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Traditional white-walled houses and a stone arch bridge reflected in the river at Huishan Ancient Town, Wuxi

Huishan Ancient Town Through the Four Seasons

Huishan Ancient Town brings together canals, ancestral halls, temples, gardens, old streets, and the wooded landscape at the foot of Huishan Mountain. Its architecture provides continuity throughout the year, while...

Huishan Ancient Town Through the Four Seasons

Huishan Ancient Town brings together canals, ancestral halls, temples, gardens, old streets, and the wooded landscape at the foot of Huishan Mountain. Its architecture provides continuity throughout the year, while...

The Grand Canal in Wuxi: A Living Waterway

The Grand Canal in Wuxi: A Living Waterway

The historic canal through Wuxi forms part of China’s Grand Canal, a waterway system built and connected over many centuries. The supplied material describes a history of more than 2,500...

The Grand Canal in Wuxi: A Living Waterway

The historic canal through Wuxi forms part of China’s Grand Canal, a waterway system built and connected over many centuries. The supplied material describes a history of more than 2,500...

Huishan Clay Figurines: A Painted Folk Art of Wuxi

Huishan Clay Figurines: A Painted Folk Art of Wuxi

Huishan clay figurines are painted folk sculptures associated with the Huishan area of Wuxi, Jiangsu. Their recorded tradition extends for more than four centuries, developing from the late Ming period...

Huishan Clay Figurines: A Painted Folk Art of Wuxi

Huishan clay figurines are painted folk sculptures associated with the Huishan area of Wuxi, Jiangsu. Their recorded tradition extends for more than four centuries, developing from the late Ming period...

Taihu Lake and Lihu Lake: Two Waterscapes of Wuxi

Taihu Lake and Lihu Lake: Two Waterscapes of Wuxi

Water is central to the character of Wuxi. Taihu Lake brings a broad horizon, distant hills, and the scale of one of China’s largest freshwater lakes. Lihu Lake, connected to...

Taihu Lake and Lihu Lake: Two Waterscapes of Wuxi

Water is central to the character of Wuxi. Taihu Lake brings a broad horizon, distant hills, and the scale of one of China’s largest freshwater lakes. Lihu Lake, connected to...