Why do you have to go to Jiangnan once?

As the Dragon Boat Festival holiday approached, I asked my friend where he wanted to go. He replied that he had always wanted to visit Jiangnan, but he had no time, so he still wanted to go this time. This is not the first time I've heard that. When I take photos of my own trip to Suzhou in Space po, there will always be a group of friends who say they are envious and I must go myself.

In fact, this problem should be very complicated and can be analyzed from different aspects, but here I only talk about my views as a person who has lived in Jiangsu for three years.

Jiangnan is a water town. Speaking of Jiangnan, I always think of the green lake and the thin raindrops. We always seem to have an inexplicable sense of intimacy and dependence on water. Perhaps it is because the birthplace of human beings is the great river basin, and water is the foundation for raising us, so we will call the Yellow River the mother river.

The gentleness of the drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River and the tranquility of the clear water are like the Garden of Eden in today's impetuous society, giving us a feeling of peace of mind. Misty rain, green mountains and green waters, calm and peaceful, this is the Jiangnan in our mind, how can we not want to get close to it?

Jiangnan is a dreamland of wandering in a foreign land; The sadness of belittling lofty ideals; Countless poems are also bred in the happy field of down-and-out literati. Jiangnan in poetry seems to be much closer to us than Jiangnan in reality, such as this sentence: Jiangnan is good, and the scenery has been familiar.

The meaning of the original sentence is clear. Jiangnan is very good, and I am familiar with the scenery there. Today, however, I want to do something wrong. I think it is certain that this sentence refers to all of us. Why? Will people who grow up in the northwest, mountains and Mongolia be familiar with the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River? The answer is yes.

Even if you haven't been there, you must have formed your own Jiangnan in your mind. And all this is because of those poems. Poems that have been asked by teachers to recite since childhood. From those beautiful poems, we saw misty terraces, pavilions and temples, and also saw lotus pickers returning home and playing in the leaves.

Jiangnan spring, summer, autumn and winter seems to be in front of our eyes:

"The spring water is brighter than the dawn, and the painting boat listens to the rain and sleeps", and a dream quietly climbs to your pillow;

"Lotus leaves are infinitely blue every other day, and lotus flowers are not red every other day", and a round leaf covers your forehead flat;

"It's clear autumn in the south, thousands of miles away from the cool color, the boat is in the depths of the reed flowers, and the flute is in the bright moon building", and the melodious tune slips into your ears wrapped in sadness;

"In October, the south of the Yangtze River is sunny, and the poor winter is like spring flowers." Bright and warm sunshine covers your shoulders through the window.

Because I am familiar with it, I want to have a look with my own eyes, set foot on Bai Causeway, touch the willow trees and swing the boat.

Love is an eternal theme, and it is also the most talked about theme. Jiangnan women are gentle and affectionate, and Jiangnan love waves gently sway with the water waves.

Here, the white lady filled Xu Xian with water, and the seven fairies turned to dust here. There are paddle lights along the Qinhuai River, and there are long love stories in brothels. How many people are eager to listen to the sound of Qingshi Road drifting away and meet a girl as elegant as jasmine.

Many familiar and unfamiliar stories have been staged here and slowly hidden in the years. They have been waiting for people to come back here, or expecting visitors.

It is often said that the girls in the south of the Yangtze River are all water-based, and the beautiful mountains and rivers make beautiful women. Others often speak soft Wu dialect and soft Wu Nong language, and you will be intoxicated with that sound after listening for a while. In addition to the beautiful scenery, there should be many people coming to Jiangnan to see beautiful women.

Because we want to know whether the poems of Lu You and Tang Wan in Shen Garden have dried up. Want to know whether Canglang Pavilion is still like when Shen Fu and his wife checked in? I wonder if you will stage your own garden dream in the corner of the garden?