Wuzhen, Wuzhen Xitang Guide is the birthplace of a great writer Mao Dun, is one of the Jiangnan watery region six. The sky is always gray rivers and lakes, and rivers and lakes of the paths are always wet, and all the rivers and lakes are all the vicissitudes of life in the years seems a long. Ming and Qing dynasties in the distant time, Wuzhen, more than 100 bridges, waterways linking the vertical and horizontal, through the changing times here, there are only dozens of. The town center is the concept of self-cultivation Peking Opera Theater, if lucky you can listen to on a fold, Shaoxing opera, soft accent accompanied by gurgling water sound, then it murmured spoke Lin Tai-yu love Chia Pao-yu, Legend of Love meet in the Tanabata.
Farewell Peking Opera Theater, walking in the middle of large and small workshops, there Xiaojiabiyu like calico workshop, fresh-baked rice wine workshops, there creak not stop spinning workshop - the ancient hand-production process of these countries is only a copy of and novelty, but lacks a point of charm. With the flow of people, along Water Alley, came to the covered bridges of Wuzhen, blue sky and white clouds, red eaves Daiwa, green water Ukrainian ship, Americans rely on, parapet, is a saying:一蓑烟雨either his life, nor rain nor clear - the ancients gave the bridge a name full of far-reaching means - rain or shine bridge.
The town people's beef powder, spiced tofu, and deep-fried stinky tofu is a ten-mile flying way line to the best taste, along the way walking, eating, watching, listening, pleasant to the eye at old houses, small bridges, Water Alley and fine food, beautiful women, Wu sound, a sudden sentiment: this is the Yangtze River, it is our culture. The most famous is the Shuige Wuzhen, roaming among the scenery of people to high ground-storey building on the water, forming a very characteristic Jiangnan Diaojiaolou, the owner or in the attic where a leisurely playing mahjong, or loudly greeting the visitors across the river " to eat. "
In Wuzhen's lunch in the linshui Shuige in other people's meals can also go to town a little west of big restaurants, there is a small lamb stew, and He Xian, just outside the town water hastily loaded the goods, but after the barge will remind you, rivers and lakes can only be Dreaming.
Wuzhen is very small, half-day time is sufficient, after the car out of direct Xitang. Get off on foot, but also can take the tricycle into a human town. On the road you can see the "Static exactly Xuan" signs waving in the wind, here is the most appropriate next step in a dwelling, and there is a large living room and high Shelf, upstairs there are four rooms (60 - 80 yuan a room), each room has a one hundred year old carved bed, a few pieces of furniture over the past century. "Jing Xuan exactly," the boss is a middle-aged couple, they are not Xitang local people, farmers in nearby villages authentic, there is a pair of twin daughters, a few years ago to her daughter's study came Xitang and bought a window-dressing room, in the country received some old furniture, opened a very tasteful hotels, proprietress is always humble, said, "We are husband and wife is the peasant culture, nothing, all the children." She will tell you that in the initial difficult days, there is no thought of retreat, big deal to go back to farming.
Xitang is already early evening, settle down, after the house assemble on a glass of tea has long been wandering away from home if they return home; open cages placed in neat clothes, still can smell the delicate young lady smoke clothes fragrance; night lying on the creaking old bed, can not help but harbor the illusion of a century-old bed which will be of the number of fascinating stories. If we are lucky to live in "quiet precisely Xuan" upstairs north one, windows arrayed with a pot of Clivia, open the windows here are the famous "stone skin get" up to 68 meters, the road from the 166 only three cm thick-paved alley where the most wide-less than 1 meter high wall is not forcing people breathe air, the wet and the road never-ending, reminiscent of the dark days of Xianglinsao get out of. In the days of the sun, the noon there will be one or two light beam from the ramp inside to wear out hitting, straight to puncture the body, people walking in the light and shadow of the world, but their hearts are lost in the intermingling of yin and yang.
