Xitang Ancient Town, lying in Jiashan county in Jiaxing city

Xitang Ancient Town

Xitang Ancient Town, lying in Jiashan county in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang province, is a renowned ancient town in southeastern China.

In Xitang Ancient Town, there are well-preserved groups of buildings of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) with high artistic quality and research value. The town is famous for its many covered corridors, lanes and bridges.

Xitang Ancient Town looks like a masterpiece of traditional Chinese painting, but it is an affordable masterpiece.

Residents still live in the old-style houses, and many of the homes boast rare woodcarvings. The whole town is very well preserved.