Travel notes of Wuzhen

Nothing happened on May Day, so I got up and went to Wuzhen. A temporary idea, without much preparation, I went with the group alone.

Wuzhen is located in Tongxiang, Jiaxing, and it takes more than two hours to drive from Shanghai. There is no May Day holiday, so it is necessary to go shopping with the group, leave at 7 am and enter the scenic spot at noon. Wuzhen is divided into Dongzha and Tashi. The ticket for Dongzha is 100 and that for Tashi is 120.

Zhaxi Scenic Area covers an area of three square kilometers, adjacent to the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, consisting of twelve islands, surrounded by clear water. After three years of tempering, the investment is nearly one billion yuan, showing the original historical features of the ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Tashi is suitable for staying and watching the night scene, and there is no arrangement in the itinerary.

Entering the gate of Dongzha with the group, a row of dense bamboo stands proudly. Through the bamboo forest, you entered the "pillow water family" in Wuzhen.

Like many water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the streets and houses in Wuzhen are built along the river, "every family faces the water and every family pillows the river". Wuzhen is unique in that some houses along the river extend to the river surface, with stakes or columns at the bottom in the riverbed and beams on the shelves, which is called "Shui Ge". Shui Ge has windows on three sides, and there are doors beside the windows. There are stone steps outside the door, which extend to the water's edge. The stone pillars supporting Shui Ge can tie and stop boats, and the river port under Shui Ge can fetch water from the river or wash clothes and vegetables.

Since ancient times, the local people's means of transportation are mainly boats, and Shui Ge has become their parking garage, similar to the current garage. Open the movable cover plate in the water pavilion to draw water for flushing.

Then cross Fengyuan Shuangqiao and enter Dongzha Main Street. Dongzha is very small, only 0.9 square kilometers, mainly on the main road East Street, with people on both sides. It is difficult for four or five people to walk side by side in the street, and because of the narrow road, the houses on both sides can't extend to the street, so they can only expand into the water, so every household has a water pavilion.

Take a walk on East Street, visit Jiangnan Hundred Bed Museum, Folk Museum, Brewery and Hongyuantai Dyeing House, and slowly visit from east to west to learn about the unique ancient folk customs and historical features of Jiangnan.

Most of the buildings in Wuzhen are white tiles that darken in time. Qingshi Road, with wooden attics on both sides, is like a dream. Walking on it, there will be a sense of loss and emptiness.

The dyehouse is definitely a standard photo place in Wuzhen. The blue calico in the south of the Yangtze River has fresh and bright colors, simple and elegant patterns, and has the unique temperament charm of the south of the Yangtze River. Made into daily necessities, such as bags, headscarves, door curtains, shoe backs, etc. , simple and generous, unique.

Blue calico originated in Qin and Han Dynasties and flourished in the commercially developed Tang and Song Dynasties. However, the styles of blue calico seen in modern times are mostly works of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Further on, there is an empty house with four words written in rough official script at the door: clearing the fields and reading in the rain. I like these four words for no reason. Huang Lei and Rene Liu used to live in this courtyard when they filmed the TV series Time flies, so the courtyard was full of props left by that year.

Just a short walk along this courtyard is Mao Dun's former residence. Mao Dun's former residence is located at Guanqian Street 17 in Wuzhen, east of Hexi. The former residence has two courtyards, two entrances and three bungalows in the backyard.

Mr. Mao Dun's ancestors (grandpa's uncle's generation) have been doing small business. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Mao Dun's great-grandfather made a sum of money in Hankou and remitted it to Wuzhen. Grandpa Mao Dun bought this house from two owners twice.

There are two houses in front and behind. The first three bungalows are Mao Dun's bedroom, study and reception room.

When Mao Dun 1933 returned to Wuzhen from Shanghai, he just received the midnight remuneration. He demolished the last three old houses destroyed by wind and rain and designed them himself. Because I have studied in Japan before, the design is quite Japanese, and the lighting window is specially designed.

Later, he returned to these houses in Wuzhen many times to live and write. There is a small garden near the house, which is planted with palm, Tianzhu, Holly, Sabina vulgaris and vines. Palm and Tianzhu were planted by Mr. Mao Dun himself.

