What are the characteristics of Anchang ancient town in Shaoxing?

The beauty of Shaoxing lies in its picturesque scenery? Bridges flowing water, awnings like a shuttle; ? The beauty of Shaoxing lies in its scenery and culture? Wine smells good, and calligraphy smells good. Enjoy the unique charm of water town, bridge town, wine town, calligraphy town and celebrity town, all in Anchang ancient town.

Anchang ancient town is the oldest of all ancient towns in six counties of Shaoxing, with a history of 500 years. There is a long and narrow river in the ancient town, which connects the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs from Beijing to Qiantang River, from Qiantang River to Ningbo, and flows through Anchang Ancient Town. Therefore, it is not impossible to take a wupeng boat with Shaoxing characteristics from Anchang Ancient Town to Beijing and Hangzhou.

Because the traffic is very convenient, and because it is located in the middle of Xiaoshan, Shaoxing, the geographical position of Anchang ancient town can be said to be excellent, and the trade of various commodities is more frequent. It is said that Keqiao District has the largest textile fabric trading market in China, and the fabric transactions in Southeast Asia are all circulated in Shaoxing, and the oldest trading market is in Anchang Ancient Town.

Characteristics of Anchang Ancient Town

There are few specialties in Shaoxing, except yellow wine, torreya grandis and fennel beans. There are many specialties in Anchang ancient town, so if you want to see the specialties in Shaoxing, it is a good choice to travel to Shaoxing.

Shaoxing soy sauce

As soon as I entered the ancient town of Anchang, the first thing I saw was the famous Shaoxing time-honored Renchang Soy Sauce Factory. Shaoxing people like to eat soy sauce, so soy sauce should be put in almost every dish. Scrambled eggs with tomatoes and shredded potatoes with vinegar should be served with soy sauce. In short, soy sauce is a very important condiment in Shaoxing. It's just that times have changed, and the price of Renchang soy sauce is higher than that of yellow rice wine.

Shaoxing cuisine

Does this remind me of my first meal in Shaoxing? Salty and smelly? This is also the characteristic of Shaoxing cuisine.

Shaoxing people like to eat salty and smelly food, which is related to Gou Jian, the king of Yue. It is said that the State of Yue cannot defeat the State of Wu. After the defeat, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was captured and held hostage for three years under Fu Cha, the king of Wu, leading a hard life as a slave. Once, the king of Wu was ill, and a barefoot doctor was invited from nowhere, with two knives, saying that someone had to taste the feces of the king of Wu to cure the disease, so Gou Jian went to taste the feces of the king of Wu and got bad breath from then on. After the people of Yue knew about this incident, they all said that they should eat something smelly before they could express their support and comfort to the King of Yue. Since then, the habit of eating salty and smelly has spread for more than two thousand years.

Sausages and pickles

Shaoxing people like to eat pickled products, such as amaranth stalks, such as dried plums, such as stinky tofu. Pickling, fermentation and frying are the most commonly used cooking methods of Shaoxing cuisine. Sausages and all kinds of bacon in Anchang ancient town are good. You can buy it and try it.

Ancient town historic site

The layout of Anchang ancient town is based on the river, and the traditional houses are separated by the river and connected by stone bridges. There are many bridges in Anchang ancient town. Every bridge has its history and story. Each bridge has a history of more than 300 years. There is a road near the bridge, about 2000 meters long, and the roadside is the residence of ordinary people.

Is Shaoxing going to be built now? The second Wuzhen? The concept of ancient town changed these old houses into restaurants, shops and inns. However, personally, because Anchang ancient town is not so famous, the buildings, bridges, roads, market scenery and folk customs here are all original ancient town customs, unlike Wuzhen, which is very suitable for people who like niche attractions to take photos and browse. It is precisely because of the small population here that there are not so many tourists and noisy voices, so many film crews will come here to record programs and many celebrities and stars will come here.

Characteristic scenery of ancient town

There is an old man selling maltose by the side of the road. Is it one? Internet celebrity punch candy? ; Here's one? Xi Guan Shi? The stone image inside is based on the image of Shaoxing star Jiang, with an oval face with eyebrows and eyes and cherry mouth, which is the standard image of Shaoxing beauty; There are many stone carving halls with a long history, including the predecessor of First China Bank and the largest bank in Shaoxing. It can be said that Anchang ancient town is a microcosm of Shaoxing history.

Legal briefing expert

The ancient town of Anchang is worth seeing. Shi Ye Pavilion is the birthplace of Shaoxing touts. Beloved is synonymous with counselor, and the most famous image is Gongsun Ce in Young Bao Qingtian. There were many literati in Shaoxing in Ming Dynasty, and the style of writing was flourishing. At that time, only by gaining fame and fortune could we honor our ancestors, so many scholars in Shaoxing would go to Beijing to catch the exam. Some talented people unfortunately lost their reputation in Sun Shan, and the type of work that they found the most jobs after coming back was sales promotion. The famous representative of Shaoxing touts is Xu Wenchang, the founder of Shaoxing Bronze Painting School and the ancestor of Shaoxing touts.

Sanwu culture

Can you still experience Shaoxing in Anchang Ancient Town? Three-five culture? Dried vegetables, felt hats, covered boats.

Dried black vegetables can be said to be a must in every restaurant in Shaoxing, and braised pork with plum vegetables is also a representative of Shaoxing cuisine. It is smelly and salty, but it tastes good, representative, typical and classic.

Black felt hat is an ugly pure wool hat handed down from Shaoxing for thousands of years. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was the symbolic equipment of Shaoxing working people, and the brim of that hat was designed to hold cigarettes, change and other things that were not easy to put into the pocket. It embodies the wisdom of the working people in ancient Shaoxing. At that time, if someone was walking on the road with such a hat, then he must be a native of Shaoxing.

Wu Peng boat is a special boat in Shaoxing, with simple and ordinary appearance. You can imitate it everywhere, and it doesn't seem to be a big deal. But when I saw the boatman rowing the awning boat, I knew that the boatman's rowing skills could never be imitated. Wu Peng, a boat in Shaoxing, is very good at rowing. Step on the paddle with both feet. In the wide waters, the boat will pass quickly with hands and feet.

This kind of boat looks simple, but it is very difficult to really get started, so this technology is very difficult to learn, and the boatmen in Anchang ancient town are basically old people. Young people don't like learning this craft very much. It's too tiring and hard. Some people say that maybe in 65438+20 years, the technology of Wupeng boat will be lost. It's a pity to think about it.

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China and Shaoxing are the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities and the first batch of national excellent tourist cities, and Anchang ancient town can be said to be a microcosm of Shaoxing's history and culture. Distant history, beautiful legends and famous images written by Lu Xun can all be felt in this little-known ancient town.