1. Wuxi has long been a county under Changzhou Prefecture in history, but after the Northern Expedition ended in 1927, the National Government began to use the county as an autonomous unit, a county-level province, and the prefecture (road) was abolished. Wuxi's political status has thus turned over and became the garrison of the Administrative Commissioner's Office of the Second Region of Jiangsu Province, with jurisdiction over Wuxi, Wuxian (now Suzhou), Wujin (now Changzhou), Jiangyin, Changshu , Kunshan , Baoshan, Wujiang , Taicang, , Jiading, and other 10 counties that originally belonged to Su and Changfu.
2, " Wuxi Jing ", the famous Wuxi song was originally a song by a brothel girl. The content is freely played by the singer and sang casually, so the lyrics are mostly a bit yellow. "The Grand View of Time" published in 1922 (now in the Double Red Do Library of Tokyo University, Japan), contains a song "The New Song of Time" Wuxi Scenery", which contains "Young young man, I met the big girl... Do private relationships in the house, do it from dusk until dawn..." Such lyrics.
( In the "Latest Times of the Times" issued by the Shanghai Yiwen Bookstore in 211, a lyric of Wuxi Jing in the early years was recorded, and the collection of the University of Tokyo Double Red Hall.)
3. In Shanghai about 100 years ago, There is a chain restaurant similar to the status of Shaxian and braised chicken today. It has been popular in Shanghai for decades. At its peak, there were about 120 stores in Shanghai with the name. This restaurant is Lao Zheng, who operates Suxi cuisine . Xing was first developed from a small stall set up by Wuxi native Cai Zhengren and Zhuo Renxing on Fotu Street in Shanghai.
4. There is a stone beside the ancient ginkgo tree at the entrance of Huishan Temple called Tingstone. In fact, its original name is Yanren Stone. Wuxi people are also commonly known as "human test stone", because it is said that it has the function of judging human height, as long as people lie on it. , the stone will automatically stretch to the same length as the person. Some Wuxi elderly people over 80 years old also claim to have seen this kind of wonder when they were young. Until one day, a pregnant woman also gave a try, and the stone lost this magical function from then on. In the existing old photos of the Republic of China period, fences have been erected around the stone, which shows that the stone has been protected very early.
(The scenery in front of Huishan Temple during the Republic of China period, pictured from Yang Shijian and Xu Zongmao Picture Museum, "Wuxi and Jiangsu and Zhejiang Famous City - Selection of Digital Color Recovery of Historical Images")
5. In the past, Huishan The spring water of the second spring is extremely Rich in mineral elements, use Erquan water to make tea, the water can be higher than the water cup without overflowing. If the coin is thrown into Erquan Well, the coin will not sink straight to the bottom of the water, but will rotate quickly into the bottom of the water. This kind of landscape was still seen more than ten years ago.
6. The older generation of Wuxi people know that there is a blood-red mark on the top platform of Qingming Bridge, and there are still traces. It is said that a hero who died here during the Anti-Japanese War, and the blood stains were immersed in the stone. In fact, this is During the Wang Puppet period, the blood marks of the Wuxi Appeasement Team spy Liu Fashui and Lu Yunzhong. Lu Yun worked in Shanghai. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he was idle at home and later defected to Liu Fashui. One day, Liu's wife and the guards were going to Xiatang Nanxiatang when they were attacked by the hidden Kuomintang guerrilla Pu Dixin unit. The guards were shot dead on the spot. Liu's wife was so scared that she was disillusioned and was admitted to the hospital. Liu Fashui was furious because of this, but he could not catch the anti-Japanese troops, so he took his anger on Lu Yunzhong and tortured him on the grounds of poor contact. Because Lu Ping was used to being domineering, Liu's men couldn't stand him either, so they took the opportunity to tie him to Qingming Bridge, chopped his head with a saber, and died immediately. Blood stains were sprayed all over the ground, so they were on the top of Qingming Bridge Bridge. A pool of blood marks left on it.
7. Wuxi still has four place names: east, west, south, north and north. These four city gates were called Xichun Gate (East), Yangchun Gate (South), Liangxi Gate (West), and Lianrong Gate (North) during the Han and Tang Dynasties. At this time, there are three side gates, namely Guqiao Gate (now Yangyaowan), Xintang Gate (now east of Dingsheng Bridge), and Dongjia Gate (now the bottom of Donghetou Lane), until the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Only three side doors can be abandoned. Later, due to the need to fight against Japanese devils in the Ming Dynasty, the city walls of Wuxi were continuously rebuilt, and the four gates were also renamed Jinghai Gate (East), Wanghu Gate (South), Shiquan Gate (West), and Guanjiang Gate (North). ), and three water gates were built.After the Wuxi Railway Station was completed in 1906, due to the city wall blocking the road and long-term traffic was inconvenient, a new city gate was opened near the railway station in 1911. The next year, the city gate was completed and the construction of the Republic of China was launched, so the gate was named after Guangfu. The gate became the latest city gate to be built in Wuxi history.
