Nanxian County, Hunan Province, known as the "Pearl of Dongting", is a small city in the hinterland of Dongting Lake. In the past, there was a custom of "not going out" on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and most shops would be closed.
Nowadays, there are more shops that are open on this day, and some businesses also hold food markets and New Year's customs to promote consumption. More and more residents are going out of their homes to "eat and shop", and the Spring Festival in the small town is a little more lively.
On the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year on February 10, 2024, a food market in Nanxian County was crowded. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Tiantian Early in the morning, the golden sunlight woke up the small city, and the snow gradually melted for many days, and the snow water flowed down the eaves. Boss Wu of the "Houhuayuan" flower shop opened the door of the store and placed all kinds of flowers such as lilies and plums neatly, and the fragrance was fragrant in the small shop of five or six square meters.
Boss Wu said that now flowers have become "New Year's goods", and many people will place orders on the platform, he is not only the owner of the flower shop, but also a guest delivery brother. "I took 4 orders in half a day, and I got a good fortune on the first day of junior high school. ”
At noon, the small braised vegetable shop "Song Ji Duck Overlord" opened its doors to welcome customers. Spicy meat, minced duck, lotus root slices, ......In the display cabinet, the plates of special snacks are full of color and fragrance, and many pedestrians stop to buy four or five snacks to satisfy their cravings, which is the "nostalgia on the tip of the tongue" of the homecoming wanderer.
"Ms. Li, the proprietress of Song Kee Duck Overlord, was busy helping customers select food, weigh it, and pack it. Talking about the business on the first day of the Year of the Dragon, Ms. Li said with a smile on her face that she didn't expect the street to be so popular and business to be so good on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
On February 10, 2024, the first day of the Lunar New Year, a customer buys food at a small braised vegetable shop in Nanxian County, Hunan Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Tiantian At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a chain brand coffee shop in the old city was full of popularity. "Ding-dong......The sound of the finished coffee is sounding from time to time, and the counter is filled with paper cups with festive patterns, waiting for customers to come and pick up their food. Since it opened at 9:30 a.m., the small shop has sold more than 700 cups of coffee.
Do you drink it now or pack it? "You can get the coupon online. Xiaomei, a winter vacation worker at the coffee shop, greets customers while making coffee. Xiaomei said that in the past, it was popular to drink sesame bean tea in the local area, but now it is synchronized with the big cities, and coffee or milk tea has become a new drink for young people to celebrate the New Year.
When night falls, street lamps and signboards are lit up, and more than 20 food stalls gather in the street square, and fireworks are rising on stinky tofu, mutton skewers, spicy tang and other stalls. Groups of diners sit together, and the food stimulates the taste buds and makes people feel "spicy and refreshing".
During the Spring Festival, the small town market is full of the "hot and fresh fragrance" of life. (Reporter Bai Tiantian).