Zhouzhuang, an iconic water town in East China's Jiangsu province, is an ideal place for a study tour for tourists at different ages.
The following are some recommended places for a study tour in the town.
Zhouzhuang Mysterious Life Museum
The museum, with an investment of 220 million yuan ($32.8 million) is the first subsidiary museum of Dalian Jianshitan Mysterious Life Museum in Liaoning province. With a total exhibition area of 7,500 square meters, the museum houses hundreds of creature specimens worth more than 1 billion yuan. Some of the collections have even been listed on the Gunness Book of World Records.
A shark specimen is on display in Zhouzhuang Mysterious Life Museum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Cartion King creation park
Cartion King creation park, located on the Quanfu Road in Zhouhuang is a world made out of cartons.
People can not only buy many products made out of cartons, such as creative paper lamps and paper airplanes, but also make different kinds of animals with cartons in a DIY area.
In a paper-made zoo, children could play with lions, tigers, giraffes, boars and monkeys. People are also able to dine in a restaurant whose tables and chairs are all made of cartons.
Qibang village
Visitors to the Qibang village could experience which the rural life was like in the past. They are able to pick vegetables and fruits, feed ivestock and even make tofu by themselves.
Pear Garden
Pear Garden, formerly known as Zhouzhuang Ancient Opera Stage is a wonderful place for visitors to enjoy and learn Kunqu Opera, one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera originating from Kunshan, the city in Jiangsu that administers Zhouzhuang.
Performers perform the Kunqu opera in Zhouzhuang. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Zhouzhuang Museum
Zhouzhuang Museum, located on Hougang Street, houses a fascinating collection of local utensils, farm tools and pottery unearthed in Zhouzhuang.
Covering an area of over 1,100 square meters, Zhouzhuang Museum was once the residence of the Zhu family in the early years of the Republic of China period (1911-1949). After 1949, the house was used by Zhouzhuang town government, before undergoing renovation in the mid-1990s and opening as a museum in 1998.
Zhenfeng Street
A group of craftsmen on the Zhenfeng Street in Zhouzhaung, are putting their masterful skills to work to prove they are a cut above the rest, in an era where it is often thought mechanization prevails. At the street, visitors could observe those craftsmen making some delicate handicrafts such as tiger-head shoes, olive kernel carvings and so on.
A craftsman makes bamboo gadgets at the Zhenfeng Street in Zhouzhuang. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
