Shaoxing information

Shaoxing is located in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta, between Hangzhou and Ningbo in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, and governs Shaoxing County, Zhuji City, Shangyu City, Shengzhou City, Xinchang County and Yuecheng District. It is the hometown of the world writer Lu Xun. This city is called "Venice of the East" and won the UN Habitat Award and the happiest city in China in 2008.

Shaoxing is located in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta, between Hangzhou and Ningbo in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, and governs Shaoxing County, Zhuji City, Shangyu City, Shengzhou City, Xinchang County and Yuecheng District. It is the hometown of the world writer Lu Xun. This city is called "Venice of the East" and won the UN Habitat Award and the happiest city in China in 2008. Known as a water town, a bridge town, a wine town, a hometown of calligraphy and a hometown of celebrities, it is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities and the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China, and it is a key development and opening city in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta. It is one of the top ten cities, ten counties and ten cities in China. It is also a famous global textile city and world textile trade center in China. Shaoxing Tourism Brief Introduction Shaoxing enjoys an excellent geographical position and convenient transportation. Zhejiang-jiangxi railway, Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway, Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo expressway, 104 National Highway and 329 National Highway run through the territory, and Hangzhou-Nanjing Expressway, Yongtaiwen Expressway, Hangjinqu Expressway, Shangsan Expressway and Zhajiasu Expressway are connected with them. Shaoxing, the hometown of celebrities with a long history, is? Zhejiang-jiangxi railway, Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway, Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo expressway, 104 National Highway and 329 National Highway run through the territory, and Hangzhou-Nanjing Expressway, Yongtaiwen Expressway, Hangjinqu Expressway, Shangsan Expressway and Zhajiasu Expressway are connected with them. Shaoxing, the hometown of famous people with a long history, is "a history museum without walls", where the history of Chinese civilization for 5,000 years can be found and confirmed. Zhucheng, founded in 490 BC, is one of the six survivors among more than 40 cities in the warring states during the Spring and Autumn Period/kloc-0. It has been the capital twice in history. Dayu, the founder of the Chinese nation and the hero of water control, was buried here, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, tried to be better than this. Wang Xizhi, a great sage, wrote a preface to the Lanting Collection here, and Lu You wrote "Hairpin Phoenix", which is Lu You's eternal love. Historical figures such as Shi, Ji Kang, Xu Wei, Qiu Jin, Cai Yuanpei, Lu Xun, etc. were born and rooted here. Mao Zedong has a poem praising: "Jianhu goes to the hometown of famous people in Taiwan Province." The landscape culture of Guzhen Qiaoxiang is "winding in three mountains and thousands of lanes, with hundreds of bridges and thousands of streets flowing vertically and horizontally". Shaoxing has 229 ancient bridges, fiber bridges, arch bridges, flat bridges and wide bridges, each with its own characteristics, which has won Shaoxing the reputation of "Bridge Town". The folk houses in Shaoxing are simple in style and bright in color, with blue bricks and gray tiles, white walls and black columns. The whole building looks light, elegant and unique, which is quite a legacy of the Song Dynasty. Shaoxing has beautiful scenery, beautiful mountains and rivers, and profound humanistic marks are engraved everywhere, such as the folk customs of Dayu Tomb, East Lake and Lanting. Shaoxing is a local specialty with profound cultural heritage, including not only local customs such as water town social drama, Xianheng wine rhyme, sacrifice in Nancheng, carving flowers and marrying women, but also folk art and culture with wide influence such as Shao Opera, Yue Opera and Shaoxing Lotus Fall. There are many local products in Shaoxing, except the famous "three evils and one yellow" (dried vegetables, felt hats, awning boats and Shaoxing yellow wine), as well as stinky tofu, fennel beans, Shaoxing fermented bean curd, torreya grandis in Qiao Feng, Zhuji pearls, Xinchang famous tea, peanuts in Xiaojingsheng and bamboo weaving in Shengzhou, all of which are full of rich Shaoxing customs. From ancient times to the present, there are many bold and sad people in Yanzhao, and so is Shaoxing-Dayu flood control, Gou Jian, Zhou Brothers, Qiu Jin, heroine ... Shaoxing people's valuable personality lies in "being in a gentle town and worrying about the world"; Shaoxing people are as gentle as Shaoxing opera and as exciting as Shaoxing taipan ... "Red crisp hands, yellow wine, willow on the palace wall in spring". In the Song Dynasty, there was a famous garden, Shenyuan, which contained a touching love story between Lu You and Tang Wan. In the twilight, I miss a sad love. This city-quiet and small, with a strong humanistic atmosphere-has a profound heritage, a long history, a long civilization and rich food.

