Dazhouzhuang fortune telling

Shen Wansan, formerly known as Shen Gui, a rich man in the early Ming Dynasty, was the sworn brother of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. I didn't know until Zhouzhuang that I came from the hometown of the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, a place where I didn't know whether the village was in the water or the water was in the village.

Zhouzhuang, known as the first water town in the south of the Yangtze River, is located in the beautiful Kunshan, and its prefecture-level city is Suzhou. Probably gives me the feeling that Zhouzhuang's business card is louder than Kunshan's. Many people know the existence of Zhouzhuang, but they really don't know that this place is in Kunshan.

This place is not big, suitable for small holidays to travel. In two or three days, you can fully and slowly integrate into the local leisure life and feel the charm of Jiangnan ancient town in different periods.

My friend and I started from Shanghai at that time, so it was convenient to take the through train. Tips: If you want to go to Zhouzhuang in other places, you can take the bullet train to Kunshan first, and then take the bus to Zhouzhuang.

Before reaching the gate of Zhouzhuang Scenic Area, you can see a village surrounded by water. The black tile roof, white walls and weeping willows on the side form a harmonious ink painting, and the outside looks quiet.

After crossing an ancient bridge, we saw the entrance to the scenic spot. An ancient city gate with a marble plaque that says Zhouzhuang, the first water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Looking in from this gate, it is a completely different block from the outside. At first glance, there are all specialty shops and several small art shops. Colorful little things are dazzling, but the most eye-catching thing is the "three hooves", which simply occupy most of the shops here. Maybe you don't know what "thirteen thousand hooves" are. Let me sell them and tell you.

The scenic spot of Jiangnan ancient town surrounded by this water area needs tickets. Tickets are not very expensive, as long as 80 yuan RMB, including most scenic spots. But there is actually another price. According to the personnel of the scenic spot, spending 176 RMB can not only visit the scenic spots, but also watch a large-scale light show and a song and dance performance at night. But then we heard that my grandparents liked it very much, and I decisively refused. Maybe I don't think grandparents and what we like should be on the same level.

After buying the tickets, we walked into the scenic spot. Another small detail is that we arrived at the bus station in Zhouzhuang at that time. In order to save time, we made a homestay bus to meet people at the bus station, so now we have a short-term tour guide. Eldest brother is from Zhouzhuang, and his home is in the scenic spot. When we go to see it, the four-star environment and the price are ok, we will live in his house.

This place is in a good location! You can see a river when you go out. The boats in the river drift slowly in front of you, one after another. Sometimes the ferryman will sing a little song. I don't know how to describe it, but it can blend into the small bridge in front of me harmoniously.

Big brother is very kind. On our way to his house again, he kept introducing us to every place we passed, and pointed out which scenic spots needed extra fees, which were very distinctive, and the places with good food had detailed recommendations. When we are ready to go out to play, we don't forget to say enthusiastically: Call me if you can't find it!

Another meaning of traveling is that you can meet all kinds of interesting people. For example, the first meeting of the hotel eldest brother will make people feel warm and cordial.

There are about fifteen scenic spots in Zhouzhuang, including some small Taoist temples, monasteries, the former residences of some cultural celebrities and some relics with historical stories. Small scenic spots are exquisite in culture and unique in style, which is suitable for people to feel in the local area in their leisure time, but there is one place that has to be said, and that is the "God Pavilion".

Where is the "God Pavilion"? Yes, it is the former residence of Shen Wansan, a famous historical figure mentioned at the beginning of my article. When I entered the Shen Guild Hall, I really felt how luxurious the big family in history was. Before that, the basic information source of my impression of the giants was TV dramas, but TV dramas were works of art after all, and many things still could not fully reflect the history.

A marble screen entered the door, which recorded the family history of Shenyang. Further inside is the main hall. In fact, I can't tell which is the main hall, because there are three similar "main halls" behind. At that time, in addition to us, there were a large number of tour groups, and only after reading the tour guide's explanation did we get a little understanding of this mansion. This building is designed to accommodate a large family. The higher the seniority, the later the oldest elder stays in the hall. In the second hall, I saw a sculpture, which was carved by Shen Wansan. Since Shen Wansan appeared, many civilians in the south of the Yangtze River will pay homage to him, just like many places pay homage to Guan Yu. The whole Shen Hall is very large. Besides the main hall, there is also a side hall. After reading it, it is always a feeling of "big, refined and luxurious".

Shen Wansan is a man with a good business mind. In the troubled times between the end of the cloud and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, he could also make a lot of wealth by doing import and export trade. Later, a story was written into a script and made into a TV series "cornucopia" starring Dicky Cheung. At that time, when the drama was popular, many of them were children born after 90. Looking back now, many scenes are still fresh in my memory.

I almost forgot to say "three horses". In fact, many stories about Shen Wansan are related to the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he is the richest man, he can't bypass the emperor after all. Isn't there a saying that "all over the world, it is the land of kings, and the land is on the coast, is it the minister of kings?" It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang once hosted a banquet for the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, and Shen Wansan was among them. In the Ming dynasty, there was a rule for emperors to eat. Every dish was served with the name of the dish. When the trotters were served, the emperor pointed to this dish and asked Shen Wansan, "Ai Qing, what is this so-called dish?" Talking, Shen Wansan quickly knelt in front of the emperor and thought for a long time but did not dare to say. The atmosphere was awkward to the extreme, and the scene was silent. Shen Wansan was sweating like a bean. At this moment, a drop of sweat just fell on his thigh. Shen Wansan had a brainwave: This pig's thigh is called pig's hoof, but my thigh is not called ten thousand hooves! So he blurted it out, and the emperor immediately laughed and saved his life. Since then, Wansanti has become famous and a specialty of Zhouzhuang, Shen Wansan's hometown.

This is probably the end of the story. Let's enjoy the rest by ourselves.

Zhouzhuang is a good place to relax and experience the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River.

When you go out on the water, there are pavilions outside the window. When you sit by the river, you can listen to the wind blowing the willows and feel the waves moving with the paddles.

Snacks and food, fishing, fire and insects. Just two words "harmony".

After I came back, I wrote a little poem:

Pedal bricks and stones

top of the head

Wansanzou

Wealth is full of pockets

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