Brief introduction of Wuzhen in Zhaxi

Wuzhen is located at the northern end of Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province. Together with Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Luzhi, Xitang and Nanxun, it is also called "the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River". It is 0/3km away from Tongxiang City/KLOC-0, connecting Huzhou City in the west and Wujiang District in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province in the north, which is the junction of two provinces and three cities. There is a county-level highway Yaozhen line running through the town, which can be connected with provincial salt lake highway, 320 national highway, 3 18 highway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway, Shenjiahu Expressway and Zhajiasu Expressway. Wuzhen is 13km away from Tongxiang city, 27km away from Jiaxing, 45km away from Huzhou and 60km away from Wujiang, 80km away from Hangzhou and Suzhou, and 0/40km away from Shanghai. The town area is 7 1. 19 square kilometers, and the urban area is 2.5 square kilometers. 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 was planned on a larger scale and at a deeper level. Since 2003, the second phase of Wuzhen Ancient Town Protection Project (Zhaxi Scenic Area), a provincial key project, has been started, with a huge investment of one 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.

The second phase of Zhaxi block adheres to the concept of "protecting and utilizing historical buildings and reshaping the functions of historical blocks". Compared with the first protection and development project, the second phase of Zhaxi Scenic Area is more complete and thorough, and people are more harmonious with the environment, nature and architecture. Zhaxi Scenic Area covers an area of 3.4 square kilometers and criss-crosses.

There are 72 ancient bridges with a beautiful environment of more than 9,000 meters. The density of rivers and the number of stone bridges are the highest in ancient towns in China. There are 250,000 square meters of exquisite Ming and Qing architecture in the scenic area. The length of Zhaxi Old Street across the scenic spot is 1.8 km, and the waterfront pavilions on both sides of the river extend over 1.8 km. The northern part of the scenic spot is a natural wetland of more than 50,000 square meters. Different from the "sightseeing" scenic spot of the first phase project, the second phase is a rare "scenery" in China.

The ancient town scenic spot with "light leisure experience" perfectly combines the functions of sightseeing and vacation. The scenic spots, workshops, classic exhibition halls, folk customs and leisure places in the block make people linger, with beautiful natural scenery and magnificent floodlit night scenes. There are also various styles of residential rooms and holiday hotels of various grades, as well as many well-equipped conference centers and business halls that can accommodate more than 800 people. Tourist service center, sightseeing bus, sightseeing boat, water bus, direct drinking water, natural gas, broadband network, satellite TV, electronic patrol, floodlighting, star-rated toilets and intelligent tourist parking lots are all available, thus creating a new ancient town community with gradually complete accommodation, tourism and purchase.

You have to take a ferry to get into Tashi. It is the most accurate to describe Tashi with "harmony". Tashi consists of 12 small islands connected by more than 70 small bridges. The density of rivers and the number of stone bridges rank first in China. For example, Tongji Bridge and Renji Bridge are adjacent at right angles. No matter which bridge you stand by, you can see another bridge at the mouth of the bridge, so it is called "bridge among bridges". "Li Qiao Bridge" is the most beautiful ancient bridge scenery in Wuzhen, and it can be called a unique bridge scenery.

Tashi has many "old foundations"-several kilometers of old streets, Qingshi Road, and half of the houses are on the water. There are several handmade things to look at: first, the handmade sauce workshop, where the pot-stewed vegetables in the town taste good, largely because of the soy sauce produced and sold by ourselves. The price is not cheap, a bottle of ordinary soy sauce 25 yuan; The second type is a raw iron pan, which is cast by hand. 99 yuan's iron pots are said to be the most popular; The third is silk. Yida Temple was founded in the early years of Guangxu, and visitors can operate it on the old silk reeling machine.

When night falls, drinking a little wine, watching singing on the balcony on the other side, or putting a few lotus lanterns by the water will be fascinating. Photography lovers should never forget to bring a tripod. There are still some folk activities here. At that time, after dressing, women each took a crock and decocted medicine, and walked in teams. When crossing the bridge, they threw the crock into the river, thinking that it would bless the New Year without disease or disaster. In modern times, the act of throwing medicine cans has disappeared, and carrying lanterns across the bridge has become a holiday amusement and blessing activity.

Tashi's hotels and homestays are also very special. Shells are Ming and Qing dynasties, with air conditioning, direct drinking water, natural gas, broadband network, satellite TV and so on. Tourists shuttle between ancient and modern times and enjoy another kind of "harmony". Tashi Ancient Street also "hides" the most modern places of entertainment and rest, such as the advanced business hall, SPA health center and bar.