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乌镇英文导游词乌镇英文导游词InthetranquillittlevillageofWuzhen,thelighthangsovertheDongShiRiverinasoftsummerpallour,asthoughthecloudsaremakingadeliberateefforttoprotecttheresidentsfromsunburn.Alongtheriver,aselectgroupofday-trippersenjoyacruiseaboardapole-steeredbarge.I'mhighlyprivilegedtobevisitingtheverylastofChina'sancient"watertowns"tobeopenedtovisitors.Whentheauthoritiesopenedthe1,300yearoldriverinesettlementofWuzhentovisitorsinearly2001,theyweredeterminedtoavoidthetackymixoftouristrestaurantsandkitschsouvenirshopsthathasswampedotherestuarytownssuchasZhouzhuang(whichalsoliesintheYangtzeRiverdelta).Wuzhen'soldbuildings,anarchitecturalsymphonyofstone,woodandtiles,havebeenpreservedratherthanrestored,andlovinglymaintainedratherthantartedup.Theresultisaplacethatisasheerjoytoexploreonfoot.Wuzhenisstillalivingtown,wheredailylifegoesonlifegoesonasithasforthelastthousandorsoyears.Coppersmiths,wood-carverandsilk-spinnersworkattheirage-oldcrafts.Bicyclerickshawdriversexchangestoriesastheywaitforpassengers.Peoplecartwater,cookmeals,andtendtheirgardens,eachflower-plotthesizeofapostagestamp.ThetownsfolkofWuzhengatherinthetownsquarearoundmid-day-talking,smokingorplayingmah-jongg.Theyseemlaidbackandcontented.Mostofall,theyseemtoenjoyobservingthepassingparade,whichprovidesaconstantsourceofamusement.Istartedtowonderwhetheritwasthetownorthestrangeforeignvisitorslikemyselfthatwasthemainattraction.Westernvisitorsarestillararityhere.Wuzhenliesinthefarnorth-eastofZhejiangprovince,about90minutesbyroadfromShanghai.Thename"watertown"isespeciallyapt;besideslyingontheGrandCanal,thesettlementiscompletelyencircledbytworivers-theDongShiandasmallertributary,whichmeetataT-junction.Nomatterwhereyoustand,waterprovidesthebackdrop,theraisond'êtreofthewholetown.About250familiesusedtoliveintheoldquarterofWuzhen.However,followingthe"restoration"ofthetown,manytownsfolkhavebeenmovedouttothe"new"Wuzhen,anattractivelylandscapedbutotherwisecharacterlessapart