Qidu, located in Wujiang, Suzhou, is in perfect harmony with Taihu Lake. Since ancient times, Qidu has had the reputation of "Land of Fish and Rice" and "Land of Sericulture". As early as five or six thousand years ago in the Neolithic Age, Liang Wudi's ancestors lived here by the water, and the traditional farming culture was passed down from generation to generation. The Book of Rites says, "Na Man, there are people who don't eat with fire." In the pre-Qin period, Suzhou was called Nan Man, also known as Man Jing, and Nan Man was belligerent. The five water wars between wuyue and China were all related to Qidu. Up to now, there is an ancient village named "wuyue Station" in Qidu Temple Port.
The folk customs in Wu are simple, closely related to the culture of the Central Plains and unique. Zhou is the leader of the ancient Zhou tribe. He has three sons, the eldest son Taibo, the second son and the youngest son. And his son Ji Chang (that is) are very wise. Zhou wants to establish himself as an heir, so that he can spread in Ji Chang. When Taibo knew his father's mind, he fled with his second brother Zhong Yong, established and created Wu Culture, which was later. In the north of Wudu Wuxuan Village in Qidu, there used to be an ancient Taibo Temple. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Song Wudi converted the ancient Taibo Temple into the King of Wu Temple. From then on, Qi was named Wu Xuan. During the reign of Xuan Tong in Qing Dynasty, the seven capitals were Wuzhuo Town and Miaogang was Wudu Town. After the Republic of China, it was changed to Wuzhuo Township and Wudu Township. In 37 years, it became the name of Qidu Township.
In fact, the name of Qidu has a long history. There used to be twenty-nine capitals in Wujiang history, and now Qidu Town has a third, namely Miaogang Town is Wudu, and Qidu Town is Liudu and Qidu. During the reign of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty, a blasphemy (hidden reading) inspection department was established, in charge of the five, six, seven and eight capitals. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the warlord was divided, and Zhang Shicheng, the king of Wu, built a lake city, and dug a grain river from Daqiankou, Huzhou to Suzhou, all passing through the seven capitals. However, Zhang Shicheng was a rebellious hero after all, and finally lost to Ming Taizu. Lu Guimeng, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, lived in seclusion here. Up to now, there are historical sites such as Puli Bridge and Yangebang, which have been handed down from generation to generation in the village, hence the name Lujiagang Village. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou, Song Gaozong visited Wu Sima, leaving behind the remains of Tiandi Bridge and Dragon Boat Column in Yindu Village.
? I love the brightness and heroism in these stories. They are all prosperous landscapes on earth. Bai Juyi's poem: "Jiangnan is good and the scenery is old." Since ancient times, the ancestors of Taihu Lake have benefited from water and lived with it. Qidu area is densely covered with water networks, and rivers and ports crisscross. It has been said that there are 72 ports and 36 rafts. There are Taipu River, Henggutang River, Tang Zhong River and Beitang River in the town, and Jiangjiagang, Ye Gang, Wuzhuo Port and Yueziwei Port pass through the territory. There are dozens of large and small lakes such as Changyang, Jiwuyang, Yaojiayang and South Atlantic, and rivers and ports are dotted.
In ancient times, the south bank of Taihu Lake was low-lying, swampy and flooded in rainy season, so it was not suitable for farming. In the mid-Tang Dynasty, Taihu Lake people created the "Tangpuwei" system, which turned the original quagmire into fertile soil. Time flies. Looking back to the Millennium, the people of Qidu have continued their unique way of perceiving everything in the world in their own way, which has been richly rewarded by nature. The criss-crossing Luogang water conservancy system originated from the formation of "Mulberry and Bamboo in Meitang, fertile land", which was integrated with water culture, crab culture and silk culture in Wudi, and became the mystery of harmonious coexistence between people in Qidu and nature.
The sage Confucius said, "The wise enjoy water, while the benevolent enjoy Leshan." Qidu naturally got the aura of this water. Since ancient times, the folk customs are mellow and the economy is rich. In addition to the fishing and sericulture industry passed down from generation to generation, there are also photoelectric cable industry, wooden door furniture industry, non-ferrous metal industry, machinery and electronics industry. The temperament of being good at Confucianism has also amazed the time and taught this small town in the south of the Yangtze River to emit a shocking light.
