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Shijiazhuang, a city pulled by a train, Shijiazhuang was still a small village a hundred years ago. Because of the intersection of the Taiyuan Railway and the Jinghan Railway at that time, it was necessary to build a station, so it was selected here. The railway construction started in April 1897, and was completed and opened to traffic in 1907. After the railway was completed, it was called "Zhengtai Railway". After the railway opened to traffic, a service supporting facility hotel was built, named "Zhengtai Hotel". It has an extremely important position in the history of Shijiazhuang. The hotel has stayed with celebrities such as Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek. The "Zheng Tai Hotel" is, in a sense, the starting point of the city of Shijiazhuang. So there is the Zhengtai Hotel first and then Shijiazhuang. In order to inherit and carry forward the history of the city of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Zhonghongji Restaurant established Zhengtai Restaurant.

With the continuous growth of the urban population, the number of people engaged in the catering industry in Shijiazhuang has increased significantly, which has greatly improved the convenience of citizens to eat at ordinary times. In the 1930s, there were 9 famous hotels in Shijiazhuang. In the early 1940s, there were 54 hotels registered in Shijiazhuang. The Zhengtai Hotel has been the most luxurious hotel in Shijiazhuang during the Republic of China. In order to meet the needs of different diners in the city, various restaurants have introduced various local dishes such as southern and northern dishes. "Shimen's restaurant can be divided into five groups: Jingbao, Jiangnan, Shanxi, Halal, and local."

The emergence of early hotel service industry

When the Beijing-Hanzhou Railway was repaired to Shijiazhuang Village in 1902, the earliest service industry began to emerge. At that time, the service target was mainly a large number of road builders. In order to provide workers, supervisors, engineering technicians, and foreign staff with some convenience and daily necessities, very simple restaurants, food stores, and department stores came into being. After some sections of the Jinghan Railway opened to traffic in 1903, Shijiazhuang Railway Station had passengers getting off the Jinghan Line at this time, and there were also hawkers selling "sells" on the bus. In order to facilitate tourists from south to north, Several restaurants and inns also appeared in the village of Shijiazhuang.

In October 1903, Zhengtai Railway began surveying and construction. Shijiazhuang Village East, as the starting point of Zhengtai Railway, is not only the base of the construction team, but also the centralized terminal of construction equipment and equipment. A large number of railway builders gather here to serve the hotel , Food stores, etc. are increasing. Especially after Zhengtai Road was opened to traffic in 1907, the number of transit passengers rose sharply, and the floating population in Shijiazhuang doubled, so "there were gradually business contacts between merchants and citizens", and the "businessmen gathered in the Shimen Guide" gradually became prosperous. Portrayal.

Since a group of foreign staff and foreign experts responsible for railway construction are stationed in Shijiazhuang, it is difficult to buy foreign foods that they are accustomed to eating in Chinese stores. If mailing a large amount of food from Tianjin is inconvenient and expensive . So some shrewd foreigners saw this demand and started to operate hotels and food stores that serve foreigners in Shijiazhuang. According to the "Regulations of the Governor of Zhili Yuan Yuanxing, the Provincial Capital of Zhili Province, Establishing the Articles of Association for the Sale of Food for Foreigners" published in the Oriental Magazine in May 1904, the French businessman "Bogola opened a wine shop in Shijiazhuang, Hulu County, Hotels and shops specializing in imported foreign food.

Hotel opened by foreigners was forcibly closed

In 1903, the first foreign merchants who rented houses and opened restaurants and western restaurants in Shijiazhuang did not have a large scale of business. They were engaged in the sale of small items such as "foreign wine and bread items". According to the "Shijiazhuang City Administration for Industry and Commerce", among them, Western restaurants operated by French merchants accounted for 8 rooms, and Western hotels operated by Italian merchants accounted for 13 rooms, with a capital of 4,927 yuan.

Since Shijiazhuang is not a city open to foreign trade, the operation of foreign businessmen here is obviously inconsistent with the Chinese and foreign charters. However, the French consul disagreed with the French ’s opening of a hotel in Shijiazhuang. He felt that a French businessman could set up a shop here to provide French staff who are building the Zhengtai Railway with foreign foods that are not easily purchased in Chinese shops. It is good for the locality, and thinks that the local government "has forbidden this kind of business, and it is quite inconvenient for the businessmen and businessmen there." At first, local Chinese officials did not issue orders for Western businessmen who bought and sold along the North China Railway, and no harassment or obstruction by foreign businessmen occurred. However, the Governor of Zhili Yuan Shikai felt that he could not blindly avoid the fact that foreigners opened hotels in non-opening ports in the Mainland. Therefore, he proposed a solution. "It is planned that the Westerners will need food or be transferred by train, or the Chinese will open shops on nearby railways." To solve the actual needs of foreigners building roads. From the perspective of the government's foreign position, Yuan Shikai believes that the charter contains clear provisions that prohibit foreign merchants from opening stores in the mainland, and local governments must study specific measures to ban them. Otherwise, "foreigners will open one after another, and it will be difficult to restrain in the future." Sure enough, as expected by Yuan Shikai, half a year later, foreigners opened shops throughout the Luhan Railway. According to an article published in the Oriental Magazine in November 1904, "The Legal Person Hidden the Business of the Luhan Railway", "The Luhan Railway has become a place where all trains have been opened, and all rights and interests are taken by the Russian legal person. The station premises Kai Yang Xing and Yun Inn, named Min people, are all railway counselors Ke Dao Zhenxian, secretly shares with legal persons. Business in the future, unbearable. "

