Shaoxing is the best in the south of the Yangtze River.

Probably because the mountains here are evergreen and the water is often white.

0 1. Where is Shaoxing?

Wang Xizhi, a book sage, loves to do two things in his life. One is writing. He has a moustache pen and takes it with him wherever he goes. The second is to "send love to mountains and rivers" everywhere. Wang Xizhi has been to many places, but only Shaoxing left him the best impression.

Wang Xizhi worked in Shaoxing for five years, during which he walked through every scenic spot in Shaoxing. For this city, he has a very pithy summary: "Walking up the mountain road is like swimming in the mirror".

Yin Shan was the ancient name of Shaoxing in the Qin Dynasty. As the name implies, "mountain" is the most important feature of this city.

From the map, Shaoxing, located in the northeast of Zhejiang, is just at the junction of hills, plains and basins, and the tall Huiji Mountain occupies almost two-thirds of the land boundary.

The outline of the mountain depicts the skeleton of the city and also lays the backbone of culture. For a long time, Shaoxing was named after the mountain.

Historical records record that "Hui Yu, a vassal in the south of the Yangtze River, lost merit and was named Huiji". According to legend, Dayu died here when he held a merit meeting with the princes. Because he was buried at the foot of Huiji Mountain, people named it after this mountain.

Although this is a legend that cannot be verified, "Huiji" has always been the name of Shaoxing before the Song Dynasty.

02. Kingdom of Walking on Water

The mountain is the skeleton and the water is the eyebrow.

Cao E River and puyang river flow in Shaoxing, and the tributaries of the two rivers, even the rivers dug in the same city, are woven into a dense water network with cloth. The erosion of water first brought life, and then concluded civilization.

Shaoxing is the birthplace of Yue culture. Different from the Central Plains civilization in the Yellow River valley, the Yue culture is extremely special. In the history books, the Yue people "take the boat as a car and the horse as a horse. If it drifts with the wind, it will be difficult to follow". It can be said that the history of Yue is closely related to water.

As early as the Zhou Dynasty, the goods (specialties) that Yue paid tribute to Zhou Tianzi were boats. At that time, on the south bank of Qiantang River, the State of Yue set up a special shipyard. Due to the fluctuation of water, ships made in Vietnam are particularly light and compact. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it became famous all over the world together with the Shu boat.

Water brings not only boats but also bridges. At present, Shaoxing is one of the areas with the richest ancient bridge resources, with more than 600 existing ancient bridges. Among them, the ancient bridge group represented by the eight-character bridge has been included in the national insurance list.

The boat is in the middle of the water and the bridge is on the water. Bridges, flowing water, people, and later constructed a classic image. In a dream named "Jiangnan", it became the gentle hometown that China literati yearned for.

03. Ripples in Jiangnan

The process of Shaoxing moving towards Jiangnan culture is also a process of blending North and South cultures.

Gou Jian was the first person to bring Yue culture to the north. The allusion to eating and drinking has revealed the monarch's ambition. After years of painstaking efforts, Gou Jian became the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. This is an attempt to move the southern culture northward, and then more, it is the constant collision between the northern civilization and the south.

In the 3rd-6th century A.D., because the Hu people occupied the north, many Han people crossed south. Jiankang (now Nanjing) was the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties. Shaoxing, as the economic and cultural center of the region, was once a place where aristocratic families lived together. At that time, Xie An was hiding in Huiji Shandong, planning a comeback; And Wang Xizhi will gather in Lanting, and talents from all walks of life will be here. The romantic life in Wei and Jin Dynasties injected new vitality into Shaoxing.

When the Southern Song Dynasty was founded, Shaoxing was expected to restore the country. The name Shaoxing was created by Song Gaozong. "Less" means inheritance, while "Xing" means looking forward to revival.

Although entrusted with an important task, Song Gaozong finally chose Hangzhou as the capital. A few years later, people only looked for the words left by the Song Dynasty in the remaining Daisanji Tower and the isolated Six Mausoleums of the Song Dynasty.

