Dear Alice,
Thank you very much for your enquiry.
Please be told that Zhouzhuang and Wuzhen both are famous and big water town nearby Shanghai. So they attract a lot of visitors each year. Both are well planned and developed for tourism. They are well planned for tourism. Therefore, some people might think they are too commercial as those people are seeking for more original aspects or the watertown. But some people also think both are good because they could see the local people’s life and also find the convenience in the water town. Therefore, every coin has two sides. We just suggest that you visit to both water town to avoid the weekend and national day holiday because they will be crowded then.
If you prefer more natural water town, we suggest to visit Tongli Water town nearby Suzhou and Xitang Water Town in Jiaxing. It is around 2 hours driving from Shanghai to both town. Both town are smaller than the previous town, but they were developed later. So they are less commercial. Therefore, when you plan you Shanghai tour including Suzhou, I suggest you visit to Tongli.
To be honest, water towns all look the same. We only suggest our cients to include one water town in their tour.
More Shanghai and surrounding tours at below web page:
/shanghai/shanghai-tours.htm
Hope it is helpful. If you have any questions, just contact with us at any of your convenient time.
Best regards
Top China Travel sales team
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