中国，桠溪

Yaxi，China

中国，桠溪

桠溪镇位于江苏省南京市高淳区的东部，是江苏省新型小城镇之一，东与溧阳市交界、南距安徽省郎溪定埠村8公里、北与溧水区毗连。桠溪镇总面积115平方公里，人口5万人。

    桠溪历史悠久，早在三千年前就有人类活动。桠溪集镇的形成始于明崇祯末年，优越的地理条件使之成为两省四县交界地区商贸会聚的中心。集镇交通十分便利，水上通航可达苏、锡、常、沪，是太湖的内河黄金水道。

Yaxi town is located in the eastern of Gaochun District, Nanjing，Jiangsu Province, China. It is one of the new-type towns in Jiangsu. Yaxi border on Liyang city, 8 kilometers far from Dingfu Village in the south and is adjacent to Lishui District. Yaxi town has a total area of 115 square kilometers with a population of 50 thousand.

    The town has a long history and was found the mark of human activities three thousand years ago. Yaxi was formed at the end of Ming Dynasty. The favorable geographical conditions make Yaxi become the commercial and trade center of the junction of two provinces and four counties. The transportation is very convenient in Yaxi town. The waterways, as the golden waterway of Taihu Lake, connect to Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, and Shanghai.