8. Wuxi was a model county in the Republic of China. At that time, a man wrote an article titled "Model County and Toilet", saying that there are not many other streets in Wuxi, and the most toilets, and this type of toilet is neither a public toilet nor a private toilet. , but a kind of livelihood that charges external fees. The person who wrote this article was also a native of Wuxi, Chen Yuanxiying. However, during the Republic of China, Wuxi was indeed a place that was more difficult to understand in the eyes of people at that time. Hu Pinfang, who was engaged in land reform during the Republic of China, wrote an article to explain the "Summary of Land Registration in Wuxi County", and wrote that Wuxi was a "people's sentiment" when he wrote a text to explain the "Summary of Land Registration in Wuxi County". It is very strong, and every matter the government does is opposed." (Published in Volume 3, Issue 8 of "Lands Monthly" magazine, August 1935)
9. There is Qin Bangxian's former residence on Chongning Road in Wuxi City. Qin Bangxian is the pioneer of communism, Bo Gu. But this former residence is actually the home of Qin Bangxian’s uncle Qin Zhuoru, and Qin Bangxian can only be regarded as a residence for the refuge. The Qin family was a big family in Wuxi. At that time, the Qin family was in politics. In addition to Qin Bangxian, who devoted himself to the communist movement, there was also Qin Yuliu, a follower of Sun Wen . Qin Yuliu participated in the anti-Qing revolution in his early years and led the restoration of Wuxi. Later, he participated in the battle against Yuan. After the Northern Expedition, he withdrew from politics and became a monk. (My great-grandmother Qin Shi Yu Xiu, who is the same clan girl as Qin Yuliu)
10. Wuxi Qin Shi is a descendant of Qin Guan, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty who wrote "If the love lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night." Huishan Jichang Garden, also known as Qin Garden, is the ancestral property of the Qin family. In 1921, some people in the Qin family wanted to transform Jichang Garden into a modern amusement place like Shanghai's "big world". Fortunately, most of the people of the tribe disagreed and gave up.
11, Yang Jiang 's third uncle (uncle is the aunt in Wuxi dialect) Yang Yinyu is the first female university president in Chinese history, that is, during the Beijing Normal University tide, Lu Xun accused him of killing Liu Hezhen. Yang Yinyu later lived in Suzhou. In 1938, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he was shot and killed by the Japanese army for robbing and robbing, and died in a tragic way in the river. He was burial in a hurry. Because the coffin was too thin, a layer of wooden board was nailed to the coffin. Yang Jiang said, "This strange coffin seems to symbolize the long-lasting and awkward life of my third aunt." (See Yang Jiang, "Recalling My Aunt")
12. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and before liberation, Wuxi was in office for the longest time A county magistrate named Xu Yuanruo, who is from Jiangyin. He is a scholar-oriented official. He has worked as a professor at Shanghai Guanghua University and Zhejiang University. He has many monographs and calligraphy works left in the world. Xu was shot dead in 1951. According to the person who was personally experiencing the public trial meeting in the city park at that time, after Xu was taken out, he did not bow his head and confess his guilt like some people, but was angry. When he was taken on the punishment cart, he suddenly laughed to the sky, causing the people at that time to be at that time to Extremely shocked. In addition, at that time, people often watched the shooting and execution, and used steamed buns to make "human blood steamed buns". In addition to dipping blood, they could also dip the brain to treat dementia.
13. Since we talk about shooting, we have to mention another major case in Wuxi’s history. After the reform and opening up, Wuxi has always been a high-profile place for fundraising and finance. The Deng Bin case in the 1990s caused a sensation across the country. Before Deng Bin was shot at the end of 1995, he paraded in the city of Wuxi. There are many rumors about this plot. It is said that Deng was fearless when parading, and the accountant who was about to be executed on the street was ashamed; some people said that Deng often went to the store to get a haircut when he was passing by the Wuxi Barber Hall on Renmin Road, so he even went to the store to get a haircut, so he even went to the store to have a haircut when he was passing by the Wuxi Barber Hall on Renmin Road. Smiling and nodding; some people said that before Deng was executed, he asked the police officers beside him to ask for a comb to comb his hair, and then went to the execution ground calmly... In short, after that, Wuxi no longer had any public trial parades .
14. Speaking of fundraising fraud, I inserted a thing that was not very consistent with the question. This was what I saw with my own eyes at eZubao. At that time, a group of old men and women sat around the office building rented by eZubao and complained to each other. How much money did you put in e-Runbao? At this time, the old lady who had been silent suddenly slammed the table and said, "No matter how much you save, you are not as much as me. I saved 70 million here!" Everyone stopped immediately. Speeched.As far as I know, this old lady is not bragging. In addition, it is reported that Wuxi is one of the top four regions in e-zubao's performance, second only to Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Later, some people analyzed that it was just a matter of blame for the low housing prices in Wuxi, and the people were not allowed to speculate in housing, so they had to do this kind of financial management! (But now it seems that they have already gone to speculate in real estate)
15. In May 1948, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling came to Wuxi to visit Taihu Lake. The boat arrived at an island by the lake. Everyone was climbing the mountain. Suddenly, a beggar woman rushed out of the roadside to block the road. The guard was about to stop him, but Soong Mei-ling shook her hand to stop him and took out a stack of money and gave it to the beggar's wife. This incident is a real thing. Li Wei, who was a reporter from Wuxi's "People's Daily" at the time, was a witness to this incident. In 2008, he wrote an article "Traveling to Taihu Lake with Chiang Kai-shek." Li Wei, from Yixing, is a well-known journalist in Suzhou Province. "Biography of Cao Juren" is the work of this man. However, in his memory, it was written that the place where the Jiang couple sailed to was Xiaoji Mountain at that time. This was wrong, it should be Zhongdu. Mountain (Taigong Nursing Home in Guantouzhu Park today).
