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'Jiangnan' small towns

'Jiangnan' means, literally, south of the Yangtze River, but in its purest sense it refers to a swath of land in southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang provinces, bracketed by Suzhou and Hangzhou, the proverbial twin paradises.

Characterized by waterways, arch bridges, stone-paved trails, and old houses with carved wooden windows and tiled roofs, the 'Jiangnan' small towns are straight out of a Chinese brush painting.