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Follow lakes, rivers and coast to find the cities and places in the magazine.

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Hangzhou Jiaxing West Lake Lingyin Temple Qiantang River China Tea Museum China National Silk Museum Longjing Village Wuzhen Xitang South Lake · Nanhu Yuehe · Moon River Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion Zhoushan Mount Putuo Suzhou Nanjing Yangzhou Wuxi Zhenjiang Xuzhou Huai'an Humble Administrator’s Garden Pingjiang Historic District Tongli Retreat and Reflection Garden Nanjing City Wall Zhongshan / Purple Mountain Qinhuai and the Examination Quarter China Grand Canal Museum Salt Merchant Culture Exhibition Hall Geyuan Garden Dongguan Street Slender West Lake Taihu and Lihu Huishan Ancient Town Yixing Jinshan Temple Jiaoshan Stele Forest Shizishan Chu King's Tomb Xuzhou Han Stone Relief Art Museum Qingjiang Lock and the Li Canal Hexia and Wu Cheng'en's Memorial Residence Zhouzhuang Niushoushan

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South Lake · Nanhu

A little room for sky

Open water and Yanyu Tower give Jiaxing a quieter, wider view, with a short piece of modern history.

Bare branches frame South Lake, with buildings faintly visible on the opposite shore.
A winter view across South Lake, January 2024.

A little room for sky at South Lake

Boats are moored on South Lake beneath a distant urban skyline.

Open water, a garden pavilion and a brief encounter with modern history give Nanhu its place within Jiaxing.

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Elsewhere in Jiaxing

Continue with another side of the same water-rich region.

An overhead view of Wuzhen shows tiled roofs, a narrow canal and a small bridge.

Jiaxing

Wuzhen

Canal-side rooms, blue cloth and a contemporary stage give this water town three different ways to draw you in.

 Tiled roofs and covered walkways line a canal in Xitang.

Jiaxing

Xitang

Follow the covered river edge, then cross a bridge and enter the narrow space between houses.

City corners

White walls and timber-fronted buildings face a narrow watercourse in Yuehe.
A short introduction

Yuehe · Moon River

A restored district of water, small bridges and shopfronts brings the city back to walking pace.

A place, in a wider story

The city journal connects this place with the other towns, materials and everyday details that make Jiaxing its own destination.

Photo credits and rights
  1. A winter view across South Lake, January 2024.Windmemories · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized; WebP conversion.
  2. South Lake meets the city skyline, January 2024.Windmemories · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized; WebP conversion.
  3. The close waterline of Jiaxing's Yuehe district, January 2024.Windmemories · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized; WebP conversion.