After three years of rescue protection and meticulous restoration, Xuntang Ancient Town — a historic hub in Wuxi — will officially open its streets to visitors soon. From architectural planning and heritage conservation to cultural preservation and unique feature development, Xuntang Ancient Town aims to establish itself as a top-tier brand in the leisure industry.
As an historically significant town in Wuxi, the restored Xuntang Ancient Town preserves the architectural features of the early Republican era, with its blue-tiled sloped roofs and carved beams. Original sites such as the former silk flue factory, rice shop, private school, and the Xuntang Town Fire Extinguishing Association have been fully preserved according to the old street layout.
The town will continue to develop more engaging, entertaining, and visually captivating traditional cultural experiences to enrich the tourism, leisure, and vacation offerings at Xuntang Ancient Town, making this condensed century-old pastoral water town a more vibrant living destination. It aims to present visitors with a Jiangnan-style ancient water town that integrates cultural experience, leisure vacation, recreation, and comfortable living, thereby forming a unique Xuntang tourism model. With its rich content and diverse forms, it will undoubtedly maintain stronger vitality among numerous leisure and vacation industries, serving as a powerful pillar for the Book Fragrance Hotel Group’s intensified push in its national strategy.