Ancient Huishan Town
Ancient Huishan Town is surrounded by some ancient streets such as Qinyuan Street, Xiuzhang Street, Upper and Lower Hetang, which highlights Wu culture of Jiangnan. It still preserves more than 100 intact ancient ancestral temples and sites, covering the time span of about 1200 years from the Tang dynasty (the 8th century) to the Republic of China (1949).
The ancestral temples are mainly in the style of Jiangnan residential buildings, with white walls and black tiles, mainly from the Ming, Qing and Republic of China. Liugeng Cottage, Gu Kejiu Ancestral Temple, Wang Enshou Ancestral Temple, Lu Xuangong Ancestral Temple and Yang Oufang Ancestral Temple were included in state priority protected sites; Zhou Lianxi Ancestral Temple (Qing), Xue Zhongcheng Ancestral Temple (Qing), Ni Yunlin Ancestral Temple (Qing) and Zhang Wenzhen Ancestral Temple (1917) were included in provincial protected sites.
This place has Huishan clay figurines, Xi embroidery and Liuqing bamboo carving and many other intangible cultural heritage projects, as well as Huishan crisp cake, ancient town bean curd and many other appealing traditional foods.