The history was recorded in Zhouzhuang in 186, located between Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou. The town is Zeguo, surrounded by water, and it is necessary to travel by boat. The whole town is surrounded by a river, connected by bridges and streets, with a deep house compound, heavy ridges and high eaves, a river port Langfang, an arcade across the street, a bamboo and stone fence, and a water pavilion near the river. It is a typical small bridge and flowing water family in the south of the Yangtze River.
tang style's legacy, Song Shui Yi Yi, Yanyu Jiangnan, Jasper Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang, bred by the vicissitudes of thousands of years of history and the rich culture of Wu, has become a treasure of oriental culture with its exquisite water town style, unique cultural landscape and simple folk customs. As an outstanding representative of China's outstanding traditional culture, Zhouzhuang has become the cradle of Wu culture and a model of Jiangnan water town. It was listed in the world cultural heritage reserve list by UNESCO, and won the Dubai International Best Model Award for Improving Living Environment, the United Nations Outstanding Achievement Award for World Cultural Heritage Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region, the American Government Award, the world's most attractive water town and the first batch of ten famous historical and cultural towns in China, the China Environmental Award, the National Health Town and the National Beautiful Town.
with the unique tourism resources of ancient water towns, adhere to the guiding ideology of "protection and development at the same time" and vigorously develop tourism. Relying on the ancient water towns, we have continuously explored the cultural connotation, improved the construction of scenic spots, enriched the tourism content, and strengthened publicity and promotion. After more than ten years' efforts, we have successfully built the tourism cultural brand of "China's No.1 Water Town", pioneered the tourism of ancient water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, became the first batch of AAAA-level tourist attractions in China, and won the honor of "the 5 most popular places for foreigners" and the advanced collective of the national tourism system and a well-known tourism brand in China.
Zhouzhuang Town is located 38km southeast of Suzhou City. Wu Guanzhong, a famous ancient painter, wrote that "Huangshan Mountain gathers the beauty of mountains and rivers in China, and Zhouzhuang gathers the beauty of water towns in China", while overseas newspapers call Zhouzhuang the first water town in China.
Zhouzhuang has a history of nearly 9 years and is rich in cultural connotations. Hans Zhang, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuxi and Lu Guimeng, poets in the Tang Dynasty, once lived in Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang is also the hometown of Shen Wansan, a rich man in the south of the Yangtze River in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Zhouzhuang also left the footprints of Liu Yazi, Chen Qubing and others.
Transportation route: from Shanghai:
1. Shanghai Tourism Distribution Center (8,-seat Stadium, No.666 Tianyaoqiao Road) at 7: , 8: 3, 9: 5, 12: 1, 14: , the tour bus includes round-trip fare and tickets to 11 yuan, and the journey takes one and a half hours. The number of flights will be increased appropriately on holidays.
2. hongkou football stadium Gate No.2 (No.444 Dongjiangwan Road) at 8: , 9: and 1: (8: 3 on weekends, including round-trip fare and tickets to 98 yuan).
3. There are three direct buses to Qingpu in People's Square: the intersection of Jinling East Road in songshan road, Yan 'an Road in Madang Road and Laochengdu Road. The buses from these three starting points are faster. Get off at the waiting room of Qingpu Bus Station and transfer to Zhouzhuang. There is a bus every half an hour. It takes a little more than one hour from downtown to Qingpu. The fare is 6.5 yuan, and it takes about one and a half hours from Qingpu to Zhouzhuang. The fare is 8 yuan. The last bus to Qingpu is around 16: , and the last bus from Qingpu to Shanghai is 18: 3 (to People's Square) and 19: 15 (to Wuzhong Road West Station).
From Suzhou:
1. North Bus Station: The first bus leaves at 7: 5 and the last bus leaves at 17: 5 every half hour. The journey takes about one hour, and the latest return time is 17: . Travel shuttle bus fare 15 yuan.
2. Wuxian Bus Station is at 7: 15, 9: 4, 13: 15 and 14: 2, and the fare is 17 yuan, which takes one and a half hours by car.