Introduction to Wuzhen tourist attractions Introduction to Wuzhen’s main attractions

Wuzhen Tourist Attractions What are the famous attractions in Wuzhen

1. Town Xizha

Wuzhen is actually the Dongzha Scenic Area that has been open for a long time; Xizha has been restored Later opened to the outside world.

You have to take a ferry to enter Xizha. "Harmony" is the most accurate way to describe Xizha. Xizha is composed of 12 small islands, and more than 60 small bridges connect these small islands together. The density of rivers and the number of stone bridges are the highest among ancient towns in the country. For example, Tongji Bridge and Renji Bridge are adjacent at right angles. No matter which bridge you stand on, you can see the other bridge in a bridge hole, so it is called "Bridge in Bridge". "Qiaoli Bridge" is the most beautiful ancient bridge scenery in Wuzhen, and it can be called a unique bridge view.

2. Wuzhen Old Post Office

You can send postcards, and there are 6 different Wuzhen postmarks for you to stamp.

Wuzhen has a long postal history. During the Tang Dynasty, Wuzhen was a very commercial town with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passing through it. In the Yuan Dynasty, horse and water stations were officially distinguished. Most of the stations set up in Wuzhen were water stations, which used ships to deliver official documents. There were fixed boat owners in the stations who were responsible for delivering official documents. Wuzhen Xishi River is a tributary of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and Wuzhen Old Post Office is located on the bank of the Xishi River.

3. Sanbai Winery

This is a local winery that brews Sanbaijiu. Once you enter, it will smell full of alcohol and is stronger than Erguotou. It is an important scene in "In Time".

Introduction to Wuzhen Scenic Area

Dongzha District, in 2001, the Dongzha Scenic Area of ??Wuzhen Protection and Development Dongzha Project was officially opened to the public. The first phase of the scenic area covers an area of ??about 0.46 square kilometers, and the protected building area is nearly With an area of ??60,000 square meters, it is a famous ancient town tourist attraction in China. The scenic area has a length of 2 kilometers and consists of Dongzha Old Street, Guanqian Street, riverside water pavilions, and corridor sheds. After the completion of the project, the Dongzha Scenic Area covers an area of ??approximately 1.98 square kilometers and has more than ten scenic spots. Xizha Scenic Area, Xizha is located on West Street in Wuzhen, adjacent to the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and has direct highways to Jiangsu, Suzhou and Tongxiang urban areas. The transportation is very convenient. Unlike Dongzha, which focuses on tourism, Xizha is built for business Mainly tourism and leisure vacation. Xizha Scenic Area covers an area of ??4.92 square kilometers, with more than 9,000 meters of intersecting rivers. You need to take a ferry to enter and exit. There are 72 ancient bridges. The density of rivers and the number of stone bridges are the highest among ancient towns in the country. There are 250,000 exquisite Ming and Qing buildings preserved in the scenic area. Square meters, the length of Xizha Old Street running from east to west of the scenic spot is 1.8 kilometers, and the water pavilions on both sides of the river stretch for more than 1.8 kilometers. The northern area of ??the scenic spot is a natural wetland of more than 50,000 square meters. Jiangnan Hundred Beds Museum, Jiangnan Hundred Beds Museum, is the first museum in China that specializes in collecting and exhibiting Jiangnan ancient beds. It is located at No. 210 East Wuzhen Street, also known as Zhaojia Hall. It covers an area of ??more than 1,200 square meters and contains several Ten exquisite ancient Jiangnan beds from the Ming, Qing and modern times. Displayed in the first exhibition hall of the museum are: Ming dynasty horseshoe-foot large pen-tube canopy beds, etc., which adopt the wooden frame structure to emphasize the linear image of the furniture shape; in the second exhibition hall, there are Qing dynasty and Babu Qiangong beds and other beds, which are made of wood. The material is boxwood, 217 centimeters long, 366 centimeters deep and 292 centimeters high. There are three stacks at the front and rear. This bed took three years to carve and required more than a thousand workers, hence its name. The Jiangsu-Zhejiang Branch was called the Zhejiang Branch in the Ming Dynasty and was a unique government agency in the history of Wuzhen. His duties include patrolling salt and catching thieves, and also handling local litigation. He is commonly known as the Second Government Office. From its establishment during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty to its cancellation at the beginning of the Republic of China, it went through several revolutions and restorations and changed its location several times, lasting more than 370 years. The Jiangnan Folk Customs Museum displays the folk customs of Wuzhen from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China regarding birthday celebration etiquette, marriage and childbirth customs, and seasonal festivals. Wax figures create dramas of weddings and funerals. The Clothing and Customs Hall displays the folk clothing customs of Jiangnan more than a hundred years ago through different means such as physical objects, wax figures, and photos. The festival customs hall tells the different living customs of Wuzhen people in different solar terms of the year, such as New Year greetings during the Spring Festival, walking on the bridge during the Lantern Festival, the Qingming Incense Market, people weighing people in the Beginning of Summer, eating rice dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival, the Water Dragon Festival, sun-drying insects, Zhongyuan River Lanterns, and Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon appreciation, Double Ninth Festival climbing, Winter Solstice ancestor worship, etc., showcase the Jiangnan water town. The Wedding Customs Hall is centered around the wedding hall and worship hall, and displays the lively scene of the wedding through characters such as the couple, matchmaker, parents, and physical objects such as sedan chairs and dowries. The theme of the longevity hall is birthday celebrations for the elderly, through the auspicious scenes in the hall and unique birthday items such as calligraphy and painting, birthday banners, longevity peaches, and longevity noodles. Jiangnan Wood Sculpture Exhibition Hall was originally the mansion of the Xu family in Dongzha, also known as Baihua Hall. It is famous for its exquisite wood carvings. In the side room of the main room, there are abundant exquisite ancient Chinese wood carvings on display.

