Little Bridge in Misty Rain: Wuzhen: Wuzhen

Author: Guo Jianshi
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The charm of the Jiangnan water towns lies in the profound and poetic scenery of "small bridges, flowing water, and residences." With water, there is vitality; with bridges, the small town gains a touch of magic. Under the moon in Wuzhen, in the gentle shadows of the bright moon, stone arch bridges lie still, and single-log boats are slanted across the water. Occasionally, the soft dialect of the locals drifts through wooden lattices, carried away by the wind. Stepping into the distant past, the two-hundred-year-old moss in the alleys, the three-hundred-year-old pheasant-tail grass—life's retreat unfolds in the living environment, this is the personality of Jiangnan Wuzhen. Travel is an action rich in poetry, but reading about it endlessly, just telling you how to go, can be tedious. How can travel be without a gentle heart? Enjoy reading, and read with joy. Corresponding to the poetic nature of travel, travel books should also be worth your time and emotions, to be savored slowly, read repeatedly. In our hearts, Wuzhen is a poetic dreamland, needing a gentle heart to observe and perceive. Therefore, this book has no map, no travel guide, no description of attractions, no background information, and even no titles for its articles. The book is kept to its essence, to give you the most abundant space for imagination. In this book are soulful photographs, emotional texts, and behind them, our experiential writing style, which poetically and meticulously showcases our feelings, our moods, our humanistic care, and our spiritual solace. What interests us is not how travelers walk or see, but what kind of mindset they bring on the journey. We advocate a casual and heartfelt reading approach—turning to any page can immerse you, because people are free, and reading should be free too. With this book in hand, walking through the streets and alleys of the thousand-year-old Wuzhen, your heart will soften—so pure, so ethereal, so longing for love, so like returning home. Even if you don’t go to Wuzhen, when you dream of returning to Jiangnan, your heart will soften even more.