Category: Ancient Town

Location: Tongxiang, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province

Introduction of scenic spots:

Bridges, flowing water, people's homes, stone paths, old wooden houses, and a light lake ... Although Wuzhen has gone through more than 2,000 years, it still exudes a strong charm of Jiangnan water town; Even the landscape pattern of the ancient town seems to hint at a touching feeling, showing a quaint, clean and quiet school.

Wuzhen is located at the northern end of Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, bordering Nanxun District of Huzhou City in the west and Wujiang City of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in the north. It is 13 kilometers away from Tongxiang City, 27 kilometers, 45 kilometers and 60 kilometers away from Jiaxing, Huzhou and Wujiang around, 80 kilometers away from Hangzhou and Suzhou, and 0/40 kilometers away from Shanghai. 1950 In May, the two towns of Wu and Qing merged, collectively known as Wuzhen, belonging to Tongxiang County and transferred to Jiaxing. Wuzhen is one of the six ancient towns in Jiangnan water town, which was once named Wudun and Qingdun. Wuzhen is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River, known as "land of plenty and land of silk". 199 1 year, Wuzhen was rated as a famous historical and cultural city at the provincial level.199 started the protection and tourism development project of the ancient town, and now it has been rated as a national 4A-level scenic spot, which is one of the 20 scenic spots predicted for the Golden Week in China.

Wuzhen has the typical characteristics of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. It integrates rivers into streets, streets and bridges, houses built by rivers and water towns, and organizes architectural factors with unique charm in the south of the Yangtze River, such as water pavilions, bridges, slate alleys and Mao Dun's former residence. It embodies the humanistic thought of "harmony is the beauty" of China's classical houses, and presents the spatial charm of an ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River with the overall beauty of harmonious coexistence between its natural environment and humanistic environment. In fact, Wuzhen is an ancient town pattern with two chessboard-style rivers and streets parallel and adjacent to land and water, which is composed of four old streets in the east, west, south and north where the ancient style still exists. The whole Wuzhen is divided into Dongzha Scenic Area and Xizha Scenic Area. Dongzha Scenic Area includes Huiyuan Pawnshop, Visiting Luge Pavilion, Shadow Play, Hanlindi, Xiuzhen Temple, Ancient Stage, Mao Dun's Former Residence, Yuliuliang Coin Museum, Woodcarving Museum, Blue Printed Fabric Dyeing Workshop, Gongsheng Bad Workshop, Wuzhen Folk Customs Museum, Jiangnan Hundred Bed Museum, Traditional Workshop Area, Xiangshan Hall, Boxing Boat Show, Fengyuan Shuangqiao (Tongji Bridge, Renji Bridge), etc. Xizha Scenic Area includes Zhaoming Academy, Natural Dyeing Workshop of Plants and Trees, Shuige and Gongbu Stone Tablet, Water Stage and storytelling field, Qiaoli Bridge, Dingsheng Bridge and Dingsheng Cake, Wujiangjun Temple, Yuelao Temple, North Wetland, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Dragon-shaped Field, Yuanbao Lake and other scenic spots. It should be said that Xizha Old Street is one of the best preserved buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties in China.

The climate of Wuzhen is not much different from Jiaxing and Xitang. The most beautiful seasons in a year are spring and autumn, and the most beautiful times in a day are early morning and evening. When you come to Wuzhen, the Shuige by the river, the old street paved with old stone slabs and the bank, the "teahouse" in Xizha and the "Linjiapu" in Dongzha are all the city street styles that you have to see. The characteristic landscapes in these ancient towns naturally make tourists intoxicated and don't know where to go.

Characteristic landscape

West Gate

Wuzhen West Gate has been repaired and is now open to the public. You have to take a ferry to enter Xizha. Xizha consists of 12 small islands, which are connected in series by more than 60 small bridges. The river density and the number of stone bridges are the highest in China. There are several handmade things worth seeing in Xizha, such as handmade sauce workshops, raw iron pots, silk and so on. The hotels and homestays in Xizha are also very special. The shell is from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with air conditioning, direct drinking water, natural gas, broadband network, satellite TV and so on. Xizha's ancient street is also "hidden" with the most modern entertainment and rest places such as senior business halls, SPA health centers and bars.

waterside pavilion

The so-called Shuige means that streets and houses are built along streams and rivers, that is, "people do their best to pillow the river". What makes Wuzhen unique is that some of the houses along the river extend to the river surface, and the lower part is hit in the river bed with wooden stakes or columns, with beams and boards on it, forming a unique style. Shuige is a real "pillow river", with windows on three sides, from which you can see the scenery of the city river.

water flowing beneath a little bridge

It is said that in the history of Wuzhen, there were more than 120 bridges at most, and it was really a "bridge with a hundred steps", with more than 30 existing bridges. Among them, there are Tongji Bridge and Renji Bridge in Xizha, Yingjia Bridge, Taiping Bridge, Renshou Bridge, Yong 'an Bridge and Fengyuan Double Bridge in Zhongshi and Dongzha. There are Fuxing Bridge and Fulan Bridge in Nanzha; There are Tiyun Bridge and Liji Bridge in Beizha. These bridges were first built in the Southern Song Dynasty, most of them were built or rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and some of them were inscribed with bridges, which made people appreciate many vicissitudes of life.

Jiangnan baichuangguan

Jiangnan Hundred Beds Museum is the first museum in China that specializes in collecting and exhibiting ancient beds in the south of the Yangtze River. It is located at No.210, Wuzhen East Street, with an area of about 1200 square meters, and contains dozens of famous ancient beds in the south of the Yangtze River. This exhibition is the epitome of China's bed culture, with the luxury of nobles and the frugality of ordinary people.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces

Jiangsu-Zhejiang Branch Office was called Zhejiang Branch Office in Ming Dynasty, which is a unique government organ in Wuzhen history. He is in charge of patrolling salt and catching thieves, and also manages local word litigation, commonly known as Erfu Yamen. It lasted more than 370 years from its establishment in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty to its revocation in the early Republic of China. In 2004, Jiangsu and Zhejiang sub-governments were rebuilt according to the original site of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, so as to preserve the historical traces.

