There are five characteristics under the river: cultural town, military town, salt merchant town, traditional Chinese medicine town (the birthplace of Yang Shan medicine) and gourmet town (the birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine). It is suggested that relevant departments develop and establish scenic spots in these five aspects.

1. Cultural Center: Wu Cheng'en's former residence, the Monkey King Family Exhibition Hall and Zhuangyuan Building have been built under the river. The author suggests building a "Xiaxia Stone Exhibition Hall" under the river. If it can be built, it will be the first in China at present. It also highlights that Xiahe is the first Jinshi Town in China.

2. Military town: Han Xin Diaoyutai, Floating Mother Temple and Left Tomb are built. It is planned to restore Zhuangyuan Building, Liang Hongyu Temple and Park, Zuoancestral Temple and Chenggong Bridge. The author also suggests the construction of Erdige, Shihe Bridge (it is suggested that water should be diverted from the archway of He Xia Ancient Town to the east of the stationery factory gate to the moat, and Shihe Bridge should be directly built in Erdige), the site of the cave entrance of Tibetan soldiers, the site of the entrance wall of Xincheng West, and the former residence of Ma Chang Temple (grandfather of Ma Jizong).

3. Yanshang Town: "Huaibei Salt Inspection Institute" has been completed, and Chenggong Bridge is planned to be rebuilt. The author also suggests that the ruins of Yinjia Wharf, Songzhu Caotang and Wangjia Courtyard should be restored. It can explain the position of Jiangxia salt merchants in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

4. Traditional Chinese Medicine Town (birthplace of Yang Shan medicine): The Wu Jutong Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine was built, and the old residence of Xu's traditional Chinese medicine was listed as the protected object. If we can build another "medical exhibition hall" and "famous Chinese medicine exhibition room" in the memorial hall, and open clinics and pharmacies of Chinese medicine halls on both sides of the gate to protect Wang Courtyard (former residence), Zhang's former residence, Tan Ji 'an's former residence and Ma Jizong's former residence, it will be more distinctive.

5. Gourmet Town (the birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine): He Xia is the first famous town of Huaiyang cuisine, which has been an ancient town of consumption for generations, with many rich people and many diners. So the chef invented all kinds of dishes to meet the requirements of the rich. For example, the crab-yellow soup dumpling in Wenlou, the long fish mat in Wenlou, and the magnolia slice in He Xia Brick Lane, among which the long fish mat with 108 pattern is well-known at home and abroad, and Wenlou has been restored and expanded in the past two years. The author suggests that a "Huaiyang Cuisine Exhibition Hall" should be built next to Wenlou, and a restaurant specializing in making the most famous "long fish seats" under the river should be built in Huzui Street, Chaxiang Street or Yuyi Street. At the same time, it is also suggested to open more local specialty snacks, which can not only attract diners in the city, but also allow foreign tourists to taste Huai' an specialty snacks. The river protection of ancient town is the best preserved historical block in Chuzhou ancient city, and the whole block still maintains the architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. More than 80% of the houses before the Republic of China were brick and wood structures, more than 70% were buildings before the Qing Dynasty, and 90% were stone pavements. The historical features are basically well preserved. Representative streets, lanes and bridges include Huzui Street, Juyi Street, Hu Axiang, Chaxiang and Luojiaqiao. There are also many cultural relics protection units and historical sites in He Xia Town. Mainly refers to Wu Cheng'en's former residence, Zuo Zhongzhuang's public temple, mosque and other ancient buildings. In addition, there are a number of well-preserved former residences of celebrities and traditional houses, such as Wang Tingzhen's former residence, former residence and Hu's former residence. Most of the private gardens at that time were destroyed. After all-out efforts in recent years, the "One River, Two Streets and Five Scenes" in the ancient town of He Xia has begun to take shape. The 40,000-square-meter classical garden-style building construction project at the entrance of Hebei, which consists of garden attractions, the stage of Journey to the West and the Liang Hongyu Temple, has entered the final sprint stage. The ancient town of He Xia basically has the conditions for publicity. The Chuzhou District Committee decided to build this place into a Huai 'an version of Confucius Temple and Zhouzhuang with unique characteristics in nearly two months, with dialogue between classical and modern classics, harmony between lights and paddles, and perfect combination of culture and industry. At the beginning of April, 20 1 1, the ancient town of He Xia will be fully opened to the outside world.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the river was a salt distribution center in Huaibei, and was once the seat of Huaibei Salt Transportation Department, where many salt merchants operated. At the same time, as Qingjiangdu Shipyard is located in Qingjiangpu, this river is also a supporting processing base for tanker parts.

