Nanxiang Old water Town

Nanxiang was built in 505. It now has a history of nearly 1500 years. It's a business center from old times and was known as Silver Nanxiang. In 1991, it was listed as one of the four famous historical and cultural towns in Shanghai. The lush greenery and the sleepy willows may provide a respite for a escaping from the hustle and bustle of the noisy narrow lanes of Nanxiang. Nevertheless, despite the farden's external and the internal features not making it appear to be as outstanding as one would hope for. It's the garden's historical connection to the city that is more to be cherished. There are plenty of relics on display that have stayed untouched since the Ming Dynasty days, and that's the part that really makes this place sell like hot cakes.

Main attractions of Nanxiang Old Water Town are as followed. Yunxiang Temple was originally named Nanxiang Temple or Liuyun Temple.  A poem by an ancient sings praises of the temple: Nanxiang has a time-honored ritual place, its architecture and pagodas are the best of all. Guyi Garden is one of the oldest gardens in Shanghai and is a well-known Chinese classic garden in the southeast of China. The five main features of Guyi Garden are stretches of bamboo forest, winding brooks, ancient buildings, couplets written on scrolls and artistic pavements.

The special food there is worth trying. Juicy little morsels of pork or crab roe surround by a succulent soup and encased in a paper thin skin, the famous Xiao Long Bao beloved by so many of us can be found all over Shanghai-ask where the best ones are at and the answer invariably is Nanxiang Mantou Dian in the heart of Yu Yuan.

提到南翔，最先想到的是上海特色美食'南翔小笼'，仿佛是当地的象征，其实南翔古镇不仅有小笼，还有许多文化遗迹值得追寻。南翔古镇拥有1500年的历史，古镇内有上海最大的江南园林古猗园、南翔老街、留云禅寺、南翔双塔等，体现了深厚的古韵文化。一般先游玩古猗园。古猗园不同的季节根据当季开放的花不同，有不同的花展，春天有海棠，夏天有荷花，冬天有腊梅、水仙，最出名的是夏天的荷花，成片的荷花点缀着古猗园的亭台楼阁，使园林看上去更加别致；元宵节古猗园还会举办灯展。

从古猗园向西走500米，到河边再往北走200米就能到南翔老街。想要看原汁原味的江南水乡景色，都在边上清冷的小路上，不经意地转一个弯，就能看到河边白墙黑瓦的老房子，墙隙里长着绿色植物，河上没有修饰过的小桥，鹅卵石铺的路，老房子下延伸进河里的台阶上挂着拖把，时间仿佛停留在上海的7、80年代。沿着南翔老街逛到留云禅寺，这座始建于梁天监四年（公元505年）的古刹原名'白鹤南翔寺'，宋绍定年间易名'南翔寺'，南翔古镇的镇名便出自此寺。到康熙年间（公元1700年）又易名'云翔寺'，可惜后来被毁，现在的留云禅寺是复建的。唯有古寺的一对砖塔劫后余生，现在留云禅寺边上建于五代至北宋初年的南翔双塔是南翔老街的标志，塔下铺有玻璃地面，透过玻璃能看到地下的宋代老街遗址。

在老街你还可以游览南翔历史文化陈列馆、明代文人李流芳的私家园林檀园等，也可以乘坐游船。或者花几块钱到槎溪书场坐坐，听说书先生用吴语讲故事，买一袋花生，叫一壶茶，一下午的时光便消磨过去了。

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