[Shaoxing Free Travel] How to travel to Shaoxing for 3 days and 2 nights, a comprehensive guide to itinerary planning!

Take a black-sailed boat in East Lake to visit Xianben Cliff, listen to Lu You's Chai Tou Feng in Chen Garden, eat stinky tofu in Lu Xun's hometown, and drink rice wine milk tea in the hometown of the Sage of Calligraphy.
Play the Lanting Qushui Liushang and copy the inscriptions on the stone tablets, visit the Luzhen community opera in Keyan, climb the Tiangong to see the 12-meter golden Buddha, and eat the pickled duck and sausage in Anchang.

Although East Lake is not large in area, it is vast and misty, giving people a feeling of being small and spiritual. Therefore, East Lake is compared to a "mountain and water bonsai" by people. In addition, this is also the filming location for the Kingdom of Women in the 1982 version of "Journey to the West". Donghu Lake used to be a quarry. On both sides of the lake are cliffs left over from the quarrying. These traces of excavation have been washed out by mountain springs to create colourful lines, which are very beautiful. There are also some narrow stone caves, some of which can only accommodate one boat. It is very magical. Therefore, taking a black-sailed boat to tour the East Lake is also the reason why many people come here.

Address: Yundong Road, Gaobu Street, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City

Business hours: Standard time 08:00-17:00 (ticket sales stop at 16:20; admission stops at 16:20), summer time 08:00-17:00 (ticket sales stop at 16:50; admission stops at 16:50)

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Shen's Garden is the romantic garden where Lu You and Tang Wan met. The famous "Phoenix with the Hairpin" expresses many romantic imaginations of this exquisite Jiangnan garden. Nowadays, people go to Chenyuan, in addition to appreciating the classical gardens, to feel love, and even regard it as a place to express their persistent love. During the day, you can mainly see the buildings in the garden, and the Shaoxing Hall Performance at Chenyuan Night in the evening is not to be missed.

Address: No. 318 Luxun Middle Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City

Business hours: Open from 08:00 to 17:00 tomorrow (no admission at 16:40)

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Lu Xun's hometown is a historical district in Shaoxing City, where the literary giant Lu Xun lived as a teenager. The scenic area not only preserves many old buildings from that time but also restores the landscapes described by the master, such as the Tugu Temple and Shoujiataimen. Scenes from childhood textbooks, such as the Baicao Garden and Sanwei Bookstore, can also be found here. The main road of the scenic area is lined with white walls and black tiles. You can walk into Lu Xun's former residence to visit the place where he was born and go to Baicao Garden or Sanwei Bookstore to see the desk that the young Lu Xun used when he was studying. Of course, you can also go to the Xianheng Hotel, take a photo with the bronze statue of Kong Yiji, eat some fennel beans, have a bowl of rice wine, and savour the Shaoxing-style slow life.

Address: No. 241 Luxun Middle Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City

Business hours: Open from 08:30-21:00 tomorrow (admission stops at 20:45)

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The Calligraphy Sage's Hometown Historical Block is located in the northeast of the ancient city, east of Cai Yuanpei Square on Jiefang Road, and is surrounded by Huancheng North Road, Zhongxing Road, Xiaoshan Street and Ju Lane. There are three historical neighbourhoods in the block, namely Jiezhufang, Xieqiaofang and Bifeifang, which are named after Jiezhu Temple, Tishan Bridge and Bifei Lane related to the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. Main attractions: Jiezhu Temple on West Street was once the former residence of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. After Wang Xizhi gave up his house to build a temple, it became a temple and was named Jiezhu Temple in the Tang Dynasty.

Address: East side of Jiemin Cinema, Cai Yuanpei Square, Jiefang North Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City (Tourist Center)

Opening hours: 24 hours a day, all year round

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Lanting is located at the foot of Lanzhu Mountain, about 13 kilometres southwest of the ancient city of Shaoxing. It is famous because Wang Xizhi and others once gathered here and left a famous "Lanting Preface". Lanting is not a big place, but the scenery is very elegant. The Goose Pond Stele, Lanting Stele, Qushui Liushang and Imperial Stele Pavilion are the main attractions here. In addition, there are the Lanting Calligraphy Museum and the Lanting Porcelain Inkstone Art Museum in the northwest of the scenic area, which exhibits many calligraphy works and various inkstones. If you are interested, you may wish to visit them.