Jiangnan folk-custom museum

The Jin family in Dongzha used to be rich here, but today their residence has made a record of life in the south of the Yangtze River. Here, the folk customs of Wuzhen from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, such as birthday celebration etiquette, marriage and childbearing customs and the season of the New Year, are displayed. Wonderful wax figures have created a drama of weddings, funerals and weddings. The clothing and customs hall shows the folk dress customs of Jiangnan more than a hundred years ago by different means such as objects, wax figures and photos, and the festival hall adopts the different living customs of Wuzhen people in different solar terms in a year. The wedding custom hall takes the wedding hall as the center, and displays the lively scene of the wedding through newcomers, matchmakers, parents and other figures, sedan chairs, dowry and other objects; The theme of Shousu Hall is the birthday of the elderly, and the Chinese tradition of respecting the elderly is displayed through the auspicious scene of the hall and the unique birthday items such as calligraphy and painting, birthday cake, birthday peach and birthday noodles.

Jiangnan woodcarving exhibition hall

It used to be the mansion of the Xu family in Dongzha, also known as Baihua Hall, which is famous for its exquisite wood carving. The woodcarvings in the Woodcarving Museum are rich in materials, all of which depict the folk customs with local characteristics in the south of the Yangtze River with simple style and exquisite expression.

Yuliuliang coin house

Yu Liuliang, a native of Wuzhen, is a big coin collector. He has painstakingly collected coins for 40 years and has nearly 26,000 kinds of coins from more than 230 countries and regions in the world. All the exhibits in the coin museum in batches are the fine works collected by Mr. Yu for decades.

Maodun former residence

Mao Dun's former residence is the only national key cultural relics protection unit in China in Jiaxing. It is located at Guanqian Street 17 on the east side of the river in Wuzhen, with four bays, two entrances and two floors, facing south, with a total area of 450 square meters. The former residence is divided into two units, East and West, which was purchased by Mao Dun's great-grandfather twice. The west room of the old house facing the street 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 Shenyang family.

wenchangge

There is a pavilion on the riverside in front of Lizhi Academy, named Wenchang Pavilion. Between the academy and the pavilion, there is only a wide Guanqian Street. In the old days, when scholars went to Wenchang Pavilion, they usually came by boat accompanied by servants. The boat is moored by your river port, and the scholars go upstairs, while the servants sit and wait on the benches on both sides of the aisle. As a part of Mao Dun Memorial Hall, Lizhi Academy will be restored as it is, and Wenchang Pavilion will also reproduce the charm of flying eaves and waves.

Ancient stage

The stage of Xiuzhen Temple is an accessory building of Taoist Temple. It was built in the 14th year of Qing Qianlong (1749), and it has been damaged as often as Xiuzhen Temple, but it has been maintained to this day since the renovation in 19 19. Now, the stage has been restored to its former lively scene. Every day from 8: 00 a.m. to 10 p.m., there are performances, which are Tongxiang Flower Drum Opera.

Characteristic and frugal customs

There are many traditional customs in Wuzhen, such as celebrating the New Year, walking on the bridge at the Lantern Festival, walking on the Qingming Festival, weighing people in long summer, eating zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival, the "Dragon-parting Festival" on the 25th day of the fifth lunar month, drying insects in the sky on the 6th day of the sixth lunar month, and Zhongyuan River Lantern, etc. These festivals make Wuzhen still interesting.

Main specialty

There are many specialties in Wuzhen, such as Wujin (silk brocade), silk cotton, cloth shoes, comb, lake pen, white water fish, handmade sauce, Sanjiu Liquor, aunt's cake, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Tongxiang orange plum, blue printed cloth, wood carving and bamboo carving, stinky dried bean curd, Sanzhen sauce chicken and braised mutton.

Self-help guide: 1, ticket price: Wuzhen implements the one-vote system for scenic spots, entrance ticket for Dongzha scenic spot in Wuzhen 100 yuan/person, entrance ticket for Xizha scenic spot in Wuzhen 120 yuan/person. In addition, children 1. 1 meter are free of charge, and children1.1~1.4 meters, or those with old-age or military certificates, have press cards, disability cards, retirement cards, national guide cards, travel agency manager qualification certificates and so on. The coupon for Dongzha and Xizha scenic spots is 150 yuan/person.

2. Opening hours: Dongzha Scenic Spot in Wuzhen is open from May to the 11th Golden Week at 7: 20-18: 00, and from the 11th Golden Week to April at 7: 20-17: 30. Among them, the former residence of Contradiction and Lizhi Academy are 8: 00-17: 00. Wuzhen Xizha Scenic Area is open from 8: 00 to 22: 30, and from 8: 00 to 22: 00 after the Eleventh Golden Week. After 22: 30, the free ferry boat stops, but there is a tour bus to pick it up. The opening hours of the venues in Xizha Scenic Area are 8: 00-17: 30 (from the 11th Golden Week to April to17: 00), and the opening hours of night tours are17: 30-22: 30 (from the 11th Golden Week to April to17: 30) Note: Visitors staying in Wuzhen Xizha Scenic Area can apply for a temporary pass at the front desk of the visitor service center with their tickets, room cards and ID cards, and there is no need to purchase tickets when entering and leaving Wuzhen Xizha Scenic Area during their stay.

3. The best travel time: spring and autumn.