Tourist guide to Tang ancient town.

The beauty of Jiangnan has been circulated since ancient times, because it is still a popular punching place for tourism. Jiangnan has always been a beautiful place endowed by people. There are not only many talents, but also many beautiful women. Tanggu Town is located in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and is 1 1 km away from Jiashan County. This is an ancient town with thousands of years of history and culture. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this was the intersection of wuyue and China. Therefore, it is called "Wudujiao" and "Crossing Jiao Ren Home". It is one of the birthplaces of ancient Wuyue culture and one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Xitang is the most popular of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and is known as a living ancient town with a thousand years. The biggest difference between Xitang and other ancient water towns is that there are cloisters and sheds on the streets near the river in the ancient town, with a total length of nearly 1000 meters, just like cloisters in the Summer Palace. Traveling in Xitang, it doesn't rain on rainy days and there is no sun on sunny days.

Arrival and departure

Xitang is located in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. There are no airports and railway stations in the county. Air travelers can take the airports in Hangzhou and Shanghai. Trains and buses can go to Jiashan first, and then transfer to Xitang by bus, which takes about 20 minutes. From Shanghai to Xitang, you need to take a bus at Shanghai South Railway Station or bus terminal, which takes about 2 hours. It takes about 2 hours to get from Hangzhou to Xitang by bus at Jiubao Passenger Transport Center. The interior of the ancient town of Tang is mainly for walking, and you can also take a wooden boat tour.

Type of scenic spot: country

Best season: March-April is the best. Spring is the best time to go to Xitang. In April, it drizzled in the south of the Yangtze River. Walking in Xitang in the rain and enjoying cherry blossoms are very pleasant. Xitang is very hot in summer, but walking in the misty corridor can not only protect you from the sun, but also taste the special product "June Crab" that is only available at this time. Xitang in autumn is a place where sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, where you can experience the tranquility of autumn. In Xitang, winter also has a unique flavor, and you can experience the taste of the Spring Festival in the ancient town with people from the water town.

Suggested playing time: 2-3 days.

Admission: 100.00 yuan (including small scenic spots in ancient town 1 1)

Opening hours: open all day. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 07:30~ 17:30, Saturday to Sunday 07:30~ 18:30.

Address: Tangxi Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province

Tel: 0573-84567890

About food

1000 years of farming civilization and the indifferent living habits of Xitang people have created a simple local food culture. The food in Xitang is delicious and healthy. Xitang Water Town naturally takes aquatic products as raw materials, and the dishes are generally small and exquisite, with sweet and salty tastes. Xitang specialties include steamed white silk fish, dragon's paw and so on. Stinky tofu and Euryale ferox cakes are also very popular with tourists. Most of the hotels in Xitang are located near Beizha Street, mainly with local characteristics, and the average per capita is around 40 yuan. Famous restaurants include Yi Jiangnan, Xiangtang and Laopinfang.

About shopping

Xitang shopping mainly focuses on local products and handicrafts with local flavor. Some special snacks in Xitang, such as Euryale ferox cake, Bazhen cake, yellow wine, etc. You can take it home. Of course, many handicrafts are also the first choice for shopping. Shops in the ancient town scenic area sell all kinds of things. You can choose what you like. There are also many shopping malls outside the scenic spot.

1. Bazhen cake

Bazhen cake is made of eight Chinese medicinal materials, including Chinese yam, Poria cocos, Gordon Euryale seed, rice kernel, wheat tooth, lentils, lotus seed meat and hawthorn. Use glutinous rice flour and sugar. Crispy skin, crisp hair and sweet taste have become famous points in the south of the Yangtze River. Compared with the taste of western-style cakes, the taste of traditional cakes in Jiangnan is purer and more primitive. Food stores inside and outside the scenic spot sell them. You can try them before you buy them. If you like them, you can take more home.