Prosperous because of the canal, declining because of the canal. In its heyday, the ancient town of He Xia had the reputation of "the prosperous scenery of Yangzhou for thousands of years and moved to the mouth of the West Lake". China, Huai 'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou have become models of urban prosperity in the era of canal economy, also known as "Huaiyang Suzhou and Hangzhou". Huai 'an, as the transportation center of South Ship and North Malaysia, is in its heyday. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, because Huaibei salt distribution center moved to Xiba, Wang Jiaying, water transportation changed from river transportation to sea transportation, and the river surface gradually declined. Guzhen is now a cultural relic of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, a national key cultural protection unit.

Ancient town context

There are many kinds of local chronicles on special topics under the river, among which "Records under the River" has 16 volumes. According to the river records, there are 108 streets, 44 bridges, 102 gardens, 63 archways and 55 temples under the river. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the mansions of wealthy businessmen here were a little cloudy, comparable to the gardens of salt merchants in Yangzhou. Famous historical sites include Zhuangyuan Building, Kuixing Building, Wu Cheng'en's former residence, and a number of well-preserved former residences of celebrities. The left tomb in Qing Dynasty was also under the river. Every street and bridge under the river is rich in legends and stories, which is the richest cultural heritage among all the ancient towns in China. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 55 scholars in Jiangxia, among them, the number one scholar 1 person, the number two scholar, the number one flower explorer 1 person, and all the three were complete. /kloc-more than 0/00 people, 5 people are learned. As far as official positions are concerned, some people have served as Hanlin, Assistant Minister, Shangshu, Cabinet Office, Doctor Guanglu, some have served as teachers of the emperor, and some are very influential figures in society at that time.

There are famous people in the past dynasties under the river: Han Xin, a strategist in Qin and Han Dynasties, Mei Cheng and Gao Mei, poets in Tang Dynasty, Liang Hongyu, a hero against gold in Song Dynasty, Wu Cheng'en, a writer in The Journey to the West in Ming Dynasty, Shen Kun, an anti-Japanese scholar, Yan Ruoqu, a master of park studies in Qing Dynasty, Wu Yu, a famous academician Cheng Jinfang, a mathematician Luo, and the novel Pen.

In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a large number of businessmen from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian and other provinces came to Huai 'an to invest in salt industry and gradually settled in Huai 'an. During the period of Ganjia, commerce flourished and there were more and more businessmen. In order to keep in touch with the countryside and compete in business, they set up many guilds. Xin 'an Guild Hall is located in Tongshantang, Zhouwang Temple (now the former site of Xin 'an Primary School), Fujian Guild Hall is located in Fujian 'an (now the north of Lianhua New Village), Zhenjiang Guild Hall is located in North Point Building (now existing), Shaanxi Guild Hall is located in Zhuxiang, Ningbo Siming Guild Hall is located in Huzui Street, Jiangning Guild Hall is located in Zhongjie (now existing), and Jiangxi Guild Hall is located by the river outside the west gate. In Yaogou in the north of the river, when the salt industry flourished, residents specialized in transporting salt. According to Gan Long's "Shanyang County Records", "There are no fewer than a thousand restaurants, and things are twenty miles away."

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 67 scholars here, 123 juren and 12 Hanlin, known as the "hometown of scholars" with profound cultural heritage. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the river was a salt distribution center in Huaibei, and was once the seat of Huaibei Salt Transportation Department, where many salt merchants operated. At the same time, as Qingjiangdu Shipyard is located in Qingjiangpu, this river is also a supporting processing base for tanker parts. He Xia is a typical ancient town that has experienced a thousand years of prosperity and decline due to traffic. At its peak, it has the reputation of "the prosperous scenery of Yangzhou for thousands of years and moving to the west lake mouth". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, because Huaibei salt distribution center moved to Xiba, Wang Jiaying, water transportation changed from river transportation to sea transportation, and the river surface gradually declined. Guzhen is now a cultural relic of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, a national key cultural protection unit.

Because it has a long history and is in the center of North-South communication, it has formed a unique food culture, and it is one of the important birthplaces of Huaiyang cuisine such as crab roe soup packets and arowana banquet in Wenlou.