Sixteen pavilion staff, including several directors, yesterday strolled through Nanxun, a water town in northern Zhejiang Province known for its silk that won a gold medal at the first Expo held in London's Crystal Palace in 1851.
They visited the Nanxun Silk Assembly Hall, where the silk was exhibited.
Their tour also included the Jiayetang Library as well as the Zhang and Liu family compounds.
The library used to be one of the biggest private libraries in the region. It still contains an impressive collection of wooden printing blocks housed in a two-story colonial structure built around the courtyard. Nanxun features an interesting mixture of Eastern and Western architecture.
Nanxun boasts the typical water town features - canals, bridges, small lanes and old houses.
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