National 5A Scenic AreaEast China
Taierzhuang Ancient Town
台儿庄古城 · Shandong, Zaozhuang
A rebuilt Grand Canal water town known as 'the most alive ancient canal town in China'.
Taierzhuang is a reconstructed canal town on the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal, its watertown district laced with waterways, stone bridges and traditional merchant buildings mixing northern and southern styles. By day it is a maze of lanes; by night its lantern-lit canals and boat rides make it one of Shandong's most atmospheric old towns.
Taierzhuang thrived as a Grand Canal trading hub in the Ming and Qing dynasties but was destroyed in a major 1938 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War. It has been faithfully rebuilt since 2008, reviving its canals, wharves and courtyard architecture while preserving the wartime memorial site.
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