周庄(Zhouzhuang)

Zhōuzhuāng (周庄)is a town in Jiangsu province (江苏省), China(中国). It is located within Kunshan (昆山)county-level city, 30 km southeast of Suzhou(苏州).

Zhouzhuang is a popular tourist destination. It is one of the most famous water townships in China, noted for its profound cultural background, the well preserved ancient residential houses, the elegant watery views and the strong local colored traditions and customs. It has been called the "Venice of the East"(东方威尼斯).

Certain sequences in Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible III were filmed in this place. In the movie, he was seen running fast through one of the town's narrow alleys and shouting at the pedestrians "让开！让开！".