Showing posts with label Cities on Rivers and Lakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cities on Rivers and Lakes. Show all posts

Friday, May 15, 2009

Zhujiajiao

There are Zhujiajiao ses " Venice of Shanghai " , " suburb Hollywood of Shanghai " Reputation,unless it have another name called pearl street pavilion, the refined to call pearl small stream, last " angle " ,Originally known as the Zhu s village.
Located in Qingpu county, " golden jade belt " National road 318 traverses the whole town, the gold trough harbour river of water course crosses town, land and water transportation is convenient, beautiful scenery, the produce is in plenty, is the best preserved ancient town of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River of Shanghai. Named as one of four major famous towns of history and culture by the government of Shanghai in 1991.
Its history is long, the people are simple,honest and unspoiled, the culture accumulation is deep, the period of good small piece of land surrounded by water as early as 5,000 years ago, there is a human activity; In the period of Three Kindoms as early as more than 1700 years ago, had already had a country fair in villages; Have already become the flourishing market town of a thousand home of merchants gathered, firework during the Wanli years of Ming Dynasty. Can still see the antique downtown streets, building and simple and unsophisticated local conditions and customs of land that abounds in rivers and lakes of land of rivers and lakes of period of Ming and Qing now, free captive animals in the bridge, a gleam of street, lesson and plant numerous scenic spots and historical sites such as garden, Town God's Temple, round ferry crossing deep meditation institute,etc., distributing the strong cultural sophisticated appeal everywhere.
Long history and culture, leave numerous human cultural sights. " wooden Tsing-Hua University of water, gentle Confucianism comes forth in large number " ,From family's officer of epigraphy of Qing Dynasty to a right assistant minister's Wang Chang of punishment, founder Xi YuFu that declared to Shanghai, from resist medicine Chen lotus boat to latter stage of Qing Dynasty the people famous popular novelist Lu ShiE for the beginning, Zhujiajiao s pregnant with beauty and productive of talent, able men are coming forth in multitudes.

Zhouzhuang

Zhouzhuang, remote history, has brought up a great deal of wonderful scenery for the ancient town. Famous architecture house ZheWen Luo praise highly Zhouzhuang " not only one treasure of Jiangsu Province, and a treasure of the country " .
Zhouzhuang's environment is peaceful, the building is simple and unsophisticated, although go through vicissitudes for more than 900 years, still keep the style and features of building of the original market town of land of rivers and lakes completely.
The whole nearly one thousand members of a nationality of garrison post are between two parties, and still kept more than 60% in the Republic of China building in initial stage in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, have nearly one hundred ancient house and 60 over tile carving arch over a gate among them.
Zhouzhuang local-style dwelling houses, the ancient customs still exist, the most representative one is surely Shen's drawing room, a drawing room.
More than 60% of the local-style dwelling houses of the whole town is still the building in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, only there was ancient town of 0.4 sq. km. that there are nearly one hundred classical houses and arches over a gate of more than 60 tile carvings.
Meanwhile, Zhouzhuang also kept 14 ancient bridges with characteristics.
Zhouzhuang is the world of water, surround water on four sides in the ancient town, like floating a waterlily on water.
Take shape in the river " The well " The shape, there must be bridges to have rivers and have streets, because the bridge becomes the street, because the bridge becomes the city, the bridge bridge faces each other, the bridge bridge links up, add glamour for Zhouzhuang of land of rivers and lakes.
Zhouzhuang keep, build yuan, bright, 14 of stone bridge for Qing Dynasty still so far, as pairs of bridge, rich to fit bridge, Zhenfeng bridge of pushing away, good fortune big bridge most representative.
Sit on the ship visiting, pierces through the bridge and crosses the hole, there is temperament and interest. Cross a bridge opening and present a kind of scenery each time; Abduct one bridge the ramp of a bridge each time, have another kinds of artistic conception again, form one beautiful " light bridge, flowing water, household " from different angle Land of rivers and lakes conditions and customs draw.
Zhouzhuang's environment is quiet and graceful, is the good place to study, there is good tradition of reading too, had made doctorates, more than 20 successful candidates in history.
Except pieces of writing brush, ten thousand three Shen, my darling of DiGong and multimillionaire of the South Zhou, reside abroad or in a place away from one's hometown or visit angle herein Liu Yuxi, land tortoise were covered with etc. successively, still leave modern China the deep and broad leaf that influences and wait for someone clearly and rudely.
Scenic spot have the whole good fortune temple build on Song yuan helping the first year of an era ' 1086 years) . Building of fan who is located in the bridge side of Zhenfeng. Settle the institute of empty way and is commonly called as " The shrine " ,The institute establish on in the period of Song yuan help ' 1086-1093),Already had a history of more than 900 years from today.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Xitang


