Jiangsu does not have stannum, all along is having " an abundant place " title, river much, bridge is much, off-street much also. On the benefit hill ancient town west the city that do not have stannum, one cries " bibcock river " brook creek, in long historical years, ever greeted countless tourists to come to ancient town from the river. Especially the Kang Xi of quiet day, Qianlong two emperor, pass 12 times from this river early or late. Say " bibcock river " , probably a lot of person is not clear, if creek of respecting benefit hill, or temple pond short for the Jinghe River, so went up the native of age knows. This is from what do not have stannic ancient canal " close on the west " place of yellow port mound, direct the brook of the bystreet mouth to benefit hill ancient town. Bystreet mouth place stands have the memorial archway with lofty one side, submit a written statement to a higher authority " ground of an outstanding personality is clever " 4 words. People is leave the land that abandon a boat from memorial archway, the benefit hill temple that enters benefit hill ancient town or the garden that send free. Benefit hill creek has 1.4 kilometers about endlong, because former ancient town is overland without,can arrive directly, want to go so burn joss sticks of benefit hill temple, want to place free garden play, must pass from upriver boat of benefit hill creek. Can saying benefit hill creek was once upon a time the gold aqueduct of ancient town, one's life experience is celebrated, situation is fundamental. The benefit hill creek that the thing moves toward, wadi is not wide, the river face that people sees now, also control with respect to 56 meters. In Hui Shan creek flows into ancient town when the mouth, have the two end of brook of join of a stone arch bridge. This bridge is called " Bao Shanqiao " . Historical data account: This bridge is by bright generation 10 thousand all previous smooth build of Zou Di of the 2 years of a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations, person that do not have stannum. Come from Bao Shanqiao " ground of an outstanding personality is clever " memorial archway, it is people common those who say " bibcock river " reach. Bibcock river antecedents, have the reason of two respects probably: It is to be in " ground of an outstanding personality is clever " below memorial archway, build the stone Chi that a meeting spits water. Chi is the dragon prince in fokelore, there is Long Jiao on the head, growing pregnant, like to spit water. It is consequently in ancient building, stone Chi appearance, use the place that adornment current emerges. This all the year round spits the stone Chi of water ceaselessly, its mouth midstream gives drifting water, come from the lie between garden sending free of one street. The spring between Hui Shanshan gathered together over there, when the water of the garden that send free is brimmed over with, adopt dark method, from inside bibcock river is flowed into in the mouth of stone Chi. Another reason is the two emperor of quiet day, reach benefit hill ancient town 12 times early or late, this brook is one hundred percent " drive river " . A street of south bank of bibcock river, people says to regard as " pond issueing a river " , natural on the west bank a street is " go up river pond " . By the side of the street of fluctuation river pond, assemble benefit hill Gu Zhenzhong's much ancient building, it is with celebrity ancestral temple be in the majority. According to statistic, can check the ancestral temple of full name family tree now, have more than 100. These ancient buildings, continue to period of the Republic of China all the time since bright generation, include contemporary rebuild of face-lifting inside. Fluctuation river pond in former days in flourishing, can say a reduction that is Changjiang Delta civilization. On street of pond issueing a river, have the Hui Shanyuan of illicit home gardens that opens to the outside world the earliest without stannum, gao Zhongxian fair ancestral temple, Zhang Wenzhen fair ancestral temple, Yang Oufang ancestral temple; And on river pond has a wise man ancestral temple of Lian Zi ancestral temple, Mr Zhu Lepu, Zhang Yizhuang ancestral temple, Xue Zhongcheng ancestral temple. Structure style with bright Qing Dynasty two timeses are given priority to, intermediate removed also Western-style building is built. Bridge of be apt to of treasure of pond drawing near is in next rivers, still have the brook of a transversely, old times is called " creek of burn joss sticks " . When because every arrive,benefit hill temple fair or section are celebrated, burn joss sticks of benefit hill temple comes before the circumjacent common people of the area is pilotting a boat. Because bibcock river is " conduit " , the ship of ordinary common people cannot sail, can change its course enters creek of burn joss sticks, after therefrom toes disembark, via Hui Shan straight market enters benefit hill temple. Bibcock river it may not be a bad idea, it may not be a bad idea of creek of burn joss sticks, because wadi is too narrow, in those days Kang Xi and the dragon boat that Qianlong takes, all cannot sail directly come in. So folk also has a czar Lai Huishan temple, also must follow common people same, change a view that boat ability toes disembark. Just take a boat, had sailed slowly from bibcock river, settle on issues the vista of river pond, can appreciate the gust of Changjiang Delta a region of rivers and lakes really. Now, the two sides of river of bibcock of benefit hill ancient town, become a citizen to drink the good place with recreational tea. Everyday from morning till night, along two streets, what one word discharges is one Zhang Zhang tea table and tea chair, 35 good friends sit in the bank, drink tea to chat, make a view on ancient town actually. Author brief introduction: Liu Jianhua photographs (cameraman, traveler, from media person)