Back from Wuzhen (乌镇)

Extremely low budget trip to a old town. 140 KM to the west of Shanghai

Motivation: a TV soup (似水年华) was shot there.

Schedule:
S at, Jan 13th 14:50 Shanghai->Jiaxing (1h Train) 16:50 Jiaxing->Wuzhen(1 1/2 h Bus)
Sun, Jan 14th 12:50 Wuzhen-> Shanghai(3 h Bus)

Highs:

• Buildings & Old looking streets on the sides of the river (canal).
• Friendly local folks.
• Free sample of local distilled liquor.
  

Lows:

• Packed with tourists from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m most times of the year.
• Expensive entrance tickets.
  
• Most buildings and streets are (re)built in year 2000 with the old looking according to a local lady:(.
• "official" lodging and food inside the "scenic" area way to expensive
• The rest of the town is just as plain as other un-developed area in China.
  

Rating & Conclusion:
2 of 5. I would recommend you to take the day return trip from Shanghai, Hangzhou or other close-by city, if you insist to go there.

Online album.