The best route for a one-day trip to Xitang Xitang one-day trip guide

Xitang Ancient Town has an admirable long historical and cultural heritage. The classic Jiangnan water town layout here does bring endless surprises and joy. You will face a series of water town cultural elements. , you can go there in person and experience it, which is a unique experience.

Route plan 1:

West Street → Shipi Alley → Ni Tianzeng Ancestral Residence Exhibition Hall → Holy Church → Ming and Qing Wood Sculpture Museum

Route Plan 2:

Zhongfu Hall→West Garden→Button Museum→Zhang Zhenggen Sculpture Art Museum→Jiangnan Wadang Exhibition Hall→Yongning Bridge→Misty Rain Corridor→Songzi Laifeng Bridge→Huanxiu Bridge→Zuiyuan→Protecting the Country with Food Wangmiao

Xitang Ancient Town, one of the birthplaces of Wuyue culture, has a well-preserved 250,000 Ming and Qing buildings in the town. Its scale and well-preserved architecture are rare in Jiangnan. The streets are built along the river, and the houses are built near the water. It is known as a living thousand-year-old ancient town.

1. Geographical location

Xitang Town is located in the north of Jiashan County, connected to National Highway 320 and the Shanghai-Hangzhou and Shenjiahu Expressways to the south, National Highway 318 to the north, and the Hangzhou-Shenjia Class A waterway passing through it. By the way, the Shanjiang first-class highway runs through the town.

If you have never taken a quick trip, if you happen to pass by Shanghai, if you happen to pass by Hangzhou, and you happen to have time, why not come to Xitang for a rest: release yourself in the three streets of bars before midnight , sit quietly by Wolong Bridge after midnight and experience history.

Surrounding Attractions

Small Thoughts: The location is excellent, but due to the water and bridges in the south of the Yangtze River, the ancient towns look very similar. It is not recommended to go to Guanqian Street in Suzhou or Tongxiang. Going to Wuzhen, Nanxun Town, and Zhouzhuang in Kunshan will easily cause visual fatigue. The landforms are not as complex and diverse as those in Gansu. From south to north, the scenery along the way has its own characteristics.

2. Time planning

If it is an impromptu trip, there is no time limit at all, but you can consider avoiding the weekend of the week after Qingming Festival. According to a shop owner in the town, Qingming Festival Due to the cooler weather and heavy rain during the festival, there will be fewer people coming, but a week later it will be a good time for spring outings, and there will be a lot of people.

I went to Xitang twice, the first time on the weekend of the week after Qingming Festival, and the second time on Qingming Festival.

Compared with the pushing and squeezing the first time, there were only a few people on the streets the second time. The hustle and bustle of commercialization faded away, and only then could I slowly appreciate the accumulation of small bridges and flowing water in the thousand-year-old ancient city.

3. Transportation Guide

1. Bus:

Take k222 from Jiashan South Station, which takes about one hour and fifteen minutes and goes directly to Xitang. The fare is 2 yuan ,;

There is also a direct bus to Xitang from Jiashan South Station, which takes one hour and costs 8 yuan;

Take k210/k215/k216 from Jiashan Station, which takes about 40 minutes and goes directly to Xitang. , the ticket price is 2 yuan.

2. Carpooling

Coming out of Jiashan Station, there will be many private cars. You can carpool with other tourists. It takes about half an hour and costs about 15 yuan per person;

Coming out of Jiashan South Station, it is not recommended to take a shared taxi. It is a bit expensive, more than 35 yuan.

4. Accommodation tickets

If it is outside of holidays, you should be able to book hotels within the scenic area, and you can use Alipay and other major platforms.

If it is a holiday, the possibility of booking a hotel in the scenic area is very low. Even if various apps say that it is within the scenic area, there may be a ticket gate separated from the scenic area.

Then why is it best to live in the scenic spot?

Because after 7 or 8 pm and before 7:30 in the morning, there is no ticket to enter the scenic spot. If you don’t plan to go, Looking at several attractions that charge tickets, you can definitely adopt this method. The full ticket price is 100 yuan, and the discount price is 55 yuan. Preferential prices are generally available to hotel owners in scenic spots, so you can book a hotel before traveling. It is best to contact the hotel owner directly. The locals are still very reliable in this regard.