Xitang evening, visitors gradually receded, loud voices have gone, the river people would point a red light, reflection in the water, a light rain had lanterns flicker at the water's reflection has also been causing unrest fragmented. Within walking distance to the rain Yongning Bridge River's "Qiantang people", the reed through the rolled-up curtain, listening to intermittent light rain to hit the road on the stone crushing sound, not the wine, people have drunk; in dim light, Wen Yan Yan on the corner of the wine (good brew wine ceremony / 8 yuan / bottle), point two or three side dishes, four or five confidante on the invitation to his seven Cup eight straight drinking revelry am, when the boss is closing in every possible way without resistance, 1000 seeking to persuade million square limp away hand in hand.
A night without dreams, Dawn was out of the window of the bursts of fragrant lotus and the Ashiba wake up before they felt the belly has been empty stomach mediocre, casually rubbing my face to go bull at home the point a lotus leaf Fen Zhengrou, such as The Pig to eat ginseng fruit in general wholeness swallowed, can not help shouting: again a guest! To be placed in the mouth, such as Liu Jia's grandmother taste eggplant t?óD (xiang), have begun to taste the pork is a fertilizer but not too sweet incense, and then the soft material is Nennen chicken instead of firewood, three of chewing is a Wet your Fine rice instead of worse, and makes a memorable stay only in the teeth of the lotus leaf Qingqing incense.
Satisfied while, buy a ticket (32 RMB / Zhang), who passes within a few have to look at where they can not see the spots, in order to complete the task Side around the circle, what ceremony, Kodo, kinds of Futang, West Park, 7 Laoyemiao, Xue house and other attractions can barely. Lunch at noon in the river, "Street restaurant" to eat authentic southern meal of rice, it is necessary to go back, otherwise the seat will no Lin Chuang. This restaurant is a Xitang someone opened the boss wife's sister, constantly greeting the guests, the old father's passion for the guests will pick a few of the end of He Xian, the old mother, then the deft to cooking a good meal, 26 per of the Lao Ya ravioli stew pot, 16 yuan's hometown of fish, matched with a dish of seasonal vegetables, and at noon, do not wine, and to the pot of the West Lake Longjing tea, before we know, "So life can be more beautiful." Guests will be less satisfied when the old mother stood to one side like a spoiled child's mother were all watching you eat meals.
Xitang is worth mentioning is a private museum, most of them charge (3 yuan / person), private museum owner has spent years of hard work, charging support is justified. In Hong Kong there is a burning people, named after the north edge of the water, "water-yang floor." This floor is a typical end of the Qing architecture, Shikumen, wind firewall, sophisticated tile puzzle Flower wall, every-down He Bu; walk the narrow courtyard, through the spacious hall, passing elegant den, get out of the back door is water, balcony, brick by brick with one stone into a potted plant, every tree and bush became the scenery. Here the owner is a peach trees of the physics teacher, after several years of careful collection and care, forming a rich private museums, but Xu teacher's house is his most precious baby daughter, under the tutelage of a teacher's Paint, and now own studies to travel to Nanjing, and maybe one day she would go further. Move forward to is "Yao house," Xu is now a teacher daughter's talents are the pride of his life may be the year Yao Yao daughter's virginity is priceless treasures in the eyes of lords, in order to maintain gentle mild and good-looking daughter of blossoming of chastity, Yao Xiu Qi master of the high walls, built a high Mulou has a three inch golden lotus gentle and obedient girl who can be on the 1st day, do not need to go downstairs with three meals a day, the tall wall deep-hospital is not only sealed the girl's heart, but also locked the girl's youth. Yao is the night spend the night in the house, probably 60 - 80 RMB / night, night comes, the floor was sealed upstairs to sleep in the Miss Xiulou there will be what kind of dreams?
