Township Town Guide (1) - Xitang
2003/9/5 Friday Yangtze River Delta has long been well known, took advantage of the free short-term work in Wuxi to visit the north of Zhejiang Xitang, Wuzhen, Nanxun three places. Although it is late summer, but the event 35 ~ 36 degrees Celsius weather, Zennai trip has been scheduled, with the relevant download presentations and Raiders, head in the sun set out.
Afternoon from the high-speed bus ride to Suzhou, Wuxi South Station, Wuxi direct Jiashan little car. The Suzhou South Station four times a day to Jiashan car, 7:30,10:00,13:10,15:25. We caught up with the 15:25 tour of cars, no air conditioning, and good all the way open, but also the wind, but also affordable. It was up and down the road from time to time, less than 80 kilometers away two hours before to Jiashan. Export happen to have a bus stop to wait for passengers Xitang of the CMB is still worn but no air conditioning. Five minutes after the start, Sheung rear know this is a climbing trip, not only in large intersection and others soliciting, along the way was also wearing a township around the plant, although the road is wide, flat, but the way it took nearly 40 minutes, occasionally to see a Iveco truck from the back over, the body on both sides of a letter to the big "Jiashan - Xitang direct", after the car on the road to understand this time is not more than 20 minutes.
From the road turn right along the roadside architecture of the strings of red lanterns hanging to tell us Xitang up. Declined tricycle, and we rang the doorbell, Inspired by the setting sun, across the street, into town, came to our scheduled Yu Garden Hotel. (0573 - 4564267)
Although many people recommend the residents living in the rivers and lakes family hotel, sleep carved wooden bed, sitting stool antique Taiwan to experience the boat trip the window, head of the taste of water waves, but think of this hot weather, or to avoid a strike. Yu Garden Hotel Inter-standard 80 yuan / day, air-conditioning hot water Ju good, the room is smaller but clean, wide and comfortable beds. Take a break, and they asked the "Yau Yat Chuen" restaurant address, we went to dinner to solve the problem, but now has been the lanterns night sometime.
"Yau Yat Chuen" is located in the east side of Central Street, roaming among the scenery and the building of two-span two-story wooden structure, small building, a half facade, the door hung two lanterns. May have missed the peak dinner time, their stores, in addition to the proprietress has been empty for others, dark paint, wood square table and benches, desktop covered with white flowers in blue cloth, plain a simple but elegant. Pick a window near the water table taking a seat waiting for the boss wife brought to the menu has been reported many times the recommended sign up online name of the dish, "FENHU Shrimp" (25 million), "Chan Yi Package Park" (15 million), "Salt and Pepper Pumpkin "(8 million)," paste snail "(8 million), in the boss's recommendation, but also a point of a" water chestnut soybeans "(8 million).
Literally taste good. "Salt and Pepper Pumpkin" is the pumpkin cut into two sub-thick sheet, and the salt and pepper deep fried, crunchy chew crisp in the mouth again, first salty then sweet, really do not know previously, had to squash into the dish can be! "Chan Yi Package Garden" is a bean curd skin with vegetables and meat to chop the filling wrapped into a roll, steamed yards in the plate. Wild is the shepherd's purse, meat and vegetable stuffing in a small, wild smell, he also reveals a layer of meat and fresh, this dish can as a staple food. Snail produced locally, especially tender meat without the slightest impurities; water chestnut is just listed local Green caltrop, but a fresh breath of Health Cui, from the tongue a little bit spread out between the years, Abdominal, Qin Xin.
Lang Yan window corner, hangs a string of lanterns, dim red light flickering in the screen color inside, the window occasionally across the boat, plasma acoustic sound, formed the ripples opposite Rain in the 3322 gallery stroll The visitors, from the mind flashed the word mood and feel they can "Floating Life stolen half a day of" the!
Checkout a bit when the boss and give a brown-and their own do rutabaga, really polite. Leaving the hotel, along the random walk of town atmosphere. The shop is still operating, the owner is not keen to sell a commodity allowed to choose our own. Yueh burst authentic female voice singing, and accompanied by string and wind music of the tune, soft and gently across the water, which reaches my ear. To find the past, residents of the town was originally a wooden platform in the waterside Zilazichang, contented and peaceful, enjoyable. Walk slowly after another winding in the West, stands at the Millennium stone bridge, and wandering around in the Langpeng below, immersed in an atmosphere of tranquility and leisure, the intoxicated Yinyun a warm night, the Liulianwangfan ... ...
