Gengdu River, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province

The Gengdu River in nanchang district, Wuxi was called Luanchuan in ancient times (meaning "wild rice", meaning a river full of wild rice). Named after Luanchuan Villa, it still retains the place name of "Dazhuangli" (now Carrefour on Qingyang Road) and the ancient bridge of Gengdu River. At present, the remaining river branches off Liangxi River from the north of Hongxing Bridge Ginkgo Garden, meanders from east to west through New Century Garden, Qingyang Road, Yongfeng Road, Muxiyuan, Shizi Street Community and Jinguoqiao Street, and then enters the ancient canal via Huangni Bridge in Nanchang Street, with a total length of 2 kilometers. The following text is a description of Suichuan Mountain Villa, which contains some information about Gengdu River.

Dazhuangli is near Yangming New Village in Wuxi. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was once one of the famous garden attractions in Wuxi, named Luanchuan Mountain Villa, also known as Luanchuan Garden, or Luanchuan Village for short. Luanchuan Villa is adjacent to Gudu Port in the north, Qiao 'an River in the south, Toarey Yang Road in the east and Gengdu Village in the west, covering an area of more than 40 mu, that is, around Carrefour and Yuan Jiale today, plus Huada Tomb and Bamboo Garden, *** 150 mu. Luanchuan Village is named after Tundu Port, which leads to Liangxi in the west. ?

The construction of Chuanchuan Village should start from Huadong in Jingtai and Tianshun years of Ming Dynasty. Hua Dong, whose real name is Tan 'an, lives at Tieshu Bank in Xiatang outside the south gate (now north of Tieshu Bridge, near Da Wharf Lane). When he was in his 60 s, he argued with his neighbor Gong Fu for land, and Gong lost the case. When burying the boundary pillar, Hua Dong made a fortune by digging an iron urn containing 1 10 gold, and soon died. Hua Linxiang, the son of Huadong, failed in the imperial examinations many times, ran an industry at home and bought a large wasteland south of Gudu Port. Hua Yun, the son of Hua Linxiang, was a scholar at the age of 54 when Jiajing was twenty (154 1) and retired at the age of 60. Huayun and his brother Lu Hua built great projects together. First, Haiyue Pavilion (whose father's name is Haiyue Weng) and Jianguang Pavilion (located in today's shock absorber factory) were built next to the former residence, and Yizhuang of Jianhua was built, and Yanjiatang was built in the east of Suichuan Villa. Then, Suichuan Villa was carefully managed, and Jianguang Pavilion was rebuilt here, with more than 10,000 books. Building a real rest garden is a garden in a garden; There are scenic spots, such as swimming pool, independence platform, Liangshun platform and Hanshan Pavilion. Flowers and trees are planted all year round. In the southeast of Zhuang, there is a bamboo garden with a small area. Wen Zhiming, Shen Zhou and other famous artists often come to the village to make friends with Huayun, appreciate Huayun's hoarded famous calligraphy and painting, and think that none of them are fakes. In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing, Huayun celebrated his seventieth birthday and held a big banquet in Zhenxiu Garden. More than twenty celebrities from Wuzhong, including Wen Zhiming, came to celebrate his birthday. This is the heyday of Suichuan village. However, in less than a hundred years, Fahrenheit's family business declined, and the village was "ruined, with only one thing left." Huayun's great-grandson Hua turned this villa into a Buddhist temple and later turned it into a Fucheng Temple. ?

Because Suichuan village is very big, it is commonly known as Dazhuangli, and it has been until now. Near the skating rink of Qingyang Park in the southwest of Yangming New Village, there is a bridge named Qiao Zhuang, which is the west gate of Chuanchuan Village. Huada Tomb is the place where three generations of East China, Hualin Lane and Huayun are buried, covering an area of 83 mu. There are tombs, stone Weng Zhong, stone beasts, stone pavilions and other buildings, with towering old trees. On the eve of liberation, nothing was left, and 1952 built a famous new village. Gudu Bridge was rebuilt in the 23rd year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1897) and renamed Gengdu Bridge, and Gudu Port was also renamed Gengdu River.