Zhouzhuang Town is located 38 kilometers southeast of Suzhou. Wu Guanzhong, a famous painter in ancient times, wrote that "Huangshan Mountain gathers the beauty of mountains and rivers in China, and Zhouzhuang gathers the beauty of water towns in China". Overseas newspapers call Zhouzhuang the first water town in China. Zhouzhuang has a history of nearly 900 years and rich cultural connotations. Zhang, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuxi and Lu Guimeng, poets in the Tang Dynasty, all lived in Zhouzhuang.
Zhouzhuang is also the hometown of Shen Wansan, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Zhouzhuang also left the footprints of Liu Yazi, Chen Qubing and others. Huangshan is the beauty of mountains and rivers in China, and Zhouzhuang is the beauty of water towns in China. If you want to choose the most representative ancient water town in China, there is no doubt that she is Zhouzhuang, the first water town in China. No wonder Zhouzhuang was particularly favored at the APEC meeting of 200 1 and was designated as one of the venues outside Shanghai.
2. Jinxi Ancient Town
Located in Jinxi Ancient Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, it is adjacent to Shanghai in the east and Suzhou in the west, 60 kilometers away from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and 8 kilometers away from Zhouzhuang, an ancient town. Jinxi, an ancient town, is named after a colorful stream in the town. It is surrounded by the city, with streets and ancient bridges near the water. Known as "36 Bridges and 72 Kilns".
Jinxi has been a gathering place for literati and poets since ancient times, and Ma Yuan, a famous Western Han Dynasty, was trained here. The tomb of Zhang Zhao, General Wu of the Three Kingdoms, is in Sri Lanka; Gu Kaizhi, a great painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, lived in seclusion here; Lu Guimeng, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, lived here for most of his later years. Wu Wenying, a poet in the Song Dynasty, Wei Jing and Ma Zhiyuan, the top scholars in the Yuan Dynasty, Tang Bohu, Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhiming and Shen Zhou, the "Jiangnan Talents" in the Ming Dynasty. Singing one after another in this step, leaving them with many poetic articles. Jinxi is also the burial place of the imperial concubine in the Southern Song Dynasty.
3. Qiandeng Ancient Town
Qiandeng Town is located in the Yangtze River Delta and belongs to Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, with an area of 84 square kilometers and a population of 6,543.8+200,000, including 50,000 locals and 70,000 migrants. Located in the south of Kunshan 15km. East of Qingpu District, Shanghai, 30 kilometers away from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport; It is adjacent to Suzhou in the west, 35 kilometers away from the center of Suzhou.
Qiandeng, an ancient town, is a famous historical and cultural town in Jiangsu Province with a history of 2,500 years. The ancient town is rich in products and rich in humanities, and is known as the "Golden Thousand Lights". It is the hometown of Mr. Gu, an outstanding thinker, writer and patriotic scholar in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. His famous saying "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" has always inspired countless people with lofty ideals. As early as the Neolithic Age, our ancestors thrived here and created a splendid prehistoric civilization.
4. Lin Ting Garden
Lin Ting Garden is located in the northwest corner of Kunshan, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. The Yufeng Mountain in the garden is shaped like a saddle, with a hundred miles of flat ground and a unique peak. Ma 'anshan Park was founded in 1906, and was renamed as a park in memory of Gu Yu 1936, and was renamed as a garden in 2000. Covering an area of more than 850 acres, green mountains and green waters. The scenery is characterized by "the first mountain in the southeast", and Wen Zhiming praised Yufeng. Yufeng Scenic Area has a long history and rich content, with 72 ancient scenes. The Huiju Temple in the Liang Dynasty, known as the "480 Temple in the Southern Dynasties", originated from this.
Yuyu Qiongtai, Miaofeng Pagoda, Phoenix Stone, Wenbifeng, and the immortal came to the instrument; Kunshi, Qionghua, and love in the third place are the three treasures of Yufeng; You can see the mountains and rivers, such as wild cranes, forest track pavilions and Cui Weiting pavilions, climbing high and resting, and tourists are weaving. There are Lin Ting Memorial Hall, Kunqu Opera Museum and lush cypress trees in front of the mountain. Behind the mountain is Xiajin Meihuadun, Suiyuan Jiashanxuan, and the bamboo forest is deep; Kangxi was fortunate to be here and dye his poems. His taste is elegant and he should respect it.
5. Zhouzhuang Shen Wansan Former Residence
Shen Wansan's former residence is located in Dong 'e, Zhouzhuang Town. It is an imitation Ming-style building carefully designed, built and arranged in the original site of Fu Gui Garden in Zhouzhuang according to historical data and original appearance. Referring to the legends of Shen Wansan's wealth, the bumpy history of business, the legendary experience of his life and the scenes of Shen's daily life, this paper shows his former residence through bronze statues, brick carvings, real-life models, layout, container collection, clay sculptures, comic books and other artistic techniques.
When Shen Wansan is mentioned, four places come to mind: Nanxun, Zhouzhuang, Nanjing and Dali, which are the main tracks of his life. He dug up the first bucket of gold from his hometown Nanxun by fishing and selling fish. Because of the flood in Nanxun, he was forced to go to his relatives in Zhouzhuang. In Zhouzhuang, he began to practice and then became a fan. Before Zheng Chenggong went to Nanyang six times, he sold silk, ceramics, tea and other goods to Nanyang, and opened restaurants, jewelry stores, escort agencies, pawn shops, cloth shops and fish shops in the local area to get rich quickly. After trade becomes rich, lending makes a profit and eventually becomes a rich man.
When Shen Wansan is mentioned, four places come to mind: Nanxun, Zhouzhuang, Nanjing and Dali, which are the main tracks of his life. He dug up the first bucket of gold from his hometown Nanxun by fishing and selling fish. Because of the flood in Nanxun, he was forced to go to his relatives in Zhouzhuang. In Zhouzhuang, he began to practice and then became a fan. Before Zheng Chenggong went to Nanyang six times, he sold silk, ceramics, tea and other goods to Nanyang, and opened restaurants, jewelry stores, escort agencies, pawn shops, cloth shops and fish shops in the local area to get rich quickly. After trade becomes rich, lending makes a profit and eventually becomes a rich man.