🏘️ Discovering Old Shanghai: Zhouqiao Street
by @betthogales
Mar 27, 2023
In the most northwestern part of Shanghai, there is such an ancient town street that is quite unfamiliar to many tourists from other places. Moreover, even many locals in Shanghai have never been there. Friends who are curious might ask, where exactly is this ancient town street in the most northwestern part of Shanghai? What kind of unique scenery does it have? With these questions and curiosity, today let's talk about the stories of Zhouqiao Old Street. Zhouqiao Old Street is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. It is now located in the area of the old west gate street in Jiading, on the west side of Bole Square in the bustling district of Jiading, preserving the characteristics of ancient Ming and Qing residential houses. Zhouqiao Old Street in the Jiading city area has been preserved since the tenth year of Jiading during the Southern Song Dynasty (1218) and is rare in the country for gathering ancient towers, old temples, and famous gardens from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties within a thousand steps. It can be called 'the root of Jiading,' and it is also a very popular old street area. At the same time, the old street is also a tourist shopping passage that connects attractions such as the Confucian Temple, Huilongtan, and Qiuxia Garden. Zhouqiao Old Street is located in the center of Jiading ancient town, and it is the busiest and most bustling place in the ancient town. The area is crisscrossed with rivers and has a well-developed water system. The renovated Ming and Qing street is distinctive.
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