Went to a small town
November 9, 2002, I and my friends find what you want to play in a small town in Jiangsu Taicang. One day trip, the time to rush, only cursory, skimming over the surface to turn on the two laps, there is no detail of them taste the beauty of (or have never had any beauty), claim whatever they like, pens of the actions, write Where considered where the bar.
Shaxi Shaxi a long history, as early as the Song, Yuan had been fairs into the town, to the Ming and Qing era, it is bustling commercial city of the arts which has become a big town, Taicang. According to historical texts written: "The vast extension of the town to be a few years, many wealthy giant room, its red silk gentry Bachelor of several of the half when a state, for a good article with disabilities, learning instrument concept, a large pool the sea, while the people of the farming in the wild who Qin Jia-Qiang also like Choi to use, there is cricket on behalf of the TAN of the wind, known as a paradise. "to the Republic of years, the town is still huge, commonly known as the" South East Shap Pat Heung, Shaxi first village. "Therefore, there is a long Shaxi history and profound cultural connotation.
That attracted me and friends went to Shaxi, mainly due to the southern town of interest and the rational search for childhood. On this day the genial sunshine, with the breeze, it is appropriate trip. Along the way I have in mind that it will be thin in thought again, that the situation is like a man deeply attached to each pre-visualize the woman did not meet the general, and some excitement, some anxiety. They are fully aware of the appearance will not be long Empress Dowager Yang purdah, but still willing to believe that the "China Town Tour" said sentence conclusive. I hope not to be suspected of whitewashing.
Into the Shaxi township, there is an archway. It went across the Pacific along the bridge, the new and old Qi Pu bridge, they came to the streets. Said Street, is actually surrounded by some of the new house in the old building. It is divided into two parts, West and East, West has been almost destroyed, can be preserved only by Strand. East and West blocks have an archway, carved couplets, are recorded in the hereby.
Elegant and beautiful town Sha Tau Jiao days Need side of the stream, said Britain's development prospects of new leisure port majestic eagle house south bank of windows, see Liang long others 3 Old Bridge Lane soul of the land Shalitaojin water hole Wen-Yao Millennium Town Creek stream Caicai overflow Three Mile Ancient Street Houses Yat Ming Ju Yun illustrious celebrity fame famous garden of old trees or streets guxiang bridges and monuments everywhere in all four together wrote the word "historic" I suppose the word "historic" is the essence of the Shaxi.
We did not deliberately choose randomly went in, did not know where to be able to visit the ancient.
Shaxi Street from the outline view, the original should be in very Shaxi bustle of the town, deep courtyard are large, have unfortunately Fall of dying out, for many years is not repaired. There are a lot of new house mix In the meantime, look no town feel. However, I do not get it wrong. Here I found a long absence, a feeling. Warm. Leisure. Madding crowd. A lot of similar words, is always placed where appropriate. When we are visiting the streets at noon has not arrived. Arms and hugged the young woman wearing a simple babbling child, doing nothing to take the door channeling households, short-Li Zhang parents to talk a few words; several old woman sitting on the entrance side of the go-between Na Xiedi while watch in awe with us a few uninvited guests; there are several families of pots and pans cooking came the sound of Choi Heung rounds hit, gradually diffuse to the entire alley, as that chimney smoke wafting curl; ear From time to time Guajin 12 Suzhou Pingtan, Nong Wu soft language that let you hear whole body comfortable ... ... Street, back of a Saotome is bent over weeding in the vegetable bed cultivation, the distance against the backdrop of a still small trees and sky in a flowing white clouds. A group of hens in the rice-wheat while Kaka Lo to Xun Shi, saw us approaching, frightened to their friends, Ye Lala to flap its wings flying 12 meters, but also hobbled peck a bow; little lazy cat in side the door corner听见脚步声, slightly pricked up ears, eyes askance look at our half, we continue to play the boredom of its snore gone, a "there is nothing to do with them, hanging" gesture ; only that far across the large yellow-dog barking up the full flavor of the local countryside.
The people here are fond of gardening and grass. Of course, these are not valuable species. A string of red, sunflowers, cockscomb, etc. Unfortunately, I have always been the lack of identification of plant capacity, but also say no so many names. Look, it's a flower garden outside their piled-up, the Shu Shu Lang Lang in a cluster of bamboo placed at an angle, the idea is quite ambience; there was a rear door, two banana lone independent, each stretch the leaves in order to They then intoxicating green to publicize their lives.
Tired, steep pot of green tea, on the streets in the warm sunshine that sat down to stall the scales a pound peanuts, whole-heartedly enjoy the town gives us everything. Street house mostly Dwarf House, in those walls, there are vague revolutionary quotations, there is liberation of the old and famous. The true flavor of the old people a kind of deep feeling of nostalgia. Perhaps Shaxi, we have found a little sense. It has a unique taste, which is different from the same, the angle straight, but also different from Zhouzhuang. Some media call it "Zhouzhuang second," I can not agree more Shaxi against injustice. Zhouzhuang was plagued by noise and commercial atmosphere, it has lost the charm of the southern town, how can the two be compared? Zhouzhuang is a kitsch socialite, but Shaxi is the purity of the office without the polish sub.
Shaxi is an undefended town, we walk through them and saw no one at home a lot of people do not close, a number of bicycles, motorcycles are not locked on a lean casually against the wall.
Let us remember that there are still deep, is that all the residents on the streets and friendly. Inadvertently discovered a reserved lane, friends of the people broke into the straight across the courtyard. The owner saw the door to a stranger broke into their own do not make mad, passionate way will we introduce an inter-hall, to us in detail about his family and their home even function. In this household we have seen five or six generations of Zhuoyibandeng using and living supplies, those utensils though very old, but very clean and tidy, as if cultural relics in general. We go there Linhe also led the house, branch window lattices, Look at Qi Pu River from the foot of the slowly walk through, just as it quietly slipping away from us time. The most impressive is that many of Shaxi people did not see anything that we view from afar is very guilt, say, books on that too early, we Shaxi to take good repair, at least for another two years you will come to town to see the whole picture.
I watched them plain face, thinking that in another two years, maybe Shaxi invested heavily in the transformation to become major tourist destination. However, when we once again arrived, Shaxi Shaxi town, and people will be so honest and undefended do? We can also enter a free people do?
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