Dear friends, we are going to visit half of Wuzhen together today. This is the first-class scenic spot in Wuzhen and its essence, called Dongzha.
Who knows why it is called Wuzhen? Everyone's guesses are very reasonable, because there are many historical legends there. Just now, some tourists said that there were many crows in ancient times, and some tourists said that people there liked to eat Wuji Baifeng Pills. In fact, if you think about it carefully, "black" obviously means black. Because the land there in the Tang Dynasty was very fertile, the land was black, and as you can see, the tiles on the top of the surrounding houses were all black, so this place was named "Wuzhen".
Wuzhen, a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River, is suitable for TV series, such as "Time flies like water" and "The Granary in the World". The river in front of us is called "Dongshi River", which is four meters deep. It is not only connected with the east and west gates of Wuzhen, but also directly connected with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the world's first canal.
Let's look across the river. The house opposite is called Shui Ge, which is a water attic. This is a unique residential building in Wuzhen, the six major water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Take a closer look. What's the difference between the stone pillar under that water pavilion and what we usually see? Yes, it's square, not round. Why? Because there will be snakes in the water, the square snake can't climb up. How's it going? Is the design unique?
Look at the bridge ahead, which is adjacent to the left and right. It is called Fengyuan Shuangqiao, also called covered bridge. Because the bridge itself is a corridor, there is a drainage fence under the bridge, which was equivalent to a sluice at that time. At the same time, the bridge has another function: every festival in the south of the Yangtze River is very lively, and the personality is that on the Lantern Festival, men and women, ladies and gentlemen, and people from a small jasper come out to see lanterns.
In ancient times, people thought that men and women were not intimate, so this bridge played the role of "men left and women right" to separate people.
After crossing the bridge, there is an old drugstore called Xiangshan Hall. After a while, I will take you to visit Jiangnan Hundred Bed Museum, Jiangnan Folk Museum, Old Customs Museum, Festival Customs Museum and Shou Customs Museum, and invite you to taste Wuzhen specialty Sanjiu Liquor. Please feel free to visit now and meet here in half an hour.
Introduction to Wuzhen 2 In the Tang Dynasty, Wuzhen belonged to Gusu House. In the 13th year of Tang Xiantong (872), Suo Jing Wang Ming Temple Monument first put forward the theory of Wuzhen. Wuzhen said that the history of the ancient town may start here. Wuzhen has a history of 1200 years. The Beijing-Hangzhou Canal runs through the town. Historically, the river was divided into Wu and Qing towns. Wuzhen in Hexi belongs to Wucheng County, Huzhou Prefecture, and Wei Qing Town in Hedong belongs to Tongxiang County, Jiaxing Prefecture. It was not until 1950 that the two towns of Tieqing were formally merged to form Wuzhen, which belongs to Tongxiang County and Jiaxing, and today.
Wuzhen Scenic Area was officially opened on June 6th, 2006. Although it was developed late, its starting point is very high and its preservation is extremely complete. The whole development process has maintained the same principle as before, that is, to repair the old as the old and to rectify the old as the old. Now there are still ordinary people living in the scenic area, and they have not all moved away because of tourism development. Their past lifestyle is still their present lifestyle, so Wuzhen is self-satisfied and primitive. It is an ancient town life!
The river we see now is called Dongshi River, with a depth of 3 meters. It is running water, connecting the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. There are still people living in ancient houses across the river, so Wuzhen is a truly living ancient water town.
Not far from here, you can see a very distinctive stone slab bridge, Fengyuan Shuangqiao. When you think of a word, it means besieged on all sides. You can also see that there is a covered bridge above the bridge, so it is also called a covered bridge. There is also a drainage fence under the bridge. At that time, this drainage fence was equivalent to a sluice.
At present, the first place to cross the bridge is Caishen Bay. Originally, it was not called Caishen Bay, but called Zhuanyuan Bay. Wuzhen's water system is very special and cross-shaped. The narrower the river reaches the gate head, the less likely the ship will turn around. So the locals dug a pond here, creating a place where ships could be moved. At the same time, in order to distinguish it from other places, they borrowed the former God of Wealth Hall and named it God of Wealth Bay.
After returning to the fire, you can see an old drugstore named Xiangshan Hall, which is smaller than Huqingyutang in Hangzhou, but it has a history of 120 years. It was founded by Lu Qingyu, a drug dealer in Ningbo, and his grandson Lu Quqing moved the pharmacy here. There are about 300 medicine cabinets around the counter.
