水郷の村,西塘古鎮,再訪 / Xitang, Scenic Water Town

By Minakoshoh @minakotokyo


Xitang is a famous town with thousands of years of history, lying in Jiashan County in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. It dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC-476 BC) and the Warring States Period (476 BC-221 BC). The town was a place of strategic importance on the boundary of the Wu and Yue states.
Xitang is a water town crisscrossed by nine rivers. The town stretches across eight sections, linked by old-fashioned stone bridges. In the older parts of town, the buildings are set along the banks of the canals, which serve as the main transportation thoroughfares in the area.
Xitang locations were featured in the final sequences of the motion picture Mission: Impossible III.

Xitang, Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, China.
July 2014, Olympus OM-D E-M1

上海から車で1時間半,水郷の古い村々のうちの一つ,またミッション・インポシブルの撮影地としても知られる西塘古鎮(シータンフーチン)を6年ぶりに再訪しました。
氷雨が降りしきる中,人影もまばらな村を早足に見て回った前回とは一転,人波でごった返しカメラを構えることすら困難ななかでの散策となり,ここ数年の中国人の国内旅行ブームを目の当たりにすることとなりました。
しかしながら,以前と変らず,水郷旅情ただよう古鎮がそこにはありました。

中華人民共和国浙江省嘉興市嘉善県西塘
2014年7月 Olympus OM-D E-M1