Nanxun Water Town (南浔)
Located 90km to west of Shanghai, the Song Dynasty town of Nanxun is one of the most beautiful towns in China. With beautiful gardens and bridges scattered around everywhere, Nanxun is also soaked in ancient culture. It has been home to the locals for more than 700 hundreds years. People in nanxun have created a unique lifestyle and culture in this fertile land. Located at the southern edge of Taihu Lake on the boundary between Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, it can be visited as a long day trip from Shanghai or combined with a longer trip to Suzhou or Hangzhou.