This is an ancient water town with a history of thousands of years, and it is also the gathering place of Shaoxing masters. The old streets in Ming and Qing Dynasties were built by the river, with traditional shops and workshops, arch bridges with different postures, Liang Shi, simple and dignified stone gates and secluded alleys, which made Anchang known as "one river is clear and clear, and the rainbow crosses the river for seventeen bridges".

Anchang Town, located in the northwest of Shaoxing County, Zhejiang Province, was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty, burned down many times after the war and rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its architectural style inherits the typical characteristics of Jiangnan water town, simple and elegant, and it is a key historical protection site in Zhejiang Province. Its specialty is Anchang sausage and white sugar, and the water wedding with water town style is also unique.

Anchang Town, with Ke Qiao in the south and Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway in the north, is a typical ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River for thousands of years. There are Neolithic sites of Yue ancestors in Baiyang. According to legend, Dayu once got married and started a family in Dongtu Mountain. In 896 AD, Qian Liu was ordered by the Tang Dynasty to station troops in Dongchang to quell the rebellion, and named his hometown Anchang. The existing old street was built in the Ming Chenghua and Hongzhi years. For hundreds of years, cotton, cloth and rice have been vigorously transported and sold, becoming an important town in North Vietnam. On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, there were 933 firms, which was the largest market outside the city.

The ancient town has preserved several miles of ancient markets along the river, antique shops and houses, unique workshops, patchwork arcades, winding stone alleys and ancient small stone bridges, all of which have attracted more and more tourists to visit Anchang ancient town.

The small bridges in Anchang are very distinctive, and various types of "arches, beams and pavilions" are simple and elegant, and are known as "clear water bridges cross the street, and rainbow bridges cross the river".

Thousands of years of folk customs in Shaoxing have been preserved and continued in most ancient towns. Walking through Anchang Old Street in the dead of winter, you can appreciate the festive, peaceful and quaint customs of the water town.

In Anchang, you can also see strong Jiangnan folk customs. Thousands of years of folk customs in Shaoxing are vividly displayed here: lively water town social dramas, festive boat weddings, traditional hand-made wine, shuttle boats with awnings ... and even blessings, jiaozi, string sausages, sugar pulling and so on.

Shaoxing is the place with the largest number of teachers, and Anchang is also the place where "Shaoxing teachers" gather. Shi Ye Pavilion, the former residence of Master Lou Xintian, shows the special social group "Shaoxing Master", a special political and cultural phenomenon in the late feudal history of China, and its deep origin in Anchang. This paper introduces the types, work, life, school scenes and resumes of famous teachers, as well as their allusions, professional ethics and exhibits. It is said that Anchang is the only one in Shi Ye Pavilion.

With the opening of Shaoxing Shi Ye Pavilion, Anchang Folk Museum, Anchang Cultural History Museum and other scenic spots, the old master's residence has been transformed, giving the ancient town a strong humanistic atmosphere, making it truly a "water cultural corridor", "secular scroll" and "characteristic commodity long street".