What are the six ancient towns in Jiangnan water town?

The six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River refer to Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Luzhi, Tang Xi, Wuzhen and Nanxun.

Jiangnan, literally south of the Yangtze River, refers to the area south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the concept of human geography. Since ancient times, "Jiangnan" has always been a constantly changing and flexible regional concept. In different historical periods, the literary image of Jiangnan is different. Jiangnan first appeared in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties.

During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it was the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River with the vassal state of wuyue as the background. Jiangnan was once called wuyue by the Central Plains. Later, as a large number of Han people in the Central Plains moved south, Jiangnan became a beautiful and rich area, famous for its talents, beauties and wealth.

The six ancient towns are the representatives of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, which have both similarities and their own characteristics. They are well-known at home and abroad for their profound historical and cultural heritage, graceful and graceful water town customs and simple folk customs of Wunong soft language.