A small, remote village in the mountains of Shaoxing is home to 13 ethnic minorities. Is it known as the first ethnic village in the south of the Yangtze River?

When talking about Shaoxing, the first thing many people think of is the water town written by the great writer Lu Xun, with its awning boats, fennel beans, water town opera, small bridges and flowing water, white walls and black tiles. Perhaps the impression of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River is too much. It is so profound that people have always ignored its beautiful mountains and rivers and the ancient village style hidden in these mountains and rivers.

In the deep mountains of Xinchang, Shaoxing, there is an ancient village with ethnic customs hidden in it. It is the Wapokeng Village, which is known as "the first ethnic village in Jiangnan" by the outside world. When you come to this remote mountain village, You can appreciate Shaoxing's alternative customs and customs that are different from water towns.

This Grandma Village is really too remote. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most remote mountain village in Xinchang County. It is more than 40 kilometers away from Xinchang County and is located between Xinchang, Dongyang, Shengzhou, and Located at the junction of the four places in Pan'an, in the past, Xinchang locals would often describe this ancient village as a remote and remote place. The remote mountain village once also welcomed the stop of the Red Army, giving this mountain village a mysterious red veil.

Maybe you are curious, why would someone settle in such a remote mountain village? When you walk into the village, you will find that most of the people in Grandma's trap are named Lin. It is said that they are descendants of Lin Zexu. Due to official gains and losses, he moved from Fujian to a secluded place. Today, the Lin family ancestral hall in the village still enshrines this man who has been upright and upright throughout his life. "Lin Zhengtian" with the breeze on his sleeves.

Nowadays, even if the road is connected to Grandma Pit, it will take at least an hour and a half to drive from Xinchang County. Before the road was opened in the past, the only way to connect the village to the outside world was a small mountain road over the mountains. It is not easy to go to the county seat, it takes at least 10 hours. It is the opening of the highway that has changed the appearance of this backward village in the backwoods and is moving towards a well-off life. At the same time, through tourism development, it has become a prominent network in Shaoxing. Red Village.

In the past, there was a local saying, which was a true portrayal of the poverty of the village in the past. There was a pit for grandma in Xinchang, and there were girls who were not married. They had six grains of soup for three meals and had to work. The road is driven by cattle and plows, and there is a shortage of money, food, and girls. It is said that Grandma's Hollow was a famous "bachelor's village" 30 years ago. No girl is willing to marry in the remote mountains and rivers of the poor countryside.