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Zhouzhuang Ancient Town | Stroll Through the No. 1 Water Town in Jiangnan

| Stroll Through the No. 1 Water Town in Jiangnan. [Why is Zhouzhuang worth visiting?] 👉🏻 Open the window at 6am: bluestone slabs + sculling boats + cooking smoke, A real-time view of a Jiangnan water town 👉🏻 Take a walk through Shen Hall and see the carved bed of the richest man in Jiangnan. It's bigger than your living room. 👉🏻 Wansan Pork Knuckle with Grandma's Tea. It's the authentic way to eat it when your hands are covered in grease. 🎫About tickets Zhouzhuang ticket: CNY 100, half price for student tickets. No tickets are required to enter the ancient town before 7:30am and after 9:00pm 👌 🗺️ Tour route ▪️Zhouzhuang: Shen Hall → Zhang Hall → Ancient Opera Stage → Twin Bridges → Ancient Town Screen Wall → Carton King → Quanfu Bridge → Fuhong Bridge → Milou → Chengxu Taoist Temple → Quanfu Lecture Temple → Nanhua Qiuyueyuan 🏨Accommodation recommendations ▪️Zhouzhuang is basically all B&Bs, with no chain hotels ▪️Outside the ancient town: convenient transportation and relatively new facilities, but pay attention to the time you can enter the scenic spot for free. We stayed at the "Chanyi Li" B&B this time, which is really recommended! The facilities are relatively new, the rooms are large, and the decoration style is really beautiful~ ▪️Inside the ancient town: the facilities are generally old, cars cannot directly enter, and some folk customs require you to walk a distance with your luggage. But you can enter after 9:00pm, so you don’t need a ticket.
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