{"id":26927,"date":"2025-12-17T16:21:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=26927"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:21:59","slug":"sichuanmosaics-from-river-to-plate-flavorful-heritage-in-guangyuan-of-sw-chinas-sichuan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=26927","title":{"rendered":"SichuanMosaics | From river to plate: flavorful heritage in Guangyuan of SW China&#8217;s Sichuan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A001.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Guangyuan, in northern Sichuan Province, run through by the Jialing River and its tributaries, nurtures unique cuisines with its pure water. Across its streets and alleys, bowls of freshly steamed and sliced cold noodles attract people from day and night. Thanks to the ingredients, the cold noodles boast robust flavor of rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A002.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows a view of Qingjiang River in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province. (Xinhua\/Xu Bingjie)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A003.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chefs prepare cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Huang Wei)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A004.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Zhang Xiaoyu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A005.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A006.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Huang Wei)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_0c466e749a51428cbf49282368857119.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The restaurant owner Zhao Fahui mixes seasonings for cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Xu Bingjie)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A008.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows a bowl of cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_13bfdd1fba32453bb5c5b74b4c00153e.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A child orders cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A010.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The restaurant owner Zhao Fahui (L) mixes seasonings for cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025.(Xinhua\/Huang Wei)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A011.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A012.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People have meals at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Huang Wei)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Jian&#8217;ge County under Guangyuan City, Jianmen tofu, a local renowned dish, also made from this pure water with local soybeans, has gained its popularity among local residents as well as tourists. Chefs here also have created various cooking recipes for tofu to express their love for this simple raw material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_2047f57461cf4bdbaeabeabe660405b9.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares tofu dishes at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A014.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the fried Jianmen tofu for a tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A015.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chef Deng Yongbo, an inheritor of the Jianmen tofu intangible cultural heritage, prepares tofu dishes at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Zhang Xiaoyu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A016.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A017.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A018.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef hands a tofu dish to a waiter at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A019.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Zhang Xiaoyu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_11c3d0c042e14def8b3d45e1a2c82816.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A chef prepares tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A021.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province. (Xinhua\/Zhang Xiaoyu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A022.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooked with traditional skills, local dishes in Guangyuan preserve the original flavor of food materials and evoke the nostalgia for people working away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A023.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A child is ready to eat cold noodles at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_aa583f4c04d14d168bd9f96ea22e0fbe.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People have meals at a restaurant in Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_XxjpbeE000260_20251217_CBMFN0A025.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People enjoy the tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/2025121714759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703_07d60793704b4ce2bd453d1b785eacd4.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People enjoy the tofu banquet at a restaurant in Jian&#8217;ge County of Guangyuan City, southwest China&#8217;s Sichuan Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua\/Lian Zhen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251217\/14759fda6b6247f491b791d14717f703\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guangyuan, in northern Sichuan Province, run through by the Jialing River and its tributaries, nurtures unique cuisines with its pure water. Across its streets and alleys, bowls of freshly steamed and sliced cold noodles attract people from day and night. Thanks to the ingredients, the cold noodles boast robust flavor of rice. In Jian&#8217;ge County [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[2307,2076,25424,9131,23761,25423],"class_list":["post-26927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-china-3","tag-economy-2","tag-healthy-and-tasty-food","tag-heritage-2","tag-si-chuan-3","tag-si-chuan-food","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26929,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26927\/revisions\/26929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}