Jiangnan Ancient Town: Jiangnan Ancient Town

Author: Wei Wei
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: "Jiangnan is beautiful, its scenery long familiar; the sunrise over the river flowers is redder than fire, and the spring river waters are greener than the blue sky. Can one not recall Jiangnan?" In the world's odes, the beauty of Jiangnan seems never to have been separated from its connection with water. Because of these feelings and resonances about water, people become even more eager to get close to Jiangnan. But where is Jiangnan? Today, as modernization advances, the representative cities of Jiangnan, such as Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou, have without exception entered the forefront of China's economic development. In the process of internationalizing their urban construction, they have gradually lost the traditional natural geographical and historical cultural forms of Jiangnan in their urban appearance. The background of "Jiangnan," except for some key protected scenic spots and areas, has become nowhere to be found. When people recite the poetry and prose about these cities, they can no longer personally experience the past atmosphere. This cannot be said to be anything but an unfinished regret.