At this point, Shaoxing withdrew from the background politically, but it has always been so culturally:

Apricot blossom, spring rain, awning boat, people with umbrellas walk across the ancient bridge; A cup of Shaoxing wine, a handful of dried vegetables, yellow croaker pickles soup; The wind blew a trace of moisture, and two sparrows stood outside the window and heard a female voice singing "Green Willow Leaves and Clear Sky" repeatedly in the Yue Opera.

Scenery and imprint have built a typical Jiangnan scenery for Shaoxing.

04. Characteristics of the times

Shaoxing belongs to Jiangnan, but it is not just Jiangnan.

The gentle landscape here satisfies all our fantasies about Jiangnan; However, people living here have inherited a chivalrous spirit. At the time of drastic changes in the times, this figure from Shaoxing once had a profound influence on modern China.

We first thought of Lu Xun. From Baicaoyuan to San Tan Yin Yue, Shaoxing is full of fond memories of childhood. Living in such a slow-heating town, he can tear open the disguise of human nature with rare insight.

Lu Xun walked out of Santan to reflect the moon, and Cai Yuanpei lived in Phoebe Lane. The president of Peking University, who advocates "freedom of thought and inclusiveness", has developed scientific and democratic ideas for the Chinese people ideologically and academically, and promoted the development of the New Culture Movement.

Of course, women are not allowed to have men. Qiu Jin is also from Shaoxing, which is her hometown and her last burial place. After writing "Autumn Rain Worries for People", Qiu Jin repaid his lifelong pursuit of faith with his passionate blood.

05. Where to play in Shaoxing?

Thousands of years of historical accumulation have brought three-dimensional and complex scenery to Shaoxing.

Face A belonging to Shaoxing is related to Vietnamese culture. Shaoxing has never missed the highlights in China's history, such as hard work, romantic life in Xie Wang and highlights. Shaoxing's bread B is wrapped in Jiangnan culture. Ancient bridges, flowing water and awning boats give us a concrete and subtle feeling of all the fantasies in Jiangnan.

We recommend eight scenic spots to you. Following this list, we turn a page in Shaoxing.

1) Lu Fu

Address: Rufu, Xinhe Lane 169, Shaoxing.

Opening hours: all day

Admission: free.

Lv Fu is the residence of Lu Kan, the minister of rites in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, with thirteen halls, so it is also called thirteen halls of Lv Fu. The whole building has clear painting, huge materials, simple structure, regular production and simple and magnificent style. It is a representative ancient building of Ming Dynasty in Shaoxing. In 200 1 year, it was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

2) The Dashan Pagoda in Shaoxing

Address: City Square, Jiefang North Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing

Opening hours: all day

Admission: free.

Dashan Pagoda was originally built in Daisanji, but the pagoda was destroyed by the temple. This tower was built in Tian Liang Prison for three years (504 years), and it has been revived and abandoned many times. This tower is a building of Amin dynasty, 40 meters high, and it is a pavilion made of brick and wood. During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, pagodas, eaves and pavilions were all destroyed by fire, leaving only pagodas.

3) Shaoxing ancient bridge group

Address: Hekeqiao District, Shaoxing

Opening hours: all day

Admission: free.

Shaoxing ancient bridges include 12 ancient bridges built during the Song Dynasty to the Republic of China, including Bazi Bridge, Guangxiang Bridge, Guangning Bridge, Si Long Bridge, Taiping Bridge, Xiegong Bridge, Fanqiao Bridge, Yingen Bridge, Baiwang Bridge, Jiedu Bridge, Rongguang Bridge and Jingkou Bridge. These ancient bridges have a long history and exquisite structure, and were packaged as national key cultural relics protection units in 20 13.

4) Avoid the pond of Fuyang Tea Lake

Address: Jingyang Tea Lake (Jinghu New District), Lingzhi Town, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing

Opening hours: all day

Admission: free.

