I. Zhouzhuang

Zhouzhuang is located 33 kilometers southwest of Kunshan and 38 kilometers southeast of Suzhou. Zhouzhuang is about 90km away from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and150km away from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

The town is Zeguo, surrounded by water and needs to travel by boat. Zhouzhuang Town is a typical family with small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River.

Most families in Zhouzhuang Town live by the water. Wusong River and Loujiang River cross east and west. The larger lakes are Dianshan Lake, Yangcheng Lake, Hucheng Lake and Puppet Lake.

Second, Tongli

Tongli Ancient Town belongs to Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and is located on the bank of Taihu Lake. It consists of Tongli Ancient Town, Tongli Lake, Jiuli Lake, Nanxing Lake and Yanghu Lake, close to the seat of the municipal government.

There are many gardens, temples, mansions and celebrities' former residences built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the town. Guzhen District is divided into seven small islands by 15 rivers in the shape of "Sichuan", which are connected by 49 ancient bridges, and it is known as "a small bridge with flowing water".

Third, straightforward.

Luzhi Ancient Town belongs to Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, and is located in the east of Suzhou City, with a distance of 18km to the west and 58km to Shanghai to the east. It is the east gate of Wuzhong District, bordering Wusong River in the north, Hucheng Lake in the south, Suzhou Industrial Park in the west and Nangang Town in Kunshan in the east.

Luzhi Scenic Area, located 30 kilometers east of Taihu Lake, is composed of Luzhi ancient town, which is known as the "Bridge Capital" in the south of the Yangtze River. It is an ancient town-type scenic spot featuring ancient towns and ancient bridges in Jiangnan water town.

Four. Xitang

Xitang town is located in the north of Jiashan County, adjacent to Yaozhuang Town in the east, Tianning Town and Taozhuang Town in the west, Yaogan Town in the south and LULU Town in the north. The geographic coordinates of the center are east longitude 120 53', north latitude 30 56', 78km from Suzhou in the north, 9km from Jiashan County in the south, 80km from Shanghai downtown in the east and Hangzhou 18 in the west.

Xitang has a long history and is one of the birthplaces of ancient Wuyue culture. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the intersection of wuyue and China, and was known as the "Wu Gen Guo Jiao" and "Guo Jiao Family".

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Wuzhen

Wuzhen, located in Tongxiang, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, is located in the "Golden Triangle" of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, in the hinterland of Hangjiahu Plain, 60 kilometers away from Hangzhou and Suzhou, and 0/06 kilometers away from Shanghai. It belongs to the water system of Taihu Lake basin, with criss-crossing rivers and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passing through the town.

Wuzhen was originally divided into Wuqin and Hexi Wuzhen, belonging to Wucheng County, Huzhou Prefecture. Hedong is a green town, which belongs to Tongxiang County, Jiaxing Prefecture. After liberation, Wuzhen, west of Shihe River, was placed under Tongxiang County and was called Wuzhen.

Sixth, Nanxun

Nanxun Town is located in Nanxun District, Huzhou City, at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai provinces. The protection scope of the ancient town starts from the east side of Yiyuan Site in the east, ends at Yong 'an Street in the west, ends at Jiayetang Library and Xiaolianzhuang in the south, and ends at Baijianlou in the north. The protection area is about 168 hectares, including 88 hectares of key protected areas.

Nanxun Town is known as "the hometown of culture" and "the hometown of poetry, calligraphy and painting", and many celebrities have emerged, such as Zhang Jingjiang, a strange man of the Republic of China, Zhang Shiming, one of the founders of Xiling Printing Society, and Xu Chi, a famous poet and essayist.

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Scenic spots in six ancient towns

I. Zhouzhuang

Shuangqiao 1

Shuangqiao, commonly known as Key Bridge, appeared in the oil painting Memories of Hometown by American painter Chen Yifei. 1985, this painting was processed by Chen Yifei and became the pattern of the first day cover of the United Nations at that time, which was favored by philatelists and people from all walks of life.

