Shaoxing is one of the first national historical and cultural cities with a long history, profound cultural heritage and numerous cultural relics. It is a famous water town, bridge town and wine town in the south of the Yangtze River, and also a famous hometown of opera and calligraphy. As a result, the characteristics of Shaoxing regional culture have been formed.
-the hometown of celebrities. There are many talented people in Shaoxing, including politicians, thinkers, writers, artists and scientists, such as the founding father Dayu and Ju Jian, the philosopher Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the calligrapher Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty, the poet He of the Tang Dynasty, the poet Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty, the philosopher Wang Yangming of the Ming Dynasty, the painter Xu Wei, the heroine Qiu Jin, the academic master Cai Yuanpei, the literary master Lu Xun, and the great men Zhou Enlai, Fan Wenlan and Ma Yinchu. President Mao Zedong praised Shaoxing as "the hometown of celebrities". The collection materials include Comments on Shaoxing Celebrities, Celebrities of Previous Dynasties in Shaoxing, Dictionary of Shaoxing Celebrities, Ode to an Hundred Poems in Shaoxing, Complete Works of Lu Xun, Qiu Jin and Cai Yuanpei, Selected Legends of Wang Xizhi, Biography of Lu You, Academician Shaoxing of China Academy of Science and Engineering, etc.
-Water town. In Shaoxing, rivers and lakes are densely covered, waterways are networked, rural villages are surrounded by rivers, and many houses are built with white walls and tiles, depending on the water or standing by the river, forming a water lane, which is a typical "small bridge with flowing water". The unique awning boat in Shaoxing water town lingers among them and is hidden among green trees and bamboos. Jianhu Lake, East Lake and Huancheng River are all famous landscapes. The collection materials include Shaoxing Landscape, Jianhu and Shaoxing Water Conservancy, Comprehensive Management of Water Conservancy in Shaoxing City, Shaoxing Old House and so on.
Xiang Qiao. In Shaoxing, the street follows the river and the river meets the bridge. A river is a road, and a bridge is a continuation of the road. There are more than 10,000 bridges with different shapes and unique styles in the city, so it is called "Bridge Museum". The building materials are all blue stones and green slates. The most famous is the splayed bridge built in the Southern Song Dynasty, which is the earliest overpass in China. The longest is Zhouzhi Road, which was built in the Han Dynasty and stretches for several miles. Many ancient bridges, such as Fanqiao Bridge, left many anecdotes and legends of celebrities. The collection includes "Shaoxing Stone Bridge" and "Shaoxing Bridge Culture".
-The land of wine. Shaoxing is one of the five famous wine cultural cities in China. Shaoxing yellow rice wine, also known as old wine, has a history of nearly 2500 years. It is divided into Justin, Rice, Good Brewing and Xiangxue, and is known as the "crown of oriental famous wines". Shaoxing wine culture is very rich, and the wine, wine art and wine interest that accompany it are still popular today. Xianheng Hotel, Wupeng Boat and bars and teahouses in ordinary alleys are all good places for wine tasting. 1989 Shaoxing held the first Shaoxing Yellow Rice Wine Festival in China. The collection materials include Shaoxing wine culture, China Shaoxing Yellow Rice Wine Group Company Gu Yue Longshan, Shen Yonghe, etc.
-the hometown of calligraphy. Lanting is a famous calligraphy shrine at home and abroad. On the third day of the third lunar month in 353 AD, Wang Xizhi improvised the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion by Mo Guan Zhonghua, and a number of calligraphy masters also appeared in history. Shaoxing's calligraphy achievement occupies an important position in the history of China's calligraphy art development. Exquisite calligraphy of various schools can be seen everywhere in the streets, places of interest and historical sites of Shaoxing. In Yuling, there are precious Li Si's calligraphy "Huiji Engraving Stone", Xiao Zhuan's "Yishan Topic" and Cao E's "Maid", which are known as "Miao Yan". Zhu Jie Temple, Fanqiao, Feibi and Tibetan Girl Lane in the urban area are all related to Wang Xizhi. The Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress decided to designate the third day of the third lunar month as Shaoxing Calligraphy Festival. The first calligraphy festival was held in 1985. Since then, Shaoxing has held Lanting Calligraphy Festival every year. The collection includes Notes on the Complete Works of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi and Chen Bo's calligraphy.
-The hometown of traditional operas in China. There are many operas in Shaoxing, such as Yue Opera, Shao Opera, Xinchang Tune, Shaoxing Lotus Fall and so on. Yue Opera is the second largest drama in China. Yue Opera A Dream of Red Mansions and butterfly lovers are household names, and Shao Opera Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon was once popular all over the country. The collected materials include Yue Opera, its origin and the development history of Shao Opera.
Shaoxing is also a country of cultural relics. It has a long history and profound culture, and places of interest are spread all over urban and rural areas. The most famous ones are Lu Xun's former residence, Qiu Jin's former residence, Xianfu Road, Dayu Tomb, Lanting, Shenyuan, Cai Yuanpei's former residence, Zhou Enlai's ancestral home, Zhuji Xishi Temple, Xinchang Buddha Temple, Shangyu Cao Eyuan, Shengzhou West Tomb, Yinshan Wang Yueling and so on. There are 202 cultural relics protection units at all levels, including 9 national and 42 provincial. In addition, there are more than 3,000 cultural relics and 35,000 Tibetan cultural relics, which are known as "museums without walls". The collection includes Hundreds of Scenery in Shaoxing, Tomb of Dayu, Notes on Shaoxing Monuments, Range Rover in Vietnam, Lanting, etc.
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