Zhouzhuang is surrounded by water, with canals running through the town in a grid; Ming and Qing dwellings stand along the banks with white walls and dark tiles, homes resting by the river.
The Twin Bridges, Shen House and Zhang House are the town's representative buildings, and a ride in a black-awning boat through the waterways is the best way to savor the leisure of a Jiangnan water town.
