Essay 6 describing the beautiful scenery of the Jiangnan water town. During the summer vacation, my parents and I went to Hangzhou and Suzhou... Among them, the place I remember most is the Jiangnan water town-Wuzhen.

We arrived in Wuzhen that afternoon. When we got off the car, the first thing that caught our eyes was the peculiar house.

The houses there are all built of wood and built in the water, so people also call Wuzhen the "hometown pillowed by water."

There is a deck on the balcony of every house, and people sit next to the deck to wash clothes and chat.

Looking at the fish playing freely in the water and listening to the melodious and melodious singing of the birds in the trees, I feel so comfortable.

There are also some carvings next to the house, which are very beautiful and make the house ventilated.

There is an arched bridge in the middle of every two houses. It’s very interesting. Look! People are standing on the arch bridge admiring the flowing water on the small bridge! Of course, we are no exception. I can’t wait to rush to the arch bridge and see the water on the river.

Small boats passed by, stirring up waves on the clear river.

The bright sunshine shines on the river. From the bridge, the water plants and fish on the bottom of the water have turned red.

What a beautiful sight! We excitedly picked up our cameras and took pictures.

In the evening, we got on the boat.

Looking around, the flowers, trees, houses, tourists and colorful lights along the river form a gorgeous and colorful picture.

Wuzhen is really a good place with beautiful scenery and charming scenery.

I hope to play here again next time.

Essay 7 describing the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan Water Town. Wuzhen, known as "China's last waterside home", is my hometown.

With the convening of the World Internet Conference, Wuzhen, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, has become the focus of attention from all over the world.

As the New Year is approaching, tourists from all over the world come here.

So what are the unique customs of the Spring Festival in Jiangnan water towns? Let me tell you in detail! In our south, the custom of dusting on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month is still retained.

The so-called dusting actually means general cleaning, making the inside and outside of the home spotless to welcome the new year.

At this time, the winter vacation has often begun, so it is not only the adults who are busy, but also the children at home will join in the dusting process.

Of course, I am no exception.

I would often bring a small bench, stand on tiptoe, and breathe on the glass windows while wiping them with a rag. My little hands would often turn red from the cold, but they would still be as happy as a bird.

In addition, I will also use a big pen to write a Spring Festival couplet on the shining golden red paper, and stick it on the door happily.

Families also have to cut window grilles and paste blessing characters... Maybe this is the so-called "saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new"! In addition, adults will also make rice cakes, pick new year's goods, and make some secret sauces and pickles made by the farmers in advance.

It is convenient for entertaining relatives and friends.

The traditional ceremony of worshiping the New Year God adds a heavy New Year flavor. It is really a gathering of New Year customs! You cannot go to bed early on the night of New Year's Eve. We call this "keeping the New Year up".

After the family has a happy New Year's Eve dinner, they will gather together to chat about home affairs and watch the Spring Festival Gala.

High-pitched singing and joyful laughter intertwined and spread to every corner of the streets and alleys.

As the New Year's bell rang, firecrackers and fireworks were set off, and beautiful flowers blossomed under the dark night. Red, purple, yellow, green... complemented each other and were so beautiful that the New Year's Eve

The night sky instantly became a world of fireworks.

I heard from my father that the firecrackers that are set off on New Year's Eve here are called "closed firecrackers". Once these firecrackers are set off, they will be set off on the morning of the first day of the new year, and they will continue continuously. This is the "opening firecracker".

According to legend, the custom of setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival also has the function of exorcising evil spirits, which means that the whole family will be safe and smooth in the new year.

Doesn’t this situation correspond to the words of the Song Dynasty poet Wang Anshi, “One year is passed away by the sound of firecrackers”? From the first to the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, on the Xizha Old Street in Wuzhen, a jubilant “Long Street” is held every day.

"Feast", start eating as soon as you sit down.

It was a feast of gourmet food! According to legend, during the Chinese New Year in ancient times, wealthy families would hold banquets in the streets and invite neighbors and friends to celebrate the New Year.

Neighbors also set up tables and chairs along the street, and the wooden tables were connected together to form a lively long street banquet, also called "square banquet" by the locals.

During the Spring Festival the year before last, Xizha Scenic Area recreated the grand occasion of the old "Long Street Banquet", with a 100-meter-long street and hundreds of tables for the banquet.

Hundreds of tourists lined up along the long old street, sitting at rectangular tables, drinking the unique local smoked bean tea and three whites around the steaming copper hot pot.

Rice wine, eating Wuzhen mutton, wedding eggs, salted hoof, meat-stuck oil tofu and other traditional large pot dishes, and reminiscing about the grand "Fan Banquet" in the old days... In the cold winter, the stoves are burning, the streets are fragrant, and the scene is beautiful.

The winter scenery is a unique and interesting folk scenery.

"Small bridges and flowing water, people living in houses" are the characteristics of Wuzhen. There are more than 30 small bridges in the town, which can really be called "one hundred steps and one bridge".

People in small towns still have the custom of walking on bridges during festivals. Each person has to walk on at least ten bridges, which is said to be "walking on ten bridges will cure all diseases."