Shaoxing characteristic scenic spots

1, Lu Xun's hometown: Lu Xun's hometown has become a historical block with a unique Jiangnan style, and it has become a real place to interpret Lu Xun's works, taste the scenery of Lu Xun's works and feel the life situation of Lu Xun in that year. On both sides of a narrow bluestone road, there are rows of white tiles, bamboo rafts, Lu Xun's ancestral home, Lu Xun's former residence, Baicao Garden, San Tan Yin Yue and Xianheng Hotel. A small river flows in front of Lu Xun's former residence, and the awning boat is swaying on the river. This situation can't help but remind people of some scenes written by Lu Xun. After careful protection and restoration, Lu Xun's hometown has become a place to interpret Lu Xun, a great modern writer in China, and a "treasure of the town hall" in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. 2. Jianhu Lake: located at the west of Shaoxing 1.5km. During the Yonghe period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Zhen, the magistrate of Huiji County, always took the water from 36 sources in Yin Shan and Huiji counties as the lake, with a length of 127 Li and an area of about 206 square kilometers, which could irrigate more than 9,000 hectares of farmland, greatly benefiting the people of the two counties. After the middle Tang Dynasty, the lake gradually silted up. The dike bridge on the lake is built with you and can be seen when fishing. Surrounded by distant mountains and clear as a mirror, it is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River. 3. Lanting National Forest Park: Chongshanling, Maolin Xiuzhu (the park is mountainous). The holy land of calligraphy is well-known at home and abroad (the story of Preface to Lanting written by Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty in Chinese art history, took place in Lanting). Celebrities' ancient tombs are immortal (Yinshan Mountain is the largest tomb in the south of the Yangtze River more than 2,500 years ago, which is another major archaeological discovery after Hemudu and Liangzhu cultural sites in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, and 1998 is listed as "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China"). Cool world, holiday resort (the annual "Shaoxing Orchid Festival" gathers famous orchids at home and abroad, tens of thousands of orchids compete to open, and the scenic area is a sea of orchids, showing the vitality of the park). 4. Wang Xianzhi House in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Buddhist cultural tourist area of Qinwangshan in Huiji, Shaoxing, is the Yunmen Ancient Temple, and the people in the Tang Dynasty have the reputation of "Qian Shan Wanshui". Wang Xianzhi and Zhiyong practice calligraphy hard here, and Preface to Lanting Collection is an important part of the road of Tang poetry in eastern Zhejiang. There is Ruoye Xishi (Huiji Lake Tourism and Leisure Resort) in front of the temple, and there are three schools of Buddhism in China, namely, Zuting Jiaxiang Temple and Qin Shihuang. Yunmen temple has grown to six sub-temples, which is the largest temple in Shaoxing. There are countless emperors, celebrities, poets and poems praising yunmen temple. It can be said that yunmen temple is "the first celebrity inn in the world". 5. Ke Yan National Scenic Area National AAAA Tourist Area Ke Yan Scenic Area is located 8 kilometers west of Shaoxing and 0/2 kilometers east of Hangzhou. It is a scenic spot with ancient Yue culture connotation, which integrates Shaoxing water town customs, ancient quarrying sites and forest ecology. It started in the Han Dynasty and has a history of 1800 years. By the Qing Dynasty, it was called "Eight Scenes of Ke Yan" and was a scenic spot in Viet Nam. After modern unique garden construction, four scenic spots, Ke Yan, Jianhu, Luzhen and Xianglin, covering an area of four square kilometers, have been restored. It is the largest and most functional scenic spot in Shaoxing in recent years. Approved by the National Tourism Administration in 2003, it was rated as "China Famous Tourism Brand" by China Tourism Newspaper and other units. 