Xitang

The corridor canopy of the Xitang attracts Chinese and foreign visitors with its unique remarkable graceful bearing. The residential district of Xitang mostly have corridor canopies that are covered, make merchant's trade, pedestrian have no anxiety wet by the rain and burnt by the sun passingly.
Corridor canopy set up the long chair of back along some of one sides of river even, for people to have a rest.

Corridor canopy whether wood sets of tile carry, generally 2-2.5 meter wide, concentrate on north bar street, south bar street, towards shopping centers such as south Dai,etc., always as long as nearly 2000 meters, can both sunshade and take shelter from rain.
One of them section is the most graceful and most outstanding, turn over high two layers and carve patterns, make visitors acclaim as the acme of perfection.
Land of rivers and lakes Xitang have much characteristic in the whole country with ancient town that tabulate, until bridge many, get more, corridor canopy large and well-known.
The river harbour of town district is vertical-horizontal, the river bridge gathers. By 1998, built together 104 bridges in the whole town.
It is Song,it have last bridge, Ann bridge, benevolence bridge, five good fortune bridges kind, bridge of benevolence and border of Ann already pools west, forever would rather bridge, it is the clear would rather 13s such as bridge,etc.. There were bridge of Wolong, crossing the deep meditation bridge, phoenix's bridge came,etc. also in Qing Dynasty.
These ancient bridges are mostly single hole or three - hole wooden beam bridge of stone pillar. The craft of the bridge is consummate, protect so far intactly, worth viewing and admiring, praised as from ancient times " Ride the waves in Wolong, the rainbow is crossed " .

Residence get for ancient town west another characteristic view of pool, Xitang residence get, can reflect Xitang personality of people very much. Residence get depths, the winding path leads to a secluded quiet place, how much does it I wonder dark, walk to end, suddenly see the light, there don't be new cave heaven. The original old former residence in the town, the residence is got long deeply, some three, five enter, seven is entered, twenty or thirty households live in, all pass in and out in the residence is got.
The local trait of Xitang is mellow, the market is flourishing, new and graceful and beautiful, moving one's steps changes the scene. If ancient residence plant good fortune hall, residence Xue, ancient temple, all enjoy the place visited, will all draw a phase of much-told tales of Xitang blending with history.

The beautiful scene of Xitang, fertile land, accumulate and breed the dense culture atmosphere of small town out, residents indulge in rhetorical flourishes more, the love raises birds and cultivates flowers.
The folklore is very active in history of Xitang, stroll around the shrine, city god's temple fair, protect the country and is up to the grain temple fair etc., these traditional custom is based on folk cultural activity, forms displayed have dance lions, jump with the palace, type lotus Hunan, Lin Qi give son, the God of Wealth give ingot, step on white ship, rob sedan-chair,etc..

Some local-style dwelling houses of ancient residence of Xitang, besides building culture of the residence garden and historical relic value, or the history relic is displayed within the house: Or show the bamboo carving, woodcut, bricks and stones, eaves tile that the host collected: Open hall, door of study wide, until visitor learn the lute-playing,chess,calligraphy and painting from each other all sides. Or show the ancient rare book of Tibet of home, characteristic non-governmental cultural exchanges of this kind of extremely rich region of classic's rubbing from a stone inscription are extremely rich interest and charm of ancient town of Xitang and potentiality travel way.