If you want to integrate into a city, it is definitely the best choice to talk to the locals. The scene that is easiest to talk to is a lively market in addition to the local tavern. For Johnson, markets held in limited time in various places are often hard to come by.

However, Kyoto is the most likely destination to meet a market. Because Kyoto people who love fun and know how to live, they will hold various markets every now and then. As long as you find the right time, you can feel the charm of Kyoto from the market.

There are full-time hand-made authors, housewives who are good at hand-made, young chefs who can make simple dishes, and old people who start to try to make some hand-made out of interest after retirement.

Although there are no explicit regulations, there are almost no stalls in this type of market that are under the banner of a company or manufacturers bringing products to the exhibition, as if their appearance will ruin the small atmosphere of the market. Perhaps the layout and decoration of the stalls are very simple, and perhaps the handmade products are a little rough, and some careless sellers sometimes forget to price the products.

But compared to hawking and bidding, there are more communication, smiles and surprises here; compared with professional businessmen, there are more handicraftsmen who only know how to do handicrafts seriously but can't do business.

They are all doing their best to maintain a healthy competition environment for the market. Even the citizens and tourists who come to visit the market will wear medieval, natural or forest women's clothing at the same time, and cannot bear to destroy the unified style of the market.

This city has always been known for the number of craftsmen, the type of craftsmanship, exquisite technology and extremely high completion of works, but no one is born an excellent craftsman. No matter what the skills they practice, they need to constantly repeat the process of creation, failure, modification, and re-creation. Through this long and boring way, they will grow and hone their skills, so that one day they will become a recognized craftsman.

During this period, the hand-made market provides a good environment for their practice - participating in the hand-made market does not require a high venue fee, nor does anyone specify the level of participating in the work, but all people who come to the market will naturally evaluate the work by inquiring, praising, asking, purchasing, etc.

For a benign market, its price system and buyers are relatively mature. They know what the approximate price should be for the products he or she purchases. For those craftsmen who are not good at pricing their works, participating in the handmade market becomes the best way to assist them in pricing, and the income from sales is also the material basis for helping them continue to create.

The main reason why I love handmade markets so much is that it creates opportunities for producers to face-to-face with consumers and exchange opinions and feedback with each other. This not only provides inspiration for the future creation of handcrafters, but also for many shy, poor words and even lack confidence, a kind smile or a word of encouragement will make them feel warm and full of motivation to continue creating.

When I came to Baqiao, a time-honored brand that has been passed down for three hundred years, one of the most representative dim sums, including Shengbaqiao and Hard Baqiao. The ancients mostly ate Hard Baqiao. In modern times, Shengbaqiao uses a fresher and softer q-style texture, making Shengbaqiao's sales and popularity far higher than Hard Baqiao.

The saurus is like a triangle-shaped dumpling, and the outer skin is made of rice flour, and is wrapped in sweet fillings such as red beans, which tastes soft and delicate. The most well-known saurus is the Holy Guardian family, known as the lv of the saurus. It also produces different flavors and packaging according to the season. It is great to eat and give it to others by yourself.

Not far away is the only old shop specializing in making golden sugar. The production of golden sugar does not have a fixed formula, and it depends entirely on the experience of the sugar state cultivated by the staff for a long time, and then adjusts it according to the climate, temperature, etc.

It takes about 18 days to make a golden sugar. The Lushouan Qingshui can be passed down to this day, which is inseparable from this concentration and sincerity.

The entrance has a light aroma. It will not have a strong smell at first, but the sweetness will slowly spread until the whole mouth is filled with sweetness. This is the candy that needs to be savored carefully.

Traditional handicrafts carry the wisdom and unique charm of a nation. Although it declines under the impact of large-scale production of machines, excellent craftsmen are also adapting to the development of the times and constantly innovating.

Yongle House, an old shop for nearly 400 years, was originally a cotton cloth merchant used by Oda Nobunaga. Yongle House, which once flourished, was also in a dilemma under the impact of the times. It was not until the 14th generation leader Hoshitsuki Iehime took over and reformed the brand, Yongle House was revived and became what he saw now.

It has three brands with different customer bases, 12 stores, Yokoya Hoshitsuji Ibuki, Raak, and Ibuki. The two new brands behind are generally younger, both trendy and traditional Kyoto style.

The most famous one is the Kyoto style handkerchief, which was also turned over with this. These Kyoto style handkerchiefs are replicated with Meiji and Showa era patterns, exquisite and retro, and the maiko handkerchief is also a signature brand and a strong Kyoto color.

These old shops in Kyoto have been focusing on the ultimate goal of a simple craft for a hundred years. In the impetuous era, it seems like a calm force, and here may make people find some different life philosophy.
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