Nanxun Town has a history of more than 700 years, with a long culture, talented people and beautiful scenery. From Wanli of Ming Dynasty to the middle of Qing Dynasty, the economy of Nanxun Town was the most prosperous period. According to the Chronology of Gardens in the South of the Yangtze River, "One town and five gardens are huge structures, which can only be seen in the south of the Yangtze River". In the modern history of China, Nanxun is a rare town with rich people. Li Ji Husi, produced by more than 0/00 silk merchants in/kloc, is known as "Four Elephants, Eight Cattle and Seventy Golden Dogs" and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad, becoming "the richest in breeding and the best in Zhejiang".
The famous scenic spots are as follows:
Xiaolianzhuang
Xiaolianzhuang, a famous garden in the south of the Yangtze River, is the first of the "four phases" in Nanxun, and the private manor of Liu Yong, a doctor of Guanglu in Qing Dynasty. Built in 1885, it was praised by Zhao Mengfu, a painter of Yuan Dynasty, and was named "Lotus Garden" in Huzhou, hence the name "Xiaolianzhuang". Xiaolianzhuang has both buildings and gardens, including royal archways, family temples and steles. It is a national key protected cultural relic.
Ye Jia Book Building
Across the river from Xiaolianzhuang, it was built by Sun Liu Chenggan Liu Yong in 1920, and was named after the Kowloon gold plaque given by the Qing emperor Puyi. This building is large in scale and rich in books. The original library is integrated with the garden and is famous for its collection of ancient books. It is one of the famous private libraries in China in modern times, and it is a national key protected cultural relic. After liberation, the original library owner donated it to Zhejiang Library. Now, as a public library and tourist attraction, the library is receiving readers and tourists from all corners of the country.
Zhang Shiming's residence
Zhang Shiming, a giant merchant in Nanxun, was built in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, covering an area of more than 4,000 square meters. The front area is the traditional hall of China, and the backyard contains a western European-style building. The house combines stone carving, brick carving, wood carving and French glass carving, and is known as "the first giant house in the south of the Yangtze River".