Chapter 432 : Entering the City
The water is shimmering and beautiful when it is sunny, and the mountains are misty and strange when it is raining. If you want to compare West Lake with Xizi, it is always appropriate to apply light makeup and heavy makeup.
Su Shi's poem "The First Sunshine on the Lake" can be said to describe the charm of Hangzhou City. Since the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Hangzhou abolished the county as a prefecture in the ninth year of Kaihuang, and the name "Hangzhou" appeared for the first time. It was under the jurisdiction of Qiantang, Yuhang, Fuyang, Yanguan, Yuqian and Wukang. The prefecture was initially in Yuhang, and the following year moved to Qiantang. In the eleventh year of Kaihuang, it built a city along the mountain of Fenghuang Mountain, with "36 miles and 90 steps around", which was the earliest Hangzhou city. In the third year of Daye, it was renamed Yuhang County. In the sixth year, Yang Su dug the Jiangnan Canal, starting from the Qingbo Gate of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, and then reached Hangzhou through Suzhou, Jiaxing and other places. The name of Hangzhou was officially informed of the world, but what really made Hangzhou famous all over the world was the entire Song Dynasty.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou was the "Liangzhe Road" road management; in the first year of Daguan, it was promoted to the Shuaifu, which governed the nine counties of Qiantang, Renhe, Yuhang, Lin'an, Yuqian, Changhua, Fuyang, Xindeng and Yanguan. At that time, the population had reached more than 200,000 households, making it the most populous prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River. The economy was prosperous, and the textile, printing, winemaking, and papermaking industries were relatively developed. Foreign trade was further developed, and it was one of the four major commercial ports in the country. Hangzhou served as local officials and attached great importance to the rectification of West Lake. In the fourth year of Yuanyou, the famous poet Su Dongpo served as the governor of Hangzhou. He dredged the West Lake again and used the dug mud to form a long dike across the south and north (Su Dike). There were six bridges on it, and peaches, willows, and lotus were planted beautify the West Lake. Maoshan and Yan Bridge rivers were opened, and six wells were sprinkled, so that the braised rice could not enter the market, and the people drank it.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, the heyday of Hangzhou began. In the third year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty, the palace was established in Hangzhou, and was promoted to Lin'an Prefecture, with its capital in Qiantang. It was under the jurisdiction of Qiantang, Renhe, Lin'an, Yuhang, Yuqian, Changhua, Fuyang, Xincheng and Yangong. The area was roughly the same as that of the Tang Dynasty. The final journey was here in the eighth year of Shaoxing, and the city walls of Hangzhou were expanded. At that time, it was divided into inner city and outer city. The inner city, namely the imperial city, is nine miles in radius, surrounds Fenghuang Mountain, starting from Fengshan Gate in the north, reaching the Jianggan in the south, reaching Wansongling in the west, and reaching the east
Houchaomen built halls, halls, towers, pavilions, and many palaces and imperial gardens within the imperial city. The outer city spans Wushan in the south, Wulinmen in the north, West Lake in the right, and Qiantang River in the left, and is magnificent. Thirteen city gates were set up, and there was a moat outside the city. As many people in the north moved south with the court, the population of Lin'an Prefecture increased. By the Xianchun period, the number of residents increased to more than 1.24 million (including the county). As for Qiantang and Renhe counties, the population of Hangzhou Prefecture was also more than 430,000. At this point, Hangzhou is a famous city in the world.
Xiao Yun, Little Princess, Xu Dachuan, and three people and one boat. They followed the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, and arrived at Hangzhou City at noon. Xu Dachuan brought fish into the city. Xiao Yun thought that in such a turbulent era, Hangzhou City must be very turbulent, but when he got ashore, he realized that this place was not that true. It was more prosperous and calm than he thought. Various rivers, sea fish, various fish, shrimps, crabs and clams and other sea products, as well as various seafood from China and abroad, were all in the
There were stalls for sale on the street, and there were endless hawking sounds, with pedestrians, textiles, printing, winemaking, papermaking, restaurants, tea shops, brothels and song shops, presented one by one. This scene only made Xiao Yun look like fireworks, as if he was in the scene of Xu Wenqiang's "Shans and Beaches". This ancient civilization city with literati gathered around the world, in this turbulent years, a kind of vitality and prosperity emerged. The three of them were spinning around the street for a while, and Xu Dachuan took Xiao Yun and the others to the fishing shop.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the fish shop was a place in Hangzhou City that specialized in providing fishermen with fishing goods. This place was not big, and it mainly bought local fish goods and sold them to the north, and transported some beef and mutton that did not exist in the south from the north, so the business was prosperous.
Xiao Yun had never been to such a place. After hearing what Xu Dachuan said, he wanted to see it, so he pulled the little princess to follow him. When he went there, he began to regret it. First of all, this place was not something he could stay in. Not to mention the fishy smell in the air, even if the store was not very big, most of the internal organs left by fish stocks, and he could hardly get his feet down. It was okay for Xiao Yun to arrive. After all, the little princess came from the royal palace and had never seen such a scene. She almost vomited it out. She pulled Xiao Yun and didn't want to go in at all. Xiao Yun had no choice but to smile at Xu Dachuan.
Xu Dachuan was so happy that he threw a wink at Xiao Yun and said, "Brother, it's not something your wife can stay here. Okay, it's time to sell these fish. You can take your wife around now? When you go back, come here again for the round?"
Xiao Yun understood it, laughed secretly, and said, "You are not polite!" After saying that, he replied with a dirty look and pulled the little princess out of the fishing place.
When the two of them left the fishing house, Xiao Yun took the little princess around. He wanted to take this opportunity to find out the news about the court, but it was very peaceful here. If he wanted to inquire, he would have to find another place. He thought in his heart, so he pulled the little princess out of the front door of the fishing house and turned right. Not long after, the two of them saw a small street in front of them, with jade buildings and jade on both sides of the street. However, Xiao Yun was not in the mood to appreciate it at this moment. After passing through several alleys, he saw the restaurants on the street, and the restaurants were all one-stop. Besides, the street sells snacks, clothing, and various jewelry. What else is better for inquiring about the news than eating? Xiao Yun pulled the little princess into the street.
It was Xiangwu Tenth. Xiao Yun took the little princess to browse the street for a while and bought a few jewelry. He gradually felt a little tired and was discussing whether to find a restaurant to eat. At this moment, three people fell into Xiao Yun's eyes.
The three of them were dressed in ordinary Han costumes. The man in the leader was of medium size, about thirty years old, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, like a scholar who failed. The two people following him were burly on the left, with a fat head and big ears, and a pair of tricks, but they were squirting tiger spirits. The man on the right had a beard and a little taller figure than the man on the left. If his eyes were bigger, he would look like a fierce Zhang Fei.
Chapter completed!