Xitang is situated in the linking area of Jiangsu Province,Zhejiang Province and Shanghai.It is 90km from Shanghai in the east,110km from Hangzhou in the west,85km from Suzhou in the north and 9km from the seat of Jiashan County in the south.
Xitang is unique among the old towns for a great number of bridges,lanes and covered corridors. There are 104 bridges in the whole town. They are well preserved and enjoy a highly admiring value-rated by Chinese and foreign tourists.
Lanes are another landscape of Historic Town Xitang.Xitang lanes are snaky and very quiet and reflect the character of Xitang people.
Xitang people are unsophisticated. there are some old residences in the town. Bamboo carvings,woodcarvings,bricks,stones and eaves tiles collected by their owners are ex ... more |
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