After seeing the drugstore, we walked on, and then we saw the hall of God of Wealth mentioned just now. In Wuzhen, there has always been the custom of taking five roads. The so-called "Five Roads" is the God of Wealth, one in the southeast and one in the northwest. This God of Wealth is the God of Wealth on the East Road. Bigan was the prime minister of Shang Dynasty. He was loyal to the king until he gave his heart to Shang Zhouwang. At that time, the people worshipped it very much, which was special.
At the beginning, the street we walked was called Dongda Lane, with a total length of 1.300 meters. They are all old stone roads, and there are old houses on both sides. There are more than 350 families in the whole street, with a population of nearly 1 10,000. In the past, it was very neat and clean. Because all the three lines and two pipes were buried in the ground during the development, people on both sides now have water and electricity at home, and every household has installed toilets for them, and the sewage has not been discharged into the river next to them, so the development of the tourism industry has also improved a certain living environment.
Jiangnan baichuang hall
In order to guide you, we will visit the Jiangnan Hundred Beds Museum next. As the name suggests, it collects all kinds of ancient beds from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. This old house is a large local family named Zhao, and it is an old house seven miles deep. First of all, the first bed we saw was the oldest bed in our exhibition hall: the Ming horseshoe-shaped tubular frame bed with a history of at least 400 years. Ming-style furniture is simple and generous, and the materials are exquisite. The whole bed is made of beech. Later, we moved in, and there is a treasure of the town hall in the hall of 100 bed, which is a thousand-layer bed.
What we see here is a clear and gradual thousand-work bed. Why is it called a thousand-work bed? It means a job a day, a thousand jobs means a carpenter needs a thousand days, which means three years. Exquisite carving is also called uncanny workmanship. There are 65,438+006 figures carved on this bed. In ancient times, 65,438+008 was a lucky number. Besides, this bed is a wedding bed. Together with a newly married couple, it just makes up 65,438+008, which is also a symbol of good luck. This bed covers an area of more than six square meters and has four depths. The first is the place to change shoes, the second is the dressing room, and the third is the toilet. The last entry is used by the owner when sleeping and resting. Fully equipped, commensurate with the current suite.
The most distinctive feature of this bed is the wooden sign hanging in the air, which was given to the bed owner by the carpenter who used to make the bed, which is equivalent to the present greeting card and also a kind of conversation. This sign is like the Do Not Disturb sign hanging on the door of our hotel now.
After seeing a thousand beds, you can see three beds with the same style, which belong to the combination of Chinese and western. On both sides of the bed, there are two western-style Roman columns. Peony flowers are hung on the bed. Peony flowers represented wealth in ancient China, and grapes were double happiness. Grapes have many children and grandchildren, and many children are blessed; In China, double happiness is a symbol of happiness when getting married. In other words, this bed is also a wedding bed, and this bed was left in the early Republic of China, and the information is made of mahogany.
Then most of the beds we just saw are double beds, so we can have a look at two ladies' beds in our next communication. First of all, let's take a look at the modern carved herringbone frame bed, which is used by girls aged thirteen or fourteen. Although it is a young lady's bed, most of the patterns carved on this bed are military commanders. It can be said that this little girl doesn't like red makeup and martial arts makeup, belongs to the type of Mulan, and has great ambitions. Looking up, you can see that there are two lines, that is, she wants to grasp the horizon and the moon with both hands and break her heart with one stone. On this bed, the design of bats is also carved, which represents many blessings. The lion in Wu Ying also plays a role in ward off evil spirits. Next to the Miss Bed in Qing Dynasty, this Miss Bed is bright red, which is a precious silver paint. The figures on the bed are all gilded.
Welcome to the ancient town of Wuzhen. Today, as a native of Wuzhen, please allow me to show you around our beautiful Wuzhen.
When you walk into Wuzhen, you will be surprised to find that the style and pattern of the ancient water town in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China have been completely preserved here. Unusually, some houses along the river extend to the river, with stakes or wooden columns at the bottom on the river bed and beams on the shelves. This is the so-called Shui Ge. This is the unique style of Wuzhen, and I think Venice, a water city, is not as good as this.
Walking on the narrow streets paved with bluestone slabs, you will see all kinds of houses on both sides and villagers still living in them, which makes people feel extremely cordial. If you come to Wuzhen, it is a rainy spring. Clear and dripping rain falls in strings from the dark blue ripples, making a tinkling sound on the stone road, and the scenery is picturesque, making you feel like a lifetime ago.
