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Zhu
Jia Jiao
: 1st
recommended
ancient water town
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Survey
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Located in a suburb of Shanghai city, Zhujiajiao
is an ancient water town well-known throughout
the country, with a history of more than 1700
years. Covering an area of 47 square kilometers,
the little fan-shaped town glimmers like a
bright pearl in the landscape of lakes and
mountains.
Endowed with another elegant name - "Pearl
Stream" - the little town is regarded
as"the Venice in Shanghai". Unique
old bridges across bubbling streams, small
rivers shaded by willow trees, and houses
with courtyards attached all transport people
who have been living amidst the bustle and
hustle of the modern big city to a brand-new
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Bridges in the town :
It is said that to visit Zhujiajaio without
seeing the bridges means that you have not
really been to Zhujiajiao at all! Bridges
in the town are distinctive and old, built
during Ming and Qing Dynasties. The old town
is thoroughly connected by 36 delicate spans
in different shapes and styles, from wooden
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Fangsheng Bridge (Setting-fish-free Bridge)
is the longest, largest and tallest stone
bridge, with five openings both in Zhujiajiao
and in the Shanghai region. This bridge
was built in 1571. On the bridge stands
a stone tablet named Dragon Gate Stone,
which is engraved with 8 coiling dragons
encircling a shining pearl. On top of the
bridge are 4 lifelike stone lions.
Lang Bridge (Veranda Bridge), also named
Huimin Bridge, is the only wooden bridge
and the most featured span in this town.
It has wooden bars on the two sides and
upturned eaves above, just like a narrow
corridor.
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North Street - Ancient
Street:
In the town, there is an ancient street filled
with representative ancient buildings from
the Ming and Qing Dynasties, attracting great
numbers of domestic and foreign tourists.
That is North Street, which is the best preserved
ancient street in this suburb of Shanghai.
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Only one kilometer long, the whole street
is at once primitively simple, yet very
elegant. Strolling on this ancient thoroughfare
and appreciating the historic buildings,
long-established stores, and old bridges
as well as the many narrow lanes is another
enjoyment.
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Ke Zhi Yuan (Course Plant
Garden)
Zhujiajiao boasts imposing gardens as well
as ancient dwellings built during the Ming
and Qing Dynasties. Among the ancient architecture,
Ke Zhi Yuan is the largest manorial garden
in the town. The garden is commonly named
"Ma Family Garden" after a former
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Located in Xijin Street in the northern
part of town, Ke Zhi Yuan features beautiful
sightseeing and quiet and secluded surroundings.
It consists mainly of three parts, including
a hall area, an artificial hill area and
a garden area. In the artificial hill area,
there is magnificent symbolic architecture
- a foursquare five-story building, on the
top of which stands a diametric pavilion
named "Moon View Pavilion." This
building is considered the tallest architecture
in the town.
The scenic spots outlined here are just
a sampling of the pretty attractions of
Zhujiajiao. Old narrow lanes, peculiar stone
hawsers on the riverside and old residences
also make you enjoy yourself so much as
to forget to go home.
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