(1) Hangzhou to Xitang
Hangzhou is 0/26 km away from Xitang/kloc-0, and it takes about 1.5 hours by car. Answer: Get off at Jiashan Dayun Exit of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway → Follow Xitang sign along Yanjiangshan Highway → Get off the expressway and drive for about 15 minutes to reach Tang Xi Ancient Town (the total driving time is about 1 hour 45 minutes); B: Drive at the national highway B:320 → Jiashan Checheng intersection and turn left → drive in the direction of Pingli Highway for about 15 minutes, and you will get to one thing you care about, that is, how to get free tickets. Of course, I bought tickets for the scenic spot! I think I will spend money to see the scenic spots when I come. After all, this is the first time I have met them. Let's get down to business. When driving to Shanjiang Highway and approaching Xitang, the road sign will prompt you to turn right and enter Xitang Scenic Area. Don't turn right directly at this time.
Go straight for less than 500 meters. There will be a big billboard of Xitang yellow wine where there is no traffic light on the right. There will be a path that turns right under the billboard. It's called Xiding Highway. Remember it turns right, not right. The road sign says x407. If you enter Xiding Highway and open three bridges, you will arrive at the yellow wine company in Xitang. At this point, a right-turn road will appear less than 10 meters in front of the winery. If you drive 100 meters, you will see a bridge. You can get off here and get to the entrance of Xitang near the north. Free parking is allowed on both sides of the bridge. If you park your car under the bridge, you will enter the scenic spot directly in the alley. No one will check the tickets. You can walk a few steps to the misty rain corridor in the scenic spot. Free tickets are successful at this time.
(2) From Shanghai to Xitang
Shanghai is about 1 15 kilometers from Xitang, and it takes more than an hour to drive. Get off at Jiashan Dayun exit of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway → follow Xitang sign along Yanjiangshan Highway → get off the expressway and drive for about 15 minutes to reach Tang Xi Ancient Town. (The whole journey takes about one and a half hours). If you want to get free tickets, you can also take Xiding Highway to Zhejiang Jiashan Yellow Rice Wine Co., Ltd., then turn right and walk 100 meters to the bridge, and then walk into the scenic spot.
By bus, it's the same from the South Railway Station to the main station. It only takes more than an hour to get to Xitang directly, and there are many flights. You don't have to wait too long to get off at Xitang Station. There are many tourists from Shanghai. You'd better buy tickets in advance and get off at the bus stop. You can walk across the street for about 8 minutes and enter the scenic spot from an alley. After crossing the alley, you will find yourself on West Street. Remember to ignore the man who is going to lead the way at the station. Nothing for nothing. Booking a room allows the innkeeper to bring it into the scenic spot.
snack
Visit the snack square in Xitang, where the famous Lushi wonton and shiqian tofu flower are located.
(1)- Lushi small wonton, the price is a bowl in 6 yuan. Personally, I don't feel too surprised. This is a street food stall. There is an old man as the boss, and there are many photos taken with stars, journalists and others on the stall. I feel that the only bright spot is that the skin of wonton is really thin, like paper, and the stuffing of wonton is a little less, which is really small.
(2)- Qian's tofu flower costs a bowl in 5 yuan, but it feels better than a small wonton, and there is a small horizontal bar on the stall. It's quite interesting, like a roadside stall selling porridge in ancient times. A bowl of tofu pudding is filled with mustard tuber, coriander and sesame oil, and I want to eat it again.
(3)- Steamed pork with lotus leaf powder, 5 yuan a piece seems to be right, I forgot, sorry. This kind of snack is a bit like Zongzi, but it tastes slightly different from Zongzi. There is no waxy feeling of zongzi, but there is lean meat in it which is very salty. It feels good to eat steamed pork with old horse powder. It is delicious. No other family has tried it. Just once, not very attractive.
(4)- Taking care of the old lady's stinky tofu is different from other places. Fried golden stinky tofu is crispy outside and tender inside. If you like crispy food, you can ask the boss to fry it for a long time. The words inside should be tender. Serve with hot sauce and sweet noodle sauce. It feels super delicious. The most authentic one is at the entrance of a scenic spot in Xitang, on the stone road. It is said that the tofu shop is run by the old lady's daughter or granddaughter. There are seats in the shop, as well as fried potatoes and tender tofu It seems that other families buy stinky tofu from their home. Therefore, Xitang scenic spot is called Guanlaotai stinky tofu, not asking the locals to really know.
