Zhouzhuang lies at the middle between Shanghai and Suzhou, is an ancient town of Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, where abounds with rivers and lakes. So it is thought by many to be the best waterside town in China.This ancient town has a history of more than 900 years old with many houses built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are about 100 houses with courtyards, and 60 of them have arch gat

Water lanes & Stone bridges The layout of the water lanes in Zhouzhuang is perfectly arranged that it looks like a Chinese character "#". Many stone bridges are built over them, linking up the households on both sides of every stream. These stone bridges are very old, 14 of which were built respectively in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The most representative among them are the Twin Brid

By bus Zhouzhuang is very accessible via bus. There are many buses from Shanghai and Suzhou to Zhouzhuang. Suzhou-Zhouzhuang: A bus leaves from Suzhou North Long-distance Bus Station from 7:05 am to 5:00 pm every 20 munites. Shanghai-Zhouzhuang: There are around 7 buses heading for Zhouzhuang from Shanghai Long-distance Bus Station daily. Water way Zhouzhuang is connected by the Jishui River wi