Therefore, Qidu people are open-minded, knowledgeable and reasonable. Although isolated in a corner of Wujiang, since the Song Dynasty, people have gathered together and become the only place in Wujiang known as the "Confucian Forest". According to ancient records, "since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Confucian scholars have been rich in humanities and clothes, ranking first in a city". According to incomplete statistics, there were 37 Jinshi at that time, and there were more than 80 juren. This is a small town in the south of the Yangtze River influenced by traditional Confucian culture. Everyone has a kind of persistence in his heart, inheriting the height of the temple and staying away from the rivers and lakes.
There were five scholars in the Song Dynasty, and another scholar in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty won the top prize and was called a military officer. Later, he went to Taibu Temple to be an official. There was also an anti-Qing righteous man Sun Zhaokui in the late Ming Dynasty; In modern times, Qi has successively produced sociologists, sericulturists, calligraphers and painters Wang, fruit tree scientist Sun, and former finance minister Xiang Huaicheng.
Born of water, Jiangnan people have extremely deep feelings for water. In order to maintain the same posture as Taihu Lake, Qidu is calm and confident, and abides by the agreement with history in his own way. Time passes slowly here, and everything is just right. As the Tao Te Ching said, "goodness is like water, and water is the goodness of all things." This is the town's understanding of water and the gentleman's understanding. Such as water, it benefits all things, and does not compete with all things for profit. So I am used to being down-to-earth and calm, which also laid the overall spiritual trend of scientific research, commerce and life in the town.
1936, Mr. Fei Xiaotong, who experienced great hardships in his life, came to Kaixiangong Village in the west corner of his hometown of Wujiang for the first time to recuperate. During that time, 27-year-old Fei Xiaotong walked around the corner of the village on crutches and recorded what he saw and heard. Two years later, he completed his doctoral thesis "jiang village economy" at the London School of Economics and Political Science, with the English name "The Life of Farmers in China". At this point, Kaixian Palace Village in Qidu is world-famous and has become the first choice for international sociologists to study rural areas in China.
In 2000, a great scholar, Mr. Nan, came to the other side of Taihu Lake, hoping to see the smoke and clear water there, and decided to open a school here to spread the traditional culture of China. Six years later, Taihu University Hall was built, where heather lived in seclusion, writing books and explaining to the world. In this warm land, heather spent the last six years of her life and died in Taihu University Hall on September 20 12. This karma turned Qidu into a base for spreading China's traditional culture and education.
A pool of Taihu Lake, with 36,000 hectares of clear water, witnessed the growth of Qidu. In the historical process of this small town in the south of the Yangtze River, tradition and youth go hand in hand, inclusive and open. Instead, it becomes more and more clear and powerful. People who grew up in this land are elegant, studious, especially good at business, diligent and pragmatic, which makes all success seem so natural. 199 1 year, Mr. Cui Genliang, the founder of Hengtong Group, with more than 30 people, opened an optical cable factory in Huangjiayang Beach, Xintianwan, Qidu Town, his hometown. A golden thread was born, which lit up the land of China and made the little-known Qidu Town become the "national optical cable capital".
In spite of this, Seven Degrees still maintains its true colors, silently operating ordinary trivial real-time. The rapid development of economy and the unprecedented prosperity of humanities have not bred more ambitions in this land. It sticks to its own heart, guarding an innate elegance, close to time, calmly looking at it, exquisite and moving.
This is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Prosperity and silence go hand in hand, and people and things go faster than before. However, no matter how hurried we are, no matter how sad we are, there are always some smells embedded in our blood on the way home, such as a bowl of smoked bean tea and a cup of wind soup. The unique production technology is full of the hospitality of the town and carries everyone's homesickness.
Life experience tells us that the more precious and delicious things, the more prosaic they look, such as kohlrabi, coriander, potherb and so on. , nourished and irrigated by Taihu Lake, has a strong regional flavor. This town is near Taihu Lake. Aquatic products have been abundant since ancient times, including Taihu Sanbai (i.e. white fish, whitebait and white shrimp) in the signature series of "Taihu Boat Cuisine", Taihu crab and eel known as "Taihu Ginseng", squid and mackerel, etc. It is a land of plenty. It reminds us imperceptibly all the time, never giving up, never forgetting.
This is Qidu, the most beautiful cultural town hidden in Jiangnan water town. It stands with its own unique self-restraint, throwing out the old and absorbing the new. No matter how far we go, no matter how high we are, there will always be a concern in our memory. The name is hometown. It is said that this peace of mind is my hometown and Qidu!