The history of the crow's nest boat (from when to when)

Shaoxing Wuwen Boats are not just small boats rowed by feet. In the past, Shaoxing's wuwenboats used to be boats with sculling oars such as "shofei" and "sanmingwa". These boats are very delicate construction, in the bow, carved like a tiger image of animal "prow", its demeanor seems to be smiling, and some horrible. Folklore, the ancient Yue is a country of ze, in the pond before the gate was built, the river straight to the sea, "pigeon" living in the sea, the nature of the dragon, the dragon to see and avoid, so the boat people carved its image on the bow, so that the dragon does not dare to haunt, boating can be safe; bow on both sides, there are two carved lions on the stone piers, the most sophisticated also made of white copper. Front cabin down the boat to walk a few escalators, each side of a shelf, can put things. Here on the board, can be built into a theater; in the front cabin and between the cabin, there is a small screen door with calligraphy and painting, written with "cold rain even the river night into the Wu", "the moon sets the crow crows cry frost full day" a kind of poetry, painted with plum, orchids, bamboo, chrysanthemums and so on the pattern; by the cabin on both sides there are "Ten Scenic Windows", books or pastries; rear cabin with sleeping berths and stoves. This crow's nest boat hull is taller, the canopy high enough to accommodate people upright, the cabin can be placed on tables and chairs for tourists to play cards, drinking and banquets. At least two sculls at the stern of the boat, the speed is faster.

The so-called "Sanming tile" of the boat, that is, in the cabin between the two canopies and installed a semi-circular awning, three canopies on the wooden lattice, embedded in a piece of one-inch-square thin oyster shells, both rain, but also through the light. General "three Ming tile" are three pods, the cabin has three fixed canopy. Fixed canopy between the two tiles of the boat is called "shuttle fly". "Shuttle fly" than "Sanming tile" small, faster boat speed, so it got its name. Exquisite "shuttle fly" front cabin with cabinets and stoves, with tea, wine and food writing, in the cabin furnishings elegant, paintings and antiques, everything. Shaoxing water town scenery is fascinating, in the old days some literati on the boat or dance calligraphy and ink, or line order guessing, eye, mouth for one of the blessings. These large crow boat for officials, rich merchants as guests, sightseeing, tomb sweeping, welcoming relatives, theater use, has long been extinct. Nowadays, Shaoxing can see the black boat, only the kind of passenger black boat foot rowing boat.

To Shaoxing tourists from China and abroad, in order to enjoy the scenery of the water town, like to take the foot rowing crow boat. Hire a boat, open the canopy, can sit or lie down, listen to the gurgling water and "creak creak" halter sound, eye view of both sides of the landscape, rural landscape, there is a "yin road line, such as in the mirror," the feeling. If you travel with a partner, this small boat can take 6-8 people, whether it is with the waves in the river and lake, or Yimu through the bridge between the alleys, all people feel the fun. If you go to visit Lu Xun's grandmother's home An Qiaotou, the water town of Keqiao, the old chic eight bridges, or go to the famous East Lake to enjoy the spring, take the crow's feet rowing boat is the most ideal means of transportation.