Ancient Town Revisited - Travelogue of Fengjing, Jinshan 52

Fengjing is a famous historical and cultural town in China, and one of the eight scenic spots in Shanghai. Historically, it was known as the famous town of Wu-Yue because of its location at the intersection of Wu and Yue; Fengjing is a typical ancient town in the southern part of China. The town is surrounded by a network of waterways, with 52 bridges, the oldest surviving being the Zhihe Bridge of the Yuan Dynasty, which has a history of nearly 700 years. Fengjing has 29 streets and workshops and 84 lanes and alleyways in the town. The four ancient buildings still intact today are Heping Street, Production Street, North Street and Friendship Street, with a total area of 48,750 square metres, making it a large and well-preserved ancient water town in Shanghai. Fengjing is a charming scenery, cultural accumulation, in the autumn season, the author about the old classmates, once again visited the ancient town...

Fengjing Ancient Town is a famous historical and cultural town in Jiangnan, China, and is also one of the eight new Shanghai scenic spots. It is located in the southwest of Shanghai, it and Shanghai and Zhejiang five districts, the county border, before the liberation of Fengjing town south and north of the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Jiashan County and Jiangsu Songjiang County. 1951 the whole Fengjing town was unified under the jurisdiction of Shanghai Songjiang County, and since 59 years under the jurisdiction of Shanghai Jinshan County.

There are many delicacies in the town, including "Fengjing ding-hoe", "Zhongyuan cake", "Tianxiang dried bean curd" and "Jinfeng yellow wine", which are known as the four best things in Fengjing.

The ancient town of Fengjing is known as the Venice of the East, with two bridges in three steps and ten harbours in one view.

The pavilion in the east of Fengjing Zhihe Bridge is called 'Tak Chuen Ming', a well in the pavilion, and six wells outside the pavilion, arranged in the north, the wells are also called 'Tak Chuen'. According to legend, when Gu Wenbing, a resident of the Ming Dynasty, saw a well next to the land he had reclaimed for money, he used the proceeds to help build a well to benefit the villagers.

The six wells in the Big Dipper - Dechuanjing

In Fengjing, you can enjoy the beauty of the place, the ancient charm of the water town, and the delicious snacks, which are enough to make you forget to return.

The autumn scenery of the old town is like a spot of ink and colourful painting

Fengjing was historically known as the famous town of Wu-Yue because of its location at the intersection of Wu and Yue, pictured here is the junction stone

Fengjing's ancient theatre was built on the square of the City God Temple, with one side on the street and the other on the river. Whenever a play was performed, the audience who came by boat from the water could sit on the boat and watch the play. This theatre was rebuilt. The reconstructed ancient theatre, with its flying eaves and corners, has an ancient atmosphere.

Southside of Zhihe Bridge Zhihe Bridge has a symbolic meaning of happiness in marriage. A walk on the bridge will bring you a lifetime of peace and happiness.

Fengjing is known as a town of two bridges in three steps and ten harbours in one view.

Fengjing is a town of great wealth and talent and has been home to many talented people since ancient times. The town has been known for its "two chancellors, three scholars and fifty-two scholars", and its simple folkways and famous scholars are still in existence today, making it a place of great beauty.

It is said that there are at least one or twenty kinds of stone bridges in Fengjing ancient town. There are 39 ancient stone bridges spanning the river, including one built in the Yuan Dynasty, 11 in the Ming Dynasty and 21 in the Qing Dynasty. The picture shows the oldest surviving bridge of the Yuan Dynasty, the Zhihe Bridge, which is nearly 700 years old.

The scenery of the old town

Afternoon view of Fengxi

Tongji Bridge

From the bridge, you can see the beautiful scenery along both sides of the river. On the left bank is the 268-metre-long Fengjing promenade, a typical Jiangnan water village building, which is one of the best in Jiangnan and almost the first of its kind among the surviving promenades.

Three Bridges is named after the three bridges in Fengjing (Qingfeng Bridge, Zhuxing Bridge and Beifeng Bridge)

Beifeng Bridge of the three bridges

Fengxi Corridor Bridge - Tongji Bridge

The waterways of the old town are crisscrossed with watercourses, making water traffic and transportation sometimes more convenient than by land.

Everywhere you look in the town, you will find a unique taste of the South China Sea, full of the charm of the water.

Fengjing's rich cultural heritage is rooted in the town's excellent cultural traditions. Fengjing is a town with a rich culture and a rich heritage of talent, with 3 scholars, 56 jinshi, 125 scholars and 235 cultural figures in its history.

Fengjing's boat pier

A rare gathering of old classmates