Last weekend, our department organized an autumn tour with Wuzhen, a famous water town as its destination. At beginning, I was not very interested in the tour because I went there once several years ago and found that it had little difference with other water towns like Xitang, Zhouzhuang and etc. In my eyes, those towns present to us the same sight: Along the two sides of a slowly flowing river, there are many old houses standing in tightly knit blocks. Most local people have changed their houses to small shops which sale small commodities、local products or snacks. And those so- called local products or snacks are the stereotyped stinky toufu、braised pork、crisp candy、salty sauces and homemade handspun cloth.

But this trip is far beyond my expectation. Except Dongzha, the old part of Wuzhen, we visited a new developed area —Xizha, a wonderful place integrates old resource with fresh idea. It is said that the government has cost 800 million RMB to purchase all the old houses here from the local people and change them from private residence to taverns, bars, boutiques and shops with fairy good taste. Now it becomes a quite and beautiful place where fashion mix with tradition and simplicity mix with delicacy. When looking out of the boat we rent, I saw the most glamorous picture I have ever seen: small lanterns of taverns fluttered gently in the breeze; in front of the tavern, friends or couples sat comfortably in cane chair, enjoying the pleasant scenery and chatting leisurely. Suddenly, I feel a kind of inner tranquility and spiritual recovery. All the work pressure and anxiety seems to floating away in the very moment…If I have chance, I will come to this enchanted place again, with my husband and son.