When we arrived in Hangzhou, it was already late at night. Except for the colorful lights everywhere like big cities, nothing else was clear. It looked like there was a river, but I was not sure if it was the legendary one. If it is the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, then you will have a beautiful view when you wake up tomorrow morning, and go to bed with anticipation.
Gongchen Bridge at night
I woke up early and looked out from my room on the 23rd floor. The big river in front of me was indeed the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. ?
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
Busy water transportation
The cultural square by the river is crowded, and the music of several square dance squares is mixed together. Listen to it from a high place Get up, a little chaotic and noisy in the joy. Near the river in the square is a bridge spanning the canal. On the river north of the bridge, rows of fully loaded barges were lined up end to end, forming a long snake formation, preparing to enter Hangzhou. Suddenly, a picture flashed through my mind. Before nightfall, at the suburban intersection of every city, there were heavy trucks preparing to enter the city's construction sites, and they were also lined up like this. ?
At that time, I didn’t know that this bridge was Gongchen Bridge. ?
Before going to bed, I read a free reading book from the hotel - the literary life book "Gong Chen". So, I thought that bridge should be Gongchen Bridge. ?
I got up early the next morning for morning exercises and went to the canal to verify my guess on the spot. ?
Gongchen Bridge
China Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum
On the east bank of Gongchen Bridge is the Grand Canal Cultural Plaza
Enter The bridge deck of Gongchen Bridge is paved with stone slabs. Three walking paths are evenly divided longitudinally, with a ramp in the middle and stone steps on both sides. People come and go every day, and the stone slabs have been stepped on and become a little slippery. When we got to the top of Gongchen Bridge, the stone bridge railings were very low, less than an adult's knees. A few old people were taking a nap at the bridge railing, with vegetable baskets at their feet, chatting softly about their parents' affairs. They must be resting after visiting the vegetable market.
Under the Gongchen Bridge, boats were busy going back and forth
The mythical beast suppresses the river demon
Walking across the bridge, I found that there are two buildings on the west bank of the Gongchen Bridge and one on the east bank. Completely different scenery. The east bank is lined with high-rise buildings, while the west bank retains a patchwork of low buildings. The warehouse of the former state-owned cotton textile factory has been transformed into a Chinese Knife, Scissors, Sword, and Fan Museum and Handicraft Experience Hall. On the water side, there are Shadows of the past wandered around the alley, and I was surprised to find that courtyard houses, lanes from the Republic of China, simple public houses from the 1950s and 1960s, and characteristic tube buildings from the 1980s were preserved here at the same time. It has become a museum of modern Chinese folk houses.
Chinese Knife and Scissors Museum
Chinese Umbrella Museum
Dai Wangshu's "Rainy Night"
Green plants at the entrance of the alley
There is a Zhang Daxian Temple at the head of Gongchen Bridge on the west bank. The temple is not big, but the name "Zhang Da Zhenren" conferred by Emperor Guangxu is very famous.
Zhang Daxian Temple
Hangzhou, an enviable historical city and modern city.
Hangzhou has good scenery and better people. ?