99% of Shanghai residents don't know that the city has its own Shantang Street!

🎇 Shanghai Shantang Old Street: A hidden gem on the border of Shanghai and Zhejiang✨ 💁 No need to envy Suzhou for having Shantang Street, because Shanghai has one too! It straddles the border between Zhejiang and Shanghai, allowing you to experience the thrill of crossing a provincial border in an instant. 🏯 Shantang Old Street dates back to the Tang and Song dynasties. After renovation, it has been transformed into a great place for tourism and leisure, with restaurants, homestays, and cultural and creative elements. It is a peaceful and quiet place, perfect for relaxation and stress relief. 💃 Be sure to walk across the 200-year-old Shantang Bridge, which connects Jinshan in Shanghai and Pinghu in Jiaxing. Standing on the bridge and looking out at the old street, you will feel as if you have traveled back to the 1980s. To the west, you can see the river view of the Jiangnan water town, and the distant Three-Arch Mingyue Bridge is as beautiful as a fairyland. The name "Mingyue Shantang" comes from this view. 🤗 The street is lined with many retro-style shops, such as supply and marketing cooperatives, post offices, and grocery stores, all of which are full of the charm of the 1980s and are perfect for taking photos. 😘 Food is a must. You can eat your way from one end of the street to the other, with classic childhood flavors such as begonia cake, stinky tofu, rice cake, radish cake, wontons, and glutinous rice balls. 🦀 The crabs, whitefish, and small river shrimp at the farmhouses are also worth trying, as well as the drunken eggs from Pinghu, which are marinated in rice wine. Why not buy one and try it? 🌿 In addition, you can experience intangible cultural heritage at the Qingyan Print Art Park, or visit the Red Base Hero Shantang Exhibition Hall. There are many local aunties and grandmas selling their homegrown produce along the roadside, and their simple and lovely presence is also a unique sight on Shantang Street. 🎫 Tickets: Free all day (shops are closed at night, but there are lights, so you can still stroll around) 🚗 Transportation: There is a parking lot at the entrance, and parking is free.