1 Day Luzhi Water Town Tour from Shanghai

Meet your guide at your hotel in the morning around 8:30, then drive about 1.5 hours to Luzhi ancient water town , then visit on this famous water town.

Wansheng Rice Store
It is a time-honored brand in Luzhi Town. The rice store was the most famous and biggest rice store in the early years of the Republic of China. Under the eaves of the four-pillared store, a shop sign written in gold paint reads 'Wansheng Rice Store'. Inside the store there is a counter for rice buying and selling, and here is a hanging sign that reads, 'thousands of merchants draw together like clouds'. Behind the store is a spacious courtyard leading to Leisi Hall, which is a museum of water town farm tools where ancient farm tools used in rice cultivation and instruments used in grain processing are on display. Having nearly a hundred warehouses for the storage of rice, the large-scale rice store is one of the grain distribution centers of Luzhi Town and more than 10 neighbor towns.
Shen's Mansion
Built in 1873, the 130-year-old Shen's mansion is the former residence of educator Shen Bohan. In Yizhang Hall at the mansion, official hats and bridal sedan chairs are carefully placed, which shows the results of Luzhi Town's effort to protect cultural relics.
Jiangnan Culture Park
Jiangnan Culture Park in Luzhi Town is a classical garden with the distinctive features of a water town south of the Yangtze River which combines leisure, entertainment and tourism. In the culture park there are scenic spots like Luzhi Water Town Women's Clothes and Accessories Museum, Luzhi Town Historical relics Museum, Fuli Street of the flourishing Tang Dynasty, Fuli Academy, Leisure Water Street, Performing Arts Workshop, Central Garden Area, Ancient Performance Stage and so on.
Chenghu Lake Relics
The relics discovered is related to a long time span from primitive cultural relics and Geometric pottery relics to cultural relics from the Han to the Song dynasties. Among the relics uncovered were also thousands of wells, where a great number of primitive cultural relics were found, which were mainly water containers, including water pots featuring animals like chickens, birds, and pigs, and turtle-shaped water pots, painted pieces of pottery, lacquered pieces of pottery and so on, giving a glimpse of ancient Chinese civilization.