In photos: Water town life in east China (1/9)

Visitors tour in the ancient water town of Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Zhouzhuang, an ancient water town of typical Jiangnan (south of the Tangtze River Region) features, is scattered with bridges over crossed rivers and distinctive civil residences of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).

A local resident rows on the river in Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

An environmental worker works on the river in Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Densely-scattered civil residents are surrounded by crossed rivers in Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Civil residences of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) with white walls and cyan-blue roofs are typical in Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Civil residences of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) with white walls and cyan-blue roofs are typical in Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Aerial photo on river scenery at Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Densely-scattered civil residents are surrounded by crossed rivers in Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Densely-scattered civil residents are surrounded by crossed rivers in Zhouzhuang, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)