Shanghai-Xitang-Suzhou-Hangzhou-Shanghai. How to take this route? Starting from Shanghai, the destination is also Shanghai, and the order in other places can be disrupted.

Shanghai-Suzhou-Xitang-Hangzhou-Shanghai is recommended. First look at Suzhou gardens, then look at Jiangnan water towns, and then go to paradise on earth and the terminal shopping metropolis. Can be arranged according to your own itinerary. The following only introduces Xitang.

xitang town

One of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. The ancient town of xitang is located in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai provinces, with an ancient name of Xietang and Pingchuan, 1 kilometers away from Jiashan City. Xitang town has a total area of 83.61 square kilometers, of which Guzhen District has an area of 1.4 square kilometers and a population of nearly 86,. Xitang-a Millennium-old town. It has been included in the world historical and cultural heritage reserve list, the first batch of famous historical and cultural towns in China, and the national AAAA-level scenic spot.

Location

Xitang is one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, located in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province. Jiashan is located in the southwest of Shanghai, bordering Shanghai at zero distance, 8km away from the center of Shanghai, 6km away from Dahongqiao Business District, 11km away from Hangzhou in the west, 35km away from Zhapu Port in the south and 85km away from Suzhou in the north, which is in the center of the Yangtze River Delta. The transportation is extremely convenient. The Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway, Shenjiahu Expressway, Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge North Connecting Line, Tingfeng Expressway Connecting Line, and National Highway 32 all cross the border, and can be reached by car, high-speed rail and train. It takes only about 2 minutes to get from Jiashan to Shanghai Hongqiao Hub Station by taking the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail which was opened to traffic on October 26th, 21. There are three airports around Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport. Xitang is 1 kilometers north of Jiashan city, and it takes 2-3 minutes to get there by bus express.

Origin of the name of the town

Version 1: It is said that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu of the State of Wu promoted water conservancy, transported salt, dug Wuzitang, and led the water north of Xushan (now 12 miles southwest of Jiashan County) to reach the territory directly, so Xitang was also called Xutang. Because Xitang is flat, it is a Ma Pingchuan, also known as Pingchuan and Xietang.

Version 2: There is a lake swing with an area of 3,4 mu in the northeast of xitang town, which is one of the largest lakes in Jiashan County. Legend has it that during the period of Xiangfu in Dazhong, North Song Zhenzong, a large family named Tang moved to Dangbian to live. They saw this lake swing with beautiful scenery, rich in kingfishers and Hong Ling, which were auspicious things, and just during the period of Xiangfu, they called this lake swing with the word "Xiangfu". This surnamed tang family, with two brothers, lived happily in Xiangfu, and later separated. Brother lives in the east of Dangdang, known as Dongtang, and brother lives in the west of Dangdang, known as Xitang. Later, my brother's room gradually declined, and my younger brother's room was very prosperous, just like a tree, which gave birth to many trees and branches. Therefore, people added a soil to the place where they lived, called Xitang.

the origin of verandah shed

scattered verandah streets with several households in one can be seen everywhere in Jiangnan water town. However, the verandah street is more than 1,3 meters long, only Xitang. The corridor street in Xitang has shops or houses on one side and rivers on the other. There are small rivers close to the corridor street, which is winding and has a very emotional atmosphere. When you step into the corridor street, you are greeted by the house boat on both sides of the strait and the river port that is crowding round. If it rains, the rain drops on the eaves to form a long rain curtain, even people who can't write poetry will suddenly be full of poetry. There is no official record about the origin of the corridor street, only two versions of "building for lang" and "building for charity" circulated by the people.

