Zhangyan Ancient Town is located in Qibao, Shanghai. It has a profound and long history. It is a rare ancient town in Shanghai and has become a unique tourist attraction in Shanghai.

Let’s introduce what is fun here and where to go on a day trip.

1. Bell Tower Qibao Bell Tower is located in Bell Tower Square and is the landmark building of Qibao Ancient Town.

One of the legendary Seven Treasures - Ji Lai Zhong is hidden here.

The Ji Lai Bell is a genuine cultural relic. It was cast in the seventh year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. The bell is 1.9 meters high, 1 meter in diameter, 9 centimeters thick and weighs one ton.

In Buddhism, ringing the bell has the meaning of clearing away worries, increasing wisdom, and ensuring peace.

Every New Year's Eve, the bells ring out to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, praying for the people of Qibao.

Address: Bell Tower Plaza, Qingnian Road, Minhang District. Opening hours: 9:00-18:002. Cotton Weaving Workshop Ancient Qibao is affiliated to Songjiang Prefecture. It has become prosperous due to the development of the cotton textile industry and is the main distribution center of "clothing and quilts in the world".

Qibao Cotton Weaving Workshop is the cultural and historical exhibition hall of cotton weaving craftsmanship.

With the theme of "Humanistic Feelings, Clothes and Quilts for the World", the exhibition hall focuses on the development of Qibao's cotton textile industry from a new perspective from four aspects: trend (development), people (protagonist), objects (products), and characters (culture).

The history fully demonstrates the planting technology and textile technology of the cotton industry, focusing on Qibao's characteristic cotton fabric - Xibu (ie "Qibao Tip"), and the soul figure of Qibao's development - Huang Daopo.

Qibao Cotton Weaving Workshop combines historical documents and vividly reproduces the glorious history of Songjun cotton cloth, clothing and quilts in the world through physical objects, images, pictures and texts, and records the immortal grand occasion of ancient Qibao cotton weaving industry.

Address: No. 43 North Street, Minhang District Opening hours: 9:00-18:003, Shanghai Qibao Art Museum Shanghai Qibao Art Museum, also known as Qibao Calligraphy Art Museum, was completed in October 2009 in the downtown center of Qibao Ancient Town.

The museum collects the most representative and influential calligraphy works of the "Shanghai School" calligraphy since the founding of the People's Republic of China and the calligraphy works of some authors of the "Hometown of Chinese Calligraphy - Qibao".

Currently, this calligraphy museum with an exhibition line of more than 200 meters displays most of the outstanding works from the "Shanghai Calligraphy Jinjing Exhibition".

Address: No. 44, Fuqiang Street, Minhang District. Opening hours: 9:00-18:004. Qibao Old Pawn Shop. During the Qing Dynasty, there was a pawn shop on Fuqiang Street, so Fuqiang Street was formerly known as Pawn Street. It was quite large and became an important place for financial activities in Songjun.

He was once famous for pawning twelve pairs of purple and gold lions from Zhejiang giant merchants.

During the Anti-Japanese War, it was destroyed by Japanese artillery fire, and its ruins were commonly known as the pawn shop.

Now, a traditional pawn shop simulation attraction has been built on the original site of the pawn shop, covering an area of ??about 100 square meters, with antique pawn cabinets, running signs, account books and other items.

Qibao Pawnshop simulates the business activities of ancient pawnshops, aiming to express the business culture of ancient Qibao, and truly conduct operations similar to second-hand goods for consignment or sales.

Address: No. 64, Fuqiang Street, Minhang District. Opening hours: 9:00-17:005. Zhang Chongren Memorial Hall. Mr. Zhang Chongren’s ancestral home is Qibao. He was born in Xujiahui, Shanghai on September 25, 1907.

He is one of the founders of modern sculpture art in my country. He once collaborated with the Belgian cartoonist Hergé to compile and draw "The Blue Lotus" which caused a sensation in Europe.

After completing his studies and returning to China, he produced exquisite works of art one after another, attracting attention at home and abroad. His outstanding achievements made him an outstanding painter and a world-class sculptor.

A memorial hall was built in memory of Mr.

The museum has four major exhibition areas: "Preface Hall", "Famous in Europe", "Studio Spring and Autumn" and "Sculpture Master", which display Zhang Chongren's sculptures, paintings, objects and related books and newspapers and photos, displaying Mr. Zhang Chongren's life and artistic achievements.

Address: No. 75 Beixi Street, Minhang District Opening hours: 9:00-16:006, Qibao Shadow Puppet Art Museum Qibao Shadow Puppet Art Museum is a comprehensive art museum integrating the exhibition, production, performance, research and collection of Qibao shadow puppet art.

Qibao shadow puppets are mainly painted, so they appear delicate and bright, with exaggerated and vivid shapes, and have a strong decorative effect.

Address: No. 95, Beixi Street, Minhang District. Opening hours: 9:00-17:007. Cricket Thatched Cottage. Cricket Thatched Cottage consists of a front hall garden and a main fighting platform in the back hall. It is a Ming and Qing Dynasty building that integrates cricket competitions and displays of ancient and modern insect tools.

, has a history of more than 100 years.

The inner pavilion of the thatched cottage displays cricket pots, bamboo tubes, cricket torn grass, and cricket specimens of various sizes.

The front hall is mainly responsible for the cultural display function, including the introduction of the historical origin, development process, related figures and other cultural information of cricket fighting as an entertainment activity; the back hall displays old object exhibits such as cricket jars and boxes, and adds tactile elements.

The modern and visual electronic touch screen and video display equipment allow visitors to vividly understand the cricket fighting culture.