Replica to showcase riverside town - Zhouzhuang

Chinese artists performing in Paris. And in several months of time, we'll see an influx of international artists and tourists alike coming to Shanghai for the World Expo. Zhouzhuang is a famous riverside town in east China's Jiangsu province, only about one hour's drive from shanghai. Visitors will get the chance to see its untouched beauty.

In Zhouzhuang, it's like time has been turned back hundreds of years.

Hailed as the most beautiful riverside town in China, Zhouzhuang has kept its ancient layout that took shape centuries ago.

Unlike other towns along the Yangtze river, more than half of the houses here were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Zhouzhuang is a famous riverside town in east China's  Jiangsu province.(File photo)

Zhouzhuang also boasts 14 bridges, that have survived hundreds of years.