Many people first heard about Shaoxing, it is likely to start from Mr. Lu Xun's article, it is not too much to describe it as "the spirit of the people", not only the emergence of Gou Jian, Xi Shi, Wang Chong, Wang Xianzhi, Xie Lingyun, He Zhizhang, Lu You, Wang Mian, Wang Shouren, Xu Wei and a large number of historical celebrities, as well as Lanting, Yuling, Shen Yuan, Keyan, Anchang Ancient Town, Xi Shi's hometown, Wang Xizhi's former residence, He Zhizhang's former residence and many other cultural monuments, known as "the state of cultural relics, the land of fish and rice".
According to historical records, after the success of Dayu Zhishui, he gathered princes at Maoshan Mountain, counted meritorious deeds, and buried on this mountain after his death, renamed "Huiji".
Shaoxing was once the ancient capital of the Yue Kingdom, founded in 490 BC and has a history of more than 2500 years.
During the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong of Song was stationed in Yue Prefecture, taking the meaning of "Hongxiu of Shaoyi Shi, Pi Xu of Xing Hundred Years", and the next edict was changed from the first month of the fifth year of Jianyan to Yuan Shaoxing, and promoted Yue Prefecture to Shaoxing Prefecture, from which Shaoxing got its name.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Song, there were two era names, one of which was "Jianyan", which took 4 years, and the other was "Shaoxing", which lasted for 32 years.
This means that Shaoxing became the only city in Zhejiang with the name of the emperor's era name.
Coming to Shaoxing, the most unmissable is Lu Xun's hometown, which is the place where Mr. Lu Xun, a giant in the Chinese literary world, lived when he was a teenager, including Lu Xun's former residence, Sanwei Book House, Lu Xun's ancestral residence, Shaoxing Lu Xun Memorial Hall and other scenic spots, which is the best place for tourists to feel Lu Xun's life situation and taste Lu Xun's style.
Anchang Ancient Town is one of the four ancient towns of Shaoxing, was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty, repeatedly destroyed and built, the architectural style follows the typical characteristics of Jiangnan Water Town, a dress with water, simple and elegant, its specialty Anchang sausage, pulled white sugar is more famous, and because the master emerges in an endless stream, known as "the hometown of the master".
As we all know, rice wine is one of the three ancient wines in the world, originating from China, and only China has it, and it is Shaoxing wine that can represent Chinese rice wine. In order to let people have a deeper understanding of rice wine, Shaoxing specially built a rice wine museum, covering an area of 30,000 square meters and a construction area of 16,000 square meters, which is currently the only professional large-scale museum in China to display the history and culture of Chinese rice wine.