Old Yangzhou -- Fireworks and Bright Moon

Author: Wang Hong ?
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Features: Du Mu said "Bright moon night over Twenty-four Bridges," Xu Ning said "Twelve-fifths of the moon in Yangzhou," Li Bai said "Down to Yangzhou in the March of blossoms." This book about the old days in Yangzhou is unique in the following aspects: First, it does not intend to elaborate on historical records and artifacts, conducting thorough and systematic research. The author simply wants to take a brief glimpse at the living conditions of Yangzhou in the past century, striving to narrate some old stories in a plain and lucid manner. Second, its the century-old social life of old Yangzhou through an interactive image-text approach. The text and images unfold parallel to each other, sometimes interpenetrating and complementing each other, making the reading experience more visual and engaging. It is hoped that people who are interested in history, literature, photography, art, folk customs, as well as those who care about architecture and artifacts, will enjoy flipping through this book. Excerpt: Enjoying the taste of "a wedding night under flower curtains not as enjoyable as boiling water for feet." The head pool is covered with a rail frame made of rough wooden strips. The bathers can lie on it and enjoy the surging waves of hot water, a bit like a sauna bath. The water in the large pool is hot but not scalding, allowing the entire body to be immersed in it, which is the true essence of a "water." The children's pool is smaller and filled with lukewarm water, which the children love to splash around in. The "Three Knives of Yangzhou" are famous. One is the chef's knife, which has been briefly introduced in "Eating in Yangzhou" and "Water wrapped in a skin bag." The other is the pedicure knife used by foot specialists. There are many types of pedicure knives in Yangzhou, some for digging warts, some for removing ingrown toenails, and some for peeling old skin. Many years ago, my left big toe was deeply ingrown, causing extreme pain when walking. I visited several bathhouses in Nanjing for pedicure treatment, but the problem was not resolved. Later, upon returning to Yangzhou, I encountered an experienced pedicure master at the century-old bathhouse Yongningquan. He wore reading glasses and carefully removed the ingrown toenail from my foot without drawing a single drop of blood. I sincerely...