The 1000-year-old town dubbed the ‘Venice of Asia’ with 15 bridges | World | News
Located just outside the city of Huzhou, Nanxsun is a thousand -year -old water town, which is generally greeted as “Asian Venice .. Nevertheless, it remains quite calm compared to other historical towns in East China and a world away from the chaos of the real Venice in Italy.
Nanxsun’s waterways, stone bridges and wooden houses remember their brightest days during the Ming and Qing dynasties when they develop as a prosperous silk center. The architecture of the town, which hosts some of the richest families of China, blends the effects of China and Western influences in residences and gardens, which are carefully preserved and open to enjoy visitors. Travel writers describe step by entering Nanxsun by entering a past period.
“If I hadn’t just entered the Modern Nanxsun’s brave industrial center, you could convince me that we went back to the Qing dynasty during the zenit of the town’s silk trade.” Sailing Travel.
They added that they were standing under a closed passage during the rain and that they felt like a single person there for a short time, and they enjoyed a scene reminiscent of an old photograph that reminiscent of an old photo next to the emergence of the locals on the channel, sweeping the roads, laundry hanging or just water.
Nanxsun and neighboring cities are strategically close to the Great Channel, which is an incredible 1118 miles of human -made waterway, extending from Beijing to Hangzhou.
From above, the ancient town of 168 acres looks like a cross. Two waterways intersect in the town – the Shihe river from north to south and the large channel from east to west. The town developed around these waters, they have become the streets and boats used for transportation.
An impressive 15 old bridges remain from Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, including the largest historical stone belt of the Guanyin Bridge. Meanwhile, the Guanghui Bridge is supported by the Guanghui Palace, the Taoist temple, which was rebuilt in 1800.
The Jieyelang Library, Xiao Lianzhuang “Lottle Lotus Villa” gardens and ancient residences of influential silk traders such as Zhang Shimin and Liu Tiqing are popular stops in the compact old city.
Despite her beauty and heritage, it is less crowded than Nanxsun Wuzhen or Zhouzhuang. Visitors can visit historical sites for about 100 yuan (£ 11), and the town is easily accessed by a public bus from nearby cities such as Hangzhou.
The best times to visit is spring and autumn when the air is moderate, flowers are blooming and seasonal festivals. Summer offers another attraction: Lotus flowers in Xiao Lianzhuang can be particularly pachoresque.