The corridor canopy of the Xitang attracts Chinese and foreign visitors with its unique remarkable graceful bearing. The residential district of Xitang mostly have corridor canopies that are covered, make merchant's trade, pedestrian have no anxiety wet by the rain and burnt by the sun passingly.
Corridor canopy set up the long chair of back along some of one sides of river even, for people to have a rest.

Corridor canopy whether wood sets of tile carry, generally 2-2.5 meter wide, concentrate on north bar street, south bar street, towards shopping centers such as south Dai,etc., always as long as nearly 2000 meters, can both sunshade and take shelter from rain.
One of them section is the most graceful and most outstanding, turn over high two layers and carve patterns, make visitors acclaim as the acme of perfection.
Land of rivers and lakes Xitang have much characteristic in the whole country with ancient town that tabulate, until bridge many, get more, corridor canopy large and well-known.
The river harbour of town district is vertical-horizontal, the river bridge gathers. By 1998, built together 104 bridges in the whole town.
It is Song,it have last bridge, Ann bridge, benevolence bridge, five good fortune bridges kind, bridge of benevolence and border of Ann already pools west, forever would rather bridge, it is the clear would rather 13s such as bridge,etc.. There were bridge of Wolong, crossing the deep meditation bridge, phoenix's bridge came,etc. also in Qing Dynasty.
These ancient bridges are mostly single hole or three - hole wooden beam bridge of stone pillar. The craft of the bridge is consummate, protect so far intactly, worth viewing and admiring, praised as from ancient times " Ride the waves in Wolong, the rainbow is crossed " .

Residence get for ancient town west another characteristic view of pool, Xitang residence get, can reflect Xitang personality of people very much. Residence get depths, the winding path leads to a secluded quiet place, how much does it I wonder dark, walk to end, suddenly see the light, there don't be new cave heaven. The original old former residence in the town, the residence is got long deeply, some three, five enter, seven is entered, twenty or thirty households live in, all pass in and out in the residence is got.
The local trait of Xitang is mellow, the market is flourishing, new and graceful and beautiful, moving one's steps changes the scene. If ancient residence plant good fortune hall, residence Xue, ancient temple, all enjoy the place visited, will all draw a phase of much-told tales of Xitang blending with history.

The beautiful scene of Xitang, fertile land, accumulate and breed the dense culture atmosphere of small town out, residents indulge in rhetorical flourishes more, the love raises birds and cultivates flowers.
The folklore is very active in history of Xitang, stroll around the shrine, city god's temple fair, protect the country and is up to the grain temple fair etc., these traditional custom is based on folk cultural activity, forms displayed have dance lions, jump with the palace, type lotus Hunan, Lin Qi give son, the God of Wealth give ingot, step on white ship, rob sedan-chair,etc..

Some local-style dwelling houses of ancient residence of Xitang, besides building culture of the residence garden and historical relic value, or the history relic is displayed within the house: Or show the bamboo carving, woodcut, bricks and stones, eaves tile that the host collected: Open hall, door of study wide, until visitor learn the lute-playing,chess,calligraphy and painting from each other all sides. Or show the ancient rare book of Tibet of home, characteristic non-governmental cultural exchanges of this kind of extremely rich region of classic's rubbing from a stone inscription are extremely rich interest and charm of ancient town of Xitang and potentiality travel way.

