Reposted elsewhere: "Leaving Zhouzhuang"
Liberation Daily "morning glory": childhood living in the northern city, has chosen to love the sentiment Jiangnan Water. The genre was often heard, or that lingering Wanli Suzhou Pingtan music, the eyes will appear Daiwa powder wall fantasy Side, Long Street Qu lane bridge south flowing style scenery.
This summer, have gone to the one Zhouzhuang. Noon, we are braving scorching sun went through a long period of restaurants Jiusi, dance hall of the "corridor", and finally saw the side of the land has long been admired. I saw the arch bridges, alleys, arcades and Stone Street ... ... antique-like building style, Water Alley among the swaying of the boat, Cooke Lane, old houses of the vicissitudes of life among ancient reveals a familiar kind. Pending and makes a dream vision, looking for the past, the mind suddenly bursts Ding Fei was some noise to scare away. Mother looked, that loud voice from both sides of the row upon row of fresh guxiang Square, restaurants, from the crowded Tan Chuang, selling shops, from the crowded tourist colored composition changjie sea. Submerge in the kaleidoscopic flow of people into, I glance right and left, sweat had soaked shirt. Although the old one is still like Liao Zhai story that the pattern of the scene, but the immediate flow of people, logistics has long streets that only a thin strip of sky light plug is overflowing, my mind can not help but gush a hint of frustration and confusion.
Zhouzhuang, you seem to not what I admire the long-shape. That tranquil and peaceful atmosphere you are where you are then disseminated by the ancient canal crosses several of the birth of the refreshing rub elbows with each of the guxiang out where my friends and I went to Water Alley terminals, would like to feel the "ship from their homes and off" taste, so climb onto a wooden boat painted bright yellow. Boatman was a four, 50-year-old obese woman, a printing head Mongolia towel, dressed in trousers indigo gown, the locals called Chuanniang. Just sit and bow, Mode recall that in a painting inside knowledge of Zhouzhuang: old canal above the vertically linked across the two arch powder wall Daiwa quietly reflected upside in the water. Now, I was painting a boat moving in that territory into. However, the Shuangqiao still here, but the ancient canals that been a clear sparkling water next to a wooden cover was Yanyanshishi, where we can find there the reflection of Zhouzhuang, which is what you do you have that mysterious Youyuan such as Jiangnan musical instrumentation along the river where the water rhyme carved lattice windows in the old house and that a smiling Chang scenery where "The mountains warm soft like the name-shu," say is known for rivers and lakes with soft features, which is of course true. Here's staple, such as silk embroidery, glutinous rice, sweets, local opera Su Kun, pingtan tunes are delicate, soft, even tone of voice is also a Wu-ning soft words, gentle. During his stay in the town, suddenly remembered the lingering plaintive Suzhou Pingtan, so they sang in the streets in search of Pingtan say hospital library. Old Lane, Old House, however, traveled, went so far nothing. Only there are numerous song and dance halls, Kara OK hall stood constantly scattered strong "jumping" Noise.
Zhouzhuang, I am staggering, this land was actually your name. You that the "still holds partly concealed" Where are you that the "control tower song sound thin," Where in the confusion, chaos, I find that out of Zhouzhuang, a heart has been in the next calm. Some people say, Zhouzhuang has not changed and the bridge, or those bridges, housing, or of those homes, water or the side of the water. Remark is perhaps pretty good. Zhouzhuang patterns, frameworks, and even the dead body is indeed these are obvious, and that Daiwa powder wall of the workmanship seems far beyond the old process. Unfortunately, all this had been "modernized" the color of the painting, the drowned. Ancient canal still exist, and refined no longer; Double Bridge, Old Lane is still, lost legacy. Jiang Qi decoration, hustle and bustle of merchants, took me in the past among the bustling elegant dream has become extravagant impetuous, like the natural beauty of the girl to wear the gaudy costumes, people looking and boring.
Zhouzhuang --- I am half a century dreaming and dreams weigh on Attachment to land and water side. Many sages have long been described for me the first teacher of your hosting the Games, are going separate ways wen yu told me too tell you graceful. Mr. Wu Guanzhong and even "the beauty of mountains and rivers of China Huangshan collection, the beauty of Zhouzhuang Water Village set of Chinese" conclusion. But perhaps it is the memory of past Zhouzhuang, Zhouzhuang is perhaps the hopes of the future strike at present, the disorder to disorder of the visitors here, inrush current, all-pervasive spread of commercial sea here, how can this piece of earth to keep the "pure land."
I have several times been to Western Europe, where the relics of the Old City like a very exclaimed: streets, rivers, old houses, narrow roads and even the entire city Gegedada pattern, are preserved authentic, old house is still the hereditary The owner, shop, or the size of the year. Even three or four hundred years ago the post office boxes, as well as the key to open the mailbox is still good to use with, and we then went to a Zhouzhuang, a long-cherished wish was for many years. However, in the sea miles in my heart, Zhouzhuang has gradually gone. Despite this, I still believe, Zhouzhuang, is inherent in Zhouzhuang, she had some bewildering, but her soul was still.
Return Xi, dream Zhouzhuang Water Village Hill that profile, unusual lanes, midnight Wu songs ... ...
King of the Road
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Author: colomb
