper to make all works
paper art master Youlisi will teach a complete set of papermaking processes
■Youlisi (left) displays papermaking skills.
■Youlisi's works
Reporter Gong Xiaoguan
Swedish artist Youlisi has been engaged in the art of paper for more than 30 years. "Paper was created in China more than two thousand years ago and has become the most common thing in daily life. I think paper art is a very special art form and can be made by hand. I have put a lot of thought on it and slowly got to the present." She said that she only uses water and paper to make all her works, without any additives such as glue, and just wants to present the most natural appearance of paper.
Many works are inspired by China experience. Try new ways of creation
Youlisi went to Xiamen for the first time last year and was invited to participate in the first art Xiamen exhibition. She was impressed by Xiamen and her works that participated in the exhibition were also well received. After being invited by the curator this time, she went to the studio to select works. "I am very interested in the ancient civilization of China. This time it is in the old house, which is even more exciting. I hope to make the environment of the old house a good combination with paper works. I taught in Inner Mongolia for a while before, and this time my students also brought their works to the exhibition."
Although it uses European materials or techniques, it is deeply influenced by Chinese civilization. Many of its works are inspired by Chinese stories, music, or the discovery of visiting an old Chinese building. Many of her experiences in China inspired her, allowing her to apply various experiences and turn them into some elements into works that are made into paper. She was very happy to see that the most common but not noticeable paper in daily life can make different appearances and become real works of art, not just a medium of daily life.
Youlisi always learns new ways from different attempts. When she taught students in the Hohhot studio in Inner Mongolia, she made paper works by herself, using a very traditional European method, with a very thin net on the picture frame and made a sieve. This method is very convenient. But the students there couldn't get so much material, so they just put it on the window. She found that this was another method, which was a very good attempt. After she returned, she also made some works in this new way.
Seeing that the simple paper becomes infinitely wonderful, it is a very happy thing
Youlisi said that there are many machines and technologies that can produce paper now, but when we return to the most primitive method, we will experience the beauty of it. "Although the times are progressing, there are some traditional things that cannot be forgotten. This is why I don't want to give up, but I still have to continue to make paper and adhere to traditional concepts. Art is also eternal. I want to use art as a carrier to bring the concept of traditional paper back to modern life."
This time, Youlisi will teach the experiencers a complete set of processes, allowing them to try to make paper works with simple materials, including from selecting materials, participating in the production to finally drying.She specially brought a device from abroad that could pulp all things with fibers, such as cloth, and then use a homemade sieve to make paper, pick up the pulp evenly, spread it onto the felt, and dry it into shape. On this basis, you can design in your own way, freely grasp the thickness of the paper, make it into any shape such as circles, triangles, etc., and add other materials to match it with different colors. She said: "During the production process, you may have new ideas and insights, and you will get a lot of inspiration. It is a very happy thing to see that the paper that you usually think is very simple becomes wonderful."
Youlisi said that there is still a lot of room for extension in the use of paper. She hopes that paper can enter the world of art as a new material, giving people more new feelings and ideas. "The most fundamental reason why I want to carry forward the art of paper to China is that I hope the concept of 'reusing' can be better developed and developed in China."
[Travel Guide]
Self-driving route: On the island - Xiang'an Tunnel - Xiang'an Avenue , when I saw the large sign of Xiang'an New City, enter the auxiliary road, go straight for about 100 meters, then turn right, go straight to the traffic light, turn right and enter Xincheng Middle Road, and drive five or six kilometers to Aotou Community.
The roads in the community are narrow. Except for special vehicles, all vehicles are not allowed to drive near the main venue tomorrow. It is recommended that citizens who drive by themselves do not drive their vehicles into the community. Vehicles can be parked on Xincheng Middle Road and Bucuo Road. After getting off the bus, you can walk into the community by walking to feel the charm of Aotou more intuitively.
Activity route:
Shuangqing Bridge-Wasulu-Shuangshi Lane-Sujiang Ancestral Hall-Mazu Temple-Aotou Post-Yuaoyuan-Overseas Chinese Academy-Jiang Family Xiaozong (Xiangdongcuo, "Paper" Fighting Tide Exhibition)-Truck Driver Oil Painting Museum-Seafood Museum Tastes authentic food-Sanbi Culture Exhibition-Sketching
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