The History and Culture of Huangjiabu Town

Huangjiabu, which shows the achievements of modern civilization, is also a poetic and picturesque land of geomantic omen. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yu family settled in the lakeside of Xingshan in Huangjiabu, leaving many romantic stories. Ten scenic spots in Lan Ying, such as "Holding Water in Xiao Xia", "Moth Peak for Dinner", "Crying by the Lake" and "Starbridge Printing the Moon", are good evidence. Xie Qian, a great scholar in Ming Dynasty, once built a villa in Xingshan (also known as Yingshan), which was called "Ginkgo Villa". Xuebu Lake Villa in Fenglan Villa is more concerned by the world. ("Xuehu" is the Qianjin Lake in Gao Qiao Village today), (Ming) Wang Shouren once sang "Jiti Villa", (Ming) Cenbiao also praised Xuehu with eight poems about Xuehu, including Xuefeng, Xuepo, Xuedi and Wu Xue. At present, Huangjiabu has many Ming and Qing buildings with unique Jiangnan characteristics, such as "(Qing) Xujiahetou", "Qing (Qing) National Day Hall" and "Qing (Qing) Yi 'an Hall", which have been listed as municipal cultural relics protection units.