Version 1: Hu, a young widow, supports a family and a shop alone in Xitang. By the river bank in front of Hujiapu, there is a Wang Er with a tofu stall. Wang Er sympathizes with Hu and often helps to do some manual work. After a long time, Hu felt inseparable from Wang Er, but it was difficult to express this feeling. He took pains to repair the shop and asked someone to build a shed along the river to cover the street in front of the shop. In this way, Wang er can be protected from wind and rain, and they can also be under the same roof. I don't want Hu's shop to prosper because of this shack. Merchants in the town have followed suit, and over the past few years, shacks have become a line. Later generations took the meaning of "building for lang" and called the hut corridor street.

version 2: there is an owner of a cigarette paper shop in Xitang. When the shop closed one day, he saw a beggar sheltering from the rain under the eaves in front of the shop and asked him to come in. The beggar refused, so the boss took a roll of bamboo curtain and attached it to the eaves, and temporarily set up a shed for the beggar to shelter from the rain. The next day, the beggar left a line on the door panel of the shop: "The porch shed shelter from the wind and rain all night, and the good people are lucky." Since then, the cigarette and paper shop has really prospered. In order to thank the beggar for his kindness, the shopkeeper simply built a corridor street with bricks, tiles and wooden frames under the eaves in front of the shop, and crossed the small street to the river port.

the legend of Wolong bridge

Wolong bridge used to be a wooden bridge, which was in disrepair and dilapidated. One day, a bamboo craftsman named Zhu lived by the bridge and saw a pregnant woman fall into the water and die. She wanted to rebuild it, but she had no money. He cut his hair and became a monk with a wide name. He ran for alms for ten years, accumulated 3,2 pieces of silver, and started construction. By the time the silver was used up, there was still a lack of stone, but the monk died of a bitter illness at the age of ten. The project will stop because of the lack of bridge deck. At this time, two immortals came to Xitang, and heard that Xitang dried bean curd was very famous and praised. While intoxicated, a piece of dried bean curd fell and landed on the unfinished Wolong Bridge, forming a bridge deck. So the deck of Wolong Bridge is a big one. The whole bridge is carved with a dragon, the head is east and the tail is west, which is still clearly visible today.

Legend of sending a son to Laifeng Bridge

According to Records of xitang town, Laifeng Bridge was built in the 1th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty (AD 1637) and rebuilt twice in Qing Dynasty. Legend has it that when the bridge was built, a bird flew in, and the city people thought it was auspicious, so they named it "Songzi Laifeng Bridge". In 1988, it was rebuilt into a single-hole reinforced concrete arch bridge. In 1998, it was rebuilt in the form of a "corridor" in classical gardens, with partition walls and flower windows and passages on both sides. It is said that every newlywed couple crossing this bridge, male left and female right, can be blessed. In addition, this bridge is called "dripping rain bridge" and "lovers bridge" harmoniously. The former can remind people of rainy days. Wouldn't it be better to sit here and have a drink? Slope. Of course, men go up the stairs step by step, while women take a small step of three inches of golden lotus, and keep the house steady. The old people say, "When the newlyweds take a walk, the south will send their children, and the north will come to phoenix." If they have not yet had children after marriage, they might as well take a walk.

Legend of the Seven Old Masters Temple (the Temple of Protecting the Country with Food King)

During the Chongzhen period of Ming Dynasty, there was a famine in Jiashan, and there were many hungry people. At that time, the seven old masters supervised the delivery of imperial grain, but they could not bear to see the hunger everywhere, and even gave it to the people. He knew that it was a capital crime to distribute imperial grain to the people without permission, so he drowned himself in Yantawan River, and the people in the vicinity were saved. They were

