The pagoda in Qin Feng is towering, Shao Qingshan is gloomy, and the Puyan River House, a book with white walls and gray tiles, gurgles. The blue sky and beautiful scenery in early autumn add a bit of charm to Qiandeng Town in Kunshan.

Qiandeng, bordering Shanghai in the east and Suzhou in the west, is an ancient water town that has been deposited in Taihu Lake basin for more than 2,500 years. This ancient town has a unique cultural and historical style. We stepped onto the small bridge, walked into the depths of "small bridge, flowing water and people" and searched for thousands of bright lights.

In fact, Qiandeng was originally named Qiandun. According to Wu Yue Chun Qiu and Yu Feng Zhi in Song Dynasty, there are three rivers in ancient Wu and 999 mounds along Wusong. There is a high hill called Qiandun in South Sanli, Kunshan. Why do you want to change a thousand lights? Nobody told us the whole story. But I think a thousand lights would be good. My heart lit up when I first heard the name. It is beautiful and has room for imagination. The place name has changed, so has the name of water. In the Ming Dynasty, Shang Yuanji led Hai Rui, dredged Wusong River, and dredged Qiandongpu. Later, Qiandeng people no longer called it Qiandongpu, but called it Shangshupu. Shangshupu used to be the waterway of the water town, but now it is a scene of the water town. Stone arch bridges and river corridors in the Ming and Qing Dynasties still string together a Jiangnan ink painting in the granite river port.

We heard the sound of water and walked into the north of North Street. There, we crossed a blue-gray three-hole stone bridge and came to Shiban Street, which was built since the Southern Song Dynasty. Shiban Street consists of thousands of stones, which cross the street and form the sidewalk of the ancient town.

Standing on the stone street and looking south, in the quiet alley, the stone slabs extend one by one along the gray eaves, and there is no shortage of them. This is an amazing story in itself. Stepping on the slate, you can vaguely hear the sound of water under the slate. People walk on stones and water flows under their feet. This may be the water culture of the water town. Walking through the slate street of several dynasties, I don't feel old, but in the construction of modern civilization, there is a sense of regression, quiet, simple, natural and fascinating. The mission entrusted to it by history is not only to connect the Millennium, but also to set off a chapter in which thousands of people continue to write civilization from generation to generation.

We turned a small corner along the slate street and then walked west along it. Suddenly, a cool breeze blew, and there were several pleasant bells. It turned out to be a thousand-year-old ginkgo, Qin Feng Pagoda. Ginkgo trees cover the sun, and one person can't hold it. Both trees are very thick. Tower, but slim like a beauty, that kind of Jiangnan beauty, slim, handsome. Why is that son surnamed Qin? The historical records are as follows: In 2 10 AD, Qin Shihuang made a southern tour and boarded the1000th mound on the Wusong River, 30 miles south of Kunshan, to see the East China Sea. So there was the "Qin Wangshan" here more than two thousand years ago. In 503 AD, another stupa was erected on this mountain of the King of Qin, and it was renamed "Qingfeng Pagoda" in the Tang Dynasty. What we are seeing now is the tower rebuilt in Dazhong Xiangfu during the Northern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1008), which is the most complete ancient building preserved by Qiandeng. /kloc-for more than 0/500 years, the tower has been covered with purple and gray, well preserved and beautiful. I counted more than a dozen floors, and small bells hung on the eaves of each floor. Breeze Xu Lai, sounds melodious, like a Jiangnan minor. Sitting in the riverside tea pavilion, overlooking the window and facing the bridge; Listen carefully, the two bells are very gentle. How many people will like this thousand lamps! No wonder the emperor always goes to Jiangnan.

