赤坎古镇

赤坎，有350年历史的古镇，始建于清朝顺治年间，因建于“赤土高地”而得名，现存的街道建筑大多是19世纪末20世纪初由华侨出资兴建。

赤坎四周江水环绕，古榕婆娑，江上舟来楫往。堤西路、中华西路、堤东路、中华东路等600多座骑楼依水而建，串联出一道独特的侨乡景象，游客至此，会不禁惊叹：明明是岭南的墟镇，却又像是西洋的古城。骑楼下，商铺一个挨着一个，林林总总，名式各样。在这里您会感受到营商与生活融为一体的悠闲写意，会看到一个市井生活的天堂。

来到书香四溢的图书馆，老人总会津津乐道；关族和司徒氏两大家族长达数百年的你争我赶造就了赤坎古镇的文化繁荣。

Chikan, 350 years of history of the town, built in the Qing Dynasty Junji years, built in 'terra cotta heights' for the name, the existing building of the street mostly at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century by the overseas Chinese funded.

Chikan is surrounded by water around the ancient banyan, Posuo, river boat to row to. Di Xi Lu, China Road, road embankment, the road, the more than 600 seat arcade under water and build, a series of unique hometown scene, visitors so far, can not help but exclaim: obviously the market towns of Lingnan, as he is Atlantic City. Under the arcade shops, one by one, numerous kinds of name, type. Here you will feel the business and life com. leisure style, will see a life in heaven.

To the scholarly overflowing library, the old man always talked about; close family and the situ family family up to hundreds of years you contend for me to catch created Chikan town and cultural prosperity.