Wuzhen town, one of the four famous small towns in south region of Yangtze River, is an ancient town of over 6,000 years history, and it was called Wudun or Qingdun before. Wuzhen is a typical water town in south of Yangtze River, and it is considered to be a land of fish and rice and a home of silk.

Wuzhen has become a living fossil of ancient oriental civilization for its profound history and culture, graceful water town scenery, unique-flavored delicious foods, various and colorful folk-customs and festivals. The heritage of wisdom and the fascinating historical scenery endow Wuzhen with an inherent beauty. Wuzhen，of the typical water town characteristics, completely preserves the original style and pattern of the ancient town during the late Qing and the Republic period. Streets are built along the streams, bridges connect the crisscross streets, houses are constructed by the rivers, and rivers and houses jointly form a special architecture layout of strong flavor of Yangtze River Delta region.

The special part of the houses in Wuzhen is that houses built by the river are partially built stretching to the river with wooden columns supporting in the river bed. The rooms formed above the river are called “Water Pavilion” and this is the unique style of Wuzhen. Water pavilions take the aura of the ancient town. Although it can not rival the high buildings and not luxurious at all and even a little simple and crude, water pavilions still play an essential role in the lives of Wuzhen.

Bridges are the other essential one in Wuzhen. It is said that once the number of the bridges in Wuzhen has reached to 120, and today over 30 bridges are still kept. Strolling in Wuzhen, walking on the green-stone-paved narrow streets, and watching the various vernacular dwellings lining on both sides, you could find the feeling of closing to the nature and to the simple life. As a historical town, everywhere in Wuzhen embodies the integrated beauty of the harmonious human environment and natural environment.

Wuzhen’s location is very close to Shanghai and Hangzhou. If you start a China Shanghai tour or China Hangzhou tour, why not to pay a visit to this special styled ancient town where you could find the tranquil beauty and calm your soul http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-tours/shanghai.html.