On Saturday we went to the ancient water village of Zhujiajiao, located in Qingpu district of Shanghai ( about 45 minutes from our downtown apartment). The town was formed about 1700 years ago and currently has a population of about 60,000. There are different small rivers that cross through the village so over time the villagers have built 36 stone bridges of different sizes, design and purpose ( a few are made of wood or marble). The streets are lined by willow trees , some of which have been there for generations. A great relaxing day to stroll the avenues and take pictures. People wanted to see pictures so I included lots of pictures with this post. So enjoy the boats, bridges, houses, and people of Zhujiajiao. More to come in a second posting. Don't forget to click on the pictures to enlarge them.
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| This woman had just finished washing her towels in the river. |
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| Wan to go to grandma's for dinner? |
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| On the right, pig's knuckles-the left, a rice dish. |
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Very unique turtles. You pay the vendor to release back
into the river! |
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| Local gang captain-- Actually, our driver. |
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Jane thinks we should bring these back for our driveway.
I think they are too small. |
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| Waiting for clients. |
How much for these vegetables? I went to one of our local green markets today. I think I would pay $7-8 for these. I paid $2.50 for these here-- 17 yuan. If I went to a western market here it would be closer to the $7-8 mark. Now, what do I do with the dark green toupee looking thing in the back.