Wuzhen


Wuzhen is located in the North of Tongxiang of Zhejiang Province, border on Huzhou, Wujiang county of Jiangsu of north circle in the west, it is the bounded place of three cities of two provinces. Land transportation have at county level highway Yao shake line run through town district, shake through Yao highway can connect with provincial highway Salt lake highway, national road 320 highway, 318 highways, Shanghai-Hangzhou expressways.
Wuzhen 13 of urban area kilometer from Tongxiang,from around Jiaxing, Huzhou, it is 27, 45 kilometers of and 60 kilometers respectively for three city Jiang Wu, it is 80 kilometers from Hangzhou, Suzhou, 140 kilometers from Shanghai.
Wuzhen is that a history is long, the ancient town of land of rivers and lakes where the culture atmosphere is strong. In spring and autumn, Wuzhen is Wu Yue border, the Wu 's stays in the army here so as not to prepare against Yue State, Song Dynasty was for the small town, already had a history of thousands of years from today.
Travel in Wuzhen, mainly from district of traditional workshop, traditional the people's having area, traditional culture area, traditional food and beverage area, traditional retail shop area and conditions and customs district of land of rivers and lakes make up. As one of the six ancient towns the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, four old streets of the east, the west, the south, the north where the ancient customs still exist present " ten " Words cross, the ancient town pattern that it is parallel, adjoint in the land and water that form the river street of one pair of chessboards.

Local-style dwelling houses residence room of here draw near river and build, street both sides keep, have building for less than a large number of Ming and Qing Dynastieses, complement the stone bridge on the river, has reflected graceful bearing of ancient town of the South of small bridge, flowing water, ancient residence. Town the east resolve academy Mao Dun reading at the teenager, lay out into Mao Dun memorial museum now, it is a national-level Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection.
The old street of west bar in the town is one of the buildings in intact Ming and Qing Dynasties of our country. In the street, the local-style dwelling houses were intact in architecture in Qing Dynasty, wood carving and stone carving craft on the roof beam, column, door, window were consummate, still keep the old sample 100 years ago.

So far, local residents still live in these old houses. In addition, still build numerous beauty spots such as the real view stage, ginkgo of a pair of conditions and customs of bridge, roof beam garden famous historical site, the Tang Dynasty.
Travel in Wuzhen, is full of cultural characteristics. In this small town, once made 64 doctorates, 161 successful candidates in history. Modern China literature master - Mao Dun, born at these small towns.

2001, Wuzhen whom scenic spot succeed in receive APEC the ninth informal summit meeting (APEC meeting) Of various countries honoured guest, scenic spot declare by cultural heritage and AAAA grade scenic spots national world actively. At present, UNESCO has already accredited Wuzhen to list in preparing the list of world cultural heritage of the United Nations.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Tongli

