The Asian Venice
by Lucinda Walter
Title
The Asian Venice
Artist
Lucinda Walter
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Art, Fine Art
Description
Photograph taken in Zhujiajiao, China. Located on the banks of Dianshan Lake, Zhujiajiao is connected by so many streams and crisscrossing rivers that the town has been called the "Venice of the East." Founded over 1,700 years ago, Zhujiajiao has still maintained the treasured buildings and customs of ancient China.
Shanghai's Venice
Located in a suburb of Shanghai city, Zhujiajiao is an ancient water town well-known throughout the country, with a history of more than 1700 years. Covering an area of 47 square kilometers, the little fan-shaped town glimmers like a bright pearl in the landscape of lakes and mountains.
Endowed with another elegant name - 'Pearl Stream' - the little town is the best-preserved among the four ancient towns in Shanghai. Unique old bridges across bubbling streams, small rivers shaded by willow trees, and houses with courtyards attached all transport people who have been living amidst the bustle and hustle of the modern big city to a brand-new world full of antiquity, leisure and tranquillity.
Bridges in the Town
It is said that to visit Zhujiajaio without seeing the bridges means that you have not really been to Zhujiajiao at all! Bridges here are distinctive and old, built during Ming and Qing Dynasties. The old town is thoroughly connected by 36 delicate spans in different shapes and styles, from wooden to stone to marble.
Fangsheng Bridge (Setting-fish-free Bridge) is the longest, largest and tallest stone bridge, with five openings both in Zhujiajiao and in the Shanghai region. This bridge was built in 1571. On the bridge stands a stone tablet named Dragon Gate Stone, which is engraved with 8 coiling dragons encircling a shining pearl. On top of the bridge are 4 lifelike stone lions.
Lang Bridge (Veranda Bridge), also named Huimin Bridge, is the only wooden bridge and the most featured span in this town. It has wooden bars on the two sides and upturned eaves above, just like a narrow corridor.
North Street - Ancient Street
In the town, there is an ancient street filled with representative ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, attracting great numbers of domestic and foreign visitors. That is North Street, which is the best preserved ancient street in this suburb. Only one kilometer long, the whole street is at once primitively simple, yet very elegant. Strolling on this ancient thoroughfare and appreciating the historic buildings, long-established stores, and old bridges as well as the many narrow lanes is another enjoyment.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shanghai/zhujiajiao.htm
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May 26th, 2013
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Comments (28)
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Sergio B for the feature in the group Five Star Artist 11/30/2016 I'm honored.
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Steve Breslow for the feature in the group Urban Images 10/30/2016 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much John M Bailey for the feature in the group Images That Excite You 10/18/2016 I'm honored
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Doug Norkum for the feature in the group Water Forms 10/14/2016 I'm honored.
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Dan Marinescu for the feature in the group Premium FAA Artists 10/14/2016 I'm honored.
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Nader Rangidan for the feature in the group Exploration Photography 10/14/2016 I'm honored.
Liesl Walsh
It's interesting to see the different things on the roofs, the boat design and the bridge, a lot of culture in this image! l/f
Dale Stillman
Wow, what a capture. Thanks you for sharing and adding the description. A vote.
Lucinda Walter replied:
Dale, thank you very much. This was a very interesting place to see & very much "old" China.