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Zhouzhuanglies middlebetween Shanghai ancienttown KunshanCity, Jiangsu Province, where abounds lakes.So bestwaterside town China.Thisancient town has morethan 900 years old manyhouses built QingDynasties. about100 houses themhave arch gateways made carvedbricks. foursides, foundalong watersidelanes stonebridges. differentvista everyturn can foundhere. All those make visitmost enjoyable. Also, one can enjoy fairylandatmosphere eveningshere when myriadstars twinkle glitteringlights. Shen's House Shen's House Fu'anBridge, NanshiStreet. 1742during QingDynasty ShenBenren, ShenWanshen who southernChina lateYuan (1206-1368) earlyMing Dynasties. sevencourtyards, five archways, more than 100 rooms differentsize along two sides 100-m-longaxis road, covering 2000sq.m, offering uniquetraditional Chinese architectural style. hasthree sections. firstincludes watergate mooringboats secondone consists TeaHall MainHall receivingguests holdingwedding funeralceremonies. rearpart serves livingquarters. MainHall covers 170 sq.m. 6-m-highcarved brick archway, facing MainHall, mostmagnificent among horizontalinscribed board bearing inscription,Jihouliuguang (do more good ever).Around reliefsculptures figurines,animals, pavilions operacharacters. Twin Bridge Yong'anBridge built between 1573 Nanbeirivers, othereast-west, onesquare oneround opening. Because looklike ancientkey, alsoknown KeyBridge. Chen Yifei, youngartist residing U.S.created picture'Memories Hometown'based DoubleBridge Chen'sother 37 works, were exhibited Dr.Armond Hammer, Americanoil tycoon, laterpresented lateDeng Xiaoping. paintingsymbolizes friendship,cooperation peacebetween twocountries. firstday cover issued UN,so morepeople come knowZhouzhuang's beautiful. Zhang's House Zhang's House TwinBridge BeishiStreet. Built between 1436 XuKui, ZhongshanKing Xu Da, Zhang'sfamily earlyQing Dynasty, after which calledeither Yuyan (Jade Swallow) Hall Zhang'sHouse. morethan 70 rooms, covering more than 1800 sq.m. firstcourtyard has side buildings shortwindows. Yuyan Hall mainbuilding, large grandcolumn bignanmu pier bases, rareMing style. riverflows under squarepool built middlesection allowboats turnround. Its rear hall has open windows balconiesfacing variousplants placenow importantcultural relic under protection provincialgovernment. Situated YangtzeRiver Delta, Zhouzhuang's climate typicallysubtropical windsfrom southeast. Generally, Zhouzhuang's annual precipitation 1063mm,while hours sunshinereach 2165 per year. averageannual temperature lowesttemperature coldestJanuary. highesttemperature July.local products specialitieswansan brand wine liquor:wine makingindustry veryflourishing paddyarea around teems rice.wansan brand liquor wines.wansan pig’s upper leg: famousdish promoted no.1course among all chosenfrom among brownsource over slow fire. cookedpork verytender easilyboned. though, looksfat, yet alldifferent people. xiangjiang(white clam river) aquatic products: aquatic products availableall yearround perches,white clams waterwhite baits, which have long been known threetreasures waterarea eels,soft shellturtles soforth. tourist attractions zhouzhuang mailyfamous smallwater lanes riversideancient buildings. highlights zhouzhuangincludes waterlanes stonebridges, twinbridge,fu’an bridge,shen’s house, zhang’s houseand so ZhouzhuangTourism: Zhouzhuang, one mostfamous water-towns KunshanCity, 30 km southeast itsprofound cultural background, well-preserved ancient residential houses, elegant waters traditionallifestyle stronglocal flavor. AutumnPeriod (770-476 B.C.), Zhouzhuang fiefYaocheng, called Zhenfengli. Zhouzhuang got its present name 1086during NorthernSong Dynasty, ZhouDigong, verydevout Buddhist, who donated Quanfu(Full Fortune) Temple. towncovers 0hectares. Most itsresidential houses, about 60 percent total,were built during Qingdynasties, during periodfrom 1368 1911.Shuangqiao (Twin Bridges): sametime divided 14stone bridges crossing riversform eye-catching views town.Twin Bridges, ShideBridge YonganBridge, mostfamous havebeen considered bridgeswere built during Wanlireign (1573-1619) MingDynasty. Shide Bridge lies east-west roundarch, while Yongan Bridge goes north-south