2. Jiashan yellow rice wine

Xitang people like to drink yellow wine for something. therefore

When visiting the ancient town, you can buy a blue printed scarf, which can be wrapped around your shoulders to keep out the cold at night, or you can decorate it with clothes. Or buy folding fans and ornaments made of blue calico. There are many styles of blue calico, which is strong and durable and exudes a classical atmosphere. Take it with you if you like.

4. Handmade souvenirs

All kinds of small shops in the ancient town of Tang scenic spot have special souvenirs such as notebooks and postcards, as well as decorative items such as ethnic wind chimes and satchels, which are small and fresh shopping paradise for literature and art.

Xitang scenic spot is a good place for shopping.

There are many shops in Xitang Scenic Area, and each shop will sell special clothes, handicrafts, decorations, souvenirs and other items. There are also some famous specialty food stores, such as Youfutang Food Factory, A Niu Steamed Meat Restaurant, Ma Lao Steamed Meat Restaurant and Xiangfu Zongzi Square. These can provide a place for your shopping plan to be implemented and remind everyone to pay attention to their pockets when shopping.

Xitang Scenic Area Waiyoudian Road-No.1 Shopping Street

There are many supermarkets such as Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Supermarket, Century Lianhua, Pacific Mall and Golden Paris Mall on the post and telecommunications road in Tangxi Town. These shopping malls are frequented by local people and some local products are sold, so they are recommended shopping places.

I. Special events

If the entertainment in the town is colorful and complete, it can't be compared with big cities, but the water town has its own elegance and charm. In addition to regular cinemas, video halls and dance halls, there are Fu You Julou Cultural Club, Chenjia Old House Bar, Hong Ting Bar, Suiyuan Zhu Xiao Bar and Covered Bridge Dream Bar. The three scenic spots, Xiyuan, Button Pavilion and Zhangzheng Root Carving Pavilion, will also hold special activities such as "Silk and Bamboo in the South of the Yangtze River" and "Water Town Social Drama".

1. Cruise ship

Go to Xitang by boat at night and watch the red lanterns on both sides of the river. It is crowded and the combination of fashion and classicism. In the river at night, you can also put lotus lanterns of various sizes, which is very interesting. Xitang Night Tour is open until 20:30 on weekends and holidays. For details, please consult the cruise terminal in Tanggu Town.

Meet at the bar

There is also a bar street (Dong Tang Street) in Xitang, which is ancient and modern. It's not like nightlife in the city. Drunken people are everywhere. It's simple here. A guitar and a keyboard are enough.

All the way along the bar street, bar after bar. Every door is hung with red lanterns and a pile of wine bottles, and the outer wall is decorated with all kinds of provocative words. Red courtyard, Banjiao, Tang Dynasty, Xifeng thin horse, Xitang, the day we live, all have many names, but they seem to be a little homogeneous. Most of them are singers, singing some familiar songs while playing. Of course, guests can also sing by themselves, which is much better than karaoke with accompaniment.

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On auspicious days, setting off river lanterns has always been a reserved activity in Xitang. Nearly a thousand water lanterns with different shapes adorn the water surface of Xitang, changing the scenery and adding gorgeous colors to Xitang. Every river lantern has a wish, which is the most charming scenery in Xitang at night, and it contrasts with the red lanterns decorated under the curved thousand-meter corridor shed.

Second, special festivals.

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Every Spring Festival, the "chapel" is very lively. From the first month of the Spring Festival 15 Lantern Festival, people from the town and nearby came to the temple to burn incense and pray. Temporary toys, food stalls and various juggling activities are concentrated here. On the fourth day of the fourth year, the shops "linked roads" and "changed ingots", as well as activities such as lion dancing and playing lotus fragrance, were very lively.

Time: Spring Festival to Lantern Festival

Venue: Temple and surrounding streets

2. Temple Fair

The third day of the fourth lunar month is the temple fair in Xitang. At that time, there will be all kinds of stalls selling local specialties and various items on the street, which will be crowded and very lively. All the streets in the town will be filled with azaleas for gods, and flower lovers will visit and appreciate azaleas and exchange skills.

