Pictures Of Ancient Town Of Pei Tian Where All People Have Chinese Surname Wu.

From a busy Chinese city to an ancient town having few modern facilities, was quite an experience, but the people of this ancient town, appeared contented despite these shortcomings, and showed a great deal of friendliness to any visitors. Soon after entering the ancient town, we came across a woman washing clothes in a nearby stream. The water was certainly clear as she washed the clothes, then the water flowed down a channel into the cultivated area where vegetable crops were being grown.

Having the same family name as all the rest of the people in town of Pei Tian, was part of the Chinese family culture in this ancient town. The single family name of Wu also happened to be the family name of our guide during our tour of the ancient town. The road that passed through the town had a side trench that carried running water that could have come from the distant mountains.


We were taken into the main built-up area of the ancient city, along narrow streets, also with trenchs carrying running water. The water in some of the trenches was discoloured, so might have been used for drainage purposes, In one part of the street, a young boy, perhaps 3 or 4 years old, was determined to use the running water for paddling. There was not much objection from grandma so presumeably the boy was immune to anything carried in the water. He certainly looked healthy enough!