Wuzhen, Jiaxing, Zhejiang

Wuzhen is like a scene from a Jiangnan poem, with waterways forming a network and arch bridges like the melody of time. In the morning mist, wooden boats paddle lightly, and the green grass and tile eaves breathe together. It is not just an ancient town, but a "contemporary poetry field based on memory", where daily life and history interweave into a scene. In the handicraft workshop of "Dongzha", the process of batik by the old craftsman seems to be dyeing the depth of time; and the lights and shadows in the night of "Xizha" are not just sightseeing, but a kind of light poetry that makes the building sing.   I feel the inner tension of Wuzhen: while retaining the strong human feelings and quaintness, it also makes the red bricks and the water surface beat out a "modern rhythm". For example, the juxtaposition of Mao Dun's former residence and Mu Xin Art Museum is like a dialogue platform between literature and vision, which makes people feel that their footsteps have become colorful when they walk into the streets.   In Wuzhen, boat travel is not transportation, but a dialogue between the body and water; and every silent wall may be the prelude to the seduction of the theater. This place is not just a scenery, but a "heart of time" hidden in the water lane.