The History of Wangdian Town in Jiaxing City

The name of Wangdian Town began in the Tianfu period of the Five Dynasties. In the second year of Tianfu (AD 937), Jiaxing Town let Wang Kui live here. "Planting a hundred acres of plum trees, collecting goods and trading, there must be a way, which is called Wangdian" (Jiahezhi). "After the hairpin, one after another, more and more prosperous, becoming a giant town" ("Romantic Record"). By the middle of Ming Dynasty, this place had become one of the four major towns in Jiaxing. From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Dapeng Township was in the east of the town, Jiahui Township was in the west of the town, and the town spanned between the two townships. "At the beginning of Xuantong Yuan Dynasty, the discussion of autonomy began with the division of various districts and was named Wangdian Town" (Meilibei Zhi). After the Revolution of 1911, although it experienced several military disasters, it was still a distribution center for goods, and Wangdian Town was established. After the founding of New China. Gradually develop from a commercial town to an industrial town focusing on textiles, household appliances and light industry.

Wang Kui loves plums and is famous for growing plums, so the town is also named Meili, Hui Mei and Li Meihui. The town is shaped like a long dragon with a crooked tail. The main street in the town is 1.5 km long from east to west, and the tail street is about 800 meters long from north to south. Chenghe River is in the middle, historically called Meixi, and the river runs along the main street west of Lianchang Reservoir.

Wangdian ancient town has a long history and culture, and is famous for lanterns, paper-cutting and folk crafts. Lantern Festival is a big custom in Wangdian Town. It was popular as early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was known as "a wonderful work in he cheng". There are many kinds of colored lanterns, including pavilion lamps, desk lamps, floor lamps, pavilion lamps, boat lamps, tower lamps, cow lamps, dragon lamps, etc., all of which are brilliant. Since the Republic of China, there have been six large-scale lantern festivals, namely, 23 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China and the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, 1950, 1956, 1959 and 1976. Famous craftsman Zhu Zha's lanterns are unique, and colorful umbrella lights are his specialty. His works, including "Lantern of Guandi" and "Banker's Flag Lamp" were included in the lantern festival held in 1934, which won the audience's appreciation.

Mr. Gong, a contemporary paper-cut artist, is a self-taught artist. His works have won many awards in national paper-cutting competitions and have been collected by some arts and crafts museums. Now he is a member of China Paper-cut Association and a director of Zhejiang Paper-cut Association.

Folk artists emerge one after another. Zhu Xianglin, a famous carpenter, is good at Xiao Mu furniture, especially classical furniture. The furniture he made is exquisite in craftsmanship, and the famous sculptor Huang Shengyou is good at carving flowers, reliefs, plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums. He is proficient in all traditional plays. 1959 national day 10 anniversary, it should be carved by Nanhu red boat, with exquisite patterns. 1960 was rated as a provincial famous teacher and arts and crafts artist. 1969 carved into a little red boat, with exquisite craftsmanship, comparable to a big red boat. Was named "famous sculptor of Hangjiahu".

The town's cultural undertakings have developed rapidly, with teahouses, bookstores, theaters, libraries, stadiums, clubs, activity rooms for the elderly and other cultural activities. The Town Amateur Art Troupe holds a Happy Spring Concert every year, and more than a dozen artists have won prizes in provinces, cities and districts for many times. Various cultural and artistic associations-Mei Li Philatelic Association, Mei Li Calligraphy and Painting Society, Mei Li Photography Association, Mei Li Flower Association, Wangdian Pigeon Association and other folk associations have greatly enriched people's amateur cultural life. Radio and cable TV networks cover the whole town. National fitness activities are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The town has a swimming pool, skating rink, croquet field, basketball court, table tennis room, chess room, badminton court and other sports facilities. There are all kinds of karaoke bars, dance halls, hotels and restaurants, as well as many cultural relics and historic sites. It is one of the top 100 tourist towns in Zhejiang Province.

folk custom

Wangdian has a simple custom since ancient times, emphasizing ceremony and neglecting shame. There are many festivals with different purposes in a year. Every new year's eve, family members get together and happily resign from the old year; On New Year's Day, firecrackers exploded to celebrate the Spring Festival. Or choose a good time, burn incense to worship ancestors, worship heaven and earth, pray for blessings, let businessmen profit and harvest crops; Or the same clan, neighbors, friends, communicate with each other, celebrate the auspicious marriage together, and mourn together. If you get used to it, it will become a custom tradition in the long run.