The wood carvings in the wood carving hall are rich in materials, including folk legends such as "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" and "Guo Ziyi's Birthday Celebration", life scenes such as "Fishing", "Cricket Fighting", "Beating Gongs and Drums", as well as "Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Good Luck" and "Squirrel". Traditional patterns such as "eating grapes" and "plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum" depict the folk customs with local characteristics of Jiangnan. Mao Dun's former residence Yu Liuliang Coin Museum. Yu Liuliang, a native of Wuzhen, is a master coin collector. He is the author of "Spending Money in China", "Chinese Appreciation and Collection", "Coins", "Coin Talk", "Coin Learning Essentials" ", "World Circulation Coin" and more than ten academic monographs. He has painstakingly collected them for 40 years and has nearly 26,000 kinds of coins from more than 230 countries and regions in the world, including metal currency, banknotes, money, etc., made of gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, aluminum, There are 15 kinds of lead, antimony, pottery, nickel, paper, bamboo, bone, colored glaze, plastic, etc., ranging from Xia and Shang to modern times. Wenchang Pavilion, there is a pavilion on the river port in front of Zhizhi Academy, named Wenchang Pavilion. There is only a narrow Guanqian Street between the academy and the pavilion. In the old days, when scholars came to Wenchang Pavilion, they were usually accompanied by servants and took a boat. The boat was moored at your pier. The scholar went upstairs, while the servants sat on the benches on both sides of the aisle and waited. Xiuzhen Temple, Xiuzhen Temple is located in Wuzhen Zhongshi. In the first year of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty (998), the Taoist priest Zhang Dongming settled here, practiced Taoism, and founded the "Cultivating Concept". Xiuzhen Temple, Suzhou Xuanmiao Temple and Puyuan Xiangyun Temple are also known as the Three Great Dao Temples in Jiangnan, and their status is extremely high. There are three entrances to the Xiuzhen Temple, the first entrance is the Mountain Gate, the second entrance is the Dongyue Hall, and the third entrance is the Jade Emperor Pavilion; on both sides are ten halls for the King of Hell, Marshal of Plague, God of Wealth and other auxiliary halls; the square in front of the Mountain Gate is still open and grand smooth. There is a large abacus hanging above the main entrance of the mountain gate of Xiuzhen Temple, and a couplet written below it: Man has a thousand calculations, and God has one calculation, which is very warning. Mao Dun's Former Residence, Mao Dun's former residence is the only national key cultural relics protection unit in Jiaxing City so far. It is located at No. 17 Guanqian Street on the east side of the river in Wuzhen City. It is a four-bay, two-entry, three-story wooden structure building facing north and south, with a total area of ??about 450 square meters. square meters. The former residence is divided into east and west units and was purchased by Mao Dun's great-grandfather in two parts. The former residence includes bedrooms, study rooms, restaurants and other buildings, and its furniture and layout are still as they were when Mao Dun lived there. The ancient stage, Xiuzhen Temple, is an auxiliary building of the Taoist temple. It was built in the 14th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1749). Like the Xiuzhen Temple, it was repeatedly