During the Tang Dynasty, Wuzhen was subordinate to Suzhou Prefecture. In the 13th year of Tang Xiantong (872), the title of "Wuzhen" first appeared on the monument of Wang Ming Temple in Suo Jing. The history of Wuzhen as a "town" may begin from now on. Wuzhen has a history of 1200 years. The Beijing-Hangzhou Canal runs through the town. Historically, the river was divided into Wu and Qing towns. Wuzhen in Hexi belongs to Wucheng County of Huzhou, and Qingqing Town in Hedong belongs to Tongxiang County of Jiaxing. Until 1950, the two towns of Qing Wu were formally merged, collectively known as Wuzhen, which belonged to Tongxiang County and Jiaxing, and today.
Wuzhen Scenic Area officially opened on June, 2006 1+0. Although it was developed late, it started high and was well preserved. The whole development process adheres to the principle of "replacing the old with the new, and correcting the old as before". Now there are still people living in the scenic spot, and they have not all moved away because of tourism development. Their previous lifestyle is almost the same as their current lifestyle, so Wuzhen is carefree, original and ancient town life!
The river we see now is called Dongshi River, with a depth of 3 meters. It is running water, connecting the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. There are still people living in ancient houses across the river, so Wuzhen is a truly living ancient water town.
Not far from here, you can see a distinctive stone bridge-Fengyuan Shuangqiao. Combined with a word, it means that there is a covered shed above the bridge, so it is also called a covered bridge. There is also a drainage fence under the bridge, which was equivalent to a sluice at that time.
After crossing the bridge, the first thing we came to was the Bay of Wealth. Originally, it was not called Caishen Bay, but Zhuanshuan Bay. Wuzhen's water system is very special and cross-shaped. The narrower the river at the gate, the less likely the ship will turn around. So the locals dug a pond here and built a place for transshipment. At the same time, in order to distinguish it from Zhuanshuan Bay in other places, they borrowed the former temple of wealth and named it Caishen Bay.
Looking back, you can see an old drugstore called Xiangshan Hall. Although smaller than Hu Qingyu Hall in Hangzhou, it has a history of 120 years. It was founded by Lu Qingyu, a drug dealer in Ningbo. His grandson Lu Quqing moved the pharmacy here. There are about 300 medicine cabinets around the counter.
After seeing the drugstore, we walked on, and then we saw the God of Wealth Hall mentioned just now. In Wuzhen, there has always been the custom of taking five roads. The so-called taking five roads means taking five roads, one in the southeast and one in the northwest. This god of wealth is the comparison between the gods and the gods on the East Road. Bigan was the prime minister of Shang Dynasty. He was loyal to the king until he gave his heart to Shang Zhouwang. At that time, the people admired this comparison, especially.
The street we are walking now is called Dongjie, with a total length of 1, 300 meters. There are old stone roads and old houses on both sides. There are more than 350 families living in the whole street, with a population of nearly 1 000. In the past, it was neat and clean, because all the three lines and two pipes were buried in the ground during development. Now people on both sides have water and electricity in their homes, and every household has installed toilets for them, and the sewage is not discharged into the river next to them, so the development of tourism has also improved the living environment to a certain extent.
Jiangnan baichuang hall
After meeting the leaders, we visited the Jiangnan Hundred Bed Museum, which, as the name suggests, houses various ancient beds in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. This old house is a large local family named Zhao, an old house seven miles deep. First of all, the first bed we saw was the oldest bed in our exhibition hall: the Ming-style horseshoe-foot tubular frame bed, with a history of at least 400 years. Ming-style furniture is simple and elegant, and the materials are exquisite. The whole bed is made of beech. Then we moved in, and there is a treasure of the town hall in the 100-bed hall, which is a thousand-layer bed.
What we see here is a clear and step-by-step thousand-work bed. Why is it called a thousand-work bed? It means one job a day, and a thousand jobs means a carpenter has to work for a thousand days, which is three years. Exquisite carving is also called wonderful workmanship. There are 65,438+006 figures carved on this bed. In ancient times, 108 was a lucky number. Moreover, this bed is a wedding bed, and a newly married couple just filled in 108, which is also a symbol of good luck. This bed covers an area of more than six square meters and has four depths. The first is the place to change shoes, the second is the dressing room, and the third is the toilet. The last item is used by the owner when he sleeps and rests. Fully equipped, equivalent to the current suite. The most distinctive feature of this bed is the wooden sign hanging in the air, which was given to the owner by the carpenter who used to make the bed. Equivalent to the current greeting cards, there is a kind of talk. This card is like the Do Not Disturb sign hanging on the door of our hotel now.
After reading the thousand beds, you can see three beds with the same style, which belong to the combination of Chinese and western. On both sides of the bed, there are two western-style Roman pillars. Peony flowers are hung on the bed. Peony flowers represented wealth in ancient China, as well as grapes and double happiness. Grapes have many children and grandchildren, and many children are blessed; In China, when people get married, double happiness is a symbol of happiness. That is to say, this bed is also a wedding bed, and this bed was left in the early years of the Republic of China and made of mahogany.
Then most of the beds we just saw are double beds. Next, we can look at two female beds. First of all, let's take a look at the modern carved herringbone bed, which is used by girls aged thirteen or fourteen. Although it is a young lady's bed, the carvings on this bed are mostly the designs of military commanders. It can be said that this little girl doesn't like red makeup and loves military makeup, and she belongs to Mulan type and has great ambitions. Looking up, she could see two lines: "If you want to grasp the sky and the moon, a stone will break your heart." This bed is also carved with patterns of bats, representing many blessings, and the mighty lion also plays a role in avoiding evil spirits. Next to the lady's bed in Qing Dynasty, this kind of lady's bed is bright red, which is a precious silver paint. The figures on the bed are all gilded.