Where is Gulaoshui Town located?
Gulaoshui Town is located on the Xijiang River in Gulao Town, Heshan City. It has been formed for more than 600 years. The land in the water town is divided vertically and horizontally by the water network. There is a pond in the dike, a ground beside the pond, trees on the ground, a village among the trees, a bridge in the village, a river under the bridge and a boat in the river. It is a typical southern water town with the most Pearl River Delta characteristics. There are outstanding people in Gulao water town, including Feng Baxiu, the ancient goddess of Laodi, Chen Kai, the uprising leader and "Wang Di" of Guangdong and Guangxi, Liang Zan, the master of Chinese Wing Chun Boxing, Lu, the master of modern Cantonese opera, the first generation of heroes in China and the family of "five generations of rich heroes". Gulao water town has typical Pearl River Delta characteristics, folk customs, landscape scenery and water town charm. The beautiful scenery of "small bridge flowing water" in Ma Zhiyuan's ci can be seen everywhere, which made Su Dongpo, a great writer in history, get off the boat and stop on his way south, and wrote the poem "You can't go without lingering". Shiqian Bridge and Banyan Tree, which have a history of 100-200 years, bear witness to the long history of the water town. Ancestral temples and houses in the water town are typical representatives of modern architectural art in southern China. Traditional activities in water towns, such as dragon boat racing, still maintain strong vitality. The food culture of the water town has a long history, and diners are full of praise for its raw fish, fish skin horns, minced fish porridge, bamboo tube noodles and osmanthus fish.