Tongli, is once called as " the rich soil " ,Because Tang Chu because its is too wasteful, changes into it " in the copper " ,Dai Song, have scholar the old name " rich soil " Two word fold, get on some, China transects, divines by means of characters as " Tongli " ,Use till today.
Tongli lie in Zhouzhuang the west 10 place, have only 18 too from Suzhou city, ring water on four sides outside the ancient town, inlay in Tongli, 4.5 kilometers, pool of the leaf, south star, Pang Shan five lakes. The building sets up in accordance with water, there is " small eastern Venice " It claims.
The main characteristic in Tongli is: There are many water, bridge, there were many buildings, celebrities had many refined scholars in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with " small bridge, flowing water, household " Remarkable, the main beauty spot can be summarized as " a garden " , " two " , " three bridges " . There are many local-style dwelling houses of the ancient town of Tongli, although does not build along the river as all of Zhouzhuang, give somebody a space sense. Widen in the river here, paved with blue and green slabstone.
The most famous one is in Tongli " A garden, two, three bridges " ,All antique model. A garden is to retreat and think of the garden in the famous garden of the South, this garden of exquisite arrangements in the area not big, make the small garden give somebody one kind to move one's steps and change the changeable feeling of scene. Two mean high this one, Jiayin hall. Three bridges mean the peaceful bridge, lucky bridge and celebrate the bridge long.
Tongli is in five lakes encircle, the street lane is winding in the town, vertically and horizontally, therefore has just left numerous building the ancient bridge to all times in the river. In the ancient town, the oldest bridge is thinking in this bridge. It builds in the Southern Song Dynasty, that was more than 700 years ago, though attacked by the trials and hardship, still steadfastly stand one's ground so far, cross over on the clear and bright and beautiful river harbour of Sichuan. The name of the bridge is " originally thought of" ,Fetch " the country is based on the people, food is god for the people " Its meaning.
In Tongli, the minimum bridge should be located the unrivalled bridge on the green lotus pond of mountain villa of the ring. This bridge bridge floor the total length last 1.67 meters,every one onlies wide, meet need lean to one side two people but, single hole arch, pretty and cleverly-made, rated as an unsurpassed one. And can reflect the diligent and eager to learn knowledge bridge of the people of Tongli most, is no more than the bridge of Puan, also called the small east small stream bridge.
First build on bright straight the first year of an era such as Germany ' 1506 years) ,On its cliff in the west, is carving a pair of very noticeable antithetical couplets, the first line of a couplet is that " a deep moonlight includes the rule shadow " ,The second line of a couplet is " The book sound of two sides receives the roll song " . The ancient bridge most rich in mythical color is the rich view bridge. At Longmen stone of bridge this, have one remarkably true to life " peach blossom fish dragon in the wave " Stone carving.
The coal bridge is located in the northwest suburb in the town, is from Suzhou of those years to only road of Tongli, it is the important entry to the ancient town too. The common people in the ancient town of that year are in order to meet the peaceful army, build this bridge overnight. In the center of bridge floor has carved one specially on the square stone " Report success at once " Pursue, in order to wish the peaceful army to win the first battle, gain an immediate victory.
It is above-mentioned that the ancient town is the most famous " Three bridges " ,Three bridges lie in centre of the town, present posture of standing like the legs of a tripod and stand still for a long while in the intersection of three brooks, the green water reflects the ancient bridge, green tree hides the shadow of spoiling, is very a block of pleasant scenery, " walk in three bridges " It is the old folklore of Tongli.
Tongli attract visitor besides model different various ancient bridge, have of all kinds river bridge let, come ancient people of town broaden horizon. The so-called river bridge, the northerner calls that water quay, the southerner calls its river pier, river bridgehead. Tongli is the land of rivers and lakes, there are always 5 -km-long and many rivers of town district, it is the land of rivers and lakes where the typical every family faces water, open boat of every family

