National 5A Scenic AreaEast China
Wuzhen Water Town
乌镇 · Zhejiang, Jiaxing
A beautifully restored canal town of stone bridges, wooden houses and lantern-lit water lanes.
Wuzhen is one of the best-preserved Yangtze Delta water towns, its stone bridges, wooden waterfront houses and flagstone lanes criss-crossed by canals. The Scenic Zone is split into an East Gate 'day' area and a livelier West Gate district lit by lanterns at night, with boat rides gliding past old dye houses and distilleries.
With a history stretching back over 1,300 years, Wuzhen prospered as a market and silk town on the Grand Canal. Restored from the 1990s, it became a model for heritage water-town conservation and now hosts the annual World Internet Conference, blending old architecture with modern cultural life.
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