In everyone's heart, there is a Jiangnan.
Jiangnan, as the name suggests, means the south of the Yangtze River, and in the concept of human geography, it specifically refers to the south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Small bridges, flowing water, people's houses, pink walls, daiwa, oil-paper umbrellas... The gentle Jiangnan is imprinted in the hearts of tourists like a painting.
There are six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River: Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Luzhi, Xitang, Wuzhen, and Nanxun Ancient Town.
These ancient towns are the most representative towns in the south of the Yangtze River in China, and they are unique in the world and well-known at home and abroad for their profound historical and cultural heritage, beautiful and graceful ancient water town style, and simple Wu Nong soft language folk customs.
Because I live in Jiangnan, I have basically been to the surrounding ancient towns, in fact, Changshu, where I live, is an ancient city in Jiangnan for more than 2,000 years.
In the ring road, there are many undeveloped old streets, the original Jiangnan style.
There are many ancient towns near Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, in addition to the famous six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many niche ancient towns, such as Mudu Ancient Town, Shaxi Ancient Town, Jinxi Ancient Town, Lili Ancient Town, Dangkou Ancient Town, etc., there are countless of them.
For many tourists from other places, the ancient town is similar, nothing more than a small bridge and flowing water.
But if you taste it carefully, each ancient town has a different story and a different feeling.
A friend from the north asked me, if you want to come to Jiangnan once in spring, if you choose one of the three ancient towns of Nanxun, Wuzhen and Xitang in Zhejiang, which one would you recommend?
In fact, everyone has their own preferences, and the feeling of an ancient town is more because of the people who travel together.
But if I had to choose one of the three, I would probably choose Nanxun, Zhejiang.
Nanxun, where there is a combination of beautiful scenery and cultural heritage, also has the initial appearance of slow life. The key is that Nanxun Ancient Town does not require tickets.
The Wuzhen East Gate + West Gate ticket costs 190 yuan:
The ticket for Xitang Ancient Town costs 85 yuan.
There are many famous scenic spots in Nanxun Ancient Town, and there are many places to check in, including the gate of Xiaolianzhuang, Lotus Pond, Zhang Shiming's old residence, Liu's ladder, Yiyuan, Zhang Jingjiang's former residence, Jiaye Library and so on.
On a sunny day, it is very pleasant to walk around the ancient town. At night, it's even more beautiful.
So, how to play Nanxun Ancient Town?
Ordinary tourists will enter from the south gate, which is the south gate of Nanxun Ancient Town.
Sightseeing stops along the way include:
Xiaolianzhuang - Jiaye Library (ticket 25) - Zhang Shiming's old house (ticket 20) - Liu's ladder number (ticket 20) - Silk Industry Hall - Baijianlou Residence Group - Zhang Jingjiang's former residence (ticket 10) - Yiyuan (ticket 10) - Qingping Bridge - East Gate of Nanxun Ancient Town
The route of the South Gate is generally taken by tour groups, because as soon as the South Gate comes in, many major attractions of the ancient town are connected together, as long as a road goes down, there are small food shops on both sides of the main river.
Of course, you can skip the attractions above for admission fees, or you can choose 1-2 to go in and see.
If you are a girl who likes to take pictures, you can wear a hanfu or cheongsam, and it will be more brilliant to walk in the ancient town to shoot.
There are also a lot of travel photo shops in Nanxun Ancient Town, and the price is not expensive, with makeup and clothing, it is also another experience of travel.
The best way to get around the old town is to stay and feel its twilight, night and early morning.
Nanxun Ancient Town is also a living ancient town, because the locals live here, and you can feel the daily life of the locals.
If it's a rainy day, don't worry. The ancient town in the rain, that's excellent and can satisfy all your fantasies about Jiangnan.
"The most beautiful Jiangnan in the smoke and rain", find a tea room to drink tea and listen to the rain in the afternoon, and the artistic conception of Jiangnan is full.
南浔,真难寻。
So, if you had to choose one of the three ancient towns of Nanxun, Wuzhen, and Xitang, which one would you recommend to your friends?
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