Legacy of Tang Dynasty, Song Yi, misty rain south of the Yangtze River, Jasper Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang, bred by thousands of years of historical vicissitudes and heavy Wu culture, has become a treasure of oriental culture with its exquisite water town style, unique cultural landscape and simple folk customs. As an outstanding representative of China's excellent traditional culture, Zhouzhuang has become the cradle of Wu culture and a model of Jiangnan water town. It has been listed in the World Cultural Heritage Protection List by UNESCO, and won the Dubai International Best Model Award for Improving the Living Environment, the United Nations Outstanding Achievement Award for World Cultural Heritage Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region, the American Government Award, the world's most attractive water town and the first batch of ten famous historical and cultural towns in China, the China Environment Award, the National Health Town and the National Beautiful Town.
Relying on the unique tourism resources of ancient water towns, we should adhere to the guiding ideology of "protection and development at the same time" and vigorously develop tourism. Relying on the ancient town of water town, we will constantly tap the cultural connotation, improve the construction of scenic spots, enrich the tourism content and strengthen publicity and promotion. After more than ten years' efforts, it has successfully built the tourism cultural brand of "China's No.1 Water Town", pioneered the tourism of the ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River, became the first batch of AAAA-level tourist attractions in China, and won the honors of "50 Most Popular Places for Foreigners", advanced collective of national tourism system and famous tourist brand in China.
Zhouzhuang Town is located 38 kilometers southeast of Suzhou. Wu Guanzhong, a famous painter in ancient times, wrote that "Huangshan Mountain gathers the beauty of China's mountains and rivers, and Zhouzhuang gathers the beauty of China's water town", and overseas newspapers and periodicals call Zhouzhuang the first water town in China.
Zhouzhuang has a history of nearly 900 years and rich cultural connotations. Zhang, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuxi and Lu Guimeng, poets in the Tang Dynasty, all lived in Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang is also the hometown of Shen Wansan, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Zhouzhuang also left the footprints of Liu Yazi, Chen Qubing and others.
Transportation route: from Shanghai:
1, Shanghai Tourism Distribution Center (80,000 stadiums at No.666 Tianyaoqiao Road) at 7: 00, 8: 30, 9: 05, 12: 10, 14: 00, and the tourist shuttle bus includes round-trip fare and tickets of 65438+.
2. Gate 2 of hongkou football stadium (No.444 Dongjiangwan Road) at 8: 00, 9: 00, 10: 00 (8: 30 on weekends, including round-trip fare, 98 yuan).
3. There are three direct buses to Qingpu in People's Square: Jinling East Road intersection in songshan road, Yan 'an Road intersection in Madang Road and Laochengdu Road intersection. The buses at these three starting points are all faster. Get off at the waiting room of Qingpu Bus Station and transfer to Zhouzhuang. There is a bus every half an hour. It takes more than an hour from downtown to Qingpu. The fare is 6.5 yuan, and it takes about one and a half hours from Qingpu to Zhouzhuang. Ticket price, 8 yuan. The last bus to Qingpu is around 16: 00, and the last bus from Qingpu to Shanghai is 18: 30 (to People's Square) and 19: 15 (to Wuzhong Road West Station).
From Suzhou:
1, north bus station: the first bus leaves at 7: 05, and the last bus leaves at 17: 05 every half hour. The journey takes about one hour, and the latest return time is 17: 00. Travel shuttle bus fare 15 yuan.
2. Wuxian Bus Station at 7: 15, 9: 40, 13: 15, 14: 20, fare 17 yuan, and travel time 1.5 hours.