damaged. However, after the renovation in 1919, it has been maintained to this day. The stage covers an area of ??204 square meters, facing Xiuzhen Temple across Guanqian Street to the north, Dongshi River to the south, and Xinghua Bridge to the east. The stage has a gabled roof. The platform has two floors, the ground floor is surrounded by bricks and stones, and there are side doors and front doors for entry and exit. The side door leads to the river port, and there is a small staircase at the back of the ground floor that leads to the balcony. You can also get down from the river port to the boat through the flap door. The balcony is divided into two parts, the front and rear. The rear part is the dressing room; the front part is the stage, facing the square. Huiyuan Pawnshop is located between Yingjiaqiao and Nanhuaqiao. It has a five-bay facade, upstairs and downstairs, and a 1.8-meter-high counter. According to "Wuqing Town Chronicles", there were at most 13 pawn shops in Wuzhen. By 1931, only Huiyuandang was still supporting it. The pawn shop is surrounded by high walls, and the foot of the outer wall is built with stone strips as high as a person's head, making it impossible for thieves to climb over the walls and dig holes. There is also a watchtower that is higher than the roof, and people watch it day and night. The door is made of thick ginkgo wood that is not easy to catch fire, and is covered with iron sheets. There are solid door latches and floor latches inside. Entering the imperial hall is to show loyalty and to drive away evil. Toudai is the store hall, which is a trading place for collecting and redeeming pledges. Except for Huiyuandang, all the shops are equipped with high counters and wooden fences. After the pawner handed over the item, he allowed the court attendants to condescendingly shout at the price, which was a sign of inferiority to others. The back yard is the warehouse. In order to prevent fire, the rooms in the hall are not connected to each other. There are many seven-stone jars filled with water in the courtyard, which are called "Taiping jars". Huiyuan was founded by Xu Huanzao (Ming Xiang), the ninth descendant of Xu Donghao, during the Daoguang period.

Which attractions in Wuzhen are worth recommending?

I have visited Wuzhen. I personally recommend that you go to Wuzhen Xizha to check in the attractions, because the best attractions are concentrated in Xizha. I recommend 6 attractions worth checking in. Get a little book. Remember it~

1. Grand Theater

2. Muxin Art Museum

3. Herbaceous Dyeing Workshop

4. Zhaoming Academy

5. White Lotus Pagoda

6. Wuzhen Post Office

These 6 attractions are all on the Xizha side of Wuzhen and can be completed in one day. The following are Let me first briefly introduce Wuzhen to give everyone a preliminary understanding~

Introduction to attractions

Wuzhen is a famous historical and cultural town in China, one of China's top ten charming towns, and a town with beautiful environment across the country. , a national 5A tourist attraction, known as "China's last waterside home", with a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization and a history of 1,300 years of town building. It is a typical ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River in China, known as the "Land of Fish and Rice, and the House of Silk" , with a history of 6,000 years, Wuzhen is divided into two scenic spots, Dongzha and Xizha.

Address: No. 18, Shifo South Road, Tongxiang City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province