What are the characteristics of Zhouzhuang? Why is Zhouzhuang famous in the world?

Zhouzhuang, originally named Zhoujiawa, has a history of 750 years. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty (1253- 1258), the Zhou family moved here from Yangzhou. Later, the whole family moved to Jiangnan. In the Ming Dynasty, Gong Lang was born in Zhoujia in the south of the Yangtze River. Because of its name Zhouzhuang, the place where the Zhou family lived together was called Nanzhouzhuang. Zhouzhuangwa, located in Xinghua, Jiangbei, is North Zhouzhuang. In the early years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Sun, Song and Dong from Suzhou moved to Zhouzhuang in the north to settle down. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou in Chen Baoning Township moved to Beizhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang's market was formed in the late Ming Dynasty, and the main street, which is nearly 700 meters long from east to west, is crowded with shops and workshops. 1926, Gao Zhizhai, the street's great industrial and commercial enterprise, initiated and funded the resurfacing of the street with Suzhou granite strips (each about 1 to 1.2 meters long, 25 to 30 centimeters wide and 12 centimeters thick), which made the business circle of Zhouzhuang Shiban Street famous in three places and He Lixia counties and cities, comparable to Jiangnan. Zhouzhuang has been outstanding since ancient times, with many places of interest and profound cultural heritage. This is evidenced by the fact that Wuniu Village, located at Zhenbei 1.5 km, still preserves a well-preserved ancient temple complex in the Song Dynasty. This complex, covering an area of about 2000 square meters, was originally the Buddhist Zen "Luohan Temple". According to the records in Volume 7 of Taizhou Records of Ming Chongzhen Fangwai Temple, the temple was built in Jingdezhen in the Northern Song Dynasty (1004- 1007), with a history of more than 1007 years. The early years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (about 137 1 year) were listed as "Nine Temples and Eighteen Fortresses". In the 60th year of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (172 1), it was changed from legalism to "Taiping Court". At present, the archway, mountain gate, Guandi Hall, Jushilin, Zhaitang, Attached Hall, abbot's room, mixed hall, altar and other buildings of "Taiping Court" have all disappeared, except the Heavenly King Hall and Daxiong Hall, which are still well preserved. In addition, a stone gate engraved with "Taiping Fa Yuan", a giant wood carving shrine and a beast's head have been preserved. In the late 1950s, Long Xiang, the abbot of the temple18th generation (the brother of Master Long Gen, Chairman of the Buddhist Association of Singapore) left the temple and lived here. There are two small temples in Banshilunzhuang, about 2.5 kilometers southeast of the town. However, due to the indissoluble bond with the drama Peach Blossom Fan by Kong, a dramatist in the early Qing Dynasty, it enjoys a good reputation in the literary world of China and becomes a much-told story. In the 27th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1688), Kong went to Banshilun Village from Taizhou River Regulation Department to visit Lu, the owner of Songyun Temple, who lived in seclusion, and left a poem "Song Yun Temple Visits the Land" (included in the Collection of Lakes and Seas). Hong, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, wrote in "Poems of Hailing": "Peach blossom fans are good at words, and wonderful pens are fragrant. "I used to live in Songyun nunnery, and half a bed bears the wind and rain in Dong Tang. Another Qing Dynasty poet, Gao Ergeng, wrote in his poem "Miscellanies of Hailing" that "Banshilun Village in the Eastern Tang Dynasty is a peach blossom". This confirms the fact that Kong wrote and revised Peach Blossom Fan in Songyun Temple and Shifeng Temple in Banshilun Village. Located in the west of Banshilun Village, Shifeng Temple, which was built in the next year of Ming Dynasty (162 1- 1627) and the third year of Qing Qianlong (1738), was destroyed for ten years and has been rebuilt as before. At present, the border town belonging to Zhouzhuang Town is the southernmost town in Xinghua. Border Town has a long history, and there are many historical mysteries that we need to explore and solve. In the seventh year of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 4 1 1), Ling County was established by overseas Chinese in this border town, and Ceng Zhi was Hailing County. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Zhang Shicheng Rebels built a earthen city here to resist the Yuan Dynasty. Because of its outpost status, it is called "border town" and has not changed so far. Route: Suzhou-Zhouzhuang shuttle bus (7: 00- 17: 00, about 20 minutes, 1, 23 Iveco model): Suzhou Railway Station Square-Suzhou North Bus Station (5 minutes walk east of the railway station)-route. Suzhou-Tongli shuttle bus (6: 40-17:15,25 Jinlong): Suzhou Railway Station Square-Suzhou North Bus Station (5 minutes' walk east of the railway station) is equipped with Suzhou cars. There is no public transportation between Zhouzhuang and Tongli, but you can find a local small motor vehicle to charter a car for a while, and the price is negotiable. It takes about half an hour by car. So you don't have to go around Suzhou! Attractions: APEC Conference Boat (Zhuang) Quanfu Lecture Temple Shenting Shuangqiao Milou Nanhu Daoyuan Fuan Bridge Chess Institute Quanfu Tower Ye Chuchen's former residence Zhenfeng Bridge Baixian Lake accommodation mainly depends on your own preferences and economic conditions. I think the small rooms opened by local people are good, sanitary and cost-effective. There is a "Guyunfeng Guest Room" with the characteristics of Jiangnan residential buildings in the scenic area. It is convenient to visit the scenic spots near Qinglong Bridge in Guzhen District, and there is no trouble to enter and exit the scenic gate. If you stay at night, you can also save 100 yuan to enter the scenic spot during the day. You can have fun in Zhouzhuang at night and stroll around the city during the day!