Fengjing Ancient Town has a history of over 1,500 years.
Demarcated by the boundary river in its center,it was governed separately by Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces from 1430 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
In the town, one will see many buildings,of which most are of the Ming and Qing style.
They are mainly two-story structures of brick and timber with white washed walls and black-tile-covered roofs.
Each has wing-rooms, dooryard and walkway. The total area of old residences in the four main streets reaches 48,750 square meters (about 12 acres).
With its surrounding water network, the town boasts 52 bridges.
Another specialty in the town is local food delicacies,of which the yellow wine, pork trotter,Zhuang Yuan Cake and Tian Xiang Dry Bean Curd are known as the “Four Treasures of Fengjing”.
