This is the third time I have written a travel guide to Xitang. Since the previous two guides are very old, some places may have changed. Therefore, the purpose of this post is to provide help to netizens who will travel to Xitang in the near future.

, to give back to the netizens who have helped me, I have visited Xitang three times in the past two years, this time in August 2011.

Before I started preparing to travel to Xitang, I searched for some posts on the Internet (most of them were published on Ctrip, and a small part were published on Tianya), which helped me a lot and allowed me to effectively save time and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

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We have visited Xitang three times. We hope that what we write can be as detailed and accurate as possible. However, since we are not locals living in Xitang, it is difficult to cover everything. Please bear with me.

When I was on a business trip to Shanghai, I often took my companions to travel around on weekends in order to relax my nervousness.

I have been to Hangzhou (West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Longjing Village), Shanghai (Nanjing Road, Chenghuang Temple, The Bund), Zhouzhuang, Xitang, Wuzhen, Tongli, Dongshan, Xishan, Wuxi, and Shengze.

The most impressive place among all the places I have been to is Xitang. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but also because the food inside and outside the scenic area is relatively cheap. It can be said that the cheapest meal I had while on a business trip was

Eating outside Xitang Scenic Area!

The company's business trip was in Fengjing, a small town near Shanghai and close to Zhejiang.

Fengjing is a town rich in rice wine, and Fengjing old wine is a specialty here.

Fengjing is not far from Shanghai and Xitang, and my story begins in Shanghai.

one.

Accommodation When visiting Xitang, you must stay one night.

The night view of Xitang is very beautiful, especially the night tour of Xitang on the boat.

I tried not to mention the name of the inn in the guide.

Lest you viewers think I am a bastard.

However, I would like to explain something to you here. The prices of inns or hotels in Xitang are generally not expensive. I have a rough price here.

On non-statutory holidays, including weekends, the price for a residential inn not near the water is about 80-120 yuan. For an inn near the water, the price is about 150-250 yuan. And for a regular hotel, the price is about 120-180 yuan. The specific price will also be determined.

It depends on the room size and equipment.

However, it is normal for prices to double during weekends and holidays, especially during the May Day and National Day holidays.

Therefore, friends who travel to Xitang on weekends and holidays should pay attention.

two.

By bus: It is most convenient to take a long-distance bus directly to Xitang from Shanghai South Railway Station (Liuzhou Road) or Shanghai Bus Terminal (No. 1666 Zhongxing Road). You can get there right away.

It is not recommended to take the EMU or train, otherwise you will have to change trains when you get off.

The one-way ticket from South Station or Main Station to Xitang is 32 yuan, 114 kilometers, and the journey takes 1.5 to 2 hours.

Pay attention to the following issues: ① The scenery on the way to Xitang is good, but after all, when going to the ancient town, it is recommended to bring sunglasses, a sun hat, and mosquito repellent. Xitang is a water town and there are many mosquitoes.

② Get off the bus station and walk for 10 minutes. Don’t call a tricycle. If you are really tired, you can call one, but don’t believe the tricycle or passers-by who say that such and such a hotel is not good or expensive.

He can take you to cheap inns, etc. You must know that there is no free lunch in the world, and no one will eat enough to help you lead the way. If you listen to him, 20% of your accommodation fee will go into their pockets!

Remember!

③The local dialect is quite strong. I asked several people at that time but they couldn’t understand why.

You don’t understand what he says to you, and he doesn’t understand what you say to him!

However, you can find some younger people, or just ask inside Xitang Station.

④ Pay attention to the first and last bus times and be sure to leave early. Although the scenic spot is not very big, we arrived at almost 11 o'clock in the morning and visited the scenic spots for dinner and tea. By 6 o'clock in the evening, there were still some scenic spots that we had not visited.

three.

Eat I have always been "tireless" in eating.

In addition to glutinous rice cakes and fermented glutinous rice dumplings that are common in small towns near Shanghai, there are also snacks such as fermented glutinous rice cakes, min cakes, and Zhuangyuan Hoof.

Restaurants and specialty snacks There is a snack plaza at the end of the Misty Corridor near Anxiu Bridge, where the famous Lu's wontons and Qian's tofu cakes are sold.

But I think it's very average and nothing delicious.

However, a friend came from Xiamen, and they had never eaten salty tofu pudding (which is filled with dried shrimps and seaweed. In Shanghai, there are also fried dough sticks and pickled mustard). They had only eaten sweet ones.

Well, China is really big.

So since you are here in Xitang, let’s eat and see.

I personally prefer the siomai in Xitang, because the siomai here is quite unique, unlike Shanghai, it contains meat instead of glutinous rice.

If you have never eaten this type of siomai, you can give it a try.

There is also a snack shop in front of the ticket gate on Guotangdong Street, which sells something similar to fresh meat mooncakes around 14:00 every afternoon.

Business is very good, local people buy a lot.

If you can find this store, you can buy it and try it.

When you go to the Misty Corridor, you will definitely see Mrs. Guan’s stinky tofu.

Buy a few pieces.

The tofu in Xitang is very tender and the bean flavor is very strong.

I really like to eat tofu in Xitang. Of course, the old lady has too much control over whether it’s true or not. Just pick one and it turns out that it’s pretty much the same.

There is also Xitang’s steamed pork vermicelli, I don’t know if it is considered a snack.

In fact, it is just breaded millet and meat in lotus leaves. I don’t like eating it very much.

Some people think it's pretty good.

Xitang Gorgon Rice Cake is eaten everywhere.

The stalls in the forest are lined with people.

So I just bought some from the stall next to their house, something from Cao Kee.