Traveling to Wuzhen is nothing more than meeting the four requirements of sightseeing, food, accommodation and transportation. Here is a simple introduction to Wuzhen’s attractions, food, accommodation and travel methods.
Introduction to Wuzhen Attractions Wuzhen is located in the center of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. In 1991, it was named a provincial historical and cultural town.
In early 2010, Tongxiang City invested more than 80 million yuan in large-scale ancient town protection and development, establishing the time and space positioning of the late Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China 100 years ago and the individual positioning of exploring the characteristics of folk customs and folk culture.
It is only an 80-minute drive from Shanghai, a 50-minute drive from Hangzhou, and very close to Suzhou, which only takes a 60-minute drive.
Transportation conditions: Wuzhen Town is mainly dominated by human-powered tricycles and taxis. The main transportation in the scenic area includes hand-operated cruise ships and sightseeing cars.
Tricycle price: 5~8 yuan/km.
Taxi: Starting fare is 5 yuan, then 2 yuan per kilometer.
Dongzha Scenic Area Cruise: 80 yuan/one way, each boat is limited to 8 people.
Xizha Scenic Area charter boat: (8:00-17:00) price 120 yuan/one way; (17:00-22:00) price 180 yuan/one way, each boat is limited to 6 people, including children and infants, starting and ending
No stops between points.
Arrangements for tickets and main activities at attractions: 1. Tickets: East Gate tickets are 100 yuan/piece, West Gate tickets are 120 yuan/piece, Xizha night tour tickets are 80 yuan/piece, and east-west gate combined tickets are 150 yuan/piece.
Arrive in Wuzhen in the morning, buy a 150 yuan combined ticket, visit Dongzha first, then visit Xizha and night tour Xizha; arrive in Wuzhen before 16:00 in the afternoon, buy a 150 yuan combined ticket for East and West Zha, visit Dongzha in the afternoon, and night tour in the evening
Xizha, stay in Xizha, and continue touring in the Xizha Scenic Area the next day; go to Wuzhen in the evening, first buy a Xizha night tour ticket for 80 yuan/ticket, then enjoy Xizha the next day, and buy 100 yuan at Dongzha
/ Zhang Dongzha ticket, visit Dongzha.
2. Opening hours A. Dongzha Scenic Area ● Opening hours from May to National Day Golden Week: (7:20-18:00) (including Mao Dun’s Former Residence and Lizhi Academy 8:00-17:30) ● National Day Golden Week
Opening hours from Sunday to April: (7:20-17:30) (including Mao Dun’s Former Residence and Lizhi Academy 8:00-17:00) ● Dongzha Scenic Area Folk Performance Time: Shadow Play: (8:30-11
:20); (13:00-16:30), ***21 performances, a flower drum show every ten minutes; (9:00-16:30), a boat boxing show every half an hour; (8
:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:10, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:10) High pole performance: (10:30-10:45); (14:30-
14:45) B. Xizha Scenic Area ● Opening hours of Xizha Scenic Area: (8:00-22:00) (The free ferry for entering the scenic area after 22:00 is closed, but there are tour buses to pick up and drop off for 5 yuan/person, 12
Four-hour service) ● Opening hours of venues in Xizha Scenic Area: (8:00-17:30) (open until 17:00 after the National Day Golden Week to April) ● Opening hours of Xizha Night Tour (17:30-22
: 00) (Night tours start from 17:00 after the National Day Golden Week to April) ● Folklore performance time in Xizha Scenic Area: Pingtan: (13:00-15:00); (19:00-20:30) (
30-minute break in between), Wuzhen Grand Theater - Shuchang Flower Drum Opera: (19:00-21:00) Xizha Scenic Area Water Market - Stage Open-Air Movie: (19:00-20:00) Xizha Grand Theater - Water Stage Rainy Day
Stop for lantern boat: (19:00-21:00) Yuanbao Lake - Tong'an Bridge - Tongji Bridge. Food and accommodation arrangement on rainy days. 1. Main delicacies: braised mutton, white water fish, Wuzhen sauce chicken, sister-in-law cake, handmade sauce, three
Liquor 2. Specialty blue printed cloth, wood carvings, bamboo carvings, black brocade, silk cotton, Hu pen 3. Accommodation at Linjia Inn? The guest rooms are decorated with unique Wuzhen characteristics. The bed cabinets and window panels are decorated with Jiangnan classical tables and lattice windows.
The beds in the guest rooms have different hangings, all of which are old-fashioned flower beds.
Address: Ziye Hotel in Dongzha Scenic Area has 40 double-standard rooms, 1 suite, more than 400 dining seats, 9 private rooms, conference rooms, multi-functional halls, KTV private rooms, indoor swimming pool and other supporting projects, induction magnetic card door locks
and other facilities.
The hotel uses fresh ingredients, a clean environment, and standardized services. The dishes are full of Jiangnan flavor and have a local flavor of Wuzhen.
Address: Tong'an Inn in Dongzha Scenic Area is a typical architectural complex of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the south of the Yangtze River. It is fully equipped, with simple and elegant decoration style, a lush external environment with green trees, and a unique charm of seeing water through the windows.