Wuyue culture, a paradise landscape of wuyue where nature and humanity blend, and many ancient towns in the south of China.

Wuyue culture, a paradise landscape of wuyue where nature and humanity blend, and many ancient towns in the south of China.

There is a natural connection between water and human habitation. The earliest humans always settled by the river. Jiangnan has been a Zeguo since ancient times, with dense river networks and criss-crossing. The densely populated areas in the south of the Yangtze River are always by the river. Ancient cities such as Nanjing, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and Shaoxing are all born of rivers. Later towns also developed along the river. Since the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, towns have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. Geographically, most of them are located near major waterways. Therefore, its names are called Ze (Zhenze, Shengze, Zhang Ze, Xiangze), Pu (Shipu, Zhangpu, Xipu, Xupu, Yuepu, Zhapu), Tang (Hengtang, Zhangliantang,, Xintang,) and so on. ) and Jing (Caojing, Fengjing, etc. The names of these ancient towns are all related to rivers.

Typical ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River generally live near the water, surrounded by four streams, with a network of rivers and numerous bridges and shops along the river. Such as Suzhou, the water area accounts for more than half of the total area, which Kyle Poirot called "Venice of the East". Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said that "pipes are blown everywhere in front of the building, and boats sail outside the house" ("Looking at the Gate"). The ancients called Suzhou "as soft as a famous woman". There are many rivers in Hangzhou. Kyle Poirot once boasted that there are 100,000 bridges in Hangzhou. Shaoxing is also a city with Winnie style. This kind of water town scenery is only available in Jiangnan. Ancient towns give people unlimited leisure. Unfortunately, in modern times, with the development of land transportation, there are fewer and fewer rivers.