Shanghai's outskirts, far from the city, lies the peaceful and pristine ancient town of Taicang Shaxi
Actually, there is also a Shaxi ancient town in Kunming, but this Shaxi ancient town is far away yet close at hand. It's visible and tangible.
It is located at No. 142 Baiyun Middle Road, Taicang City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
Navigate to the nearby Dongan Road parking lot, about a 10-minute walk away, parking fee is 3 yuan/hour, and 1 yuan for each additional hour.
Ancient town ticket: Free (Tour time requires 1~2 hours)
Here I found a small shop of hand-painted fans, the fans are hand-painted by the boss on the spot, 15 yuan each, the price is reasonable.
The surrounding area is full of small shops owned by locals, there are also pickles made by the old lady herself, small tea houses, and you can also find some old items, etc.
There are many merchants selling local specialties in the middle, such as freshly fried meat floss, cloud cake, lard rice candy, pine nut candy, sugar painting, etc.
There are also many intangible cultural heritage handcrafts hidden in the ancient town, such as wood carving, bamboo weaving, etc. They are all made by the master on the spot, and you can buy them directly if you are interested.
This ancient town has not been fully developed, there are many original residents, basically all in the West Market Street, where the prices are very cheap, locals set up small stalls, 5 yuan/large skewer of candied haw, 10 yuan a large bag of egg rolls, 10 yuan/jin of strawberries, basically no one on weekdays, it feels like having the whole place to yourself.
The ancient architecture here is well preserved, mainly the layout of 'one river, two streets, three bridges, one island', the pace of life in the ancient town is very slow, many residents around sit at the door to chat, far from the tranquility of the city, those who like quiet can come for a walk, suitable for leisure travel! Shaxi Ancient Town
Check in Taicang Shaxi Ancient Town, free tickets, not many tourists, very clean. I like to visit the ancient town, especially the famous historical and cultural town of China. Shaxi Ancient Town is one of them. I will have the opportunity to go and see it again in the future.
Shaxi Town, Taicang City, the second batch of famous Chinese historical and cultural towns. There are many ancient towns in the Yangtze River Delta. Although Shaxi Ancient Town is not famous, it is worth a visit. Unfortunately, the night tour of Shaxi Ancient Town feels average, and the local night scene needs to be made more beautiful. Meat pine is a specialty of Taicang, and there are many stalls selling meat pine in the ancient town.
An ancient town that has not been fully developed, no tickets, suitable for leisure travel. When I passed by, I came to visit. There were very few people. The shops on the street were similar to the big bottom of other scenic spots. There were various snacks and snacks.
The restaurant environment is very quiet, the dishes are as exquisite as ever, the weight is also very sufficient, praise! The color of the ingredients is very good, the color is red and bright, the taste is strong and not greasy, it is a very authentic store with a very good location, 🅿️ The car can also be parked in the nearby basement, very convenient! Although there are a lot of people today, the service staff is fully equipped, the service is in place, and the attitude is very good.
Overall, the structure of some houses in the ancient town has still been retained, especially the scenery at night is more beautiful
Shaxi Ancient Town is located in Taicang. Although the area is not large, it is not famous compared with other Jiangnan Water Towns, but the fireworks atmosphere of the ancient town is very strong, and the original ancient bridge and pillow water family make the ancient town more humane.