Travel is indispensable for people’s leisure and entertainment. There are many great rivers and mountains in our country, as well as places of interest and historic sites. People nowadays are very fond of ancient monuments when traveling, just like popular ancient town attractions. To say that the most famous ancient towns in our country are definitely the Six Ancient Towns in Jiangnan. Today I will tell you about a different ancient town. Introduction to Menghe Ancient Town
Menghe Ancient Town is also a Jiangnan water town, located in Changzhou, Jiangsu. The scenery of Menghe Ancient Town is also very beautiful. If you compare the scenery alone, it is not much different from Zhouzhuang. Menghe Ancient Town is very low-key and few people know about this place. It is an ancient town hidden in the south of the Yangtze River. Fifteen emperors were once cultivated here.
Menghe Ancient Town used to be a small fishing village on the edge of the Yangtze River, close to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In ancient times, this place was very prosperous because the waterways here were very developed, so many merchants and some fishermen would pass by here. During the Tang Dynasty, the emperor took a fancy to this geomantic treasure land and ordered people to carry out renovation and expansion here, and named it Menghe. The name Menghe is the first in Chinese history. Introduction to Menghe Ancient Town Attractions
Menghe Ancient Town has a long history and was very prosperous in ancient times. Especially during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, many celebrities, prime ministers, and champions came from here. In addition, these fifteen emperors also came from here. In ancient times, the medical skills here were also quite famous, and they also had their own unique medical methods. People called it the Menghe School of Medicine. This is also a scholarly family, and there are still academies left in the ancient town.
Because Menghe Ancient Town is famous for its medical skills, there are many drug stores here. In addition, it was very prosperous at that time, so there were many shops. There are almost more than 200 pharmacies and shops in total. Menghe Ancient Town still retains many buildings from the Qing Dynasty. On the streets of the town, there are also famous inns at that time, which are enough to highlight the long history here.
This place is not as crowded as Zhouzhuang and Tongli. If you want to truly understand Jiangnan Water Town, you might as well come here to experience it!