50 kilometers southwest from downtown Hangzhou, there is a quiet ancient town on the banks of the beautiful Fuchun River, called Longmen Ancient Town. It has a pleasant climate and is a well-known tourist attraction in Hangzhou. In addition to the well-preserved ancient buildings, the rich culture here is even more commendable.
Longmen Ancient Town is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and The Creek meets in the north of the town, and longmen Mountain is located in the southeast of the ancient town. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the famous hermit Yan Ziling once visited Longmen Mountain and exclaimed that "the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, like the Longmen of Lüliang", and the ancient town of Longmen got its name. Longmen Ancient Town is the hometown of Sun Quan, the Emperor of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms, and 90% of the villagers are descendants of sun quan's family.
According to genealogical records, since the three kingdoms of Sun Quan, the Sun family has lived here for more than a thousand years and bred for nearly 70 generations. Over the centuries, the family has been expanding, from the original family settlement to today's ancient town.
As a tourist attraction on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Longmen Ancient Town attracts many tourists. The streets and alleys in the ancient town are winding and winding, like a labyrinth, and outsiders usually get lost when they come in. There are many intact Ming and Qing dynasty ancient buildings preserved here, especially there is a cobblestone ancient street in the ancient town, and the shops on the street are quite historical, which is a must-visit attraction in the ancient town.
The ancient town is centered on two Sun ancestral halls, with more than 40 Sun halls, 3 brick arches and 1 ancient pagoda and 1 temple. These well-preserved ancient buildings, together with ancient trees, small bridges, streams and ancient streets, form a beautiful picture of Jiangnan Water Town.
Over the centuries, the Sun family has developed into an ancient town with more than 2,000 households and more than 7,000 people, and is also the largest ancient village in Jiangnan.
Longmen Creek runs through the village, giving birth to this ancient town. Villagers live by the water, hereditary farming and family heritage. This ancient town is full of celebrities, such as Sun Qi, the "Eighteen Commentators", Sun Kun, the chief of the Ministry of Works, Sun Hao, the Ling of Changge County, Sun Chao, the "richest man in seven counties", and Sun Guan, the "First Honest Official in Shanxi", all of which are the pride of the Sun family.
In Longmen Ancient Town, there is a special snack called gluten, which is said to be a delicacy made for Sun Quan by Sun Quan's mother. Descendants of Sun Quan inherited the traditional recipe, which has now become a special snack of the ancient town, and tourists can taste it when they come to Longmen Ancient Town.