BAO XING LOU

After visiting Jianshui, I enjoyed a dinner at Baoxinglou, a well-known local restaurant on Guangci Road near Guangci Lake. Baoxinglou has an antique architectural style. From the Guangci Road gate, you can directly go to the second floor, which is considered upstairs. When you are in the restaurant, you can go downstairs to the first floor. From the back door, you will reach the ring road beside Guangci Lake. The scenery is very beautiful. The menu has various local specialties of Jianshui, as well as specialties from Honghe Prefecture and even many other prefectures in Yunnan Province. The ingredients are fresh, the cooking level is excellent, and the spiciness is just right, which is endless aftertaste. Jianshui grilled tofu, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, is worth recommending.

It was probably around 1pm, so we didn't have to wait in line. The storefront was antique with ethnic characteristics. We ordered steam pot chicken, three-shredded grass sprouts, a basket of siu mai, and grilled tofu. It was okay. The steam pot chicken was crispy and a little oily, the grass sprouts were tender and refreshing, and the grilled tofu seemed different from ordinary tofu. It was crispy and spicy with a little chili.

On February 25, 2019, I came to this restaurant for dinner after taking the Jianshui train. The overall environment is still a bit high-end and antique, especially when the lights come out at night, it is very artistic. In terms of food, the steamed chicken ordered was added with a Chinese medicine Panax notoginseng. I personally recommend not to try it easily. The taste is not good at first, and the taste is bitter. I am not used to it anyway. There are also two dishes that I have never eaten before, one is snow red and the other is wild vegetable peanut soup. They are quite novel and taste good. In addition, the tableware here is charged, 2 yuan per person, and the overall per capita cost is about more than 40 yuan, which is still cost-effective!

From Laos, I drove back to Kunming through Jianshui. Baoxing Building is the most local century-old store that must be checked in. Yunnan cuisine is really classic. Sansi Chunhui is very tender and smooth. The jelly is also one of the must-order dishes. Of course, there is also a signature dish. Steam pot chicken, soup head is as delicious as ever. We three ordered three dishes and a bowl of rice noodles. We must not eat it.

Yunnan bridge rice noodles have two legends, one is Jianshui Baoxing Building said, one is Mengzi Zhuangyuan bridge said; Baoxing Building is the birthplace of traditional bridge rice noodles located on the shore of Guangci Lake, Jianshui County, Honghe County, Yunnan Province. Liu Jiagui (a.k.a. Liu Jiaqing) was invented by the original Baoxing Building founder Liu Jiagui (a.k.a. Liu Jiaqing) in the Qing Dynasty Daoguang years after the invention, it is said that it is the late Qing Dynasty Jianshui Jinshi Li Jingxuan taught him to eat stewed lamb. The way to eat the bridge rice noodles, a try was very successful, when the name was named, Li Jingxuan said: "I came from the lock dragon bridge, from the east of the bridge to the west to eat rice noodles, people crossing the bridge, rice noodles also crossing the bridge, it is called the bridge rice noodles!" From then on, the bridge rice noodles passed to Mengzi, Kunming and other places. Gradually become the first brand of snacks in Yunnan. Baoxing Building cross-bridge rice noodles are the fifth generation to this day. Five generations of people, Liu Yuzhu and Chen Kun, have relocated Baoxing Building to the shore of Guangci Lake. The taste is pure, the environment is first-class, the cultural atmosphere is strong, and the antique door, decoration, lake view private room. It is easy to feel the charm of crossing the bridge rice noodles 100 years ago. Baoxing Building's bridge rice noodles, there are not many ingredients, but the ingredients are very good, sashimi, steamed pot chicken, ham slices, chicken shreds, aromatherapy, leeks, onion, clams, fungus, bean skin, quail eggs, every ingredients are very fragrant, meat has meat taste, vegetables have vegetables, Strictly boiled soup without modern condiments, after eating will not dry mouth. Baoxing Building breakfast and lunch are mainly open for traditional bridge rice noodles. Chinese food and dinner are also fried vegetables, braised vegetables, steamed vegetables, cold dishes, roast tofu, shaomai, pasta, juice cold drinks, etc. You can taste the local flavor of Jianshui.