Where is Xitang?

Tang Xi Ancient Town belongs to Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province.

The ancient town of Tang Xi is located at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai provinces, with a superior geographical position. Convenient transportation, 90km from Shanghai in the east, Hangzhou 1 10km in the west and 85km from Suzhou in the north.

Xitang was included in the preparatory list of China World Cultural Heritage by National Cultural Heritage Administration. It is also the first batch of famous historical and cultural towns in China, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, and won the Outstanding Achievement Award for World Heritage Protection. Xitang has a long history and is one of the birthplaces of ancient Wuyue culture. 2065438+On February 25th, 2007, it was newly established as a national 5A-level tourist attraction.

Xitang is flat and densely covered with rivers. Nine rivers meet in the town, dividing the town into eight plates. Twenty-four stone bridges connect the five areas of the ancient town. Most of these ancient bridges are single-hole stone pillars and wooden bridges, which have been preserved intact so far.

Zhaixiang is another major feature of Xitang, which is divided into street lanes connecting two parallel streets, water lanes leaking from Qianjie and Houhe, and accompanying lanes located at the inner hall side of the mansion. 65,438+022 lanes crisscross, forming the overall framework of the ancient town, connecting the new and old cities. The misty and rainy corridor of more than 2000 meters is the most unique symbol of Xitang architecture, and the veranda has a back stool by the river.

Tang Xi ancient town attractions:

1, Shipilong

Shipilong is located at the end of Xitang West Street with a total length of 68 meters. It is paved with 2 16 stone slabs with a thickness of only three centimeters, and it is the corridor between the Royal Zunwen Hall and Zhongfu Hall. Because the slate as thin as skin is used as the skin of sewer, it is called skindragon. Its widest point is 1. 1 m, and its narrowest point is only 0.8m.. There is a long and narrow sky above, so there is a saying that Xitang is "a wisp of sky" in "Spyrosaurus".

2. Five Blessingg Bridge

Five Blessingg Bridge is located in the east of Ni Tianzeng ancestral home exhibition hall. It is a single-hole stone slab bridge with a length of 14m and a span of 7.5m It is one of the oldest existing bridges in Xitang. It was built in the period of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty and completed in the 27th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (190 1).

3. China Button Museum

The Button Pavilion, located in West Street, is divided into six exhibition halls: ancient button exhibition area, modern button exhibition area, modern button exhibition area, shell button production process feedback exhibition area, button application exhibition area and Chinese knot exhibition area. There are masters who perform the shell button making process live.

4. Ming and Qing Woodcarving Museum

The Ming and Qing Woodcarving Museum is located in the north of Shao Xiang Port. The museum displays more than 250 pieces of wood carvings of Jiangnan residential buildings represented by Xitang since Ming and Qing Dynasties, including beam frames, beam mats, archways, sparrows and lattice windows.

5. New scenery on the western front

The entrance project of Xitang Tourism West Line, which has been planned since 200 1, includes an eco-tourism parking lot covering an area of 36,000 square meters; 1800m2 comprehensive building with a construction area of 5000m2 (including office area, tourist reception area, tourist center and service area).

Covering an area of 3,000 square meters, Wuguniang Theme Park (including Wuguniang Nacha statue, Wuguniang Nacha story brick carving wall, Duwating, ancient stage, etc. ), as the main entrance of tourism, a cruise terminal has been built, which can dock 100 cruise ships at the same time, and a tourist shopping area and a tourist dining area covering an area of 6,500 square meters have been newly opened at the entrance.