Xinshi Ancient Town (Deqing county in Huzhou city)

Xinshi Ancient Town is home of many Ming and Qing-style architectures. [Photo/Zhejiang Fabu WeChat]

The ancient town of Xinshi is a picture-perfect East China water town. The place was once an important dock, home to busy trade and transportation. For hundreds of years, local residents built houses along the river, giving birth to exquisite architecture such as Ming and Qing-style houses, temples and stone bridges.