Sunlightfromtheskyslantsthroughthecloudsandspreadsfarandwideoveratownsurroundedbystreams.ThisisthetownofWangtaninKeQiao,Shaoxing,whichhasthereputationofcradleofcleanwaterandparadiseofhealthpreservation.Wangtansitsinanareasurroundedbymountainsandwaters.Thousandsofyearsofhistoryresultinitsdeephumanisticprecipitationandprofoundculturalconnotation.Itisviewedasaniceplaceforrelaxationonholidaysnotonlyforitsculture,butthefascinatingscenery,pleasantclimateandintoxicatingwine.Wangtanisthehometonumeroussc
EastLakeinShaoxinghasbeenrecognizedasthe“thewonderofthelakes”byprofessionalsintourismindustrybecauseofitswonderfulscenerywithmiraculousstonesandcaves.IstillrememberthefirsttimeIvisitedEastLake.Itouredaroundthelakebyboat,bypassingtheamazingstonesandcaves.ItissaidthatwithoutseeingDukeTaoCaveandFairyPeachCaveclosely,youcan’tsaythatyouhavebeentoEastLake.TheentranceofTaogongCaveonlyallowsoneboattopassthrough.ButwhenIcameintothecave,IfeltsurprisedbecauseIfoundafabulousworld.Lookingupatthesky,Ifeltsoca
Inearlysummer,lotusblossomsafterthespringrain.TheTen-MileLotusPondisaplaceworthvisitingifyouareinShaoxing.Itcoversanareaofmorethan600mu.AdjacenttoJinghuWetlandPark,the“Ten-MileLotusPond”isregardedasatreasuredplace.Nowhereelseisbetterthantheiconic“Ten-MileLotusPond”,whetherforitssizeandsurroundingenvironment,ifyouwanttoenjoythelotusscenery,ItisreputedasShaoxing-basedBreeze-ruffledLotusatQuyuanGardenandattractsmanytouristseverysummer.Thebesttimetoappreciatethelotusisbetween6:00a.m.and8:00a.m.Thelo
Lizhu,KeqiaoDistrictOnJune9,workersarebusywithpickingthefruitsandvegetables,suchastomatoesandcucumbers,attheBaseofIntelligentAgricultureResearchInstituteofHangzhouUniversityofElectronicScienceandTechnologyinLizhu,KeqiaoDistrict.ThebaseofIntelligentAgricultureResearchInstituteofHangzhouUniversityofElectronicScienceandTechnologycoversanareaof35mu,with3,000squaremetersofhighstandarddouble-glazedgreenhouseand12,000squaremetersofthinfilmmulti-greenhouse.Itisthecitysfirstfactory-styleintelligentagricu
AclassicaloperaFanLihuawasperformedinvariousformsinseriesatthesamestage.YueOpera,ShaoxingOpera,XiluLuantanoperaandXinchangOperaarestagedoneafteranother.Theperformancewassoenjoyablethatitreceivedloudapplausefromtheaudience.YueOperaThreeInvitationstoFanLihua·WeddingChamberItwasheldatthelaunchingceremonyofthe2020ToneofZhejiang-theprovincialtraditionaldramaperformanceandShaoxingspecialperformanceonJune5.Thelaymenwatchforfunwhiletheprofessionalsknowalotaboutit.Thisactivitywhichenablesvariousoperastob
YangyuvillageislocatedatthefootofTianmuMountainsoutheastofXinchangCounty.ItisthejunctionwherebothwaterandlandoftheRoadofTangPoetryinEastZhejiangconverge.ThesceneryofYangyuvillageisbeautifulwithmountainsharmoniouslygettingblendedwithwater.Thenationalhighwaypassesbythevillage,sothetrafficisratherconvenient,connectingpeopletotheoutsideworld.Inrecentyears,thelocalshavemadegreateffortsinexploringthecultureofthe“RoadofTangPoetryanddeveloptheruraltourism,convertingthelandscapeintoeconomicproductivity.W
WaipokengVillageislocated42kilometerssouthwestofXinchangCounty,ShaoxingCity,ZhejiangProvince.BeingthesourceofChengtanRiver,itbordersDongyang,ShengzhouandPanan.Theprimitiveandsimplevillage,thewindingpath,thegurglingstreamandtheverdantpeaksconstituteasereneanddistantlandscapepainting.Beingfreefromhehustleandbustleoftheoutsideworld,thevillagestillmaintainsthetranquilityofthecountryside.Surroundedbymountains,thewoodenhousesshowtheuniqueJiangnanstyleagainsttheredlanterns.WaipokengPingqiaoVillageisasm
