湖州地处浙江省西北部,是综合性农业区域。湖州农民有在新添置的农具上书写文字的习俗。这些文字,俚语称为“号字”。其书法和词意都相当讲究,为他地所不及。文字的内容一为记录农具主人的姓名,名字的后面是“置”或“办”字;二是制作或修理的时间,新中国成立前用农历干支纪年,现在都用公历,偶用农历,年的后面是以花命名的月份,如桃月、荷月、桂月、梅月等;三是表示祝颂和意念,这一部份是主体,以示对美好生活的祝愿和祈求,是农民文化心态的一种外露、反映。如蚕扁上写上“田蚕茂盛”、“蚕花廿四分”,谷桶、谷箩上写上“风调雨顺”、“五谷丰登”等以祈求田蚕丰收。水桶和挑水扁担上书写“川流不息”表示青山不老,绿水长流。“高山老木化 Huzhou is located in the northwestern Zhejiang Province, is a comprehensive agricultural area. Huzhou peasants have the custom of writing words on new farm tools. These words, slang called “number.” Its calligraphy and word meaning are very particular about, as far as he can. The content of the text is the record of the owner of the farm tools name, followed by the name “home” or “office” word; second is the time of making or repairing, before the founding of New China with the Lunar New Year, now with the Gregorian calendar, The year is followed by the flower named the month, such as peach month, Dutch month, Gui Yue, Mei Yue, etc .; third is the blessings and ideas, this part is the main body to show good wishes and prayer for good life is A peasant cultural mentality of a kind of exposure, reflected. Such as silkworm flat on the write “Tian silk lush”, “silkworm twenty-four”, Gu Tan, Gu Wan wrote “good weather”, “bumper harvest” to pray for silkworm harvest. Bucket and water carry the pen on the pole to write “endless stream” that Castle Peak is not old, green water flow. Alpine wood