Still remember that time, dreaming in general, Zhou Zhuang Jing stand Dianshan River, and the span of thousands of miles walked in I did not help but encounter a hurry.

A friend talked him back from his trip to Shanghai row solemnly said to me, "I also went to a place called Zhouzhuang." Only when she is near Shanghai, a "Street Song," " Ming and Qing Street "one of the" historic. " He saw me disdain, supplemented by one, "San Mao has also been to wow." Then I fanatically love with San Mao, a, and my heart has been mentioned a moment: What kind of place?

That was in 1994. In the same year the summer, I decided to go to Shanghai travel. Husband's cousin living in the home, hot summer, the most comfortable places to sleep ground floor. Nor what plans and objectives. Because it is the first time to Shanghai, then by a cousin suggested I went to where to go. Asked the cousin, the family, but also asked taxi drivers, but I do not know clouds "Zhouzhuang" Why things, they did not go care of. On Saturday, his family planned to go to Qingpu County, "Dream of Red Mansions Grand View Garden", when a film or TV tie-scenery; and then overnight the countryside with relatives. (Now can not remember what the township called it.) I am naturally with her.

In the Grand View Garden so it goes on to swim, no feeling. Relatives lived in South Lake and the edge of a huge Dianshanhu mud room. Large and small, dark night, people go to Dianshan like family to swim, despite the foot of the lake bottom of what has been uneven Siza has a hole in the East, like the Little Mermaid step in a general pain to go back, and my heart is full of rustic charm of gratitude for this so far.

The next day, strolling in the village doing nothing. Went to the lake, casual, and a boatman pulls the homely. Peng is the kind of wooden boat with his own right to buy a motor mounted on the stern when the motor boat. That he inadvertently referred to "Zhouzhuang," the word, I was surprised, I did not realize there is no arrangement was actually not prepared for a journey in a step by step, approached her, and hurriedly asked, he said, "not far also half my boat to go to an hour. "the moment they say the price of 45 dollars is good, package under his ship. The way but he still can not quite understand why I am so impulsive and passionate.

I am also unknown, simply because San Mao went. Zhouzhuang in the end is kind of a place I know nothing about.

Dianshan Lake water, a dark green, sometimes open, such as the sea, sometimes small, such as streams, lush grass, reeds profusion of waterbirds on the lake circled flight, crew skillfully at the helm, the distance fled toward Enpa Haomiao ... ... I heard he opened the Qingpu Zhi Zhou Village Clippers, I stubbornly think that this is the best route to Zhouzhuang; although direct bus from Shanghai to go much faster.

In a very obscure corner of the window after a row of houses, boat dock, the boatman said, "to." I looked at the dilapidated cold place, skepticism to shore. Boatman told me I up to two hours, be sure to come back. I promised him, along the alleys that only took a few steps, a turn, poetic picture suddenly appeared in front of us! I thought to wonder heard, So this is what Zhouzhuang! 1:00 speechless. Small bridge, flowing water, where people ... ... read the word, the painting to see all the really real show in front of the field. Gently put the full slate on the road, for fear disturb her quiet, people seemed to be sleepwalking into. I am amazed at the immediate unusually normal life images. River Wear before the Court House will be the same a hundred years the town has endless washing was also calm and simple, so many different styles of the Zhouzhuang bridge strung people generation after generation of continuous rain, the lives of others touched me the most It was right here, the whole ancient and modern town, is not used for exhibition, museum, tourist spots, but life itself. Although I did not understand what the neighborhood were talking about, but I can feel hundreds of years without any war disruptive person is such and such live Zhouzhuang Youran days.

I believe that Zhouzhuang's in many people, have a home-like feel; though, my hometown is very far, far away from the south. Think of boatman's voice of caution, my heart filled with sorrow and perils. She is not tourist spots, but I have a very real here "tourism"! Just come and gone here, look! The stalls on the roadside to buy a bowl of red, green and Preserves Zhuizhao sweet lotus root soup, eating while looking at the opposite side of a two-story inn floating Qi Fan, Well, in the Apricot Rain in the season, I will come again, I will be here to stay there, I have a lot do not have to catch the time, I will a person live here, but also make a return to Zhouzhuang Youran person. Shake a Yaochuan, over a bridge, eating a lake to eat fresh, pull one engaged in small talk ... ... to listen to flow slowly to tell some old stories and give a good feel for the rich culture and customs of the rivers and lakes.

Then promise to his ears are still a few years time, so hurry to walk. I believe that, now Shanghai's taxi drivers, no, few things where I do not know why the Zhouzhuang. Late last year, called a business friend to the Hong Kong New Year's greeting, the international long-distance around a circle back around again, phone apart, Wang Dan, he enthusiastically said, "Where do you think I am? I am a very Township rivers and lakes where it is called weeks ... ... ... ... What is the village where any village. "I have some wonder how he would go there? However, he only likes a lively person ah. When will ask him back, he say no urgent are not urgent, in the bow playing poker all night, singing karaoke OK I do not know many happy, speak up and bustling towns such as Zhouzhuang.

Zhouzhuang been following their own bit by bit over the years that went through a lot of places, but Zhouzhuang has been a mind like a home converted to pure serenity, even friends all say, "One day you retire from the world, and fled, I know where to find you. "However, I think I will not go there, so I used to stay in her beauty in mind.

Fortunately, I did not, she did no less a person.

Author: illa