About Wuzhen and Xitang

Full route:

Beijing-Shanghai-Nanxun-Xiqi-Wuzhen-Hangzhou-Beijing

D1 (September 26) Departing from Beijing

D2 (September 27) Shanghai

D3 (September 28) Nanxun

D4 (September 29) Nanxun Xitang

D5 (September 30) Xitang Wuzhen

D6 (October 1) Wuzhen Hangzhou

D7 (October 2) Hangzhou

D8 (10 March 3) Return to Beijing

The reason for designing such a route is based on the following considerations -

1. Convenience of transportation. There is basically no turning back on this route, and train and road transportation between various places are convenient. Especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, road passenger transportation is relatively developed, with more daily flights and cheaper prices. But please note:

(1) During the Golden Week, you must purchase a round-trip train ticket in advance and on the day of issuance.

(2) There are no direct buses between Nanxun, Xitang and Wuzhen. You need to go to Jiaxing or Jiashan to back up.

(3) Shanghai and Hangzhou have direct buses and tourist buses to Nanxun, Xitang and Wuzhen.

I chose the Shanghai-Nanxun-Xitang-Wuzhen route after comparing the timetables of various passenger terminals in Shanghai (the timetable can be checked online), and I can make flexible arrangements according to my preferences.

2 Passenger flow. During the Golden Week, these scenic spots will receive a large number of tourists, and crowded tourists will destroy the rural charm of Jiangnan ancient towns. In comparison, Nanxun is an ancient town with less passenger traffic. I stayed there for half a day to experience the tranquility of the water town. Xitang and Wuzhen will be full during the Golden Week, so I choose to use 9:00-16:00 as rest and transportation time, and then enter the scenic spot when the group passenger flow decreases. So in Wuzhen and Xitang, I basically visited between 16:00-24:00 and early in the morning.

3 Train time. My trip this time is mainly to the water towns of Zhejiang, so I can go from Beijing to Shanghai, Hangzhou or Jiaxing railway stations. But in order to save time, trains departing at night and arriving early in the morning are the first choice. In order to reduce travel expenses, try to choose hard seats or hard sleepers. After comparison, I decided to take T109 to Shanghai first, and finally take T32 from Hangzhou back to Beijing. I have never been to Shanghai or Hangzhou, so it would be nice to spend a day in each to appreciate the city's customs.

Detailed itinerary and expenses:

1. Attractions: Total 150 yuan Shanghai

1 Did not go to the paid attractions.

Route 2: People’s Square—Old Captain International Youth Hostel—The Bund—Chenghuang Temple—Pudong New District—Nanjing Road—Old Captain International Youth Hostel

I walked this route both during the day and at night , Shanghai has its own unique style under daylight and lights. There are two ways to cross the Huangpu River: ferry and subway. Other transportation options are relatively expensive. Nanxun

1 Pass: 100 yuan (half price with student ID card)

2 Route: Nanxun has two scenic spots, north and south. The main attractions are concentrated in the south area, and the north area is Baijianlou. The two scenic spots are separate, and there is still a distance in between, but the ticket can be used back and forth on the same day.

Key recommended attractions in the Southern District: Xiaolianzhuang, Liu’s Ladder, and Zhang Shiming’s old residence. It is recommended to visit the Southern District first.

Baijianlou in the North District is suitable for lodging. You can walk through the long and narrow alleys, watch the quiet water flow, watch the villagers fishing, the village women washing their yarn, the smoke rising from the old people in front of the door, and the noise in your heart. No mess left. Moreover, Baijianlou Scenic Area is very close to the long-distance station, just ten minutes' walk away. Xitang

1 Ticket: 50 yuan, pass: 100 yuan

I checked online that there are student tickets, but the ticket seller in the alley said there were no tickets, so I skipped the tickets. In fact, there is nothing to see in the courtyards of Xitang. Friends who want to see it can just buy a pass. There is no need to sell tickets.

2 Route: Wandering around, the water town is not big, with a river running from east to west and a river running from north to south, but the charm of the Jiangnan water town is exuded among the sheds, corridors, bridges and lanes. It is very beautiful to take pictures of sunrise and sunset on the bridge in the water town. There are also many bars and small shops here, which feels a bit like Lijiang.

