If you buy an old house, would you choose the ancient town of Luxu in Wujiang, with simple folk customs, or the ancient town of Jinze in Qingpu, with the quiet and tranquil ancient town of Jinze in Qingpu. The feelings are still investment. Although the choice is greater than the hard work, the mood and personality at that time determines the choice you make.

Yuandang--Luxu Ancient Town--Jinze Ancient Town--Qingxi Country Park

Due to the serious epidemic in Shanghai this year, it has been repeated and repeated, and all the places she had always wanted to go have been shelved, mainly for fear of helplessness and helplessness in isolation in an unfamiliar environment. When she saw a friend participating in a four-day and three-night Gobi hiking trip in Dunhuang, she changed her plans. After two flights, three days of hotel isolation and many other uncertain factors, she still flew there without hesitation--she has always been brave, confident, and dared to take risks and explore--in fact, many factors lie in her heart. Many people dare not limit their impulsive thoughts. When a former colleague invited him to Wujiang to see his old house, he readily agreed, so this trip to the ancient town on 2022.11.4 was born.

Wujiang, which is nearly an hour's drive from Shanghai, has "seven major towns", Luxu Songling, Pingwang, Shengze, Zhenze, Tongli and Lili (now part of the Fenhu High-tech Industrial Development Zone). My exploration tour is Luxu Ancient Town

The origin of the name Lu Market is reed, reed. Market, village. The ancestors lived by the reeds, forming a village

Luxu is located in the east of Wujiang District, bordering Taipu River in the north and Nanzha Port in the south. It faces Zhejiang Province across Luxu Pond, bordered by Fenhu in the west, and reached Huaizi Port in the east. Luxu has a long history. It is divided into lakes in the west of the town. Because during the Spring and Autumn Period of Wu and Yue,"the lake was divided into half", the southern half was the land of Jiahe, and the northern half was the ruins of Songling. Therefore, it is now called Fenhu "Wuwu Ben Water Town, there are countless lakes." The Fenhu, Sanbaidang, Dajudang, Yuandang, Donggudang and Hanlangdang surrounding Luxu are all famous lakes with a long history.

Yuandang Lake

Yuan Dang listens to the wind: This is a renovation of the original gate station. Due to the terrain and structure, the wind often blows through the air outlet in this area, so the gate station is named Listen to the Wind

Willow Yiyi

Yuandang Slow-moving Landscape Bridge: The first pedestrian bridge across the provincial level has achieved a walking span between Qingpu, Shanghai, and Wujiang, Jiangsu

yuandang: Also known as Yuandang Ruandang, it is named because its surface resembles a turtle. It is a lake at the junction of Wujiang District, Suzhou and Qingpu District, Shanghai. It was originally a bay of Dianshan Lake, but later it became a sub-lake of Dianshan Lake. The total area is 12.9 square kilometers, the lake area in Wujiang District is 9.93 square kilometers, and the lake area in Qingpu District is 2.97 square kilometers.

Luxu Ancient Town

Crossing street building: Also known as Qijie Tower, was built from the middle of Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China and consists of a group of buildings. Cross-street buildings on both sides of the river are connected to shops and residential buildings. Langpeng Shuige River Port is formed. Therefore, the Luxu Cross-street Building is named, which also forms the architectural characteristics of the ancient town of the water town.

According to a friend, this house was bought by a painter in Shanghai as a studio

Old house and old appearance

Seeing this reminds me of my home in the 1980s and 1990s. At that time, it was very popular to post some Hong Kong Star Pictorial awards on the wall

Interior view of the old house: wooden stairs

Ancient key shops, with the development of new technologies, some old crafts will gradually fade out of sight--

Leisure residents are playing mahjong and chatting. There are seasonal water chestnut squash and sweet potato dumplings at the door. When they go to the countryside, they have to buy some local specialties.

New residential area, similar three-story small houses.

