I love this ancient town in Shanghai that doesn't require an entrance fee more than Wuzhen

Wuzhen is beautiful, but it has a stronger commercial atmosphere. Compared to Wuzhen, I prefer the ancient town of Zhujiajiao in Shanghai, which is just as scenic but has more of a lived-in feel: potted plants on street corners, smoke from kitchen chimneys, clothes drying on balconies, street food... No wonder locals from Shanghai also like to stroll around here! 📍Address: No. 555, Kezhiyuan Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai. 🚇Transport: Take Exit 1 of Zhujiajiao Station on Metro Line 17 (1.5 km walk), or take the 1510 tourist line from Exit 5, or take a boat into Zhujiajiao from Exit 1 of the metro. 🚗Self-driving: Navigate to Entrance 1 or 2 of Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, both entrances have parking lots. 🎫Ticket: No entrance fee is required, open all day. Some small attractions within the scenic area charge a fee (you can buy a combined ticket for 60 RMB/person, including Kezhiyuan, Hexinyuan, and Helong Art Museum). ➡️My touring route: Entrance 1 of Zhujiajiao Ancient Town》Kezhiyuan》Hexinyuan》Fangsheng Bridge》Taian Bridge》Yuanjin Zen Monastery》North Street》Lang Bridge》Zhujiajiao Chenghuang Temple》Zhujiajiao Daqing Post Office Just take photos and enjoy the food along the way, the general route is like this～ 1️⃣Kezhiyuan, originally the private garden of Ma Wenqing, also known as 'Ma's Garden', where you can enjoy the landscape of Jiangnan gardens. 2️⃣Hexinyuan, also a garden-style architecture, smaller than Kezhiyuan, but the scenery is equally matched. 3️⃣Fangsheng Bridge, the 'longest', tallest, and largest five-arched bridge in Shanghai, where a life-release ceremony is held under the bridge on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month. 4️⃣Taian Bridge, the steepest single-arch bridge in the ancient town. 5️⃣Yuanjin Zen Monastery, originally dedicated to the image of the Chen State Holy Mother, commonly known as the 'Goddess Temple'. Climbing the bell tower offers a view of Zhujiajiao Ancient Town. 6️⃣North Street, the busiest street in the town, with various art shops and food stores, including Handalong Soy Garden. 7️⃣Lang Bridge, a symbolic building of the ancient water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. 8️⃣Zhujiajiao Chenghuang Temple, where the City God and his wife are worshipped. 9️⃣Zhujiajiao Daqing Post Office, established in 1903, where you can buy souvenirs and get stamps. ‼️【Hand-rowed Boats】There are several boat docks in the ancient town, see picture 1️⃣8️⃣ for details ‼️【Zhujiajiao Ancient Town Cuisine】 Shanghainese childhood delicacies would not be complete without the presence of Zhujiajiao, including ginkgo tree grandma's zongzi, Handalong Soy Garden, zha meat, screws, fermented rice wine, mung bean cake...