The refuge pool of Fuyang Chahu Lake was built in Revelation of Tomorrow. It was originally a large water conservancy facility for ships to shelter from the wind. The total length is about 3.5 kilometers, showing a north-south trend. The southern section of the pond is about 2 kilometers long, and 1969 has become a bank when it surrounds the lake. The northern section is about 1.5km, still facing water on both sides, and remains intact.

5) Ship channel

Address: No.518, Ke Yan Avenue, Keqiao District, Shaoxing, in Jianhu Scenic Area, Ke Yan Scenic Area, Shaoxing.

Opening hours: 8: 00- 16: 30.

Admission: 100 yuan/person (Jianhu Scenic Area is a joint ticket, including Ke Yan, Jianhu and Luzhen).

Shaoxing Xianfu Road is located in Shaoxing section of the East Zhejiang Canal, which runs through Shaoxing from east to west. It is a passage for ancient people to sail with their sails on their backs, and it is also a barrier for ships to avoid wind and waves. Because the materials used are bluestone and bluestone, it is also called "white jade long dike".

6) Ke Yan Statue and Cliff Stone Carvings.

Address: Ke Yan Scenic Area, Ke Yan Street, Keqiao District, Shaoxing

Opening hours: 8: 00- 16: 30.

Admission: 100 yuan/person (joint ticket, including Ke Yan, Jianhu and Luzhen).

Keyan used to be a quarry in ancient Shaoxing. Because artisans cut mountains to get stones, they have created different landscapes such as stone pits, caves, stone pools, stone pillars and stone walls, among which the most famous is the statue of Ke Yan (Buddha). This stone Buddha is 27.3 meters high and its bottom circumference is about 50 meters. There are more than 10 cliff stone carvings in Ke Yan, most of which were carved in Qing dynasty.

7) Stone Mile Statue and Thousand-Buddha Rock Statue of the Great Buddha Temple

Address: Xinchang Big Buddha Temple Cultural Tourism Zone, Renmin West Road, Nanming Street, Xinchang County, Shaoxing 1 17

Opening hours: 7: 00- 17: 30.

Admission: 50 yuan/person

The statue of Maitreya Buddha in the Great Buddha Temple was carved in the first year of Qiyong in the Southern Dynasty (486 -5 16). It was carved by three generations of monks, namely Hu Sang, Sang Shu and Sang You, for 30 years. It is known as the "three generations of sacred objects" and is the oldest grotto Buddha statue in the world.

Thousand Buddha Rock Statues were created by Yu Falan and Yu Fakai, monks of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and were originally named Yuan Hua Temple. In the third year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (485), more than 1,000 small buddhas were made by opening caves, and the name was changed to "Thousand Buddha Temple". In 20 13, the stone Maitreya statue and the thousand Buddha rock statue of the Great Buddha Temple were included in the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

8) Chongren Village complex

Address: Chongren Town, Shengzhou, Shaoxing

Opening hours: all day

Admission: free.

Chongren Village is a large ancient town with a total area of 3 square kilometers, including all kinds of ancient buildings from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China. It is not only numerous, but also well preserved.

There are various types of buildings, including traditional ancestral halls, houses, academies, factories, shops, workshops, temples and shrines, as well as complete modern township government management institutions, such as courts, offices and police stations, which fully reflect the history of social system evolution. In 2006, it was listed in the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

You may have fantasized about what Jiangnan water town looks like countless times.

But Shaoxing's water town is not a dream, but the normal state of life. Fireworks here are history, and water towns here also exist in cities.

There are many commercial buildings and many local villages, and vertical and horizontal water networks are intertwined with residential buildings.

There are countless celebrities in this land, but they are not far away; Dark dreams have always existed in this ancient city, but they are all hidden in painted tiles.

The story of Shaoxing is worth digging again and again. The charm of Shaoxing has a long history in Micari in the south of the Yangtze River.

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