(Li Wei recalled "Traveling to Taihu Lake with Chiang Kai-shek" was published in "Review of the Ancient 11th".)
May 1947 about some news reports and photo information about Jiang and Song couples visiting Wuxi. The title of "Xin Daily" in the upper right corner of the picture: "Chairman Chiang visits Chiang's Cemetery", which is a bit interesting.
16, Wuxi's other name is Liangxi. Folk legend is related to the famous scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the protagonist of "Holding the Case to the Eyes" Liang Hong . Liang Hong once lived in seclusion in Wuxi and was buried in Hongshan, Wuxi. However, in fact, it is because the river was extremely narrow in ancient times and was re-drifted and widened during the Liang Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, so it is called Liangxi. (See "Wu Dizhi")
17. The former site of Wuxi Old Library located in Chong'an Temple was the first county library in China at that time. There was a large self-tone bell that could be heard every time at a moment on its top, and the lightning rod on the bell tower was also Wuxi. geographic 0 coordinates. However, it is estimated that half of Wuxi people don’t know who wrote the three words “library” in the middle of the library. The inscription was Yu Zhonghuan, a local scholar in Wuxi. He was also the main initiator of the construction of Wuxi Gong Garden (City Park). He also served as the county magistrate of Wuxi in the early years of the Republic of China.
18. Wuxi Second Hospital is one of the few Western medical hospitals in Jiangsu Province with a century-old history. It was originally named Puren Hospital and was once famous in Shanghai and Ningxia online. (I once saw an old Shanghai couple. When they passed by the gate of the Second Hospital, the old lady took the old man's hand and said, "Look, Puren Hospital.") Puren Hospital was founded by American Li Kele in 1908. Li Kele can speak fluent Wuxi dialect. He has actively participated in the establishment and operation of public welfare organizations such as the Red Cross Society and the International Rotary Club (Qian Zhongshu's uncle Qian Sunqing was once the chief of the Rotary Society of Wuxi). In order to commend Li Kele, on October 19, 1947, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of Puren Hospital, the Wuxi County Government awarded Li Kele the title of "Honored County People". Li Kele has another identity, namely the Christian Anglican missionary, and the Christian Church on Zhongshan Road, Wuxi was built by the Anglican Church at that time. The Anglican Church has engaged in many educational careers in Xi. In addition to Puren Hospital, there are also Puren Nursing School (now Wuxi Health School), Furen Middle School , Mingde Primary School (now Nanchang Street Primary School), and Shengying Primary School ( Xinkaihe Primary School has been incorporated into Lianyuan Street Primary School), St. Mark Middle School (Wuxi Industrial School, has been incorporated into Wuxi Normal School), etc. are all founded by the Anglican Church in Tin Institute.
19. Let’s talk about Catholicism. Wuxi is the area with the largest number of believers in the entire Catholic Diocese of Nanjing. It can even be said that half of the believers in the entire Nanjing Diocese are from Wuxi. Joseph Church located in Sanliqiao is also the largest Catholic church in Jiangsu Province.
20. Wuxi Railway Station was a big station during the Republic of China period, and was called the A-class station at that time. In the 1930s, the fastest train in Wuxi could arrive in Shanghai in 2 hours and 22 minutes. At that time, the Shanghai Railway Bureau often opened special tourism trains in Wuxi, such as the "Tanmei" train that opened in the spring of 1935; in 1947, it used express trains assembled with imported motors with speeds of up to 70 km/h and only stopped. Nanjing, , Zhenjiang (at the time of Jiangsu Provincial Government), Wuxi and Shanghai Stations.
10th year of the Republic of China (1921) published the ticket price and timetable from Wuxi Railway Station to each station, and stated that "The special express train from Xi Station to Shanghai will take about 2:2. Twelve points.”
21. There is a time-honored pastry shop in Huishan called Zhu Shunxing, and is famous for its snacks of Huishan pastry. It is said that after the fall of the Zhu Ming Dynasty, Zhu Shengyu, a member of the Ming Dynasty, lived in seclusion in Huishan, Wuxi with his family. In order to make a living, he made snacks in the palace to sell them. As a result, Zhu Shunxing, Zhu Dechang, Zhu Yongchang and others were formed in Huishan. The pastry shop that others opened is now the only one left of Zhu Shunxing’s signature. Looking at the things sold in Zhu Shunxing’s shop, such as Huishan pastry and smirking, are not common in Jiangnan, but similar snacks are common in the north. The previous statement may be true. Before liberation, Zhu Shunxing, in addition to Huishan pastry, had a dim sum that was as famous as it was called bacon, which tasted salt and pepper. Now this production technology has been lost.