Nanxun

Nanxun ancient town is located in north of good lake plain in Hangzhou, the south of Tai Hu, the east and Suzhou, Jiangsu (Wu Jiang) Boarded by, from the west to 32 kilometers of urban area of Huzhou, it is Huzhou that integrates the east gate of Pudong of Shanghai. Nanxun has always been well-known in the South " The land of plenty " , " office of silk " , " Nation of culture " ,Classified as the first of 15 historical cultural cities of Zhejiang Province in 1991.
Nanxun town has a long history, has already been " strategically important place in the land and water " since the Southern Song Dynasty ," plough the richness of the mulberry, first is in right of Zhejiang " ,Called the small stream of Xun because of Xun small stream river in the bank, and then again because the south of the Xun small stream is merchants gathered, the edifice stands in great numbers, and the south forest of name. To pure 12 years such as 祐 ' 1252)Building the town, two of the south forest, Xun small stream each choose a word, rename as Nanxun.
Because of the rise and development of commodity economy of the silk industry, bright ten thousand goes through and prospers the great prosperity unprecedentedly to the Nanxun's economy of middle period for Qing, the people had already become the trade centre of national silk for the first time in the latter stage of Qing Dynasty, there is " a city of Huzhou among the people, less than half a town of Nanxun " Four is alike that the saying, Nanxun suddenlies become the male town of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces from this, rich and powerful people are up to several hundred, commonly called as among the people ", eight oxen, 72 clusters of dogs " It is a modern biggest silk trader's colony of China.
The scenery graceful bearing in the ancient town of land of rivers and lakes remains unchanged nowadays, the north canal things in the town prolong sideways, town city river north and south cross town, river street crossing bridge have an ease constipation, black pigment tile whitewash a wall green willow stroke ink, make up a genuine picture of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Nanxun until pattern their unique, style and features intact, culture deep, the people are simple,honest and unspoiled and become the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River numerous model and representative of cities and towns ancient town. Nanxun town government set about and carried on protective development to the ancient town since 1982, make ancient buildings such as large quantities of ancient private residence, local-style dwelling houses, garden,etc. be kept. 2003, ancient town Nanxun and dark town, west pool jointly declare the cultural heritage of the world, and has already been listed in preparing the list.
The tourist zone of ancient town of Nanxun can roughly be divided into three major blocks: The first south rich collecting area of Xun scenic spot relying mainly on river and east street of the south of two sides, west street of the south of Nanshi, a stone engraves the former residence ' National unit for protection of cultural relics) , Liu terraced number ' Unit for protection of cultural relics of the city) , Nanxun silk engage in the association ' Unit for protection of cultural relics of the city) , ask while forgiving, Nanxun historiographers' institute ' South old site of Xun association of dealers) (the unit for protection of cultural relics of the city) , the South music hall, wide kind enough to bridge ' Unit for protection of cultural relics of the city) Wait for the beauty spot to be distributed into it. In deep celebrity's old house of the courtyard here, the antique traditional street lane and river of picturesque city allow you to experience the prosperity in Nanxun ancient town and unique conditions and customs of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River that year.
Second by small lotus village ' National unit for protection of cultural relics) , good family property hall ' National unit for protection of cultural relics) , the centre scenic spot made up in beauty spots such as gentle garden, street of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River,etc.. Nanxun is plain and collects the floor books well-knownly all over the world with the garden, the small lotus villages and good family property halls are its typical representative, the small lotus village lies in the side of small stream of parridge, surrounded by clear water, green wood is deep in the garden, do not dye any custom dust, whitewash a wall black pigment tile, lotus pool song bridge, grotesque peak spectacular rocky peak, let moral standing person reach, " act as by people, as if it is opened " Artistic conception,it have inside last memorial archway, horizontal inscribed board, tablet corridor, house temple, scholarship achievement exhibition hall,etc. beauty spot, cave of poems and 蘋 of uncles fragrants net.
Good family property hall with light lotus village one river separate only, famous book collector Liu bear, be, build for latter stage of Qing Dynasty, garden its build law and little lotus village play the same tune on different musical instruments, but collected books of garden building well-known all over the world, hide volume 600,000 of books inside, amount to more than 160,000 volumes, among them there are some rare editions, the only existing copies through the country