Time: the third day of the fourth lunar month.

Venue: Tangxi Town

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1. Northerners who have just arrived in Xitang may not be used to the humidity here. Hot in summer and cold in winter,

I'm too lazy to remember the route of Xitang scenic spot. Xitang is really small, and the main attractions are on both sides of the river. Follow the river and you will naturally turn there.

4. It's best to stay one night for Xitang tourism. The biggest feature of the ancient town is in the early morning, dusk and night. You might as well visit the covered bridge in the evening. The faint riverside and the red lanterns hanging high will definitely give you an unforgettable feeling.

You can hire a rickshaw as a tour guide in Tanggu town. Cyclists are both drivers and tour guides, and they also know many private attractions, which may bring you unexpected gains. The rickshaw is about 15 yuan, so don't take it if the price is high or the price increases midway.

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1. Classic day trip

Highlights of the trip: both beautiful scenery and humanities.

I came to the ancient town of Tang, crossed the cloisters and sheds, walked through the longest stone hutong, bypassed the prayer flags hall, and finally saw the West Garden, a house with Jiangnan characteristics.

D 1 Zhang Zhenggen Sculpture Museum Anjing Bridge Rangang Nizhai Tangsheng Yuyan Gallery Zuiyuan Huanxiu Bridge Shipilong Zhongfutang Xiyuan Button Museum.

Arrive at Xitang scenic spot in the morning and enter the scenic spot from Jijiaxiang near the second parking lot. First visit Zhang Zhenggen Sculpture Museum to taste the art of root carving. Go out of the Root Carving Museum and walk to West Street, and you will see Anjing Bridge. Rest on Anjing Bridge and overlook the whole pond. Go east along Houxi Street and set fire to Hong Kong. There are two scenic spots nearby, Nizhai and Tang Sheng, where you can enjoy the ancient houses and temples in the south of the Yangtze River. After returning to Dong Tang Street in the original way, continue north until Anxiu Bridge.

After crossing the An Xiu Bridge, you will arrive at the misty rain corridor. This is a bustling area, with small bridges and flowing water extending the ancient charm of others. At this time, my stomach has cried. There are many snacks and restaurants by the river. You can have a nice meal and take a nap by the river.

After lunch, stroll along the promenade to the Drunk Garden, finally cross Huanxiu Bridge and turn back to West Street. There are four scenic spots in West Street, namely, Shipilong, Zhongfutang, Xiyuan and Button Museum, and finally return to the second parking lot.

Dining: There are many Xitang delicacies near Yu Yan Pedestrian Street, such as steamed white silk fish and lake crab, all of which are delicious. In addition, there are dishes such as dragon's hoof, June red, chaotic old duck pot, and special cakes such as Bazhen cake.

Accommodation: Xitang accommodation is good. Most of the scenic spots are private hotels, and the price of rooms near the water will be much more expensive, ranging from 200 to 300 yuan. However, the room without water is not far from the core street, which is relatively quiet. The price is between 100-200 yuan.

2. Classic two-day tour

Two days is the best time to visit Xitang, a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, visit individual museums, turn the bar street to a higher level, stroll along the ten-mile corridor and walk into the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. This route is suitable for lively eating.

D 1 Zhang Zhenggen Sculpture Museum Button Museum Anjing Bridge burns down the Nizhai Temple in Hong Kong

Arrive at Xitang scenic spot in the morning and enter the scenic spot from Jijiaxiang. First visit Zhang Zhenggen Sculpture Museum and Button Museum, and bring a shell button made by a master as a souvenir. Out of the museum, walk along the West Street through the Anjing Bridge, have a rest, and then burn Hong Kong to the east to savor the cultural heritage of Nizhai and its affiliated temples. After returning to Dong Tang Street, it was getting late and I chose an inn near Dong Tang Street to stay. Dongtang Street is a famous bar street. Enjoy it.

Catering: There are many delicious foods in Dongtang Street. You can go to the Songzi Yuelou to taste authentic Xitang dishes, such as braised eel and carp, fried eel rot, steamed white silk fish and pine nuts.

