Nanxun Ancient Town, known as the ‘the land of fish and rice’ and ‘silk market’, is a charming tourist destination. A large number of ancient houses, gardens and other ancient buildings are well preserved, such as the famous garden – Little Lotus Garden, the famous private library – Jia Ye Tang, the One-Hundred Residential Houses of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the famous Yangtze River mansion – Zhang Shiming’s Former Residence, etc. Bridges running over rippling rivers, white walls and dancing green willows form an authentic landscape. The harmony and unity between culture and natural scenery as well as the combination of Chinese antiquity and western architecture, make the town fascinating.
Nanxun Ancient Town was founded during the Southern Song Dynasty and is over 700 years old now. The ancient town looks like a cross when viewed from above, with a total area of 68 hectares. The ancient part of Nanxun is the interesting part – both for its traditional architecture and the quintessential Chinese portrait of a Yangtze River Delta water town it paints. Two waterways intersect at the town, they are the Shihe River is from north to south, and that of the ancient Grand Canal from east to west. The town is small and its scenery only covers 1.68 square kilometers, but it is its cultural atmosphere and less commercialization that make it special and lovable. Although withstanding several centuries of war and turbulence, the high quality construction and buildings in Nanxun Ancient Town are amazingly well-preserved.
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