Zhouzhuang Ancient Town Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Zhouzhuang Ancient Town enjoys the reputation of "China's No. 1 Water Town" and is one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhouzhuang, which was first built in the Northern Song Dynasty, is located in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province. It has a unique cultural landscape. Western Jin Dynasty writer Zhang Han, Tang Dynasty poets Liu Yuxi and Lu Guimeng once lived in Zhouzhuang. More than 50% of the town is Ming and Qing style residential buildings with Jiangnan characteristics. There are nearly 100 classical houses and more than 60 Suzhou brick doorheads in an area of only 0.4 square kilometers. It is a treasure of Chinese water town culture and Wudi Han culture. The ancient town is built along the river, with streets connected by bridges, deep courtyards, heavy ridges and high eaves, riverside corridors, street arcades, bamboo and stone railings, and riverside pavilions. Fuan Bridge , Double Bridge , Shen Hall There are ancient buildings scattered among them, creating a quaint and quiet Jiangnan beauty with small bridges, flowing water and houses.
In addition to being the most famous ancient town tourist destination in China, countless collectors, painters and photographers come to Zhouzhuang every year to create art. It is called an ideal base for art creation by artists in the Jiangnan region. Zhouzhuang perfectly combines the typical Jiangnan water town style. Whether you get up early and stare blankly, or stroll in Zhouzhuang at night, it will make you intoxicated. It is quite interesting to take a boat tour and cross the bridge and the cave. If you are interested, you may as well visit them one by one in more depth.

Attractions distribution:

The eight ancient scenic spots of Zhouzhuang are Quanfu Morning Bell, Zhigui Spring View, Boting Sunset, Xianjiang Fisherman's Song, South Lake Autumn Moon, Wild Geese Flying over the Farmland, Sailing on the Rapids, and Snow on the East Village. As time goes by, some of these eight scenes remain the same, some have gained new glory, and some are hard to find, obliterated by the dust of history. Tang Dynasty poets such as Liu Yuxi and Lu Guimeng once lived in Zhouzhuang, and modern Southern Society poets such as Liu Yazi and Chen Qubing once gathered here. Maze Hougang Street also preserves the childhood life of patriotic educator Shen Tilan. Zhengu Hall , and the painter Chen Yifei's Double Bridge , a bridge-tower building in the Yuan Dynasty Fuan Bridge .

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 5A-level scenic spot, World Cultural Heritage, China's historical and cultural town, United Nations Dubai Best Living Environment Award, World's Most Charming Water Town

Scenic spot features:

Photography, folk tours, leisure, sketching, former residences of celebrities, ancient towns, gardens

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