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Tongli
Tongli Town is located by the Grand Canal and the Taihu Lake, 18 Kilometer away from Suzhou. It is an age-old but very well preserved water township with a history dating back more than 1,000 years. Tongli Town is a wonderful travel destination for tourists to have a marvelous vacation or to learn about traditional Chinese culture.
Tongli Town is famous for its small bridges, running water, households and its fame as “Venice of the East”.
Bridges are a vital component of the water-town. Forty-nine stone bridges in a variety of styles join the seven islands created by fifteen rivers and five lakes upon which Tongli stands. Each bridge has a name, among which the most notable are Peace and Tranquility (Taiping) Bridge, Luck (Jili) Bridge and Lasting Celebration (Changqing) Bridge.
Tongli Town deserves its reputation of a 'museum of ancient architectures' as there are a good many houses and temples dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. These complexes were built along the riversides and decorated with flying eaves, carved windows, porcelain furniture, figured clay bricks, manicured gardens and small stairs leading down to the water.
In 1981, Tongli Town was designated one of the 13 national tourist towns around the Taihu Lake. In 1982, again, it was listed as a key cultural relic under provincial protection.
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