I haven't been to Zhouzhuang for a long time. This is the number one water town in China and the Jiangnan of many people's dreams.

I made an appointment with several good friends and stayed in Zhouzhuang Ancient Town for three days and two nights. Time slowed down. Answer that sentence: "There is a kind of life called Zhouzhuang."

Zhouzhuang, which has thousands of years of history and culture, is located in the hinterland of Jiangnan water town, between Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou. It has completely maintained the style of a typical Jiangnan water town and is well-known at home and abroad, and has the reputation of "China's No. 1 Water Town".

A few of us women rented a set of Chinese costumes at the Hanfu shop next to the ancient archway in Zhouzhuang. Walking on the thousand-year-old stone road, we attracted a lot of attention.

When you came to Gusu to meet you, people slept on the river. The white walls and black tiles, the small bridges and flowing water have been the same scene for thousands of years, as if time has stopped here.

But when you come to Zhouzhuang again, you will find that there have been great changes here, with many more Internet celebrity check-in points. For example, the light show area with the themes of flower alleys and rain alleys has a strong cultural atmosphere of water town life and lights up Zhouzhuang at night.

There is also the "Zhenfeng Twelve Farms" on Zhenfeng Folk Culture Street, which shows the culture and folk customs of Zhouzhuang area to visiting tourists. The craftsmen in each Farms are hidden masters.

If you have not been to Zhouzhuang, you may not know Zhouzhuang's "Shen Ting", but you must have heard of Shen Wansan, the richest man in Jiangnan.

Many tourists come to Zhouzhuang to pray for the new year and full of money. The first thing you do when you step into Zhouzhuang is to touch the golden bull at the door.

"Once you touch the head of a spring ox, blessings will come from you; twice, you touch the waist of a spring ox, money will go to your waist; three, you will never see the tail of a spring ox." Very particular!

The Shenting in Zhouzhuang is a must-see place to visit this Jiangnan water town.

Shenting, located on the south side of Fu 'an Bridge and on Nanshi Street, is known as the "most residential house in Jiangnan". It is a mansion built by Shen Wansan's descendants.

In a room in the Shen Hall, there is a famous Wansan Family Banquet on display.

But they are all models. They can only be seen and not eaten.

If you come to Zhouzhuang, you will find Shen Wansan everywhere. In Zhouzhuang's Pocket Ceramics Museum, there is also a series of Shen Wansan's ornaments, which are quite cute in shape. You can buy some as travel souvenirs.

In the alleys of Zhouzhuang, there are small shops selling Wansanjiao everywhere. The price is not expensive, ranging from 35 to 55 yuan. The thick oil and red sauce made people salivate.

"If there is a banquet at home, there must be crispy hooves." These Wansanti are a must-have dish for the three families of Jiangnan tycoon Shen Wan to entertain distinguished guests. After hundreds of years of circulation, it has become the main course for Zhouzhuang people during Chinese New Year holidays and wedding banquets. It means reunion and is also a superior dish for entertaining guests.

What does this famous Wansan Family Banquet taste like? Don't worry, you can eat it at Zhouzhuang's "Shenting Restaurant", so you must go and taste it.

Shenting Restaurant is one of the most famous restaurants in Zhouzhuang. It was also recommended by local friends and said that the taste is very authentic.

There is no need to order, just order one set of the "Eight Bowls of Wanshan". This Wansanti is the most famous among the eight bowls, so why is this braised pig's trotter called Wansanti?

Legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang went to Shen Wansan's house as a guest and wanted to use this dish to cause trouble for Shen Wansan. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Shen Wansan to introduce the dishes at the family banquet. When he introduced the pig's trotters, Shen Wansan knew very clearly that he could not say the word "pig", otherwise he would violate the emperor's surname and be punished.

So he had an idea and introduced it to the emperor that it was a small family's domestic dish,"Wansanti", so that Zhu Yuanzhang could not find an excuse to make trouble.

A portion of braised mandarin fish has the head and tail tilted into an ingot shape, which means attracting money and making treasure. The girls loved it and shouted: It's so convenient to eat fish like this. It's sour and sweet.

A large portion of braised eel tube, after slaughtering the eel live, wash it and cut it into sections, then braise it, with a slight sweetness.

Oil stuffed pork is a home-cooked dish. The essence of pork leg meat is chopped with seasonings, and then stuffed into soy products with wild vegetables before cooking.

I remember when I was a child, my mother would cook this dish during the Chinese New Year.

A big pot of grass chicken three-flavor round soup.

This round and looking like fish balls is Sanweiyuan. It is made of water gluten as the skin and chopped chicken breast meat, fresh shrimp meat, pork leg meat with onions, ginger, rice wine and other seasonings.

The chicken stew is very bad, and the chicken soup is delicious.

Fragrant fried gold bricks are actually a plate of fried tofu.

Fry the dried tofu until it is crispy and golden and then add it with a special sauce. Because the golden color is similar to the gold bricks, it is named Fragrant Fried Golden Brick.

I have to say that Jiangnan is exquisite, just by looking at the name of this dish.

The meat stuffed with the river snail is both fresh and fragrant.

It is a bit complicated to dig out the fresh river snail meat, then add the pork leg meat, chop it into fine pieces, and add seasonings and stuff it into the river snail shell for cooking!

Farmhouse eel carp dish, also known as Zhouzhuang Apo dish, is the taste of childhood.

Unexpectedly, this table of three thousand family banquets,"three thousand eight bowls", only cost 588 yuan when paying the bill. The portion is very large. The whole chicken hooves are enough for 10 people, and each person is only more than 50.

My friends from other places said bluntly: Such a famous restaurant has good cooking and a good restaurant environment. Moreover, how can it be so affordable in a scenic area? It was a little unexpected.

Wansan Family Banquet is not only a kind of food, but also a cultural inheritance. If you have the opportunity to come to Zhouzhuang, don't miss out on this "Ten Thousand and Eight Big Bowls"!