squarearch. Joining each other after crossing tworivers, Yinzi Creek NabeishiRiver, respectively, TwinBridges look like old-fashionedChinese key. 1984,Chen Yifei, promisingcontemporary Chinese painter, exhibited 38 hiscanvases NewYork gallery owned ArmandHammer, chairman OccidentalPetroleum Corporation. One hisworks, Memory Hometown,which depicts TwinBridges, drew worldwide attention first-daycover UnitedNations' postage stamps 1985.Fuanqiao Bridge: Located easternend ZhongshiStreet, Fuanqiao Bridge 1355during YuanDynasty. uniquetrait consummatecombination single-archbridge bridgetowers used tearooms,restaurants waterviews. ShenHouse: Located southeastside FuanqiaoBridge, ShenHouse privateproperty ShenWansan, firstmillionaire areasouth YangtzeRiver earlyQing Dynasty. wholecomplex Qingarchitectural style. morethan 2,000 square meters hasover 100 rooms divided threesections. firstsection includes watergate wharf,where Shensmoored boats washedclothes. middlesection includes gatetower, mainhall. gatetower ingeniousfigures, which either tell historic stories expressgood wishes. mainhall, where ownermet his guests, veryelegantly furnished. lastsection, which consists severalbuildings differentstyle, comfortablyfurnished. DatangTower, coloredsculpture legendaryShen Wansan displayed,while precious cultural relics collected XiaotangTower BackHall. ZhangHouse: Xufamily Zhengtongreign (1436 MingDynasty Zhangfamily earlyQing Dynasty. Located TwinBridges, ZhangHouse has more than 70 rooms about1,800 square meters. RuojingRiver winding through ZhangHouse gracefulresidential house tranquilcourtyard, varioushalls. Milou Tower: Once called Des'Tavern, Milou Tower perches next ZhenfengBridge situated southwestcorner rallyingplace oldtimes. Numerous poems, songs storiesabout Milou Tower have been widely spread country.Chengxu Taoist Temple: Standing ZhongshiStreet, PuqingBridge, Chengxu Taoist Temple, also known ShengtangHall, builtduring 1086-1093 SongDynasty. After several expansions, becameone mostfamous Taoist temples YangtzeRiver Delta. 1,500square meters, masterpieceTaoist architectures majesticstyle, including Doumuhalls, Yuhuang,Wenchang Shengdi.Besides historicsights, localfolklore, traditions dragonboat race, 'grannytea' Wansanhome-style banquet alsoindispensable elements Zhouzhuang.Zhouzhuang Attractive points: Zhouzhuang mostdeveloped 'water town' jiangnan.Because verycommercial. bestscenery. Description: Known beauty,Zhouzhuang, once called Zhenfengli, ancientwater town KunshanCity JiangsuProvince whererivers lakesabound. locatedbetween citiesShanghai townhas stood up well through years,900 solong ago. typicalstyle watertown evenits inhabitants' way liferemains unchanged. housesbuilt streamshave sidewalks, which have naturally evolved streetsused transportation,together along waterlanes. Overhead stone bridges span over waterlanes, providing convenient passage localpeople. Murmuring streams flow under small bridges eachsurrounded dwellingquarters, which typicalfeatures EastChina. Zhouzhuang waternymph standing itswater lanes perfectlyarranged so lookslike Chinesecharacter Manystone bridges builtover them, linking up eitherside eachstream. stonebridges veryold, 14 whichwere built between Yuan,Ming Qingdynasties. mostrepresentative among them TwinBridge, Fu'an Bridge, Zhenfeng Bridge FuhongBridge. beautifulsaying popularamong China-'theHeavens have Paradisewhile havingSuzhou Hangzhou.'Zhouzhuang justlike Water Lily in-between. Moreover, Zhouzhuang boasts rich cultural resources like Grandmother Tea, simplelocal customs fastboating. Grandmother Tea People Zhouzhuanghave drinkingtea. useancient tea sets, boil water earthenjars, havebamboo slices fuel.Several minutes after washing boiledwater. tea,beautiful bothfragrant calledGrandmother Tea? People used seegroups oldwomen sitting together drinkingtea leisurely. Hence, name.Fast Boating Fast boating goes far back Qingdynasty, originally started soldiers.Later peopleheld races present,travel boats dosightseeing around. Bambooware Bambooware bronzebraziers have also won enormous acclaim durablebambooware knownfar itsfine workmanship, while exquisitebronze braziers manyshapes once won SouthPacific Industrial Expo 'ZhouzhuangBraziers'.。