Waterways of Zhou Zhuang 周庄
The night before, when I met a friend of mine for dinner in Shanghai, I was asking him where I should be going here when in Shanghai. He knows my penchant for going to ancient places so he suggested this place to me – Zhou Zhuang. I never heard of the place. My research material was long lost somewhere in China and I didn’t know how to go there. Actually, not really, I knew how to go to the Shanghai stadium where there is bus terminal which can bring me there.
Boats By the River in Zhou Zhuang 周庄
The bus ride costs CNY 150, very expensive for a short 1 1/2 hour ride. It is actually in the province of Jiangsu in the outskirts of Shanghai. These are one of the few water villages in the area and I was interested to see them. I would picture something like ancient village like Xidi permeated by numerous waterways. I was quite excited to see them. The bus doesn’t really drop me off at the entrance but at the parking lot. This is not a tour group though as everyone was free to go around. Meeting time is at three in the afternoon at the parking lot.
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