On the ninth day, December, the 10th year of Jiading Reign in Southern Song Dynasty (namely on 7th January, 1218), Emperor Ningzong issued the imperial edict, with the title of the emperor’s reign “Jiading”, Jiading County was established in eastern part of Kunshan. Zhouqiao Scenic Area is located at the old urban are of Jiading. Around Zhouqiao Old Street, there are such famous and historical relics as Fahua Pagoda, Confucian Temple, Qiuxia Garden and so on. Zhouqiao Old Street got its name from an ancient bridge (Zhouqiao Bridge) built in Southern Song Dynasty. Around this Old Street, the style of classical buildings in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty is preserved. This Old Street is still the most prosperous historic street in Jiading, and presents the strong style at watery region in Southern China.
Jiading is not only an ancient and cultural city, but also is a new and fashionable city. Here, there is the most fashionable cultural life in Shanghai. When you listen to the grand engine sounds in the race circuit, appreciate the magnificent symphony in the theater, or feel the quiet and cultural atmosphere in the museum, you can find your favorite fashionable atmosphere in each corner of Jiading.
In Jiading, the cultural life in rest time is very rich. You can watch a drama in the theater, go to the library for reading, go to Du Residence and listen to the stories in ROC, or you can take a rest in the tea house and bar in the old street. There may be one among these things for you to do.
With so many fertile fields in Jiading, you can enjoy weekends and holidays in your original simplicity. Adults and children can enjoy themselves in the fields or they can invite their relatives and friends to taste farm vegetables with original taste and flavor. There are thin-skinned and juicy Nanxiang steamed buns, sweet Malu grapes and Huating Hami melons… Any time you are here, you can taste gourmets with the most Jiading characteristics.
If you come to Jiading, it is strongly suggested that you have a stay because you can feel the leisureliness, feel that they take their work as the life and treat the guests as the family only if you have close contact with Jiading people. The hotel accommodation in Jiading is very developed. At the old urban area, New Town, Anting Town,, Nanxiang and other streets and towns, you can find the fine accommodation places, including some international chain hotels and the local hotels with long history, your accommodation choice can be met.
After you have sufficient information about dieting, shopping, tourism and amusement in Jiading, you must want to know how to link these playing points. Thus, we have sorted six theme travel schemes. For each scheme, we recommend the different one-day travels, you can also travel by two days based on the scheme, through DIY at your own choice.