When we went there last time, the hotel we booked was next to Wolong Bridge, just outside the ticket gate. However, the owner was very nice and the price-performance ratio was not bad.

In this case, I suggest that you go to the scenic spot after 6 p.m. The uncles and aunts at the ticket gate on non-holidays will get off work before 8 p.m. If you come at 6 p.m., you can have a meal outside the scenic spot. good.

On holidays, it is recommended to come after eight o'clock. Uncles and aunts usually don't get off work until after nine o'clock. Each time is different, depending on the passenger flow and weather.

5. Attractions/Routes

Xitang Ancient Town

1. Misty Rain Corridor

The corridor is actually a long corridor in ancient Chinese architecture. Roads with roofs are often found in gardens. They are a kind of building that both "introduces" and "views". It not only has the function of transportation, but also has the purpose of viewing.

Attractions Labels

The Misty Rain Corridor, the most famous attraction in Xitang, is a unique building in the Jiangnan water town and a unique landscape in the ancient town.

The pavilions in Xitang attract Chinese and foreign tourists with their unique graceful charm. Most of them are brick and wood structures, concentrated in Beizha Street, Nanzha Street, Chaonandai and other commercial areas, which can provide both sun and rain protection.

The south-facing porch has a history of hundreds of years. The white walls and black tiles on both sides of the building have their shadows sinking in the river in front of the door. When a gust of wind blows, the wet and bright shadows fade away like ink.

Walking on the promenade when there are not many people, with shops on one side and a river that has been flowing for thousands of years on the other, looking at the reflection of lights in the water, I believe you will like this kind of leisurely feeling. And it has a bit of a historical feel.

2. Shipi Lane

Shipi Lane, the longest alley in Xitang, is an easily overlooked attraction. It is located on Xiaxi Street, Xitang Town, west of "Zhongfutang" The first is an open-air alley sandwiched between two houses, built in the late Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Alleys

Among the 122 alleys of different lengths in Xitang Town, Shipi Alley is the narrowest, with a width of only 1 meter. The narrowest part of the alley entrance is only 0.8 meters, and the total length is 68 meters. meters, it is paved with 166 stones, with a flat surface and a sewer underneath. The stepped gables on the left and right walls of Shipi Lane are 6-10 meters high, and their ancient and unique style has been completely preserved.

The lane is deep and narrow, and the stone is as thin as skin, so it is called Shipi Lane.

I only walked through this scenic spot twice, and only stopped to get a good angle for taking pictures. Don’t forget it if you are traveling. In the early morning or under the sunset, walk through this long alley and bluestone slabs, listen to the crisp footsteps from the bluestone slabs, look at the stone skin lanes, touch the stones on the wall, and imagine that the courtyard is deeply locked. In the Spring and Autumn Period, feel the precipitation of history with your heart.

3. Three Bar Streets

There were three bar streets before, but now there are three. The whole street is full of bars. I won’t go into details about the bars, nor do I recommend them, because I haven’t been to a few of them myself.

But I can mention that if you are a fan of Dabing’s books, if you happen to like their singing, if you are a good listener, then go to Dabing’s hut. Go! Go and sit inside, you will have a different feeling.

Dabing’s Hut

When I go to Xitang, I think it’s worth taking two trips to Bar Street. Why two trips?

The first trip, You can go listen, see, play, drink, experience the business, the city, and the passion and bustle of the people before 11:30.

On the second trip, go after 11:30, and you will find that the street is very quiet, completely different from 5 minutes ago, like two worlds.

After coming out of the bar, you can sit on the Wolong Bridge, the highest bridge in Xitang, and feel the time and history again.

6. Food

The famous noodles are the best in the world, but if you are from the north, it is not recommended to eat them. The noodles in the north are very delicious, but the noodles in Jiaxing are delicious. It's a little raw. It may ruin the good impression on the other side.

Qingtuan dumplings

If it is Qingming Festival, you can try Qingpu dumplings.

As for other snacks, every food street is roughly the same. When you are hungry, just go to one and try something new.

I heard from others that the roasted bullfrog is the best in Jiashan, but since I really don’t dare to eat it and have never looked for it, I can’t recommend it.

About Xitang, I will stop here and add a poem at the end to express the people and things when I met Xitang again.