Speaking of the scenic spots in Wuzhen, besides Xiuzhen Temple, Prince Zhaoming Reading Room and Shuangqiao, etc. I have to give you a grand introduction to Mao Dun's former residence. Mao Dun, formerly known as Shen Dehong, is a literary master in China. The house here was built by himself after he became famous. Mao Dun's former residence is the only national key cultural relics protection unit in China so far. It is located in Guanqian Street on the east side of Wuzhen River, with four bays and two floors of wooden buildings, facing south, with a total area of 450 square meters. The former residence is divided into two units: East and West. The room facing the street in the old house is Mao Dun's home school. The interior layout of the former residence is simple, but it exudes the unique Jing Ya flavor of the Shen family.
By the way, after showing you around for so long, you should be hungry. Don't worry, let me introduce the delicious food in Wuzhen to you. In Wuzhen, you can see the specialties of Wuzhen everywhere, such as: sister-in-law cake, Wuzhen mutton, smoked bean tea, Sanjiu wine and so on. Among them, sister-in-law cake is the most famous. There is a beautiful story about the origin of the name "sister-in-law's cake".
It is said that 100 years ago, Fang Tian of Wuzhen Couples Tea Shop learned the good craft of making crisp candy from her ancestors. Unfortunately, this craft is only passed on from daughter-in-law to daughter-in-law. After a long time, my girl will inevitably be jealous, so she shakes a bag of salt into the noodle pot for making cakes, hoping to see her sister-in-law embarrassed the next day. Who knows that the next day, this cake tastes salty and sweet, and it is more popular with customers. Therefore, it was named Sister-in-law Cake, which has been passed down to this day and is a must-eat Wuzhen food for tourists.
Friends, let's go sightseeing together next!
Hello, tourists and friends, our destination today is Wuzhen, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Wuzhen is one of the six water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the most beautiful water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Many TV dramas were shot there, such as Rene Liu's endorsement. However, if there are friends here who like fast-paced, high-rise buildings and reinforced concrete modern metropolis life, then you will be disappointed. Why? Because the pace of life in Wuzhen is very slow, very comfortable and comfortable, and there are no high-rise buildings, only one or two floors of wooden buildings with white walls and black tiles built near the water. There is not even an elevator there, and there are no buildings with more than three floors in the scenic area. Wuzhen has only a misty, rainy, chic and leisurely feeling. However, if some friends think that life in metropolis is too tired and noisy, Wuzhen is a good place to rest. You can relax and feel comfortable in Wuzhen, so many friends near Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai will drive to Wuzhen on weekends, look around, eat cakes, taste good wine and tea, stay for one or two nights, have nothing to do, sit on a rocking boat in Wuzhen, feel the life of ancient people, and rest at sunset at sunrise. It is really very pleasant to have no nightlife and stay away from downtown.
Wuzhen is divided into Dongzha and Tashi. This time we visited Dongzha. Why not go to Tashi? Because Wuzhen's history, humanities and feelings are all in Dongzha, and Zhaxi is only a scenic spot developed in recent years. The main focus is on accommodation and night tours, but interested friends can also stay in Tashi for one or two nights to see the beautiful night view of the river.
Back to Dongzha, Dongzha scenic spot is actually not large. It consists of two streets, East Street and West Street, separated by an Dongshi River. There are some small shops along West Street, such as cakes and handicrafts. Interested friends can have a look at it when they are free in the future. The main scenic spots we are going to visit this time are all on Dongjie, which is 65,438+0,300 meters long. The main scenic spots are Baichuang Pavilion, Woodcarving Pavilion, Mao Dun's former residence, Coin Pavilion, Brewery and Dyeing Workshop. I won't introduce them to you, but I will explain them in detail when I arrive at the scenic spot.
So it is very important to go out to play, eat and drink. Having said that, we have to mention Auntie Cake in Wuzhen, which is a traditional name of Wuzhen. Oily but not greasy, crisp but not scattered, fragrant and waxy, sweet and salty. When you hear this name, you will think that this cake must be made by two aunts together. Actually, it is not. On the contrary, it is the result of their quarrel. There is another allusion. Don't worry, I'm here. It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a family named Zhang in Wuzhen. Aunt's cake is famous for its delicious personality, but there is an unwritten rule at home that the ancestral secret recipe for making aunt's cake is only passed on to her daughter-in-law, not to her daughter.