6. Wuxie Scenic Area Huanjiang-Wuxie Scenic Area covers an area of 72 square kilometers and consists of two scenic spots with relatively concentrated scenery in the north and south, and Jin Hang Highway is the link connecting the three scenic spots. Wuxie Scenic Area in the north is mainly developed on the basis of pyroclastic rocks, with five waterfalls, an ancient temple in the Tang Dynasty-Wuxie Temple in the ancestral hall of Cao Dong, Buddhism and so on. The forest coverage rate of the scenic spot is over 90%. Yan Dou scenic spot and Tangjiangyan scenic spot in the south are typical Danxia landforms, and their natural landscapes are composed of 16 scenic spots such as Qifeng dangerous rock, grotesque cave and Yan Dou Lion Peak. The scenic area of Tangjiangyan is 14 square kilometers, and the ingenious nature has created the unique landscape of Tangjiangyan, which is "no mountains, no cliffs, no rocks, no caves and no caves". 7. Cao E Scenic Area. Shungeng Park, located in the southwest of Shangyu City, is one of the main scenic spots in Caoe Scenic Area. Shungeng Park takes Shungeng Group Carvings, Dashun Temple, Shunqiao and Jing Shun as its main attractions, which reflects that Shun Di was born in Shangyu in history and was named after avoiding Dani here. Render Shun Di's glorious life of putting filial piety first and being diligent for the people. Shungeng Group Sculptures in the Garden were created by China artist Han Meilin. The elephant sculpture made of granite is 68 meters long and 27 meters high, with a total weight of about 800 tons. They are magnificent and huge, and they are the highest in Asia. 2. Cao 'e Temple is located in Xiaonvmiao Village on the west bank of Cao 'e River, 3 kilometers away from the urban area. It commemorates Cao E, a filial daughter in the Eastern Han Dynasty, who threw herself into the river in search of her father. Cao E's grievance has a history of more than 1800 years. It has been abolished and rebuilt several times. The present building was rebuilt in 23 years of the Republic of China. Cao E has a rich cultural heritage and elegant artistic taste. He is famous at home and abroad for his sculptures, murals, couplets and calligraphy, and is known as the "First Temple in the South of the Yangtze River". There is a "Cao E tablet" in the temple, which is known as "the earliest crossword puzzle in China". 8. "Yingtai Hometown"-Zhujiazhuang "Yingtai Hometown" Zhujiazhuang is the hometown of Zhu Yingtai in the legendary classic love story Liangzhu, located in the southeast of Shangyu City, 7.3 kilometers away from the urban area. Zhujiazhuang is located in the middle of the mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides: south, west and north. There is a "Yushui River" in front of the village, which is a long strip from north to south and runs through the Shili River dug in the Western Jin Dynasty. There are also Zhu's Ancestral Hall, Yushui River, Jingkong Spring, Yakutski and other historical sites related to British and Taiwanese culture. 9. Mount Scenic Area Mount is located 4 kilometers southeast of Fenghui Town, Shangyu City, and 17 kilometers away from Shangyu City. It is a national 2A-level scenic spot with an area of 2.4 square kilometers. It is famous for its steep mountains, deep valleys, rapids of waterfalls, verdant mountains and flowing bridges, among which "Hanging Stone Waterfall" and "Millennium Gu Teng" are wonders. Songshan Mountain is rich in human history and is the location of the ninth cave of Taoism. There are alchemists in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Wei Boyang, the founder of Taoism. Wei Boyang spent his whole life in the mountains, making an alchemist, leaving a book, Zhouyi Shentongqi, which was later honored as the "King of Immortal Classics". Feng Ming Zhenren Temple in the scenic spot began in the Han Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Scholars such as Xie An in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhu in the Song Dynasty, Pan Fu and Ye Jing in the Ming Dynasty all visited here. 10, Baima Lake and Chunhui Celebrity Garden "Baima Lake and Chunhui Celebrity Garden" is located in chunhui middle school, a provincial cultural protection unit 4 kilometers away from the urban area. