We had a great day exploring Zhouzhuang, China. This is a small canal town located on the Jinghang Canal and connecting Suzhou with Shanghai. Shanghai is so large that it actually took over two hours to travel there from our freighter:)! When you enter the canal area it states that this is China’s Number One ‘Canal Town’!
We spent our time exploring by canal boat and on foot. Among the sights are the Ming-era Hall of the Zhang Residence with 70 rooms, and the Hall of the Shen’s Residence which claims 100 rooms.
It was once a flourishing port which specialized in silk, pottery, and grain.

Here take a peak at life in this Chinese Canal town…not quite Brugge or Annecy but certainly with its’ own interesting charm!!