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Dangkou Ancient Town
[Jiangsu? Wuxi? Xishan District]
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Address: Jiangsu Province Map of Hengfanglu, Ehu Town, Xishan District, Wuxi City
Wuhua Tianbao, beautiful bells and whistles, numerous celebrities, and a famous historical town.
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6.3% off original price: 95
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Huangshan Fort
[Jiangsu? Wuxi? Jiangyin City]
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Address: Map of the north end of Gongyuan Road, Jiangyin City, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
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Every time during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the river tide surges, which is very spectacular.
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Rongxiang Ancient Town
[Jiangsu? Wuxi? Binhu District]
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Address: Map of Rongxiang Street, Binhu District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province
Rongxiang, which had been neglected for many years, was once again "favored" during the large-scale demolition of the old city in Wuxi. This old alley with old houses and leaky eaves is deeply imprinted with the footprints of China's national industrial pioneers.
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Qingyu Playground Xibang Xinchuan Stone Pillar
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Tongli Ancient Town
5A Scenic Area [Jiangsu? Suzhou? Wujiang City]
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Address: Jiangsu Province Map of Tongli Town, Wujiang City, Suzhou
The six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, known as the Little Venice of the East
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Piaomiao Music Tour "Ink Painting" "Legend of Lixin Pearl Tower" Large Indoor Water Village Scene Performance
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Jinxi Ancient Town
4A Scenic Area [Jiangsu? Suzhou? Kunshan City]
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Address: Map of Wenchang Road, Jinxi Town, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Dense lakes, ancient bridges, literati and poets gather here land.
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44% off original price: 65
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Qili Shantang
4A Scenic Spot [Jiangsu? Suzhou? Jinchan District]
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Address: Jinchan District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province Map of No. 218 Guangji Road
Qili Shantang is the golden land and downtown area of ??Suzhou in ancient times
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Qiandeng Ancient Town
4A Scenic Area [Jiangsu? Suzhou? Kunshan City]
< p>Hot 3.6/5 Hot:Address: No. 1788, Qinfeng Road, Qiandeng Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province (near Qinfeng Middle Road) Map
A famous historical and cultural town with history long.
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13% off original price: 60
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There are 9 related attractions in the scenic area:
Qianyi Pottery Workshop, Jade Reclining Buddha, Gu Yanwu’s Former Residence, Shaoqing Garden, Sanqiao Invitation to the Moon, Qinfeng Tower, Gu Jian Memorial Hall, Qinwangshan Stone Street
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Tinzhuang Ancient Street
[Jiangsu? Suzhou? Zhangjiagang City]
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Address: Jiangsu Map of Tianzhuang Ancient Street, Fenghuang Town, Zhangjiagang City, Suzhou City
One of the important historical and cultural heritages of Zhangjiagang City
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6.3% off Original price: 30
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Zhenze Ancient Town
3A Scenic Spot [Jiangsu? Suzhou? Wujiang City]
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Address: Map of Zhenze Town, Wujiang City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
A famous town in the south of the Yangtze River with a long history, the famous hometown of silk.
Starting from ￥42
54% off original price: 75
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There are 3 related attractions in the scenic area:
Ciyun Temple Pagoda Master Jian Hall Wenchang Pavilion
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Pingjiang Historical and Cultural Street
< p>4A Scenic Area [Jiangsu? Suzhou? Pingjiang District]Hot 3.5/5 Hot:
Address: Map of Pingjiang Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou
Xiaoqiao Running water, white walls and black tiles.
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Lanya Quyuan Theater
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Shaxi Ancient Town
[Jiangsu? Suzhou? Taicang City]
Hot 3.5/5 Hot:
Address: Map of Baiyun Road, Shaxi Ancient Town, Taicang City, Suzhou, Jiangsu
The characters and flowers are of various shapes and lifelike.
