Xitang Travels
I and my wife in the "51" before the last weekend to Xitang play. In fact, Xitang is a very long dream, and came to Shanghai last year after working on the NIANNIAN not recorded Xitang. The Ctrip collected a lot of online travels and so on, but it has not become a reality. 51 heard of this before the 51 is a small holiday, and because the SARS epidemic, certainly very few tourists, naturally quiet, my great rejoicing, so determined to go to Xitang to understand what has long been admired scenery of Jiangnan watery region.
Saturday morning, a bus ride to Shanghai Stadium, ready to ride coach, to the later, the staff told us to Xitang car stopped, and only Zhujiajiao and other places, watching the tourists hall sparse, we decided to go to Shanghai subway train station, because listening to a Journey, said Xitang is the most beautiful rivers and lakes and rivers and lakes in the early morning night. To the Shanghai train station, 11 points, to the Ticket to Jiashan to buy the first ticket is a trip to Hankow at 1:20 to drive the car. Then went out to find a KFC to eat lunch, bubble to the point, on the train. Not many people on board, but most are walking long distances, even though the human small cars, but also air-conditioned train, but in a special SARS period, the window is open. Air is not very good. 2:40 to Jiashan, I got to play a lease, according to online travel notes said, the haggling to 20 yuan directly to the Xitang. The vehicle and the driver chat, Yan Road, recently Xitang very few, Xitang has not received the coach of the other provinces and cities. Such as rent, can run several times a day in the past, and now is a twice-bar. About 20 minutes went to the Xitang Kushiro, sub new town and old town, new town, more people, that is a kind of county streets, and rent directly to send us to the entrance to the old town, there are the throngs of a decorated archway, antique , there are two in the last couplet, nor go into the details. Many elderly people sitting next to leisure and the tourists did not show any feeling. Not need to buy a ticket, anyway nobody. According to the driver say, and if they come off lease, and no one tube, but the coaches come from outside the provinces will be someone to buy a ticket.
Has been traced back more than 3 points along the river within the town began to march, people rarely, mostly town residents who live in a leisurely manner, business atmosphere is not thick, see someone pulled over and no one shouted to to buy things. Comfortable than in some other places. Small Jie Liangbian Menlian old, hoary, and some age looks like. Is mainly along the river walk across the bridge when green water, the town is very small, need not bother, give a lift to go and look at the card show, they will not miss anything, in fact, no nothing. Teahouses, pubs, industrial core stores, everywhere, a small roadside stalls that attracted me, selling iron bell or bells, said to ward off evil, and very cheap, you can also bargain and a good bargain, buy 3 a small string of children playing, hanging in the backpack, rattled, and fun. Then that some snacks, green beans, zongzi the like, I am not very favorite, but said that in fact, that zongzi is not cheap, one dollar. However, in scenic /. We went at a time when the sun shines, because light SARS, few visitors, we can get a rare face to face child feel the town idly asleep, is a living town bar. Bridge a lot, there is couplet engraved on either side, do not bother to delve into the meaning content, it feels really like a crow with disabilities ah scholars.