22. There are often inverted words in Wuxi traditional dialects, such as "moon", Wuxi traditional dialects read "bright moon", "turn" read "turn", "strength" read "strength", etc. In fact, this is the ancient one. A way of expression in Chinese called "intelligent".
23. Wuxi Commercial Building (Dadongfang Department Store) will play the famous song "Red Dragonfly" of the Little Tigers at every hour. The reason why this song is used is unknown.
24. The China Hotel located in Shenglimen was built in 1947 and has received Li Zhengdao, Fei Xiaotong and others. In the 1980s, Zhou Libo from the Shanghai Funny Troupe also learned cooking at a Chinese Hotel to experience life. In 1989, the store planned to expand its store and planned to build a high-end comprehensive shopping mall next to the original site, including department stores, swimming pools, bowling alleys and rotating restaurants. As a result, the building was unfinished for 20 years and directly led to a Chinese restaurant. Bankruptcy. It was not until 2009 that the building was rebuilt and the Chinese Hotel was reopened.
25. On the road to Gongyun, in addition to China Hotels, Taishan Hotel and Minzu Hotel are also well-known hotels that have been famous since the Republic of China. Taishan Hotel was founded in 1947, and Jiang Ching-kuo checked in the store; the National Hotel was originally named Beijing-Shanghai Hotel, and was founded in 1917. It was once the most advanced entertainment venue in southern Jiangsu. Taishan Hotel built a 28-storey building in 1994. It is the first artificial building in Wuxi with an altitude of more than 275 meters in Xishan. This building now seems to be ruined in front of the South Square of the Railway Station; Beijing-Shanghai Hotel has seen Taishan Hotel start The tall building was unwilling to fall behind, so in 1993, a 16-storey building was built, and the result was like a Chinese hotel, which was unfinished for 20 years. However, the Beijing-Shanghai Hotel did not "make it through" like the Chinese Hotel, but was completely demolished in 2013. In fact, many Wuxi people’s memory of this building is no longer the Beijing-Shanghai Hotel, but the only upstairs store on the first floor that has been operating normally for many years.
26. Wuxi’s famous hot and sour soup was originally created not by Axing hot and sour soup in Houxixi, but by a time-honored Islamic noodle shop located in Chong'an Temple. It is the most authentic hot and sour soup in the hearts of many Wuxi people. The store started in 1917 and was demolished during the renovation of Chong'an Temple in 2003 and has not been opened again. Later, the store practitioners reopened at the Daoxiangcai Market, and the flavor was as old as before.
27. Wuxi Yakeng, which opened on April 18, 1996, was the second stop for Japan's Yakeng to enter the Chinese market that year, and it was also the first foreign-funded department store in Jiangsu Province. (China's first Yakeng company is located in Pudong New District, Shanghai, so it is named "The First Yakeng Company") The founder of Japan's Yakeng Company is the protagonist of the TV series "Ashin". However, the current Yakeng has long been localized. Wuxi Yakeng is a brand under the Yixing Huadi Group. Except for Shanghai, the Yakeng, including Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Nantong, Nanjing Yakeng, etc., are owned by Yixing Huadi. Yixing Huadi was formerly Yixing Shang United Company and belongs to the supply and marketing cooperative.
28. Before the official establishment of Xinwu District last year (2015), Wuxi New District was always part of the jurisdiction of Binhu District , but the New District Management Committee is responsible for administrative management, which is similar to a special administrative region. Therefore, there were some shopping websites in the past. On, the new area cannot be found in the address selection.
29. Wuxi's city is not the smallest in Jiangsu Province. The smallest is Zhenjiang (3840 square kilometers), nor the second to last. Changzhou (4372 square kilometers) is the second to last in Jiangsu's prefecture-level city. Wuxi City has an area of 4,627 square kilometers, ranking 11th among the thirteen prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu Province. (According to the 2015 Jiangsu Statistical Yearbook)
30, Jiangnan University was formed by the merger of Wuxi University of Light Technology , Jiangnan College, and Wuxi Education College , but this Jiangda and were founded by Rongdesheng in 1947. The private Jiangnan University has no direct relationship. The aforementioned Jiangnan College was founded in 1980 and is a preparation for the establishment of Wuxi University. In 1947, the private Jiangda, the school directors were the party-state tycoons Wu Zhihui, Dai Jitao, Qian Mu, Tang Junyi and others all taught at the school. The private Jiangda was abolished in 1952.
Before the liberation, the most well-known school in Wuxi was just a junior college, but it was as famous as Tsinghua University. It was Wuxi National Studies College, Zhang Taiyan, Lu Simian , Qian Mu, Tang Lan , Wu Qichang A group of Chinese studies giants have taught or received learning in the school. After liberation, Wuxi State was reorganized and finally moved to Suzhou in 1952 to establish Jiangsu Normal University, which is also the predecessor of Suzhou University.