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12% off original price: 50
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Zhouzhuang Wansan Water Wealth Cruise Ship
[Jiangsu? Suzhou? Zhouzhuang]
Hot 3.5/5 Hot:
Address: Zhouzhuang, Kunshan City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province Map of Zhenwansan Caidao Wharf (next to the ancient stage)
Secret the secret of wealth in Wansan, worship the God of Wealth, receive blessings and gather wealth.
Starting from ￥185
14% off original price: 220
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This scenic spot is within the main scenic area of ??Zhouzhuang and goes to the main scenic area
Gusu Twelve Niangs Style Garden
[Jiangsu? Suzhou]
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Address: Map diagonally opposite Yanjia Garden, Mudu Ancient Town, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
Integrate homestay experience, catering, teahouse, and cultural display
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Fengqiao Ancient Town
[Jiangsu? Suzhou? Fengqiao]
Hot 3.5/5 Hot:
Address: Suzhou, Jiangsu Province Map of Fengqiao Scenic Area in Jinchang District of the City
It maintains the exquisite style of the ancient town and is a good place for sightseeing and rest.
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This scenic spot is within the main scenic area of ??Fengqiao. Go to the main scenic area
Zhengyi Ancient Town
[Jiangsu? Suzhou? Kunshan City]
Hot 3.5/5 Hotness:
Address: Map of Zhengyi Town, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
There are outstanding people, a strong cultural atmosphere, and famous calligraphers. .
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There are indeed many ancient towns in Suzhou, but as a Wuxi person, I still hope you go to Wuxi for the following reasons:
Every piece of history, Everyone has their own legend that cannot be copied. No matter how time passes, some things in the world can still penetrate the long river of time. Just like ancient towns, they are silent, but they stand in the depths of the city with the glory of history, passing on the glory and dreams of their ancestors to our era.
Wuxi, this ancient land, also has many ancient towns. Some of these ancient towns have become well-known tourist attractions, while others still bear the wind and frost of history and stand unknown to the public. Known corners. Get close to them, and you will find that their simple appearance contains surprising things. Even after many years, you can still feel the past glory and pride of this land!
1. Jiangnan Ancestral Hall Huishan Ancient Town
Wuxi Huishan Ancient Town is located in the west of Wuxi City, at the foot of the northeastern slopes of Xishan and Huishan. It is only 2.5 kilometers away from the city center and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It flows immediately to the north. It is characterized by its unique geographical location, beautiful natural environment and dense distribution of ancient ancestral halls. It is the only neighborhood in Wuxi where the old neighborhood style is well preserved.
Scenery of Huishan Ancient Town
Huishan in Wuxi not only combines elegance and ancient charm, but is also a place where Wuxi’s cultural relics gather. Among them, the ancestral hall complex located around Huishan Temple, It can be called a museum of Chinese ancestral temple architecture. In June 2006, with the approval of the State Council, the ancestral halls in Huishan Ancient Town were announced as national key cultural relics protection units. Among the Huishan ancestral halls, there are Hua Xiaozi Temple, Zhide Temple, Youwen Jianggong Temple, Qianwusu Prince Temple, Huaixiang Zhaozhong Temple, Liugeng Cottage, Gu Dongyang Temple, Wang Wumingong Temple, Lu Xuangong Temple, and Yang Oufang The 10 ancestral halls including the ancestral hall are nationally protected key ancestral hall buildings. A large number of precious stone cultural relics and monuments such as the "Stone Worshiping Mountain House Record", "East Wall Stele", "West Wall Stele", and "Sunbathing Spring" that have been hidden for more than half a century have also been protected and restored during the restoration. In addition to key ancestral halls, Huishan Ancient Town has also repaired and restored 57 ancestral halls. 16 archways and one archway were restored. An additional Xiuzhang Pavilion was built. A Kangxi "mountain color and stream light" landscape wall.