In ancient times, there was a saying that marrying a woman was someone else's. The sister-in-law of this family has been married to the Zhang family for more than a year. Every time my sister-in-law sees her mother teaching her to make menstruation cakes, she will be jealous and feel that she has lived in this family for more than ten years, while her sister-in-law has only stayed in this family for more than one year. It is unfair for her mother to teach her sister-in-law instead of herself. So one day, when my sister-in-law was making an aunt's cake, it happened to rain. My sister-in-law told her that it was raining. To collect clothes, my sister-in-law went to collect clothes. At this time, my sister-in-law grabbed a handful of salt and threw it into the pot for making cakes.
On this day, when the guests visited, they ate the cake made by my sister-in-law, praised it as delicious, and said it tasted different from before. My sister-in-law feels strange. I made it according to my secret recipe. How can it be different? So she took a bite and found that the taste was really different from before, so she was puzzled.
Tell this doubt to my sister-in-law. She said, as long as you tell me the secret of making cakes, I will tell you the secret of why the cakes on this day are so delicious. But my sister-in-law told her the secret recipe in detail, and my second sister-in-law also told her frankly how bad she was and how she had a bright future. Since then, because aunt's cake was made by aunt and sister-in-law, it was named aunt's cake. Many small shops in the scenic spot sell them, and friends who like them can try them. It is also a good gift to buy it and take it home for friends and family. In addition, there are many other delicious snacks in Wuzhen, such as Euryale ferox cake, Ding Sheng cake, mung bean cake, asparagus candy and so on. It is worth mentioning that these are all handmade. Oh, don't miss them.
Speaking of food, let's talk about drinks. Wuzhen's characteristic liquor is called Sanjiao Liquor, which, as the name implies, is made of white rice, white flour and white water. Rice flour and water are authentic materials in Wuzhen. Wuzhen also has an alias called "Du Dajiu". There is a folk song called "Guests refuse to leave after dinner". There is a scenic spot on our East Street called Gaogong Shengzao Shop, which specializes in making Sanjiu wine. Tell everyone that Sanjiu wine can be tasted for free, but don't drink too much. Don't sit on the stool. It was so pleasant to order wine and fennel that you forgot the visiting time. If you sit all afternoon, we will help you find one. If you want me to say, if you like it, you might as well buy some. When you go home, you can drink anything you want with your family and friends. Everyone is very happy. Three kinds of liquor are not expensive, but a bottle is only twenty or thirty yuan, which is very economical.
After eating and drinking, you need to use it. Wuzhen also has its own specialty blue calico, also known as lime calico and printed blue calico, which is also a traditional folk handicraft in China. Wuzhen is one of the producing areas of printed blue cloth. It is printed with cotton thread, soybean powder scraping and blue grass juice, which is purely hand-made and environmentally friendly. Walking on Wuzhen Street, you can also see some people in some houses making this. The Hongyuantai Dyeing Workshop we visited is the exhibition place of printed blue cloth, and there are also special workers' masters to show the production process of printed blue cloth on the spot. There are also many small shops opened by local people in the scenic area, which buy various printed blue cloth made by themselves, including headscarves, scarves, shawls, clothes, cheongsam and so on. Very beautiful and chic.
Well, at the moment, our car is approaching Wuzhen. I still have to tell you something. There are still aborigines living in Wuzhen, and there are many alleys. Some places are used by local residents. A white paper "Visitors Stop" will be posted on the wall. Then our friends should not be too curious. You should have stopped me. I have to find out. This is not necessary. I'll explain to you for a while, and the rest of the time is. Wuzhen Bridge is full of water, and the road is also a stone road. I would like to remind you that you must pay attention to safety when crossing the bridge and take good care of your valuables. Other specific precautions, I will tell you slowly during the tour. Ok, now let's get off and go sightseeing.
The guide words about Wuzhen 5 Hello, friends! I'm Su Hang, the tour guide, and I'll explain Tashi in Wuzhen to you.
Now we come to Zhaxi Scenic Area, which was developed relatively late compared with Dongzha. Compared with the traditional Dongzha tourism model, Zhaxi scenic spot is more inclined to leisure and vacation. Therefore, in addition to preserving the original appearance of the old block, there are many modern service homestays in Tashi, which is a major feature of Tashi. Wuzhen is an ancient water town in Zhejiang Province, located in Hangjiahu Plain, Tongxiang City, northern Zhejiang Province, at the northern end of Zhejiang Province, adjacent to Jiangsu Province. This used to be the junction of two provinces, three governments and seven counties.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wuzhen was a transit place for Wujiang, and the State of Wu stationed troops to prevent it from crossing the border, which was then called Wu Xu. The name "Wuzhen" first appeared in the 13th year of Tang Xiantong. During Jiading period of Southern Song Dynasty, Qing Wu was divided into Wuzhen in Hexi and Qingzhen in Hedong. After liberation, they were collectively called Wuzhen. In view of the large number of classic buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Wuzhen, after the successful operation of the first phase of Wuzhen Ancient Town Protection Project, the second phase of Zhaxi has been planned on a larger and deeper level. Since 2003, the second phase of the provincial key project Wuzhen Ancient Town Protection Project (Zhaxi Scenic Area) has been started, with an investment of 10 billion yuan to protect and develop Wuzhen Zhaxi. The scope of the protection project is nearly 3.4 square kilometers, which is more than three times that of Dongzha Scenic Area.
