Suzhou is a water town with many rivers and bridges, and Shantang Street is the most typical of Suzhou streets and lanes. It is in the middle of the Shantang River, and Shantang Street is close to the north side of the river, connecting with the street on the other side through a stone bridge. Shantang Street shops, homes are more than one after another, the houses here are mostly along the street, the back door is facing the river, some have also built special street buildings, really Zhulan floors, catkins.