Wuzhen Water Town Experience

Wuzhen, an ancient water town in Zhejiang Province of China, is an ideal destination for a 1-day tour from Hangzhou. With a history of over 6,000 years, this ancient town features old houses lining up along the river and flagstone lanes as well as flowing water and stone bridges. Rambling along the stone paths of the water town, appreciating the buildings with elegant and simple architectural style, enjoying the delicious specialty in the snack street and experiencing the local customs and practices, you will be completely enchanted by the particular charm of the water town.

Wuzhen mainly consists of four parts - Dongzha, Nanzha, Xizha, and Beizha. Dongzha and Xizha are more popular than Nanzha and Beizha. Xizha is located to the west street of Wuzhen Water Town, and you can see many distinctive manual workshops, classical pavilions and shops there. It also possesses a large number of bridges, and a total of twelve islets linked by more than 70 small bridges. Compared to Xizha, Dongzha is enveloped by thick atmosphere of history and culture. It is smaller, but attracts more tourists for daily activities of local people can be experienced there. Aside from the beautiful natural landscape, the unique houses' exquisite stone and wood carvings on doors and windows in Dongzha are worth seeing as well. Paying a visit to the Hundred-Bed Museum and watching the Shadow Play will add more value to your one-day Hangzhou-Wuzhen tour.