Special alley: Shipilong—the narrowest alley in Jiangnan.

Featured bridge: Laifeng Bridge - a double bridge (similar to the Fengyuan Double Bridge in Wuzhen). Wuzhen

1 Dongzha Pass: 100 yuan

Xizha Pass: 120 yuan Night tour to Xizha: 40 yuan

East-West Gate Pass: 150 yuan< /p>

There are no student tickets for the above.

Route 2: Night tour to Xizha. There is nothing interesting to see in Xizha. It is very modern and commercial. It is enough to see the night view. In fact, in comparison, I prefer the night view of Xitang.

Tour Dongzha the next day. Dongzha Scenic Area is very small, with one river and two streets, and half an hour is enough for a round trip. In the scenic spots that entered at 05:00, more and more people were evading fares around 6:00. The venue starts clearing out at seven o'clock, and you buy tickets before entering the scenic spot. There will be no one there before eight o'clock, and Wuzhen is very beautiful at this time. After nine o'clock, many teams poured in, and the excitement was so intense that we lost interest in playing.

I came to Wuzhen to realize a dream. In the dream, it is the shimmering waves of the Water Lord, the love entangled in the long blue calico in the dyeing workshop, the intoxication accumulated in the sweet wine, and the shadow puppet show. The flowing light and shadow behind it is the peony pavilion on the ancient stage. Maybe it has been in a dream, and when it comes, the dream wakes up. Hangzhou

Route: Living next to the Leifeng Pagoda and Nanping Temple in the West Lake, in the rainy Hangzhou, only the West Lake attracts me. I chose to walk, walking along Su Causeway and Bai Causeway, crossing the broken bridge where Bai Niangniang and Xu Xian met, passing by the willow bank and hearing the orioles, and walking to Lei Feng in the sunset. Maybe I missed Santan Reflecting the Moon and Xiaoyingzhou, but I heard that if it rains for the first time in Hangzhou, I will definitely come back.

So I only think about seeing West Lake again in the future. Or regret is the most beautiful.

2. Transportation: Total about 520 Railway transportation:

1 Beijing to Shanghai: T109 train 20:14-09:14 179 yuan (hard seat)

2 Hangzhou to Beijing: T32 train 22:58-13:57 194 yuan (hard seat) Highway passenger transportation:

1 Shanghai-Nanxun: Shanghai Passenger Terminal 47 yuan (insurance 2 yuan)

2 Nanxun-Jiaxing: Nanxun Bus Station 21 yuan (insurance 2 yuan)

3 Jiaxing-Xitang: Jiaxing Passenger Terminal 6 yuan (get on the bus and buy a ticket)

4 Jiaxing-Wuzhen: Jiaxing West Station 8.3 yuan

5 Wuzhen-Hangzhou: Wuzhen Bus Station 28 yuan (insurance 2 yuan) Other transportation costs:

Metro (Shanghai): 3 yuan< /p>

Ferry (Shanghai, Huangpu River): 2 yuan

Bus and car: 1-3 yuan in various cities

Tricycle and motorcycle: 5-10 yuan

3. Accommodation: Total 545

1 Shanghai Old Captain International Youth Hostel 70 yuan (bed) 021-63235053

2 Nanxun Wisteria Pavilion Hostel (Baijian Building) 100 yuan (double room) 0572-7380012

3 Xitang Hesheng Inn 180 yuan (double room) 0573-84562771

4 Wuzhen Town God’s Temple Local Restaurant 130 yuan (Triple room 380 yuan) 0573-88723767

5 Hangzhou Passer Youth Hostel 65 yuan (bed) 0571-87027027

4. Food (recommended in red) totals about 300 Shanghai

1 Dahuchun (Henan Middle Road):) Shanghai pan-fried buns 5 yuan a portion (4 pieces)

Mung bean soup 2.5 yuan

2 City God Temple snacks: Ningbo Rice dumplings are 10 yuan per bowl (8 pieces)

Nanxiang Xiaolong Steamed Buns are 12 yuan per box (10 pieces). There is a long line to buy the steamed buns. There are so many people during the day. I went at night and there was still a queue. A few minutes

Shanghai Buttered Broad Beans bought Nanxun for 38 yuan

1 Ding Lianfang Thousand Sheet Bun is 28 yuan a portion (slaughtered, but tastes good, the "thousand sheets" are tofu skin).

