Wuzhen is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River, which completely retains the original style and pattern of the ancient water town in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Taking the river as the street, connecting the street and the bridge, building houses by the river, and integrating water and town, the architectural elements with unique charm in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Shui Ge, Xiaoqiao, Shiban Lane and Mao Dun's former residence, are organized, which embodies the humanistic thought of "harmony is beauty" in China's classical houses, and presents the spatial charm of the ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River with the overall beauty of harmonious coexistence of its natural environment and humanistic environment.
Wuzhen is located in Tongxiang City, the northern plain of Zhejiang Province. It takes more than an hour by car to take the expressway from Hangzhou. The flat terrain, dense rivers and scattered ripples here make Wuzhen have a strong water town feature, giving people an elegant but unobtrusive, fresh and uncomplicated natural beauty.
Although Wuzhen has experienced more than 2,000 years of vicissitudes, it still completely retains the original style and pattern of the ancient water town. The whole town is connected by the river and Qiaojie, and the houses are built by the river. The house is deep, with high ridges and high eaves. Langfang has a river port, an arcade crossing the street, a bamboo and stone fence and a water pavilion by the river. Antique, integrated with water and town, presents a quaint, clean and quiet school style. It is a typical "small bridge and flowing water family" in Jiangnan. In the cloud ★ Diffusion editing
In the layout of Wuzhen, because it once spanned two provinces (Zhejiang and Jiangsu), three states (Jiaxing, Huzhou and Suzhou) and seven counties (Wucheng, Gui 'an, Chongde, Tongxiang, Xiushui, Wujiang and Zhenze) in history, and the accumulation and precipitation of Wuyue culture, it was obviously influenced by China traditional Confucian culture and canal commercial culture in concept. Confucian culture often rejects the popular geomantic omen theory in architecture, so it is rare to see inclined doors on the left, shadow walls avoiding rushing, or symbolic towns such as "Taishan Shi Gandang" placed in the road, but various houses with distinct axes and simple order. In the cloud ★ Diffusion editing
In addition, I also visited the commercial buildings such as Luge Teahouse, the workshop where senior engineers were born and rotten, and Hongyuantai Dyeing House. Huiyuan Pawnshop is located in Changfeng Street, with a dark word "dang", the counter is 1.8 meters high, and it has a strong commercial atmosphere. This is also a very different place from other ancient towns in Jiangnan.
Wuzhen is unique in that some houses along the river extend to the river surface, the bottom of which is hit on the riverbed with wooden stakes or columns, and the beams are put on the shelves, which is called "Shui Ge", which is a unique feature of Wuzhen. Walking into Wuzhen, walking on the narrow streets paved with bluestone slabs, and seeing all kinds of houses on both sides, and villagers still living in houses, people will have a kind and natural feeling. Wuzhen, as a historical ancient town, both the whole town and Guanqian Street reflect the overall beauty of harmonious coexistence of human environment and natural environment.
The most distinctive feature of Wuzhen is the wooden bed exhibition since Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located in a big house at the head of the town, with all kinds of wooden beds from wealthy businessmen to ordinary people, from one bed to multiple rooms (including dressing rooms, toilets, servants' rooms, etc. ) This exhibition is the epitome of China's bed culture, which has the luxury of aristocrats and the frugality of ordinary people.
Wuzhen recommended itinerary
(One-day tour in Wuzhen) Get on the bus at the information desk of Wu Shan Square at 7:30 in the morning, stop at Hangzhou Tourism Distribution Center (Huanglong) at 8:00, and set off after joining the group, visit Hangzhou Baijuyuan production area protection area, taste chrysanthemum tea for free, and go directly to Wuzhen scenic spot: visit Caishen Temple Bay, Jiangnan Baichuang Museum, Folk Museum, Traditional Brewing Workshop, Dyeing Workshop, Jiangnan Woodcarving Museum, former residence of literary superstar Mao Dun and Lizhi Academy.
The retail price of scenic spot tickets is 100 yuan,1.65,438+0.4 meters for children,1.65,438+0.4 meters for children, and senior citizen's card, military officer's card, journalist's card, disability card, retirement card, national tour guide card and travel agency manager's qualification certificate.
Best travel time:
The best time to travel in Wuzhen The climate in Wuzhen is not much different from that in Jiaxing and Xitang. The most beautiful seasons in a year are spring and autumn. Please avoid going to Wuzhen at noon in summer. The dazzling white sunlight comes down directly, and there is no balcony to cover it, which makes people feel very uncomfortable. The most beautiful time of the day is early morning and evening. In the morning, the river will be covered with thin fog, like a dream. In the evening, the sun sets and the tourists are exhausted. A living Wuzhen appeared in front of us.
go shopping
Wuzhen business circle is centered on the central city, with four gates in the southeast and northwest, and has its own center, forming a relatively complete commercial network. For example, the center of Dongzha is Caishen Bay, the largest distribution center of aquatic products in the town, and the largest wholesale retailer in Wuzhen, and the east and west parts of Xu are also here. Next to the Lins' shop, there is Jinhezhai, which deals in goods from north to south, and its reputation is extremely prosperous, and it still exists today. In Wuzhen, you can buy famous specialties of Wuzhen and Tongxiang everywhere, such as: sister-in-law cake, Hangzhou Baiju, Sanzhenzhai sauce duck, Wuzhen mutton, smoked bean tea, Sanjiu liquor and so on. Among them, "Sister-in-law Cake" and "Hangzhou Baiju" are the most famous.