The best time to travel to Xitang and its attractions

The building, whose more than 1,300-meter-long corridor has been preserved to this day, has become a leisure meal for contemporary people to appreciate the ancient times and explore the secrets. In addition, there are many well-preserved Ming and Qing architectural groups in the scenic area, which have high artistic quality and Ornamental.

Best travel season:

April is the best month. Rhododendrons are blooming and the temperature is perfect. Recommended tourist attractions in Xitang

1. Mist and Rain Corridor

There is a shed facing the river in Xitang called "Mist and Rain Corridor", which means a street with a roof. The rain corridor (corridor) in Xitang is a unique building in the Jiangnan water town and a unique landscape in the ancient town. The so-called rain corridor is actually a street with a roof. The corridor sheds are mostly made of brick and wood structures, generally 2-2.5 meters wide. They are concentrated in Beizha Street, Nanzha Street, Chaonandai and other commercial districts, with a total length of 1,000 meters. Provides shade and protection from rain.

2. Burning Hong Kong

This is the earliest prosperous center. It is both a street and a river port. The river here is long, but it cannot hide the wealth of the past. Attractions near Burning Hong Kong include Ni's House, Wufu Bridge, Shengtang, and the Ming and Qing Wood Sculpture Museum, which you can take a closer look at along the way.

3. Shipi Lane

Located on Xiaxi Street, Xitang Town, at the west end of "Zhongfu Hall", it is an open-air lane sandwiched between two houses. It was built in the late Ming Dynasty. Clear place. Shipi Lane is the longest lane in Xitang. The lane is deep and narrow, and the stone is as thin as skin, so it is called Shipi Lane. I like roads paved with bluestone slabs. Anyone who wants to go to Xitang will like such bluestone roads.

4. Ni House

Ni House is a typical residential style of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Xitang. It originally has five bays and five bays. The first and second bays are spacious patios with plants. Two sweet-scented osmanthus trees.

The second main hall, Chengqing Hall, is the core of the entire building.

5. Yongning Bridge

Yongning Bridge is currently the best viewing spot in the town. The promenade facing south on the north bank of the river is like a long meandering dragon lying beside the water. Pedestrians and bicycles are walking under the corridor. Its flavor is rarely seen in other ancient towns.

6. Zuiyuan

Zuiyuan *** has three courtyards, covering an area of ??more than 200 square meters. It is an old house garden. Visitors can walk around and explore, with exquisite ponds, rocks, and cloisters. It is secluded, green bamboos are blooming, and the beauty is intoxicating. The meaning of "Zuiyuan" has three layers: first, "Zui Jing Tang" - meaning drunken reading of scriptures; second, the scenery in the garden is intoxicating; and third, indulging in the art of printmaking.

7. Send Zi Laifeng Bridge

Laifeng Bridge was rebuilt in 1997. Its shape and structure are unique, suitable for tourism and viewing, and it is one of the new attractions. This bridge is 10 meters wide and separated by a flower wall in the middle. Pedestrians can walk on each side. It is commonly known as Qingyu Bridge among the people.

8. Liren Port

Liren Port is in the north of the town. Li Qizhen, the minister of Taichang Temple, a Jinshi in Wanli of Ming Dynasty, lived here. He named Liren after borrowing from the ancient book "Liren is beautiful", and the port street has the same name. . The street stretches from Chun Zuo Dai in the west to the grain depot in the east, with a total length of 673.5 meters, a width of 2 meters, and a maximum width of 6 meters. A stone bridge is built between the north and south. There are 4 stone lions on the bridge, so it is named Lion Bridge.

9. West Garden

The former site of Xitang West Garden is located in Jijia Alley, West Street. It was a separate business of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty and was later transferred to the Sun family. There are trees, flowers, plants, rockeries, pavilions and ponds in the garden, and the scenery is beautiful. There is a "Tingtaoxuan" teahouse on the rockery on the east side. It is named because there is a white bark pine on the rockery, several feet high, and the wind makes a sound.

10. Wuniang Theme Park

There is a true love story circulating in Xitang. In the late Qing Dynasty, Miss Wu, the landowner of the Yang family in Tangdong Village, fell in love with Xu Atian, a long-term worker. His half-brother was persecuted to death because of his opposition. Later, her love story was compiled into a field song, which has been sung here for more than a hundred years. The musical "Five Girls" adapted from Jiashan field songs won the Wenhua Award at the 7th China Arts Festival.