(5)- Maltose, long time no see. I really miss seeing it again in Xitang. It's sweet and a little stuffy and super sticky. Don't get it on your clothes. Usually old women sell them in the alley. Three dollars a piece is quite a lot, and you can't finish it. It's too sweet.
(6)- Xitang is the best in the world, and it is also in the food street. There are many homes, all next to each other. The brands are all the same, but it is difficult to compare which one is genuine. What impressed me deeply was that there was a sign on the door that said: Those who have just been imitated and never surpassed are quite domineering. But these are not genuine. From the local population, I know the most authentic one is on the slate road, which is separated from the authentic old lady stinky tofu. It is delicious. I went to eat specially before I left. The biggest feature is freshness, and the taste is according to my personal preference. If you like spicy food, you can ask the boss to add some spicy pickled peppers. The noodles are quite tough.
(7)—— Pastries such as Euryale ferox cakes and wooden hammer cakes are a major feature of Xitang. Gordon Euryale seed cake was first developed in Xitang, and evolved from Bazhen cake (Bazhen cake has been in Xitang for 150 years). Bazhen cake is made of eight kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, dried and packaged, crisp and delicious. Today's Gordon Euryale cake is refined from Gordon Euryale and glutinous rice puffed powder, which is more delicate and chewy than the original Bazhen cake.
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Steamed white silk fish
Xitang is a "land of plenty" with abundant aquatic resources, and fish ponds are scattered around buildings, among which Hu Fen is the most famous. Cultured white snakehead occupies a place in Xitang food spectrum because of its delicious meat and rich nutrition. White silk fish likes to eat, and small fish and shrimp swim fast, which is known as "white stripes in the waves". But the white silk fish died out of the water, so the market price is expensive. The cooking of steamed white silk fish pays great attention to raw materials, delicate methods and keeping the original flavor of the fish. Add a little salt to marinate the fish for more than two hours, take it out, wash it, put it in tender tofu, add seasoning until it is 5 minutes cooked, add cooking wine, and steam it for 5-6 minutes.
Side-skinned fish
Xitang water network is interlaced, and its source comes from Taihu Lake. Excellent water quality provides a good environment for the growth of wild pomfret. Thrush fish live in groups along the river bank, hence the name. It's about an inch and a half long, flat and small, and will never grow up. The cooking methods of wild pomfret include braising, steaming and making soup. Among them, the most distinctive is salted pomfret. The method is to wash pomfret, drain the water, then put it in the oil that has been boiled to 70% maturity, fry it until golden brown, fry it again, and drain the oil.
Sauced snail
Snail is a common dish in Jiangnan water town. The Xitang River is criss-crossed. Where there is water, there must be snails. Snails are generally eaten around Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it is said that eating Malantou can improve eyesight as well. Snails in Xitang are small, with thin shells and thick meat. Stir-fry onion and shredded pepper, spray with wine and sugar, then pour with red soy sauce and star anise. This soup is undercooked and sticky. Most of them are delicious and have a strong flavor. It is a great pleasure for friends to drink rice wine and eat snails in the cool night breeze.
Steamed eggs with carp in pond
Pond carp is the top grade of fish, and it is a wild species, which is rare in the market. This fish is extremely fresh and tender, loose but not scattered, and the soup is delicious and appetizing. Xitang people make cauliflower fish by stir-frying, salt and pepper, stew and other methods. The simplest and most delicious thing is steamed eggs with cauliflower fish, which not only has the delicious taste of fish, but also keeps the eggs delicate and tender.
Send a dragon's hoof:
According to legend, there was a rich man named Jia in Xitang in Ming Dynasty, who had been married for a long time and had no children. Later, a man instructed to do good deeds and build roads and bridges so that everyone could stop by the bridge when building the bridge. The rich businessman also gave birth to a child that year, so the bridge was named "Songzi Laifeng Bridge". After the renovation, sit in Xitang, a thousand-year-old town, facing south. The rich businessman held a grand banquet when celebrating his son's birthday. There was a main course at the banquet, namely hoof. Everyone named it "Send Dragon Feet" to celebrate. Since then, this dish has been used as the main course of family reunion all over Fiona Fang, which means early birth and auspicious reunion. Send a dragon's hoof High-quality pork leg meat, with dozens of ancestral condiments, is cooked, steamed, simmered and simmered repeatedly. The meat is crisp, tender and boneless, fat but not greasy, and delicious.