The entrance square of Huishan Ancient Town has been basically repaired, and tourist attractions such as Xishen Square, Guandao River, Archway Group, and the extension of the Xishan Mountains have been added. In the middle of the square, there is a large landmark building called Screen Wall. The front is inlaid with four large characters "Huishan Ancient Town" composed of Zhu Xi's calligraphy. Each character is 1.6 meters square. The font is resolute, majestic, deep and elegant. Among them, the coherent word "Hui" actually means "connecting hearts ten miles apart" upon closer inspection, which reflects the ancient Confucian ideals of moderation and harmony. On the reverse side of the screen wall, there is a "Picture of Jiulong Mountain Scenic Spots" from the first volume of "Huishan Ancient and Modern Research". This painting was made during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, using line drawing techniques to vividly express the mountain scenery of Huishan and the ancient town. On the south side of the restored Guandao River, an earth mountain connected to Xishan was piled up, so that the remaining veins of Xishan extended to the roadside of Ancient Huashan Mountain under the Xishan Bridge. A large number of trees and bamboos were planted on the earth mountain, making the ancient town landscape similar to Xishan Longguang Pagoda. The shadows complement each other and become more beautiful. The Guandao River has been transformed, and the Qing Dynasty buildings and stele corridors have been restored on its upper side. The "Poetry Tomb" and the inscriptions will be restored soon to reproduce the stories of Gu Guangxu writing, loving and being obsessed with poetry.
Scenery of Huishan Ancient Town
The protection area of ??Huishan Ancient Town is 1.7 kilometers long from east to west, bounded by Huangbutun and Huishan Temple, and located between Xishan Bridge and Tonghui West Road in the north and south. , 0.8 kilometers wide, with a total area of ??about 103 hectares. Among them, the core protection area is between Huishan Temple and Baoshan Bridge, covering an area of ??25 hectares. The 78 hectares east of Xihui Road is the ancient town supporting development area and style coordination area. Its planning layout takes the two water and land landscapes of the ancient canal Huishan Bang Water Street and Wulixiangci Hall Street (Zhi Street) as the axes, leading to the core of the landscape of the thousand-year-old Huishan Temple and the second spring in the world.
The main body of the scenic area of ??Huishan Ancient Town is located in the area from Huishan Heng Street and Zhi Street to Huishan Bang to the east of Baoshan Bridge, covering an area of ??about 150,000 square meters. Through the reintegration and environmental management of various buildings in the area, relying on the Huishan ancient ancestral halls, the traditional style of the original Huishan ancient town was restored, forming two traditional ancient streets and two lanes along the Huishan beach. Street and Huishanbang water tourist channel, thus building the Huishan ancient style area extending from the east side of Jichang Garden to Huangbutun.
Another highlight of the restored Huishan Straight Street is the screen wall and archway that prove the long history and culture of Huishan Ancient Town. There are currently 11 archways, ranging in size from large to small. Among them, 6 archways have been restored at Guandao River. These screen walls and archways not only beautify and enrich the landscape of Huishan Ancient Town, but also help visitors understand the long history and ancestral halls of Huishan Ancient Town. Culture provides convenience. Huishan Old Street in the ancient town stands at the east end of Huishan Straight Street. A stone tablet banner was erected at the street entrance. The four characters "Wuli Xiangchong" are engraved on the brick on the front, which was written by Dou Chengzhuo in the late Qing Dynasty; the seal script on the reverse is "Nine Peaks and Cuizhang". It was written by Sun Hanchu of the eighth generation of Shao Bao. The monument was erected in the sixth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. Wuli Xiangchong was originally an avenue from Wuxi Ximen to Huishan.
In 1976, the Wuxi section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal was rerouted, and Wulixiangcheng was abandoned. A section near Huishan was built as a boulevard, called Huishan Zhi Street. The old Jiangnan residential houses are maintained on the street, and there are many shops selling Huishan clay figurines. There is Huishan Clay Figure Museum below, Huishan Clay Figure Factory on Baoshan Bridge, and Zhang Xun Temple on the street.
