Come to the old street of Heshang for a city walk, a laid-back treasure ancient town

Heshang Ancient Town in Xiaoshan, originally known as 'Monk's Shop, Heshang Summit'. It is said that the monks from Lidu Village's Guangfu Temple came to Heshang to open shops and do business. The monks were kind and generous, and their reputation spread far and wide. Because it is located in the upper reaches of the Yongxing River, the villagers of Xiaoshao came by bamboo rafts, hence the name. Heshang is east of the remnants of Kuaiji, west of the Longmen Mountains, backed by Linpu, and adjacent to Zhuji in the south. It was once a gathering place for merchants and an important distribution center for dry goods in the north and south. Passing through the Moon Gate, on the old houses with flying eaves and carved cow legs, you can still see a number of signs and names. Every corner of the old street of Heshang is filled with the fragrance of time. This is a hometown of intangible cultural heritage, with Heshang Dragon Lantern Festival, Xishan Red Stone, Xu Tongtai's sauce-making skills, board dragon dance, running horse lantern (walking horse lantern), Zixia River Lantern Festival (Zhongyuan Festival), and the folk custom of 'live gold dead Liu'. There are many plaques of Tagore's poems on the old street of Heshang. Only then did I know that a litterateur Wei Fengjiang had come out of Heshang. He was the only Chinese student of the great Indian poet Tagore, followed Mahatma Gandhi, and devoted his life to the cultural exchange between China and India. Hangzhou has the title of Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake, and the ten scenic spots of Heshang are still fresh, such as Daolin Purple Qi, Xiyuan Morning Bell, Songting Snow, Yuxi Spring Dawn, Dongchao Autumn Color, Hundred Birds Facing Phoenix, etc. Heshang Town is also a red land, Xiaoshan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, Qu Luanyun's former residence, etc., bearing the changes of historical years, calmly telling the great love in the years of war. Have a pot of Xu Tongtai's fresh soy sauce, make a cage of sesame glutinous rice cakes with orange red, walk in time, enjoy yourself, and eat happily. There is a unique meaning of life.