LiBaioncewrote:“TheMoonlightfromtheLakeCastMyShadowandAccompanyMetoShanxiRiver”TheShanxiRiverhereisthemainstreamofCaoeriverflowingthroughShengzhou.AncientTownChongren,knownasXinghuaVillageinthepast,isnowoftencalledShanxiFamily.Chongrenisathousand-yearoldtownwherehugeancientbuildingsareconnectedasawhole,fromwhichthelegacyoftheSongDynastyandthecharacteristicsoftheMingandQingDynastiescanbecaptured.WhenyouenterChongren,youwillbesurprisedatthetoweringeaves,theblueflagstone,thecobbledroadandthewell-ma
Don’tyouthinkitisagoodideatostrollaroundtheEastLake,appreciatetheuniquenessoftheancienttownandbringasouvenirbackhome?“Souvenir,giftandlocalproduct”,thesecentury-oldbutheart-warmingwordsshowthecandidnessandgraceofinterpersonalcommunication.Itdoesn’tcarewhetherthegiftisexpensiveornot.Whatreallycaresisyourregardforothers..Specialproductsindifferentcitiesarecharacterizedbydifferentculture,whichsatisfypeople’sgustatoryneeds.Shaoxingricebiscuit,whichwaseverreputedasRicebiscuitfortheImperialFamily,hasa
SomepeoplesaythatwhenyoustepintotheancientcityShaoxing,adreamofJiangnanstarts.ManypeoplehavebeenlookingforwardtovisitingJiangnanwherethousand-yearoldancienttownishiddeninthewatertown,wherethefolklorescanbeheardineverystreetandlane.Theancienttownandthefolkloresaresouniquethattheycanbefoundnowhereelseandleaveadeepimpressiononpeople.ShaoxingisreputedasTownofWine,TownofBridge,TownofCelebritiesandTownofWater”.KnownasabirthplaceofShaoxingricewine,Dongpu,boasts500tavernsinhistory.Beingafamoushistorical
Characters,HumanFeelingsandotherdescriptionsinLuXun’sWorkareAllReflectedintheOrdinaryPeople’sLifeintheWaterTownLuzhenLuzhenislocatedinKeyanScenicSpot.Infact,inthehistoryofShaoxing,therewasnosuchatowncalledLuzhen.LuzhenisonlytheartisticgeneralizationofthetextbasedonLuxun’schildhoodmemoriesofsomesmalltownslikeDongpu,Fanjiang,Dongguan,Huangfuzhuang,Anqiaotouandothers.LuzheninSpringVillageOperainLuzhen,ShaoxingInLuzhen,groupsofsculptureswithexaggeratedimagesarequiteattractive.Dozensofbronzestatuesse
Asthesayinggoes,“Eachplacehasitsownwayofsupportingitsowninhabitants”.Forthegeneralpublic,Shaoxingcuisinewithmixedsmellisirresistible.Althoughthefoodareseeminglydisgustingwiththeuniquecookingtechniquessuchasfermenting,picklingandsoaking,itturnsoutthatthefoodarenotasyuckyaspeoplethought.WhynothaveatasteifyouhappentobeinShaoxing.Youmaypipeupwith“yummy”.Thesun-driedvegetableisnamedforitscolorinChinese.Thelocalpeoplecallitsun-driedvegetable,whileoutsiderscallitpreservedvegetable.OfallShaoxingsdelicac
Inrecentyears,Shengzhoucity,asrequiredbytheZhejiangProvince,hasexploredtheresourcestobuildthecoreareaof“TangpoetryRoadinEasternZhejiang”andmadeeveryefforttomakethebestuseoftheShanxiRiver,makingitanewculturaltourismbusinesscardforthecity.Shengzhousspecialcraftculturewhichfeaturesrootcarving,bambooweaving,purplegritclayandsoon,fullydisplaysitsadvantagesinculturewiththehelpofthecity’scraftmasters.ThecraftmastersalsosparenoeffortsinexploringthethemeofTangpoetryandcreatingmorefineartworks,aimingtoend
OnJune1,the17thShengzhouCalligraphyPilgrimageactivitywasheldinJinting,Shengzhou,China.ShengzhouisabeautifultownwhereWangXizhilivedinseclusion.Manycalligraphersandcalligraphyloversjoinedintheactivitytopaytributetothecalligraphers.Thisactivityalsoprovidedtheparticipantswithanopportunitytomakefriendsbywriting.Since2004,Shengzhouhassuccessfullyheldcalligraphypilgrimagefestivals16times.Graphiceditor:XuZheyu,PingFangyuan(ThepicturesinthisarticleareallfromtheInternet)