Shaoxing is truly the pinnacle of Jiangnan water towns
📖 The Shaoxing from textbooks comes to life! The black-awning boats glide past stone slab bridges in Lu Xun's hometown, you can pick ripe mulberries in Baicao Garden, and even taste the same fennel beans as Kong Yiji did~
🚣 The water here is alive! The black-awning boats sway along the city moat, lanterns from Cangqiao Straight Street reflect on the river, every three steps you meet a bridge, every five steps a river, as if stepping into an ink painting~
❤️ Patriotic feelings are hidden in the details! The desk in Zhou Enlai’s former residence, the sword in Qiu Jin’s former residence, strolling around you’ll understand the passion in the textbooks~
🚢 Staying at Winter Joy Hotel is wonderful! The prime location speaks for itself, right at the city moat, black-awning boats pass right under the window, and you can kayak yourself for fun~
🐱 The lobby has clingy little cats, afternoon tea comes with cold brew tea + fruit, free fishing is super relaxing, 300 meters to Cangqiao Straight Street, 1.3 kilometers to Lu Xun’s hometown~
🎣 The balcony offers a view of the popular Baozhu Bridge, 200 meters to Fushan Park to see the Yue King’s relics, free bike rentals available, this location is fantastic!
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🌿 Shaoxing’s activities hold little surprises! Ride a black-awning boat and listen to the boat captain tell Lu Xun stories, eat a bowl of yellow wine popsicle on Cangqiao Straight Street, families with kids can go weeding in Baicao Garden (don’t really pull the weeds! )~
🚣 Summer here is so comfortable! One hour by high-speed train from Shanghai or Hangzhou, stay in Shaoxing hotels to escape the heat during the day, and play in the city moat water in the evening, just the right pace~
🍶 Take kids to Lu Xun’s hometown to learn while playing, tell the story of Goujian at Fushan Park, patriotic education can be fun too~
📙 Scenic Spot Highlights
Lu Xun’s Hometown
The place where Lu Xun lived during his youth. Here you can stroll ancient streets and feel the charm described in Lu Xun’s writings 🉑 Take a black-awning boat to experience the water town’s charm
✅ Includes Lu Xun’s Former Residence, Baicao Garden, Sanwei Study, Lu Xun Memorial Hall, and a spot to light a cigarette for the master 🚬
Shenyuan Garden 🎫 Adult 40 RMB, Student 20 RMB
The tragic love story of Lu You and Tang Wan took place here, and it is also a preserved Song Dynasty garden. At night, the "Night of Shenyuan" performance is held
Bazi Bridge
Shaped like the character “eight,” the bridge is paved with bluestone slabs, typical Jiangnan water town residences, giving a strong Jiangnan water town atmosphere
Hometown of the Sage of Calligraphy
✅ Wang Xizhi Exhibition Hall, Ink Pool, Grandpa’s Bookstore, Cai Yuanpei Former Residence. Many traditional ancient buildings are preserved here
Cangqiao Straight Street
The street is paved with bluestone slabs, flanked by quaint shops and residences, offering the scenery of small bridges, flowing water, and Jiangnan water town life
🍲 Food
✅ Chenji Shaoxing Cake
In Lu Xun’s hometown, there are many flavors: black rice red bean cake, white rice red bean cake. The cakes are handmade, very healthy, with a fragrant and non-greasy taste
✅ Dishes
Braised pork with preserved vegetables, Xishi tofu, marinated chicken, soy sauce duck, Shaoxing three delicacies, clear soup Yue chicken, white salted chicken, salted meat stewed with bamboo shoots, fermented amaranth stems
✅ Snacks
Stinky tofu, Shaoxing fragrant cake, fennel beans, cream buns, shredded radish pancakes, grilled dumplings, Shengzhou soup dumplings, pot-stirred noodles, steamed buns, sweet fermented rice wine