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Deserted Alley in Zhou Zhuang 周庄
I once met a local Chinese who asked me which part of China I like, I told him that I was interested in the Southwest region where there are a lot of beautiful mountains. His answer was different, he told he preferred the mountains and water 山水 of the Jiangnan region. He was from Shanxi province and there was not a lot of water in his area. Sure there are a lot of mountains, but he claimed that there are a lot of beautiful mountains in China and they tend to look alike. Samples would be Huashan, Taishan and Huangshan. I would have to agree with him on those points, since those mountains, though beautiful, do tend to look alike. I do see his point though since mountains and water is not very common in China, this region has plenty of those.
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