渔梁坝和渔梁古镇

我们来鱼梁古镇的目的之一就是观看鱼梁古坝，另一个目的是看铺着小石头的街道。我在介绍古镇的书里看到鱼梁街道的照片，非常感兴趣。我们的出租车司机首先走错了路，后来问了几次路才到了鱼梁镇。鱼梁古镇很小，古镇的小路不让汽车进去，小路上铺着的石头像鱼鳞似的，但石头比我想象的还大，一块块石头反射着强烈的阳光，闪闪发亮的样子相当好看。

歙县漁梁坝有看头，是古代的水利工程，现在还起作用。古人用蝶形石锁将条石固定在水中，百年不垮，对比现在的斗腐渣工程，令人感慨。这个景点要有导游解说才会加深了解，可惜我们是两个人去的，因为人不多，导游就比较马虎，真有些对不住30文的门票钱。如果不找导游从镇子里其他地方进入是可以不买门票的，不过前提是不跟团，且不在旺季，否则就会有坐地收钱的旅游开发公司的人把住入口。对这种把老百姓生活的地方找个名义拦路收费行为既痛恨又无奈。据说这是景区，问题是如果每个人住的地方对外平人都以景区的名义收费，全中国任何地方都可收费，外国的每个地方对中国人来说都是景区，扯远了。回头说漁梁坝所在漁梁古镇，就是一个老百姓生活的地方，目前还没有商业化，个人以为比起周庄、丽江等大名鼎鼎的古镇更有味道，因为这里有普通人生活的气息。漁梁镇不大，沿江而建，住的都是当地人，一条主街上有生活必备的各种元素，房子风格也是徽派的，街口有着晒鱼干的味道。江、镇、山、坝、桥等构成了一幅幅不错的风景。沿着江边向北走，一直通到大路上，离徽州古城不远。火车站有公交车到漁梁镇，在当地听说漁梁古镇在全国的一个什么古镇评比中上榜了，建议大家赶在过度旅游开发之前去走走，否则你也许看到的是另一个周庄。

I would expect a very big dam but when I first saw it during my visit, I was a little disappointed. However, the scenery there is very beautiful. I went during the dry season, the water level was low. We took picture on the boats and walk long the old street.

Take a walk along the length of the riverside 'ancient' street of Yuliang and you will come across what I think is perhaps the oldest intact dam in the world. It is made with large stones which have been chiseled to fit somewhat like a puzzle. The photos I have included with this review are taken at two different times - one when the dam was exposed and the other set when it was in overflow mode after several weeks of rain. The walk along the ancient street takes you past a great restaurant (Yulian Ancient Beny Home - near the Hundred Steps). Walk as far as the dam and then take one of the boats (about 20yuan) up the river to the temple. Then walk back to your starting point. Highly recommended and well worth the 30Rmb entry fee.