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_Zhi When people come to _Zhi, many people will ask such a question, that is, what is this "_" How did you come here? Why is it called Zhi? According to "Fu Li Zhi": _Zhi's original name was Fuli, which was named after "Fulitang" in the west of the town. Later, because there was a straight port in the east of the town, leading to six places, and the shape of the water flow had a cool character like "_", it was renamed "_ straight". It is also said that the ancient one-horned mythical beast "Duan" patrolled the land of China and found that this was a geomantic treasure land, so it fell in Zhi for a long time. Therefore, in the history of Zhi, there have been no wars, famines, droughts or floods, and people have been yearning for it every year. Enough food and clothing.

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When people enter the ancient town, they will feel a sense of comfort and a sense of novelty unique to the ancient town of Zhi. The town has clear river water, elegant environment, dotted with historical sites, and historical landscapes, such as the cool breeze of duck marsh, the clear spring of branch office, Wusong Xuelang, the bells of seaweeds, the sunset of pagodas, fish lotus lanterns, and Xihui Xiaoshi, etc., which were summarized by our ancestors. Although most of the "Eight Scenic Spots in Fuli" have gone through the hardships of history and have been demolished, their grand splendor can still be found. Built in AD 503, the Zhibaosheng Temple has a history of 1495 years and is one of the first batch of national first-level key cultural relics protection units announced by the State Council. The nine clay sculptures of Arhats in the temple created by Yang Huizhi, a famous sculptor of the Tang Dynasty, have survived for thousands of years. Mulberry, but still well preserved. Zhao Meng, a calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty, once wrote a couplet for the temple: "The Brahma Palace ordered it to build the first Buddhist temple in Tuifuli in the Liang Dynasty, and the Arhat traced its origins and benefited it, making it the unparalleled Buddhist statue in the south of the Yangtze River." In his early years, Mr. Guo Moruo said after seeing the Arhat statue in Baosheng Temple, the muscles and bones are visible in the chest, and the veins are in the hand. Although it is bound by religious themes, the sense of reality is pressing on people with infinite force, making people have to feel a sense of reality. Sublime beauty”.

The "Duck Fighting Pond", "Xiaohong Bridge" and "Qingfeng Pavilion" in Baosheng Temple are the relics left by Mr. Lu Guimeng, a famous poet and writer in the late Tang Dynasty. He once worked in Huzhou and Suzhou He was an aide to the governor, but he was poor and simple. He often cultivated fields with farmers, and was the first to invent the ox plow for farmers to turn over the soil. The local farmers particularly respected him.

Plenty of water and bridges are another feature of Zhizhen. Zhizhi has always been known as the "Bridge Capital" in the south of the Yangtze River. The one square kilometer ancient town originally had 72 and a half stone arch bridges from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and 41 of them are now in existence, with different shapes, characteristics and antiques. There are large perforated stone bridges, small single-hole stone bridges, spacious arched bridges, narrow flat-top bridges, as well as highly decorative double bridges, adjacent sister bridges on the left and right, and flat bridges for the convenience of townspeople. Two of them There are five double bridges connected at right angles. Many insightful people said with emotion that seeing the Straight is actually equivalent to visiting a museum of ancient bridges. The density of its bridges far exceeds that of Venice, a water city in Italy.

The ancient ginkgo is one of the ancient symbols of China. This is not only an ancient symbol of Zhizhi, a famous historical and cultural town, but also adds color and splendor to the scenery of Zhizhi. There are currently 7 ginkgo trees in the town, of which 4 are near Baosheng Temple. The largest one is 1,300 years old and 50 meters high. Even three men cannot surround the tree. Although it has experienced thousands of years of wind and frost, it still remains. Still able to stand tall and strong. In the article "The Tall Ginkgo Tree" written by Mr. Ye Shengtao, a famous teacher and litterateur during his tenure as Zhizhi, he evaluated Zhigu Ginkgo as "tall, strong-willed and magnificent". At that time, he asked his relatives to place all his ashes in the four ginkgo trees (Zhibao Holy Temple), so Mr. Ye’s tomb is now placed in Zhizhi. The local government also built a memorial hall for Ye Shengtao. People pay their respects and visit.

When people see the ancient streets, ancient houses and deep alleys of the town, they can appreciate another flavor of Zhizhi Ancient Town. There are 9 main streets in the town, all of which are paved with cobblestones and granite. Neighborhoods are built near the river, with streets in front and rivers behind. People walk on bridges and boats sail in the water. There are many shops on both sides of the street, business is booming, and tourists come in an endless stream. Both the residences facing the street and the private houses facing the river have black tiles and pink walls, wooden doors and wooden windows, and blue bricks with warped ridges. Most of them are from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there are patterns on the walls. There are 58 alleys in the ancient town area. The deepest alley is 150 meters long. The houses in the lanes have 3, 5 and 6 entrances, and the deepest one is 7 entrances.

Then there are the traditional costumes of rural women in Zhizhi, which are very characteristic of the water town style of Zhizhi. Straight rural women, they have always worn buns, turbans, patchwork shirts, patchwork trousers, skirts, and embroidered shoes as the main traditional costumes.

Women from rural areas in China are particularly conspicuous when they go to Suzhou and Shanghai, and are called "minorities in Suzhou" by urbanites. To this day, the Zhizhi area still retains the traditional national costumes of women in the Jiangnan water towns. Especially in the western part of the town, women over 40 years old are still very popular. Women wearing these traditional clothes can be seen going to the streets every day in the town. This is also a beautiful scenery in the ancient water town.

In addition, Zhizhen also has many ruins of ancient celebrities. To the east of the town is the White Lotus Temple of the Northern Song Dynasty, to the west of the town is the tomb of Concubine Sun, to the north of the town is the palace of King Wu Fu Chai, and to the south of the town is the mausoleum of Zhang Cang, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty.

In the past two years, the town government has devoted a lot of manpower, financial resources and energy to carry out a lot of repair work on the ancient town, restoring the river sheds along the street and "Shen Zhai" and "Wansheng". A large number of ancient houses and historical landscapes such as "Mi Xing" and "Xiao House" were renovated. Ancient streets, ancient bridges and revetments were renovated. At the same time, ancient houses were used to decorate the "Wang Tao Memorial Hall", "Xiao Fangfang Film and Television Art Museum", "Wudong Water Town Women" Attractions such as the Costume Museum have given a brand-new reflection to the style and style of the ancient town.

Walking around the ancient town, appreciating its scenery, admiring the ancient bridges and fishing boats, it is truly unique and interesting.

Address: Zhi Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City

Type: Ancient Town and Ancient Village

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