The six famous ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River include three in Jiangsu: Zhouzhuang, Luzhi and Tongli, and three in Zhejiang: Wuzhen, Xitang and Nanxun. This trip visited three of them: Wuzhen, Xitang, and Zhouzhuang (the distance between Wuzhen and Xitang is more than 60 kilometers; the distance between Xitang and Zhouzhuang is about 40 kilometers).

Wuzhen is located at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through the town. It has a history of more than 2,000 years, and relatively completely preserves the style of the ancient water town in the late Qing Dynasty. After arriving at the scenic spot in Wuzhen in the rain, I took a few pictures around the B&B in the rain.

It was day and night that the rain was a little less, so I hurriedly took a few night scenes with an umbrella:

Like many ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, people in Wuzhen live in front of the water. The old wooden houses standing by the water tell the precipitation of history...

Tranquil and profound, there is no lack of leisure in the tranquility, and the hazy ancient town is full of autumn.

Walking into Wuzhen is like traveling through time and space for hundreds of thousands of years, returning to the ancient town with history... Since ancient times, hundreds of talents, talents and scholars have come out of Wuzhen. The old Chinese brand Xuchang Sauce Garden is actually here (Xuchang Sauce Garden, founded in the ninth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty).

Xitang, a water town, is similar to Wuzhen. It is a small town built on water. The water is integrated with streets, alleys, houses and bridges.

Xitang is famous for its many bridges, lanes, corridors and boats.

Xitang, with many other ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, has its own characteristics (small bridges, flowing water, people), and also has its own personality.

The most famous of Xitang is the kilometer-long "Misty Rain Corridor" built along the Xitang River.

Night view of Xitang Ancient Town

Zhouzhuang, the first water town in China, is known as the "Peach Garden in the Water". Zhouzhuang, founded in Song 1086, has developed into a giant town in Suzhou by the Qing Dynasty.

"Wu Shu Yi Yi Yi Wu Water Flow, Wu Zhong Zhou Ji is good for swimming". As a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhouzhuang is surrounded by rivers and ports. The dense river port divides the ancient town into four waterways in the shape of a "well".

There are many bridges in Zhouzhuang, and 15 small bridges built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are scattered all over the river. Among them, Shuangqiao is the most famous and is the landmark of Zhouzhuang Ancient Town.

Shuangqiao, built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, consists of a stone arch bridge and a stone girder bridge. In Zhouzhuang, the eaves and corners are everywhere, and the bridges and buildings are closed together.

This ancient ginkgo tree in the Tang Dynasty in Zhouzhuang Ancient Town, more than a thousand years old, is still very lush