Xitang Ancient Town, known as one of the most beautiful ancient towns, has an ancient history, unique cultural charm, and beautiful scenery that attracts people. So how much do you know about Xitang Ancient Town?
Next, let’s take a look at this issue’s urban culture!
Introduction to Xitang Ancient Town Xitang Ancient Town belongs to Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. It is located at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, with a superior geographical location.
The transportation is convenient, 90 kilometers from Shanghai in the east, 110 kilometers from Hangzhou in the west, and 85 kilometers from Suzhou in the north.
Xitang was included in the preliminary list of China's World Cultural Heritage by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. It is also one of the first batch of historical and cultural towns in China, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, and won the World Heritage Protection Outstanding Achievement Award.
Xitang has a long history and is one of the birthplaces of ancient Wuyue culture.
On February 25, 2017, it was newly promoted to a national 5A tourist attraction.
Main attractions Shipi Alley Shipi Alley is located at the end of Xitang West Street, with a total length of 68 meters. It is paved with 216 stone slabs with a thickness of only three centimeters. It is the aisle between Wangjia Zunwen Hall and Zhongfu Hall.
The skin-thin slate serves as the surface of the sewer, so it is called Shipi Nong. It is 1.1 meters wide at its widest point and only 0.8 meters at its narrowest point. Above it is a narrow strip of sky, so Shipi Nong is known as Xitang's "line of sky".
Wufu Bridge Wufu Bridge is located in Hong Kong, east of the Ni Tianzeng Ancestral Residence Exhibition Hall. It is a single-hole stone bridge with a length of 14 meters and a span of 7.5 meters. It is one of the oldest existing bridges in Xitang. It was built during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty.
In the 27th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1901).
The Button Hall of China Button Museum is located on West Street. It has six exhibition halls: ancient button exhibition area, modern button exhibition area, modern button exhibition area, shell button production process exhibition area, button application area, and Chinese knot exhibition area.
There are masters performing live demonstrations of the shell button production process.
Ming and Qing Wood Sculpture Museum The Ming and Qing Wood Sculpture Museum is located in the north of Hong Kong.
The museum displays more than 250 wood carvings of residential buildings in the Jiangnan area represented by Xitang since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including beam frames, beam pads, supporting arches, sparrows, and lattice windows.
The new scene on the west line covers an area of ??3,000 square meters. The Wuniunias theme park with the characteristics and human history of Xitang water town (including the statue of Wuniunias, the brick carving wall of Wuniunias story, the single-tiled pavilion, the ancient stage, etc.) was built as the main entrance of the tourism.
The cruise ship terminal can dock 100 cruise ships at the same time. A new tourist shopping area and tourist dining area covering an area of ??6,500 square meters has been opened at the entrance.
Lufen Ginkgo There are two male and female ginkgo trees at the entrance to Fenbang Lane of Post Road in Xitang Town.
It was planted during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, more than 600 years ago.
The male ginkgo is 13.5 meters high and has a circumference of 3.92 meters; the female ginkgo is 9.35 meters high and has a circumference of 3.08 meters.
Ni House Ni House is located in the south of Hong Kong. Ni House has five entrances from the front to the back. There is a shed in the front and a garden in the back. The main hall is called "Chengqing Hall".
The rain corridors in Xitang are mostly concentrated in commercial districts such as Beizha Street, Nanzha Street, and Chaonandai.
The so-called rain corridor is actually a covered street. Some of them are equipped with benches along the river side. They are mostly made of brick and wood structures and are generally 2-2.5 meters wide. They can provide both sun and rain protection.