A total of 14 bridges grace Zhōuzhuāng, but the most attractive is this pair of Ming-dynasty bridges (双桥; Shuāngqiáo ) gorgeously standing at the intersection of two waterways in the heart of this canal town. Shìdé Bridge (世德桥; Shìdé Qiáo ) is a humpbacked bridge while the connecting Yǒngān Bridge (永安桥; Yǒngān Qiāo ) is the one with a square arch. The bridges were depicted in Chen Yifei’s Memory of Hometown , which shot the whole town to fame from the 1980s onwards.
It’s fun to go under bridge after bridge by boat . There are loads on offer, including an 80-minute boat ride (¥180 per boat; six people) from outside the international youth hostel.
