One of China’s many ‘water towns‘ the ancient city of Zhujiajiao is a short day trip from Shanghai (about 45 minutes).
Over 1700 years old, Zhujiajiao has a well preserved old city that is like a living museum. While the town is a popular destination and fills up with tourists, if you go later in the day (around 2:30 ish) it seems to be a bit quieter.
It is a nice place to wander around, exploring the little streets and old bridges and if you are feeling brave you can sample some of the local cuisine. I say brave not necessarily for what the food is but that you might not know what you are ordering. You may or may not be shocked when the plate is set in front of you. I was served something that did not look like what I thought I had ordered so I asked what it was. I’m not sure if it was a translation blunder, but the waiter told me that my plate contained spiced donkey penis. I wasn’t that hungry anyways….
After eating (or in my case moving the food around enough to look like I consumed some of it), we took a gondola ride (for under $5) just in time for the sunset. I was glad that we went later in the day because it was nice to see the town at night, with the red lanterns all lit up along the canals.
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A good post of another interesting destination, and supported by some excellent pics. Well done for maintaining your topic throughout, and it highlighted some quaint, ad some bizarre locations.
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Thanks Tom. Quaint and bizarre is what I was going for so glad that it came across đŸ˜€ Thanks for following!
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Someone could get lost wandering other worlds when looking round your blog. Wonderful images.
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Thank you Julia đŸ™‚ I love the idea of someone getting lost in other worlds on my blog!
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Congrats on completing the challenge! I had never heard of Zhujiajiao but it looks very interesting
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Thanks! Congrats to you guys too! Everyone, check out Calli and Travis’ blog at http://haveblogwilltravel.org/
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I had no idea there were other “Venetian” spots in the world. Thanks to you, I learned something new about the world’s geography today. I’m grateful for that!
Julie Jordan Scott
The Bold Writer from A to Z
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Thanks Julie. I hadn’t heard of it before going to Shanghai but I’m glad I came across it. It’s a unique place!
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