Later, the Italian businessman Furnello, who opened a business near Shijiazhuang Railway Station, and the French businessman Lang Feng, Philippe, and Nigra, etc., begged the villagers in Shijiazhuang for provoking troubles, arousing the local people's indignation and involving the lawsuit. After repeated trial, the Chinese government finally followed the consulates of Italy and France, banned its restaurant and pub in Shijiazhuang, and ended the short-lived activities of foreigners operating hotels in Shijiazhuang.

Major restaurants in the early 1940s

The hotel industry in Shijiazhuang is gradually being promoted by the development of transportation. Among all the service industries in Shijiazhuang, the hotel industry is developing rapidly and there are many employees. In the 1930s, there were 9 well-known restaurants in Shijiazhuang. For example, there is Zhengtai Hotel, the largest restaurant in the city, and Zhonghexuan Hotel, the most famous Muslim hotel, and there is Mingshengyuan Hotel, which specializes in banquets. According to the "Shimen New Guide", in the early 1940s, Shijiazhuang operated 54 hotel businesses, of which the most opened on Huayuan East Street, such as Qinglinchun Hotel, Huashunju Hotel, and Qinghua Pavilion Hotel, Wanchunyuan Hotel, Sanshengyuan Hotel, Tongheju Hotel, Yongchunyuan Hotel, Semi-profit Hotel, Zengshunguan Hotel, Yongfengguan Hotel, Wuheguan Hotel, Guixingguan Hotel, Wenyiguan Hotel, There are nearly 20 hotels including Shunyiguan Hotel, Erhegong Hotel, Shuluguan Hotel, Tiananguan Hotel, Shenjia Baozi Hotel and Yongchunfang Hotel. At that time, there were five restaurants opened on Gongrong Street (formerly known as Shengping Street) including Yongxinxing Hotel, Xiangji Restaurant, Sanitary Canteen and Yuhua Restaurant. On Xinxing Road (ie the original Xige Street and Caishi Street), there are 4 national hotels, Lumingchun Hotel, Tongshengyuan Hotel and Shuangshengguan Hotel. In Zhishan Street (formerly known as Tongle Street), there are 6 paradise hotels, Huayou Canteen, New Paradise Hotel, Zhonghexuan Hotel, Chunhexuan Hotel and Zhenxing Hotel. On Chaoyang Road (formerly known as Muchang Street, later changed to Zhongshan Road), there are Zhonghua Restaurant, Yifenli Hotel and Yuxingju Hotel. There are Sihaichun Hotel and Goubli Hotel on South Street. There are Dehexuan Hotel, Zhenglongchun Hotel, Zhenyuanju Hotel, Liuheguan Hotel and Juyingchun Hotel on Goodwill Street (ie Daqiao Street). There are Qingfeng Hotel, Sanhe Hotel and Gonghe Hotel on West Street. There are Kuixingxing Hotel and New One-stop Hotel on Humen Road. There are Renyiju Hotel on Zhengdong Street, Sanyiguan Hotel on Shijo Hutong, Zhengxingyuan Hotel on Funing Street, Zhenyongchun Hotel on Anping Street, and Tongheyuan Hotel on Yushun Hutong. There is Xinlu Canteen in the west of Li Village.

At the time of the Republic of China, the city streets were relatively narrow, and most restaurants had very small facades, so it was extremely common for some restaurants to display stalls on the roadside. According to historical records, "all restaurants and shops selling food and beverage often display pots and stoves, tabletops, sauces, side dishes, cooked meat, and food and sundries in front of the door, which not only hinders traffic", but also sells Food is easily contaminated. According to the article "Shizhuang Pays Attention to Hygiene" published in Ta Kung Pao in 1931, Shimen Special Public Security Bureau, as the competent department, once stipulated that: "All restaurants on Fanzheng Street are prohibited from installing pots and stoves in front of the door, and Other food items. "

