2018 China Characteristic Town Exposition will be held from Jan. 13 to Jan. 15 in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province. This is a terrific opportunity to know about China's characteristic towns. Besides the river town of Wuzhen, in which World Internet Conference is held, here are other fantastic Chinese towns worth your visit.
Antao tourist town
Tourists visit Antao tourist town in Chongqing, southwest China, Dec. 30, 2017. Antao tourist town featuring pottery making culture was open on Saturday at Rongchang pottery cultural and creative industrial park. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
A boy tours at Antao tourist town in Chongqing, southwest China, Dec. 30, 2017. Antao tourist town featuring pottery making culture was open on Saturday at Rongchang pottery cultural and creative industrial park. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
Taierzhuang ancient town
People perform a fire dragon dance in a shower of molten iron sparkling like fireworks to welcome the new year in Taierzhuang ancient town in Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
Tourists enjoy the night view of Taierzhuang ancient town in Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Sun Zhongzhe)
Zhuoshui Town
Tourists walk on a covered bridge in Zhuoshui Town in Qianjiang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 16, 2017. As one of the most well-known ancient towns in Chongqing, Zhuoshui Town retains the typical pattern of ancient towns. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Tourists visit the Zhuoshui Ancient Town in Qianjiang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 16, 2017. As one of the most well-known ancient towns in Chongqing, Zhuoshui Town retains the typical pattern of ancient towns. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Liantang Town
Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2017 shows the windows of a Hakka walled village in Renchong Village of Liantang Town in the Babu District of Hezhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2017 shows the interior view of a Hakka walled village in Renchong Village of Liantang Town in Babu District of Hezhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Heshun ancient town
Tourists visit the ancient town of Heshun in Tengchong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 21, 2017. The ancient town was initially built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)
Tourists enjoy themselves in Heshun Township of Tengchong County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 19, 2017. Located in west Yunnan Province, the Heshun Township is a small ancient town with pleasant climate and tranquil surroundings. Small as it is, the town is a charming place in many ways. It used to be an important stop on the ancient "South Silk Road" where the Chinese culture converged with that of the Southeast Asia and the West. The town displays a harmonious picture of nature and people with blooming cole fields, evergreen hills and old-fashioned dwelling houses. Nowadays, Heshun has become a hot tourist destination for worldwide travelers. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)
Dali ancient town
Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2017 shows three pagodas at the Chongsheng Temple in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2017 shows the scene of the ancient town in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Fenghuang ancient town
Visitors walk on stone piers crossing the Tuojiang River at Fenghuang ancient town in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province, July 28, 2017. (Xinhua/Peng Biao)
Visitors appreciate the beautiful scenery of Fenghuang ancient town on boat along the Tuojiang River in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province, July 28, 2017. (Xinhua/Peng Biao)
Zhouzhuang ancient town
Umbrella-shaped lanterns are displayed at a cross-Strait lantern show celebrating the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival in the ancient town of Zhouzhuang in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 18, 2017. The lantern show will officially meet the public on Sept. 20. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Oct. 4 this year. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
A boat decorated with lanterns sails in the ancient town of Zhouzhuang in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 18, 2017. A cross-Strait lantern show celebrating the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival will officially meet the public on Sept. 20 in Zhouzhuang. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Oct. 4 this year. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Qianchuan Town
A villager carrying a visitor enjoy the scenery in Qianchuan Town of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 28, 2017. Qianchuan Town has developed farmhouse tourism in recent years and attracted many tourists. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
A villager carrying a visitor enjoy the scenery in Qianchuan Town of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 28, 2017. Qianchuan Town has developed farmhouse tourism in recent years and attracted many tourists. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Wuzhen
Aerial photo shows a view of the Xizha scenic area in Wuzhen, a historical water town in Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 22, 2017. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2017 show the night view of Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province. The fourth World Internet Conference (WIC) was held in the river town of Wuzhen from Dec. 3 to 5. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
