What are the ancient legends in Wang Ting Town, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou?

The Legend of Wang Ting —— Frost-resistant Hibiscus Flowers (Collection and Arrangement)

[Author: Zhu]

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went down to the south of the Yangtze River and went to Zhenjiang, intending to go to Suzhou. He asked the magistrate of Zhenjiang, "Where did you pass from Zhenjiang to Suzhou?" The county magistrate said, "There are Danyang, Luoshe, Wuxi and Wang Ting along the way." Gan Long said, "I want to go ashore in Wang Ting." Of the four places elected by the sheriff, Wang Ting Town is the smallest. Why did the emperor go there to have a look?

It turns out that during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Bin of Soochow built a very beautiful pavilion here, so this town was called the Royal Pavilion. Later, Li Xi in the Tang Dynasty was very moved when he saw the Imperial Pavilion. He immediately wrote a poem, which read: "Looking back at the Imperial Pavilion", so the Imperial Pavilion was renamed Wang Ting.

Gan Long wanted to go to Wangting to have a look, which is reasonable. Because Gan Long has read Li Xi's poems. Zhenjiang magistrate sent messengers to Suzhou overnight in order to visit the pavilion. When the Suzhou magistrate got the news, he immediately went to Wang Ting to prepare for the bus ride. On the one hand, we invited Xiangshan carpenter to repair the pavilion; On the other hand, we gathered the pastry chefs in the town and ordered them to make cakes with local characteristics within five days. Suzhou magistrate knows that wherever Qianlong goes, he will eat local famous food. Otherwise, local officials will be blamed. Therefore, the Suzhou magistrate issued this urgent order.

It's really "the official history is nothing, and the people have the same surname." The pastry chef has to try all kinds of cakes day and night. In a blink of an eye, four days have passed, the deadline is coming, and a satisfactory cake has not been made. Everyone was scared to death. At this time, a master surnamed Yang said to everyone, "Masters, it seems that you are doomed. You are old and young, and it is difficult to go to court. Anyway, I'm single. It's the same everywhere. You get me some raw materials so that I can try to make a cake to deal with it. " If you can't handle it, you will all blame me. "Other teachers are very grateful to Master Yang for taking everything on himself in order to save everyone, so try to give him good raw materials. There are glutinous rice flour, sugar, maltose, lard, osmanthus, fried rice, fried rice cakes and so on. Master Yang matched these things and made a rectangular cake. On the day of the deadline, the Suzhou magistrate came to Wang Ting early in the morning to see if the airport pick-up was ready. Master Yang sent his cakes to the county magistrate to find a job. The county magistrate took a sip and said loudly, "Good, distinctive!" At this time, Master Yang was relieved. The stone that weighed on everyone's heart also fell to the ground.

The magistrate asked, "What's this name?"

Master Yang said, "I haven't decided on a name yet."

The county magistrate quickly said, "Then think of a name quickly."

Master Yang looked up and saw that the frost-resistant flowers and trees beside the pond were blooming. I think, you officials are really like frost that destroys flowers, and the people are like hibiscus that cannot be killed by frost. Thinking of this, he blurted out: "It's called Fu. Ok? "

The county magistrate praised and said, "Good name."

Later, Gan Long passed the Wang Ting Pavilion and really landed. Suzhou magistrate assiduously presented hibiscus crisp. Gan Long tasted a little and was very satisfied. While eating, he said, "This hibiscus is crisp and sweet, with the fragrance of osmanthus and the delicious caramel. It's really wonderful. "

Gan Long's praise made Suzhou magistrate shut his mouth like a wooden fish. Since then, Lotus Crisp has become a lookout pavilion.

Major.