Suji Ancient Town, located between Leshan and Emei, has a long history of about 1400 years
This place boasts beautiful mountains and clear waters, abundant resources, and a thriving population. It was once the starting point for ancient Buddhists to worship Mount Emei
Suji Ancient Town was formed around the Sui Dynasty and was initially known as the “Osmanthus Field”
Legend has it that a hermit surnamed Su named Ji lived here and was named after him
There is also the saying ‘Su Dongpo came here for inspection’

Suji Ancient Town is known as the “hometown of dragon lanterns” and “hometown of calligraphy and painting”
There are also many flavor snacks, such as rice candy, sweet skinned duck, bean curd jelly served with sauce, etc
This is also the birthplace of the Leshan cuisine “stilted beef”
In 2021, Suji Ancient Town was awarded the title of “Suji Stilted Beef Featured Town” by the Sichuan Provincial People’s Government
It is said that Su Ji Zhou Village has been slaughtering cows for generations to make a living
But tripe and cow offal are inconvenient to transport
Zhou Tianshun from Zhoucun set up a soup pot stall to buy beef offal
Also popular among the people due to its cheap price and affordable meals
There are no chairs on the soup pot stall, and most diners stand on one foot and the other
Hanging on the horizontal bars of the table, eating while scalding
Therefore, it is named “stilted beef”