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Nanxun Ancient Town 南浔古镇Nánxún Gǔzhèn
5A scenic area · National heritage site · Huzhou, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1 day
- Days to budget
- 1 day
- City
- Huzhou
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area, National heritage site
About Nanxun Ancient Town
A canal town that grew rich on the raw-silk trade from the Ming dynasty onward, where late-Qing silk magnates built houses and gardens mixing Chinese and Western styles. The scenic area takes in Little Lotus Villa, the Liu family garden and ancestral temple around a lotus pond; the Jiaye Library, built in 1920–24 for Liu Chenggan's collection of old books; the Zhang Shiming residence, with French tiles, coloured glass and a Western-style ballroom; the former home of the Nationalist elder Zhang Jingjiang; and the Baijian Lou riverside houses.
How to get to Nanxun Ancient Town
About 6 km (15 minutes by taxi) from Huzhou Nanxun station on the Shanghai–Suzhou–Huzhou high-speed railway, which opened in December 2024.
Nearby
- Wuzhen Water Town 乌镇 20 km
Stone bridges and lantern-lit canals in a water town that's best after dark - Zhouzhuang 周庄古镇 50 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls - Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 50 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block
Also within 20 km: Dongmiao Bridge 东庙桥 (under 10 km), Shijian Hall 师俭堂 (under 10 km), Zhenze Ancient Town & Ciyun Temple Pagoda 震泽古镇 (under 10 km), Three Bridges of Shuanglin 双林三桥 (10 km), Taihu Lougang Waterways (Yigao) 太湖溇港 (20 km).
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