Shanghai Wuzhen Watertown Tour
- Tour Price: $ 65
- Tour Code: CT628
- Available:
- Duration: 1 Day
- Tour Type: Shanghai Water Town Day Tour
Trip Highlights - Wuzhen has kept many of its old traditions alive. In addition to the flower-drum opera, shadow-puppet shows, and temple fairs, Wuzhen also attracts visitors with its ancient art of making indigo-dyed printed calico. On both sides of a slabstone-paved street stand pubs, restaurants, pawnshops, weaving and dyeing establishments, and other businesses, all housed in wooden structures of brown. Rivers and creeks spanned with stone bridges in various designs flow through the town, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes by. Old waterside houses and outside corridors can be found here and there. This is the ancient town of Wuzhen.
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| Tour Prices (this is private tour based on per person and shown in US dollars) | |
| Group Size | Price / Traveler |
| 1 traveler | USD175 |
| 2-5 travelers | USD130 |
| 6-9 travelers | USD90 |
| 10 travelers & above | USD65 |
| (For 10 persons up, please email us for new quotations) | |
Service Inclusions
| ·Entrance fees and lunch as listed | ·All transfers with private vehicle and guide |
| ·Accident insurance | · |
Service Exclusions
| ·Air fare and airport tax | ·Personal expenses |
| ·Tips for guide and driver | ·Hotel fare |
Tour Itinerary
Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)Wuzhen, part of Tongxiang City in Zhejiang Province, is a thousand years old coastal town. The vast majority of the town is still comprised of ancient buildings that have become almost like natural features, perched on the banks of the rivers. It is an excellent example of ancient architecture. Our dedicated local guide will collect you at your hotel in the morning to beging your full day tour of Wuzhen. Sites of particular note include a wine making plant, a local cloth printing workshop, an exhibition of antique beds from the Ming & Qing Dynasties and a museum of local folk culture. There will also be a tranquil cruise in Chinese gondolas. After the tour you will be returned to your hotel in Shanghai.
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Attraction Description
Wuzhen Town, in Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, has stood on the riverbanks for nearly 2,000 years. In the past, indigo-dyed printed calico was used for curtains, scarves, and tablecloths in every household in the province. The raw material for dye printing comes from Eupatorium fortunei, a herb that turns indigo after being fermented and precipitated. To make transporting the cloth easier, the weaving workshops and dyeing workshops are usually on the same street, often only a few doors away from each other. At the dyeing workshop, the cloth is soaked in the dye and dried in the open air repeatedly to produce white flowers on a blue background.
Wuzhen Town, in Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, has stood on the riverbanks for nearly 2,000 years. In the past, indigo-dyed printed calico was used for curtains, scarves, and tablecloths in every household in the province. The raw material for dye printing comes from Eupatorium fortunei, a herb that turns indigo after being fermented and precipitated. To make transporting the cloth easier, the weaving workshops and dyeing workshops are usually on the same street, often only a few doors away from each other. At the dyeing workshop, the cloth is soaked in the dye and dried in the open air repeatedly to produce white flowers on a blue background.
