Baotou Yellow River Carp Festival

In mid-March, taking advantage of the "First China (Baotou) Yellow River Carp Festival" hosted by the Baotou Municipal Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the reporter was invited to join domestic and foreign tourists from Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, France, Spain, Denmark and other places to experience Baotou, a city known as "Lucheng". The wide water surface of the Yellow River is soothing, quiet and sparkling, which breeds the famous Yellow River red carp for the local area. Carp, the embodiment of good luck in China traditional culture, represents people's good expectations, which is the basis of the Yellow River carp culture with unique folk characteristics of the Central Plains. A folk tune sang the lyrics: A fierce man plunged into the river, touched a pair of red carp in the Yellow River, and returned to his hometown in many dreams, calling him Yellow River my mother. Simple lyrics depict people's deep feelings for the Yellow River. According to local people, when the long winter comes and early spring comes, the Yellow River in Baotou is a rare natural landscape. The so-called yellow river flowing, that is, the grand occasion of local river opening. At that time, ice collided with waves in the Yellow River, water and ice surged, sometimes Qiongshan was stacked, and sometimes jade pillars soared into the sky, and the majestic momentum shocked people. It's a pity that we didn't catch up with the grand scenery of the Yellow River, but we were lucky enough to enjoy the delicious food of "talking carp". "The First China (Baotou) Yellow River Carp Festival" was held in Donghe, the old city near the Yellow River. Walking into the restaurant where the decoration is not luxurious, the house is full of delicious aroma. When the yellow river carp with a weight of 17 or 18 kilograms were served on each table, it was appropriate to use the metaphor of "fish surprised four people" to describe the situation at that time. The Yellow River red carp is big, tender and tender, and the local traditional cooking methods constitute a unique flavor with incomparable freshness and fragrance. As long as a chopstick is put into the mouth, people will unconsciously taste it. In addition, the big catfish here is a rare species in the Yellow River, and it is also praised by tourists because of its reputation as "talking catfish racing ginseng". People who are not interested in eating fish at ordinary times can't help but applaud. As the intersection of grassland civilization in Eurasia and agricultural civilization in the Yellow River valley, Baotou has not only the specialty of Yellow River carp, but also the historical and cultural sites such as Ashan Site, Zhao Great Wall, Qin Changcheng, Machi Ancient City and Allen Ancient City. In addition, the famous temples in Lamaism in China, such as Wudangzhao, Miaofa Temple and other places of interest, as well as the Xilamuren Grassland and Jiufeng Mountain Nature Reserve, are all scenic spots with their own tourism characteristics.
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