Are there any famous ancient towns along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal?

Since ancient times, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have been known for their wealth, but they are not famous for their merchants.

mainly in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the reading atmosphere is relatively heavy, while scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce, Business? In the last place, there were few rich people in ancient Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and the reading atmosphere was heavy, which made Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces move southward from the national culture, economy and population of the Song Dynasty, and many people entered the DPRK as officials. Moreover, officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are relatively clean, which has boosted the economy in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Besides agriculture, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have always lived along the coast. Since Emperor Yangdi built the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, agriculture in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has become more developed, so many villages have been built here and become today's ancient towns.

The starting point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, now Tangqi Town, Yuhang District, Zhejiang Province, is an ancient town developed through the nurturing of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which passes through the town. In the hearts of the older generation, this canal carries too many memories of their youth. When I was a child, the canal was a place for them to play, and they occasionally took a boat with adults to watch them fish. But it's a blink of an eye. Now their canal has become the signboard of the ancient town, and many of their childhood playmates have passed away. It seems that the canal is the center of his joys and sorrows, and the ancient town is just a residence for him. ?

Today, there are more than 2 ancient towns, such as Zhouzhuang, Tongli and Xikou, which are famous by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Nowadays, the strong commercialization has disgusted not only tourists but also the residents of the older generation. Commercialization has indeed promoted the economic development of the ancient town, but the growing commercialization has not only polluted the environment of the ancient town, but also exhausted the tourism resources of the ancient town. When an ancient town is no different from an urban pedestrian street, how can we leave more and better history and culture for future generations?

if the commercialization of the ancient town is enough, it will not only ensure the tourism quality, continue to play its special artistic atmosphere, but also safeguard the wishes of the villagers in the ancient town, so why not?