Except for tofu, dried bean curd is also one of the sell-most product at tofu shop.

Inside the pail is the bean dregs—product that is basic-processed from soy bean, and it will become different product such as soy milk, tofu, and so on via different cooking means afterward.

“That’s because it’s public praise! There were three tofu shop on Chong Chen Road at first, but through constantly recommend, it gradually becomes the only one that survived and pass down from generation to generation.” said one regular, it seems that the quality of Ging Xing can hold on through the test of time.

That’s another means of tofu: going through different ways of stamping and cutting at first, and make it air-dried outdoor (the process is similar with the one of dried-persimmon) and it takes only about all daytime. And it becomes fermented bean curd with other kinds of integrates added and processed into plastic-jar can.

“Though there is a lot of soybean, but we have to notice that don’t be too careless and let it sprout. It will be a pity and a waste of material if is under that condition. ” said Mr. Zheng, the boss of the shop, “5~6 hours would be alright for a pail of it , it’ll mess everything up if it were soaked for too long.”

The wooden cast is used to suppress intensively to the soft tofu that is newly formed, and help tofu dry out and drainage the unnecessarily water. It is a great prove that the floor inside the shop is both wet and slipping.

Press on the metal material inside wooden cast with the spiral-shaped suppressor, the metal material makes impresses on tofu, and the impresses is used as the trail to follow when cutting tofu.

FRESH TAFU! The boss turns over both wooden cast and tofu together, just like acting Gezai opera, AMAZING!

The old shop was first located at few doors away on the same street. Through the first location is not productive anymore, the obsolete facilities are still full of vitality.

In the generation that is not highly mechanized like old days, it is for the most part that tighten the whole tofu with stone to make it firm and solid in constructure.

Holding the bamboo plate that were used in the old day, the senior staff Mr. Zhuang tell us about the ancient means of making tofu. He look at it steadily, we can see from his eyes that he missed the old shop very much.

Located at Zhao Men, Zing Pu town, Chu Lan Yuan farm’s doorway is full of the refreshment of household and gardening.

In order to popularize development of sightseeing in Zhao Men, the townhouse spread the DIY product at 5 spot in the neighborhood on the different month every year. The product the Chu Lan Yuan farm promote in November is making tangerine jam. However, such kind of activity usually needs to be reserved in advance and have to reach the certain amount of visitors, so it is pity that we, three bicyclers, can only experience this activity via the introduction of proprietress.

“Tangerine jam is a foodstuff that can be preserve for a long period,” the proprietress introduce the product bit by bit “the integrate of the tangerine jam is usually the tangerine that is light-colored cause the jam made by those kind of tangerine looks prettier; sometimes we’ll see some jam that is darker, which means that it is made of dark-colored tangerines. However, the taste of it won’t have any difference due to the color of it, both the light-colored one and the dark-colored one are in the same taste.”

As to the glass bottle of the jam, It is useful even it doesn’t used to contain the tangerine jam!

One shot of the Leisure area in the farm. Don’t look down on the grass in front of you, cause there are numerous little insects crawl inside of it, so the grass looks simple on the surface but rich in actual. The surface of the pond on the right front is full of water striders. The ecology here cannot be experience from the photo and only by visit it in person can we be amazed by heart. On the left front lies the BBQ square arranged by the farmer, what above it is the  loofah shack, and what beside it is the pear garden. In all, the use of the public space is extremely efficient, it is also helpful to the policy of the townhouse.

A pavilion beside one of the branch of Feng Shan River. Since that the view seems not common, we take a break here.