RnH
Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Location: Korea
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:03 am Post subject: Best garden/water town near Shanghai |
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Hi there,
Having a bit of a hard time making up our mind heres! Time isn't so much an issue, but I'm only keen on seeing one garden and one water town.
From doing a bit of reading on the net, these are my choices:
Gardens:
Yu Yuan
Suzhou gardens (many of them!)
Watertowns:
Zhujiajiao, Zhouzhuang, Xitang, Tongli, Wuzhen
I am leaning towards Yu Yuan and Zhujiajiao, as they are the closest, but I'm worried they are going to be overrun with tourists, especially as I have to go on a weekend.
Having said that, we will be going to Beijing and some other parts of China, so maybe there's better elsewhere?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much! |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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I think most people only go to one "canal town." In my case it was Tongli, and it was quite nice. There were quite a few tourists, overwhelmingly Chinese, but I went during a major Chinese holiday. I really don't think you'll regret seeing one over another that much, so just do whatever fits your itinerary. |
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