Wizhen: The Best Day Trip Getaway from Shanghai

Come visit Wuzhen, a 1,300-year-old water town on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Located on the Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain in northern Zhejiang Province, it isat the center of the golden triangle consisting of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou. The most famous of the six “watertowns” in China, Wuzhen is commonly called “the Venice of the East” so taking a boat ride through the town's storied canals is a must. If you are going to make a day out of it, we recommend exploring the East section during the day and visiting the West section after 5p when the tourist crowds die down.