Spring Festival-Celebrating the Spring Festival, commonly known as "Chinese New Year", is a big festival in a year. Every household is busy sweeping the floor, dusting the eaves, buying new year's goods, making new clothes, worshipping ancestors, eating New Year's Eve, visiting relatives and friends and celebrating the New Year. During the festival, relatives and friends visit each other, commonly known as "Happy New Year". Fireworks are set off at midnight on the first day of the first lunar month to welcome the New Year. Eat dumplings in the morning to make them round and sweet. And longevity noodles, which means longevity. Since the second day of junior high school, relatives and friends have visited each other to pay New Year greetings.

Lantern Festival-The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also called Lantern Festival, and it was called Shangyuan Festival in ancient times. In the old society, there were customs such as welcoming dragon lanterns, racing dragon boats and eating jiaozi. The New Year ends at the Lantern Festival.

February 2-the second day of the second lunar month, people have the habit of eating radish cakes (rice cakes). I ate a lucky meal with the leftover rice cakes from the Spring Festival and fried with sugar: "Walking is stiff and working is hard." Children compete to fly kites, and people in the village raise money to reward the gods (land gods) for fun.

March 3-the third day of the third lunar month, women pick wild vegetables and put them in. Some people say that summer is not dizzy. On March 3rd, a blessing ceremony was held in the Xin Chou Room (1720- 172 1) of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, thousands of dollars were wasted, and men and women got together for entertainment.

Long Summer Festival in April-People in the town like to sip plums, taste cherries and make wheat cakes. Children like the Long Summer Festival best, and often bring their own pots and bowls to cook in the fields, commonly known as "roasted wild rice". Weighing people in the long summer is another activity. Family members weigh themselves every day. Children gain weight, parents are happy; Old people gain weight, and children and grandchildren are happy.

Dragon Boat Festival-On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, every household eats brown seeds and male soybeans. Acorus calamus and Artemisia argyi are hanging in front of the door. Write the word "Wang" on the child's forehead with realgar, and put on the five poison clothes to drive away evil spirits.

Dragon Boat Festival in Wangdian-Originally, like other places, it was changed to Dragon Boat Festival on May 2 1 day due to a fire on May 20 of a certain year, commonly known as "Dragon Boat Festival". During the invasion of Japan, the audience crowded the neighborhood and the scene was very lively. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), fire drills were still held on this day to check the fire fighting equipment and effectiveness.

On the sixth day of June-commonly known as "dog bathing day", children don't bathe in the river. It is said that this can reduce diseases and increase health. Every family rummages through clothes, bedding, blankets, etc. To prevent mildew and moths.

On the seventh day of June-commonly known as "the seven clever days", it is said that the cowherd and the weaver girl meet on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month. This night, you can watch the phase shift of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl from Tianhe, which makes people in the village feel that it is a kind of enjoyment.

Mid-Autumn Festival-The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is commonly known as the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the past, the souls of the dead were sacrificed from 12 to 16, but few people still use it now.

July 30th-The legend of July 30th in the lunar calendar is the birth of the Tibetan King and Bodhisattva. That night, every household put incense sticks in the ground, which means inserting candles; Put the sawdust mixed with oil on the tile and light it, so as to make it fragrant; Stacking bricks into a tower and lighting incense on it is called a lighthouse; Put a paper lamp into the water, and what floats with it is called a drain lamp. There are still a few people who put candles on the ground on that day.

Mid-Autumn Festival-The full moon on August 15th of the lunar calendar is called Mid-Autumn Festival. Eat moon cakes, pumpkins and pumpkin seeds every day. Watching the moon in the middle of the night, there was a moon-watching party in Dongyue Temple in the old days. Moon cakes are also gifts for relatives and friends.

Double Ninth Festival-the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is commonly known as Double Ninth Festival. Scholars like climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking and reciting poems. People like to eat red beans and glutinous rice.

Winter solstice 65438+ winter solstice February 22-the day before the festival is called winter solstice night, which is dedicated to the dead with food, wine and paper. On the solstice of winter, there is a saying that you can make up for it by eating something. People who like food supplements and medicine supplements began to make up in winter.

