when you think of China you probably think of the Great Wall Shanghai's famous skyline and Beijing's famous palaces well you probably don't think about is a beautiful water village that was featured in Mission Impossible 3G 10 water village is located about one and a half hours out of Shanghai it's one of many water villages in the region but it's our favorite because it's still
relatively quiet on the weekdays when it comes to tourists and it's incredibly picturesque getting to the town isn't that straightforward but once you get to Xitang you'll be amazed at how different the villages from the hustle and bustle of Shanghai Xitang is famous for its many bridges there are 104 to be exact and just like Venice the main mode of transportation in the village is by boat you'll see some locals going about doing their daily chores but the majority of the boats
you'll encounter a private tourist gondolas just like in Venice you can get your own private captain to sell you around the little waterways and some will even entertain you with some Chinese opera.
Xitang is a village that primarily runs on tourism so there are some tacky shops in the main touristy parts of the town plus way too many stinky tofu stands but if you go for a wander down the tiny alleys you'll find a part of XITang that's very different funky cafes and bed and breakfasts are scattered around the less busy parts and many of the cafes and live music but let's not kid ourselves if you come to XITang you need to walk in Tom Cruise's footsteps the final action scenes of Mission Impossible 3 were filmed in the town really can't leave without reenacting the epic final chase scene of the blockbuster..
Personally if I were to be born again, I would live in Xitang .
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