1、Ladies and Gentlemen: welcome to the water town of Jiangbei, the ancient canal city and the Best Town of Taierzhuang for sightseeing.Taierzhuang in the flourishing period of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty was a beautiful ancient town attracting a large number of bussinessman with unique architectural landscape and cultural possessions. Though being a village at the beginning, it was eveb bigger than many towns. Thus the Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty called it “The Best Town in the World”. However, the ancient town was leveled to the ground in the Battle of Taierzhuang. To rebuild the ancient town has become a dream for people of several gennerations. In order to carry forward the Canal Civilization and the national spirit of Chinese and promote the development of culture and tourism industry, on April 8, 2008, it was officially declared to rebuild the ancient town of Taierzhuang by CPC committee and People’s Government of Zaozhuang City,Shandong Province. In 2012, it was rated the national 5A scenic spot.古城展馆参将署是一座官式建筑，俗称大衙门。

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The exhibition of ancient town includes The Rebuilt Ancient Town Exhibition Center, Can Jiang Shu, Fu Feng Tang, San Ke Tang, Ri Sheng Chang Ji, Zhang Guan Shu, Dao Sheng Jiufang and the old post office.Can Jang Shu is an architecture of official style, commonly known as Da Yamen. It was ruined in WW2 and rebuilt in 2010, now is the Museum of Character Culture across the Straits.On the eastern side is ancient dock of inside river. Boating on it will feel that “ Walking and boating on a painting in a non-southern town but more than that.”The Rebuilt Ancient Town Exhibition Center of Taierzhuang is a temporary hall. The western hall has 2 parts, Ancient Town in Memory and Ancient Town in rebuilt. In the Recovery Map of the Scenic Spots of the Ancient Canal Town of Taierzhuang, we can see the flourishing social development which went well beyond those painted here, just as a poem goes, “The painting of the Riverside Scene during the Qingming festival could hardly be posted in a Ten-li Arts Gallery(一幅清明上河图，十里画廊卷不住)”The Eastern hall shows the bird’s eye view of the ancient town. Taierzhuang reserves 53 relics of World War 2, which is the most of the world. It is known as “Wharf for Water and Land Transport”, which contributes the culture communication and combination. There has been preserved a large amount of ancient wharfs and ancient ship docks, for that, Taierzhuang has been called as the Living Canal by the World Tourism Organization and the Only Relic Village existing along the Grand Canal. All the scenic spots can be accessed by boat. Meanwhile, Taierzhuang is also the first Base of Communication across the Straits with the Official peimissiom of Taiwan Affairs Office.There are also many commercial guild halls in the ancient town, such as Hui Zhou Commercial Guild Hall, Fujian Commercial Guild Hall, Shanxi Commercial Guild Hall, Zheren Commercial Guild Hall and Taizhuang Yi.2、We’re passing through the Western Gate: Taichengjiuzhi. Taichengjiuzhi is the landmark of theAncient Town.3、The rebuilt Ancient Town of Taierzhuang is graceful and primitive with perfect union between the heaven and the earth. It has intensively reflected the four unique cultural and historic values of the city, which justify its attractiveness to the tourists both at home and abrosd as an ideal destination for sightseeing, leisure and vacation.4、Taierzhuang bears the largest amount of relica of WWⅡ in China. 35 sites bridge the modernity of Taierzhuang with its bitter history as being a city suffering most in the war. It is also the only memorial city for WWⅡ in China.5、Come to Taierzhuang to view the living fossil of Canal Cuture, and the largest collections of civillian’s residences in China. Located in the hub of the north and south, Taierzhuang has been knowm to the world as the “Wharf for Water and Land Transport”suggesting the frequent exchanges of people, goods and information here and in turn the cultural communication. Taierzhuang deserves its status as a landmark city for canal culture boasting 8 architectural styles and 72 temples.(8大建筑体系1、Anhui style architecture 2、Southern Shangdong residential architecture 3、Watertown Landscape architecture 4、Southern Fujian style architecture 5、Lingnan architecture 6、European architecture 7、Religious architecture 8、Northern Courts)(72座庙宇including those of the mmajor religions in the world)6、Just come to Taierzhuang for the last section of living canal along Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The last 3-kilometer ancient river of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is preserved here in Taierzhuang. A large amount of ancient wharfs and ancient ship docks, among other water conservancy facilities, have been called as the Living Canal by the World Tourism Organization and the Only Relic Village existing along the Grand Canal.7、The 10-kilometer-long water streets and alleys are quite a match to those of Venice. After being rebuilt, the Ancient Town will become the water city with the most density of water network all across the country. All the scenic spots can be accessed by boat.8、Meanwhile, Taierzhuang is also the first Base of Communication across the Straits with the Official peimissiom of Taiwan Affairs Office. It is an important carrier and platform for the economic political and cultural communications between the two sides across the Straits.9、展馆（或者展板）Welcome to the Rebuilt Ancient Town Exhibition Center of Taierzhuang①The Recovert Map of the Scenic Spots of the Ancient Canal Town of Taierzhuang, which was drawn by Mayor Chenwei based on his thorough studies. In the map,we can see the flourishing social development which went well beyond those painted here, just as a poem goes,”The painting of the Riverside Scene during the Qingming festival could hardly be posted in a Ten-li Arts Gallery(一幅清明上河图，十里画廊卷不住)”②Ancient Town in Memory. This part mainly about the information, development and destroyingof Taierzhuang. Taierzhuang has a long history with an origin dating back long to the ancient time. It was formed in Han Dynasty, and developed in Yuan Dynasty. Witnessing its prosperity in Ming and Qing Dynasty, Taierzhuang greeted its gloden time for development because of the Canal and won the fame of “the Best Town in the World”with the imperial granting of King Qianlong. However, in the spring of 1983, the breakout of the Battle of Taierzhuang brought forth the severe damage to the city and Taierzhuang almost had nothing left but the ruins. After WWⅡKoumintang once issued an offical order to rebuild Taierzhuang in Central Daily News. Since the establishment of the People’s republic of China, many leaders of the People’s Government tried to reconstruct the city. However, due to many reasons, such a plan was not carried out. After about 70 years later, this dream comes ture with our government’s effort.The rebuild Ancient Town is made according to the philosophy of “preservation, restoration and creation of prinitivism.(存古、复古、创古)” The cutural and historic relics with great historic values are preserved to the maximum degree by recovering the architecture with great historic and cultural implications according to the historic data. Meanwhile the fashionable elements were integrated during the creation of digital Ancient Town, energy-saving Ancient Town, eco Ancient Town. The combination of history and modernity made the Ancient Town real yet beyond history.10、First, the Ancien Town of Taierzhuang boasts the most sites of WWⅡ in the world.. In the spring of 1938, the victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang marks the first victory in the frontline battle field of Chinese’s anti-Japanese war, ending the fairytale that Japanese armies were indestructible and greatly inspring the faith of the people in the world to fight back Fascism. Therefore Taierzhuang is regarded as the palce for Chinese nation to show their invincible powers and spirits.Second, the Ancient Town of Taierzhuang is a cultural city with great cultural continuity and assimilation in China. Located in the hub between the north and east, it was known as the wharf for water and land transport。