Featured flavors of major restaurants

As a large number of restaurant operators have flooded into Shijiazhuang and opened restaurants with different characteristics, various local cooking techniques have also been introduced to Shijiazhuang. In order to meet the needs of different local diners, the major restaurants have introduced various local dishes such as southern and northern dishes. According to the article "Shimen's Food-Restaurant" published in the "North China News" in 1945, Shijiazhuang's major restaurants have everything they want, "everything you want, everything you want." The major restaurants have some chefs recruited from other places, all of which can make a variety of dishes with different flavors. They are known as Shijiazhuang. If we strictly distinguish from the restaurant characteristics and production techniques of the major restaurants, "Shimen's restaurant can be divided into five groups: Jingbao, Jiangnan, Shanxi, Halal, and local." According to some historical records of chefs in the Republic of China, various well-known signature dishes of major restaurants in Shijiazhuang are: "Stewed Roasted Chicken" in Chinese Restaurant; "Tomato Chicken Legs" and "Fried Shrimp Balls" in National Hotel; Yongxinxing The restaurant's "rock sugar lotus seeds"; Yuhua Restaurant's "Southern Pork Meat"; Zhenglongchun Restaurant's "Braised Carp Crispy Shrimp"; Xiangji Restaurant's "Jiaodu Jar Zizi"; Sihaichun Restaurant's "Paper Wrapped Chicken"; Taoyuan "Eel Assorted Tofu Sausage" in the canteen; "Fish Fish Ears" at the Dehexuan Hotel; "Raw Mutton" at the Zhonghexuan Hotel; "Chicken Down Shark Fin" at the Qingyuan Hotel; "Wait.

Ordinary restaurants' food business variety positioning is, of course, mainly based on the low-end consumer groups of ordinary people, hoping to rely on the operation of daily public food to obtain repeat customers. In the "Shimen New Guide" written by the pen name "Fengzi", the article "People's Food in Yongshimen" summarizes the main daily food of Shijiazhuang restaurants in the Republic of China into ten snacks: 1. Tofu brain; 2. Tofu juice; 3. Jelly powder; 4. Grilled cakes; 5. Pancakes; 6. Soybean milk fried fruit (churros); 7. Deep-fried cakes; 8. Cover fire; 9. Pancakes; 10. Shuijianbao. In fact, in addition to this, most restaurants and food stalls sold in Shijiazhuang also have crisps, sugar chips, twists, biscuits, etc. The biscuits can be divided into sesame, sugar, spiced, and meat.

During the period of the Republic of China, Shijiazhuang also had a Western restaurant, although "there are only one or two western dishes, and the restaurant is attached". Among them, the western food of Zhengtai Hotel is the most upscale and quite particular. Although the processing level and taste of Western food in Shijiazhuang at that time were far inferior to those in Beijing and Tianjin, it was also a change to the local traditional food structure.

Zhengtai Hotel

Zhengtai Hotel is the most luxurious hotel

According to the "Railway Yearbook" published in 1936, at the beginning of the construction of the Zhengtai Railway, two high-end restaurants were built at the starting point of Shijiazhuang and the ending point of Taiyuan. The hotel is called Zhengtai Hotel in Shijiazhuang and the Shanxi Hotel in Taiyuan. Zhengtai Hotel is located on the north side of Shijiazhuang Railway Station. It is a French-style two-story building and was one of the landmarks of Shijiazhuang during the Republic of China period. The building of Zhengtai Hotel has lasted a hundred years and has undergone several major repairs. The earliest major overhaul was in 1936. According to the construction drawings for the maintenance of Zhengtai Hotel, the specific height of the three-story structure of the building was 4.2 meters on the first floor, 3.7 meters on the second floor and 2.1 meters on the third floor.

Known as "modern architecture, a Western-style hotel", Zhengtai Hotel was the largest high-end hotel in the city at that time. It serves externally and can both eat and stay. This is different from other restaurants in Shijiazhuang at that time. Generally, restaurants only accept meals, but not accommodation. From July 1, 1933, Zheng Tai Hotel was leased by businessman Chen Yushan, with a lease period of three years and an annual rent of 4560 yuan. He also contracted the supply of meals for all dining cars to and from the Zhengtai Railway line.

According to the "Zhengtai Railway Travel Guide", the price of accommodation at the Zhengtai Hotel is divided into three categories: one yuan, two yuan, two yuan, and three yuan per person per day. Meal price: seven corners for morning tea, one dollar and two corners for lunch, and one dollar and five corners for dinner. In addition, there are large restaurants that can host large banquets. Some important large-scale events held in this city during the Republic of China period are generally held at Zhengtai Hotel. Since Zhengtai Hotel was the most high-end hotel in Shijiazhuang during the Republic of China period, many celebrities in China used Zhengtai Hotel as a place to stay when they visited Shijiazhuang. Of course, this is also a place where warlords, politicians, and giants often gather and communicate. The Ta Kung Pao reporter reported in the report at that time, "Those who are slightly characterized, often gather at Zhengtai Hotel, and take gambling as entertainment, night and day, and work tirelessly", so it is also a luxury gambling place.