Zhujiajiao Water Town
A Jiangnan water town on the shore of Dianshan Lake in Qingpu, long known as the “Venice of Shanghai”: it had become a market town by the Song and Yuan dynasties and flourished in the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty on the cotton cloth and rice trade
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:30-16:30
- Ticket
- Old town free · Combo ticket (Kezhi Garden and other sights, 8 in total) approx. CNY 60
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A Jiangnan water town on the shore of Dianshan Lake in Qingpu, long known as the “Venice of Shanghai”: it had become a market town by the Song and Yuan dynasties and reached its height in the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty on the cotton cloth and rice trade. North Street is Shanghai's best-preserved Ming-Qing market street; Fangsheng Bridge, first built in the Longqing era of the Ming dynasty, is the largest stone arch bridge in the Shanghai area; Kezhi Garden (the private garden of Ma Wenqing) links pavilions with rice paddies, its name taken from the phrase “in the leisure of study, never forget plowing and planting”. Granny's zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), zharou (braised pork in leaves), and sculled boat rides complete the lively water-town experience, and direct metro access makes it the top weekend water town for Shanghai residents.
Getting there: Metro Line 17, Zhujiajiao Station
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