An old factory I passed by on my return journey

Jinze Ancient Town: It has a history of more than a thousand years since it flourished in the Northern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Yuan Dynasty. It is the only town in Shanghai that borders Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The Jinze water system is densely covered and is known as the "No. 1 Bridge Township in Jiangnan". It is said that in ancient times, Jinze had "six views, one tower, thirteen squares and forty-two Hongqiao bridges." Shangtang Street and Xiatang Street distributed along the river.

According to historical records, in ancient times, Kanazawa had "42nd Hongqiao"When you go out, you cross the bridge, and people sleep on the river.""The white walls are moving with the wind and bamboo, and the water alleys and small bridges are connected. The artistic conception of Qiaoxiang is wonderful. Across the Jinzetang waters of the ancient town, the existing ancient bridge era spans the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has various forms.

Wan'an Bridge It is the largest stone bridge in Kanazawa. The bridge is named after "peace and stability throughout the world and smooth weather." The poem "Peace for the people, and a bumper harvest for the grain." Wan'an Bridge spans the Shihe River and is builtDuring the Jingding Period of the Song Dynasty。

Puji Bridge:The single-hole stone arch bridge has a large arch ring, a narrow deck, and a gentle slope, which has the characteristics of bridges in the Song Dynasty. The top circle of the stone arch of this bridge is engraved with the words "Three Years of Xianchun". Since there were few renovations in past dynasties, it is all made of purple sand and gravel.

Ruyi Bridge: An arc-shaped single-hole stone bridge, 20.8 meters long and 3. 2 meters, made of neatly chiseled granite in one color, the bridge arch reflects clear water, connecting the real and the real, just forming a circle. There is a poem saying: "The cross bridge is painted far away like a swimming dragon, and the shadow of a pearl falls in the long river." Due to the recent reconstruction, it feels like a new building. It is also the most complete stone arch bridge among the existing ancient bridges in Kanazawa

Yingxiang Bridge It is a rare Yuan Dynasty bridge in the south of the Yangtze River. Its design is simple and simple. It is a six-pillar and five-hole beam stone bridge. Yingxiang Bridge has a special shape. The bridge construction materials are made of a combination structure of brick, wood and stone. The bridge columns are made of bluestone. The stone pillars are framed with strips of stone as beams, and nanmu is densely arranged on the beams. Both sides and outside of the bridge deck are covered with water-tempered square bricks to protect the wooden beams. It is a beam-type five-hole brick stone bridge with a length of 34 meters and a width of more than 2 meters. The bridge deck has no railings, which is a typical Yuan-style bridge, marked by the bridge characteristics after the founding of the Yuan Dynasty.

Fangsheng Bridge:It was built in the Ming Dynasty because of the bridge chief temple called the chief bridge. Fangsheng Bridge is a Buddhist term that promotes charity and love for human nature.

The old photos hanging on the wall of No. 62 Shangtang Street tell the story of the past

A quiet small courtyard by the river

As the sun sets, the doorman refused to let in, so he could only check in outside to commemorate the event.

Summary : After returning to China, I worked for an Italian company on the edge of Xicen Dianshan Lake for two years. I also went to Kanazawa Town from time to time to do business due to work needs. I have never visited it. After more than ten years of development, it has now become a well-known tourist area. I have been thinking about the invitation of my former colleague to go with me, and I went happily without hesitation. This time, my colleagues finally realized why he had a special affection for the old houses in that area. His parents were fishermen and had no fixed place to live. However, he had to study and later changed his destiny. He was admitted to Fudan University. When the financial conditions became better, he wanted to buy an old house and bought it in Wujiang under the conditions at that time. As far as I know, he has always been in a Fortune 500 company and has a CPA certificate. His treatment is good, but he is conservative by nature. If he has a long-term vision, buying it in Kanazawa would be different. However, for him, he has more feelings about having an old house.

Life is about constant choices. If you have foresight and courage, the results will be very different. Choice is greater than hard work!