The four rivers gather, and the fireworks look flat. This early autumn, I came to Pingwang, located between Suzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou. Pingwang was born along the canal. A posthouse was set up in the Tang Dynasty and a town was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is an "ancient canal town of Beijing-Hangzhou" with rich history and humanities. It is named Pingwang after "the sky and the water are all flat at the glance."

Stroll along Pingwangsiqian Street and explore the most ancient bridges in Wujiang at night

Starting from Beijing, flying to Shanghai, we drove to Pingwang, changing from the fast pace of winding up to the slow pace of calm and leisurely local people. On the first night, I didn't make much arrangements and walked through the Pingwang Historical and Cultural District.

The view under the night is not like a dream under the brilliant lights, but like a dream full of distant memories of my hometown. I met a passionate kitten and took us to stroll all the way from Siqian Street to the 1200-year-old Ande Bridge. The snake was still guarding the bridge. This was once the hub of Pingwang Town, witnessing the rise and fall of this canal town. The Ande Bridge, which stands tall to this day, is the most ancient bridge in Wujiang.

Standing on the bridge, overlooking the Ten Thousand Buddha Tower outlined by lights and the woven streets and alleys on both sides of the ancient canal, imagine the lively scene of the Jiangnan Canal commercial town during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The evening breeze blows on my face, and the moon is half-clear. In the quiet years, I let the time grow old.

Beijing-Hangzhou Daji, a parallel journey along the Grand Canal

The next morning, we continued to explore the Beijing-Hangzhou Daji where Siqian Street was located. The Grand Canal, Ancient Canal, Yitang River and Taipu River merge here, creating a "giant town" with "giant ships of big merchants" and "gathering of department stores" in the water transportation era. On the bank of the Grand Canal, there is hidden this very special parallel journey-the Beijing-Hangzhou Daji.

They used to be historical relics such as Pingwang Inspection Company, Old Granary, and Qunle Hostel. Now they have a new way to open them up that makes you feel refreshed.

At the entrance of the old granary next to Ande Bridge, there are still ten safety production bars full of memories of the times, as well as painted oil drums. The granary has now become an exhibition space, combining Pingwang culture, Jiangnan culture, and Canal culture. I especially like those keywords that carry the inextricably linked peace hope: 6000 ships/day, Master Taixu, Double Happiness, Cormorants... Want to know why they are? Come and find out!

Walking into the Hui-shaped Qunle Hostel, it feels like returning to the Republic of China. This 1926 building has now become a good place for citizens and tourists to drink tea and relax. In addition, it also hides a new function, which is the script killing space. There is also the original script killing "Diplomacy". The character prototype of the story comes from the famous Justice Ni Zhengyu in Pingwang Town.

The Chujian Bookstore on the street has a bookstore and tea bar on the first floor, and a B & B on the second floor. When you live in your room, you can overlook the Wanfo Pagoda on the other side of the river. The pool in the B & B turned out to be the bathhouse of the old bathroom. Now it has become a pool under the patio, with water lotus flowers growing in it. When it rains, it has a unique charm.

There are also delicious museums, Yuguangqu·Canal Fish Market Restaurant, Pingwang Scenery, etc. The road signs here are also designed to be particularly delicious, which is convenient for tourists and integrates into the historical and cultural district without being obtrusive. Follow the CP "Yan Zhenqing and Zhang Zhihe" of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Collection to explore!

In Changyang Village, life is not as good as making sauce!

In the afternoon, we started a slow life in the Soviet-style literary and artistic countryside and came to Changyangli Murakami, a new field countryside full of literary and artistic sense.

Located in Changyang Village, Pingwang, Jiangsu Province, because of its special history of hot sauce, even the slogan here is sauced-"In Changyang Village, life is better than just sauced!"

Coming here, sauce shops, scenery shops, rice field restaurants, parent-child B & Bs, youth hostels, cafes, taverns... have all become lovely literary and artistic existences. Strolling here, rice fields, evening breeze, and various types of specially shaped buildings, the tenderness of Jiangnan water town come to your face together.

Only when I came here did I realize that Suzhou people also eat spicy sauce, and the spicy sauce is a local specialty of Pingwang. Pingwang spicy sauce began in the 11th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty and is a local intangible cultural heritage. Pingwang spicy sauce is bright red in color and sweet in spicy. In the village. Changyangli has specially created a special sauce shop. It is a research hall that integrates sauce culture display, experience, leisure and purchase. What I especially like is the song made with orange Alec about a long-lasting tradition. The songs of condiments, as well as the cute hot sauce rice balls.

