page_title: Water town (China)
hierarchical_section_title: Water town (China)
caption_attribution_description: Nanxun est une ville, fondée au XIIIè siècle, et construite au coeur d'un réseau de canaux ce qui a facilité son développement économique à l'époque du commerce de la soie. De nombreuses maisons anciennes de commercants situées au bord des canaux ont été restaurées. La vieille ville de Nanxun à Huzhou été inscrite sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO en juin 2014 &lt;a href="https://www.chinahighlights.com/hangzhou/attraction/nanxun-town.htm" rel="nofollow"&gt;www.chinahighlights.com/hangzhou/attraction/nanxun-town.htm&lt;/a&gt; Site web de l'auteur sur Nanxun &lt;a href="http://jdalbera.free.fr/shanghai/nanxun/index.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;jdalbera.free.fr/shanghai/nanxun/index.html&lt;/a&gt;
context_page_description: Water towns, also called Canal towns, are certain ancient and historic towns in China known for their bridges, rivers, and canals. Such towns exist in many regions in China, although those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are often the most renowned.
  Fan et al write: "Geographically, water towns are concentrated in the Jiangnan area, including the present Jiangsu province, Zhejiang province and Shanghai area, to the south of the Yangtze River... These river-based settlements appeal to tourists for two main reasons: first, the historic and cultural heritage in the ancient towns is very attractive; and second, the atmosphere of the water towns represents harmony between nature and its residents. In particular, the idyllic small-town setting enables urban residents to escape from the noise, pollution and pressures of cities".
  Some cities in the Jiangnan area such as Suzhou and Shaoxing have also long been famous for its canals and bridges, they itself, however, can not be classified as "towns" as they fall to a larger "city" category.
context_section_description: Water towns, also called Canal towns (水乡), are certain ancient and historic towns in China known for their bridges, rivers, and canals.  Such towns exist in many regions in China, although those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are often the most renowned.
  Fan et al write: "Geographically, water towns are concentrated in the Jiangnan area, including the present Jiangsu province, Zhejiang province and Shanghai area, to the south of the Yangtze River... These river-based settlements appeal to tourists for two main reasons: first, the historic and cultural heritage in the ancient towns is very attractive; and second, the atmosphere of the water towns represents harmony between nature and its residents. In particular, the idyllic small-town setting enables urban residents to escape from the noise, pollution and pressures of cities".
  Some cities in the Jiangnan area such as Suzhou and Shaoxing have also long been famous for its canals and bridges, they itself, however, can not be classified as "towns" as they fall to a larger "city" category.
caption: Nanxun
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