The pattern of scenic spots in Longhui Wei Yuan's former residence

The existing former residence of Wei Yuan is a wooden quadrangle with two main rooms and two wing rooms. Located in the southwest, facing the northeast, there is a wooden trough door in front of the courtyard and an earth wall around it. The overall width is about 43 meters, the penetration depth is about 54 meters, and the total area is about 2300 square meters. Located in the left front of the main house, the slot door faces east and north 20. It is a pavilion-like wooden frame house, which was destroyed for many years. It was restored in 1994. Entering the courtyard from the slot door is a sunny terrace with a width of about 22 meters and a depth of about 16 meters. In Wugang, in the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, the Beimenkou generation also began to produce tofu, including water tofu, dried tofu, fried tofu, marinated dried tofu and wrapped tofu. Nowadays, the cinnamon bean curd in Xiahong, Mugua Bridge, and the second dried bean curd in Daiside, Gao Qiao, all have different flavors and are famous in the four rural areas.

Baoqing pig blood meatballs, also known as blood cakes, is a traditional food in Shaoyang, which began in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty and was handed down from generation to generation by the people. It has a history of hundreds of years. The main raw material of Baoqing pig blood meatballs is tofu. First, filter the water in the tofu with gauze, then crush the tofu, then cut the fresh pork into diced meat or strips, and mix in proper amount of pig blood, salt, Chili powder, spiced powder and a little seasoning such as sesame oil, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate and sesame seeds. Stir well, make into oval balls the size of steamed bread, dry them in the sun for a few days, and then hang them on a firewood stove and smoke them with fireworks. There is also an iron shelf under which sawdust, chaff, chaff or charcoal are burned and smoked. This smoking method pays special attention to the heat, and it should not be rushed or too fierce, otherwise it will taste bad. Meatballs can be eaten after being smoked. Pig blood meatballs are good in color, smell and taste, spicy and delicious, stimulating appetite, easy to store, and will not deteriorate for at least half a year. At the same time, it is convenient to carry and can be eaten after being cooked and sliced. They are an appetizing cold dish when entertaining guests.

Shaodong county in southern province is called "the hometown of yellow flowers". The scientific name of yellow flower is day lily. In ancient China, the words "Xuanting" and "Xuantang" were often used to represent the mother, so the people called the day lily "mother flower". Because of its golden color and slender shape, it is also called "Jin Baihe". Yellow flower has high nutritional value, so it is a beautiful and elegant ornamental plant.

Shaodong Day Lily is listed as one of the eight precious vegetables in China. According to the determination of China Academy of Medical Sciences, the contents of protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene and riboflavin in Shaodong day lily are higher than those in tomatoes and other common vegetables. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", yellow flowers benefit the chest and diaphragm, the five internal organs, the breast and the stomach, and the intellectual man fit and eyesight. On people's dining tables, yellow flowers are often used to make soup and barbecue, which tastes very delicious; Steamed crucian carp and braised chicken with yellow flowers are also indispensable for maternal recipes! Convenient domestic transportation. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Baoqing Fucheng became a land and water hub and important town in central Hunan according to the Zijiang Golden Waterway and several Buddhist teachings. During the Republic of China, the trunk line of Hunan-Guizhou highway ran through the territory, and Shaoyang County became the hub of material transportation in the southeast and southwest. Today, Loushao Railway connects the trunk line of Hunan-Guizhou Railway and reaches all parts of the country through Loudi, Zhuzhou and Changsha. National Highway 320 runs through the east and west, and 207 national highway runs through the north and south. Provincial roads, county roads, township roads and special roads crisscross the territory, with a mileage of 5839 kilometers.