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Canal Towns
Partly due to their small size, the lovely water towns of Zhejiang and Jiangsu
have preserved their Ming- and Qing-dynasty architecture, despite being em-
bedded in China's rapidly changing eastern seaboard. A tempting tableau of
arched bridges, stone alleyways, ancient temples, canals and creaking archi-
tecture, the towns of Zhujiajiao (
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, Suzhou (
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and Tongli (
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) are all easily accessible, offering a glimpse of a vanishing way of
life.
Canal boats, Zhujiajiao
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