Nanxun Ancient Town is a historic town located in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. It was an important silk production center during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The scenic area covers 34.27 square kilometers and contains many well-preserved historic buildings, gardens, and cultural sites such as Xiaolianzhuang garden, Jiayetang Library, and the former residence of Zhang Shiming. Nanxun Ancient Town has implemented extensive protection and renovation efforts to preserve its architectural heritage and was awarded national 5A scenic spot status.

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Nanxun Ancient Town
eographic location:Huzhou City, Zhejiang
Province
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Famous scenery:Xiaolianzhuang, Jiayetang Library,
former residence of Zhang Shiming
Opening hours:8:30 am – 17:00 pm
Nanxun Ancient Town is located in Nanxun District of Huzhou City, at
the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. In the Ming and Qing
Dynasties, it was a famous silk town in the south of the Yangtze
River. It is an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River with
abundant human resources and a combination of Chinese and
Western architecture.
The scenic area of Nanxun Ancient Town covers an area of 34.27
square kilometers. The protection area of the ancient town starts
from the east side of the Yiyuan Site to the east side of the Yiyuan
Site. From the west to the Yong’an Street, the southern boundary
starts from the Jiayetang Library and Xiaolianzhuang, and the north
boundary to the Baijian Building. The protected area is about 168
hectares, of which the key protected area is 88 hectares. The tourist
attractions are divided into three major blocks. The first piece is the
Nanzhao tourist attraction enrichment area, where Zhang Shiming’s
former residence and Liu’s Ladder are distributed. The second block
is a central scenic spot consisting of Xiaolianzhuang, Jiayetang and
Wenyuan. The third block is the former residence of Zhang Jingjiang
and the northeast block, which are mainly east of Dongda Street.
The ancient town of Nanxun is known as the “state of culture” and
the “hometown of poetry and books”. Many famous people have
appeared, such as Zhang Jingjiang, a singer of the Republic of China, a
stone inscription by the founder of “Xiyin Yinshe”, famous poet and
essayist Xu Chi Wait.
In June 2001, the Nanzhao Zhang’s old house complex was awarded
the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In

3. 2005, Nanxun Ancient Town was awarded the second batch of
honorary titles of China’s historical and cultural towns and national
5A-level tourist attractions, and became the first national 5A-level
tourist scenic spot in Huzhou.
Historical evolution
The ancient cultural sites such as Hongcheng, Huacheng and Shangshi
discovered in Nanxun prove that as early as the Neolithic Age, the
primitive social clan tribes flourished here.
According to legend, Xia Yu is governed by water, and the world is
under the jurisdiction of Jiuzhou.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period,
it belonged to Wu, Yue and Chu. In 333 BC, Chu was the seal of Chun
Shenjun, and was founded in Yucheng County. The Nanxun
jurisdiction is under the jurisdiction of Yucheng County.
The Western Jin Dynasty Taikang three years (AD 282), divided into
Wuxiang County Dongxiang to Dongqian County, the county is in the
old building.
In the four years of the Song and Yuan Dynasties in the Southern
Dynasties, Dongqian County was renamed Dong’an County, and the
next year was renamed Dongqian County. In the 9th year of Emperor
Kaihuang, Dongqian County was merged into Wucheng County.
Song Taiping reigned the country for seven years, and was divided
into the county of the southeast of Wucheng County.
In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Wucheng and Gui’an
merged into Wuxing County, and the present Nanxun jurisdiction is
under Wuxing County.
On May 2, 1949, Nanzhao was liberated, and the present Nanxun
jurisdiction was under Wuxing County.
In September 1993, there were three district working committees in
the urban area, Nanxun District and Linghu District. Nanxun Town
belongs to Nanxun District.
On June 30, 2011, Huzhou Nanxun Ancient Town Management
Committee was formally established as a district government
dispatching agency, leading the company to carry out protection,
utilization, planning, construction and management of Guzhen

4. District. Nanxun Ancient Town Scenic Spot officially passed the
national AAAAA level tourist scenic spot in July 2015.
Ancient town layout
Nanxun Ancient Town Scenic Area covers an area of 34.27 square
kilometers, from the east side to the east side of Yiyuan Site, west
From the boundary to Wing On Street, the Southern District starts
from the Kwun Tong Building and the Xiao Lian Zhuang, and the
Northbound to the Bai Building. The cross river formed by the Nanhe
River, Dongshi River, Xishi River and Baoshan River in the ancient
town is a skeleton. In the meantime, there are many rivers criss-
crossing. Streets and houses are distributed along the river, and they
follow the river to Nandong Street and Nancy. The street is connected
in series, which constitutes a cross-shaped pattern, the texture of the
street is complete, and the river system is basically preserved. The
commercial streets are formed on both sides of the Cross River. There
are not only the Shushui Zhuyu, the Jiangnan water towns along the
Hecheng Street, but also many high-quality private houses and
Jiangnan gardens, forming a block that harmonizes the bridges and
the mansion gardens. Features.