Address: Provincial Road 308, Lanting Town, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City

Business hours: Open from 08:00 to 16:50 tomorrow (no admission at 16:50)

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Keyan Scenic Area is located at the foot of Keshan Mountain and consists of three parts: Keyan, Jianhu Lake and Lu Town. Keyan is the core of the entire scenic area. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was a quarry with various wonders such as stone pits, stone caves, stone pools, stone walls, etc. It is not far from the city and is a great place to learn about Shaoxing culture and have a leisure vacation. There are two gates in the scenic area, one is Keyan and the other is Lu Town. Both gates can lead into the scenic area and are not far from each other. It is recommended to choose the Keyan-Jianhu-Luzhen route for visiting the scenic area in the morning. If you buy tickets after 2 pm, it is recommended to choose the Luzhen-Jianhu-Keyan route. Today, the Keyan Scenic Area includes four major attractions: Stone Buddha, Mirror Water Bay, Yuezhong Celebrity Garden, and Yuanshan Garden. Among them, the more special ones are the "Heavenly Buddha" and the "Qiyun Stone Bones". The "Heavenly Buddha" was carved in the Sui Dynasty and was completed by three generations of stonemasons. It is quite imposing; while the "Qiyun Stone Bones" is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, like an upside-down pagoda. It is more than 30 meters high and has a base circumference of only 4 meters. It seems top-heavy, but it has stood in wind and rain for more than a thousand years, which is amazing. Jianhu Lake is the "Mother Lake" of Shaoxing. It has four scenic spots including the Eastern Han Dynasty Flute Pavilion, Nanyang Autumn Cruise, Five Bridges Moonlight Walk and Huluzui Island. Here you can take a black-sailed boat to go boating on Jianhu Lake (extra charge required), and you can also taste rice wine and watch the flow of koji wine on Hulucui Island to experience the rice wine culture of Shaoxing. Lu Town was originally a fictional town created by Lu Xun. The Lu Town Scenic Area is a rural town theme park built to restore the "Lu Town" created by Lu Xun. Lu Town is adjacent to Jianhu Lake and has shops, inns, cultural exhibition halls, Taimen Opera Stage, etc. On the streets of Lu Town, there are actors playing characters from Lu Xun's novels such as Ah Q and Xianglin Sao. They are very lifelike and you can take photos with them. There are restaurants such as Keyan Restaurant, Pinjiu Restaurant and Yishiju Restaurant in the scenic area where you can dine. The prices are a bit expensive, so it is recommended to bring some food with you. After the tour, return to Shaoxing for accommodation.

Address: No. 558, Keyan Avenue, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province

Business hours: Open from 08:30 to 17:00 tomorrow (ticket sales stop at 16:30; admission stops at 17:00)

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Shaoxing Kuaiji Mountain Doushita Heaven Scenic Area is located in Lingxia Village, Hutang Street, southwest of Keqiao District. The scenic area covers an area of ​​4.3 square kilometres. It is bounded by Xianglin Village in the east, Lingxia Village in the south, Lianzeng Village in the west, and Yanshang Reservoir in the north.

The area is picturesque with green mountains and clear waters, beautiful scenery, warm winters and cool summers, and fragrance all year round. The thousand-year-old osmanthus forest stretches for dozens of miles, and the fragrance spreads far and wide, which is spectacular. The ancient temple complex hidden deep in Baolin Mountain is filled with lingering Buddhist chants morning bells and evening drums.

Many famous people and scholars in history have visited this place and left many poems, such as the Tang Dynasty poet He Zhizhang, the Southern Song Dynasty poet Lu You, the Ming Dynasty scholar Zhang Dai, and the modern Buddhist Nan Huaijin. The scenic area, with its unique thousand-year-old Guilin and natural landscape, has become an ecological tourist destination integrating religion, folk customs, leisure and vacation.

The scenic area is divided into three areas from bottom to top: Daxianglin, Longhua Temple and Tushita Palace.

