江南水乡（英文版）

ThisbookisaboutthepastandpresentrealityoftheregionsouthoftheYangtze,anditpresentsthepoetictruthofthe"riverfolk"wholivedthere.Thepeopleofcanaltownsleftbehindeternalgiftsthestonebridges,thestonestreets,thestonepiers,andtherockyshores；rowuponrowofgreyrooftilesatopthewhitewallsalongtherivers；andthefamousgardens,uniquetothesouthernYangtzeDelta.Althoughthewatertownsandthescenesof"riverfolk"arebeautiful,veryfewofthemstillexist.Thisprosenarrative,meticulouslybutrationallypennedinaneasily-understoodwritingstyle,providingboththememoryofpasteventsandacurrentrecord,allowsnotonlyarchitectureexpertsbutalsothegeneralpublictoreadandenioyitatleisure.