Elderly people tie a rope to children to prevent them from getting lost (picture) It is said that during Emperor Qianlong's third southern inspection tour to Hangzhou, one day while touring Wushan Mountain he encountered a heavy rain. So, in front of a civilian house at the foot of the mountain, Qianlong took shelter from the rain. Cold and hungry, Qianlong knocked on the door and asked the owner for a simple meal. The owner, Ah Xing, was a helper in a Hangzhou restaurant, and his family was poor. He had no choice but to take the leftover half fish head from the previous meal, add a piece of tofu and some broad bean sauce, put it together in a casserole and stewed it, then heated up some leftovers rice to entertain Qianlong. After finishing the meal, Qianlong felt that this was more delicious than the delicacies in the imperial kitchen... However, the signature dish of Huangfaner, Qianlong Fish Head, tastes really average. It feels like it's pieced together, whether it's tasty or not is somewhat reserved. He Fang Street is next to Gao Yin Street, I'm ready to have a good look around! No. 103 He Fang Street, the original site of Wang Runxing Restaurant is under renovation. A hundred-year-old shop is different, just the style of the exterior of the small building exudes an impressive dignity. A grand restaurant made me stop: "Huangfaner", personally named by Emperor Qianlong. There are two palace lanterns at the door, with a long rectangular plaque in the middle. The style is similar to the front of the palaces in the Forbidden City, blue background with golden wood carving frames, dignified and grand! After comparison, this place has the best business, let's try it... Three years later, during Qianlong's fourth southern inspection, he ate a fish head stewed tofu again at Ah Xing's house. He also gave Ah Xing twenty taels of silver to open a restaurant, named "Wang Runxing Restaurant". The meaning is concentrated in the word "run", which means the emperor took shelter and had a meal at this household on a rainy day. Soon after, Ah Xing opened a restaurant at the Tapa Building (which is now the west side of the intersection of He Fang Street and Zhongshan Road). Huangfaner, this name is very special. After carefully reading the introduction before the menu, I learned that the origin of this restaurant is extraordinary: Although there are few snails in this season, there are still yellow clams. Yellow clam is a common type of clam-like shellfish in Hangzhou and surrounding areas. When coming to Hangzhou, you can't miss the soup pot yellow clam dish. Especially when eating late-night snacks and drinking beer, it's an indispensable delicacy. Tracing back to ancient times, a group of impoverished commoners were reduced to beggars due to famine. Once, a beggar collapsed from exhaustion while wandering. A companion found the only chicken they had, and started a fire wanting to cook it for him. But they had no utensils, so someone came up with the idea of wrapping the chicken in mud and roasting it in the campfire. Later, everyone thought that the chicken roasted this way tasted particularly good, so this method has continued until today. Huangfaner's Beggar Chicken, wrapped in West Lake lotus leaves, etc., and baked with various condiments and seasonings, is fresh, fragrant, tender, and smooth. On April 13, 2009, Monday, Beggar Chicken! A representative traditional Hangzhou dish. The restaurant is promoting Zhu Que Black Rice Wine, let's get a bottle, it's quite fragrant, and the alcohol content is not high. Actually, it's completely because of "Zhu Que" that we ordered it, rare bird! "Exquisite culinary skills passed down forever, a long history continues." Huangfaner was founded in 1844. To be continued, more pictures are stored in the space album... 20:51 Old store of Wang Runxing Restaurant on He Fang Street Looking at the colorful restaurant signs really makes you hesitate, not knowing how to choose... Let's go to the most popular one. At the foot of Wushan Mountain, parallel to Qinghefang Street, there is a Gaoyin Street. Gaoyin Street is a famous food street in Hangzhou. Together with nearby old streets and alleys, all are crowded with famous dining establishments, so it's really not easy to establish oneself here. 19:36 Gaoyin Street Song Sister Fish Soup, like West Lake Vinegar Fish, has been passed down through the stories between brothers, sisters-in-law, and younger brothers-in-law. This has already been mentioned in LouwaLou's diary. Five years later, when Qianlong came to Wang Runxing Restaurant in Hangzhou, Ah Xing personally cooked dishes such as fish head stewed tofu, shrimp brine spinach, oil-exploded river shrimp, salt pieces, and clear soup fish balls for Qianlong. Pleased, Qianlong personally wrote the three words "Huangfaner" and bestowed them upon Ah Xing.