(located in , Soochow University, Taiwan, , the English name of Soochow University in Taiwan is Soochow University 15. In fact, Soochow University is also known for its legal studies to a large extent. Soochow University has no inheritance relationship, but Wuxi National College can be regarded as one of the predecessors of Su University. Photographed on April 11, 2015. )
31. Sanfengqiao Meat Shop, famous for Wuxi sauce pork ribs, This sign cannot be considered an old store. The original name of Sanfengqiao Meathouse is Shenyu Meathouse. After liberation, it was renamed several times, initially called Lixin Rouzhuang, and later changed its name to the state-owned Sanfengqiao Rouzhuang, but the name of Shenyu Rouzhuang was still retained until the late 1990s. Now the old brand Shenyu Rouzhuang has been re-used and reopened. The store is located at the entrance of Beichan Temple Lane, Zhongshan Road. By the way, Wang Yuxing Meat Shop, which is now Nanchan Temple , is actually a time-honored brand of Wuxi roasted sauce pork ribs. It was founded in 1899, earlier than Shenyu Meat Shop, Sanfengqiao (Shenyu started in 1929). The original site was on Nanchang Street and was withdrawn from the market after 1949. Now that I have come back, the things I sell are completely different from traditional tastes.
32. Sanyang Parkson is located in the center of Wuxi. However, if you look closely at the corner of the top of the building facing west, you will find a "China Supply and Marketing Agency" logo, which is in the center of Wuxi, a high-rise building. The word "supply and marketing cooperative" seems a bit inconsistent. In fact, Wuxi Sanyang Parkson was a shopping mall affiliated to the Jiangsu supply and marketing cooperative system, and was the product of the cooperation between Sanyang North and South Products and Parkson in the century-old Wuxi store at that time.
33. Tin Drama has a famous sermon "Double Pushing Mill", but in fact. Just like the aforementioned "Wuxi Jing", the song is adapted from the song "Grinding Tofu" and "Little Widow's Sauce" and other songs, and these tunes are of three vulgarity. If you are interested, you can go and listen to the double push grinding section of old artists such as Wang Binbin , Mei Lanzhen , etc. There is a section in which the uncle and sister-in-law grind the tofu too quickly when they grind the tofu. The movements could not keep up, and the uncle said, "Why should I be slower...", and the actor deliberately elongated the lines and slightly obscene expressions, the audience in the audience would laugh out loud. It was not until Xiao Wang Binbin took the lead in tin drama that this section was completely purified.
34. Watsons is not available in modern times. The store is a century-old store and entered the Wuxi market very early. When I was working at the Wuxi Archives Bureau, I once saw a file from the early stages of liberation. It was a document from the Wuxi government's at that time on the disposal of the "reactionary enterprise Watsons". Today's opinion should be quite interesting. Be careful not to pay attention to the file number or keep one copy yourself.
35. The so-called squares of the older generation in Wuxi do not mean park green spaces, but refer specifically to large intersections, such as Sanyang Square, Chaoyang Square, Wuai Square, etc.Nowadays, some rural areas in Wuxi still have the habit of calling the open space at their doorstep "on the field".
36. Wuxi people’s words “showing their generals” are read quickly for “raising a bitch”.
37. Many people know Suzhou Guanqian Street . In fact, there was also a Guanqian Street in Wuxi in the past, which is roughly Renmin Road at the entrance of Suning Plaza, , and in the city center. The so-called Guanqian Street actually means a street in front of Taoist temples. Guanqian Street in Suzhou is named after the mysterious temple, while Guanqian Street in Wuxi is due to the Dongxu Palace. Dongxu Palace was once the largest Taoist temple in Wuxi. It could be connected with Chong'an Temple, but it was destroyed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Rebellion. Later, only the Sanqing Palace existed. A Bing's father is the head Taoist priest of the Lei Zun Hall, which belongs to the Sanqing Hall. After liberation, the Sanqing Palace was once a revolutionary exhibition hall.
38. Xinsheng Road next to the Maternal and Child Hospital is named after the newborn of children. In fact, Xinsheng Road was built in 1934 and was also the widest road in Wuxi City before 1949. Its name is to commemorate the "New Life Movement" initiated by the National Government at that time. During the Cultural Revolution, Xinsheng Road was once renamed "Chaoyang Road". No. 1, Xinsheng Road (now No. 7), is the residence of Miao Bin. After liberation, he was used as a guesthouse for the municipal government and lived here such as Liu Yazi, Mei Lanfang, Zhang Wentian. It has been renovated from Wuxi National Travel Service to settle in the present.
39. Xihu Road was built in 1933. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek personally instructed Shanghai Mayor Wu Tiecheng to raise funds for the construction of the road. Members of the Preparatory Committee for the Construction of Xihu Highway include: Zhang Gongquan, Rong Zongjing, Yu Qiaqing , Shi Liangcai, Du Yuesheng, Yu Hongjun, Chen Guofu, Kong Xiangxi, Zhang Jingjiang , Song Ziwen , Wang Yaochen, Qian Sunqing and other political and business celebrities With 65 people, it should be said that this is the most "big star" in the history of transportation in Wuxi in modern times. Xihu Road was opened to traffic in 1935. The road originally started from Zhoushanbang, passed through Dongting and Yangjian and entered Changshu and intersected with Yusu Highway. Then it left Changshu East Gate, and then arrived at Taicang via Guli, Baimao, Zhitang and Zhitang. The city goes east, passes through Xinfeng, Gelong, Waigang, Jiading, Nanxiang, and Zhenru and enters Shanghai.
