The ancient town of Taierzhuang, located in Zaozhuang city of east China's Shandong province, is surrounded by water and is known for classical bridges, an old canal, wetland parks, temples, museums, and numerous traditional architectural buildings of bygone eras.

Located on the bank of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the two-square-kilometer town is the only remaining ancient town which is well preserved. The Zaozhuang municipal government allocated 4.8 billion yuan ($743.52 million) to restore its previous glory back from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).[China.org.cn/Photo by Han Bo]