Zhouzhuang Water Town is a famous tourist attraction in Jiangsu, offering cultural heritage. Ticket: ¥120. Rating: 4.8/5...

Zhouzhuang Water Town

Zhouzhuang Water Town is a famous tourist attraction in Jiangsu, offering cultural heritage. Tic…

🥇 5A Level ⭐ 4.8 🗺️ Jiangsu 🏙️ Suzhou 🏛️ Cultural
Zhouzhuang Water Town

Spot Facts

Level 5A
Rating 4.8
Foreign name Zhouzhuang Town

Practical Info

Ticket 120元
Opening hours 08:00-18:00

Zhouzhuang Water Town Tour Guide

Real coordinates · smooth curved route
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  1. Ancient Archway (South Gate · Entrance)
    Start · Entrance
    Enter town via the South Gate, head north along Nanshi Street to the Twin Bridges. Why this route: the "Key Bridge," setting of Chen Yifei's painting Memory of Hometown.
  2. Twin Bridges (Shide Bridge · Yong'an Bridge)
    about 170 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Visit Zhang Hall ("sedan chairs pass before the gate, boats pass through the house"). Why this route: residence of a descendant of early Ming general Xu Da, later owned by the Zhang family.
  3. Zhang Hall (Yuyan Hall)
    about 60 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Visit Shen Hall (residence of Shen Wansan's descendants). Why this route: "the finest of Jiangnan residences," with the grand Songmao Hall.
  4. Shen Hall
    about 70 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  5. Fu'an Bridge
    about 150 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Turn back north to Fu'an Bridge. Why this route: a single-arch stone bridge from the Yuan Zhizheng era, with the only surviving four-corner bridge towers in Jiangnan.
  6. Mihlou Tower
    about 110 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Head north along Zhongshi Street to Milou by Zhenfeng Bridge; optionally visit Chengxu Taoist Temple. Why this route: where Nan She writers including Liu Yazi gathered to drink and write poetry.
  7. Chengxu Taoist Temple
    about 30 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  8. Mihlou Tower
    about 30 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Head north along Zhongshi Street to Milou by Zhenfeng Bridge; optionally visit Chengxu Taoist Temple. Why this route: where Nan She writers including Liu Yazi gathered to drink and write poetry.
  9. Quanfu Temple
    about 360 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Go south out the South Gate, cross the bridge to Quanfu Temple on the South Lake shore. Why this route: a "Buddhist kingdom in the water town," first built in the Northern Song.
  10. Waterway Boat Dock
    about 70 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Return to the dock on the south side of the old town, board a rowed boat, and wind through the water lanes back to the South Gate. Why this route: ride a rowed boat, hear the boatwoman's Wu folk songs, and end with the water town's night views.