Post by blackcloud on Apr 22, 2014 4:21:56 GMT -5
The classic black-and-white movie Song of the Fisherman, shot in Shipu, 1933, made the port famous.
It’s a colorful place, as exemplified by the traditional fishing boats that are lacquered in black and white and gaudy bars of green and red. The green on the bow is said to look like an eyebrow, hence the colloquial name of the distinctive boats from the town: “green eyebrows”.
Hu Gencai, from a long line of boatmakers and who owns a boat modeling shop in the town top China tours, says the boats have three masts, which enable them to move in any direction, whatever way the wind blows.
Even though he has retired, Hu still makes model boats and a 1-meter long model takes about 20 days for him to complete.
Tradition is a strong facet of Shipu life and married women still wash fishing lights at Mid-River Temple, while grandmothers gather at City God Temple to fold shoe-shaped paper ingots; and plants grow in trumpet shells outside houses China tour deals.
Shipu has a quiet pace of life and typical activities include drinking a glass of grass jelly while listening to stories told by the elderly, watching opera at the Temple of Lord Guan, and eating seafood on street corners.
If you go:
Shipu county is 149 km from Ningbo and there are regular buses between the towns popular China tour package. There are many hotels and guesthouses in Shipu, while Peninsula Hotel, with seaview rooms, has some of the best facilities.
“Seafood Street” in the center of the town is a popular destination for a marine life meal, while the fishermen’s canteens in Dongmen fishing village are a lot cheaper. Dongmen is where the movie Song of the Fisherman was shot.
tags: travel to China
It’s a colorful place, as exemplified by the traditional fishing boats that are lacquered in black and white and gaudy bars of green and red. The green on the bow is said to look like an eyebrow, hence the colloquial name of the distinctive boats from the town: “green eyebrows”.
Hu Gencai, from a long line of boatmakers and who owns a boat modeling shop in the town top China tours, says the boats have three masts, which enable them to move in any direction, whatever way the wind blows.
Even though he has retired, Hu still makes model boats and a 1-meter long model takes about 20 days for him to complete.
Tradition is a strong facet of Shipu life and married women still wash fishing lights at Mid-River Temple, while grandmothers gather at City God Temple to fold shoe-shaped paper ingots; and plants grow in trumpet shells outside houses China tour deals.
Shipu has a quiet pace of life and typical activities include drinking a glass of grass jelly while listening to stories told by the elderly, watching opera at the Temple of Lord Guan, and eating seafood on street corners.
If you go:
Shipu county is 149 km from Ningbo and there are regular buses between the towns popular China tour package. There are many hotels and guesthouses in Shipu, while Peninsula Hotel, with seaview rooms, has some of the best facilities.
“Seafood Street” in the center of the town is a popular destination for a marine life meal, while the fishermen’s canteens in Dongmen fishing village are a lot cheaper. Dongmen is where the movie Song of the Fisherman was shot.
tags: travel to China