2003/9/6 Saturday breakfast, of course the local specialties. "Water tofu" is the tofu brain, but in particular Ruannen and delicious, the taste of dumplings Needless to say any more. Dinner from the burning south of Hong Kong started the way many students carrying sketchbooks, paint sticks with my portfolio, long-term close-range, close-up picture, pen color and line, recording an increase landscape.
Guo Wufu bridge, turn to the north shore. "Water-Yang F," the hostess warmly invited us to visit. This is an ordinary residential areas, not a few rich families across the courtyard and into a few, roaming among the scenery and the two-story building, upstairs, downstairs a total of 150 square meters. In addition to the bottom of the kitchen, living room, storage rooms, etc., there is a pocket near the water less than 10 square meters garden, put a bit of bonsai master to collect, clean and refined. Inspired by less than 70 cm in the steep narrow stairs to the second floor, man of the house Xu teacher for us. Guo hall, study, bedroom, furniture is Chinese classical style, the walls are hanging their daughter from primary school painting and calligraphy works. Teacher Xu is "Xitang three knives," one of the furnishings for his own use more bamboo carvings, and the entire house, distributed with a strong culture. On the second floor there is a nearly 15 square meters of outdoor platform. Standing on the platform overlooking the breeze was blowing, the waters, panoramic view of the scenery. Is really a sophisticated and very chic and comfortable accommodation!
Associated with large cities, the past two years selling the so-called "Townhouse" home, there are days, under the ground, with a separate private garden townhouse house, compared to the present this pure Chinese taste "Townhouse", really is not, and 10, one of two.
Away from the "water-Yang F," is a church not far from restaurants. "Church" the origin of the word, reportedly with the Qianlong emperor under the southern section of reminiscences. The early morning the welcoming restaurant has been opened, through their stores to spend a wooden lattice windows, eyes As a result, is the general waves. Unfortunately, just to eat breakfast, no tea's interest, only paused in the doorway to stay out of it, dropped behind.
Pass "food on behalf of the Ming and Qing Dynasties", crossed "Wolong Bridge", bypassing "Qiantang people" once again came to the misty rain've spent last night corridor. At this time only to find promenade on the ground is being renovated. Shop Tao Li brick teeth and "the"-shaped pattern of the road edges need to use half-brick mosaic of office workers with Dao Pi, both laborious, half-brick corners are not cut off neatly. Is mind wondering, why not a modern saws, quick and smooth, all of a sudden wake up, perhaps for fear the sound of saws Mengban disturbed the quiet of the town, it would be a kind of conservation action at once!
The western end near the end of the promenade is the famous "river house compound." The so-called compound, but the past tense. Is now open only a small part, but some of them again as a hotel in operation (ie, "Jiang house compound"). Can visit is the "Kirimura Agile," this part. Imported Department openings were round, the inscription "some son of King" in the name, followed by placing a small number of bonsai courtyard, lush. The next room is the lobby, spacious and high width,, tables and chairs are plain old fashioned style of Ming and Qing dynasties, the wall hung a lot of calligraphy and painting. Straight-backed chair in the spacious sitting and listening to the house owner Mr. Qian that the source of his right, we seem to return to the past. Mr. Qian also used left hand brush dipped in clean water on the floor tiles to clear anti-character calligraphy show. It delves into the lobby where you can carve a wooden walking both sides of the stairs, it is that some features. Climb the stairs on the second floor in the hall shows a lot of paper-cut works. Mr. Qian is also the original "Xitang three knives," one of the contents of his paper-cuts, mostly comic, the characters create an air of realism, has been published in many newspapers.
On the second floor has four rooms, old-fashioned furnishings, clean and tidy. Just a nostalgic old carved wooden bed are not as big, or physical well-advised to big burly friend or discussion, sleep does not necessarily mean uncomfortable. Mind once again the right choice last night, lucky.
Lunch chosen Yongning Bridge's "southern people." Still point of the line recommended "Fen Zhengrou," "Salt and pepper next to the fish", "Sauce snail" and the restaurant features "mussel tofu." Fen Zhengrou is the layers of lotus leaves and steamed tofu bags, each one not much of differences it has with a good taste. Snail is still the same delicate, slightly more than the "Yau Yat Chuen" increase a little spicy, next to the name of the fish is a kind of can not say how long the fish is only an inch, deep-fried, aroma-chewing to the mouth. "Anodonta tofu" and added Qianfen, poor taste, taste not anodonta fresh, not their own doing well! Prices here, "Yau Yat Chuen," slightly more expensive.
After dinner packed his luggage, in the town of mouth NGS diagonally opposite, and found direct Jiaxing of the CMB, still do not have air conditioning (yes, but not open). 12:20 start, go to our next destination - Wuzhen.
Author: zhangqinmiao