Qiantang Renjia Hotel in Xitang is the largest hotel, located under Yongning Bridge. It tastes good, the price is a little expensive and the location is very good. There are many seats by the river, but because the business is so good, the service is really poor, and the waiters are dragging them.
Dream Water Town Hotel, which I think is the most satisfactory restaurant I have ever eaten in Xitang, is located 20 meters north of Yongning Bridge and is famous for its spicy chicken. The most famous dishes are delicious, the white water fish is also good, the price and weight are reasonable, the environment has a seat near the river, and the service is ok. He is a fat boss who always laughs.
Old Pinfang Hotel is affordable, with low per capita consumption, but the service and environment are really flattering. The taste of the food is ok, but the advantage is that it is cheaper. So students go to eat more, located near Wan 'an Bridge.
Step 3 attract
Xitang has won the favor of tourists with its three characteristics of "more bridges, more lanes and more corridors and sheds", among which 1 1 scenic spots developed by Xitang Tourism Company.
Root Carving Hall (1), Tile Hall (2), Xuezhai Button Hall (3), Nizhai (4), Shengmiao (5), Zhang zhen Wood Carving Hall (6), Wine Culture Museum (7), Zuiyuan (8), Qilaoye Temple (9) and Zhongfutang (65438).
There are many famous ones, free of charge. For example, the most famous stone skin lane is 68 meters long, paved with 2 16 stone slabs and only three centimeters thick. It's the corridor between Wang Jiazunwen Hall and Zhongfutang Hall. According to research, there is a sewer under the stone road in the lane, and there is no water in rainy days. Slates as thin as skin are the skin of sewers, so they are called skindragons. Its widest point is 1. 1 m, and its narrowest point is only 0.8m.. If two fat people meet in an alley, even if they wipe the wall and stick their stomachs up, they may not be able to pass easily. There is a long and narrow sky above, so the stone skin has a "sight" in Xitang.
Longest Lane: Sixian Ancestral Hall Lane in Beizha Street, with a total length of 236 meters. The narrowest alley: Wildcat Long, which is located on the edge of Huanxiu Bridge, with a maximum length of 30 cm, is the gap between two houses. Widest driveway: Located in the north of Shao Xiang Port, along Lizhai Avenue, it can accommodate 5.5 people walking side by side. The shortest alley: the house alley in Yuqingtang, where the Ming and Qing Woodcarving Museum is located, is only 3 meters long.
The place to take a cruise is next to Laifeng Bridge in Songzi. There is a boat pier, and 20 yuan is the one with tickets.
Accommodation supplies
Accommodation in Xitang is basically in the form of homestay. Unlike hotels in the city, the rooms are very distinctive. B&Bs are almost the same. There are two kinds of hotels near the river and not near the river. Those who don't face the river are generally quiet in the alley, and those who face the river are generally on the roadside, which may be a little noisy in the morning. From Sunday to Thursday, the price is about 100 to 150 yuan. About 200 yuan by the river. There are also hotels in Xitang, such as Xitang Holiday Hotel (3 stars) and Yu Yan Jiangnan Hotel (4 stars). The overall facilities of the hotel are good, but outside the scenic spot, it is recommended to live in the scenic spot. General inns are run by local people, and they are very easygoing and enthusiastic.
Bar supplies
There are two kinds of bars in Xitang. There are more than 30 bars in Dong Tang Street, which is one of the relatively high bars. Dj is always noisy. If you spend, the beer is at least about 25, and the red wine ranges from 200 to 800. If you order a set meal, you will get a fruit bowl snack. Personally, it is not too expensive compared with the bar consumption in the city. The second is a quiet bar, which is usually better at the intersection of Bar Street and Hong Kong. I like to see the kind that I like personally. The innkeeper can get a discount card.
I hope I can help people who go to Xitang, and I didn't waste all night writing.
-translated from the author sky.