Jiangnan's most beautiful ancient town, so far a thousand years of history, where is it?

Jiangnan, known as the talented, affluent water towns, prosperous and developed, since ancient times is the people, beautiful scenery, although the scope of different regions of Jiangnan varies, but the yearning for the culture of Jiangnan, is the sentiment of many people, it is said that "there is a paradise, under the Suzhou-Hangzhou," Suzhou and Hangzhou, is a representative of the culture of Jiangnan. The first time I've ever seen this, I've seen it in my life.

With the development of modernization, most of the cities in Jiangnan have become modern cities, and now to find traces of Jiangnan water towns, it is difficult to find a complete impression in the big cities, if you want to enjoy the scenery of Jiangnan, some of the ancient towns, on the contrary, is the best choice.

Ancient town culture, is now one of China's most reflective of the ancient traditional culture of the attractions, these ancient towns to retain the integrity of the ancient architectural complex, tourists in which, but also intuitively feel the local cultural atmosphere, the Jiangnan region, but also left behind a lot of ancient towns, which are six ancient towns of the most well-known, the most historical value, and therefore is known as the "Jiangnan six towns! "

Chou Zhou is the most famous and the most historical town in Jiangnan.

Zhouzhuang, is one of the six ancient towns in Jiangnan, and is considered the first of the six ancient towns, here is a typical Jiangnan water town style, and retains nearly 100 classical mansions and more than 60 brick carving of the gatehouse, the unique natural scenery and cultural landscape, is the treasure of China's water township culture and the Wu culture, Zhouzhuang is also considered China's "first water township! Zhouzhuang is also regarded as the "first water town" in China.

The most beautiful ancient town in Jiangnan--Zhouzhuang

Zhouzhuang, a typical town in Jiangnan, its history is also very long, it was built with the Northern Song Dynasty, so far it has been another thousand years, and then was selected into China's first 5A scenic spots, and is a famous town of history and culture in China. Zhouzhuang is one of the few towns in China that still retains much of its traditional culture.

Zhouzhuang more than 60% of the residential still for the Ming and Qing dynasty architecture, only 0.47 square kilometers of the ancient town, but the study of the Ming and Qing dynasty architecture is one of the best areas, here and many different specifications of the ancient architecture, residential, strange building, double bridge, etc., all kinds of different ancient architecture, *** with the composition of the ancient town of zhouzhuang; Guzheng in addition to the appearance of the ancient style is still retained here, there are many folk customs, has also been passed down for many years, playing Tian Cai, rocking fast boat, granny tea and so on; in addition, but also Zhouzhuang characteristics of food and specialties, but also the unique place of this ancient town.

Attractions of Zhouzhuang

Zhang Hall Zhang Hall is a building of the Ming Dynasty, the original name of Yishuntang, in the early years of the Qing Dynasty when renamed Yuyan Hall, because the owner's last name is Zhang, so it is also known as "Zhang Hall", Zhang Hall covers an area of more than 1,800 square meters, the house of the seven into the seven out of the house, and housing more than 70, is a typical building of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is a typical building of Ming and Qing Dynasty. Hall next to Ruo Jing River through the house, as the so-called "bridge from the front door into the boat from home," in addition to the building's exquisite style, carved beams and paintings, pavilions and pavilions, beautiful, although after a hundred years, some places appear to be vicissitudes of life, a single still be able to see that the building's grandeur.

Shen Wansan's former residence Shen Wansan, is a great tycoon in China's Ming Dynasty, and Shen Wansan's former residence, located in the east of Zhouzhuang, Zhouzhuang according to historical information and historical appearance, on the site of the residence, combined with the history of the construction of the imitation of the Ming Dynasty building, through the bronze statues, brick carvings, lacquer carvings, models, layout, set of boxes, clay sculpture, comic strips and other artistic techniques to show Shen Wansan's life.

Fu'an Bridge Fu'an Bridge construction Yu 1355, is Shen Wansan's brother Shen Wansi funded the construction, so far it has been more than 600 years of history, is still very solid, this is a very cleverly designed building, is a bridge and the building combined with a unique combination of buildings, the bridge body with Jinshan granite construction, the bridge railing and the bridge steps with the Wukang stone pile. The side of the bridge and four bridge building, bridge building construction is also very delicate, carved with auspicious relief patterns, the bridge built on the house, the bridge building together, a mirror image of each other, is considered to be the crown of the bridge, building in Jiangnan, is the symbol of Zhouzhuang.

Folklore Characteristics of Zhouzhuang

Zhouzhuang still retains a lot of folklore and local characteristics, Zhouzhuang's Grandma's Tea is a local specialty, there are eating "Grandma's Tea", "Speaking of Tea", drinking " Xicha", "Xicha", "Xicha", "Xicha", "Xicha", "Xicha", "Xicha" and "Xicha". Happiness Tea", "Spring Tea", "Full-Moon Tea" and other customs, with a wide range of names, known as the "Tea Road" of the Jiangnan water town, and the locals said that if they came to Zhouzhuang and did not drink the Grandma's Tea, they would not be able to enjoy it. Zhouzhuang, but did not drink the grandmother tea, it is not really come here.

There is also a water town of special clothing, wearing a small flower head of the large lapel short jacket, flower cloth piping, small pipa buttons, the waist of a smattering of blue cloth pleated apron, embroidered with a variety of exquisite patterns, skirt under a pair of pants on the green cloth, wearing embroidered shoes with piping, the head of the head is tied with a towel wrapped in a red color.

Zhouzhuang is also a place rich in culinary culture, Shen Wansan became the richest man in Jiangnan at the end of the Yuan and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and hired famous chefs to cook all kinds of delicacies, which was called "Wansan's Banquet", and a lot of which have been handed down to the present day, such as Wansan's hooves, Wansan's cakes, etc. There are also traditional crafts that are characteristic of Zhouzhuang. There are also Zhouzhuang characteristics of traditional crafts, bamboo art, Zhuang stove, cloth, etc., these cultural practices are also Zhouzhuang centuries of accumulation.