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 A view of a river and buildings in west district of Wuzhen. Wuzhen is a southeastern town with 1,300-year history. The river that crisscrosses the whole town divides it into eastern, southern, western and northern districts.[Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 Orange glow rises above Wuzhen at dusk. The east district was developed first as it focuses on tourist sightseeing with a two-kilometer scenic route. Later, the west district, three times larger than the east, was developed into a major tourist spot. [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 The night scene of the west district of the town. The focus of the west district is mainly on business travel and leisure activities. The west district scenic spot covers 3.4 square kilometers with a 9-kilometer-long river. Tourists have to get in and out of the district by boat. [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 West district in Wuzhen glows at night. [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 The west district has 72 bridges. The watercourses and stone bridges are the highlights of the ancient towns in China. Buildings totaling 250,000 square kilometers from Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties are preserved in this scenic spot. The old street crossing through the west district has a length of 1.8 kilometers. [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 Tourists shop for local handicrafts. [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 The replica of the Bailian Pagoda at night. The Bailian Pagoda was originally built during Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). With height of 51 meters, tourists can have a bird's eye view of the whole town. It’s located in the far west of west distinct, which is adjacent to the famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 Tourists sightsee along the corridor at night.[Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 Tourists take a boat to sightsee while some of them take rest on the corridors on the banks of the waterway. [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 A fan decorated with local art and two Chinese characters that mean Wuzhen on display in a shop. [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 Red water chestnuts [Photo by Fan Chen] |
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 Wuzhen is located 128.74 kilometer north from Hangzhou and south of Suzhou, and 225.30 kilometer from its eastern neighbor Shanghai. Since November 19, 2014, Wuzhen has become the permanent meeting point of the World Internet Conference. |
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