
Zhouzhuang has a long distant history, which has helped create a lot of attractions to the town. The famous building scientists Luo Zhewen once praised Zhouzhuang "is not only a treasure of Jiangsu Province, but also a national treasure."
Zhouzhuang has quiet environment, the buildings are simple, though after 900 years of vicissitudes, the original fishing village town's architectural style is still intact.
Among nearly thousand houses in the town, Ming and Qing Dynasties and the early Republic of China buildings still occupy 60% or more, including hundreds of old houses and more than 60 brick gatehouses.
In Zhouzhuang residential areas, weathering still exists, the most representative halls belong to the Shen and Zhang hall.
Meanwhile, Zhouzhuang has saved 14 different characteristics of bridges.
Zhouzhuang is a water world, an ancient town surrounded by water, like a lotus flower floating on water.
Channel forms a "well" shape, there must be a river with street bridge, because of the bridge into the street, because the bridge into the city, the bridge across the bridge, the bridge links to the bridge, which adds charm to the Water Town.
Zhouzhuang is still preserved 14 stone bridges from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty, among which the Double Bridge, Fuan Bridge, Zhenfeng Bridge, Fu Hong Bridge are the most representative.
Sitting in the boat tour, passing through the bridge over holes is very fun. Every time through a bridge hole on the emergence of a scene; every time bending around each bridge top, there is another kind of mood, from different angles form a wonderful " small bridge, flowing water, people houses" watery picture.
Zhouzhuang environment is quiet and tranquility, is not only a good place to study, but also has quite a good tradition of reading. It has historically produced Confucian scholar, lifts of more than 20 people.
In addition to Zhang Han, Zhou Di Gonglang and South wealthy of Shen, those who has residented or done fishing here also include Liu Yuxi, Lu Guimeng etc. , as well as Ye Chucang et al who has left a broad and deep influence for modern China.
Attractions also include the Temple which was built in Songyuan You First Year ( 1086 ). Fan Building which is located by the side of bridge Zhenfeng. Yuan Ching Tao House was commonly known as virtual " church ", which was established in Songyuan You First period ( 1086-1093 ), a lapse of 900 years of history.



