Monday, 13 October 2014

Xingan Ancient Town-China's oldest artificial canal and Qin culture

Xing’an ancient town is located 58 km eastnorth of Guilin city and is famous for Hydraulic Ling Canal in Qin dynasty. There is a saying that "great wall in the North, South lingqu". The ancient town is surrounded by lingqu canal water.

Shuijie (or Water Street), a featured street along the canal in the town, is amazing and charming by the retained idiomatical buildings in styles of Qin and Han dynasties, a numbers of ancient stone bridges, sculptures, tea-houses, and marketplaces.














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