Zhujiajiao Water Town via Metro

While walking on our way back to hostel I stumbled upon a poster of seems to be a Venice Grand Canal. It is always my dream to travel Europe but since this can’t happen anytime soon I had to settle to its replica

Zhujiajiao Water Town is one of the 4 ancient water towns in Shanghai. It is located in Qingpu District, southern part of Yangtze River. It has very long and rich culture with almost 1700 years of history dating back Ming and Qing dynasties.

There are several ways on how to get to the water village. You can either take bus, taxi or train. We chose the latter since it’s the most convenient for us. Here’s how to commute via metro.

1. Ride Subway Line 12 and alight at Hongqiao Railway Terminal Station. Transfer to Line 17 and alight at Zhujiajiao Station. Proceed to exit 1.

                                                                       Exit 1 2. From the exit, you can either ride a taxi, bus or pedicab to get to the Zhujiaojiao Water Town Scenic area. But since we were on a budget so we decided to walk. The distance is about 1.3 km and it will take 17 minutes’ walk to get to the Tourist Information Center and Main Entrance.

Outside of Exit 1Zhuxi Road         On the other side of the intersection of Zhuxi Road and Xiangningbang Road, there were pedicabs that can take you to the entrance and it cost around 15 RMB.

3. Cross the street to your right and walk across Xiangningbang Road for about 12 minutes until you reach Xinfeng Road. You will pass through a lot of shops selling foods, groceries, cellphones etc. You know when your near when you already cross the bridge.

4. Turn right when you reached at the Xinfeng Road. Walk for about 4 minutes and you will reach Zhujiaojhiao Tourist Information Center.

There is no entrance fee going around the area. However, you need to buy tickets when visiting some attractions inside the water village.  Opening Hours is from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.

8 Major Attractions Entrance Fee

Entrance Fee	Attractions
30 RMB (First 4 Attractions)	1.    Kezhi Garden 2.    Great Qing Post Office 3.    Tong Tian He Chinese Pharmacy 4.    Y-Art Gallery Museum 5.    City God Temple 6.    Yuanjin Meditation Room 7.    Shanghai Handicraft Exhibition Hall 8.    Shanghai Quanhua Art Gallery
60 RMB (All Attractions)
80 RMB (All attractions plus Boat Ride)