Text | Ying Zhigang

In Suzhou, a watery place where people and water are harmonious, shouldering the Taihu Lake and canals,

the ancient post of Tang poetry and Song lyrics flows Wangting is the elegant nostalgia that comes from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The reputation of the Taihu Lake Basin as a land of plenty has spread throughout the world since ancient times.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was once a symbol of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

These two water systems have a strong Jiangnan poetic quality,

giving this thousand-year-old town located at the northwest gate of Suzhou a unique style.

1. North Taihu Lake

The beauty of the rice fields at Wangting in autumn is the biggest reason for many people to come here.

Walking along the North Taihu Avenue, you can see the ten-mile lakeside scenery on one side.

On the other side, there are thousands of acres of fertile farmland and natural villages, giving you a panoramic view of the Land of Fish and Rice.

Early in the morning, mist was like smoke, covering thousands of hectares of golden rice fields.

Strings of dewdrops hung on the slender rice stalks, shining with intoxicating light against the morning glow.

Taosui lowers his head and bends over, outlining a series of graceful arcs.

Like a humble gentleman, low-key and subtle, exuding a mature flavor.

As your fingertips pass through the rough rice, the sunshine is as light as a dream, and your heart is filled with pure beauty and clarity.

The villages in the distance are quiet and peaceful, and the smoke from the kitchens is drifting away in the breeze...

On the North Taihu Lake where the smoke waves draw boats, the reed leaves are gradually getting older.

Only the reed flowers are facing the purest wind in the four seasons, holding their heads high,

revealing their freedom and ease without any embellishment, and their aloofness that does not care about the prosperity of the world.

Autumn water is like a mirror, and the setting sun is like a cuckoo weeping blood.

The twilight is like the shadow of a poem, full of meticulous words.

2. Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal

The first shovelful of soil for the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was excavated in Wangting.

Thousands of sails pass by, connecting 2,500 years of history and prosperity.

In 495 BC, King Wu Fucha ordered the construction of a canal from Wangting in Suzhou through Wuxi to Benniu Town in Changzhou in order to compete with the Chu State.

After thousands of years of accumulation, the Wangting section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal has left behind extremely rich cultural heritage:

Shadun Port, Nanhe Port and other water system remains, the ancient Cheung Chau Garden, and the Huangting Stele , the remains of ancient sites such as Yinghu Temple,

unearthed cultural relics from the Songze Culture Period, the Neolithic Age and other periods, as well as a large number of intangible cultural relics...

Wangting was born from water. For generations, Wangting people have thrived, lived and worked with the endless flow of canal water.

Standing on the bank of the canal, the historical style composed of the imperial pavilion, imperial pavilion stele, post station and stone wharf archway,

In the vast sky and earth, it gives rise to the feeling of inspiring words. Heroic.

The Grand Canal in Wangting has seen the world.

Throughout the ages, it has carried the melancholy, helplessness, hard work and determination of many poets throughout the ages.

3. The charm of the passing years

In the prosperous years, the ancient town of Wangting by the canal,

There is the prosperous scene of Bai Juyi's "Lights shining through the villages and cities, and music playing on the post towers".

There is Cui Rong's majestic appearance of "the city is close to the high buildings, and the stars are far away";

There is also the wealthy atmosphere of Li Shen, "there are thousands of houses in Zhuhu, and hundreds of buildings in Danying". .

The Wangting Pavilion in Tang poetry is also a place full of emotions of separation.

There is Wei Yingwu who reined up his horse and bid farewell to his friends by the river.

The melancholy of "I immediately felt worried about the approaching sunset and saw the mountains alone to see me off";

There was Li Rui's "empty city" The cold rain is drizzling, and the lights in the deep courtyard are green";

There is also the reluctance of Bai Juyi, who "looked at Wuqiu Road and meditated on the Water Margin Pavilion".

Du Shenyan, the grandfather of Du Fu, looked up to the sky on the prow of the independent boat and sighed, "Suddenly everyone is turbid, and the water in the dike is clear";

There is Xu Hun's "There is no place to support my return , the helplessness of sitting on a pillow and painting a screen;

There is Zhao Gu's sadness of "a sad man looks at the moon, and the geese wander alone at night".

Si, the glorious chapter of the prosperous age

All gone!

The prosperous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has witnessed the rise and fall of history.

Together with the Taihu rice culture that has lasted for more than 4,000 years,

*** is co-constructed The "life gene" of "Daoxiang Town".

The powerful driving force of cultural self-confidence is paving the way for this "No. 1 Town of Wumen" to realize its dream of becoming a latecomer.