Zhouzhuang Travel Guide
Zhouzhuang is an ancient town of Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province. It lies between Shanghai and Suzhou. Zhouzhuang has many rivers and lakes, and is thought by many to be the most beautiful waterside town in China . This ancient town has a history of more than 900 years. Many houses were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are about 100 houses with courtyards, and 60 of them have arch gateways made with carved bricks.
Zhouzhuang, surrounded and divided by lakes, presents a different vista at every turn. There are fourteen stone bridges over the myriad lakes, with unique views from each. In the evenings, stars twinkle as though in communication with the glittering lights.
- Chinese Name: 周庄
- Pinyin: zhōu zhuāng
- English Name: Zhouzhuang
- Province: Jiangsu
- Location: East China
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0512
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Shopping in Zhouzhuang
With almost a-thousand year’s history, Zhouzhuang people have kept their unique life style, as well as exquisite craft for a long time. Shopping in Zhouzhuang you will find that everything you have brought contains the meaning of your tour. Every street of an antique style is a good choice of shopping, for example, you can enjoy many traditio...more info about Zhouzhuang Shopping »
Hi Erik,
Thanks for your invitation! As you enjoyed your stay in Zhouzhuang, I am glad to share the video we made of Zhouzhuang, hope you like it too.
http://www.chinahighlights.com/community/video/zhouzhuang-water-town.asp
Hi Jean,
This is Grace.
You may take the bus from Shanghai Bus Station. There are three buses each day to Zhouzhuang directly. They depart from Shanghai at 7am, 12pm and 4:50pm at a price of CNY21 per person. The bus travel takes about 1.5 hours.
Wish you a nice time in Shanghai and Zhouzhuang. If you need Shanghai or Zhouzhuang private tours, please feel free to contact us or send a mail to me at grace@chinahighlights.net.
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- Tourists drawn to historical water town Apr. 22, 2007
- Zhouzhuang Ties the Knot with Lijiang Nov. 15, 2006