Jiangnan, for northerners, is a kind of temptation, which is unclear. Near noon, the light began to beat on the slate street, and there was a melody in simplicity. At this moment, people in the water town pushed open the window and opened the door, and saw the stone steps of Houzhai at a glance from the street. The figure that brushes the bucket and washes the cloth, pots and pans are ringing, and two lyrics of "Water Town" have just popped up in my mind. Several big stones four or five meters long lead us to a chessboard-shaped slate street, which allows an old well to settle down. We bowed our heads in unison, and the following answer was clear water. There are two round wellheads on the well, like a pair of earrings. These earrings are newer than the well below. It may be a new package, but it looks good. There are people fetching water and washing clothes by the well, which is rare. Chessboard Street is like the business center of Shiban Street. There are several small shops in the front shop and the back room. There is a big house with "front pawn and back house", with double rows and five entrances. From the big house, I saw Hefu Wharf-a boat full of grass passing leisurely. ...

We walked in again, still a uniform slate, still quiet. There are women and old people in the room, antique tables, color TV sets, and dramas are playing on TV. Euphemism sounds like Kunqu opera. Thousand lanterns people listen to Kunqu opera, sing Kunqu opera and are even more proud of Kunqu opera. They will proudly tell you that Gu Jian, the founder of Kunshan Opera, is from here. Anyone who likes Kunqu opera knows that Kunqu opera is a re-creation of Kunshan dialect, which is deduced from here and is the birthplace of Kunqu opera. Kunqu Opera no longer belongs only to China, but to the world. We should be proud to be included in the "masterpiece of human oral and intangible heritage", not only the pride of Qian Qian, but also the pride of all China. Thousands of lanterns are to commemorate the legends of Gu Jian and Kunqu Opera. Pupils open Kunqu classes and build Gu Jian Memorial Hall. The memorial hall is very big, with Gu Jian's image and sage like style. He is the author of Tao Zhenyu's Fierce King and Yue Feng Sheng Ren Yue Fu. Just listening to this name is artistic enough. There are some masterpieces of Kunqu Opera presented by Xiaola people in the museum, such as Huansha Ji, Fifteen Passes, Peony Pavilion and Palace of Eternal Life. It is small and exquisite, and its shape vividly shows the art of Kunqu opera, which makes people unforgettable. The most unforgettable thing is the small stage in the lobby. The stage background is all carved with festive, auspicious, longevity and happiness patterns collected from the people, and a small round door is cleverly spelled out in the middle. Needless to say, these wood carvings are exquisite and elegant, and the patterns are still right, so they are well preserved. We can't help but appreciate the cultural and artistic collection consciousness of Qiandeng people. The Thousand Lights Man said that Tao Xian, the ninth generation Sun writer of Tao Yuanming in the Tang Dynasty, was said to be the initiator of "Bamboo Silk in the South of the Yangtze River". But we didn't see the body. I saw the "national capital" of the Neolithic chiefs in Shaoqingshan, and the unearthed pottery, stone, jade and jars were the Liangzhu civilization five or six thousand years ago.

It is said that the thousand lights are rich in connotation; It is true that thousands of families are brightly lit, but there is also a thinker, writer and patriotic scholar-Gu. Walking through Shiban Street, I saw several big persimmon trees planted in ancient times. The ancient former residence is a five-entry building in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with elaborate gatehouse, Yi 'an Hall, dining room, ancient courtyard and reading building, covering an area of 60 mu. They are all like Suzhou gardens, but I am most interested in the reading building, because there are thoughtful reading methods in the reading building. Gu's reading method has always been praised by people. He set himself the number of books to read every day. He limits the books he copies every day; Then ask yourself to take notes and write down your own experiences every time you read a book; Finally, he will review the books he read in the first half of the year in spring and autumn. After he read Zi Tongzhi Jian, one book became two books. Some of his works were later called "The Road to the Sun" ... Therefore, when later scholars talked about the spirit of academic research, they never forgot to mention the academic value of the Japanese Records and his rigorous attitude of painstakingly researching historical materials, which often took a long time to put pen to paper. But what ordinary people remember in their hearts is the famous saying that inspires many people to be benevolent: "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world."

Going back from Shiban Street, I gradually feel that Shiban Street is the backbone and bone of a thousand lanterns. No matter how modern and cutting-edge the world becomes, the history and civilization it carries are always firmly stretched under its feet. Just like Gu, whether you are negligent or enthusiastic, his spirit, his thoughts and his bones and muscles will always exist.