Dream Jiangnan Series: Old Jiangnan Houses

Author: Dai Yunliang, Chen Yi, Zhang Xichang (photography)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Dream Jiangnan Series. Travel enthusiasts in today's society are no longer satisfied with simple sightseeing; an increasing cultural depth is becoming their new pursuit. Self-guided tours and themed specialty tours are gaining popularity among many, especially the younger generation. This series of books is a new attempt to meet their needs. The first batch of this series introduces six types of Jiangnan landmarks: memorial archways, ancient stages, ancient bridges, old houses, ancestral halls, and ancient pavilions. The focus of this book is on Jiangnan's Ming and Qing Dynasty old houses. These include the old houses in ancient cities like Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Jiaxing in Jiangnan; the old houses in water towns such as Dongshan, Xishan, Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Zhuge Village, Wuzhen, Nanxun, and Xitang; as well as the old houses in ancient villages like Xidi and Hongcun, representing Huizhou architecture, and Furong Village and Cangpo Village, representing the ancient villages of Nanxi River. Jiangnan is a book made of water, and every piece of the indigo-colored roofs of Jiangnan old houses is a page worth savoring. Why not come to this water town of old houses to experience a rare tranquility?