Grand Canal town once famous for 'merchants gathering, river full of fishing lanterns'; rebuilt after the Battle of Taierzhuang in WWII; now a world-renowned memorial ancient city.

Taierzhuang Ancient City Shandong

Taierzhuang Ancient City in Zaozhuang, Shandong is both a canal town and a modern reconstruction of a historic battlefield. Canals, bridges, and guild-hall streets recall Grand Canal commerce and wartime memory.