Switch to a small circle on the approaching 5:00, and began looking for a restaurant, because it travels to everyone in the right a man named "ring tong" a small restaurant full of praise, we are determined to go there to eat, in the Rain in promenade on both sides of are mostly restaurants, relatively clean, because in April, and no mosquitoes flies of the genus harassment. Many old man old lady sitting idle in front of his house to enjoy the sun, wear clean, clean, pay the madding crowd look like a really impressive, this is actually a real life town, they say, young people, living mostly in Metro, while the Most of the elderly staying in the old town. Asking him about "sound chamber," a lot of people point to, soon to come, Jiuqi fluttering quite a lot of ancient customs. Owner name Shen-ming, as well as a husband, husband's brother who take care of a shop, very warm, probably entertain many people, most can speak, sincere unparalleled, giving a very practical sense. A tea 2 yuan, when it comes to eat, no money, we have set a bit Lai (in accordance with netizens recommended), to pay a deposit, the boss will not say that we are, ha ha, if we are acting in bad faith, they could on the loss of two cups of tea. Continue along the river, turn, what stone skin alley, and so on, 6:30, transfer back to eat, days have been dark. Only our table and asked for some wine, the wind a little bit cold, but fortunately. Salt and pepper pumpkin, what fish, chicken soup and other capitalists, to be honest, in addition to salt and pepper pumpkin (eat a lot of that is, it is the opposite), others are very general, not what delicious things. Daoshi the boss is very interesting, previously set when the rice is the husband's brother to accompany us in the chat, now headed back in person to accompany the tables to chat about the guests less reason to bring their own two-Lay and guests have been eating and drinking together. Is indeed very warm. Later thought, this can also be said to be the boss's smart office, and he so warm and hospitable, you have the nerve, and his bargain Mody? And we are all unconsciously recommend people to come, we are to eat, again a pair of visitors, we recommend immediately pumpkin salt and pepper to them. 7:30 is the last class of cruise time, we went to Pier 10 - yuan / place, only four people on board, the two young men, as a student? Mouthful pretty standard English Mandarin braise a pot, and the other two like a pair Qingqingwowo. Boat sail, the ship shook it glide along the dark river, shore on both sides, little lanterns around to the distance, can be considered to have some other conception Unfortunately, the weather a little cool, people are less boatman probably not in the mood to sing, the atmosphere seemed warm enough the depression a lot. Da Huoer immersed in the deep of night, filled with moisture, and occasionally Who says a word, is very clear. 9:00 Kushiro, the town has been very quiet, it is probably in the home of Gan Huo Ma Dou, and telling the truth, in the quiet town full of dark can cruise the streets still need some courage, and extraordinary travel-hsing. Then go back to sleep. Living in the Yao house, 60 Yuan / night, according to the boss said that there is no 120 on weekdays talk about the weekend. Really soiled light of SARS. Live on the second floor, there is the bathroom, the boss say that we are lucky, however, because the bathroom was well under the cow, as well as showers, we were the first one enjoyed. Called Miss Xiu Lou, actually deserves a deep sleep. Ancient style of the bed, with red mosquito nets, oil lamps, bedside also put shoe boxes, buckets, etc. Fortunately, we do not have to spend. Because on the second floor only the two of us, you can put off the stairs, how off? Stair handrail side can be down, just the entrance closed. The only discomfort is a kind of taste, the taste is a kind of temple, the old popular? Or sweet-smelling more points?
While the old analysis that can sleep 9 o'clock, because no one Early actually the whole town and no one hundred visitors, we 7:00 on up, to see the town's morning, the sun was shining, according to a number of phase, and then to " thin strip of sky "Buy Tribulus terrestris real cake, but also OK, because it is the first one to buy, and sent more than half a catty, bought a couple of pounds to take home so that my colleagues in Shanghai to taste, they, the people of Shanghai actually been to, ha ha . Go to the bridge to eat the bean curd User recommended to back, the old man has not yet come out, but I am glad that if he did come out, then they'll eat, but you want to use that equipment - will not be the river to wash? I say this not without reason, as early as the day before yesterday when the cruise, sitting "Xiangtangshan" set of rice tea, one looked up the river on the edge of an old woman in the wash mops, and then wash any clothing and the like, do you think the then what is? She actually moved out of a bowl and chopsticks to help the child to wash pan smoothing, Startled under the U-turn asked the boss's husband's brother, he Road, some elderly people to old habits to change, however, on the river washed inside, while others are washed repeatedly used the water red look , tap water was 1.2 Yuan / ton, why should wash in the river? Thought here, watching the clothes are not clean, not so old man, punched Haha, "a moment to eat," and leave the territory carry on. Column when the brother Zaiqu can take note, we can see some telling the truth.
10 - am, a taxi to the Jiashan, stopped at the roadside in a bus back to Shanghai, into Shanghai, they were angels in white who stopped to fill the health table, missed more than an hour.
This is the Xitang travels.
Summarize, my impression is there are three: First, the town is indeed alive, Jiangnan town, it is worth a visit. Customs are ancient, passion, business passion is not high (and perhaps have not yet been developed),
The best is to see the town at night and early morning is best and then a little light rain, only mood, I unfortunately had to when the sun is high. 2 snacks like fabled. Suggest that you go after the removal of a "ring tong" outside the restaurant, do not be everyone's affected, only go to one, but another family was not found. After the other three go to town, do not go there, the same.
Author: FanRuijun
