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13 Jiangsu Glimpses

A Dream Back to the With many films and literature today trying to
portray the beauty of the Tang Dynasty, 45-min-
Tang Dynasty: utes-drive from Yuantouzhu, a town named
Nianhuawan might offer you a glimpse to the
Nianhuawan Town flourishing age of the glamorous Tang Dynasty.

Spring is the best season for a vacation in Nian-
—— Ruby Chu huawan Town, as flowers blooming in branches
and birds chirping around. When visitors arrive
there, the Nianhua Pagoda should be the first
building that greets their eyes. The pagoda
is a very typical Tang-style wooden structure
building, with bells hanging under the eaves in
every direction. When soft breezes blow through,
gentle sounds can be heard under the pagoda,
bring visitors back to a thousand years ago.

For anyone who is yearning for a Zen lifestyle,
the whole Buddhist-style town can provide a pos-
The Tang Dynasty (618-907) is considered sibility for an immersive Zen experience. Visitors
to be one of the most fabulous dynasties can wander through the Buddhist-style buildings
in Chinese history: people lived in peace and streets and enjoy the full blooming cherry
and great prosperity, and culture and arts trees. It's time to slow down and enjoy the small
flourished to an unexpected height. joys of life.