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Zhouzhuang Travel | Day Tour of the Old Street②

Zhouzhuang, an ancient town with a long-lasting charm of water, where time seems to slow down involuntarily. When in Zhouzhuang, why not accompany the singing boatwoman and the willows, go deep into the water town, and find a gentle dream of Jiangnan. Zhouzhuang, founded in 1086, is like a dazzling pearl inlaid between Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou. The town is a marshland, surrounded by water on all sides, and boats are necessary for short distances. The whole town is built along the river, with bridges and streets connected, a typical 'small bridge, flowing water, people's home', and is renowned at home and abroad for preserving many Ming and Qing buildings. Zhouzhuang, nurtured by a thousand years of historical vicissitudes and rich Wu culture, with its exquisite water town style, unique cultural landscape, and simple folk customs, has become a treasure of Eastern culture and an outstanding example of Jiangnan water towns. Zhouzhuang is a famous historical and cultural town in China, listed on the World Cultural Heritage Preliminary List, and has won the United Nations Dubai International Environmental Improvement Best Example Award. Zhouzhuang is praised as 'Zhouzhuang gathers the beauty of Chinese water towns', and tourists who come here are all reluctant to leave, intoxicated and lingering. Zhouzhuang ancient town, famous for its small bridges, flowing water, and people's homes, here, there are pavilions with carved beams and painted buildings, and there are deep houses with high ridges and high eaves. Zhouzhuang, nurtured by the rich Wu culture and the vicissitudes of history over hundreds of years, is our forever Jiangnan water town. -
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Posted: Feb 17, 2024
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