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Button city in china7/14/2023 On the wall opposite the door are carved three Chinese characters " 醉经堂 'The Hall of Intoxicating Books'", from which the garden takes its name. In the courtyard there is an exquisite tiny bridge made of bricks, which is ornamental and functional but allows only one person to pass through at a time. The garden, small and unique, includes a succession of five courtyards, in which delicate rockworks and winding aisles are ingeniously arranged. The Zui Garden (Chinese: 醉园) is situated at Tawan Street of Xitang and traces its origins to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). The walls on both sides of the lane are 6-to-10-metre (20 to 33 ft) high, and are still intact. It was built in late Ming and early Qing dynasties (1368–1911), with 68-metre (223 ft) length and 1-metre (3 ft 3 in) width, and the narrowest point at the entrance is only 0.8-metre (2 ft 7 in) wide. It got its name for the fact that it is flanked by two residential buildings. The most distinctive open-air lane is called "Shipi Lane" (Chinese: 石皮弄 lit. There are 122 lanes of varying lengths in Xitang, among which five are over a 100-metre (330 ft) long. ![]() ![]() ![]() Most of them are made of bricks and wood and covered by black tiles. Long chairs are arranged along the riverside of some covered corridors for people to have a rest. Some sections of the covered corridors are placed in the busiest section, while other are built along the river of streets. In Xitang, the famous scene is the covered corridors which is nearly 1,000-metre (3,300 ft) long and of simple appearance. The town houses many bridges, lanes and covered corridors, with many of the old streets and lanes retaining their original features. It is frequently depicted in Chinese landscape painting. The town keeps a tranquil ambience and scenic beauty, making it a very popular tourist attraction. Xitang also contains numerous antique residences and temples, such as the Temple of the Seven Masters. It is known as "Hometown of Buttons in China" ( 中国纽扣之乡). It has 636 button production enterprises, producing more than 1600 kinds of buttons and about 60 billion buttons annually. Button production is the most famous in the area. The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture, tourism and local industry. Administrative division Īs of 2013, the town is divided into 4 communities 18 villages: In February 2017, it has been categorized as an AAAAA level tourist site by the China National Tourism Administration. On October 8, 2003, it has been designated as a Historic Towns of China by the National Cultural Heritage Administration and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. In 2001 it participated in the selection of World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). According to legend, Wu Zixu, a well-known scholar and military general, ordered to dig many canals and a pond to facilitate water transportation and to channel water to Jiashan County, and thus Xitang is also called "Xutang". Its history dates back to at least the Spring and Autumn period (770 BC–476 BC) when it was located at the border of the State of Yue and Wu. In the older parts of town, the buildings are set along the banks of the canals, which serve as the main transportation thoroughfares in the area. The town stretches across eight sections, linked by old-fashioned stone bridges. Xitang is a water town crisscrossed by nine rivers. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 57,400 and an area of 83.61-square-kilometre (32.28 sq mi). It borders Luxu Town in the north, Yaozhuang Town in the east, Ganyao Town in the southeast, and Tianning Town and Town in the west. 'Xu Pond'), is a historic town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang, China. 'Flat Pond') and Xutang (Chinese: 胥塘 lit. 'Oblique Pond'), Pingtang (Chinese: 平塘 lit. 'West Pond'), formerly known as Xietang (Chinese: 斜塘 lit.
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