Xitang, called Xutang and Xietang in ancient times, is also called Pingchuan. Jiashan Xitang, Tongxiang Wuzhen, Haining Shi Xia and Haiyan Baibu are also called the four ancient towns in Zhejiang.

Xitang is located in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, with a distance of 1 1 km from Jiashan County. After getting off at Jiashan by train, take CMB to Xitang 3.5 yuan. Xitang is an ancient town with a history of thousands of years. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the intersection of wuyue and China, so it was called "Wugen Corner" and "Crossroad". By the Yuan Dynasty, the market was initially formed. The biggest difference between Xitang and other ancient water towns is that there is a promenade on the street near the river in the ancient town, with a total length of nearly 1000 meters, just like the promenade of the Summer Palace. Travel in Xitang, don't get wet in rainy days, and don't bask in the sun in sunny days. There is a flat Xitang, with vertical and horizontal rivers, a very quiet natural environment, green waves everywhere, and every family faces the water. There are well-preserved Ming and Qing architectural communities in the town, and the veranda Gu Xiang can be called a "double wonder".

The most famous scenic spot in the ancient town of Tang Xi is a 65,438+0,000-meter-long corridor, with a monochrome black tile roof, built along the river, which inspires people to think about the past. There are many antique ancient residents beside the ancient river. The verandah is long, the Gu Lou overlaps, and the boat is leisurely, which seems to have an antique mood. Nostalgia for the past arises spontaneously.

Xitang has a flat terrain, dense rivers and a very quiet natural environment. Nine rivers meet in the town, dividing the town into eight plates, and many bridges connect the water towns together. In ancient times, it was called "Dragon Embracing Beads" and "Four Winds". There are many well-preserved buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the ancient town area, which have high artistic and research value and have attracted the attention of experts and scholars who study ancient buildings at home and abroad. Bird's eye view of the town, the mist is like gauze, the powder walls on both sides are towering, and the tile houses are reflected. In the evening, the setting sun shines obliquely, the fishing boat sings late, the lights are bright and the wine is overflowing. The whole ancient water town is picturesque, and people are in it. Suddenly, Taoyuan Qiongyao, I don't know whether people are traveling in a world of pictorial or painting in my heart.