Wuzhen Ancient Town 乌镇古镇

Overview

Chinese Name: 乌镇古镇
English Name: Wuzhen, Wuzhen Ancient Town
Location: Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province
Type: Historical and cultural heritage
Rating Level: AAAAA (5A)
website:http://www.wuzhen.com.cn/

Brief Introduction

Wuzhen Ancient Town 乌镇古镇 has an ancient town built more than 1300 years ago. The inland water system town divides the town into four areas: the east, the south, the northwest, and the local people, respectively, “East Gate 东栅, South Gate 南栅, West Gate 西栅 and North Gate 北栅 ” in Shixi Town.

Wuzhen is a typical ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Wuzhen was originally bounded by the Shihe River (Chexi) and divided into two towns of Wuqing. Wuzhen in Hexi belongs to Wucheng County in the Huzhou region; Qingzhen in Hedong belongs to Tongxiang County in Jiaxing region. During the period of the People’s Republic of China, Wuzhen, west of Shihe River, was placed under Tongxiang County, collectively referred to as Wuzhen.

The houses on the streets of Wuzhen are mainly buildings of the Qing Dynasty 清朝建筑 and are well preserved. The whole Zhenjiang River Street is connected, and Bridge Street is connected. Along the river are all kinds of dwellings, shops, deep courtyards, century-old houses, as well as the Langfang estuary and arcades 拱廊 that cross the road.

It is a typical Jiangnan “small bridge and flowing water home”. Wuzhen is a town with a thousand-year-old culture. Historically, the town produced 64 Jinshi 进士 and 161 Juren 举人. Mao Dun, Shen Zemin, Yan Duhe were all from Wuzhen.

What is worth to visit and see？

Main attractions

1, Wuzhen East Gate

The scenic area of Dongzha District is large and the scenery is quiet and beautiful. The scenic area is about 2 kilometers long. It consists of Dongzha Old Street 东栅老街, Guanqian Street观前街, Riverside Water Pavilion 河边水阁 and Lang Peng 廊棚. When you are in Dongzha, you can deeply feel the unique quiet and graceful scenery of Jiangnan water town. breath.

Jiangnan Woodcarving Exhibition Hall was originally the mansion of the Xu family in Dongzha, also known as Baihua Hall, which is famous for its exquisite woodcarvings. Today, the main room and the partial room display a wealth of ancient Chinese wood carving 木雕 products.

There are a wide variety of wood carvings and rich materials, including folklore such as “Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea 八仙过海 ” and “Guo Ziyi’s Birthday 郭子仪祝寿 “, life scenes such as “fishing 打鱼” and “fighting crickets 斗蟋蟀”, as well as traditional patterns such as “Dragon and Phoenix 龙凤呈祥 ” and “Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum 梅兰竹菊 “. Folk customs with Jiangnan characteristics

Jiangnan Hundred Beds Museum is the first museum in China that specializes in collecting and exhibiting ancient Jiangnan beds 江南古床. It is also known as Zhao Family Hall 赵家厅by locals. . There are all kinds of wooden beds from wealthy businessmen to ordinary people, ranging from one bed and one room to one bed with multiple rooms (the bed is equipped with a dressing room, toilet, servant room 仆人间, etc.). There is both the luxury of the nobles and the frugality of the common people.

Hongyuan Tai Dyeing Factory was founded in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The original site was in Nanzha, and Guangxu in the Qing 光绪 Dynasty moved here. It is the production base of blue calico and also the distribution center of blue calico products 蓝印花布制品. China’s blue calico is famous all over the world, and Wuzhen is one of the origins of blue calico

2. Wuzhen Xizha

Xizha Scenic Spot is located on the West Street of Wuzhen, adjacent to the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal 京杭大运河, and has direct highways to the urban areas of Jiangsu 江苏, Suzhou 苏州 and Tongxiang, with convenient transportation.

Unlike Dongzha, which focuses on tourism, Xizha focuses on business tourism and leisure and vacation. The Xizha Scenic Spot has a huge area, with rivers crisscrossing vertically and horizontally. There are 72 ancient bridges. The density of river channels and the number of stone bridges are the highest among the ancient towns in the country.

The White Lotus Pagoda is located on the Huanhe Island on the banks of the Xizha Grand Canal. The White Lotus Pagoda is seven steps high and the tower is about 51 meters high. It is the tallest building in Wuzhen. There is an octagonal Shenglian Square under the tower. There is a stone boat on the side.

The White Lotus Pagoda is a pavilion-style pagoda with a mixed structure of brick and wood that was popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Looking at the pagoda, its appearance is shuttle-shaped. In fact, the plane of the pagoda is square, and the tower base is also a square of 24 meters by 24 meters. , the interior floor is paved with clear water square bricks.

The water stage is located on the north side of Xizha Old Street. The special feature of this stage is that it is built on the water, so people call it the “water stage”. Its scale and exquisiteness are also rare in China.

The Mao Dun Memorial Hall 茅盾纪念馆 has a construction area of about 1,000 square meters and is divided into two floors. There are 59 Mao Dun relics, nearly 1,000 books, and more than 90 pictures. Many materials are displayed in front of the world for the first time. The road and the road of literature are the main lines, showing the magnificent life of Mr. Mao Dun 茅盾先生.