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1、AncientTownofXitangChinesename:西塘古镇(XiTangGuZhen)Location:JiashanCounty,JiaxingCity,ZhejiangProvince.Openingtime:XitangAncientTownisopentotouristsalldaylongbutmostscenicspotsopensfrom08:00to17:00.BriefintroductiontoXitangAncientTownXitangAncientTownislocatedonthenortheastedgeofF
2、ujianProvincenexttoJiangsuProvinceandShanghai.Itiswithin100kmfromShanghai,Suzhou,andHangzhou.Crisscrossedbyrivers,thetownpresentswhatatypicalwatertownislikeinsoutheastChina.Inthetownstone-pavedlanesrunbetweenage-olddwellinghousesofwhitewallsandblacktiles.Riversidecorridorsarecon
3、nectedintoatotallyone-thousand-meterlongcorridorthatiscoveredwithroofsthatprotectwalkersfromrainandsunshine.Longandserenealleysandroofedcorridorscreateacharmingandpicturesquescenerythatcannotbefoundinotherwatertowns.But XitangAncientTown' glamourgoesfarbeyondnaturalbeauty.Ithasl
4、onghistory,richcultureandgivesbirthtoanumberoftalents,suchasYangmao,aYuanDynasty(1271-1368)masterofartsandcrafts,GuXidong,afamousplaywright,etc.Withahistoryofmorethan1000years,XitanghasenteredthelistofUNESCO’sWorldHeritageTentativeSite.ThetriptoXitangisalsoaculturaljourney.Xitan
5、gisalsofamousforitsnumerousbridges,alleysandroofedcorridors.Withsimplefolkcustom,melodiouspaddlingsounds,anduniqueculturaltrait,Xitangdraws touristsandphotographers fromallovertheworld.Itisoneofsixfamouswatertowns(Zhouzhuang,Tongli,Luzhi,Xitang,Wuzhen,andNanxun)inLowerYangtzeRiv
6、erRegion. HistoryofXitangAncientTownXitangisoneofthebirthplacesofancientWu-YueCulture(aculturedevelopedinTaiLakeregionandZhejiangProvince).InSpringandAutumnPeriod(770BC-476BC),XitangwastheborderofWuStateandYueState.ItdevelopedintoatownapproximatelyduringTang(618-907)andSong(960-
7、1279)dynasties.DuringYuan(1271-1368)andMing(1368-1644)dynasties,itbecameaprosperousandpopulousmarkettownthankstoitsfertilesoil,temperateclimate,andplentifulproduce,andconvenientwatertransportation.Ceramicindustry,ricemarket,foodindustrywerethrivingatthattime.Today,manyancientman
8、sionsremaininthetown,demonstratingthepastofXita
