This ancient town in Zhejiang is a water town, a bridge town, and a wine town. It once filmed "The True Story of Ah Q"

There are many ancient towns in Zhejiang, especially the Jiaxing area, such as Xitang, Wuzhen, etc. In addition, the provincial capital Hangzhou has Xixing Ancient Town, Tangqi Ancient Town, Longmen Ancient Town, etc., all of which are famous ancient towns in history. In fact, there are many ancient towns in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, which have more typical Zhejiang water town style, but are relatively unknown, such as Dongpu Ancient Town.

Zhejiang has a prosperous Yue culture. Shaoxing was once the ancient city of the King of Yue and has a profound cultural heritage. It is represented by black awning boats, black felt hats, and Wugan vegetables, forming a unique place. Folk culture style.

Many people know that Shaoxing is the hometown of Lu Xun. Mr. Lu Xun is the author of "Diary of a Madman", "The True Story of Ah Q" and many other works. There is an east side in Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City. Pugu Town, where film and television dramas such as "The True Story of Ah Q" and "Wandering" were filmed.

Speaking of ancient towns in Shaoxing, there are three ancient towns that should not be missed, namely Dongpu Ancient Town, Keqiao Ancient Town, and Anchang Ancient Town. Dongpu Ancient Town has a good reputation and is worthy of its name. It is a water town, a bridge town, a wine town, and a hometown of celebrities. It is known as "Yue wine is famous all over the world, Dongpu wine is the best", "Shaoxing old wine comes from Dongpu", and the ancient town of Keqiao is known as "Jin Keqiao" , Anchang Ancient Town has always been the "hometown of Shaoxing masters". These three ancient towns each have their own merits and are very representative of Shaoxing's history and culture, showing Shaoxing's humanistic features from different aspects.

Regarding Dongpu Ancient Town, it has a long history of wine making. As we all know, southerners like to drink rice wine, among which Shaoxing’s wine is quite representative, and Dongpu Ancient Town is the leader. This is the birthplace of Shaoxing old wine. As early as the Song Dynasty, Dongpu developed into the center of Shaoxing's wine industry. The old streets of Dongpu Ancient Town originated from the Southern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. In the old days, there was a Dionysus Society in the local area. In the wine culture It is unique in its aspect, integrating the Jiangnan water town style and wine culture to complement each other.

Dongpu Ancient Town is not only a place full of fine wines, but also a geomantic treasure land where people gather together. There are Qingdian Lake, Silong Bridge, Xu Xilin’s former residence and other historical and cultural landscapes in the town. Dian Lake is the remaining part of Gujian Lake, Silong Bridge is antique and is a model bridge in Dongpu Ancient Town. Xu Xilin's former residence is a late Qing Dynasty building and is now a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Shaoxing has dazzling humanities and the charm of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Dongpu Ancient Town combines a water town, a bridge town, a wine town, and a town of celebrities. It has local characteristics. Compared with those popular Jiangnan Ancient Town Attractions, Dongpu Ancient Town is little known and more authentic. Have you ever been there?