在湘乡我发现了一座“童话之境”的江心岛，茅草棚、吊脚楼，初见以为误入江南水乡。它就是——东山岛“茅浒水乡”。

这里不需要门票，是一个开放的休闲度假区。走进小岛，迎接你的是“威靖”号仿舰。据说这艘船是根据当年曾国藩的爱船，按照1:1的比例仿制而成。站在船上，还能俯瞰整个岛屿。

秋天来在这里露营、烧烤、游船，十分惬意。特别是在晨光下的湘军桥，倒映在涟水里，如同晕染的山水画，呈现出“一折青山一扇屏，一湾碧水一条琴”的景致，把茅浒水乡勾勒成“梦里江南”。（

InXiangxiangIfounda“fairytalerealm”oftheriverisland,thatchedhuts,footstools,thefirsttimeIsawthatIthoughtIhadmistakenlyenteredtheJiangnanwatertown.Thisisthe“MaohuWaterVillage”onDongshanIsland.

Thereisnoentrancefeeanditisanopenrecreationalresort.Walkingintotheisland,youaregreetedbyareplicaoftheWeijin.Theshipissaidtobea1:1replicaofZengGuofan'sfavoriteshipfrombackintheday.Standingontheboat,italsooverlookstheentireisland.

Itisverypleasanttocomehereinthefallforcamping,barbecuing,andboattrips.EspeciallyinthemorninglightoftheXiangjunBridge,reflectedintheLianshui,asstainedlandscapepaintings,showing“afoldingofthegreenmountainsandascreen,abayofbluewaterandaguqin,”thescenery,theMaohuwatertownshipsketchedintothe“dreamofJiangnan”.（翻译：万姗姗）