40. Last year, Wuxi Chong'an, Nanchang and Beitang were merged into Liangxi District , but this is not the first time Wuxi urban area has changed its zoning. In 1958, the later Chong'an District was formed based on the merger of the part of the Xi New District (now Ximen and Huishan areas) and the Industrial and Commercial Transport District (now Zhoushanbang and Tingziqiao areas). During the Cultural Revolution, Chong'an District was once renamed "Chongwu District".
41. It is not new to hear that a super-large town may be able to set up a city. Before 1949, the city was equivalent to a large town. During the Republic of China, there were municipalities directly under the central government, municipalities under the provincial government, and municipalities under the county government. Now, Taiwan still has such grassroots administrative institutions. Take Wuxi as an example. During the Republic of China, there were ten cities and seven townships in Wuxi County, namely:
Wuxi City (that is, later Chong'an District),
days listing (now Yanqiao area),
days listing (now Bashi area) and
days listing (now Bashi area) ,
Qingcheng City (now Yuqi, Qianzhou),
Wan'an City (now Luoshe, Shitangwan area),
Taibo City (now Zuozhai, Shuofang area),
Huai on the list (now Zhangjing , Huangtutang area),
Huaixia City (now An Town, Yangjian Area),
Jingyun City (now Jiangxi, Fangqian),
Nanyan City (now Dangkou Area) and
Kaiyuan Township (now Rongxiang, Qianqiao area),
Fu'an Township (now Hutai area),
Kaihua Township (now Nanfangquan area),
Xin'an Township,
Yangming Township,
Beishang Township (now Houqiao area),
Beixia Township (now Dongting area).
42. Ni Zan Yunlin, one of the four Yuan sects, was from Jituo, Wuxi (now Dongtingchang Building). The public has long known that he is a deep obsession with cleanliness. Here is another story. One time, Ni Yunlin took a fancy to a song girl and took her home. I was afraid that she would be unclean, so I fed water to bathe her, rubbed off a layer of dust, and then went to bed. As a result, I smelled it and thought it was not clean, so I washed it again. I went to bed again, but I was worried, so I washed it again until I rubbed a layer of skin, but I still felt that it was not possible... I did nothing except take a bath until dawn.
Original text: Ni Yuanzhen has cleavage disease. One day, Zhao Maier, a concubine, stayed in the family business, and thought that she was unclean and let her bathe.After I got on the bed, I used my hands to reach the heel, and sniffed it, and reached the yin, and there was foul air. I took the bath again and again. Since the east is white, I will no longer dream of Wushan, and I will only give you gold. (See "Nancun Chugeng Lu")
43. The Taiping Army general Shi Dakai has a daughter Shi Yunzhao, and she has a very good favor. After the defeat of the Kingdom of Heaven, his daughter was wandering among the people, hiding her name and making a living by begging. Finally, he went to Wuxi to beg for a beggar. He died of hunger and coldness in Shitang Bay, Wuxi. He was buried in a nearby steep gate. Later generations called this place "Xiao Niang's Tomb".
44, Wuxi Donglin Academy is famous all over the world because of the Donglin Party. Donglin Academy was originally founded by Yang Shi, a famous Neo-Confucianist in the Northern Song Dynasty. Yang Shi was the direct disciple of Cheng Yi, and one of the protagonists of the idiom Cheng Men Lixue was Yang Shi. There is a Daonan Temple in Donglin Academy, which is derived from what Cheng Yi said to Yang Shi, "My Daonan (Biography) is here." During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party members rebuilt Donglin Academy, and Gu Xiancheng's famous couplet "The sound of wind and rain sounds, the sound of reading is heard; family affairs, national affairs, and the world affairs are concerned about everything", which is well known to everyone.
However, what many people don’t know is that this couplet was not originally hung in Donglin Academy, but from the couplet in Gu Xiancheng Temple in Huishan. The original couplet was not "caring for everything", but "everything is in your heart" . In 1947, Wu Zhihui, Tang Wenzhi , Qian Jibo and others initiated the reconstruction of Donglin Academy. Gu Xiancheng's descendants and principal of Donglin Primary School were copied by Gu Xijiong, and he placed the couplet in Donglin Academy. "Everything is in mind" is changed to "Everything is in mind". In 1982, Liao Mosha, one of the protagonists of "Sanjia Village", re-written this couplet and hung it on Yu Yiyong Hall.
45. Before the Anti-Japanese War, there were two people in Wuxi City, whose lives were the most popular among Wuxi people, but these two people were rich and poor, and there was a world of difference. Yifu is Xue Fuchengsun and Xue Nanming's second son Xue Huidong. He worked in the Beiyang government and married Yuan Zhongzhen, the second daughter of Yuan Shikai, on 11, 1919, at the age of 22. At that time, the scenery was so high that people in the city caused a sensation and came to watch. The celebrities in the city were proud of attending Xue's wedding banquet.