The First Realm: Daxianglin

Enjoy cherry blossoms in spring, sunflowers in summer, osmanthus in autumn and plum blossoms in winter. The fragrance of flowers continues all year round and the air is fresh and pleasant.

The most outstanding among them is the world-famous Millennium Osmanthus Forest, which is miles wide, everlasting, with fragrance spreading far and wide, creating a spectacular sight.

The Second Realm: Longhua Temple

Longhua Temple is built on the mountain, with layer upon layer, carved beams and painted buildings, and is magnificent.

Among them, the Jiangnan residential-style pavilions with pink walls and black tiles are perfectly matched with the temples composed of red walls and glazed tiles. Every step brings a new scene, which is magnificent and demonstrates the architectural model of Buddhist temples in the 21st century.

The Third Realm Tushita Heaven

Separated from Longhua Temple by a river, the Tushita Palace, planned according to the Three Sutras of Maitreya, consists of three parts: the seven-layer treasure wall, the inner courtyard of Tushita Heaven, and the purple gold lotus. The seven-layer treasure wall is surrounded by carvings of various gods, arhats, bodhisattvas and Buddha statues, stretching for more than 4,000 meters, which can be said to be a masterpiece of nature.

The inner courtyard of Tushita Heaven houses an indoor seated Buddha - a 33-meter-high statue of Maitreya with a preaching crown, which is breathtaking. The purple lotus on top of the Heavenly Palace has a diameter of 56.7 meters.

A formless Buddha is enshrined on the lotus, which fits the meaning of the Diamond Sutra that "the Tathagata cannot be seen with physical form." The Tushita Heaven at night is even more illusory and dreamy. The colourful changing lights make people feel like they are entering the fantasy world of heaven, recreating the charming scene in the Buddhist scriptures of "infinite lights on the lotus."

Address: Tourist Center of Doushita Scenic Area, Kuaiji Mountain, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province

Business hours: Open from 08:00 to 17:00 tomorrow (ticket sales stop at 15:40; admission stops at 15:40)

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Anchang Ancient Town is located in the northern part of Keqiao District, Shaoxing City. It is a Chinese historical and cultural town, a CCTV Chinese Charming Town, a Chinese Master Culture Hometown, a National 4A Scenic Area, a Zhejiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Theme Town, one of the first tourist towns in Zhejiang Province, a Zhejiang Smart Scenic Area, the second batch of Zhejiang Garden "Dazzling Pearl", Zhejiang Night Culture and Tourism Consumption Cluster, selected in the Zhejiang Province Tourism and Leisure Block Cultivation List, an excellent case of the in-depth integration and development of culture and tourism in the Yangtze River Delta ancient town, an excellent case of the development of English language arts, and a wonderful debate for junior high and primary schools.

The core area of ​​the ancient town is about 1.2 square kilometres, and the old street is 1,747 meters long. It is known as "clear water runs through the streets and thousands of houses, and seventeen rainbow bridges cross the river. " The ancient town has a strong atmosphere of life and prosperous commercial characteristics, and is known as the "living ancient town". Anchang is a thousand-year-old ancient town with a long history. "The soul of Xia and Shang, the water of Spring and Autumn, the bridges of Tang and Song, and the architecture of Ming and Qing" is a good description of it. Anchang is the hometown of legal advisors and a place with a rich cultural heritage. “All the legal advisors in the world come from Shaoxing”, and all the legal advisors in Shaoxing come from Anchang. Anchang is an important commercial port, prosperous because of its business. There were more than 20 money houses in ancient times, and the trade of sea salt, cotton, sauce and sauce products, "two white and one black", supported the commercial prosperity of the old street. Anchang has 1 national, 5 provincial and 26 municipal intangible cultural heritage projects, including "Shaoxing Xuanjuan" and "Shaoxing Blessing". The La Yue Festival has been held for 26 consecutive years, with wonderful programs such as the intangible cultural heritage market, water weddings, and water town community operas, which showcase the cultural heritage of Anchang Yue and have become a very lively festival in Shaoxing.

Address: Anhua North Road, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province

Opening hours: 24 hours a day, all year round

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