Not far from San Mao Teahouse sit 12 workshops where local artisans practice traditional crafts. The embroidered shoe house, famous for its decorated shoes with intricate patterns, is particularly popular, especially among children. [Photo/zhouzhuang.net]

The spinning and weaving workshop on Cultural Street, where elderly local ladies can be seen working every day, attracts visitors to watch them practice a vast array of textile arts unique to the Jiangnan region, the area south of the Yangtze River Delta. [Photo/zhouzhuang.net]