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Anshun bridge photographed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China at night

QIbao, China - February 5, 2011: Qibao is a very touristic water town near Shanghai, during Chinese New Year

Architecture and sightseeing in Luzhi, jiangsu province

A traditional garden in the Jiangnan style

Guanyin Statue at Xichan Temple, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province

Wooden boats by the river shore in ancient town. Blurred image.

Ancient architecture and tourism scenery of Zhouzhuang Ancient Town in Suzhou, China On December 16, 2016

Suzhou water city, China

China Shanghai. Yu Gardens. shopping mall

Chaozhou Ancient City, China

Winding bridge with pavilions in a modern Chinese city

Old cityscape scenery near Shanghai

Midu Bridge,Miedu Bridge,Suzhou,Jiangsu,China,Asia.The Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.

Qibao district in Shanghai at the sunset. China.

Architecture and sightseeing in Luzhi, jiangsu province

Qibao as the only ancient town forming part of greater Shanghai, with a history spanning over one thousand years, Qibao is more than just a living fossil of ancient Chinese conurbation and urban planning. The town was built in Northern Song Dynasty (960-1126) and grew into a prosperous business center during Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911). Qibao is the Chinese for 'seven treasures' and there are two popular theories about its derivation. The more reliable one says that the name originates from the Qibao Temple, famed for its good reputation. It was this that contributed to the growth of business and culture of the previously unknown town. The other theory seems more popular among the local people who tell folk tales about seven treasures. These were an iron Buddha made in Ming Dynasty, a bronze bell also dating from the Ming Dynasty but said to have mysteriously appeared from nowhere, a Gold Script Lotus Sutra written by an imperial concubine of the 10th century, a one-thousand-year-old Chinese catalpa tree, a jade axe, a gold cockerel and a pair of jade chopsticks. Actually of these seven treasures, the existence of only first four can be verified while only the Scripture and the bell have survived to this day.

Night view of Anshun Bridge on the Jin River in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China.

garden of southern Changjiang delta in China

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Wuxi city, Jiangsu province, eastern China

As dusk falls, the city's silhouette softly emerges beyond the bridge's detailed railing, bathed in the fading light.

Sunrise Chengdu riverside modern urban buildings and bridges

Shanghai, China - October 15, 2018: Zhujiajiao is a well-known ancient water town with a history of more than 1700 years and featured with unique old bridges, small rivers and houses. The population of Zhujiajiao is around 60,000. Archaeological findings dating back 5,000 years have also been found.

Architecture and sightseeing in Luzhi, jiangsu province

A beautifully lit night time shoot of the Qingming Bridge glowing in a soft golden light

Gongchen bridge,Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China,Asia.The Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.

Beautiful scenery on the ancient town of zhouzhuang, suzhou, China

Single span of the Roman Bridge in Tavira at dusk with decorative lights around the arches of the bridge. The lights on the bridge arch are reflected on the surface of the gently flowing Gilao river with only a few ripples on the surface.

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