Day Tour to Water Village of Shanghai Region

The water village Zhujiajiao is surrounded with rivers and lakes. Human activity of 5000 years ago was found in this area. About 1700 years ago, villages and markets were set here. 500 years ago in the Ming dynasty, it became a quite busy town. So nowadays it remains the ancient street and historic building. Time seems to be stopped here. People who still live in the village will show you another type of life. Two classical gardens, a Buddhist temple and a Taoist temple, an ancient post office of the Qing Dynasty and an ancient pharmacy are waiting for your exploration. My favourite part is taking boatman-driven boat on the cana. A bunch of local souvenir shops can be found as well. Some shops sell one special local product: a dumpling called "Zongzi", it's made of steamed glutinous rice covered with red leaves. There is a beautiful but sad legend about the dumpling, do you want to know it? I have been reading lots of history books, so the best explanation of ancient life will be offered.

1. Take a boat on the canal for 30 min (optional) Boatman quant their boat manually, and each boat can carry 6 people. 2. Visit a classical garden built 100 years ago The garden is called "studying & farming", Mr Ma spent 15 years building it and lived there with his wife, 4 concubines and 3 daughters. 3. Visit a local buddhist temple and a Taoist temple You can express all of your wishes in the temples. 4. Try the local food with the view of the canal Feel free to contact me if you would like to customize this tour!