Zhu
Jia Jiao
In
the area surrounding
At
each water town, you can do the following:
·
Visit local museums and attractions (usually included in
the entrance fee to the city)
·
Hire a boat to take you up and down the rivers (approx. RMB
80/boat, depending on location)
·
Enjoy delicious local snacks and dishes
·
Purchase local handicrafts and art
·
Tour the town in a rickshaw (bargain to RMB 5/hour)
Staying
in the water towns overnight is suggested, so you can still be there when the
rest of the tourists get back on their buses and head home. Evening and early
morning are the perfect times to truly experience the traditional lifestyles of
these small communities. Each town has hotels available, but you can also find
private homes on the water with rooms available for about RMB 100-150 (except
in ZhuJiaJiao, where they are not allowed). A local rickshaw driver or shop
keeper should be able to point one out to you.
This
guide features three popular water towns and should tell you everything you
need to know – popular attractions, local foods, handicrafts to buy, and
transportation information.
ZhuJiaJiao
Step into ZhuJiaJiao and come face to face with a town that dates
back 1,700 years. What began as a bustling country market, flourished
during Ming and Qing Dynasties. Once an old shipping port, ZhuJiaJiao
(meaning “Pearl Stream”) is one of the most preserved ancient water towns
in the area. However, due to its proximity to
Location and Cost
Located
an hour to the west of
Attractions
Bei Da Jie (
Kezhi Yuan (
Ancient Bridges - Only 20 of the towns’ original 36
ancient bridges remain fully in tact. Two of the most popular are the FangSheng
and Lang bridges:
·
FangSheng Qiao (
Built in 1571, this stone-arch bridge is the longest and largest of its
kind in
·
Lang Qiao (
The only wooden bridge in Zhu Jia
Zhao, it looks much like a narrow corridor.
Foods
Recommended Restaurants
Yihong
Noodle Restaurant – Try the noodle soup with shredded eel (shan si mian)
Recommended Snacks
Tang
Ou -
Sweet lotus with sticky rice
Ruzhi
Doufu Gan
– Dried tofu in soy sauce
Sheng
Jian Mantou
– Pan-fried pork dumpling
Yang
Rou Mian
- Lamb noodles
Shao
Mai –
Steamed dumplings with pork and sticky rice
Ji
Rou Huntun
- Chicken wonton in soup
Zha
Rou -
Braised pork in tied rolls
Zongzi - Glutinous rice wrapped
in reeds
Xun
Qing Dou
- Baked soy beans
Mei
Gui Dou Fu Ru - Fermented bean curd with rose flavor
Recommended Dishes
Hong
Shao Tipang--
Braised pork joint with soy sauce
Cong
You Shansi—Fried
eel shred with green onion
Caoji
Bao—Farmer
raised chicken casserole
Hong
Shao Heman—Braised
white eel with soy sauce
Angci
Yu (xie) Bao—Angci fish (with crab) casserole
You
Bao Hexia—Fried
shrimps
Xia
Bao Shan—Fried
shrimpwith eel shred.
Heye
Ya—Steamed
dark steamed in lotus leaves
Shopping
Every
where you walk in Zhu Jia Jiao, vendors and shop owners call out to you. Try to find unique art, such as painted
plate carvings depicting scenes of ZhuJiaJiao. Be sure to bargain hard. With
the multitude of tourists, prices can be obnoxiously high.
Accommodation
Caiyuan
Hotel 021-59246666 No 100, Xinxi Rd, Zhujiajiao, Qingpu
Shanghai
Jingyuan
Shuizhuang Hotel 021-59249477
No 300 Xijing Street Zhujiajiao, Qingpu Shanghai
Jahwa United Ltd training center
021-59248100 No1 Nanhuan Rd Zhujiajiao, Qingpu Shanghai
There
are no private guesthouses in ZhuJiaJiao.
Transportation
Bus from Shanghai Stadium:
Buses
o ZhuJiaJiao run every 30 minutes from 7:30 to 11:
Price
for round-trip bus ticket including entrance fee: RMB80
There are
also buses leaving from people square: leave from Laochendu Rd and Dagulu start form
5:00-17:30
Also,
you can refer to the appendix to find more bus taking point of Shanghai
Sightseeing Bus Center
Appendix:
Other bus taking point
of Shanghai Sightseeing Bus Center
Shanghai
Sightseeing Bus Center (Hongkou Station)
444 East Jiangwan Rd. (Gate 2 Hongkou Football Field)
56963248
Shanghai Sightseeing Bus Center (Yangpu Station)
640 Longchang Rd. (Shanghai Yangpu Stadium)
65803210
Shanghai
Sightseeing Bus Center (Circus City)
2266
Gonghe Xin Rd ( Shanghai circus city, Metro line 1 Circus City station)
56659121
Detailed
time table:
|
Hongkou |
Yangpu (weekend only) |
Circus City (weekend
only) |
Zhujiajiao |
8.45 AM weekend only |
8.15AM |
9.15AM |
Wuzhen |
8.30AM everyday |
7.20AM |
8.30AM |
Xitang |
7.40AM everyday |
8.30AM |
9.20AM |
Ticket
booking hotline: 63771917,
63770961 63769868
Consulting
hotline: 64265555, English some times is available.