Changzhou has a truly ancient village and town that is even more charming than Qingguo Alley and worth a visit

Changzhou's city center has a Qingguo Alley, which many tourists say has been renovated and lacks the authentic feel of an ancient town or street. So, come with me to the suburban Jiaoxi Ancient Town and take a look! 🍐 Today, the only 'commercial' aspect of this authentic ancient town's old street is a granny selling local Jiaoxi honey pears under the bridge. . 🤠 After visiting, I learned that this ancient town has two extremely rare surnames: 'Cheng' and 'Shi'. There are about 8,000 people with the surname 'Shi' in the whole country, and 2,000 of them are in Jiaoxi. I personally have never met anyone with these two surnames. . 📜 It is said that 'a Qingguo Alley tells half the history of Changzhou', and the cultural heritage of Jiaoxi Ancient Town is also impressive. Liu Bannong, a famous pioneer of the New Culture Movement, taught at a school here before he went to teach at Peking University. His poem 'How Can I Not Think of Her' not only coined the word 'her', but is also widely circulated today. Now, this phrase has also become the slogan for Changzhou's cultural and tourism promotion.