Recommended scenic spots around Shanghai

Tang Xi Ancient Town, Jinji Lake Scenic Area and Shajiabang Yushang Lake Tourist Area are the must-see attractions around Shanghai.

Luzhi Ancient Town, Suzhou 1

Luzhi ancient town, located in the east of Suzhou, is an ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of 2,500 years. It is characterized by many waters, many bridges, many alleys, many ancient houses and many celebrities. It is also famous all over the world for its plastic-walled arhats and women's costumes.

Suzhou Luzhi Ancient Town covers a total area of 1.04 square kilometers, and its main attractions include Baosheng Temple, Ye Shengtao Memorial Hall and Jiangnan Cultural Park. There are many sites of ancient celebrities, such as Bai Lianhua Temple in the Northern Song Dynasty in the town east, Sun Fei's tomb in the town west, Fu Cha Palace in the town north and Zhang Cang's tomb in the town south.

2. Jinxi Ancient Town, Kunshan City, Suzhou

Jinxi Ancient Town is located in Kunshan, a county-level city with the strongest economic strength in Chinese mainland, which is the birthplace of Kunqu Opera and the "ancestor of hundreds of operas". The ancient town is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of more than 2000 years. Known as "the hometown of China folk museums", it has preserved many cultural landscapes, historical sites and many distinctive buildings. Famous scenic spots include Tongshen Palace, Chen Fei Water Tomb and Lianchi Temple.

The ancient town has successively won the honorary titles of China's famous historical and cultural town, China's hometown of folk culture and art, China's towns with beautiful environment and national AAAA-level tourist attractions.

3. Tang Xi Ancient Town

Tang Xi ancient town is one of the cradles of ancient Wuyue culture and one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. This is a water town of Wushui with a history of thousands of years. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was also the border between wuyue and China, so it was called "Wugen Crossing the Corner" and "Crossing Jiao Jia". The biggest difference between Xitang and other ancient water towns is that there is a promenade on the street near the river in the ancient town, with a total length of nearly 1000 meters, just like the promenade of the Summer Palace.

Travel in Xitang, don't get wet in rainy days, and don't bask in the sun in sunny days. The long corridors, Gu Xiang, stone bridges and ancient houses in Xitang are all worth a try. The small ancient town is divided into two by the river. Looking around, there are scenery everywhere. Xitang is rich in 250,000 square meters of well-preserved Ming and Qing architecture, a well-preserved ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with a strong flavor of life.

4. Jinji Lake Scenic Area

Jinji Lake Scenic Area is the concentrated display and core area of "National Business Tourism Demonstration Zone", which complements the ancient garden city and becomes the Shuang Mianxiu of Suzhou tourism "ancient charm and modern style" together with * * *.

The total area of Jinji Lake is 1 1.5 square kilometers, of which the water area is 7.4 square kilometers. It is divided into five functional areas: cultural exhibition area, fashion shopping area, leisure food area, urban sightseeing area and central water scenic area. It has ten scenic spots, among which14km Jinji Lake Trail is connected in series, and there are five water trestles with different styles, so that citizens and tourists can enjoy the lake.

5. Shajiabang Yushan Shang Hu Tourist Area

Shajiabang Yushan Shang Hu Tourist Area consists of three scenic spots, namely Shajiabang, Yushan and Shang He Lake. It is based on the water culture of Jiangnan Mountain and integrates humanities, ecology and leisure. Yushan is a national forest park, named after Yu Zhong, the ancestor of Wu, and was buried here in Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It is an important birthplace of Wu culture in China. Shang Hu and Yushan depend on each other, so it was named after Jiang Shang lived here for fishing in seclusion at the end of Shang Dynasty. The lake is full of wetlands, and herons and birds fly.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Luzhi Ancient Town