Although it doesn't sound good, when time goes by and you return to your familiar life, you will find that those days seem to be years borrowed from other people's lives, like a warm and shiny cocoon hanging in your memory. Many people are looking for the meaning of travel, but in the end they can't say why.
The most obvious cognition is probably above the horizon, "read thousands of books and take Wan Li Road". With more roads, people's minds naturally become bigger, and many things that they don't understand suddenly have answers. We have crossed Qian Shan, and on this road, your vision will be broadened. Many people like to get together in big cities, but they ignore the ancient rhyme in the corner of the city.
What I want to say today is that the ancient town that Anhui plans to rebuild at a cost of 654.38+0 billion yuan is called "Wuzhen, Anhui", which is little known in China. Let's look down together Anhui is one of the provinces with the richest tourism resources in China, with vast territory and abundant resources, numerous cultural relics and historic sites, and five national key scenic spots.
Huangshan Mountain (a classic landscape model in China), Jiuhua Mountain (one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China), Tianzhu Mountain (once named "Nanyue" by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty) and Langya Mountain, which is as famous as Ouyang Xiu's Zuiweng Pavilion in the Song Dynasty. Anhui has profound cultural heritage and unique features, and the three cities in the province are national historical and cultural cities.
Today we are not introducing famous mountains and rivers, but an ancient town in Anhui. This ancient town named Xihe Ancient Town is located in the south of Wuhu County, Wuhu City, Anhui Province, at the junction of Xuanzhou District of Xuancheng City, Nanling County of Wuhu City and Wuhu County, with an area of about 0.33 square kilometers. 780 households, 1, 608 people.
According to ancient books, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, the town was overgrown with weeds, seriously flooded and inaccessible, commonly known as "Caotou Lake". There is a local Antang, which people used to call "Tea Temple". During the Hongwu period, dams were built, and the people moved here to live and work in peace and contentment. People come and go, forming a small market town, and because it is located on the west bank of Qingyi River, it is named "Xihe".
Xihe is an ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River, which is said to have a long history of more than 600 years. Houses have been built on both sides of the polder, because disasters are prevented and dams are reinforced every year. Therefore, the roof foundation is about 1.5m lower than the pavement. There is a bluestone pavement in the center of the street, which twists and turns nearly 1200m, and the width of the street is uneven, so it is also called "Wuzhen, Anhui".
The facades of the shops on both sides face each other, and the windows are much lower than the center of the street. The wall of the old house along the river is steep, and the foundation is stone. It needs to be pulled up a few feet to ensure that it can be hit by water during the flood season. There is a bluestone guardrail along the outer river for people to pass through. Walking down the stone steps from the center of the street, even if you walk into the house, you can extend more than ten meters.
In addition, there are Zhangjia Lane and Tudi Lane on the outer side of the upper street, and Xuhuilan Lane, Jiangdong Lane and Jiarui Lane on the inner side of the middle street, all of which are connected by old streets and can lead to Shen Gongwei or the water transport pier along the river. 1983 new cement pavement in Xihe ancient town. Every time the sun rises, this street becomes lively, and people carrying baskets and trolleys gather here from all directions.
After the opening of Wanxi Highway 1986, it began to inject population into the ancient town of Xihe, and then the market flourished, with an average daily sales of 10,000 yuan, showing the most prosperous period in history. Xihe River is no longer the "Siberia" of economy and culture. It is an inexhaustible yellow sand resource and a pioneering youth, and will gain a bumper harvest of material civilization and spiritual civilization.
Xihe ancient town, as a natural water transport terminal, has developed commerce throughout the ages, and merchants from all over the world are in an endless stream. Special snacks are also well known, especially the ancient town's secret bacon, which has a history of nearly 300 years. Wonton, mutton, cake, fried dried fruit, square cake, Qingyijiang small fish, etc. They are all delicious and memorable, with no pigments, additives, monosodium glutamate and preservatives, which belong to the old taste in the depths of memory.
In recent years, commercial streets around Xihe ancient town have emerged in an endless stream, and many modern buildings have settled down. However, the ancient town of Xihe still has its own characteristics and rich tourist conditions. It is also a unique opportunity for the local government to plan to spend 654.38+0 billion yuan to develop the ancient town and turn the ancient town of Xihe into a good tourist destination with both modernization and ancient charm.