Wuzhen is one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. It was once called Wu Dun and Qingdun, and it is located on the west side of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Although the ancient town has experienced more than 2,000 years of vicissitudes, its ancient charm still exists. Four old streets in the east, west, north and south are criss-crossed, forming a double chessboard pattern of the ancient town with parallel rivers and streets and adjacent land and water.

Wuzhen shows a fascinating historical picture with its beautiful water town style, unique cuisine and profound humanistic accumulation. Take a walk in the alley in the morning, count more than 30 ancient bridges in the ancient town, and stay in an ancient time. Sitting by the river at night, the bridge will flow. At that moment, there was even an illusion, as if Wuzhen had waited for a thousand years just to wait for tourists to appear.

Wuzhen, as one of the first ten famous historical and cultural towns in China, one of the ten charming towns in China and one with beautiful environment in China, is known as "the last water pillow family in China". In 2003, Wuzhen was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award for Heritage Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region by the United Nations; In 2006, it was listed in the United Nations world cultural heritage protection reserve list and the China world cultural heritage reserve list replacement list.

Attractions:

1, Jiangnan Hundred Beds Hall

Jiangnan Hundred Bed Museum is the first museum in China that specializes in collecting and displaying ancient beds in Jiangnan. Located at No.210 East Street, also known as Zhaojiating, with an area of about 1200 square meters. It collected and exhibited dozens of masterpieces of ancient beds in the south of the Yangtze River in Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times.

2, Jiangsu and Zhejiang area

Jiangsu and Zhejiang Branch, known as Zhejiang Branch in Ming Dynasty, is a unique organ in Wuzhen history. He is responsible for patrolling salt and catching thieves, and also manages local lawsuits, commonly known as Er Fu yamen. It lasted more than 370 years from its establishment in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty to its cancellation in the early years of the Republic of China.

3. Jiangnan Folk Museum

Jiangnan Folk Museum shows the folk customs of Wuzhen from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, such as birthday celebration etiquette, marriage and childbearing customs, seasons of the year and so on. The wax figure created a living wedding. The costume customs museum shows the folk costume customs of Jiangnan more than 100 years ago through different means such as objects, wax figures and photos. The festival hall adopts the different living customs of Wuzhen people in different solar terms in a year.

The wedding custom museum focuses on the wedding ceremony and displays lively wedding scenes through the couple, matchmaker, parents, sedan chair, dowry and other physical figures. With the theme of the birthday of the elderly, Shousutang displays auspicious scenes, calligraphy and painting, birthday cakes, birthday peaches, birthday noodles and other birthday items in the hall.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wuzhen