Huishan Ancient Town has a long history, numerous monuments and rich cultural heritage. It is known as the open-air museum of Wuxi history and culture. From the Neolithic Age to modern times, cultural relics and historical buildings abound, and there are 25 cultural relics protection units at the national, provincial and municipal levels. 18 ancestral temple buildings and important relics from past dynasties have been discovered in Huishan Ancient Town, bringing together 80 surnames and 180 historical celebrities from the Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China. Their large number, high density, complete categories, and simple style are rare in China. It has aroused great attention and interest in participation from all walks of life. In the future, it will be a source of exploring historical sites, rooting for cultural experience and interaction, paying homage to the moral philosophy of sages, and understanding the rich connotations of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.
2. Rongxiang Ancient Town, the Cradle of China’s National Industry
As the years go by, most people seem to have forgotten the prosperity of Rongxiang. And because it is located on the edge of the noisy city, several waves of urban development have not affected it. It can be said that Rongxiang is thrown between the city and the countryside, and it has been evolving in a natural state.
The stone feet of the houses on Rongxiang Old Street protrude outwards, hoping that future generations of this family can "get ahead".
Rongxiang Ancient Town, with a history of nearly 600 years, is located in the Hecheng area of ??Binhu District in the western suburbs of Wuxi. It borders Liangqing Road in the south, Liangxi Road in the north, Hongqiao Road in the east, and Lianghu Road in the west. road, covering an area of ??less than one square kilometer. Today, the pattern of old streets and alleys still exists, and the buildings in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China are basically intact. The historical value of Rongxiang Ancient Town is very special and important. Because it is not only the hometown of my country's famous patriotic industrialists Rong Zongjing and Rong Desheng brothers, but also the birthplace of former vice president Rong Yiren. Moreover, it is also one of the cradle places where my country pioneered the trend of modern times and a large number of national industrialists and merchants emerged.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Rong Qing, the ancestor of the Rong family, moved his three sons from Hubei to Jinling, Nanjing, and then moved from Jinling to Wuxi in the early 15th century of the Ming Dynasty. When Rong Qing came Already over 80 years old. After more than ten generations of development, the places where these three sons lived gradually formed Shangrong, Zhongrong and Xiarong. Around the mid-19th century, the area of ??Rongxiang was very developed. By the early years of the Republic of China in the 20th century, Rongxiang Town was officially established.
From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the rise of the Rong family in the national industrial and commercial circles brought unprecedented prosperity to Rongxiang. They built new houses and ancestral halls in their hometowns one after another, and at the same time, they also established temples for the town. Public welfare undertakings, building bridges, paving roads, running schools, opening hospitals, and establishing public libraries have made Rongxiang the largest and most influential water town in the western suburbs of Wuxi.
The sunny and rainy playground in Rongxiang Central Primary School is a two-story reinforced concrete building. The bottom floor is an auditorium, which can also be used as a playground. The upper level is purely a playground.
To this day, Rongxiang still preserves a 380-meter-long old street with modern style and 157 modern buildings with the mark of the times and local characteristics. Not only are these buildings numerous in number and in different forms, but they also have a unique feature, that is, most of them belong to the surname Rong. This phenomenon of living together in groups and developing in groups is very common in Jiangnan and even larger areas. All are rare.
The old buildings in Rongxiang can be roughly divided into three categories. One is the traditional Chinese style, with brick and wood structure, whitewashed walls and black tiles, towering horse head walls, and exquisite brick-carved gatehouses; the second is a combination of Chinese and Western styles, semi-ancient Nowadays, the exterior walls are generally made of pure water and Western style, while the brick gatehouses are retained inside; the third type is more Westernized, and the buildings all use reinforced concrete structures. These three types of buildings all reflect the national industrial and commercial entrepreneurs at that time. Aesthetic taste.