Traffic Guide

2. Highway and Railway High-speed Railway

Jiashan-Xitang Jiashan Passenger Transport Center, take the K215 or K216 bus to Xitang at the bus interchange area (the fare for 2 yuan is about 1 minutes, and it takes about 4 minutes to arrive at Xitang: 5: 3-17: 5). Jiashan Railway Station, exit along Huanbei Road in the left hand direction and walk for 5 minutes to Jiashan Bus Terminal, then transfer to K21 to Xitang. (The fare for 2 yuan is about 2 minutes for coin-operated buses, and about 25 minutes for arriving at Xitang. Start and end time: 5: 3-17: 5). High-speed train Jiashan South Station, transfer to bus K72 to Jiashan Passenger Transport Center, (the fare is 2 yuan, it takes about 1-2 minutes for coin-operated buses to arrive at the passenger transport center in about 1 minutes, starting and ending time: 6: 3-21: 45), and then transfer to bus K215 and K216 to Xitang. Take a taxi from Jiashan to Xitang, at least about 4 yuan. The latest bus from Xitang to Jiashan is 18: . If you miss the last bus, you don't have to worry. Generally, you can always find a taxi back to Jiashan near Jiashan Second People's Hospital in Xitang before eight or nine o'clock in the evening, and the price is cheap (1 yuan/person, sometimes even if you go alone, it's better than driving back empty). After getting off at Jiaxing South Station of Jiaxing-Xitang high-speed railway, you can take bus K93 directly to Jiaxing North Bus Station, and then transfer to urban and rural bus K152 at Jiaxing North Bus Station to reach Xitang, an ancient town. (The first and last bus of K93 high-speed rail Jiaxing South Station runs from 7: to 22: 4. The first and last bus times of K152 bus are from 6: 3 to 17: 25 in Jiaxing North Bus Station and Xitang). Jiaxing Railway Station (stops near 9 ordinary trains every day. After getting off the bus, you can take bus No.4, No.5, No.22, No.32, No.87 and No.55 to Jiaxing North Bus Station, where you can transfer to urban and rural bus K152 to reach Xitang. After getting off at Jiaxing West Bus Station (named Jiaxing Expressway Passenger Transport Center), you can take the urban and rural bus K151 at Jiaxing West Bus Station to Jiashan, and then take the bus to Xitang at Jiashan. You can also take the bus No.15, No.15, No.2, No.23 and No.55 at Jiaxing West Bus Station to transfer to K152 for direct access to the ancient town of xitang. After getting off at Jiaxing North Bus Station, take K152 urban and rural bus to the ancient town of xitang directly. Shanghai-Xitang Shanghai Tourism Distribution Center (under the No.5 escalator at Gate 12 of Shanghai 8, Stadium) has a special tourist bus to Xitang at 9: 15 every day, and returns at 16: 3 that day. The fare is 14 yuan/person, with tour guide service (including scenic spot package). There are only two trains a day from Shanghai South Railway Station to Jiashan, and the last bus from South Railway Station to Jiashan is at 18: . At the gate of xitang town Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Supermarket, there is a car going straight back to Shanghai at 17: 4, and it stops near People's Square. Ticket to 25 yuan. Shanghai hongqiao railway station-Jiashan South Station has also opened a high-speed train, and there are corresponding flights from 7: a.m. to 2: 2 p.m. The fare is 32 yuan (the train price is 2 yuan), and the time is 2 minutes. After arriving at Jiashan South Station, it takes about 1 minutes by taxi to reach the ancient town of xitang Scenic Area. Hangzhou-Xitang starts from Hangzhou, and you can take the express from Jiubao Passenger Transport Center to Jiashan (about 3 minutes, one and a half hours' drive, and the fare is 35 yuan), and then transfer to the ticket express at Jiashan Passenger Transport Center to go straight to Xitang (ticket window 5 yuan), or you can take the express directly from Jiubao Passenger Transport Center to Xitang (four shifts a day, about 2 hours' drive, and the fare is 39 yuan). Suzhou-Xitang

Arrival time at the station, departure time, model fare (RMB), terminal

Xitang of Suzhou South Railway Station 7:25 Large Grade Two 37. Jiashan Suzhou South Railway Station Xitang 9:25 Large Grade Two 37. Jiashan Suzhou South Railway Station Xitang 11:25 Large Grade Two 37. Jiashan Suzhou South Railway Station Xitang 13:25 Large Grade Two 37. Jiashan Suzhou South Railway Station. Xitang 15:35 Large Grade Two 37. Jiashan Suzhou South Railway Station Xitang 17:25 Large Grade Two 37. Jiashan can also buy tickets to get on the bus at the North Square bus station next to the railway station

Tourist tickets

Introduction

Since January 1, 212, there is only one kind of joint ticket for Xitang tourist tickets, the price is 1 yuan/piece, including 11 small scenic spots. The entrances and exits have been checked daily since May 212. Don't throw away the tickets after checking in. You need to show your tickets when you buy the tickets and take the boat.

Preferential policies

Ticket type, retail price, same price

Adult joint ticket 1 8

1. Free tickets: national tour guide card, tour guide card, qualification certificate of travel agency manager, journalist card, disability card, military officer card, soldier card, disabled soldier card, retired veteran cadre card, old people over 7 with ID card or senior citizen card, travel agency driving with group AA2 and height of 1. 2. Discount: 1% discount for private groups with more than 16 people and 1% discount for teachers' certificates; 5% off for full-time students' ID cards, 5% off for children between 12 and 14 cm in height, 5% off for elderly people aged 6-69 with ID cards or old-age cards, and 5% off for teaching experience certificates issued by countries with more than 3 years.

