Shao Bo ancient town travel guide.

Shao Bo Ancient Town, located in Yangzhou City, is an ancient town with a history of 1600 years. It is full of the flavor of kneading the valley in the south of the Yangtze River, where you can feel the carefree aura and scholarly atmosphere of heaven and earth, which is suitable for romantic young tourists and literary youth to punch in.

Shao Bo Ancient Town is located in the west of Shaobo Town, bordering Nantang in the south, with a long history of 1600 years. It is a famous historical and cultural town in China. Shaobo Ancient Canal Road in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shao Bo Wharf Group, Shaobo Ancient Embankment, Shao Bo Old Ship Lock and Huaiyang Canal Trunk Line (Shao Bo Section) are included in the World Heritage List of China Grand Canal. The ancient town of Shao Bo is the place with the most heritage along the Grand Canal.

Walking on the ancient street of the ancient town, all the way is paved with bluestone slabs, and some places are covered with moss. On both sides of Binjiang Street, ancient buildings are strewn at random, row upon row and carefree. Walking in it reduces the hustle and bustle of the city, and people who like quiet will have a special liking for this ancient town.

According to the older generation, Shao Bo Ancient Town is one of the five ancient towns in Jiangdu. Before the diversion of the ancient canal, there were various shops on both sides of the river. Ships in the canal are constantly flowing, and goods from the north gather here, making the town extremely prosperous. The ancient town became a transit station. With the passage of time, the ancient town of Shao Bo has lost its former prosperity and become a clean and simple leisure town.

There is little water in the streets of the ancient town, and both sides are crowded with shops with low eaves and wide doors and old houses with high horses' heads. Many places have faded and rusted. Perhaps it is the precipitation of time that makes these old houses exude a long fragrance. There is not much business in the ancient town. People who live here live a leisurely life, most of them are elderly people. They spend a lot of time chatting, drinking tea and staring blankly. In fact, from the heart.

The ancient town also has the scenery of other ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, pavilions, bridges and flowing water. The pavilion on the shore stands gracefully, and there is a rockery beside it. Green grass winds, weeping willows float gently with the wind. Although the ancient town is not so popular, it is quieter.

In the past, the Huaihe River floods often flooded the ancient town of Shao Bo. Later, people cast a big iron cow here and prayed for An Lan to save water. Since then, there has been no flood, and the iron cow has gradually become a favorite god. "Shao Boyou has an iron cow bay, where the iron cow is suppressed. My father's officers held me to see, ride and touch it. " Even Zhu Ziqing had such a vivid description of Iron Bull.

For thousands of years, Shaobogu Town has stood quietly in a corner of Yangzhou, where there are many unique scenic spots. However, the ancient town of Shao Bo is often overlooked. Maybe it's not famous enough, or maybe other attractions are too dazzling.

However, it is not easy to settle down quietly in this once prosperous ancient town. When was the Book of Songs? The history of Yangzhou is longer than the Book of Songs. The Book of Songs called Nantang in Yangzhou Shaobo Town. Tanghu Lake, namely Shaobo Lake.

Address: Shao Bo, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu.

Transportation: Get off from Youyang Shinkansen to Shao Bo Oilfield Hospital Station and walk 190 meters.

Take bus No.88 from downtown to Jiangdu terminal, and then take Jiangdu bus.