People in the world called Xue Huidong the "last son-in-law", but in fact, Yuan Shikai was dead at that time, and when Yuan was alive, he betrothed the woman to Duan Fang's nephew. Yuan's daughter did not want to do so, so after her father died, she decided to do so. I regret the marriage and marry far away from Wuxi. Xue Hui’s East House is located in Xixi in front of the back door of Xue Fucheng’s former residence, and is a Baroxi-style villa. After liberation, the house was used as the location of Wuxi's industrial, youth, women's and other institutions for a long time, and is now the Historical and Archives Office.
By the way, after Xue and Yuan got married, they had no children for a long time, so Yuan took his brother Yuan Keduan's 4-year-old daughter, Yuan Jiati , and adopted the disciple. Yuan Jiati later settled in Tianjin and now opens a Western restaurant in Tianjin. Another gossip. In the 1930s, when Jiang Weiguo was studying in Suzhou, he fell in love with a school beauties in Zhenhua Girls' School in Suzhou at first sight, and later asked someone to propose marriage, but the other party's family repeatedly refused but failed. This woman is the daughter of the Xue family in Wuxi.
46. After talking about the rich, let’s talk about the poor. The poor man was named Zhang Yiqiu. In the 1930s, he was the most famous prodigal son in Wuxi City. When he was in the funeral after his death, even Wuxi local newspapers went to conduct interviews and reports, which shows that even if he was poor, he was also concerned by Wuxi people.
According to records, Zhang Yiqiu's grandfather Zhang Xuting originally had a wealth of 100 million yuan, but in his early years he had a conflict with Ji Daokun, a wealthy businessman on Xueqian Street, for the goods warehouse. After suing the government, Zhang Xuting used money to pave the way and bribed the county government. In the end, not only seized people's property, but also sentenced Ji Daokun to death. Exile army. Later he died on his way to exile. Soon, Zhang Xuting's daughter-in-law was about to give birth. On the day of delivery, Zhang Xuting was sleeping in the hall when she suddenly saw someone walking towards him. It turned out to be Ji Daokun. When he woke up, his daughter-in-law happened to give birth to a son, which was Zhang Yiqiu. Zhang Xuting felt that this grandson was not good for the family, and he did not forget to ask his son to take care of him before his death. Sure enough, when Zhang Yiqiu was 20 years old, his parents were both gone and no one could take care of him. He then ate, drank, gambled, and lost all his family property. His various family deeds gradually became famous in Wuxi City. Finally, he died in January 1934 and took him in. Wan'anzhan, where you stay, also left the title of "the No. 1 Failed Son in Wuxi". (It can be seen that the section "The First Failed Son Zhang Yiqiu" written by Sun Yunnian, a reporter from Xibao at that time.)
47. Prerequisite Xue Fucheng . Now, many people in Wuxi know that he has already been named Xue Fucheng's former residence.) The first luxury house in Jiangnan.Xue Fucheng has an elder brother named Xue Fuchen , and was also a celebrity in Wuxi City in the past. Xue Fuchen was a famous doctor, but he once served as the left deputy censor of the Censorate. There is a folk legend that when Cixi was in power, she suddenly suffered from a strange disease. No one in the palace could appreciate the famous doctors. At this time, someone recommended Xue Fuchen. When Xue arrived in the uterus and found out that Cixi was pregnant, no one dared to speak the truth. He thought about it over and over again, so he made an apology to pass on the prescription and could not prescribe the medicine list. He deceived the left and right inside the palace and helped Cixi have an abortion. Afterwards, Xue Fuchen knew that Cixi would not save his life, so he returned to Wuxi to pretend to be dead and escaped. This matter is the source of Chen Peisi's movie "Hidden Queen Mother ".
48. Speaking of Xiaorehum pear paste candy, it was quite common in the countryside of Jiangnan more than ten years ago. It was declared as intangible cultural heritage by Hangzhou many years ago. The originator of Xiaorehum is Du Baolin from Hangzhou, but the highest generation of people who can still sing in Xiaorehum are probably You Maosheng and Zhou Rendi from Wuxi. Zhou Rendi is the daughter of Zhou Fulin, a famous Shanghai Xiaorehun master from Jiangyin. In the 1920s, Zhou Fulin developed in southern Jiangsu after leaving Shanghai. All the disciples of the Su-Xi-Chang area were his disciples. Therefore, Wuxi and even the Xiaorehun in southern Jiangsu are actually a Shanghai school, and they are all in Shanghai dialect when singing and performing. Those who sing Xiaoreun, all the direct descendants must place a bench and stand on the bench to sing. You Zhou and his wife still sing outside from time to time, and both of them are over 90 years old.
