On a lakeside street an open stage shed beside a stone arched bridge shows two dancers and three musicians, with small boats on the water and onlookers along the bridge and bank; at the left a boat-side stall displays peaches, grapes, oranges, apples and watermelons.
Lin'an Wazi
The Nan, Zhong, Da and Bei wazi in and outside Southern Song Lin'an
Introduction
The name wazi is explained as “come together like tiles, break apart like tiles.” Lin'an's wazi were under the Xiunei Office inside the city and the Dianqian Command outside it. The Nan wazi stood west of Qingling Bridge below Xichun Tower, the Zhong wazi before Sanyuan Tower, the Da wazi in Sanqiao Lane, once called the Upper wazi, and the Bei wazi south of Zhong'an Bridge, also called the Lower wazi. The Bei wazi held thirteen goulan and was the most flourishing.