Recommended attractions in ancient towns around Shanghai

Spring is the best time for leisure travel. There are many ancient town attractions around Shanghai worth visiting. If you only visit one ancient town in a day, you can experience the slow time of the ancient town. What are the six classic ancient towns around Shanghai?

1. Zhouzhuang

Zhouzhuang Town is located in the southeast of Suzhou, at the junction of Kunshan, Wujiang and Shanghai. Shanghai is only over an hour's drive away from self-driving tours. It is one of the first batch of 5A tourist attractions in Zhouzhuang Town, and its reputation remains the same. Zhouzhuang Town is surrounded by water. The river forms the town, the water forms the streets, and the streets form the city. There are 14 ancient stone bridges built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in the well-shaped river.

The residents of Zhouzhuang still maintain their simple folk customs, and their houses still maintain the architectural features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The main attractions of the ancient town include Fu'an Bridge, Shuangqiao and Shenting.

2. Tongli Ancient Town

Tongli Ancient Town is located in Wujiang District, Jiangsu Province, on the shore of Taihu Lake. Less than two hours until we hit the road. There are many attractions. You'd better go early. If you go early, you can see more attractions.

Tongli Ancient Town has a history of more than 1,000 years since its establishment in the Song Dynasty. There are hundreds of gardens, temples, mansions and former residences of celebrities built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the town. The ancient town’s layout of small bridges and flowing water has earned it the reputation of “Little Venice of the East”. The famous existing scenic spots include Tuisi Garden, Geng Le Hall, Huancui Villa, Sanxie Hall, Shiyu Di, Woyun Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Shangyi Hall, Jiayin Hall, Chongben Hall and other gardens and ancient buildings.

Tongli is characterized by many buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many bridges in the water town, and many famous people. There are 38 gardens of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 47 temples and shrines, and hundreds of gentry residences and former residences of celebrities in the town. The bridges, flowing water, and people in the Jiangnan water town are vividly interpreted. To see Jiangnan Ancient Town, you have to go to Tongli Ancient Town.

3. Mudu Ancient Town

Mudu Ancient Town is located in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is a water town of the same age as Suzhou City, with a history of more than 2,500 years. Unlike other ancient towns, Mudu Ancient Town in Suzhou does not charge tickets, but you can’t see anything inside, so you have to buy tickets for everything you see in Mudu. The main attractions in Mudu Ancient Town include Yanjia Garden, Yinhong Mountain Residence, No. 2 Mansion, Ancient Pine Garden, etc.

If you have enough time, it is recommended to go to the ancient town gardens for self-driving tour in the morning and Lingyan Mountain in the afternoon. There is "Guanwa Palace" on the mountain, which is the first royal garden on the top of the mountain in Chinese history. It has left many relics for future generations, and it is also a wonderful thing to go to Lingyan Mountain to admire the moon.

4. Qiandeng Ancient Town

Qiandeng Ancient Town belongs to Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province. Shanghai is relatively close and is very suitable for short-distance self-driving trips. It is also very close to Zhouzhuang, Jinxi, Tongli and Zhizhi ancient towns. If you want to plan a 3-day travel itinerary to visit all these ancient towns, you will have enough time.

Qiandeng Ancient Town is a famous historical and cultural town. To see Qiandeng Ancient Town, you need to look up its history. There are many famous people in the history of Qiandeng, and Gu is one of them. "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" is Gu's famous saying.

The most famous thing in Qiandeng Ancient Town is Qinfeng Tower. However, when I saw Qinfeng Tower, I remembered my unpleasant travel experience. There was a very vicious old woman inside. When we went in to visit, she was fierce. Hahaha. I don't know if she is still there, but it is Daniel who dares to show off as a hero in front of Buddha.

5. _Zhigu Town

_Zhigu Town is located in Wuzhong District, Suzhou, in the east of Suzhou, 18km from Suzhou City to the west and 58km from Shanghai to the east. This is an ancient town near Shanghai. The road trip was just over an hour away.

_Zhi Ancient Town, known as the first ancient town in China, has a history of more than 2,500 years. This is an ancient town worth visiting. There is a lot of water, a lot of bridges, a lot of lanes, and a lot of people. Famous scenic spots in the territory include Baosheng Temple, Wansheng Rice Shop, Ye Shengtao Memorial Hall, Jiangnan Cultural Park, Shenzhai, Wang Tao Memorial Hall, etc.

6. Wuzhen

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Wuzhen is divided into East Gate and West Gate. The main attractions in the east gate include Mao Dun's former residence, Lindian, Lizhi Academy, Wenchang Pavilion, Xiu Zhen Temple, Shadow Puppet Theater, etc. Ximen consists of 12 small islands connected by more than 60 small bridges. The density of rivers and the number of stone bridges are among the highest among Chinese ancient towns.