The reason why Rongxiang can produce various modern architectural forms is closely related to the various industries of the Rong family. In more than a hundred years of development, the Rong family has been involved in many industrial and commercial sectors, producing companies such as the "Textile King", "Four King", "Pigment King", etc., and even engaged in telecommunications, foreign companies, banks, medicinal materials, iron and steel. In the number and other industries, because each family has different tastes, the houses they build are also different.
The total length of Rongxiang Old Street is about 380 meters, in the shape of a "∽", which the locals say is in the shape of a "dragon".
In this old alley with old roofs and leaky eaves, the footprints left by the pioneers of China's national industry are deeply imprinted. The winding alleys of Rongxiang have been surrounded by a large number of high-rise buildings in the west of the city. In the past, there was a small river named Liangxi in front of the alley, which was the ancient name of Wuxi. Now it has been replaced by a road with rolling wheels. There are many bungalows in the alley, with high courtyard walls revealing weathered blue bricks. The garden is not big, and there are still old wells or rockeries. Most of the people in the lane belong to the "Liangxi Rong family".
Turn into Rongxiang Old Street from Liangxi Road. From a distance, you can see that the old alley has been surrounded by large residential buildings. But as soon as you enter the alley, you feel as if you have arrived in the last century. The narrow road, the mottled old gatehouse of the Republic of China, and the wooden frame panels... seem to be telling people the vicissitudes of history all the time.
The architecture of Rongxiang Old Street has not changed much in the past hundred years. The houses on both sides of the street have generally retained their original appearance, but there are some new buildings that have been renovated, and they are no longer prosperous. The Rongxiang Street where we are now had nearly a hundred shops at its peak, making it a commercial center with a radius of dozens of miles.
But with the changes of the times, many shops on the street have been relocated, changed business, or closed down, and not many are still open now. Compared with the bustle of the past, Rongxiang today is a bit more primitive and peaceful. There are no more hurried crowds, no more chaotic and noisy vehicles, no more hawking, no more dazzling array of goods... Some are profound and dignified history, some are silent buildings, and some are lonely and long deep alleys... …
The Grand Duke Library was opened on October 10, 1916. Today's door decoration has been changed and is different from the old one.
Rongxiang Central Primary School was formerly known as "Rong's Charity School". It was founded in 1906 by the Rong family headed by national industrialists and businessmen Rong Zongjing and Rong Desheng. It has a history of 101 years. There is a unique building in Rongxiang Central Primary School, which is the Qingyu playground. As the name suggests, the sunny or rainy playground is a playground where activities can be carried out on both sunny and rainy days. It was built in 1915 and covers an area of ??about 400 square meters. The playground is a unique two-story reinforced concrete building. The ground floor is an auditorium, which can also be used as a playground, and the upper floor is purely a playground. Because the Rong family has strong financial resources, they use high-quality materials during construction. Cement, steel bars and tinplate are all imported. Therefore, after more than 90 years of ups and downs, the building has basically remained intact.
In Rong Lane, there is another place worth visiting, which is the original site of the Grand Duke Library founded by Mr. Rong Desheng. Construction of the Grand Duke Library started in 1915 and was completed and opened in 1916. It is a two-story square building that looks like a combination of Chinese and Western styles. Now the walls are white and the columns are gray. Rong Desheng and his brother invested huge sums of money in building a library. According to statistics, the two invested a total of one million silver dollars in the two projects of the Office Education School and the Dagong Library, and donated the income from wheat ash left over from the Maoxin Flour Mill as annual funding. The Grand Duke Library became the largest, most influential, and best-managed private library in Wuxi at that time. When the "Catalogue of the Collection" was compiled and published in 1921, the collection had more than 117,100 volumes, many of which were rare books. Rong Desheng passed away in 1952. In accordance with his will, his family donated all the books in the Grand Duke's Library to the Wuxi Municipal Library, which greatly enriched the library's collection.
