If you don't take a boat trip to Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, Shanghai's Oriental Venice is a waste of time

Who says Shanghai only has the trendy Oriental Pearl Tower and the Bund with its dazzling stars? It also has the gentleness of the Jiangnan water towns. Zhujiajiao Ancient Town is one of the most popular ancient towns in Shanghai. You can also meet many foreign tourists here, which is no less than Wuzhen, Tongli and other famous towns in the south of the Yangtze River. - 🚇Transportation: Metro Line 17 goes directly to Zhujiajiao Station, but after getting out, it is recommended to take a boat to Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, 40 yuan/person, which takes you directly to the center of the ancient town. Sitting on the boat, you can enjoy the scenery of the ancient town. There is also a rowing boat experience in the ancient town. - ✔️The whole ancient town is heavily commercialized, with snacks and farm dishes everywhere. You will encounter commercial photos. To be honest, the taste of snacks is similar. Zongzi is delicious. ✔️The ancient town is free, with a combined ticket for the five major attractions, suitable for taking photos ✔️Teahouse is a major feature of the ancient town. Hiding in a teahouse to experience the 🀄️-style tea culture is a very good choice, and sitting by the river is also quite pleasant ✔️The alley is relatively narrow and it is indeed crowded when there are many tourists - 🌉Bridge series: Don’t underestimate the bridges in the ancient town, each one is very unique 1️⃣Fangsheng Bridge: The largest and longest five-hole stone arch bridge in Shanghai, it is a landmark building in Zhujiajiao Ancient Town. You can watch the sunset from it🌅 2️⃣ Tai'an Bridge: The steepest single-hole stone arch bridge in the town. The bridge is tall and steep. The "Flying Cloud Stone" reliefs on the bluestone handrails on both sides of the bridge are simple and elegant. 3️⃣ Covered Bridge: A small wooden bridge with a green tile roof, wooden steps on the bridge deck, and wooden handrails. The whole bridge is antique. - 🍢Food: 🍃Zongzi: It feels like every store is an old one, the zongzi are freshly made, the price of a few yuan is too cost-effective, very glutinous and fragrant, with a high meat content 🍃Pork elbow & rice-flavored pork belly: The color is really tempting, but it feels greasy 🍃Pastry: Mung bean cake, crabapple cake, Euryale cake, you can try them all 🍃Farmhouse dishes: Fresh river food with stir-fried vegetables, there are many old shops, not very expensive 🍃One-foot Garden: There are many teahouses and cafes in the ancient town. I chose this one-foot garden, which has its own exhibition and is suitable for friends who like to take pictures📷 - I didn't explore all the attractions on the 75 yuan combined ticket. I enjoyed walking on the bluestone slabs with historical mottles, admiring the roses blooming in the ancient town, stopping and walking, trying the snacks I wanted to eat, and having a free day of wandering in a daze.