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, there are many lakes, elegant scenery and very pleasant natural scenery. Xia Mianzun, Zhu Ziqing, Feng Zikai, Liu Xunbi and Liu Shuqin came here to teach, and He Xiangning, Cai Yuanpei, Ye Shengtao, Li Shutong and Hu Yuzhi came here to give lectures, which attracted a large number of students to study and became famous all over the world for a while, winning the reputation of "Nankai" in the north and "Chunhui" in the south. Chunhui Celebrity Garden is the former residence of a group of celebrities, including Xia Mianzun's Pingzhai, Feng Zikai's Xiaoliu House, Li Shutong's Yixian Mountain Residence and Changsongshan Residence, which has attracted countless celebrities to visit and pay their respects over the years. 1 1, Dongshan Scenic Area, also known as Xie Anshan. It is not very famous. An, a famous commander in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, lived in seclusion here, leaving many legends and gradually becoming a famous mountain in the southeast of China. Li Bai, He, Liu Changqing, Su Dongpo and Lu You. Wandering among them, leaving many famous poems. 12. The mountain scenic spot is located in the northwest of Shangyu City, 7 kilometers away from Shangyu City. According to legend, at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, made great efforts to revive the country. He once called this mountain a fine weapon of charcoal sword, hence its name. Scenic spots are tourist attractions; It integrates leisure, entertainment, catering, moral education and Buddha worship, and is an ideal tourist attraction. 13, Taohuayuan Scenic Spot Shangyu Taohuayuan Eco-tourism Zone is located in Taoyuan Village, Changtang Town, southwest of Shangyu City, about 13 kilometers away from Guanbai City, about 25 kilometers away from Shaoxing City, with a scenic area of 2.6 square kilometers. At present, the scenic spot has been built into a comprehensive scenic spot with Taoyuan Lake as the core and Longtan as the essence, which has many recreational functions such as water fitness, beach bathing, Longtan leisure fishing, barbecue and so on, and has been actively declared as a national AA-level scenic spot since early 2005. 14, East Lake East Lake is a famous scenic spot in Shaoxing, known as "the first bonsai in the world" East Lake, formerly known as Qingshishan. From the Han Dynasty, it became a quarry, and in the Sui Dynasty, it was mined on a larger scale. Over time, in the quarry, the springs in the rocks gushed out, the rivers flooded, the lake turned into a lake, and the blue waves rippled in the lake. This is today's East Lake. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Tao Rui, a native of Huiji, announced that he had seen the wonders here and built a lake embankment to divide the lake and the river in two. Outside the dike is the East Zhejiang Canal, which runs through the east of Zhejiang. Inside the dike is the East Lake. 15 During the Jiajing period in Lu Fuming, Lv Kun, a senior official of the official department, used to live in his former residence, commonly known as "Rufu Thirteen Hall". National key cultural relics protection unit, one of two precious Ming Dynasty buildings in Zhejiang Province. The traffic in the complex is convenient, and there is a stone-paved passage behind the hall, which runs through things, commonly known as "Manong". There is a north-south long lane between two adjacent shafts, commonly known as "water lane". There is a Xihe River in the west, a new river in the south, and a wharf along the river for water transportation. The rare large-scale residential buildings in the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty are an important example of studying the official residence buildings in the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty. No.0/69, Xinhe Lane, Yuecheng District. Some of Lu's descendants still live in Lu's family. 16, Xishi's hometown tourist area is an important part of the national key scenic spot around Wuxie, and it is the only national scenic spot in Shaoxing. The planning goal is to take Xishi culture as the theme, fully display the ancient Yue culture and hometown customs, and build the area into a scenic spot with beautiful natural scenery, rich cultural connotation, perfect sightseeing facilities, good economic benefits and vitality of the times.

