Complete list of the four major ancient towns in Shaoxing Inventory of the four major ancient towns in Shaoxing

Shaoxing is located in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. This is a Jiangnan city with water town characteristics. It is also one of the most famous tourist cities in China. There are many ancient towns with Jiangnan characteristics. Do you know which are the four major ancient towns in Shaoxing? Now, we will introduce the four major ancient towns in Shaoxing, namely Anchang Ancient Town, Doumen Ancient Town, Keqiao Ancient Town and Dongpu Ancient Town. These four ancient towns are worth a visit.

Ranking of the Four Ancient Towns in Shaoxing

1. Anchang Ancient Town

As the first batch of historical and cultural towns in Zhejiang Province, Baianchang Ancient Town is one of the four ancient towns in Shaoxing The most famous among them is also the hometown of the most famous Shaoxing master in history. Located at the northwest end of Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, it is connected to Xiaoshan, Hangzhou. First built in the Northern Song Dynasty, the architectural style continues the classic characteristics of the Jiangnan water town and is full of poetic and picturesque charm. However, it was destroyed several times due to wars and was rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has many Shuizhai specialties and traditional foods, attracting a large number of tourists here every year.

2. Doumen Ancient Town

The most famous ancient town in Doumen is Laojie, which has a history of more than 1,000 years. It is 1.5 kilometers long, with the back door facing the water and the back door facing the mountains. It can be said that it is built according to the mountains and along the river. According to historical records, Huang Fuzheng, an observer in the early Tang Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, changed the original two-hole sluice here to the eight-hole estuary to regulate Jianhu Lake and plain rivers and play a role in drainage and irrigation.

3. Keqiao Ancient Town

Keqiao, the largest ancient town in Shaoxing, is known as "Golden Keqiao" due to its developed economy and rich products. It is said that Qianlong visited Keqiao Ancient Town during his southern tour. Among the first batch of "famous historical and cultural towns" and "famous tourist towns in Zhejiang" in Zhejiang Province. Famous attractions include the Five-hole Wind and Rain Covered Bridge and the Paris Pavilion Bridge, which spans the ancient East-West Canal and is known as the Kedong Bridge. It is said that the movie "The True Story of Ah Q" was filmed here, and many people have watched Lu Xun's "Jiangnan Water Town".

4. Dongpu Ancient Town

Dongpu is a typical Jiangnan water town. It is a famous historical and cultural town in Zhejiang, known as a water town, a bridge town and a wine town. As one of the famous ancient towns in Shaoxing, it was the hometown of cultural celebrities such as Song Dynasty poet Lu You, modern martyr Xu Xilin, and modern writer Xu Qinwen. It is also the birthplace of the famous Shaoxing rice wine and has the reputation of "water town, wine town, bridge town, and hometown of celebrities".