{"id":25298,"date":"2013-02-22T14:49:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T14:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/?p=25298"},"modified":"2018-12-10T12:56:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T12:56:33","slug":"the-most-magical-water-towns-of-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/the-most-magical-water-towns-of-china.htm","title":{"rendered":"The Most Magical Water Towns of China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China is not just about the world records\u00a0, smokestacks\u00a0 and the amazing skyscrapers- there are many magnetic and beautiful rustic towns that are the genuine representative of old China and that\u2019s why a large variety of all those people who grab cheap flights to Beijing, just love to hit the stunning and marvelous site of all these captivating areas. These locations are the ultimate proof of dreamy charm.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most notable and spell-casting ones are discussed as below;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hongcun Ancient Village<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>This breath-taking village is well settled in Anhui Province and is the sparkling gem of China that draws the attention of plenty of people from all around the world. It resembles a giant ox and the history date back to more than 900 years. The ancient bridges in this the lake-filled town are the major highlights and this distinctive beast features a circulatory system of various waterways. The Chengzhi Hall is the most significant structure of this thousand-person village that was constructed in 1855 with gold\u00a0and exquisite wood carvings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tai&#8217;erzhuang<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Shandong Province of China also houses such allurement that is famous with the name of Tai&#8217;erzhuang and it also tempts multitudes of travelers. The local government has carried out a US$743.54 million makeover\u00a0in 2009 and now the classic architecture\u00a0has been restored to the original condition. Although the size is very small but it still houses a vast variety of museums, waterways and temples. Many bonfire parties and traditional shadow puppetry shows also take place here especially on weekends. It is well settled on <a href=\"\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/flights-to\/beijing.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing<\/a>-Hangzhou Grand Canal and makes for an exciting and interesting day trip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Zhouzhuang<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>While talking about the beautiful and mesmerizing water towns of China, who can forget the name of Zhouzhuang that is situated in Jiangsu Province and is very famous for being the oldest water town of the country- that\u2019s why a large variety of tourists just love to head towards this marvelous destination. The history goes back to 1086- a romantic reminder of\u00a0the past and the whole area is crisscrossed with lantern-lined canals.<\/p>\n<p>Here you will find plenty of shops that sell local pearls\u00a0and woven bamboo. Besides the 2 religious sites, the Taoist Chengxu Temple and the Buddhist Quanfu Temple\u00a0are also worth-seeing. The best time of the year is June when the annual Dragon Boat Festival also takes place here. Grab your cheap tickets to China now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fenghuang<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The last one is the Fenghuang town which is the dazzling gem of Hunan Province and also an ultimate source of temptation for many people. The name means &#8220;phoenix\u201d and the town is just jaw dropping. The backdrop of the Tuojiang River\u00a0and the surrounding mountains\u00a0makes it one of the best-loved and darling spot for photo capturing. If you move 10 kilometers from here you can easily reach the southern part of the China Wall. It also serves to be the home of traditional\u00a0Tujia\u00a0and Miao\u00a0cultures, the ginger candy and also the rice terraces. Get your airfare deals for other destinations as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China is not just about the world records\u00a0, smokestacks\u00a0 and the amazing skyscrapers- there are many magnetic and beautiful rustic towns that are the genuine representative of old China and that\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[155,14,4195],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-25298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-insight","tag-beijing","tag-china","tag-hongcun-ancient-village"],"aioseo_notices":[],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25298"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43048,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25298\/revisions\/43048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25298"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=25298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}