Zhou Zhuang (Captain) ...Shanghai

#ChinaTravel #Shanghai #Zhouzhuang Zhuang developed into Jin since the Song Dynasty, but it was called Zhouzhuang since the time when Digonglang, known as Zhou of Song, set up a market here. Later, in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the three rich men of Jiangnan, Xin Yu and Xin Man, set up a market here, and as people gradually gathered, it flourished as Jinshi. By the late Ming Dynasty, the population reached 3,000, and during the Kangxi and Qianlong eras of the Qing Dynasty, it reached its heyday. In particular, many temples were built at that time, and it was also called the Water-Hyang Buddhist Country. The streetscape of Zhuang is centered around the canal. Generally, there are corridors, workshops, shops, and warehouses facing the canal. This is because it is a structure that allows for the import and export of goods from ships, and the opposite side of the canal has a street, forming a shopping street. This structure considers both the transport of goods through waterways and the sale of goods through streets.