Liantang Ancient Town
A water town in southwestern Qingpu District and the hometown of Chen Yun: the Chen Yun Former Residence and Qingpu Revolutionary History Museum on Xiatang Street systematically presents his life and deeds
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A water town in southwestern Qingpu District and the hometown of Chen Yun: the Chen Yun Former Residence and Qingpu Revolutionary History Museum on Xiatang Street systematically presents his life and deeds. The town took shape in the Ming dynasty, with the town river running through it and unbroken stretches of covered corridors — “tall houses and narrow lanes facing street-front buildings, homes by little bridges and flowing water” is its classic layout. Liantang has a long history of growing water bamboo (jiaobai) and is hailed as the “Water Bamboo Capital of East China”; jiaobai banquets and pickle workshops are its signature products. With few visitors and intact local life, it is the quietest of Shanghai's water towns.
Getting there: Metro Line 17 to Zhujiajiao, then bus
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