What are the specialties of Huzhou?

1, Zhou Shengji wonton. Businessman Zhou Jixiang founded it on 1940. Because it is white, delicate, smooth and crystal clear after being cooked, it is known as "crystal ingot" and "double-feathered bird" because of its shape. Because of fine workmanship, excellent materials selection, good color, fragrance, taste and shape, it has become a "one product in the south of the Yangtze River" and enjoys a good reputation in the north and south of the river.

2. Zhenyuan is the same as rose shortbread. During the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty (1851-1861), Shen Zhenyuan, a native of Linghu, Gui 'an County, opened Zhenyuan Tea House and moved to Huzhou. Zhenyuantong makes many kinds of crisp candy, including rose crisp candy, sesame crisp candy, salt and pepper crisp candy, bean paste crisp candy, meat and oil crisp candy and so on. It has the characteristics of rich aroma and non-stick teeth.

Characteristic culture in the lake

Hubi is known as the "crown of pens". Shanlian Town, the hometown of lake brushwork, is said to have invented a brush with dead wood as the barrel, deer hair as the column and wool as the quilt (coat). Shanlian built Meng Tian Temple for this purpose.

The tip of the lake pen has neat and transparent front glume, which is generally made of fine goat wool through nearly 100 processes such as soaking, pulling, combining, combing, connecting and combining. Bai Juyi once described the fineness of pen-making skills as "one in a million" and "one hair is light, but it is very important", so he said that "Mao Ying's skills are the best in the world".