2. Shen Ting

Shenting is located in Shinan Street on the south side of the east bank of Fuan Bridge in Zhouzhuang, east-west, with seven doors and five doors. More than 100 houses are distributed on both sides of the 100-meter-long central axis, covering an area of more than 2,000 square meters. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Second, Tongli

1, Mingqing Street: Mingqing Street is one of the important commercial streets in the ancient town. "One Street in Ming and Qing Dynasties" was built in 1996, with a total length of 160 meters. It is an architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties, which completely retains the unique pattern of upper and lower streets in Jiangnan, and the two streets are parallel. At the entrance, there is a plaque inscribed by Fei Xiaotong, vice chairman of the board.

2. Geng Letang: Located in the middle section of Lujiadai, Xiliuwei, facing the East River, it was built by Zhuxiang, Chu Shi in the Ming Dynasty, and was written by Mo Dan, then a native of Xuezhengli, imperial academy, Nanjing. Zhu Xiang, Ziting Rui,No. Geng Le. The name of this hall is taken from its number.

Third, straightforward.

1, Baosheng Temple: This temple is a thousand-year-old temple in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that it is the work of the plastic saint Yang Huizhi in the Tang Dynasty. Baosheng Temple, formerly known as Baosheng Temple, was built in Tian Liang Prison for two years (AD 503), with a history of 1500 years. The existing buildings in the temple include Ershanmen, Tianwang Hall and Antiquities Museum. 196 1 year, the Luohan statue in Baosheng Temple was listed as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in China.

2. Jiangnan Cultural Park: Located in the southeast of Luzhi Ancient Town, it is closely connected with the ancient town and covers an area of 150 mu. It is a classical garden with the characteristics of Jiangnan water town, which integrates leisure, entertainment and sightseeing.

Four. Xitang

1, Shipilong: Shipilong is located in Xiaxi Street, Tang Xi Town, and the west of Zhongfutang is an open alley sandwiched between two houses. It was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and it was an alley formed between the two Wangs. This long stone alley is the longest alley in Xitang. Deep and narrow, the stone is as thin as skin, so it is named Shipilong.

2. Five Blessingg Bridge: Located in Shao Hong, east of Ni Tianzeng Ancestral House Exhibition Hall, it is a single-hole stone slab bridge with a length of14m and a span of 7.5m.. This is one of the oldest existing bridges in Xitang. It was built in the period of Zheng De in the Ming Dynasty and in the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, namely 190 1 year.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Wuzhen

1, Dongzha Scenic Area: 200 1, Dongzha Scenic Area of Wuzhen Dongzha Protection and Development Project officially opened to the public. The first phase of the scenic spot is about 0.46 square kilometers, and the protected building area is nearly 60,000 square meters. It is a famous ancient town tourist attraction in China. The scenic spot is 2 kilometers long and consists of Dongzha Old Street, Guanqian Street, Riverside Water Pavilion and Gallery shed. After the project is completed, Dongzha Scenic Area covers an area of about 1.98 square kilometers and has more than ten scenic spots.

2. Zhaxi Scenic Area: Zhaxi is located in Wuzhen West Street, adjacent to the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and directly connected to Jiangsu, Suzhou and Tongxiang. The traffic is very convenient. Unlike Dongzha, which takes tourism as its theme, Tashi focuses on business travel and leisure vacation.

Sixth, Nanxun

1. Xiaolianzhuang: Located in the west of Wanguqiao, southwest of Nanxun Town, it is a private garden built by Liu Yong, the richest man in Nanxun in the late Qing Dynasty. It was built in the 11th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1885), covering an area of 27 mu. Because it was built by Zhao Mengfu, a great painter in Huzhou at the end of Mu Yuan, it was named Xiaolianzhuang. Xiaolianzhuang is adjacent to Ye Jia Library, and there is Zheguxi outside the park.

2. Jiayetang Library: a private garden located by the Zhegu River in Nanxun Town, Xiaolianzhuang, adjacent to the Liu family in the east. Jiayetang Library is a garden-style layout combining Chinese and western styles, and it is a hall building with a zigzag corridor. All the wooden windows are hollowed out, and the words "Jiayetang Library" are written. There are big gardens, ponds and rockeries outside the building. After 1949, Jiayetang Library became a part of Zhejiang Library.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Six Ancient Towns in Jiangnan