2 Chow Sang Kee wontons for 6 yuan (different wontons and snacks have different prices, good quality and low price), I had two meals.

3 Other snacks: Dingsheng cake 1.5 yuan for 2 pieces; Gorgon cake 5 yuan a box, I bought two boxes (both are sweet). Xitang

1 Aniu steamed pork with lotus leaves and rice flour (Huanxiuqiao) 4 yuan each

2 Taipozhao pork 10 yuan 4 pieces

3 Smoked beans 1 yuan 1 Small bags

4 Malt pancakes 1.5 yuan each

5 different kinds of rice dumplings 1.5 yuan each A small shop recommended by locals, opposite Hesheng Inn

6 again Yicun is also recommended by the locals, but I was too full after eating snacks and lost my appetite. I will give it to you as a reference Wuzhen

1 Qingtuan is 2 yuan each. I tried two colors and it is the same The colorful rice cakes filled with glutinous rice and beans are okay

2 Sweet wine rice cakes cost 5 yuan for a bowl of glutinous rice cakes, but after a few sips they were poured out

3 Sister-in-law cakes cost 9 yuan a pound (in bulk) ) The prices of the boxes vary. I bought one for 37 yuan.

4 Sauce chicken drumsticks 8 yuan each. Sauce chicken is a specialty of Wuzhen. I ate chicken drumsticks to satisfy my craving, but it felt average.

Hangzhou

1 Louwailou shrimp-fried eel back (poured with West Lake vinegar fish sauce) 56 yuan

Dongpo pork (one serving only) 14 yuan

Jinsha Pumpkin (very average) 20 yuan

Jiu Niang Yuanzi (the dumplings are very good, a big pot) 16 yuan

The most famous restaurant in Hangzhou, opens at 10:00 , I have to wait in line if I arrive late.

2 Rice + Hangbang stir-fry for 24 yuan at a small shop by the West Lake

3 Shaxian snacks are Fujian snacks. They were invited by others before leaving. I forgot what I ate

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5. Total shopping is about 40 yuan

In addition to snacks from various places, I also bought some local souvenirs. We recommend small headscarves, tablecloths and zodiac signs made of blue calico from Wuzhen. They all cost a few yuan each and are great gifts for relatives and friends when you go home.

Note: Wuzhen’s tourism development company does not allow villagers to set up stalls. If they want to sell things, they must rent stalls in scenic spots. Therefore, Wuzhen villagers will set up stalls in front of their homes before seven in the morning to sell souvenirs secretly. Cheaper than other places.

Total total cost of this trip: around 1,600

Tips:

1 Tickets for each water town are valid on the same day. If the tickets for Xitang and Nanxun are really too late to visit the attractions, they need to be stamped to be valid for the next day.

2 Don’t take a local “motorcycle taxi” easily. Even if you take a ride, don’t let him take you into the scenic spot, because the small attractions inside have separate ticket inspections, and the money you give him is enough to buy one. A ticket.

3 Ticket-free time periods

After 17:00 and before 7:00 in Nanxun,

After 16:00 and before 8:00 in Xiqiao

Wuzhen East Gate after 22:00 and before 7:00

After entering Nanxun and Xitang, as long as you don’t enter the small scenic spots, no one will care about you, but be careful of the many alleys and don’t go out. Otherwise, you won’t be able to get in after the time has passed. Wuzhen needs to be cleared, especially on holidays.

4 It is highly recommended to stay at the International Youth Hostel. There are no international youth hostels in the scenic spots, but residential houses allow you to have close contact with the water town. But now that it has become commercialized, residential properties are extremely expensive during the peak season, especially those near water. Wuzhen Dongzha does not allow hotels to be opened. You can book them privately, but some villagers are very unreliable. I made a reservation at Wang Qingsheng's house in Wuzhen, but they did not reserve a room for me, which greatly reduced my good impression of Wuzhen.

5 There are two passenger stations in Jiaxing. The one to and from Xitang is at the North Station, and the one to and from Wuzhen is at the West Station. There are buses between the two stations.

6 Each of the three water towns has its own characteristics, which are described in detail on many websites. I won’t go into details here about my feelings. You will understand them as long as you visit them in person and experience them with your heart.