5. Scenic spots
Xiaolianzhuang
Xiaolianzhuang is located in the west of Wangu Bridge in the
southwest of Nanxun Town. It is a private garden built by Liu Wei,
the richest man of the “four elephants” in the late Qing Dynasty. It
was built in the 11th year of Qing Guangxu (1885) and covers an area
of 27 acres. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Huzhou’s great book
painter Zhao Mengfu built the name of the Lotus Village, so it was
called Xiaolianzhuang. Xiaolianzhuang is adjacent to Jiaye Library,
and outside the park is Tunxi.
Jiayetang Library Building
Jiayetang Library is located on the bank of Tunxi, Nanxun Town, and
is adjacent to the private garden Xiaolianzhuang of Liujia in the east.
Jiayetang Library is a garden-style layout of Chinese and Western
styles, and a porch-style cloister-style hall building. All wooden

6. windows are hollowed out with the words “Jiayetang Library”, and
there are large gardens, ponds and rockeries outside the building.
After 1949, the Jiayetang Library Building has become part of the
Zhejiang Library.
Zhang Shiming’s old house
Zhang Shiming’s old house, also known as Yu Detang. Before the
ancient Quxi River, sitting west to the east, covers an area of 6,500
square meters, construction area of 7,000 square meters, there are
five buildings and four types of Chinese and Western style buildings.
It is a classic building of a combination of Chinese and Western
architecture.

7. Liu’s ladder
The Liu’s Ladder is a western-style building facing the west. It is
called the “red house”, the owner Liu An, the number of the ladder,
and the main hall is called Chongde Hall, so it is also called the Liu’s
ladder.
Hundreds of buildings
Baijian Building is located on the banks of the East Baijialou River in
Nanxun Ancient Town. Baijianlou Hedong starts from the east
suspension bridge and north to the gate pile bridge. The Baijian
Building was built along the river and was about 400 meters long. It
was built in the Ming Dynasty Wanli (1573-1620) and was written by
the Nanzhao Dong. The 100-storey building is known as the “100-
story building” because of the construction of a hundred buildings on
both sides of the river and the long-slab bridge connecting the two
banks.

8. Former residence of Zhang Jingjiang
The former residence of Zhang Jingjiang is located in the East Street
of Nanxun Town, also known as Zunde Hall. The former residence
maintains the traditional three-in-five-style ancient architectural
style of the Qing Dynasty. It has one room and five rooms, each with
its own opening, each time it is delivered. One level higher. Each type
has a direct fire lane for fire protection. In the Second Hall and the
Three Halls, various photos, books, appointments, etc. of Zhang
Jingjiang’s life stories are displayed, including many celebrity relics.
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the villa built by Liu Chenggan, owner of Jiayetang
Library in 1930. In 1920, Liu Chenggan built the Jiayetang Library
Building. In order to meet the needs of the management of the library
building, he expanded the courtship and asked him to return to the
management of the small residence and the library building. The

9. forgiveness is a typical Chinese-Western architecture. The whole
structure consists of a concierge, a ramp, a western gate, a rolling
door, a courtyard and an independent hall.
Nanxun Wenyuan
Nanxun Wenyuan is located in Nanxun Scenic Area, surrounded by
rivers, with lakes in the middle, a street near Jiangnan Water Village
in the north, and close to places such as Xiaolianzhuang and Jiayetang
Library. The entire building of Nanxun Wenyuan is divided into two
parts, the north and the south, connected by a flyover. The south
garden is mainly a garden in the south of the Yangtze River. There are
children’s paradise, a large stump bonsai garden, and a celebrity
poetry gallery. The north garden is centered on the lake heart
Wenchang Pavilion. There are celebrity poetry gallery, Red Army
Long March Memorial Hall, Wushougu Art Museum, Xu Chi Memorial
Hall, Ming Dynasty Shishi and other attractions.

