Welcome to Shanghai！ After a bedazzling tour in the cosmopolitan city and its ultra-modcrn skyscrapers and shopping malls， Wouldn't you care for a little change in your itinerary？ Well， there are quite a number of charming old towns outside the city proper ol'tk'ring picturesque waterside sceneries， characteristic architectural styles， abundant historical sites and Colorful folkcustoms. In this handy book we have carefully chosen 10 most attractivc townsnear Shanghai， either in the suburbs or in the neighboring provinces， all within 2hours' drive from downtown！ These towns feature a lovely sight of"quamtbridges， burbling streams and waterside households" that helps to usher you intothe traditional realms of China. With traffic routes clearly listed and attractionsillustrated for each town， this book allows you to start exploring now！