Wide Canals Permeating Xidi 西递 Ancient Town

Like any other place, water is important to the survival of any community. Perhaps more than other places, the water here in Xidi ancient town is particularly important. The entire town is traversed by countless canals built beside the houses which is where the people get the water for their use. Planks are built to cross the canals to get to other places such as inside the house. The canals are not the type of canals you see on normal city streets. These type are quite deep some around half a meter deep.
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