The neglected ancient town of Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, was exceptionally prosperous in history, and now only one ancient street remains.

zhangjiagang, located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze river, is a county-level city managed by Suzhou city, Jiangsu province. it is named after zhangjiagang, a natural harbor in China. as we all know, zhangjiagang has a very strong economic strength, ranking third among the top 1 counties (cities) in China, second only to Kunshan and Jiangyin. At the same time, Zhangjiagang has beautiful scenery and profound cultural heritage, which is also very suitable for tourism and holiday.

zhangjiagang is rich in tourism resources. It is worth visiting Xiangshan Scenic Area, Tianzhuang Ancient Town, Shuangshan Island and Fenghuang Lake. Although these scenic spots are not well-known, the scenery is still very beautiful. If you visit Zhangjiagang for the first time, "Tianzhuang Ancient Town" is well worth visiting.

Tianzhuang Ancient Town is located in Tianzhuang Village, fenghuang town Port Street, Zhangjiagang. It was called "Tianzhuang" and "Tianyangzhuang" in ancient times, and it is an ancient town with a long history. It is said that the ancient town of Heyang, not far from the Tang and Song Dynasties, was particularly prosperous, but at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, soldiers were suddenly killed, and the survivors were forced to move away from their families. Finally, they came here and had the "Tianzhuang Ancient Town".

Like the ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, Tianzhuang ancient town is also a school of "small bridges and flowing water, white walls and gray tiles". The difference is that there are few tourists here, and not many people know about it. You don't need big tickets to visit Tianzhuang ancient town, but some individual scenic spots in the scenic area will charge tickets.

this is an ancient street rather than an ancient town.

Today, there is only one ancient street in Tianzhuang Ancient Town, that is, North Street. The road paved with bluestone slabs is not long, about 25 meters. Both sides of the bluestone slab road are all buildings from the Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China, which are still well preserved today. In addition, there are not many tourists, and it gives people a particularly quiet feeling.

There is a saying about the ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River. Everyone has a feeling of ancient town in his bones. I think it is true. Once he enters the ancient town, this feeling will gradually evaporate, and everything he sees seems to slow down. Maybe this is what we usually call slow time.

According to Qing Qianlong's Annals of Jiangnan, there were more than a thousand stone bridges, ponds, rivers and residents in Tianzhuang Town at that time, and Huang Sipu's inspector still lived here at that time. The most prosperous period of Tianzhuang ancient town was in the mid-Qing Dynasty. Under the management of local celebrity Yang Dai, Tianzhuang ancient town was full of shops such as pawn shops, silver houses, dyeing houses and cloth villages, and there were complete institutions such as docks, warehouses, yizhuang and Yishu, enjoying the reputation of "Silver Tianzhuang".

Tianzhuang ancient town not only has a long history, but also has a large number of local talents. Many historical celebrities have emerged here, among them, the famous ones are Qian Yuhong, Sun Chengen, Yang Jingren and Yang Yuanfeng. Nowadays, on the north street of Tianzhuang ancient town, the former residences of many celebrities can still be seen, among which the famous one is "Yang's Mansion", also known as the Second Place.

Yang's mansion was built by Yang Dai, the eldest son of the local area, and was later named the second-place mansion because Yang Dai's great-grandson won the second place. The scale of Yang's mansion is not large, with four rooms and four entrances, but the layout of the mansion is reasonable, especially the scenery in the back garden is particularly beautiful.

In addition, if you come to Tianzhuang ancient town, Yang's Xiaofang, Yang Yuanfeng's former residence and Sun Chengen's former residence are also worth visiting. Among them, Sun Chengen's former residence is located in the north of Tianzhuang Old Street, also known as the "second place", and has now been listed as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit; Yang Yuanfeng's former residence is located in South Street. It is an imitation building in the Qing Dynasty and is now a municipal cultural relics protection unit.

I don't know. Have you ever been to or heard of Tianzhuang Ancient Town in Zhangjiagang, Suzhou? What's your impression of the scenery of this ancient town? If you have the chance, will you visit here? Welcome to leave a comment.