The place Zhong Qing had booked was not far away, on Juzhou.
As the car came down from the interchange in the middle of Juzhou Bridge, Shangguan Dandan and Zhou Dongdong grew excited. Liu Chang'an had brought them here to play before, and they had even ridden the little train that neither of them had wanted to get off.
There really were several adorable little trains shaped like cartoon characters here, perfectly suited for real children like Zhou Dongdong and childish little old ladies like Shangguan Dandan.
"Juzhou used to be divided into two sections. The upper part was called Niutou Isle, while the lower part was called Shuilu Isle. Only later did they gradually join together into the whole of Juzhou. Shuilu Isle had very few orange trees, whereas Niutou Isle was covered in orange groves and had scenery far superior to Shuilu Isle. Before Liberation, powerful figures and celebrities often built villas on Niutou Isle."
After getting out of the car, Liu Chang'an did as usual, reflecting on the past in light of the present and giving explanations like a capable tour guide.
"September 23, 1925, was a Wednesday. That day, Junsha's Ta Kung Pao published an article under the byline Mr. Si. It recorded: 'Among the orange groves often stand refined dwellings, as though one has wandered deep into Solitary Hill at West Lake.' The renowned residence of Tang Shengzhi stood on Juzhou back then. People often assumed it was a place where he kept a hidden mistress, but later, in A Brief Account of a Fleeting Life, they learned that the prelude to the great revolution of the Northern Expedition had actually been raised in that very residence. At the time, the villas of Zeng Fenggang, Li Jinzhang, Chen Weicheng, Zhang Runnong, and Tong Meicheng were