如(ru)今(jin),這(zhe)里仍保留著舊時繁華(hua)的印記和古(gu)(gu)樸(pu)的風貌。沿河五(wu)百(bai)米長的明清古(gu)(gu)街,層樓綿延,鱗(lin)次(ci)櫛(zhi)比,古(gu)(gu)老而典(dian)雅;青(qing)石板路(lu)面上(shang)的道道車(che)轍,記錄下當年小鎮的繁榮。鎮內小河蜿蜓迥(jiong)轉,一座(zuo)座(zuo)青(qing)石橋橫跨兩(liang)岸,增添了(le)小鎮的水鄉(xiang)情調。沿江碼(ma)頭的碑石上(shang),字跡歷歷可見,令人(ren)回(hui)想(xiang)起(qi)當年“貨聚(ju)八閩川廣,語雜兩(liang)浙淮(huai)楊(yang),舟楫夜泊,繞岸燈輝(hui)”之(zhi)盛(sheng)。
古鎮北面,是(shi)聞名的九獅(shi)山(shan),為(wei)縣北門(men)(men)戶,又稱(cheng)龍(long)門(men)(men)。山(shan)下(xia)江水(shui)(shui)深不可(ke)測,據說從這里可(ke)以直達龍(long)宮,故(gu)名“龍(long)門(men)(men)第(di)一關(guan)”現(xian)鐫刻在峭(qiao)壁(bi)上(shang)的“龍(long)門(men)(men)第(di)一關(guan)”五個(ge)大字仍清晰可(ke)見。九獅(shi)第(di)一山(shan)下(xia)的明(ming)代“天乳(ru)(ru)寺(si)”為(wei)明(ming)代佛寺(si),寺(si)邊有一天然水(shui)(shui)池(chi),上(shang)書“天乳(ru)(ru)寺(si)”相傳為(wei)康熙手跡(ji)。