[2024 Shanghai Attraction] Travel Guide for Hexinyuan (Updated Nov)
Gardens
Address:
79 Xijing St, Qingpu Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
Opening times:
Open today at 08:30-16:30Opening Soon
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Zhujiajiao Town
A beautiful and pleasant ancient water town in Jiangnan. After getting off at Zhujiajiao Station on Metro Line 17, it's about an 18-minute walk to the entrance. Upon entering, you first pass by a Wangzai Club, which is a specialty store for Wangwang Foods. I bought a lot of Wangwang snacks there, and they also sell plates shaped like Wangwang Senbei, which are very cute.
The entire Zhujiajiao Town is quite large, with plenty to eat, drink, and see. It takes half a day to a full day to explore. There's no entrance fee to enter Zhujiajiao Town, but some historical sites require separate tickets. You can also buy a combined ticket, which is cheaper. Must-see attractions and historical sites include: Fangsheng Bridge, the Qing Dynasty Post Office, Hexinyuan, Kezhi Garden, Zhujiajiao Club Teahouse, and more. You can also leisurely take a boat ride or rent Hanfu for photos.
There are many dining options within the streets. Soy sauce shrimp, zha ti, zha rou, and zongzi are famous local delicacies. Grandma's zongzi is oily, fragrant, and cheap, so it's worth a try. Tourists visiting Shanghai should definitely take a trip to Zhujiajiao Town. It's only an hour's drive from the bustling city to this ancient water town. A different side of Shanghai, but equally wonderful.
nungnunglu
Compared to Wuzhen, I have a deeper affection for this ancient town in Shanghai that doesn't require an entrance fee
Compared to Wuzhen‼️ I have a deeper affection for this ancient town in Shanghai that doesn't require an entrance fee.|| Wuzhen is indeed beautiful, but it has a stronger commercial atmosphere. In contrast, I prefer Zhujiajiao Ancient Town in Shanghai, whose scenery is no less stunning than Wuzhen's, yet it has a more authentic living atmosphere: potted plants at the street corners, smoke from the rooftops, clothes drying on the balconies, and delicious street food... No wonder locals from Shanghai also come here often to visit!
📍Address: No. 555, Kezhiyuan Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai.
🚇Transportation: You can take Metro Line 17 and get off at Exit 1 of Zhujiajiao Station (a 1.5 km walk is required), or take the 1510 tourist bus line at Exit 5, or take a boat into Zhujiajiao after exiting from Metro Exit 1.
🚗Self-driving: Navigate to Entrance 1 or Entrance 2 of Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, both of which have parking lots.
🎫Ticket: No entrance fee is required, open all day. Some small attractions within the scenic area charge a fee (you can buy a joint ticket for 60 yuan/person, which includes Kezhiyuan, Hexinyuan, and Helong Art Museum).
➡️My travel route:
Starting from Entrance 1 of Zhujiajiao Ancient Town》Kezhiyuan》Hexinyuan》Fangsheng Bridge》Taian Bridge》Yuanjin Zen Monastery》North Street》Lang Bridge》Zhujiajiao Chenghuang Temple》Zhujiajiao Daqing Post Office
Just taking photos along the way and strolling and eating at will, that's roughly the casual route I took.
1️⃣Kezhiyuan, originally the private garden of Ma Wenqing, also known as 'Ma's Garden', where you can enjoy the landscape of Jiangnan gardens.
2️⃣Hexinyuan, also a garden-style architecture, slightly smaller than Kezhiyuan, but the scenery is equally impressive.
3️⃣Fangsheng Bridge, the 'longest', tallest, and largest five-arched bridge in Shanghai, where a life-release ceremony is held under the bridge on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.
4️⃣Taian Bridge, the steepest single-arch bridge in the ancient town.
5️⃣Yuanjin Zen Monastery, originally enshrined the image of the Chen State Holy Mother, commonly known as the 'Goddess Temple'. Climbing the bell tower offers a view of Zhujiajiao Ancient Town.
6️⃣North Street, the busiest street in the town, with various art shops and food stores, including Handalong Soy Garden.
7️⃣Lang Bridge, this is the iconic building of the ancient water towns in the Jiangnan area.
8️⃣Zhujiajiao Chenghuang Temple, the temple enshrines the City God Lord and his wife.
9️⃣Zhujiajiao Daqing Post Office, established in 1903, where you can buy figurines and get stamps.
‼️【Hand-rowed Boat】There are several boat piers in the ancient town,
‼️【Zhujiajiao Ancient Town Delicacies】
For Shanghainese, childhood delicacies include the presence of Zhujiajiao, such as ginkgo tree grandma's rice dumplings, Handalong Soy Garden, tied meat, snails, fermented rice, mung bean cake, and so on...
EerikaKoskinen
Shanghai, Qingpu, Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, Hexin Garden.
Hexin Garden is a private garden in Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, near the east gate of Kezhi Garden. The name comes from the Hexin Pavilion in the garden, which was moved from the Three Gorges Reservoir area. The old house has four courtyards and a garden at the back. There are many antiques in the garden, showing the owner's careful management. I came here today, but it was a bit late, so I didn't get to go in and enjoy it. I only took photos of the garden and the tour information for reference. The garden is left blank for those who are destined to come and visit.
TYLER SULLIVAN
Zhujiagou, the stunning secret of the south of the Yangtze River
He Xinyuan, around Shanghai | Escape to the stunning secret of Zhujiagou in the south of the Yangtze River on weekends.
I went to Zhujiagou on Sunday, thinking that the ancient towns are all beautiful, just stroll around, the fact is indeed the layout is almost the same, but unexpectedly, I found a very low-key small garden, I was amazed!
, It's very, very comfortable to stroll around... The owner of the courtyard takes care of it very well, the complete layout, green plants, every flower, grass and wood, are not inferior to those gardens in Suzhou.
It's also considered that I've been to the four major gardens in Suzhou and Yuyuan many times, and I feel that the garden is not about the size, but mainly about the layout and aura inside.
The famous gardens, too many people, too mixed, there is no way to peek into some of the details and cleverness, all the unique caves are covered by the crowd.
The 'Xiaochanglu Guanji Tie' hall in the garden, which collects more than 50 original stone carvings from the modern stone carvers Wu Changshuo, Ye Ming, and Wu Yin, which took four years to carve, is a treasure of Zhenyuan, and it is very worth seeing for friends who like calligraphy. Fortunately, I was born in the south and can enjoy the beauty of the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.