Night Tour:

Night Tour is held in Xitang from 17: to 2: 3 every night from May to October every year. During the night tour, Xiyuan, Zhangzhenggen Carving Art Museum and Button Museum were opened normally. In the evening, the price of the joint ticket is 5 yuan/piece. With the joint ticket, you can buy a boat ticket for 2 yuan/person, and with the joint ticket, you can charter a boat for 15 yuan/boat (no matter how big or small, you can take 8 people). The cruise ship will leave as soon as it is full. The departure time is from 18: to 2: 3.

main scenic spots

Xitang has won the favor of tourists with its three characteristics of "more bridges, more lanes and more corridors", among which Xitang Tourism Company has developed 11 scenic spots, which go counterclockwise: enter from Yejia Lane in the middle of the ancient town, turn right into West Street, and pass the Root Carving Pavilion (1), Wadang Pavilion (2) and Xuezhai Button Pavilion (3). -At Shuangqiao, go straight past Anjing Bridge and turn right. After burning Hong Kong, visit Niju (4), Shengmiao (5) and Woodcarving Hall (6); -North of the ancient street on the east side of Yanxitang Port, crossing the Lion Bridge, you can see "Huangpubs (7)"; -along the slender misty and rainy corridor, through Songzi Laifeng Bridge, all the way to the west, to "Drunk Garden (8) and Qilaoye Temple (9)"; -Return to Huanxiu Bridge and turn right into "Planting Blessing Hall (1)"; Go east along West Street and finally visit "Xiyuan (11)".

Xiyuan

The former site of Xitang Xiyuan is located in Jijianlong, Xijie Street, which was owned by Zhu in the Ming Dynasty and later sold to Sun Shi. There are trees, flowers, rockeries, pavilions and pools in the park, and the West Park has beautiful scenery. There is a "Tingtaoxuan" teahouse on the rockery on the east side, so it is named because there is a Pinus bungeana on the rockery, which is several feet high and the wind is coming.

Drunk Garden

was first built in Ming Dynasty, and now the courtyard houses are well preserved. There are three entrances in the garden, halls and corridors, bluestone in green ponds and bamboo in corridors, which are intoxicating. The most impressive thing is the small brick bridge in the yard, which is exquisite, ornamental and practical.

verandah

The most famous scenic spot in the ancient town of xitang is a verandah with a simple shape, which is nearly a kilometer long. The so-called verandah is actually a street with a roof.

Ginkgo biloba on the land grave

Ginkgo biloba on the land grave is in the mouth of Fenbang, Posts and Telecommunications Road, xitang town, with two trees, one male and one female. It was planted in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, and it has been more than 6 years since. Ginkgo biloba is old and swaying, with lush foliage. Male ginkgo biloba is 13.5 meters high and encircles 3.92 meters; The female ginkgo is 9.35 meters high and surrounds 3.8 meters.

Shipilong

Before the Ming Dynasty, there were four surnames of Tang, Wang, Zhao and Lu in the ancient town, and after the Ming Dynasty, there were many families such as Ni, Jiang, Zhu, Bu and Lu, and many deep houses were built in Shipilong. Among the 122 lanes of different lengths in xitang town, Shipi Lane is the narrowest, only 1 meter wide, and the narrowest part of the lane is only .8 meter, with a total length of 68 meters. It is paved with 166 fast stones, with a flat surface and a sewer under it. The stepped gables on the left and right sides of Shipilong are 6-1 meters high, which has completely preserved the ancient and unique charm so far.

Folk Tile Exhibition Hall

Tile is a kind of architectural decoration fittings with simple materials. Because it is not easy to preserve, it has a long history and has certain historical value.

China Wine Culture Museum

Xitang, an ancient town, is a wine town in history. "Drinking good wine and reciting good poems" has always been the two major pursuits of many scholars in ancient times.

Zun Wen Tang

Zun Wen Tang Jian