After traveling for 5 years, I've been to Shaoxing 7 times and my heart still flutters
In the 5th year of traveling, I visited Shaoxing 7 times, averaging once or twice a year. I love the Jiangnan region, but I love Shaoxing even more.
I've always been fond of Jiangnan since I was young, and as soon as I grew up and could travel on my own, I went to Jiangnan countless times, but it was always Hangzhou and Suzhou, never Shaoxing.
It wasn't until the autumn of 2017, while sitting on the high-speed train from Yiwu to Hangzhou, that I passed by a city with pink walls, black tiles, and small bridges over flowing water, which struck my heart. I quickly took out my phone to check the map - where was this place? The map showed it was Shaoxing. From that moment on, the initial image of Shaoxing took root in my heart.
Three months later, I made a special trip to Shaoxing. As the year was drawing to a close, the winter in Shaoxing was misty with drizzling rain. Walking on the stone-paved roads with an umbrella, looking at the old residential buildings on both sides of the river, I felt a warm and familiar sensation, as if I had been there before. Ah, this is the Jiangnan in my heart. I had been searching for Jiangnan in Hangzhou and Suzhou, not realizing that the real Jiangnan was in Shaoxing.
Pushing open the wooden door of the homestay I had booked in advance, the decoration of the old Shaoxing residence greeted me. The flower and pot on the table, the dim light... I seemed to have walked into the old times of Shaoxing. Holding a pot of warm, fine Shaoxing yellow wine given by the owner, I took a sip. It warmed my heart and stomach, and my first date with Shaoxing began amidst this tender warmth.
For the first time, I visited Shen Garden, exploring the love story of Lu You and Tang Wan. During my studies, I had shed tears over their love and hate several times. Now, walking among the grass and trees of Shen Garden, I imagined their feelings and appearances back then.
For the first time, I visited the former residence of Lu Xun, the Sanwei Study. Finally, I arrived at the master's hometown. It was so beautiful. Although Lu Xun's writing was powerful, his family home was so gentle and graceful.
For the first time, I visited Kong Yiji's tavern, chewing on fennel beans and revisiting Kong Yiji's articles, imagining the scenes of that time, and feeling deeply moved. For the first time, I visited the Orchid Pavilion, seeing where Wang Xizhi wrote the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion. Reading the Preface inscribed on the Orchid Pavilion stele, although I had read it countless times, this time was different. The artistic conception was profound.
For the first time, I visited the ancient town of Anchang. The festive atmosphere of the town amazed me. Rows of cured meat, soy sauce ducks, and the extended market along the river with a dazzling array of New Year goods suddenly brought back the atmosphere of celebrating the New Year in my childhood. It was wonderful.
For the first time, I tasted Shaoxing cuisine and couldn't stop ever since. Endless nostalgia, my favorites are drunken chicken, drunken shrimp, and 'Shaoxing Three Delicacies.' I eat them every time I go. I love Shaoxing cuisine so much, the aftertaste lingers.
For the first time, I tasted Shaoxing's pastries, sticky and sweet, with a rich variety. Truly a paradise for heavy sticky food lovers.
For the first time, I tasted Shaoxing's yellow wine popsicle, only then realizing that popsicles could be spiked with alcohol. The taste was incredibly unique, quite intoxicating.
For the first time, I took a ride on Shaoxing's black-awning boat, slowly swaying between the rivers, watching the black and white old buildings on both sides, immersed in the misty rain of Jiangnan, romantic feelings surged, making one unable to resist expressing them in words.
For the first time, I walked through Shaoxing's old alleys, seeing the coal stoves outside the pink-walled and black-tiled old houses, watching the old grandmother washing clothes in the river, observing the handwritten signs of the yellow wine shops, and the time-honored pastry shops. This is the lively atmosphere of old Shaoxing, seeping into one's heart.
For the first time, wearing a cheongsam and holding an oil-paper umbrella, I took my first set of retro photos on the old alley's bluestone road, which reminded me of Dai Wangshu's 'Rain Alley' and the girl with the oil-paper umbrella.
Shaoxing encapsulates the scenery of Jiangnan, the misty rain of Jiangnan, the poetic charm of Jiangnan, the grace of Jiangnan, the small bridges and flowing waters of Jiangnan, the stories of Jiangnan.
Once I came here, I could never let go of Shaoxing. Until the 7th visit, my feelings for Shaoxing remained as before, as fresh, curious, and affectionate as the first time I stepped into Shaoxing. The 7 times are not the point, I will come again~
I went to Shaoxing to play today and felt good about this city. Lu Xun's hometown is a lot of people, and the attractions are free. This is a praise. The rules of the attraction itself are good, but it is disgusting by a routine inside. It is half of the tour. I saw that there was a fan writing and selling it. The price was clearly marked 20 yuan. When I sighed that the price was too affordable, a fan of the tourist next to it was written. The other party asked for 220 yuan, did the tourists say not to say 20 yuan? The other party said that the title poem 20, the fan 200, this word has been written on the fan. . . I hope that the relevant departments will take care of this routine, and a mouse shit can break a pot of porridge!
The trip to Shaoxing, from the moment I saw Wang Dao, became charming, especially suitable for research and learning, will tell the children, why is "three to"...what is "three flavors"...deep explanation, so that as parents, we can understand why Mr. Lu Xun's anger rises, and we can also read Mr. Lu Xun's works more. Discard the doctor from the text, curve to save the country's patriotic spirit! Wait, wait, five-star recommendation, tourists from Shanghai 😊
I haven't been there for many years, and there are many people in the city today. You must not drive to that place. It is best to find another place to take a taxi. It is in a special traffic jam. Then the whole scenic spot is also very convenient to visit on a street. Since it is more convenient to find such a tour guide after going, otherwise the place inside is the first time to go, many places are not easy to find, and many more meaningful stores are worth explaining.
My father and I accompanied my son to Lu Xun's former residence. My father took me here when I was a child. This time I asked for a guide to make the children better understand. Who knows that my father praised that the guide sister is very professional, and the son of a house boy is also willing to go out to play. Recommended use, much stronger than watching a round of unknown clouds.
In addition to many people or many people. But it can also be understood, after all, the Spring Festival is over! It is still worth taking the children! Deepen the impression of textbooks! Learn to understand the text more! The yellow wine popsicle is worth eating, especially delicious!