Beautiful Nanxun slogan

There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. The center of heaven is Huzhou.

If the beautiful and pleasant Huzhou is comparable to the "center of heaven", then Nanxun Town, known as the "cover of the ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River", can be regarded as one of the wonders of Huzhou, with the reputation that "one city in Huzhou is not as good as Nanxun Half Town".

Nanxun Town is located in Nanxun District, Huzhou City, at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with a long history of more than 700 years. Since ancient times, its unique and beautiful scenery has attracted countless literati to sing for it.

How beautiful Nanxun is, ordinary words can't be highlighted at all, only famous sentences can describe it.

Han Yi, a poet in Yuan Dynasty, wrote: "The bottom of Bailixi River is clear, and flowers bloom and leaves fall. In the middle of Nanxun Jiake Zhou, Cisse people plowed the fields in the water. " At the end of Ming Dynasty, Pan Erkui described the beauty and prosperity of Nanxun in detail in Xunxi Literature: "Thousands of fireworks; The water is flowing and the boat is sailing. "

Xu Chi, a modern writer, described Nanxun's beauty, gentleness and elegance with 66 "water wells" in his autobiographical novel "Jiangnan Town": "There are water wells, water wells, water wells, windmills, mulberry gardens, rain lanes ... this well town, water wells and reflections reflect this well world!" # Shuijingjing Nanxun Shuijingjing Girl #

The beauty of Nanxun has long been fragrant in the long river of history and fascinated the hearts of countless people.

When you come to Nanxun Town, if you like and visit the garden buildings here, you can only be considered as glad that you came. Among them, Xiaolianzhuang is one of the most worth punching in.

Xiaolianzhuang, located on the west side of Wangu Bridge in Nanxun Town, is a private garden built by Liu Yong, the richest man in Nanxun in the late Qing Dynasty.

This large-scale classical garden, covering an area of 27 mu, was built in the 11th year of Guangxu reign (1885). It took Liu three generations 40 years to build it. The style of the whole garden is just like its name, beautiful, fresh, elegant and exquisite.

The name of Xiaolianzhuang originated from the fact that the landlord Liu Yong admired the name of Lotus Garden built by Zhao Mengfu, a great painter in Huzhou at the end of Yuan Dynasty. Out of admiration, he named his private garden Xiaolianzhuang.

Speaking of Liu Yong, I believe many people are no strangers to this historical figure.

Liu Yong, a famous businessman, industrialist and philanthropist in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, was the first of the "Four Elephants" in Nanxun. According to records, the wealth of the Liu family reached more than 20 million taels of silver in its heyday, equivalent to 6 billion net worth now. At that time, people once lamented that in Nanxun, the first town in the world, Liu was already famous.

What are the "four elephants"? At that time, Nanxun people called the wealthy businessman whose family assets exceeded 654.38 million taels of silver "elephant". Nanxun folk songs sing: "Liu's money, Zhang's talent, Pang's face, home", these four are Nanxun's "four elephants".

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Nanxun Town was a famous silk town in the south of the Yangtze River, among which the self-produced Lisi was the most famous. As the head of the "Four Elephants", the rise of the Liu family is closely related to silk.

In the 11th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1885), Liu Yong made enough money to plan his later life.

I've been busy for most of my life. It's time to stop and have a rest. He began to build his own private garden in his hometown of Nanxun to support himself.

Liu Yong, a businessman, deeply felt his lack of knowledge and culture. Therefore, he decided that "poetry book" was the development direction of the Liu family, which not only encouraged his children and grandchildren to study hard, but also injected profound cultural implications into the construction of Xiaolianzhuang.

The description of Xiaolianzhuang in Tongman's Annals of Jiangnan Gardens is as follows: "In the west of Nanzha Wangu Bridge, Liu Guan participated in the construction in the late Qing Dynasty, and the pool was named as an ancient floating pool of 10 mu. Ten years ago, Liu Chenggan Jianjiayetang collected books. In the north is Yizhuang Jia Temple. On the south bank of the pool, there is a house called Xiaolianzhuang, and people are famous all over the world. "

Xiaolianzhuang consists of Yizhuang, Family Temple and Garden. Its internal structure is unique, exquisite and elegant. On the basis of classical gardens, it is a masterpiece of Chinese and western gardens by blending western elements and absorbing the essence of Chinese and western architectural culture.

People living in the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River naturally soak up the elegance and gentleness of the water and soil in this area.

The whole garden of Xiaolianzhuang is divided into an outer garden and an inner garden, with one scene and one scene, which changes a lot, showing a strong Jiangnan charm everywhere.

The outer garden is centered on the lotus pond covering an area of 10 mu, and there are small and quaint pavilions along the pond. Every summer, all the lotus flowers in the lotus pond bloom. Under the spectacular beauty of "reflecting different colors of lotus", the scenery here is beautiful, just like a fairyland on earth.

The scenery in the inner garden is even more unique. Its structure is modeled after the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's meaning of "mountain walking". "Hanshan stone path is oblique, and there are people in Bai Yunsheng." Ponds were dug in the garden to grow flies, and piles of stones became mountains. The winding bridge promenade is dotted with pavilions and pavilions.

The inner garden and the outer garden are separated only by a white wall and a leaky window. One focuses on mountain scenery and the other on water scenery. The scenery of the two gardens complement each other and become interesting. Strolling among them, there is quite a kind of "garden in the garden" fun.

On the south bank of Lotus Pond in Xiaolianzhuang, there is an exquisitely shaped waterside pavilion "Retirement Pavilion", which contains the intention of the owner to meditate and cultivate self-cultivation, but its name is quite interesting.

The "Retreat Pavilion" is the best place to watch the lotus pond. Standing near the lotus pond, looking from the window, it has a unique artistic conception. One side of the corridor is connected with the master's study "Yangxin Dezhai", and there are plantains in the courtyard, also known as "Banana Hall".

On the west bank of the lotus pond, there is a small western-style building with French style, called "Dongsheng Pavilion", commonly known as "Miss Building" in the old days.

"Dongsheng Pavilion" is a classic building in Xiaolianzhuang, which combines Chinese and western styles. With western-style fashion and retro, it inadvertently reveals the elegance and grace of Chinese ancient rhyme, which is in sharp contrast with the quaint waterside pavilion nearby.

Some people say that the scenery of Xiaolianzhuang Garden is less tortuous than other gardens in the south of the Yangtze River in the same period in space, and it is more lively in Shu Lang as a whole, which makes visitors feel comfortable and carefree when watching, and also reflects the cheerful and open-minded attitude of the owner.

Liu Yong is not only a businessman, but also a helpful person. He has been ups and downs in business for decades and has always been known for his foresight and generosity. He has generously used his commercial capital for "disaster relief, medicine, funeral, adoption and exile, and the redemption of widows and orphans".

Before Liu Yong became the richest man in Nanxun in the late Qing Dynasty, he was just an obscure and simple poor boy. It is his wisdom and foresight, as well as his broad ambition and mind, that makes his life go higher and higher.

Behind every garden, there is a touching story, bearing the cultural feelings of one side of the soil and water. We are not only amazed at its wonderful workmanship, but also moved by the humanistic imprint and historical vicissitudes behind it.

Just like this quaint, leisurely and quiet Xiaolianzhuang, it embodies the concept of self-cultivation and family harmony of the garden owner, and releases the gentle and beautiful dream of Nanxun Town to the fullest, silently stunning for a hundred years and bringing a different kind of beauty to the world.