In 2010, Changzhou Xiaorehun entered the national intangible cultural heritage, and the You Zhou and his wife were worried about this. At that time, Mei Lanzhen, a famous tin drama industry, also did not receive attention from the Wuxi Municipal Government. After the liberation, Wuxi Municipal Government has long focused on industry and commerce and neglected culture, and moved many higher education institutions. Even four or five years ago, Professor Peng Lin of Tsinghua University wanted to return to Tsing and restore Wuxi National College, but was also dismissed, saying that he had money to do it. Vocational College. In the future, if there are knowledgeable people in Wuxi, they should not make this mistake again.
49. Every year, the 28th day of the third lunar month is the birth of Huang Feihu, the emperor of Yue from Huishan, Wuxi, and the eighth masters of urban and rural areas will attend a meeting and are carried to the Yue Temple in Huishan (that is, at the entrance of Zhijie Street, Huishan Ancient Town, write that all evil deeds are the first, and filial piety is the first place). This is Huishan Temple Fair is also a relatively famous folk activity in Wuxi. In the past, some people followed the parade at Huishan Temple Fair. They either made a wish or repented because of their guilt. They would use a hook to pierce the arms and elbows, put the hook down and hang a gong, and do whatever they want. Those who are sincere will never bleed. According to an elder's description, he saw a girl with her own eyes disdain for the master who attended the meeting and pointed her hand at the statue, but she could no longer put her hand down until she went to the temple to make a repeated vow.
50. Today, Qian Zhongshu, the former residence of Wuxi, is the Qian family’s ancestral home in Wuxi City. However, later, Qian Zhongshu’s uncle Qian Sunqing took care of him for a long time, and Qian Zhongshu lived here for not long. Now, Qian Sunqing's granddaughter and Qian Zhongshu's cousin Qian Jingru are still living next to Qian Zhongshu's former residence. Qian Sunqing is a famous gentry in Wuxi, and Qingfeng Spinning Mill is the company he runs. Qian and Rong Desheng have a good relationship. Now it is said that Rong Desheng will stay in Xi before liberation and will not leave. However, according to the situation I have obtained from the witnesses at that time, Rong Desheng and Qian Sunqing had planned to move out of Hong Kong. They were all packaged, but Qian's second son Qian Zhonghan was an underground party, so he explained to his father through channels that the party wanted them to stay. The Rong and Qian families decided not to leave.
Qian Sunqing was later labeled as a big rightist. According to the confidential files I read at the Archives Bureau, it is said that after Qian Sunqing became a rightist, he organized and participated in the "Butterfly Club", "Box Club", and "West Lake Birthday after labeling him as a rightist, Qian Sunqing organized and participated in the "Butterfly Club", "West Lake Birthday" after he labeled as a rightist. Denver Solidarity Society” and other amazing societies. Nothing else, if it is true, I just think that people at that time were rich in imagination, and they could think of these interesting names when they formed a club. After the Cultural Revolution, the family donated Qian Sunqing's inheritance as a scholarship, benefiting students from Jiangnan University.
51. Also talk about a matter of the Rong family. Before liberation, the Rong family actually offended the CP greatly. In January 1948, a general strike occurred in Shanghai of Shenxin No. 9 Factory, and Shenxin was the Rong family's direct enterprise. The strike caused casualties and injuries. Afterwards, the Rong family fired more than 300 workers, which was a major event in the history of Shanghai's labor movement.As for the reason for the strike, it was that after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the United Nations provided assistance to China, so the Shanghai government distributed some daily necessities to workers every month (such as rice, oil, sugar, kerosene, etc.), but in order to avoid taxes, Shenxinjiu Factory resisted the war. Afterwards, the industry and commercial registration was not carried out when the work resumed, resulting in the workers not being able to receive supplies. At that time, the director of Shen Xinjiu Factory was named Wu Zhongyi, and he did not leave. Later, he was a representative of the People's Congress and the CPPCC of Shanghai. In 1956, Mao went south to Shanghai and came to Shenxinjiu Factory and said to Rong Yiren, "The working class is the master of the country, and the boss is going to be replaced!" Then the vigorous Shanghai public-private partnership conference kicked off.
52, Lingshan Giant Buddha was founded in 1994 and originated from Mr. Zhao, President of the Buddhist Association. At that time, Mr. Zhao was 88 years old, so some people thought that the height of Lingshan Giant Buddha was 88 meters for Mr. Zhao. In fact, there were many people who came to see the land in Mashan at that time. Some people suggested restoring Afang Palace here. Some people even suggested that Mashan be turned into Macau in mainland China, opening a casino and setting up a red light area. This is by no means a chat, it is a real thing. From today's perspective, it is indeed a blessing for Mashan to become a member of the Great Buddha. When the Lingshan Buddha was built, there was an incident of demolition of the illegal Buddha in Xiaoheshan Forest Park in Hangzhou. The Lingshan Buddha was also criticized for being exhausted and damaged. It was also with the full support of Mr. Zhao that Lingshan Buddha was able to be built throughout the construction.
Finally, let’s put a few old photos. It is from a magazine called "Wuxi Guide" published in 1921. "Wuxi Guide" is the earliest travel magazine in Wuxi. Its cover is "Wuxi Guide" and each issue is made by celebrities Mr. Sun Yat-sen also wrote about the writings.
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