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Mudu
















The Mudu is shown disrespect on and lain in the west of Suzhou, the bank of Tai Hu, is the famous ancient town in the South. Domestic and beautiful, the produce is fertile, just in famous mountains of Wu Zhong such as balance, efficacious rock, lion mountain, seven sons,etc. encircle, so there is " the cornucopia " It claims.
The Mudu is shown disrespect on and ancient town of land of rivers and lakes of the same age of Suzhou. In last years of spring and autumn according to legend, Wu Yue disputes, Yue State suffers a defeat, Gou Jian Wang uses" sex-trap " ,Offer the beauty Xishi to king Wu. WangFu Wu bad to monopolize the favour Xishi, build palace, baby of hall, in beautiful clever rock mountaintop of ease for her specially, build aunt Su Tai on purple stone mountain again, " gather the material in three years, five years become " ,Show disrespect on in the river harbour where the timber coming in a continuous stream has stopped up under the mountain, " the Muduen plug is showing disrespect on " ,The name that the Mudu shows disrespect on comes from this.
Long history of more than 2500 years is pregnant with the Mudu and show disrespect on magnificent culture, since ancient times, the Mudu was shown disrespect on many renowned personalities gather together, able men are coming forth in multitudes, from Northern Song Dynasty to latter stage of Qing Dynasty, 25 doctorates appeared together, successful candidate is more than 30, 2 champions among them, 1 second place at palace examination.
Celebrity is as follows, politician, writer Fan Zhongyan in Northern Song Dynasty, famous poet, poetry anthology family Shen DeQian in Qing Dynasty, enlighten thinker, political criticism family Feng GuiFen in the latter stage of Qing Dynasty, and Gan of embroidery queen Shen Shou in modern times, Taiwanese political V.I.P.'s the Yan 's,etc..
As linking up the hubs of communications of Suzhou and vast Tai Hu, it is qualified Tai Hu door that the Mudu is shown disrespect on, therefore in the period of Ming and Qing, it was the most flourishing commercial port of the west of Suzhou that the Mudu was shown disrespect on.
Imperial artisan Yang Xu of Qianlong paint with one reflect aunt flourishing person who write or paint realistically of style and features Su long paper " bred and pursued in flourishing age " at that time, have another name called " aunt flourishing picture Su ", 1225 of total length, half of them space paint Mudu show disrespect on, what the Mudu was shown disrespect on that year is flourishing and thus clear.
Qianlong the south patrol six the South Qing Dynasty, six stay temporarily Mudu show disrespect on, until his Mr. Shen DeQian recite a poem and join in the chorus, until good friend Xu person yuans of tea chess of him give pleasure to, leave one pieces of immensely popular legend.
Pass by will it be 200 more than year nowadays, Mudu show disrespect on ancient pattern and style and features of town change, Wu Xi heavy commercial port, aunt Su number one ink town most still, the residence courtyard is deep in ancient times in the town, the flowing water of small bridge is long, among them Xu Jiang is built by Wu Zixu, it is the artificial canal of article 1 of our country, the fragrant small stream gains the name because Xishi washes and makes up all over river to grow here fragrantly, every river that the Mudu shows disrespect on, there is an old legend beautiful in every bridge, have extremely high value of viewing and admiring and having a rest.
The Mudu is shown disrespect on all around the hills and mountains are joined and stood erect, adjoin Tai Hu again, the ones that have already had the real mountain real water are interesting, the ones that have flowing water of small bridge are deep and remote, there are numerous humane historic sites such as private gardens, celebrity's former residence even more, therefore, the head that the Mudu shows disrespect on the scenic spot and ranks 13 scenic spots of scenic spot of Tai Hu.
As the only garden of China ancient in the town, the Mudu is shown disrespect on there were more than 30 places of private garden when the Ming and Qing Dynasties, have still kept more than 10 places so far. Among them, the Yan 's garden is that Qianlong's teacher, the Chinese most long-lived poet Shen De sneak the former residence, and then belong to the Mudu and show disrespect on the richest Yan GuoXin, the density of overall arrangement is winding in the garden, relative superiority is proper, the part is dealt with exquisitely and gracefully, deep and serene and gracefully and restrainedly.
Reveal original and different landscaping art of building etc., modern architecture house DunZhen, Liang Sicheng, Jun Tong Liu,etc. time of number investigates this garden, praise highly extraordinarily, is called " outstanding figure " in the local garden of Suzhou .
Rainbow drink mountain room whether Mudu show disrespect on scholar Xu person yuans of former residence, occupation of land length and breadth of land, atmosphere of building, its" whether small stream mountain breeze moon beautiful, pool pavilion to win flowers and trees " ,Surpassing other gardens far, Qianlong must visit this to show disrespect on when reaching the Mudu each time

