Zhou Zhuang

One Saturday Jim and I visited this town, about an hour away from Shanghai. I apologize for the placement of the photos. There's gotta be a better way, but I haven't figured it out.

The first woman you see was frying things on sticks with a rig that looked like recycled paint cans. I was trying to be unobtrusive in my photo-taking, but apparently I annoyed her, because she actually barked at me. It was a little scary, so I walked away.

The town is billed as a water town, meaning several canals run through it. The boats are similar to gondolas, and the "gondoliers" will sing if requested. The place was packed with tourists. There was a group of people painting. They looked like a class.

There were lots of little "shops" selling handicrafts. There are a couple of photos of a young woman carving combs. Jim is buying a sandalwood something.
The interior shots are of a home of some importance. The antique kitchen was interesting.

The rest of the town has pretty tree-lined streets with lots of shopping. We went into lots of artsy-type places. There was nothing I needed to own. I was also miserably hot. A lot of the shops were stuffy and their AC was not up to Mississippi standards. Who would think I'd be some place in July and crave Mississippi?