Qibao Old Street

{{Infobox Chinese|order=st|s=七宝古镇 |t=七寶古镇 |p=Qībǎo Gǔzhèn |l=Seven Treasures Old Town|lmz=tshih⁴pau²}}

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Qibao Old Street{{cite web| url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g308272-d1626811-Reviews-Qibao_Old_Street-Shanghai.html | title=Qibao Old Street | publisher=TripAdvisor | access-date=27 September 2013 }} is a historic area of Qibao in the Minhang District of Shanghai, China.{{cite web| title= Qibao Ancient Town| url= http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shanghai/qibao-ancient-town.htm|publisher= TravelChinaGuide|access-date=27 July 2009}}

Overview

The area is now a tourist attraction, located by the {{ill|Puhui River|lt=|zh|蒲汇塘}} with traditional Chinese architecture and a number of attractions, including museums and street food.{{cite book| first=Christopher | last=Pitts| title=Pocket Shanghai | publisher=Lonely Planet | isbn=978-1-74179-963-7 | date=April 2013 | edition=3rd | pages=102–103 | chapter=Top Sights: Qibao }} It is located south of Qingnian Road.{{cite book | title=Qibao Old Street: Look for the Saga of Shanghai | url=http://www.goqibao.com/ | publisher=Shanghai Qibao Old Town Industrial Development Co. Ltd | location=China | access-date=2013-09-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020213145555/http://www.goqibao.com/ | archive-date=2002-02-13 | url-status=dead }}

The area was once the residence of the painter and sculptor Zhang Chongren, a friend of the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, on whom the character Chang Chong-Chen from "The Adventures of Tintin" was based.

Qibao is also known for crickets (with a "Cricket House") in the Qibao Old Street area. The entire area is pedestrianised.

Attractions

The following attractions are located in Qibao Old Town, many of which can be visited with a combined ticket:

Bell Tower
Cotton Textile Mill
Shadowgraph Museum
The Old Trades House
Cricket House
Zhou's Miniature Museum
The Pawn Shop
The Memorial Hall of the Artist Zhang Chongren
Qibao Calligraphy Arts Room

There are three arched stone footbridges over the Puhui River (from west to east):

Kangle Bridge
Puhui River Bridge
Anping Bridge

Tea houses line the Puhui River and there are boat rides from a wharf. There are many shops selling souvenirs and food, especially street food.{{cite web| url=http://travel.cnn.com/shanghai/eat/how-eat-your-way-through-qibao-old-street-299122 | title=Best Shanghai food walk: Qibao Old Street – 7 edible reasons why Shanghainese regularly make the trip to Qibao water town | first=Joanne | last=Yao | publisher=CNN | work=travel.cnn.com| date=5 August 2011 | access-date=27 September 2013 }}