The Two Faces of Water Towns in Wuzhen: Daytime for Ordinary Tourists, Nighttime for True Enjoyment
Mountains and water merging together naturally formed landscapes.
Chongqing has the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers flowing through it, at the same time, it is a nationally renowned mountain city. This kind of natural environment has created its beauty.
And the water in Jiangnan, such as small bridges and flowing water, appear even more quiet and gentle. Among the many Jiangnan water towns, Wuzhen is the most unforgettable.
The beauty of Wuzhen is unquestionable. Online, in books, you'll find all kinds of praise for Wuzhen. As a model for all ancient towns in China, why has Wuzhen remained so popular for so many years?
The last time I went to Wuzhen was 5 years ago. Wuzhen is mainly composed of East and West Zijing.
East Zijing is the filming location for the TV series 'Like Water Years' and focuses on the original flavor of the ancient town. The residents who live there are also the original water town residents.
East Zijing occupies a small area, it's a must-visit place for tours to Wuzhen. So there are many visitors every day, besides feeling the characteristic architecture of Jiangnan water towns, it's similar to other commercial ancient towns as well.
The narrow ancient streets are filled with tourists, especially during peak hours, you have to queue to walk,
The most famous in the world is West Zijing. West Zijing takes a resort hotel management mode.
Because it receives few tourist groups, plus a large area and long visiting time, it's limited by time, so there aren't many tourists in the town.,
If you have booked accommodation in West Zijing town, you can enjoy resort-style service from the moment you enter the town.
After handling the check-in registration at the tourist center, the front desk staff will give you a map and carefully explain the address and route to your accommodation. Your luggage will also be delivered to your room by the front desk.
In order to let tourists experience the water town features as soon as possible, you need to take a boat to cross the river after entering the scenic area.
The small river flowing through West Zijing, the wooden boats sailing, the hanging houses along the river all continue the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan water towns.
There are also small shops open on the streets of the town, but the small shops here are all unique, and the area is also uniformly planned, selling crafts, selling snacks, and also specialty restaurants.,
After walking for 20 minutes in the town, we arrived at our accommodation, and the luggage had already been delivered to the room, and the store staff warmly greeted us and confirmed the breakfast menu for the next day.,
Although most of the storekeepers in West Zijing are original water town residents, they are managed uniformly by the scenic area, so the service is very detailed, and they will also proactively introduce local culture and sightseeing suggestions to you, so you can enjoy a resort-like experience while experiencing water town culture.,
In the evening, most tourists began to disperse, leaving only a small number of tourists staying for the day.,
The town is even more beautiful under the lights. If you have dinner on the hanging houses along the river at this time, the fishermen will row boats and sing songs from the window, instantly putting you into the life of Jiangnan water town.,
At 10 pm, people bang the gong and call, roaming the streets of the town, indicating that the stores are closing.,
Tourists also gradually returned to their accommodations, and their day ended.,
This is Wuzhen. Its success is not only to treat this place as a profitable commercial ancient street, nor is it just to bind the management with a standardized resort hotel mode, but to allow you to integrate into it while inheriting more than a century of Jiangnan culture.,
Although the accommodation in the scenic area is the cheapest at 800 yuan per night, it's really worth buying for it, because Wuzhen is more worth experiencing at night.