Wuzhen, Zhaxi is an ancient town rebuilt according to modern cultural concepts, which is obviously carefully designed and built. It is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River, but it obviously originates from and is higher than historical life. This is like an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is obviously an ideal or cultural imagination. It is more beautiful, but it is not Wuzhen that once existed in that year's history. Wuzhen in those days is gone, and now Wuzhen should be an "unnecessary" Wuzhen.
Now let's follow me in and have a look!
The guide words about Wuzhen 6 Wuzhen is an ancient town with beautiful bridges and flowing water.
Find a drizzly weather and take a walk in Gu Xiang.
For tourists who like the ancient town style, the water town in the south of the Yangtze River will always be a must-see, just like sitting on the side of the road and sunbathing at night after arriving in Lijiang. Then, when they arrive in Jiangnan, it is a must to enjoy the misty rain in Jiangnan.
Get up early in Wuzhen and feel the quiet morning.
For all scenic spots, if you can get up early, you will always get a surprise different from the lively scene during the day, and Wuzhen is no exception. Quiet small streets are also suitable for taking pictures: white walls and blue tiles, stone arch bridges running water, tender and lush weeping willows, wandering puppies, rickshaws parked at the door, wooden houses, women washing clothes by the river, deep alleys, simple and clean bluestone roads, old people burning stoves ... All the scenes are exciting just by raising the lens to focus.
Count the ancient bridges in Wuzhen slowly.
Back to some stone bridges to connect the alleys separated by waterways, almost all stone bridges are bridges that can be reached in a few steps. Therefore, if you have enough time and patience, it is also a very pleasant thing to count the stone bridges in Wuzhen. If you are tired, find a stone bridge to sit down and watch people come and go.
At present, there are more than 30 ancient bridges in Wuzhen, the most famous of which is the double bridge in Xiduo Street.
When you walk across the river bank, the round holes of the two stone arch bridges are reflected in the water, and the two bridges set each other off in an interesting way. Walking on the ancient bridge, it seems that time has slowed down, and there is a rare leisure and quiet comfort.
Make a pot of green tea and stare blankly at the water.
When you return to Wuzhen, don't just walk the streets. In the atmosphere of returning to the water town, you must serve a pot of freshly brewed green tea in a teahouse by the water and sit on a bamboo chair for a while. This is definitely not a waste of time.
Remember, it must be the new tea of that year. If it is Longjing, it is the best. Looking at the green shoots stretching in the invasion of boiling water, my mood will be as sparse as turning green. I have just been to Wuzhen, so let's talk about my own experience! I saw a hotel called "Dahong Accommodation" in Qunar.com, so I called my boss and chatted with him. He was very enthusiastic and introduced me to some tourist strategies in Wuzhen. Contact yourself Baidu Wuzhen Dahong.
1。 Wuzhen mainly looks at the night view of Tashi. Unlike some merchants, Wuzhen has many scenic spots in Dongzha and few in Tashi. The fact is that there are many scenic spots in Tashi, including more than 20 scenic spots (I also checked when I went, and there are indeed 20 scenic spots in Tashi, so I suggest buying a joint ticket so that Tashi can enter early, otherwise some scenic spots will not be open at night).
2。 At the same time, Wuzhen does not have all free tickets, which is a lie of some unscrupulous merchants!
3。 There is also a tricycle in Wuzhen that can really fool people. I almost got cheated when I got there. I said I would show you around the old street for free. Don't believe it. It's the south gate of Wuzhen. I don't want tickets! The scenery is the same as Dongzha.
4。 There is also the problem of diet. You can ask the boss to recommend a few. Generally, the prices around the scenic spots are relatively high! You can put forward your ideas to your boss and ask him to recommend them to you according to your preferences!
Let's talk about accommodation. The basic facilities are: air conditioning, water heater, broadband, TV, and my room has a computer specially left for me by my boss (the computer fee is confiscated).