Historical Scene of Xietang Old Street

The place name "Xietang" first appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, which was made by Zheng Lin, the chief magistrate of Suzhou, in the ninth year of Chunyou (1249).

Overview of reconstruction of kunshan pond. In Zheng Lin's article, Wei Jun described in detail the process of dredging the Loujiang River and harnessing Husha Lake because he set sail in the sixth year (1 179). In this paper, the waterway before dredging is described as "from Xinyang River to Wusong River, inclined pond and even closed door", in which the geographical position of "inclined pond" is mentioned today. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the poet Gao Qi wrote a poem entitled "Inclined Pond Returning to the River" when he lived in seclusion in Wusong in the clear autumn (formerly Wuxian, now Shengpu). The poem says: "There is no sand in Changchun Pool, and there are no flowers at the beginning of Qingming Festival." It's cold and rainy in spring, so I'm impatient and lazy to stay on the boat and ask about the restaurant. "Judging from Gao Qi's experience, this poem should have been written between 1360 and 1370, that is, more than 600 years ago. Thus, the history of the name "Xietang" can be traced back to a long time ago. The name of "Xietang" is related to its geographical location. The inclined pond is located in the east of Wu Jun, and there are two waterways to the east of Wu Jun that must pass through the inclined pond. One is the North Road, which goes out of Loumen, along Loujiang to Hu Sha, Weiting and Kunshan to Taicang, and enters the Yangtze River. It is known as the main road of grain transportation. The other is South Road: go out of Qimen, cross Jinji Lake, walk along the east side of Xietang River, cross Tangpu, enter Nianyukou (commonly known as the intersection of Wusong River and Xietang River), enter Wusong River, go east to Luzhi and Zhouzhuang, and then go east to Shanghai until you reach Jianghai through Wusongkou. Luzhi and Zhouzhuang are famous towns in Changzhou County, and they are also under the jurisdiction of Wuxian County. At that time, the contact between counties and families mainly depended on waterways. There is no problem sailing in normal weather in the north and south waterways, and the navigation is basically suspended in bad weather. A dozen miles north of Li Lou Gate, there is a sand lake. The waterway is inherently unsafe, and the bad weather makes people flinch. It was not until the Shahutang levee was built in A.D. 1496 that this section of waterway was improved. As soon as the South Road waterway leaves Huangshiqiao, it enters Jinji Lake, south of Jinji Lake, with a long waterway of Dongxihu and Wang Yang in the north and south. Whenever there is a storm, it is even more sinister than North Road. It was not until 1889 that Jinji Lake long dike was built that this section of waterway became a safe passage. The story tells the story of the rise and fall of the four surnames in the old street. The merchants in Xietang are known as "Jin, Zhang, Ma and Lu". Among them, the surname of Jin is the most powerful. There is a saying: "A town in a garage is not as good as a gold in an inclined pond. "The Kim was originally a big family who moved from Pengcheng (now Xuzhou) in Jiangsu to the eastern end of Xietang Town in order to avoid the war in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. After more than 300 years, it has become a big family in the business community of Xietang.

The ancestor of the Jin family was in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the Pengcheng Genealogy in the tenth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1884) recorded the Jin family as a descendant. The ancestor who settled in Xietang was Jin, who moved from Pengcheng, Shandong (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu) in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Later, the descendants of the Jin family worked, worked, worked, worked, worked, worked, worked, worked, worked. By the time the genealogy was compiled, the Jin family had a large number, including 65,438+00 Jin families such as Jin, Jin Yongjiang and Jin Songpo. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Jin family in Xietang has opened pharmacies such as Jin Anyang and Zhihetang, as well as shops such as Buhao, Jin Yongsheng, Jindetai Hotel, Jinjintai and butcher shop. There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. I wonder how many people have been influenced by this popular saying. Suzhou gardens are well-known at home and abroad, and their small jasper, soft and delicate, fascinates all beings. The charm of Suzhou is not only that it is an ancient city with a history of more than 2,500 years, but also that it has a new city that has just reached the age of weak crown, but has been able to connect with the international community. Moreover, this new city contains a block of Xietang Old Street with a history of more than 760 years. At this time, although she has been re-planned, she is still like an old man, telling the world her glorious and long-lasting story.

Listening to riverside gardens is not only about architecture, but also about scenery.

Surrounded by pavilions, promenades and beautiful stones, it seems to have crossed into ancient times.

Street and river depend on each other, with front river and back street, small bridges and flowing water, simple and prosperous.

Looking down, is there a feeling of being in the back garden of a famous family?

Those old houses, old scenic spots and old brands will cross the tide of time and return to the prosperous state of that year. Xietang Old Street is a model of ancient and modern harmony, protection and construction, inheritance and innovation in the process of Suzhou's urban development and construction. Suzhou Industrial Park, which is "foreign", has gradually remembered a "ancient rhyme" in the south of the Yangtze River. On a beautiful spring day, a "nostalgic wind" is slowly blowing.

Bridges, pavilions, long old streets and chessboard-shaped streets are intricate and open.

Courtyard and street are interspersed and extended. The winding cloister, upturned cornices, Shi Shui blend, graceful carved columns and painted buildings, dark solid wood and slate street set each other off, showing simplicity and making people smell the taste of history.

The white wall is lined with tiles and bluestone. This is the original Suzhou. Xietang Old Street is built in strict accordance with the original construction method, regardless of architectural form, material or technology. Looking up is carved columns and painted buildings, and looking down is the flower street pavement. Every flower and every tree has been carefully designed. "The collocation of plants is extremely exquisite, one scene in a season. The plants and flowers here will show different levels and colors with the changes of seasons. "

Of course, we must also keep pace with the times. "So the design concept of Xietang old neighborhood must take care of the needs of modern commercial operation and people's leisure life. For example, the pure solid wood antique doors and windows used in the old district not only meets the energy-saving standards required by the existing codes, but also restores the elegance and exquisiteness of Soviet-style flower windows. Careful observation shows that there are too many such details, but they all need to be carefully explored and compared repeatedly.

Walking into Xietang Old Street, this perfect combination of "ancient" and "foreign" can be seen everywhere, making people unconsciously lost in this whitewashed tile.

No matter the cuisine or other formats here, there is basically no repetition, which naturally gives people a sense of freshness. The concept of "slow life" makes petty bourgeoisie rush. Consumers can come here for a walk aimlessly, or they can take a book and a notebook, enjoy the sunshine lazily, waste time generously and let go of their thoughts.