While Wuxi’s urban construction continues to change the face of the old city, some traces of the past have miraculously been preserved. Rongxiang is an example. Rongxiang Ancient Town is a relatively complete and valuable modern building community in East China. It is rare to gather so many single buildings with the same surname in such a small area. In a sense, its development value is better than Wuzhen is better than Zhouzhuang.
3. Meicun, the first ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River
Meicun is located in the southeast of Wuxi City, 12 kilometers away from the center of Wuxi. The ancient name of Meicun is Meili, which is Taiboyin, the eldest son of the late Shang Dynasty King Taibo. Let the throne rush to Wu from Qishan in Shaanxi Province and build the capital of Gou Wu State here. More than 3200 AD, King Zhou had three sons, the eldest son Taibo, the second son Zhongyong, and the third son Ji Li. King Zhou liked Ji Li's son Ji Chang very much and wanted Ji Chang to inherit the throne in the future. In order to fulfill his father's wish, Taibo gave up the throne three times and took his younger brother Zhongyong from the Central Plains to Meicun (also known as Meili) on the outskirts of Wuxi. He developed the vast Jiangnan area and established the Kingdom of Wu. Therefore, Meicun is also known as Meicun. It is "the first ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River" and "the most famous country with virtue". Later, Ji Chang succeeded to the throne and became the famous King Wen of Zhou. From then on, China entered the Zhou Dynasty that lasted for 800 years.
The First Ancient Town in the South of the Yangtze River
When Taibo arrived at Meicun, it was still a land of Jingman barbarians. Taibo taught the local people the advanced culture and farming techniques of the Central Plains and led them People excavated my country's first artificial canal, Taibo Port, and it has been widened for generations. Until the 1960s and 1970s, this canal was still the main local transportation channel. After Taibo developed the Jiangnan area, he established the State of Wu. From then on, the people here took Guo as their surname, which has lasted for 120 generations. There are now 24 million residents with the surname Wu in the country and more than 4 million overseas. Their ancestors are in Meicun. Many people come here to find their roots and worship their ancestors, commemorate and learn from the noble character of their ancestor Tai Bo's "three concessions" to the throne. They also organized some people to compile the Wu family genealogy in Taibo Temple, and many people came here to continue the genealogy.
Mei Village was called "Man Village" in ancient times. Because Tai Bo liked plum blossoms, he once led the masses to plant plum trees. A southward tributary of the Bodu River in the town is called "Meihua Port", the bridge on the port is called "Plum Blossom Bridge", and a street next to Meihua Port is also called "Plum Blossom Street".
Meicun
In terms of life, Taibo educated the villagers to change from "half-lived food" to fully cooked and whole food, so that people's physical fitness has been continuously enhanced. The living conditions have also been improved. Instead of "building shacks as nests", they have built villages and lanes. The scattered indigenous residents have been properly gathered together, and the famous first village in Jiangnan - Jingcun, and the first lane in Jiangnan - Manxiang have been established. It is very beneficial to educate the masses and organize production. Until now, there are two villages and alleys there. It is still named "Jingcun" and "Manxiang".
In terms of spreading and developing culture and entertainment, Taibo, together with the local barbarians, adopted the method of "using stone as paper, charcoal as pen, and song as teaching". The Zhou people who live under the Qishan Mountains and on the shores of the Wei River are a group of people who are good at singing. Their famous poems such as "Gong Liu" and "July" have become important parts of the "Book of Songs".
Taibo settled in Wuxi for the rest of his life. These poems first had a direct impact on Wuxi. Taibo combined the poetry of the Zhou people with the original local barbarian songs and folk songs, and later generations called them Wu songs. The "Chen Shu" of the Six Dynasties says: "Those who sing songs wherever they go... seek help from Tai Bo." Legend has it that the "Gewudun" on the hillside in Jiuhuali, north of Meili, is where Taibo often sang Wu songs.
