Zhujiajiao Water Town
Shanghai
A 1,700-year-old canal town on Shanghai's outskirts — stone bridges, gondolas, and tofu.
Water Towns & Canal Villages
Discover the best water towns & canal villages experiences across China.
Pingjiang Road
Suzhou
A canal-side street of teahouses, craft shops, and whitewashed walls in old Suzhou.
Retreat & Reflection Garden
Suzhou
Built flush to the water so its halls appear to float, this is the finest garden in the canal town of Tongli — and one of the nine UNESCO Classical Gardens of Suzhou.
Shantang Street
Suzhou
An 1,100-year-old canal street laid out by the poet Bai Juyi — teahouses, boats and red lanterns mirrored in the water. Best at dusk, when the lights come on.