Wu Zhen water village Dec 2008

Interested in exploring one of the famous water village with a history of 1,300 years? Then, you should consider to pay a visit to Wu Zhen. Wu Zhen lies in the far north-east of Zhejiang province, about one and a half hour by road from Shanghai.



We visited Wu Zhen at the end of December 2008, it was considered as low season in December and therefore there was only a few tours visiting Wu Zhen. It was a freezing day and I think it was only roughly 1-3 degree Celcius. FYI, we took a 1 day tour from Shanghai which was around RMB140 per person, the package did not include meal and there was a Chinese speaking tour guide.

We enjoyed so much in the unique experience of Wu Zhen, it was peaceful and everything seem so authentic, and the most important thing is it was not crouded in December. Wu Zhen was not being too commercialised with the mix of restaurants and souvenir shops compared to Zhou Zhuang water village. Wuzhen's old buildings have been preserved and well maintained rather than restored. It was a unique experience and joy exploring on foot in this lovely town.



Wu Zhen is a living town, where some of these traditional houses were stayed by local villagers. We saw some of them were watching television and playing mahjong.




Rice wine brewery.


The cloths are dyed by traditional methods and the color is obtained from flower.





Yu Liuliang's Coin and Paper Money Exhibition.


Former Residence of Mao Dun, Mao Dun is a famous literature Writer in modern China.


Xiu Zhen Guan Stage, there was a traditional opera played in the afternoon.

Having lunch in a restaurant besides Xiu Zhen Guan Stage.


Corridor and traditional houses along the bank of the river.




No passenger ride on the boat mainly because the weather is so cold in December.