A brief introduction to Fengjing Ancient Town

Fengjing Ancient Town is located in the southwest corner of Shanghai and is a typical Jiangnan water town. As early as more than 2,000 years ago, people were living in Fengjing Ancient Town. The boundary river in the town was the dividing river between Wu and Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because it straddles the borders of Wu and Yue, Fengjing Ancient Town is known as the "Famous Town of Wu and Yue". The ancient town is crisscrossed by rivers and has 52 bridges. Among them, the Zhihe Bridge, built in the Yuan Dynasty, has a history of nearly 700 years. Compared with other popular Jiangnan water towns, Fengjing does not have so many tourists. You can leisurely enjoy the scenery of small bridges and flowing water here.

There are two main streets in the ancient town, one is the southern section called South Street, the middle section is called Zhong Street, and the northern section is called North Street (although the sections have three names, they are connected (one street), and the other is Heping Street. The two streets intersect at Fengjing Third Bridge, forming a "T" shape. The Fengjing Third Bridge is the center of the ancient town. At the intersection of the two rivers, you can see the Qingfeng Bridge, Zhuxing Bridge and Beifeng Bridge at the same time.

Fengjing is the birthplace of Jinshan Peasant Paintings. You can appreciate paintings with a rustic flavor at the Jinshan Peasant Painting Exhibition Center in Shengtang Lane, South Street. There are many art galleries and ancestral residences of famous painters in the ancient town. Furniture used by Mr. Ding is displayed in the store on North Street, and caricatures can be seen on the second floor, depicting the characters vividly. You can see the paintings of Chen Yifei's classmate Lu Jiren at the Lu Jiren Painting Gallery on Heping Street. There are many Chinese watercolor paintings by Mr. Cheng Shifa in the ancestral home of Cheng Shifa.

Generally, tourists enter from the main entrance on the south side of the ancient town, walk to South Street, and start walking around the ancient town slowly along the river. Walk northeast from South Street and pass Zhihe Bridge to reach Zhong Street. On the street of Zhongda Street, you can see the Wuyue Boundary Mark and the boundary monument. An inconspicuous river in front of it is the former dividing line between Wuyue and Wuyue. Continue walking northeast and after passing the Fengjing Third Bridge is North Street. On North Street, you can visit the Shiwang Temple with red walls, which was built in the Ming Dynasty.

etc. You will also pass by covered promenades on the South, Middle and North streets. There are several sections of such promenades in the ancient town. They are antique and can provide shade on sunny days and rain on rainy days.

Walking on the bluestone road, return to the Fengjing Third Bridge, and then visit another street, Heping Street. First visit the Three Hundred Gardens (Hundred Baskets Pavilion, Hundred Lanterns Pavilion, and Baixing Pavilion), next to which is the Lu Ji Ren Painting Gallery. Going a little southeast, the old site of the People's Commune is worth a visit. There are old-fashioned hot water bottles and telephones from that era, and a red sun painted on the wall. Further on is the Fengjing Ancient Stage, which faces the street on one side and the river on the other. During peak tourist seasons and holidays, there are free traditional drama performances on the stage. Choose a window seat at the Chenshe Teahouse opposite the stage and sit down while watching the opera. It is very pleasant to sip tea and listen to the opera. After walking along the street to visit the ancestral home of Cheng Shifa, we finally crossed the bridge to the production street on the other side of the river, where there is also the former site of a modern fire protection agency - the Eastern District Fire Administration Committee.

There is a cruise ship dock at the head of South Street in Fengjing Ancient Town. You can also take a boat to experience the water town style. The reference price is 80 yuan.

The most popular delicacy in the ancient town is Ding’s Hoof. There is a Ding’s Hoof workshop next to the Zhihe Bridge on South Street, which introduces the development and production process of Ding’s Hoof in the ancient town. The restaurant on the production street near Fengjing Third Bridge

(Fengjing dialect, meaning in my home) is a restaurant with a nice environment in the ancient town. It has a long patio that looks like a small bridge with flowing water, and snail plugs. Meat and Wuyue tofu are his signature dishes. There are many shops in the promenade of the production street facing the river, selling Fengjing Shaomai, Gorgon Rice Cake, etc. Among them, the smoked wire drawing is very distinctive, which means "smoked toad" in the local dialect of Shanghai suburbs. It tastes great, but you must have the courage to taste it first.

There are inns where you can stay in the ancient town, such as

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etc., Ctrip has accommodation reservations in Fengjing Ancient Town online, please see the website for details:

. However, you can return to Shanghai city on the same day when visiting Fengjing Ancient Town. It is not necessary to stay in the ancient town.

There is another one about 4 kilometers away from the ancient town and close to Zhonghong Road.

It is also quite unique and can be visited together with Fengjing Ancient Town.

In addition to Fengjing Ancient Town, you can also visit the following attractions and hotels, such as: Attractions

The distance between East District Fire Administration Committee and Fengjing Ancient Town is 0.28km

The distance between Shanghai Huijiang Fruit and Vegetable Planting Professional Cooperative and Fengjing Ancient Town is 3.23km

The distance between Xinyi Village and Fengjing Ancient Town is 4.01km.