When it comes to ancient town tourism, you may think of small bridges and flowing water, or it may be a smoke, or a gentle woman; but as more and more ancient towns begin to be commercialized, tourists on the streets, similar food and shops make the original beautiful yearning for the ancient town a disappointment.
But in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, there is such an extremely pristine ancient town, it is located next to the famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it has a glorious past, there are not too many tourists here, everything seems to be natural; it has fresh air and convenient transportation, and has become a good health and blessing place; it is Nanxun Ancient Town.
Turning over the history of Nanxun Ancient Town, we can understand that as early as the Neolithic Age, there were tribes that flourished here; the Spring and Autumn Warring States were only successively classified into Wu, Yue, and Chu, and the Sui Kai Emperor moved east to move the county to Wucheng County in the ninth year. Compared with history, Nanxun's geographical location can be said to have occupied a place in Jiangnan since ancient times, in ancient times it was an important stop on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal; now it has become the central hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration with the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai provinces and cities.
Of course, as a traveler, what I like is that Nanxun Ancient Town combines both natural and cultural scenery.
Rent a rocking boat, slowly face the wind, while listening to the boatman tell about the customs and customs of Nanxun, while admiring the small bridges along the way, the blue sky and white clouds about the unique natural scenery of the ancient town.
The air seemed to be filled with a quaint atmosphere, especially when marching to a hundred buildings, this feeling was even stronger. In the Ming Dynasty, Shangshu Dongfen built more than 100 buildings for female dependents and servants, known as "100 buildings" in ancient times, and more than 400 years later, this row of houses is still well preserved and stands by the river, becoming the most complete preserved Ming and Qing residential group in Jiangnan.
Boats in the river, people sit on rocking boats, and the houses are reflected in the river, as if it is a beautiful National Painting of Jiangnan Water Town, many people may fall in love with Nanxun Ancient Town because of the hundred buildings.
However, in my opinion, Nanxun and Baijian Lou are just as nostalgic as the garden style, among which Xiaolianzhuang is the most distinctive. This exquisite garden was originally built by Liu Yong, the richest man in Nanxun, at great expense to build a private garden with a lot of financial and material resources.
The scale of Xiaolianzhuang is extremely large, and it is laid out according to the conventional pattern of Jiangnan gardens such as gardens, family temples and Yizhuang. Stacked stones, small bridge ponds, pavilions, buildings that combine East and West, lotus leaves and fields, etc. all make the whole Little Lotus Village look extremely exquisite, and it is no wonder that everyone calls it "made by people, it is like the sky is open".
Indeed, one of the characteristics of Nanxun is the merger of China and the West, and a group of merchants in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty brought their financial resources and insights from the outside to create a very exotic architectural complex.
Zhang Shiming, grandson of Zhang Songxian, one of nanxun's "four elephants", used Jiangnan tradition and European-style architecture in the French Renaissance to create a centralized brick carving, wood carving, stone carving and Western glass carving "four must" of Jiangnan's first house, luxurious Western dance hall, French imported colored flower glass highlight the family's pride.
Liu Tiqing, the third son of Liu Yong, one of the "Four Elephants" of Nanxun, also used the style of Chinese and Western fusion to create another classic building in Nanxun, based on Confucian culture and integrating European Roman architectural styles to create a "red house".
Whether it is The Roman columns and horse head walls, or the Western crystal chandeliers and Chinese wood carvings, or the European sofas and frescoes, they all interpret the Chinese and Western style of the Red House.
Tired of walking in Nanxun Ancient Town, you may wish to find a small shop to sit down, order an authentic Nanxun flavor food, Xun hoof, steamed mandarin fish, smoked bean tea, lamb noodles according to their own preferences.
I personally prefer the most characteristic local snack - double noodles, the so-called double noodles are covered with crispy meat and crispy fish double toppings, crispy meat fat but not greasy, crispy fish outside crisp inside, with snow vegetables, green onions, soup, salty with sweet taste is very Jiangnan style.
It can be said that as a relatively niche Nanxun ancient town, #Crystal Crystal Nanxun Crystal Girl # It has not developed into an internet celebrity ancient town tourism model, everything looks relatively natural, coupled with the superior geographical location of Nanxun Ancient Town, making tourism transportation convenient. Whether it's from Shanghai, Suzhou or Hangzhou, a 2-hour tour will allow you to enter the quiet ancient town mode from the hustle and bustle of the city, so why not enjoy it? (Author: Horse and stop, life is about walking, the journey needs to be recorded!) ）