Zhouzhuang, one of the most famous water townships in China, situated in Kunshan City which is only 30 kilometers (18 miles) southeast of Suzhou. It is noted for its profound cultural background, the well preserved ancient residential houses, the elegant watery views and the strong local colored traditions and customs. In the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BC), Zhouzhuang was a part of the fief Yaocheng and called Zhenfengli. After being donated to Full Fortune (Quanfu) Temple by Zhou Digong, a very devout Buddhist, in 1086 during the Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127), Zhouzhuang got its present name as a memorial of the donor.In an area of half a square kilometer (124 acres), 60 percent of the Zhouzhuang's structures were built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which is from 1368 to 1911. Taking the most convenient form of transport in Zhouzhuang, a gondola, we will present some of the breath..
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IntroductionZhang House is located at the south of the Twin Bridge on Beishi Street. Built between 1436 and 1449 by the offspring of Xu Kui, the brother of Zhongshan King Xu Da, it..
IntroductionThe Nanhu was built by a poet, Zhang Jiying, during the Jin Dynasty (3rd-5th century).This garden surrounds the Quanfu Temple. In this area you also find the Chengxu Taoist T..
IntroductionThe thousand-year-old Zhouzhuang Town in Kunshan city is some 100 kilometers west to Shanghai. A huge "Zhouzhuang Boat", which costs some eight million yuan (964,000 U.S. dol..
IntroductionDouble Bridge, one a stone archetype and the other a stone beam type bridge. Two rivers crisscross in north-south and east-west directions here, and the square and round ..
IntroductionThe Quanfu Temple is situated at one of the ends of the city , next to the Nanhu Garden. The Temple does not have a wall surrounding it, unlike most of the temples in C..
Zhouzhuang Price:150-150
The Jiulong Inn (Zhouzhuang Jiulong Kefang) is within easy reach of the popular sight Twin Bridge (Shide and Yong'an Bridges).In terms of relaxation, guests of this Zhouzhuang hotel may..
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The Zhouzhuang West-Shore Hotel (Zhouzhuang Xiwan Kezhan) is located in central Zhouzhuang old town, and faces the Sanmao teahouse across a river.