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Wuxie is the most beautiful place in Shaoxing. April-May is usually the rainy season every year, especially when it rains heavily, the water suddenly becomes larger and the scenery is particularly beautiful. This is the best time to visit. Lanting International Calligraphy Festival, Houshan Peach Blossom Festival and other famous festivals are more than this one. After the rainy season, the summer heat fades in October. The so-called "Koharu in October" is a good time to travel. Shaoxing Yellow Wine Festival and Hutang Osmanthus Festival are mostly held at this time.

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Speaking of Shaoxing's specialty, Shaoxing's shiitake mushrooms are well-known and can be seen everywhere in the streets. Don't forget to bring back two bottles of Shaoxing wine when you buy dried vegetables. Shaoxing wine has a history of more than 2500 years, and has won many national wine awards, which is the top grade of wine. Xianheng Hotel also has fennel beans, which is also famous all over the world because of Kong Yiji, a character written by Mr. Lu Xun. In addition, Shaoxing's famous handicrafts include Shaoxing lace, woody satin and black felt hat. Local specialties include Shaoxing sufu, Shaoxing Pingshui Bamboo Tea, Shaoxing Ma Duck, Zhaimao sweet cake and Ding Daxing Rice Cake. Jiefang Road is a commercial street in Shaoxing. Go shopping all the way When you arrive at Lu Xun Road, you can go to Xianheng Hotel, Lu Xun's hometown and Cang Qiao Street. You can see the statue of Qiu Jin and the city square on Shengli Road. There are various shopping malls, specialty stores, restaurants and many food cities along the way. There are many supermarkets in downtown Shaoxing, many of which are large-scale and reputable. Local famous products such as rice wine, fennel beans and bean curd can be bought in supermarkets and liquor stores at very low prices. The antique market opposite Luxun Square in Shaoxing is well worth visiting. The antique stone archway has a long stone street facing the water. Exquisite shops can see quaint and exquisite antiques, calligraphy and painting in some years, and later there are postal, currency and card trading markets. More interestingly, some parts of the earlier flower-and-bird market are still preserved, all of which are lively little things, with the unique excitement of small cities and a little secular splendor. There are many large-scale professional wholesale markets in the suburbs of Shaoxing, such as China Textile City in Ke Qiao Town, Shaoxing County, Zhejiang East Clothing and Tie Market in Shengzhou City, and Shanxiahu Pearl Market, the largest pearl market in Zhuji City. Recommended shopping place: Shaoxing Commodity Market: East Street, Shaoxing Antique Market: Fuhe Street, Shaoxing Flower Market: Li Qing Town, Shaoxing County, Shaoxing Famous Tea Market: Chetou Hualian Department Store, Jijiang Town, Shaoxing County: Bada Building, No.449 Jiefang North Road: How to get to Pearl Market, No.7 Shengli East Road: there is bus 10 at the entrance of Zhuji New Railway Station, and change to bus 15438+0 across from the old railway. Take bus 109 (Zhuji-Diankou), one of which is Pearl Market, and bus 109 stops at the entrance of Pearl Market. It takes about 20 minutes by car, which is extremely convenient.

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Never come to Shaoxing without tasting Shaoxing wine. The history of cross-border wine-making can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. Shaoxing old wine is brewed with unique traditional technology and unique Jianhu water, which integrates beverage, medicine and seasoning. It is the highest yellow wine in China. There are many kinds of Shaoxing old wines, including Yuan red wine, yellow wine, good wine, Xiangxue wine and Huadiao wine, among which Gu Yue Longshan brand yellow wine and Shaoxing Huadiao wine are special wines for state banquets and have won international gold medals many times. As for Shaoxing cuisine, mushroom barbecue can be said to be the most famous home-cooked dish in Shaoxing. In addition, pickles are also famous, such as sauced ducks, sauced geese and pickles. Fennel bean, which is closely related to Kong Yiji, a character in Lu Xun's works, has long been known as Shaoxing local snacks. There are many "time-honored" high-end restaurants in Shaoxing, such as Xianheng Hotel (No.44 Luxun Road), Lan Xiang Pavilion (1 Kaminooji), Tongxin Building (No.87 Jiefang North Road) and Juleyuan Restaurant (No.37 Shengli Road).

This is Shaoxing! I hope you can fall in love with this city.