Sending stoves on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month ―― December 23rd of the lunar calendar is commonly known as Lunar New Year's Eve. I began to make preparations for 2008. Sweep house dust, prepare new year's goods, and burn red beans and glutinous rice in king of people. Send the kitchen god with a paper sedan chair in the red paper lake. In winter and spring, cypress branches are wrapped around hemp stalks, which is called "increasing day by day" Put maltose on the "mouth" of Kitchen God, saying that Kitchen God can speak for the world. Now the old-fashioned wood stove has been replaced by briquette stove and gas stove, and the old custom of sending the kitchen god no longer exists.

Except at night-the last day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as New Year's Eve. Sacrificing chickens, fish, meat and rice cakes to the gods is called "celebrating the New Year in the land". Family reunion, * * * dinner, called New Year's Eve. This is a sleepless night, called Shounian. After dinner, elders give young children lucky money. That night, the shells were thrown all over the floor without sweeping.

Famous scenic spot

The Exposure Pavilion is located atNo. Bai Le Road 1. It was built in the thirty-fifth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1696), and it was the place where Zhu Yizun, a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, read and wrote in his later years. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province.

The exposure hall lasted for more than 250 years and was damaged by natural disasters and military disasters. From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, 1 1 times was restored. The pavilion garden covers an area of 6532 square meters, with pavilions, pavilions, halls, boats and pavilions. The original twelve scenic spots, such as Tong Jie, Lingchi, Huaikui, Hetang, Yubei, Qingguiyan, Hook Boat House, Embroidered Duck Beach, Luofanbu, Liufeng Pavilion, Tongxin Lanqi Pavilion and Exposure Pavilion, are now mostly annihilated. Luting Pavilion is the crown of twelve scenic spots, which has been preserved to this day. Covering an area of 36.39 square meters, the surrounding stone pillars are engraved with stone tablets. On the two stone pillars in the northwest, Du Fu's poems, Wang Yan's books and Ruan Yuan's heavy books are engraved. The governor of Zhejiang Province said, "You have to look at bamboo, so where can you write poems?" Lu Ting was written by Yan in Qing Dynasty.

The main hall in the garden is called "Thousand Colors Hall", which is the place where Zhu studied, wrote, collected books and wrote. Zhu's portrait is carved on the wall; There is a horizontal plaque on the beam, which was originally Kangxi's imperial pen. Because it was rewritten by Zhang Zongxiang of Xiling Printing Society, the original library has a rich collection of 80,000 volumes. There are also Zhu's favorite inkstones, panoramic picture scrolls of book kiosks, pro-book banners and couplets.

The Western Zhai is like a cruise ship, with the inscription "Fang Ling" on the lintel, which was written by Zheng Zhi in the early Qing Dynasty. This lent faces the pond, the curved bridge and the lotus in the pond. Sitting in this den is like sitting in a boat. According to legend, it is a place where Zhu Shiyou meets and recites poems. Liufeng Pavilion stands on the rockery. Six peaks refer to Shi Xia, Hengshan, Jiushi and Shige, which are collectively called six peaks. Zhu often boarded the pavilion, looking up at the Six Peaks and overlooking the garden, enjoying himself. Entertainment Laoxuan is Zhu's entertainment place in his later years, far from the exposure pavilion. There are Qing Dynasty scrolls and carved plush chairs in Xuanyuan, which have been lost for a long time.

There are more than 100 kinds of flowers, trees, insects and fish in the garden, and Zhu loves bamboo best. "After moving for more than a dozen times, you must choose a place with bamboo." Because I love bamboo, it is called "Bamboo Tuo". In his poems and words, he recited bamboo as many as ten times. For example, "North Tuo is also bamboo, South Tuo is also bamboo, protecting my home, a few clumps of cold jade"; "Last night, I saw a sudden wind blowing and pulled out all the wood, but I'm glad the bamboo is safe!" Wait, have fun with bamboo.

1989165438+1October 2 1 day, a symposium to commemorate the 360th anniversary of Zhu Yizun's birth was held in the exposure hall, attended by more than 50 celebrities from all walks of life in Jiaxing. At the meeting, Zhu's life and works were evaluated, and the Biography of Zhu Nian, Brief Introduction of Exposed Library, and Research Papers on Zhu's Academic Thought were printed and distributed, and a autograph and some paintings and calligraphy were left for the participants as a souvenir.