If you are gliding in a "Wupen" boat (a kind of small wooden boat,
pedaled by man's feet and covered with bamboo awnings shuttle) over the
rivers, channels and lakes in Shaoxing you will struck by the beauty of
the "watery country" and may taste the city's ancient customs and
historical culture.
The citizens' houses have a special style; in the front of the
houses is the street and behind is the water channel Shaoxing features
crisscrossing water ways. One can row a small boat to visit his friends
and relatives everywhere A great many stone bridges spans the water
ways. People have favourably called it "the city of bridges". Shaoxing
(rice) Wine made from the Jianhu Lake water has earned a good
reputation throughout the world. |
