On that day, Changxing's schedule for visiting relatives was full. In the morning, I went to Jiapu Town to pay homage to my mother Zang's ancestral hall. In the afternoon, I was arranged to go to the mountain in Shuikou Township to pay homage to my ancestors.
So, after lunch, we went to Shuikou Township from Jiapu Town. The two places are very close, less than ten kilometers by car.
Shuikou purple bamboo shoot tea is a specialty of Changxing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Purple bamboo shoot tea is also called Huzhou purple bamboo shoot and Changxing purple bamboo shoot. Purple bamboo shoot tea has exquisite tea making technology, delicate tea buds, purple color and shape like bamboo shoots, so it is named purple bamboo shoot tea.
Purple bamboo shoot tea in Changxing county, tribute tea in Tang dynasty, was sent by the court to pick tea here for a long time.
We saw the true face of purple bamboo shoot tea in the alpine tea garden in Shuikou Township.
Guzhu Village in Shuikou Township is like a green picture. The people on the mountain are scattered all over the hillside, surrounded by bamboo forests, and the scenery here is beautiful. It is one of the famous "tea culture" resorts in China, and has always enjoyed a high reputation for its specialty "Zizun Tea" and "Jinsha Spring".
Relying on the advantages of ecological environment, the largest farmhouse gathering area in northern Zhejiang has been built here. Whether on weekdays or holidays, tourists from all over Shanghai and Jiangsu are in an endless stream.
There is a famous Tang Palace teahouse nearby. Now, a five-star scenic spot has been built here, which is a large area of old-fashioned buildings in the Tang Dynasty, and the scale is equivalent to that of Xi 'an Anda Furong Garden.
The twelve squares in the Tang Dynasty are really magnificent!
There are also many Tibetan families living here for a long time in Shuikou Township.
Zang ancestors migrated to Jiapu and Shuikou in Changxing in their early years. Up to now, according to statistics, there are still more than 1200 Zang families with more than 3,000 people in ten villages in Jiapu Town and Shuikou Township.
Most of Zang's tombs are located on the hillside of Guzhu Stone Wharf Village in Shuikou Township, not far from the tomb of Zhang Dun, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty nearby.
On the way up the mountain, we can see (Song) tomb sites, stone statues and horses.
I looked it up on the Internet: the local people have always said that this tomb is the graveyard of Zang, a noble family in Changxing. The Chronicle of Changxing Place Names records: "The tomb of the head of the group of tombs is planned to be the tomb of Yuan Qu anthology in Ming Dynasty and Zang Maoxun, a scholar in Changxing." Because it was stolen in the last days, it is certain that this is a Song tomb, but the surname Zhang is Zang, which has not been finalized. Now it is a county-level cultural relics protection unit.
We stopped at a place not far from Zhang Dun's tomb and started hiking under the guidance of my cousin.
Through the tall and dense bamboo forest, through the tea gardens planted along the mountain, on the hillside behind the clusters of Myrica rubra trees, we arrived at our destination.
Under the guidance of the eldest cousin, the younger brothers and sisters bowed down at the tomb of their mother's ancestor Zang Wensheng. ...
Through the guidance and explanation of the big cousin, the younger brothers and sisters looked around. The back of the ancestral grave is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the U-shaped terrain faces a large open field of vision. Our eyes pass through the low hillside in front of us and the bamboo forest, tea garden and bayberry tree on the hillside, extending to the distance until Taihu Lake.
This is an excellent place for geomantic omen. No wonder Zang's ancestors chose to live here for thousands of years after their death.
At this time, the mountain breeze brushed our faces, and when we looked up, our brother and sister came all the way from Beijing to Jiapu and Shuikou in Changxing County, the ancestral home of our old mother, to visit relatives and worship ancestors. Finally, it can be said that this is a hidden worry in our family.
Although it is the first time to come to Changxing, Huzhou, on this day, I came to the beautiful mountainous area of Shuikou Township from Jiapu, an ancient water town, and I was still filled with emotion.
Here, the word "excellent person" is deeply engraved in my heart.