Rice fields are also a major feature of Murakami Nagarya. Autumn is the most beautiful season here. You can wander in the beautiful golden rice sea, and happiness and joy arise spontaneously. There is also a rice field restaurant with a modern design, but the interior is very retro. Each box can see the scenery of the rice field, and you can enjoy the taste of the original hometown in the fields here.

At the Neighborhood Center, an exhibition of old objects with the theme of "Old Love in Hougang" is being staged. Every exhibit is collected from villagers 'homes. The old rags have become warm memories today, and a corner of the space has also been created. It is full of retro sense of the times, restores every bit of life in my hometown, and opens up memory symbols that connect my hometown.

In Murakami, you will unconsciously slow down and become literary and artistic. Here, you can connect all the beauties: camping, music, cultural creativity, food, flower planting... Let us start an autumn rural literary and artistic life in the name of a bumper harvest!

Aimu Ecological Factory, have you seen the garden-style factory in Jiangnan Water Town?

Internet celebrity Fandaizi, black swans swimming in the lake, wooden plank roads in the shade of greenery by the lake, museums and art galleries... This Aimei Ecological Factory built around the lake always makes me wonder if this is a factory that produces underwear., or the Jiangnan Water Town Garden.

There is also an underwear museum, where you can learn about the history of underwear development. The original inner lining was invented by Americans in 1904 and called "brassiere", which is also the prototype of modern bras.

The custom-made golden armor corset once in "The City Is Full of Golden Armor" actually came out of admiration, which perfectly interpreted the image of women wearing corsets in the Tang Dynasty.

There is also a treasure of the town hall-the golden bright bra. According to the traditional Chinese lace weaving method of phoenix tail elements, 24K gold is made into gold threads with a diameter of only 0.28 mm and a length of more than 500 meters. Hand-woven to create lace patterns with more than 30 changes and embellished with 160 South African beautiful diamonds. The middle beautiful diamond reaches 2.13 carats. It took the chief designer of Chinese jewelry to make it purely by hand.

Yunpu Garden, looking at the cargo ships shuttling through the canal

There was once a rumor that the Queen Mother accidentally fell into the mirror and looked at it, so there were lakes of all sizes everywhere. Yingyan Lake, Caodang, Dalongdang, Changyang, Zhuangxiyang, Xueluo Yang, Changtian Yang, Taohua Yang... These lakes are scattered throughout Pingwang Town. Looking down from a high altitude, the lakes shine with golden light in the sun, like a mirror shattered to the ground.

The scenery created by the canal and the water network extending in all directions provide convenient water transportation. If you want to see the cargo ships shuttling through the canals, you must come to Yunpu Garden.

The big dragon boat where egrets can be seen everywhere is also a dragon boat race

There is also Dalongdang, a comprehensive leisure area with 3500 acres of water, 30000 acres of lawns, and 7.6 kilometers of trails around the lake. Here, you can embrace nature and you can see flying egrets everywhere. In addition, you can enjoy hiking or water sports here. There is also a dragon boat race here. What I like most is the battery car here. Driving the battery car for a swim and feeling the breeze blowing on your face is so beautiful! However, this place is still improving and the future is promising!

Delicious and delicious shredded eel noodles, the ice and snow cake awarded by Qianlong

When you come to Pingwang, there are three delicacies you must not miss:

? The first is shredded eel noodles. After stir-frying, the shredded eel topping is full of aroma, salty and sweet, thick but not greasy. Add some Pingwang hot sauce. A bowl is not enough. The most popular local restaurant is Wang's restaurant, which is definitely worth looking forward to.

? The second is ice and snow cake, not ice cream, but mint cake. However, it was given the name given by Emperor Qianlong. It is white and soft, and has a rich aroma of rice. After eating it, you can still feel the coolness in your mouth. It can be purchased at the Youjian Food Shop in Pingwang Beijing-Hangzhou Daji.

? The third is Pingwang spicy sauce. This chili sauce has a history of more than 100 years. It has a bright red color and a sweet taste. There is also a special chili sauce shop in Nagayeli Murakami. You can not only understand the history and culture of hot sauce, but also DIY it yourself, or you can also buy a lot of cute surrounding hot sauce.

3 days and 2 nights to play Pingwang:

Day1: Arrive at Pingwang and go to the Beijing-Hangzhou Daji in the evening. You can stay at Longju International Hotel or Jiushu. Pingwangyuan

Day2: Visit the Beijing-Hangzhou Daji and Xiaojiuhua Temple in the morning, eat shredded eel noodles at noon, Murakami Changyang in the afternoon, and stay in Murakami in the evening. Changyangli Theme B & B

Day3: Love the ecological factory and Yunpu Garden in the morning, and leave for home in the afternoon