Liu Zhongjing, the son of Liu Ji, the Tai Shi Gong of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem "Crossing the New Town", describing the prosperous market situation of the new ancient town at that time:

"Zeguo fish salt 10,000, people are not prosperous, Biyun Temple can paddle, white bamboo ice muscle can solve the treadmill. It's better than opening a shop by the river, just between Sang Ma and Miao Yeying. Wu Yu's songs are in the wind, and the rippling river light reflects the sunset glow. "

This poem shows the "Taoyuan" weather of Zeguo Water Town, a new town: this is a beautiful town, located in the "Sang Ma" water town between sparse seedlings and wild fields, with shops built by the river, graceful Wu Ge dancing leisurely in the glow reflection of the river, flocks of egrets, and occasionally one or two parked on the shallow beach. The whole town is swaying its beautiful image slightly in the sunset rippling river.

Geographically, the water flow in the new town comes from two major water systems: the Dongtiaoxi water system and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal water system. The natural confluence of the two water systems is sandwiched between the new town and the ancient town, just like "two dragons playing with pearls". With such an excellent natural environment, the ancient town has become a beautiful place surrounded by land and water. The original area of the ancient town consists of eighteen "Xiaotingzhou" and is connected by fifty-four ancient bridges. The whole ancient town and new town present the wonders of "Water City", so the new town has been dubbed as "Jiangnan Water Town" and "House Boat". The coordinated construction of these bridges, water and houses typically highlights the unique cultural flavor of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River.

Let's learn more about the amorous feelings of this ancient town with a small bridge and flowing water;

In rainy March, when you take a boat to the new town, the boatman will naturally row into a charming city river, and then tie up the boat to let you go ashore.

As soon as you get ashore, a picture of the riverside at Qingming Festival unfolds for you: wooden houses with rich Ming and Qing styles are randomly arranged along the river bank, and the walkway composed of verandas is paved with green slates. The river is very narrow, and there is an exquisite stone bridge every tens of meters, and each bridge has its own unique style, so that from one end, Xihekou has become a landscape with its own charm, one bridge after another. In the twilight, the stone bridge on the river is more imaginative. Bridges, rivers and buildings complement each other. The river glowed beautifully and reflected on the arch of the stone bridge. Shiqiao blushed. At dusk, it turns green and darkens. It was not until the moon came out that the stone bridge was covered with silver gauze. They are more like some monks sitting by the river in Shuizhen in twos and threes, giving people a solemn feeling.

When you walk along the river, those wooden buildings are like color photos, passing by frame by frame. The walls and doors made of bluestone form a perfect match with the delicate wooden lattice windows. On both sides of the quiet water street, you will occasionally see several young women and children going up and down the river port, and the leisurely life has always maintained a leisurely style. Here, you can roughly imagine the prosperity of Xihekou: although it is only a few hundred meters long, it is an important commercial port in Hangjiahu area. People on both sides of the strait here were also rich businessmen's homes, operating wineries and teahouses, leather goods, grain and oil, sauce and wine, vinegar and salt, and so on. They rely on such a small river to greet customers from all directions early and send them away at night. In front of some talented wealthy businessmen and tycoons, there are boat sets and many Wu Yun plays, which haunt the river; The boat shuttled on the river, and Yin Nai's voice was heard.

More water means more boats, so on the surface of the ancient town, boats have become the most spiritual means of transportation in the ancient town. Ships in twos and threes can often be seen on the river surface of the ancient town, and the river port, as a docking facility for ships, is the starting and transit place for people and materials, and it is bound to become the main cultural exchange point of the ancient town. For thousands of years, these rivers and ports have been secretly experiencing the collision and intersection of different cultures and the ups and downs of human emotions. Quietly, there are surprises of reunion and sadness of parting. There are always piles of berthed goods on every river port, and the ships attracted by the river port bring dazzling goods, distant foreign cultures, economic prosperity and the miracle of the construction industry. The river is full of boats, and the noise of the city is full of noise. Tea is fragrant in the teahouse, and Zhang Yipin's sauce mutton is delicious. There are often some aristocratic people in the red chamber who get out of the boat and go straight to the deep alleys of Shi Jingtang. At that time, the river port had been abandoned for a long time. Although the appearance remains the same, it is inevitable that there will be chaos. In recent years, with the development of land transportation, there is no longer the bustling scene of boat trips in previous years. Faced with these river ports, people can sigh the vicissitudes of the ancient town.

There must be more bridges when there is more water. The ancient bridge in the new town is a wonder in the south of the Yangtze River, and the rare ancient bridge in China is preserved in the ancient town. Different ancient bridges have beautiful shapes. The name of the bridge embodies the meaning of blessing peace, interspersed with historical figures and fairy tales, such as Taiping Bridge, Yingsheng Bridge, Faxiang Bridge, Hongqiao Bridge, jia county Bridge, Wangxian Bridge and Long 'an Bridge. There are seven holes, five holes, three holes, single hole, arch bridge and flat bridge. The art of couplets left on the ancient bridge is exquisite. Calligraphy includes official script, running script and regular script, while rich and precious couplets are different. The stone carving art related to stone lions and Aotou on the stone bridge is also very exquisite and perfect. When it rains, the water on the bridge deck spits out along the mouth of the octopus, forming the spectacle of "Dragon Ball Spitting Water". Walking through the new town and seeing the river slowly passing through the ancient bridges, I felt a strange feeling in my heart: the stone bridge made the flowing water civilized and agile, and the flowing water made the bridge have a solemn reputation.

Through the picturesque scenery of the ancient town of "small bridge and flowing water", we are experiencing the ordinary and leisurely civilian sentiment and the gorgeous feast brought by history and culture in the ancient town. No matter how cruelly the vicissitudes of time are covered up and buried, these cultures still have a great influence on us and shine on one side of the Grand Canal. Nowadays, Guzhen New Town has made great progress in the contemporary economic tide. Local government departments actively protect the traditional pattern of "small bridges and flowing water" and add another landscape of water town to economic development and urban planning. People living here have slowly opened a brand-new curtain for its design.

Respondent: 1996 10- Level 1 2006-1016: 06.