Accommodation: It is recommended to live in an ancient town and enjoy the night view. A room near the water may be more expensive, about 200-300 yuan.

D2 Yu Yan Promenade Zuiyuan Huanxiu Bridge Shipinong Zhongfutang Xiyuan

After a night of high play, enjoy a beautiful lie-in until noon. Eat Xitang food on Dong Tang Street or nearby West Street. Do not eat too much. Stay in your stomach, or you will regret it. Then I went directly to the bustling Yanyulou Road, strolled along the corridor, swept the street with snacks until I was as drunk as a fiddler, and finally turned back through Huanx.

Travel highlights: literature, romance. Xitang is not big, but it is suitable for a long stay. It is characterized by "many bridges, many lanes and many corridors and sheds". The aftertaste is endless. This route is suitable for young artists who love novelty and romance.

D 1 Zhang Zhenggen Sculpture Museum Button Museum Anjing Bridge burns down the Nizhai Temple in Hong Kong

When you arrive at Xitang Scenic Area in the morning, you can see a series of folk collections such as root carvings, buttons and tiles as soon as you enter the door. After that, you can stroll slowly in West Street, eat delicious food and see the beautiful scenery. Cross the Anjing Bridge and find a teahouse to burn Hong Kong for a while. Play Nizhai and Tang Sheng, stay in Dongtang Street, and listen to the slow roll of the bar at night.

Catering: There are many snacks in Xitang West Street, such as stinky tofu, small wonton, glutinous rice balls and so on. You can find a small restaurant and try authentic Xitang snacks.

Accommodation: I live near Dong Tang Street in Xitang Scenic Area. You can listen to the slow shake in the bar at night.

Wolong Bridge Yongning Bridge Yu Yan Corridor Songzi Laifeng Bridge Drunk Garden Wang Liang Temple protects the country.

Get up early in the morning, feel the morning light in Xitang, walk south along Dong Tang Street, cross Wolong Bridge, and buy some stinky tofu and bean curd for breakfast on the street. Cross Beizha Street, board Yongning Bridge, and have a panoramic view of the small building and the horse head wall on stilts. There are people sketching by the river, and they are also integrated with the beautiful scenery. Then stroll along the misty corridor, and all kinds of snacks and specialty shops come in and out.

There are many restaurants by the river. After lunch, we will go to Songzi Laifeng Bridge, which is a cruise terminal. You might as well travel by covered boat. Then visit the Drunk Garden and the Ancient King Huguo Temple.

After dinner, the highlight came, and the night in Xitang was sultry. Put on the river lanterns, watch social dramas and listen to Tian Ge near the promenade. If you are in a good mood, you can take another boat trip. Near Suxi Street, you can have everything, including lights, moonlight, arch bridges and long corridors.

Dining: There are many restaurants near Yu Yan Pedestrian Street, where you can taste Xitang's home cooking.

Accommodation: Inn near Suxi Street, take a walk along the river in the evening, enjoy the night view, put on river lights and listen to the social drama Tian Ge.

D3 Huanxiu Bridge Shipinong Zhongfutang Xiyuan Wuguniang Theme Park

On the last day, you can take a leisurely stroll in West Street, where there are many delicious food and handicrafts. You can go through the alley and visit the old houses. If you are interested in the house, you can stop by Xiyuan, Wangzhai and Xuezhai in West Street. They are all antique. After lunch, leave the scenic spot from the main entrance and go for a walk in Wuguniang Park near the ticket center of the scenic spot. Before you leave Xitang, don't forget to go to the supermarket on Posts and Telecommunications Road to buy some yellow wine and Bazhen cake for your family, and set foot on your way home with Jiangnan flavor.

Catering: There are many restaurants and noodle shops near West Street. You can choose a restaurant with good reputation to taste authentic Xitang dishes, such as dragon claw, steamed white silk fish, wonton, old duck pot and so on.