About Zaohe Ancient Town

A thousand-year Grand Canal town at the meeting of four waters — the canal, Luoma Lake, the old Yellow River and the old Zao River — where Emperor Qianlong lodged five times on his southern tours, praising the "finest spring scenery under heaven". The World Heritage-listed Longwang Temple (Qianlong Palace) anchors lanes of Ming-Qing shops; the town is free to roam day and night.