Zhujiajiao Water Town Join in Half Day Tour from Shanghai

Brief Introduction of Half Day Join In Bus Zhujiajiao Water Town Tour   

Tour name: Join in bus Zhujiajiao Water Town half day tour ( Shanghai half day join in group Zhujiajiao Water Town tour)
Tour name in Chinese: 朱家角外宾大车半日游 (上海发团)
Tour type: Shanghai join in tour, Shanghai group tour, Zhujiajiao Water-town tour
Tour code: SHST-11

Language: English
Departure: daily
Tour length: half day, around 5 hours
Start place: downtown hotel in Shanghai
Place to meet tour guide: hotel lobby
Pick up time: tour guide leave message to hotel room in the evening before tour date.
End place: Zhujiajiao Water Town


Visit Sequence of Zhujiajiao Water Town Join In Half Day Tour
Boarding > Drive to Zhujiajiao > Kezhi Garden >> Boat Ride (Optional) > Tongtianhe Traditional Pharmacy shop > Set Free Bridge > Old Qing Dynasty Post Office > Silk Mill > Own Transfer Back To Shanghai. (Lunch exclusive)

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Visit sequence in Chinese
酒店 → 课植园 → 小船游古镇(自费) → 童天和国药店 → 放生桥 → 大清朱家角邮局旧址 → 丝绸厂 → 自行返 回酒店(不含午餐)



Detailed Itinerary of Half Day Join In Zhujiajiao Water Town Excursion
Tour advisor of Chinatravelkey team will send you tour guide name and mobile phone number via email in the evening before tour date.  Tour guide of Shanghai half day join in tour will leave message to your hotel room about the accurate pick up time. 

Our tour coach will pick you up from hotel or boarding place in Shanghai at scheduled time to start the join in half day Zhujiajiao Water Town tour.
Drive 1 to 1.5 hours to Zhujiajiao Water Town ( 朱家角 ).
Located in suburb of Shanghai, Zhujiajiao is an ancient water town with a history of more than1700 years.
Covering an area of 47 square kilometers, the fan-shaped town glimmers like a bright pearl in the landscape of lakes and mountains.


Visit Kezhi Garden ( 课植园 ).
Kezhi garden is traditional private garden in Zhujiajiao which was built in 1911.  This garden is famous for rocks, zigzagging bridges, lotus pool and farm land.

It is possible to take a boat riding in the water alley ( 小船游古镇 ).  The cost can be paid in cash on spot if you are interested.

Move on to visit Tongtianhe Traditional Pharmacy shop ( 童天和国药店 ).
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a broad range of medicine practices theory, which have been developed in China for more than 2000 years.
The practices and theory covers herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (Tui na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy.
In this place, travelers may find all kinds of material realted with Chinese traditional pharamacy.

Then we will visit Set Free Bridge ( 放生桥 ).  
The Set-free Bridge is also called Release Bridge. Localed in Zhujiajiao Town, the bridge was built during Wanli Period (1573-1620). This five-hole arch stone bridge is 70.8 meters long and a width of 5.8 meters wide. Set-free Birdge is the longest largest and highest bridge of Shanghai, which is called the 'first bridge in Shanghai'.


Proceed to visit The former site of 'Qing Dynasty Post Office' ( 大清朱家角邮局旧址 ). 
This Post Office was first built in 1903 and was rebuilt and opened to the public in 2000.  This is the only well kepted Post Office of Qing Dynasty. Travelers may find a lot of precious exhibitions related with the development of Chinese post industry.

Proceed to visit Silk Factory ( 丝绸厂 ).
Travelers may get some knowledge of Chinese Silk Art.   It is available to discover how the silk art crafts was made.  Many kinds of Chinese silk can be found. It is also possible to buy some of them as souvenir.

Travelers return to hotel of Shanghai on their own arrangement after the half day excursion of Zhujiajiao Water Town. It is possible to make a further discovering before returning to hotel.