Ancient Town Zhujiajiao
Situated on the west bank of Diansha Lake, Zhujiajiao was once famous for its three li street, and its thousand stores” Since the Song Dynasty, Zhujiajiao, has been known far and wide as the “Red Town”, and in 1991 Zhujiajiao was declared one of China’s notable cultural towns. Today. the ancient town is open for tourism, and a new town has been built right on its side. Walk straight ahead from the new town parking lot, turn right, and you should arrive at the ancient town’s main entrance, which is decorated with many recently-built faux ancient buildings. Continuing into the town, you will come upon the two small rivulets and large river that lend to Zhujiajiao’s fame as Shanghai’s best preserved ancient water town. Zhujiajiao is frequently referred to as the Venice of Shanghai, the holly wood of the Shanghai suburbs, or simply, jiaoli.
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