Dongtai is a county-level city in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. The ancient town of Anfeng was built in the Tang Dynasty with a long history of 1200 years. In the Tang Dynasty, Dongtai supervised eight saltworks. At that time, Anfeng had one of them, called Xiaotaochang, which was also the name of Anfeng before it changed its name.
Because Anfeng is close to the Yellow Sea, it has been harassed by Japanese pirates and waves for many years. In order to deal with the enemy, Xue, a famous Tang Dynasty soldier, created a unique gossip water system in China and trained the water army. The famous eight diagrams can still be clearly seen on the eaves of ancient buildings.
In order to avoid seawater backflow, Fan Zhongyan built Sugong Dike in the Northern Song Dynasty, in which Anfeng section was nearly 10 km long. In order to commemorate Fan Zhongyan's great achievements, "Tao Dong" was renamed "Anfeng", which is also the origin of the name of Anfeng ancient town, which is closely related to Fan Zhongyan and implies a good wish to live and work in peace and contentment.
By the Ming Dynasty, Anfeng had become the first of the "Ten Scenes of Huainan" saltworks, and the most representative was Anfeng Ancient Street, which was also the most concentrated place for tourists. The 500-meter-long ancient street, with well-preserved ancient buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties on both sides, is of great historical research value. Wu's ancestral hall, Wan's ancient house and courtyard are all found here.
Among many ancient houses, the most famous is Bao's building. As we all know, Huizhou merchants are all over the world, and this Bao's building is a person who combines his own Huizhou architectural style with the architectural style of Jiangsu folk houses. So in this big family's home, you can see many Huizhou elements. In an area of more than 3,000 square meters, banks, shops, gardens and warehouses are arranged in perfect order.
At that time, Anfeng ancient town was a salt distribution center, with merchants from all directions, developed commerce and bustling. However, with the rapid development of science and technology, the salt-making technology has been mastered by ordinary manufacturers, and the ancient town of Anfeng has gradually lost its former prosperity. Compared with ancient times, it is even deserted. Dongtai is rich in tourism resources, but the ancient town of Anfeng is far from the urban area and lacks bright spots. In addition, Jiangnan ancient town is not deficient, and Anfeng ancient street wants to develop further.
But few people give people a feeling of purity and simplicity. This is also a good place to relax. This is the ancient town of Anfeng in Dongtai. Have you ever been there? Do you think it is better here or Dongtai? Welcome to exchange and discuss.