How much does a ticket to Xitang cost?

Xitang ticket price: 1. Xitang Ancient Town Tour Coupon (including 11 scenic spots) 60 yuan/ticket, scenic spot ticket 30 yuan/person, tour guide fee 60 yuan/guide. 2. Group tickets enjoy discounts (no limit on the number of people). 3. The following people can enjoy ticket discounts: college, middle and primary school students; teachers; disabled people; retired personnel. Please refer to the company's regulations for specific discounts. 4. You can enter the scenic spots for free with valid certificates such as tour guide card, reporter card, military card, etc. Children under 120cm are free of charge; children between 120cm and 140cm are half-priced.

Xitang is located in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, 11 kilometers away from Jiashan County. Take the train from Shanghai to Jiashan and get off, then take a minibus to Xitang for 3.5 yuan. Xitang is an ancient town with a thousand-year history and culture. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the place where Wu and Yue met, so it was known as "Wu Gen Yue Jiao" and "Yue Jiao Family".

The pavilions in Xitang attract Chinese and foreign tourists with their unique and outstanding charm. Most of the streets in Xitang are covered with corridors and sheds, so that merchants and pedestrians can trade without having to worry about being exposed to rain or sun.

Some of the corridor sheds along the river side are equipped with backrest benches for people to rest.

The gallery sheds mostly have wooden frame and tile roofs, generally 2-2.5 meters wide. They are concentrated in Beizha Street, Nanzha Street, Chaonandai and other commercial areas, with a total length of nearly 2,000 meters. They can both provide sun protection and Can be protected from rain.

One of the sections is the most elegant and outstanding, with two floors of carved patterns, which amazes visitors.

Xitang, a water town, is quite unique among the ancient towns in the country. It is famous for its many bridges, lanes and sheds.

The town is dotted with rivers and ports, and densely covered with river bridges. By 1998, 104 bridges had been built in the town.

Since the Song Dynasty, 13 bridges including Anren Bridge, Anjing Bridge, Anshan Bridge, Ren Bridge, Wufu Bridge, Yongning Bridge and Qingning Bridge have been built in Xitang. In the Qing Dynasty, Wolong Bridge, Duchan Bridge, Laifeng Bridge, etc. were built.

Most of these ancient bridges are single-hole or three-hole stone pillar and wooden beam bridges. The bridge is exquisite in craftsmanship and has been completely protected to this day, which means it has ornamental value. It has been known as "Wolong Lingbo, Rainbow Flying Frame" since ancient times.

Zhailong is another characteristic landscape of the ancient town of Xitang. Xitang Zhailong can best reflect the character of Xitang people. Deep in the house, the winding path leads to a secluded place. I don’t know how deep it is. When I reach the end, it suddenly opens up and there is a new cave. There were ancient old residences in the town, with deep and long alleys, some with three, five, or seven entrances. There were twenty or thirty families living in them, all entering and exiting the houses and alleys.

Xitang has mellow folk customs, bustling markets, elegance and beauty, and the scenery changes with each step. Ancient houses such as Zhongfutang and Xue's House, ancient temples such as Qilaoye Temple, Shengtang, the famous Western Garden, and Lufen Ginkgo are all places to visit, and they will all lead to a story about Xitang that is blended with history.

Xitang’s beautiful scenery and fertile land have created a strong cultural atmosphere in the town. Residents often dance and write, and love to raise birds and flowers.

Folk customs in Xitang were very active in history, such as visiting the temple, the City God Temple Fair, the Protecting the Country and Sui Liang Temple Fair, etc. These traditional customs are based on folk cultural activities, and are expressed in the form of lion dance, Jumping to the palace, beating the lotus and Xiang, sending a son with a unicorn, sending ingots from the God of Wealth, stepping on a white boat, grabbing a sedan chair, etc.

In some ancient houses in Xitang, in addition to the architectural culture and cultural relic value of the house itself, the interior of the house may display historical relics, or display the owner’s collection of bamboo carvings, wood carvings, bricks, and tiles, or open the hall. , the door of the bookstore, and compete with tourists from all over the world to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Or displaying family collections of rare ancient books and famous inscriptions, this kind of folk cultural exchange with strong regional characteristics is a very interesting and potential way of tourism in Xitang Ancient Town.

Xitang has a flat terrain, crisscrossed by rivers, and a very elegant natural environment. The rows of Ming and Qing buildings in the ancient town are in harmony with the criss-crossing city rivers. Many streets are built along the rivers and residential buildings are built near the water. It is famous for its many bridges, lanes and sheds. Looking over the whole town, you can see green waves rippling everywhere and every house facing the water. In the morning, the water flows over the small bridge, and the mist is like sand; in the evening, the sunset shines slantingly, and the fishing boat is flat, like a painting, which is as eye-catching as poetry and painting.

The ancient history and beautiful scenery create a rich cultural atmosphere in the ancient town. From the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty in 427 years, there were 19 Jinshi and 81 Jinshi whose names were recorded. Many celebrities in history have left their footprints in Xitang. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu assisted Wu Xing in building water conservancy and left his mark in Xitang; Qian Weishan, a poet in Qiantang in the Yuan Dynasty, and Gao Qidu, a famous poet in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties, visited Xitang to explore Exploring ancient times: Liu Yazi, a poet from Wujiang during the Republic of China, came to Xitang many times to recite poems and make friends with the literati in the town. After the Nanshe was established, there were 17 members in Xitang. In modern times, Chen Yun, an older generation of proletarian revolutionaries, came to Xitang during the Fengjing riots in 1927; when floods occurred in 1991, General Secretary Jiang Zemin came to the town to inspect the disaster amidst all the worries, leaving an indelible mark on the history of Xitang.

"There are rows of boats at the head of Jiuli Bay, green poplars, red apricots and singing orioles." Xitang, this ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River is shining brightly again today. It is welcoming guests from all over the world for investment, tourism and sightseeing with a new attitude.