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The beautiful city of Zhouzhuang is unique in so many different ways. For one it is crisscrossed by plenty of little rivers and lakes making it look almost like a version of Venice in the East. What is even more spectacular about Zhouzhuang is its beautiful age old feel. With most of the buildings from the Qing and Ming Dynasties, you are sure to be transported to a picturesque era, where small boats take you …

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