Soaking up the old culture of local fishermen
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Visitors booked into iconic Jinshanzui homestay guesthouses don’t have to sit around twiddling their thumbs. The area has interesting history and culture to explore.
The area’s roots go back thousands of years, when ancient tribes lived by the grace of the sea.
The village reached its peak around 100 years ago, when nearly 40 stores, workshops and guesthouses crowded onto a main street barely 500 meters long. Every spring and autumn, visitors swarmed to this seaside to buy seafood or watch the tides.
Nowadays, many of the old locals have moved out, leaving behind a seaside that largely serves as a weekend retreat for urbanites from Shanghai and neighboring provinces.
Seafood is one big attraction for visitors. On the old street, several snack bars sell fresh yellow croaker noodles with seafood and radish fritters called youdunzi. The yellow croaker noodles are cooked with pickled green vegetable that brings out the full flavor of the fish. The fritters have shrimp inside, something never seen downtown.
History buffs will enjoy a local gallery that preserves much of the old fishing culture. The gallery was remodeled from a former residence. It contains fishing gear, the kind of boat used for centuries by fishermen and the methods they used to dry their catches. There is also a glimpse into what a fisherman’s cottage looked like.
The old street leads visitors to the seashore, which has an embankment reaching out into the Pacific Ocean. In the past, this was a favorite site for newlyweds to have wedding photos taken, but today the embankment has been fenced off from pedestrian traffic.
The local fish market has long been popular with visitors, but it’s only open during fishing season. But it’s still possible to buy dried sea eel, anchovies or other seafood in other shops. Salted dried fish is a common “souvenir: taken home from the village.
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