10. Ji Lihu Silk Museum
The Nanxun Collection Lihu Silk Pavilion is a combination of Chinese
and Western architecture, covering an area of 950 square meters.
Historically, it was the Nanxun Chamber of Commerce, which was
founded in 1926 by the chairman of the Nanxun Chamber of
Commerce. It was the seat of the Nanxun Town Government after
liberation. In October 1998, the town government moved to serve as
the Nanxun History Museum. In the first half of 2010, it was rebuilt
as the Nanli Ji Li Lake Silk Pavilion. The pavilion is divided into five
exhibition halls. It is a comprehensive exhibition hall integrating
historical records, humanistic experience, popular science education,
product exhibition and other functions.
Guanghui Palace
Guanghui Palace was built in the Zhiping Period of the Northern Song
Dynasty and is a long-established Taoist blessed land. It is said that
Zhang Shicheng, the leader of the peasant uprising army at the end of
the Yuan Dynasty, once occupied Guanghui Palace as a palace, hence

11. the name Zhangwang Temple. The combination of Buddhism and
Taoism serves both Wong Tai Sin and Guan Yin Bodhisattva.
Characteristic
Nanxun has been an important economic and cultural town of Huzhou
since ancient times. It has been famous for its high-quality raw silk
since the Song Dynasty. It became a typical Jiangnan silk town in the
Ming and Qing Dynasties. The production of Lisi became the
designated raw material for royal weaving. In modern times, with the
opening of Shanghai as an opportunity, Nanxun was influenced by
European and American cultures earlier, and silk merchants rose
rapidly. A number of important historical figures such as Liu Wei, Gu
Ganlin, Pang Yuanji, Zhang Jingjiang and Jincheng emerged. Nanxun
Ancient Town has five national key cultural relics protection units,
including Jiayetang Library and Xiaolianzhuang, Nanxun Zhang’s Old
House Complex, Zunde Hall, Grand Canal (Southern Section of
Jiangnan Canal, Nanxun Silk Industry Hall and Silk Merchant
Building). 11 city-level cultural relics protection units, Xingfu Bridge,
Tongli Bridge, etc., Pangshi Old House, Nanxun Grain Station Total
Granary, Tongjin Bridge, Hongji Bridge, Yingyuan, Shuyuan Express,
Dongshi Shidetang, Shoujuntang, etc. There are 3 municipal-level
cultural preservation points such as Xinmin Bridge, 21 historical
buildings including livelihoods, Liu’s Jingdetang site and Zhou
Qingyun’s old house. The traditional houses in the ancient town are

12. elegant and chic, and the mansion gardens in the traditional Chinese
architectural form boldly and subtly infiltrate and integrate the
Western architectural styles, forming a unique combination of
Chinese and Western architecture.
Safeguard
On June 30, 2011, the Management Committee of Nanxun Ancient
Town of Huzhou was formally established as a regional government
agency to carry out protection, utilization, planning, construction and
management of the ancient town area. From the perspective of
protection and utilization, it comprehensively systematically sorted
out the real estate, ancient buildings and residents of Guzhen, and
formed a more detailed database including a booklet, a set of
drawings and a software, which laid a solid foundation for the
protection and utilization of ancient towns. Foundation. Nanxun
Ancient Town has invested nearly 650 million yuan to promote the
renovation of ancient buildings in accordance with the principle of
“repairing old and renovating as it is”. In June 2014, Xiaolianzhuang
Xindetang restoration project was officially put into construction. In
2015, the second phase of Jinzhai, Xiaolianzhuang Phase II and Zhang
Jingjiang will be rehabilitated to revitalize these ancient buildings. In
order to coordinate the facilities in the scenic spot with the original
appearance of the ancient town, Nanxun Ancient Town also carried

13. out the renovation of the exterior of 600 houses, reconstructed and
upgraded important nodes such as Guanghui Palace and Baijian
Building, and reconstructed and repaired many bridges such as Tai’an
Bridge and Sanqing Bridge. Complete the laying of more than 10,000
square meters of stone road. Through the book cataloging, Nanxun
Ancient Town has established a professional, systematic liaison
meeting, research meeting and other methods to inherit and promote
the ancient town culture as a long-term systematic project.
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