After leaving Hangzhou, we took a bus trip on our way to Shanghai. Around lunch time we stopped in the canal city of Wuzhen. It’s a small city with not many people, but it was built on the canal that links Hangzhou to Shanghai and is reminiscent of Venice, Italy.
We spent a few hours walking around the narrow streets and admiring the village feel of the place.
There is a distillery here that makes the unique Chinese spirit known as “white liquor”. We got to taste a little bit and it reminded Chris of grappa. It is stored in clay jars to age after distillation.
After the distillery, we stopped by a dye factory. The deep blues are the signature color of the city and the factory.
We also visited a wood carving museum which had many beautiful wooden pieces of art.
Chris found a place selling young coconut juice from a refrigerator and took advantage of the opportunity.
We left Wuzhen and made our way to Shanghai. We strolled over to the Yangtze River and took spome time to admire the view.
That night we took a river boat ride along the Yangtze River which runs through the middle of Shanghai and took in the nighttime views, considered one of the top 5 skylines in the world.
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