Where is the most famous ancient town in Fengxian?

The most famous ancient town in Fengxian is Fengcheng Ancient Town, which is located in the eastern part of Fengxian District in the southern suburbs of Shanghai.

An old town street with a history of more than 700 years is now faintly visible. According to ancient records, Fengcheng ancient town was once named "Qingdun", "Dunming", "Qinglin" and "Qingcun". This is a famous historical and cultural city. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, an ancient city wall was built here, which has existed as a city for more than 700 years.

Today, Fengcheng Old Street is still cross-shaped, with East Street, South Street, West Street and North Street. The distinctive "cross-shaped" road skeleton of the ancient city, together with the ancient city wall that has survived to this day, can vaguely see the prosperous style of that year. Old streets criss-cross, and its four streets, East Street, South Street, West Street and North Street, have their own characteristics. South Street is the street with the most shops and the noisiest street, while West Street is the quietest street. The characteristics of geomantic health preservation in North Street are more obvious, and there are many large supermarkets in East Street.

Features of Fengcheng Ancient Town

1, Fengcheng woodcarving

Fengcheng woodcarving originated in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. There are screens of landscape figures, cards with historical themes, hanging screens of birds and animals, white wood carvings with a hundred spring flowers and good luck, white wood carvings with love stories, various objects and ornaments dedicated to temples and hotels, middle and high-grade dowry boxes and various antique playthings. Fengcheng woodcarving has three-dimensional carving and relief, and generally it is mainly three-dimensional carving. Have the pattern and size first, then carve.

2. Fengcheng engraving paper

Fengcheng paper carving evolved from the popular paper-cut flowers such as dragon boat decals, window lattice decorations, shoe flowers and belly flowers. Folk artists substitute "carving" for "cutting", which makes their works subtle, vigorous and vivid, with rich lines and beautiful composition. To create a work, you need to make a composition first, then modify and polish it, and then carve it with a knife, which requires the sculptor to have a certain skill in painting and calligraphy and a rich imagination.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Fengcheng Town.