Meicun Scenery
In order to commemorate Taibo's development of Jiangnan, promote his "virtue" of giving up the throne three times, and praise his great achievements in economy, culture and other aspects, starting from the Han Dynasty, People used their houses as ancestral halls and temples in Meicun Town, where Taibo built Wu and opened up. They built Taibo's tomb, the Imperial Tomb, on Tieshan Mountain, and built Taibo Hall on Huishan. Taibo Temple was first built in the second year of Yongxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty (154 AD). Emperor Huan Emperor Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty ordered the residence to be used as a temple. The existing main hall was built in the 12th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1499 AD). It was also built in the Qing Dynasty. It was renovated from 1983 to 1986, and a statue of Taibo and 30 statues of emperors and celebrities of the Wu Kingdom were restored. Taibo Tomb was first built in the second year of Yongxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty, under the supervision of Mi Bao, the prefect of Wu Qun. It was renovated in the 12th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1673 AD), and was renovated by Wuxi County from 1983 to 1984. Taibo Hall was built in the 30th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1763 AD) and was planned for Wu Yue, the magistrate of Wuxi. As for Taibo's tomb and temple, there are also many inscriptions and inscriptions. They were erected from Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. There are 21 inscriptions recorded in writing, and there are still 12 preserved now.
The current Meicun Ancient Town is surrounded by about three miles, which is the inner city of the ancient Taibo City and is the earliest ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River. It is a pity that the ruins and relics of the ancient city have long been buried due to the long history, and are only known as the "Guwu Ruins".
Meicun Taibo Temple was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in 1957. In 1983, the Provincial People's Government allocated funds for renovation. The renovated Taibo Temple still maintains the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and is surrounded by yellow stone walls. There is a Zhaochi in front of the temple. There is a single-hole arched stone bridge over the pool, named "Xianghua". It is an original thing from the Ming Dynasty and is simple in construction. There is a tall stone monument in the north of the bridge, on which are engraved the four words "Zhi De Ming Bang". To the north of the stone square is the Toushan Gate. There are six stone pillars made of bluestone, which are inlaid in two sections. Each pillar is 6 meters high. The two middle columns are decorated with cloud and dragon patterns, and the columns on both sides are decorated with cranes and clouds. This kind of ancient architecture is rare in China. The Taibo Hall is tall and majestic, with a single eave and a wooden structure on the top of the mountain. The roof has a natural and smooth curve, the eaves are unrestrained, and there are eaves and corridors around it. The eaves and columns of the entire palace are all made of stone. There are 14 nanmu pillars in the hall, decorated with vermilion lacquer on the top and standing on a red basin stone foundation. Simple and majestic, it is awe-inspiring. In the hall, there are plaques with the words "The Most Virtuous and High Wind" and "The Most Virtuous and Inexplicable".
4. Dangkou Ancient Town, a famous historical and cultural town in China
Dangkou Town is located in the east of Xishan City, at the junction of Xishan, Wuxian and Changshu, 25 kilometers away from Wuxi City and surrounded by water. It is rich in resources and has convenient water and land transportation. Dangkou Town has a long history and outstanding people. It is the hometown of Hua Hengfang, Hua Junwu, Wang Xin and other celebrities. Education in the ancient town is particularly developed. Famous scholars such as Qian Mu, Qian Weichang, and Qian Linzhao studied here in their youth. According to legend, in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Ding family, mainly engaged in fishing and farming, lived in the Yang'anqiao area of ????Dangkou today. This was the earliest prototype of Dangkou market town, so Dangkou town was originally named "Ding Village". By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, wealthy gentry Hua Zhenggu and Hua Xibi and their sons settled in Dangkou, built ironwood workshops in the town, opened restaurants, teahouses, and traded agricultural and sideline products.
