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1、宁静的水乡西塘Xitang,aSereneWaterWorld1.CivilresidencessouthofthelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiverarefamousforfreshandelegantstylesanddistinctivefeatures.TheancienttownofXitangisatypicalexampleofthesedwellings.2.(Omission)TomCruiseMissionImpossible33.XitangislocatedinJiaxing,ZhejiangP
2、rovince,betweenShanghaiandHangzhou.4.Thoughsmallinsize,thisancienttownboastsalonghistory.ItwasfirstbuiltintheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770BC—476BC),attheborderbetweenthestatesofWuandYue.5.ThepresentlayouthadalreadytakenplacebeforetheSongDynasty(960—1279),andthefamousWangxianBri
3、dgeisalegacyoftheSong.6.BytheMingandQingDynasties,Xitanghadbecomearenownedtradecenterforfarmproducts,silksandceramics,allproducedinthesurroundingareasandfamousthroughoutthecountry.鱼米之乡：alandofmilkandhoney陶earthenware瓷porcelain7.TheresidencesinXitangarebuiltalongsidethewater
4、.“Familiesliveinthemidstofwaters,bridgesarchovertherivers,passengerswalkacrossthebridges,boatspassunderthebridges;shopsstandattheheadofbridges,andtheirreflectionsswayinthewater”,ishowpeopledescribedthevillage/town.8.Anewcomerstrollingthroughthetownissoonplungedintoareal-lif
5、eintoxicatinglandscapepainting.9.XitangissituatedontheshoresofTaihuLake,withtheGreatCanalpassingbyit.Thereareninewindingriversintersectingthetownintoeightblocks.10.Eachhouseislocatedfacingariver,asaretheshops.11.Xitangpeoplerowsmallboatsalongtheriverstotheirdestinations,ins
6、teadofwalkingonfootthroughstreetsandlanes.12.Weepingwillowsandcolorfulflowersgrowalongtheriverbanks,andflocksofwaterbirdsandwhitegeeseplayonthewaterdottedwithplantsoffloatingheart.13—14.Severalhundredancientbridgesofdifferentshapesandsizesarchovertheriverslikecrescentmoon.F
7、amousbridgesincludetheWufu,Wolong,Huanxiu,andSongzilaifengbridges.15.Walkingonthebridgesislikewalkingalongthestreetsoftheheavens.16.OnefeatureofthehousesinXitangistheirseclusionandserenity.17.Aslandislimited,Xitangpeoplemakecarefulcalculationswhentheybuildhousesandlanes.18.
8、Allthe100-pluslanesarelessthanonemeterwidebutmorethan100meterslong.20.Standinginsu