Although its study is located in the city, it is a quiet and elegant place.

The latter building is a two-story building, which is used outside the kitchen, dining room and living room.

To the east of Mao Dun's former residence is Lizhi Academy. The word "determination" is embedded in the lintel of the gate, and the column couplets on both sides are the annotations of the college name: "Stand at attention first, where there is a will, there is a way." When you enter the gate and cross the aisle, you will see a small patio with osmanthus trees planted inside, which means "folding osmanthus".

Above the patio is a lecture hall, with the slogan "Where there is a will, there is a way" hanging on it, and a couplet on both sides reads: "Divide water into old scales, I hope everyone will hear about it; Zhong, who died on the mountain, knew that he would succeed in the future. "

Lizhi Academy is the place where Mr. Mao Dun went to primary school, and now it is part of Mao Dun's former residence.

Not far from the former residence, it is the Linjiadian that Mr. Mao Dun once described. Recall the cautious, shrewd and businessman boss Lin in the novel. Times have changed, the boss is no longer surnamed Lin, and goods are no longer that kind of "one-dollar goods".

Go further, get out of Dongzha, and after "full of wine and food" at noon, take a boat trip to Dongzha.

Wu Peng's boat feels like a must in Jiangnan. Its hull is narrow and long, with its ends slightly upturned. Its canopy is semicircular, woven with bamboo poles, with bamboo poles in the middle and coated with black oil.

Similar boats have been seen in Pingjiang Road and Zhouzhuang in Suzhou. But I prefer to believe that Wu Peng boat originated in Wuzhen, and it is more affectionate to take Wu Peng boat in Wuzhen.

A canoe shuttles between stone bridges, flowing water and fine wine in Wuzhen. On the flowing water, from time to time, wooden paddles gently draw waves of beautiful ripples. The sunshine in May, bright but not poisonous, stayed in Wu Peng by boat in the afternoon, rippling with the boat, leisurely and carefree.

Swing over the stone bridge, the people on the boat are watching the scenery, and the people on the bridge are watching you. The tourists in the same boat didn't say "shake, shake, shake to Waipo Bridge". Sleeping in the water, dreaming of Jiangnan, shaking like this all the time ......

After boarding the boat, they moved freely for half an hour, and most of the people in the same group went to Dongjie to visit the scenic spots they had never been to before. Lazy in the crowd, I sat under the promenade in front of Shuangqiao in Fengyuan, slowly killing this short time.

The May Day trip may be just to see a sea of people, but I think it is also a state of mind to see a sea of people.

Everyone knows Wuzhen, perhaps because of a movie "Time flies like water", but when it comes to Wuzhen, do you know that it is not what it used to be?

1999 On New Year's Day, Wuzhen caught fire. Tongxiang municipal government planning and wuzhen reconstruction. At that time, Wuzhen was just a shabby, obscure Jiangnan town with no tourists. It is 10 years later than Zhouzhuang and 4 years later than Xitang.

Today, the original Wuzhen Tashi has grown from 60,000 square meters to more than 500,000 square meters. In 20 16, the number of tourists in wuzhen was 9.3 million, and the income was146 million. Among the ancient towns in China, Wuzhen is worthy of the name with the first operating benefit.

Perhaps, you will think that Wuzhen is too commercialized, and it has lost its unique small jasper in Jiangnan ancient town. It is quiet and carefree here, and there is no longer a "once familiar landscape".

However, the rebuilt Wuzhen is no longer a tourist town in the south of the Yangtze River, but a holiday town. The beauty of Wuzhen is not eager to watch, but I hope you can stay and slowly appreciate its unique charm.

On the basis of unique Jiangnan culture, Wuzhen Grand Theatre and Mu Xin Art Museum have been built in Wuzhen. Wuzhen Drama Festival has been held for five times, and now it is the third largest drama festival in the world besides avignon and Edinburgh.

In addition to the ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River, Wuzhen has really created the artistic world of the small town of China.

20 15 wuzhen internet hospital is the first government-led internet hospital in China. In 20 16, the third world internet conference was held in Wuzhen.

Wuzhen is still a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is connected with the future.

Wuzhen is changing. What about you?

Are you changing yourself? ......