Top 5 scenic spots for elderly travelers to visit this spring
1. "Jiangnan" small towns
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Jiangnan is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of the Yangtze Delta. |
"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.
These towns are a photographer's dream destination, as every turn throws up a scene crying out to be photographed, even by the clumsiest shutterbug.
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