Dangkou Ancient Town
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the Hua inspectors, descendants of the Hua family, lived in the Hanlin Academy. As a result, the Hua family in Dangkou became famous, and they successively built construction projects in the town and built "archways" "Qiangmen", "Yuci Qianmen" and other high-rise houses with deep courtyards. In addition, it is said that the "Ding family" is the descendant of Ding Lan in the "Twenty-Four Filial Piety" and was highly regarded by the court. Therefore, Dangkou Town was unprecedentedly prosperous, with bustling markets and numerous merchants. At that time, the street town was more than 500 meters long from north to south, with a small river flowing through it, and more than a hundred small and large shops on both sides. The market town had begun to take shape. Due to the interlaced river network around the town, smooth waterways and unique geographical environment, by the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Dangkou Town had gradually developed into a major commercial port in the Xidong area at that time, and was known as "Little Suzhou, Yindangkou".
Dangkou Ancient Town
Dangkou Town has always had numerous celebrities. Huasui pioneered copper movable type printing in the Ming Dynasty, was the first to use the ruler symbol to record a large number of pipa music scores, and compiled the pipa music of "Ambush from Flying Daggers" Hua Qiuping, a national music performer in the late Qing Dynasty, introduced Western technology, pioneered my country's military industry, shipbuilding, machinery and other industries, and collaborated with Xu Shou to build China's first steamship "Huang Hu", as well as Hua Hengfang and fellow performer Hua Qiuping. His younger brother Hua Shifang, who is a mathematical genius, Hua Tushan, the embroidery artist of the Republic of China who pioneered random needle embroidery, Hua Yizhi, the national industrialist, Hua Liowu, the contemporary cartoonist, and Wang Xin, the composer, all came from Dangkou. In addition, the great uncles and nephews of Chinese studies masters Qian Mu and Qian Weichang, the brothers Qian Linzhao and Qian Linxi, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the famous musician Liu Tianhua, and the educator Gu Yuxiu, etc. have all had an indissoluble bond with Dankou.
Beicang River, Renmin Bridge and residential buildings along the banks.
Dangkou has the most historical monuments among the more than 100 ancient towns in Wuxi and is the only one with well-preserved ancient town style. On both sides of the Yisheng River, there are many ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties preserved.
Hua Hengfang, the former residence of Hua Shifang's brother, Yizhuang in the south of the Yangtze River, Nanmu Hall, the ancestral hall of the ancestors of the Hua family, and Sangong Temple are simple and heavy buildings; the deep and long green brick alleys record the vicissitudes of a thousand years of history; there is also the Zhifu Temple Opera Lou, Guoyu Hongmo Primary School, Cai Hongsheng’s former residence, Zhongshan Middle School Siquan Pavilion...
Historical relics show people the profound historical and cultural heritage of Dangkou Ancient Town.
5. Xuntang Ancient Town, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River surrounded by water on three sides
Xuntang Ancient Town is located in Wuxi Taihu New Town, separated from the Taihu International Expo Center by a gentle road. "Xuntang Town" was founded in 1913. It is located on the bank of Xuntang River and surrounded by water on three sides. The buildings in the ancient town are full of traditional Jiangnan water town flavor. In the old days, Xuntang Town was prosperous, including tobacco, wine and groceries, cloth, iron shops, cocoon shops, pig markets, restaurants, noodle shops, teahouses, Laohuzao (shops that supply boiling water), fish and meat vegetable stalls, postal services, medicinal materials, clinics, etc. , everything is available. Especially during the period from early morning to ten o'clock in the morning, people come and go, bustling and bustling, and it is the most lively. A stone arch bridge located at the end of Xuntang Old Street. The bridge railings on both sides have been lost, but the bridge body is basically intact. According to verification, the Xuntang Bridge was built between 1819 and 1821, or even earlier. The bridge currently seen was rebuilt in the autumn of the 14th year of Guangxu (1888). The two beams of the bridge are engraved with the words "Rebuild the Ancient Xuntang Bridge", which has been 120 years since.