Zhouzhuang Town, Shen Wansan, as a representative of the beautiful Jiangnan water town, attracts an endless stream of tourists every day. Many tourists don't know that Zhouzhuang has become the most famous ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River because of Shen Wansan.
Shen Wansan has been the god of wealth in New Year pictures since the middle of Ming Dynasty, and his power was brought to the extreme before his death. His eyes were no longer ordinary officials, but the emperor: first, he funded Zhang Shicheng to defend Suzhou, and after Zhang Shicheng's defeat, Shen Wansan turned to Zhu Yuanzhang for donations. The wall was built faster than the emperor, and then he proposed to kill the army. He was exiled to Yunnan and died of excessive performance.
Shen Wansan, whose real name was Shen Fu, was Zhong Rong, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, and also the richest man in China. Because he is too rich and ranks third, he has a common name of thirteen thousand. Three thousand, which means "three shows in ten thousand households", is also called three shows, which is synonymous with wealth.
Shen Wansan's ancestors lived in Shenjiayang (now Huzhou, Zhejiang), Nanxun Town, Xing Wu. His father is Shen and his family is well-off. He didn't want to be suddenly flooded, and his wife died of the plague. Shen and his four sons fled to Zhouzhuang by fishing boat. The eldest brother and the second son died unfortunately, and only the third son Shen Fu and the fourth son Shen Gui grew up.
Shen Wansan and Shen Wansan's father moved to Zhouzhuang. After he became rich, Shen Wansan took Suzhou as an important place to do business, but he always took Zhouzhuang as his career. And Zhouzhuang's "changing villages into towns" is Shen Wansan's contribution. Many people praised the beauty of Zhouzhuang ancient city, but they didn't think that the prosperity of the ancient town had much to do with Shen Wansan.
When Shen Wansan grew up, he became a millionaire, and more and more people were attached to the Shenyang family. Slowly, Zhouzhuang developed from a small village to a big town.
Because of the story of Shen Wansan and the cornucopia, everything in the ancient town is more mysterious. For example, Shen Wanshan's underwater mausoleum is located at the bottom of Yinzibang in the north of the town. A clear stream with green algae and dense reeds. Legend has it that there is a flood at the end of Yinzibang, which is a spring and will not dry up in a dry year. There is an ancient tomb under the water, which is very strong. Shen Wansan's coffin is buried here. The sparkling water on the river looks like countless pieces of silver flashing. Other scenic spots not directly related to Shen Wansan are also very imaginative.
Perhaps Zhouzhuang itself is a blessed land, providing Shen Wansan with a base for wealth development. Perhaps the appearance of Shen Wansan made Zhouzhuang prosperous and beautiful. For modern people, wherever they go, they will be attracted by this story and marvel at it.