Xitang is the most famous Langpeng kilometers long, long Langpeng built along the riverside, which is a residential, along with the shed roof then out to the river to the stone street-level Xieshen all covered, and pedestrians can be used to cover wind and rain, children inside Xixi, elderly people sitting inside Tangulunjin, Langpeng in the laundry, Ze Cai, chat in Xitang people to become a most beautiful landscape.
In the evening to the "sons Laifeng Bridge" River sat a small restaurant to sit, resting their feet, drink a cup of tea. Tea table, and are placed in Jiuzhuo large trees, the river has been a century-old trees in 1998, floods in the rarely drowned, and now stubbornly out of the buds and new branches. When the night is getting stronger when the river level will be raised a touch of mist, far looked across the river in the mist of white walls and black tiles, as in ink on rice paper scattered to go nose is full of every family's kitchen in Gone with the Wind Choi Heung out attractive, but also to a meal time, tonight's main dish must be "bull home Tibang", registered a "bull home Tibang" in Xitang only two, one side of the stone Skin Lane on the one in the burning of Hong Kong.
The next morning to the north bank of the one to buy two soft, and sweet malt cake as soon as possible, including in the mouth of gradually, and can not help but think: If I eat this food is not also speak of a nicely Wu sound soft language.
After breakfast, to the store to buy a "bull at home Tibang" and a few "Fen Zhengrou lotus leaf," to cook vacuum packing, bring their families to share. Then trips to Jiaxing to the famous South Lake for a visit to see Emperor Qianlong favorite Yanyu Lou and the Chinese Communist Party held a big venue - "South Lake boat", from the South Lake out to eat two to five Fang Zhai Brown the meat, contented with the Jiaxing say goodbye.
Ride back to Shanghai, came to the flourishing of a Huangruogeshi on the beach as much feeling, so the feasting, busy, one time actually I do not know where they are.
Shanghai's traffic is extremely convenient, the train back to Beijing a lot.
Recommendation:
1: First day: the T31 in Beijing Train Station by 15:50 to go to Jiaxing, boarding the vehicle.
The next day: morning 7:00 arrival Jiaxing, if it is "51" or "11" and other holidays, please return journey at the train station to buy tickets immediately. Out of station, take bus No. 6 to the long-distance Qichexizhan, at any time minibus to Tongxiang (7 yuan / person), not a station you can transfer to Wuzhen CMB (4 yuan / person), after nearly 40 minutes flat road Jidi Wuzhen.
2: Wuzhen door to buy 50 yuan / Zhang tickets, non-bought-not, can not be opportunistic, preservation is good, because each site must check-in.
3: Wuzhen is very small, half-day time is sufficient, after the direct Jiashan out of the minibus (14 yuan / person), you can direct Xitang, get off on foot, but also can take the tricycle into a human town, but do Do not pedicab driver description hotel, he might be from the commission.
4: Xitang living in many places, stone skin get a "static exactly Xuan," church next to the "Paradise Restaurant", burning Hong Kong's "Yao house" many old-style furniture, to live on the night will let you like going back a long time ago.
Other hotels and other accommodation, such as Yu Yuan mostly in 30 yuan / person around (Kanjia later), and other parts of the hotel is no different.
5: "Qiantang people" is filming the movie "Kong has been" salty to enjoy restaurants, scenery and taste good, but the general food taste, service attitude is not good. If not for the "eating culture", where recommended along the river's "Street Hotel", in the former paper are introduced.
6: Xitang specialties include: Fen Zhengrou, Tibang, zongzi, malt cake, and BRANDIED; delicious dishes are: minced meat Night blossom, Lao Ya pot, green beans, He Xian, etc.; wines are: Xitang good brew, also known as Pear three white , due to water-white, off-white, bottle white, but now three white name has been forgotten, and only the good brew also allows visitors Buzuibugui.
7, Wuzhen, Xitang and other places, the traffic is very convenient, CMB extend in all directions, there have been no cheating behavior.
Author: qiuchong
