Xitang

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Xitang (Chinese: 西塘; pinyin: Xītáng) is an ancient scenic town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, China.

It is level, densely distributed with rivers, and has a very quiet natural environment. With nine rivers converging at this town, dividing it into eight sections, there are many bridges linking it together.

Xitang is the subject of a common verse:

上有天堂，下有西塘；不去一趟，实在冤枉。

"Above there is paradise, below there is Xitang; To not go one time, would be very wrong."

[edit] Trivia

Certain scenes from Mission: Impossible III, supposedly depicting Shanghai, were filmed in Xitang.
IMDB.com also lists Zhouzhuang (near to Shanghai) as a filming location.

Rated PG-13 (american)