Festival honors district's virus fighters
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A decorated entrance to Nanxiang Old Street.
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A decorated entrance to Nanxiang's old street on Jiefang Street.
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Representatives of the town bring gift boxes of xiaolong to people in the town who contributed to the fight against the COVID0-19 epidemic.
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Representatives of the town bring gift boxes of xiaolong to people in the town who contributed to the fight against the COVID0-19 epidemic.
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Dooro Bear and Baotietie, two famous cartoon figures created in the town.
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Tourists are introduced to Yu Jin Xiang wine, a kind of Chinese rice wine from the town that is often served on local weddings.
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The store on Renmin Street in the old street that sells the wine.
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Workers of a candy store in the old street make peanut crisps.
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Tourists can buy freshly-made hot peanut crisps from the store. Hot ones taste soft while they are crispy for bites after cooling down.
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Xiaolong buns served at Nanxiang Xiaolong Restaurant on Shengchan Street in the old street.
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Xiaolong buns being steamed at Nanxiang Xiaolong Restaurant on Shengchan Street in the old street.
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The Nanxiang old street.
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The Nanxiang old street.
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A monthlong xiaolong culture festival opened in Jiading District’s Nanxiang Town on Monday.
Nanxiang is home to xiaolong, the small steamed buns with a pork filling in a tasty broth.
Paying respect to the medical workers, police officers and volunteers who contributed to the city's fight against COVID-19, town representatives presented them with gift boxes of xiaolong, going around the town in three minibuses after a launch ceremony.
The festival used to feature a large public feast of xiaolong, but due to the pandemic the event won't be held this year. However, the festival remains an occasion for residents to celebrate and for tourists to relish xiaolong and other town treats.
A xiaolong-making competition for both professionals and amateurs will take place at Guyi Garden on October 16, and a store featuring cartoon xiaolong figures and other popular cartoon characters created in the town opened on Monday at the tourist information center on Nanxiang Old Street.
On Monday, tourists were introduced to Yu Jin Xiang wine, a rice wine that originated in the town and is often served at local weddings. Tourists who visited Tanyuan Garden got a free bottle at a shop on Renmin Street.
If you want to taste xiaolong and would love a relaxing stroll amid ancient Chinese houses with their flying roofs, little arched bridges over meandering rivers and the intoxicating sweet scent of autumn from osmanthus trees, Nanxiang is the place to go
Xiaolong restaurants offer buns for take-out, but cooks from the Nanxiang Xiaolong Restaurant on Shengchan Street say it's best to eat the buns within five minutes after they’re served.
