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Zhujiajiao Watertown
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Modern Shanghai isn't just all skyscrapers and flyovers. The actual municipality covers an astonishing 7,037 km² (2,717 sq mi), and within that urban sprawl, pockets of Old China endure, and the outlying water town of Zhujiajiao is the most charming.
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Like Yangzi (Yangtze) River water towns such as Tongli and Zhouzhuang, Zhujiajiao presents a charming face: willow-lined canals; traditional residences with whitewashed walls, grey slate roofs and classical garden courtyards; calm temples; crooked cobbled lanes and ancient stone bridges spanning waterways plied by flat-bottomed boats. Zhujiajiao makes for a fantastic day-trip escape from
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the clamor and clutter of modern Shanghai, and it's a wonderful window into China's past.The town, which was founded over 1,700 years ago, occupies land that archaeological records show has known human settlement for over 5,000 years. It became a regional commercial center during the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties and, as Shanghai grew in later years, was eventually absorbed into the metropolis' expanding suburbs.
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Its impressive architectural heritage includes a number of Ming and Qing dynasty bridges, including the famed Fangsheng Bridgenear the entrance to town where you'll find vendors offering you goldfish to release into the water from the high bridge, which dates back to 1571, for good luck. Look for the "Dragon Gate Stone" tablet with its eight dragons coiled around a pearl and the four carved lions standing watch over the bridge.
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The Huimin Bridge (also called Lang Bridge) is another unique Zhujiajiaotreasure--it's the town's only wooden bridge, enclosing pedestrians in slatted walls beneath upturned eaves. You'll find plenty of byways to wander in Zhujiajiao. The winding primary tourist street, North Street (also known as Ancient Street), is lined with Ming and Qing-era dwellings, many of which feature pleasant canal lookouts.
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How to get there :
Tour Bus 4 departs for Zhujiajiao from Shanghai Stadium's Gate 4 and buses run from People's Square at the intersection of Lao Chengdubei Road and Dagu Road.
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| Admission Fee: |
1. CNY 80 for cruise boat and nine scenic spots (including Tongtianhe Medicine Shop, Qing Dynasty Post Office, City God Temple, Yanyi Hall, Shanghai Handwork Exhibition Hall, Imperial Academy Stele Museum, Shanghai Quanhua Art Hall, Yuanjin Meditation Room and Kezhi Garden)
2. CNY 60 for eight scenic spots (including Tongtianhe Medicine Shop, Qing Dynasty Post Office, Yanyi Hall, City God Temple, Yuanjin Meditation Room, Shanghai Handwork Exhibition Hall, Shanghai Quanhua Art Hall and Kezhi Garden)
3. CNY 30 for four scenic spots (including Tongtianhe Medicine Shop, Qing Dynasty Post Office, Yuanjin Meditation Room and Kezhi Garden) |
| Tour guide service: |
1. CNY 120/person in English for around three hours
2. CNY 80/person in Chinese for around three hours
Note: The prices are for reference only. The tour guide service is provided by Zhujiajiao Scenic Spot but not by TravelChinaGuide. Visitors can consult at the ticket office. |
| Transportation: |
1. Take Tourism Bus Line 4 at Shanghai Stadium and get off at Zhujiajiao Station.
2. Take Huzhu (Shanghai-Zhujiajiao) Special Line at Laochengdu North Road and get off at Zhujiajiao Station. The bus runs between 07:00 and 17:45 from Laochengdu North Road to Zhujiajiao, and returns from Zhujiajiao to Laochengdu North Road from 05:50 to 17:15. |
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