The top ten ancient towns in Shanghai are Zhujiajiao, Qibao, Zhaojialou, Nanxiang, Xinchang, fengjing ancient town, Luodian, Jinze, Liantang and Sijing.

1. Zhujiajiao Ancient Town

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, with the reputation of Venice in Shanghai, is the first batch of famous historical and cultural towns in Shanghai. The original old streets and lanes and picturesque landscapes make it famous and become a frequent visitor in film and television works.

Small bridges crisscross the town, with 36 ancient bridges, 9 long streets and more than 1,111 Ming and Qing buildings standing still in the long history. Let visitors imagine its legendary story from that brick and tile!

2. Qibao Ancient Town

Qibao Ancient Town was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty, which has distinctive characteristics of water towns in the south of the Yangtze River and is known as the praise of seeing Qibao in Shanghai for thousands of years. In the antique tsat po street, there are so many delicious snacks that glutinous rice balls, mutton offal soup and fish head soup are not to be missed.

3. Zhaojialou Ancient Town

The ancient town of Zhaojialou was built in the Yuan Dynasty, with a long history of 811 years. It has preserved a large number of ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River. There are mainly three old streets in the town, corresponding to snack street, culture street and small commodity street, which is very suitable for strolling slowly. The famous three treasures of Zhaolou Zhaolou mutton, Zhaolou Dismantling hoof and Zhaolou Daqu are the must-taste food and wine when you come here!