Guangfu



The bank of Tai Hu of the Guangfu about 28 kilometers west of Suzhou of garrison post, is the ancient town with a long history within the territory of Wu's center district. At the beginning of the fifties, Chinese archaeologists found the site of the Neolithic Age in local Tiger Mountain, prove our ancestor multiplies and lives here in ancient times.
During the spring and autumn period, king Wu entire Yan afford to enclose in Tiger Mountain, raise place that personnel live in concentrated communities satisfy famous tiger small stream. After the Wu 's becomes extinct, raise thereupon decline too of tiger's undertaking. In the period of the Xiao Liang Da Tong ' 535- 546 years) ,Took care of and gave up the residence as the temple, was named all good fortune, gained the name from then on, used till today.
The Guangfu has already been " over thousands of the people's cooking stoves, the traffic of crisscross paths between fields " at the Southern Song Dynasty age Market town. The area of pressing down area at present is although about 0.62 sq. km., very simple and unsophisticated, elegant, contain poetic and pictorial splendor. It adjoin luxuriant mountain Deng in the south, border on Tiger Mountain in the north, border on in the east, have Yan lake, border on in the west and down Yan lake. Tashan Mountain bends in the town, there are fragrant snow sea, SiTu GuBai, longevity holy kindness temple on day, protect the historical relic stupefiedly and tightly from 10 provinces such as stone engraving and at county levelly.
The high peaks rising in emerald verdure here, the flower is fragrant in four seasons, there are lakes outside the mountain, there are mountains in the lake, it is the good scenery excursion center. Qing Kang Xi according to legend, Qianlong Emperor and Tang Bohu men of literature and writing get Deng luxuriant to visit May Ming Dynasty.
Often give somebody quiet aesthetic feeling in the ancient town, the river of the town is like a white silk ribbon, from west to east, flow through slowly. Stroll in all good fortune town, facing upward can see the mountain, bowing one's head can see water, sincere just as painter Shen ShiTian in the Ming Dynasty describing: There is a mountain room that enters the water on the room, open if the eyes of glistening light of waves are washed.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Anchang






Shaoxing is to more than ten kilometers in the west, is the historical and cultural protection area of Zhejiang Province --The Anchang town is fitted in Shaoxing county, it is a famous ancient town of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River with a history of a thousand years to fit Anchangly. Old street 1.5 kilometers of where the slabstone is paving, the shop stands in great numbers, two corridors link up, it is in groups that walk " The felt hat " Wave melody of village theatrical performance given on religious festivals in old times, shuttle back and forth black-awning boat under the of in various shapes stone bridge, that water is dark green and deep, the microwave is out of fashion, like the wine of many years' standing, the past event that rippling, the thread of township fills the air
Fit scenic spot of the Anchang ancient town including 1.5 kilometers of old streets, city god hall, private adviser's hall, Ann Anchang local conditions and customs hall, justice and acting as a door,etc..
Keep several li of long depending on the ancient downtown streets of river, ancient shop, deep a door in the ancient town, unique workshop, the in picturesque disorder one turns over and rides the floor high, the slabstone with deep and serene twists is got small.
The old stone bridge is small and exquisite and exquisite, joining, roof beam, various types of pavilions, in different poses and with different expressions, simple and unsophisticated and refined, have " The green water must occupy to pass through the street, the rainbow steps 17 bridges of river " Good reputation.
The local conditions and customs of several thousand years of Shaoxing are represented here thoroughly; The lively village theatrical performance given on religious festivals in old times of land of rivers and lakes, send a party to escort the bride to the groom's home on the joyous ship, traditional craft making wine, soy sauce are made, dark covering boat shuttling back and forth People are busy with the blessing in the twelfth month, push New Year cake, wrapping up in Zongzi, one bunch of sausages, tearing the white sugar,etc. violently, form the joyous, happy and auspicious, old, honest conditions and customs of ancient town of land of rivers and lakes.
With rebuilting and becoming according to ancient local-style dwelling houses such as private adviser's former residence " The hall of private adviser of Shaoxing " , " Fit the Anchang local conditions and customs hall " , " Fit the Anchang Research Institute of Literature and History " Wait for open usher of the beauty spot, add a dense humane atmosphere for the ancient town, make the ancient town really become " The long corridor, long paper, long street of the special goods, long tone of the ancient town graceful bearing of the town custom of the culture of land of rivers and lakes " ,Become a quite characteristic and beautiful scenery in the east of Zhejiang.