Wuzhen Travel Guide

 cal6060 Says:  Jiangnan Furniture Hall is located in one of those small street in Wuzhan East town. The hall exhibits the traditional Jiangnan's furnitures specially the traditional beds. During my visit, I thought I went shopping at IKEA in ancient China. It is quite a big areas with... 

 cal6060 Says:  Martial art performance is performed by locals at the end of a canal in Wuzhan east town. The act is on the 'boxing boat' at the end of the canal. It is Free... 

 cal6060 Says:  During our visit, we passed by the Village Square. This is an example of how villagers were entertained by Chinese opera in their town center. The Village Square is surrounded by shops, restaurants, rest areas, and a small theater beside the square. In Chinese:... 

 cal6060 Says:  Before 1994, it was called Mao Dun's Former Residence. It is a museum to show the residence, the childhood, life, and achievement of this great revolutionary writer. This 7000sf house was bought by his father in 1885, and it was a good example of houses in late Qing dynasty.... 

 cal6060 Says:  This was once a famous pawnshop in Wuzhen. The old furniture like old cabinets, drawers, Chairs, and tables are the remnants in this attraction. You can see the old architecture of this old shop house as well. In Chinese: 汇源当铺 

 cal6060 Says:  Blue Print Workshop displays some beautiful painted blue cloths of Jiangnan region. They are using blue glass and dyeing material makes their fabric in patterns. It is very nice to see those fabrics hanging together while drying under the sun. In Chinese:... 

 cal6060 Says:  Gongsheng Grains Workshop is one of the attractions in Wuzhen East Town. Basically, they are selling rice wine, at the same time show you how an actual distillery churning out a pungent rice wine. This was the traditional way to make rich wine in Wuzhen. I was more... 

 tuff Says:  It's always an experience to try the local food. 

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 Maria81 Says:  General notesAlthough there are cheap public buses (these leave from the long-distance bus station), in my view they are not frequent enough to make it a viable option, especially if you are short on time. The most efficient solution for me was to hire a car with the driver,... 

 OliverD Says:  If you walk from the ticket offices to the main road and turn left on the corner on the opposite side of the road is an unmarked bus stop. You can catch a bus to Tongxian (about 30mins CYN6). There is a huge bus station there and you can travel on to anywhere else you need... 

 y_lyn Says:   Malt Candy. You can see the people making the malt candy, very interesting. They will knead it, pull it and cut the dough into small pieces and package it. We bought 1 box of malt candies and they tasted real sweet. 10RMB for 1 box of around 10 candies. 

 sylina Says:  You should not miss the shadow-puppet show. It's performed every 2 hours. All of the puppet masters are around 70 years old. They played the traditional instruments while singing by themselves. 

 sylina Says:  I felt a bit sad while strolling along the old lane in drizzle... Anyway, it's beautiful...