Have you been to any of China's beautiful and traditional water towns? Perhaps you have visited one of the most well-known ones, such as Wuzhen Town in Zhejiang Province. But away from Wuzhen Town, there are many beautiful water towns you can't miss in China. Let's have a look at five amazing ones you may not be so familiar with.
Fengjing Town in East China's Shanghai is surrounded by a network of waterways and was once known as one of the "four famous towns of the Jiangnan Region". | |
Surrounded by rivers and mountains, Jiangwan Town in East China's Jiangxi Province is known for its well-preserved(保存完好的)Hui-style structures with a history of more than one thousand years. | |
Furong Town is called "an ancient town hanging on the waterfalls". Located in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan Province, it has a special landscape of hills and rivers. | |
Biancheng Town is located on the border of Hunan, Guizhou and Chongqing. Chinese writer Shen Congwen (1902—1988) drew inspiration(灵感)from the town when writing the novel Border Town. | |
Nianhuawan Town, surrounded by mountains and lakes in East China and located next to the Lingshan Grand Buddha, one of the Wuxi's most famous tourist attractions, is a Zen-style town. |