[2025 Jiashan Attraction] Travel Guide for West Park (Updated Jan)

🌠Xiyuan Garden is located near the Huanxiu Pavilion in Xitang Ancient Town. It is the most popular gathering place for scholars in the town. In the winter of 1920, Liu Yazi came to Xitang and took a photo with his friends from the Southern Society in Xiyuan Garden. He named the photo "The Second Elegant Gathering in Xiyuan Garden", which is how the garden got its name. 🌅The garden faces east and is small and exquisite. At the entrance, there is a small bridge over a stream and a stone lion gatehouse. Inside, there are flowers, plants, rockeries, pavilions, pools, and trees. ⏳Recommended visit time: 30 minutes 💰Ticket price: Ancient town ticket: CNY 95 per person. Free admission after 5:00 pm from Monday to Wednesday and after 9:00 pm from Thursday to Sunday. 📍Address: No. 258, Nanyuan Road, Xitang Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province

☘️Xiyuan Garden is located in Jijiangong Lane, West Street, Xitang Ancient Town. It was originally the private estate of the Zhu family in the Ming dynasty, covering an area of 16 mu (1.07 hectares) and built in the style of Suzhou Yiyuan Garden. 🌿The garden is not large, but it has all the features of a traditional Chinese garden, including pavilions, towers, winding bridges, and ponds. It is divided into front and back gardens, connected by a climbing tower and a street-crossing tower. There are several exhibition areas, including the Zhu Nianci Fan Calligraphy Art Museum, the Hundred Seals Museum, and the South Society Exhibition Area. ⏳Recommended visit time: 30 minutes 💰Ticket price: Ancient town entrance ticket: CNY 95 per person. Free admission after 17:00 from Monday to Wednesday, and after 21:00 from Thursday to Sunday. 📍Address: No. 258, Nanyuan Road, Xitang Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province

🎀 I've been to many ancient towns in Jiangnan, and Xitang gives me a very special feeling. It has the gentle and tender charm of Jiangnan water towns, and also has its own unique liveliness and fireworks atmosphere. The thousand-meter-long covered corridor shelters people from wind and rain; the bar street at night is bustling; and those narrow and deep alleys seem to hide countless stories. 🚶‍♂️Travel route: West Street - West Garden - Button Museum - Zhang Zheng Root Carving Art Museum - Covered Corridor - Songzi Laifeng Bridge - Tangdong Street - Wanan Bridge - Wine Culture Museum - Wolong Bridge - Beizha Street - Shipi Alley - Huixiu Bridge 📸Check-in points: - Covered Corridor: A thousand-meter-long corridor with ancient charm. Whether it's sunny or rainy, walking through it is a scenery. - Songzi Laifeng Bridge: Unique shape, the bridge is divided into two sides, one side is a slope, the other side is steps, symbolizing the wish for a son or daughter. - Tangdong Street: Bars are gathered, brightly lit at night, very lively. - Huixiu Bridge: Spanning over a small river, standing on the bridge, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the ancient town. 🍽Food: - Granny Guan's Stinky Tofu: Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, with a fragrant smell. - Gorgon Cake: Soft and sweet, with various flavors. - Dried Plum Vegetable Pancake: Crispy and delicious, moderately salty and fragrant. 🏠Accommodation: I chose a riverside inn within the scenic area. At night, you can hear the sound of flowing water, and in the morning, when you open the window, you see picturesque scenery, but the price is relatively high during peak season. 🚌Transportation: I took the high-speed train to Jiashan South Station, then took bus K222 directly to the scenic area. If driving, there are multiple parking lots near the scenic area to choose from. 🎫Tickets: Adult ticket 95 yuan/person, including the main entrance ticket and all open small attractions, allowing three entries and exits. Tickets taken after 2 pm are automatically extended for one day. 🎉Travel experience: Xitang is quiet and simple during the day. Walking through the alleys, you can feel the traces of time, and every step feels like walking on a long scroll of history. In the evening, the afterglow of the sunset spills over the water, covering the entire ancient town with a golden veil, beautiful enough to intoxicate people. At night, taking a boat ride with a gentle breeze and the dazzling lights on both sides, at that moment, it feels like all worries are left behind. This trip to Xitang really made me linger, and that unique charm has been lingering in my heart.

Xitang, a living ancient town of a thousand years The water of the Spring and Autumn period, the town of the Tang and Song dynasties The architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties, modern people The rich smell of life, still preserved to this day Jiangnan water town, small bridges, flowing water, people's homes Known for its "many bridges, many lanes, many corridors" 🚶‍♀️Tour route🚶‍♀️ West line main entrance boat dock ➡️Wuguniang Theme Park ➡️Huguo Sui Liangwang Temple ➡️Tawan Street ➡️Zuiyuan ➡️Yanyu Corridor ➡️Songzi Laifeng Bridge boat dock landing ➡️Yongning Bridge ➡️West Street ✅Yanyu Corridor: The essence of Xitang, whether it's sunny or rainy, walking under the corridor, shading and sheltering from the rain ✅Take a hand-rowed boat in the evening, the boat was once the transportation tool of the water town people, now it has become one of the must-experience projects of the ancient town, looking at the ancient town from the perspective of water, you will find a different beauty ✅Shi Pi Nong, can only be accessed through a small alley for one person, I'm afraid there are not many left now, walking in it, there is a feeling of traveling through time and space ✅Huanxiu Bridge: Met a local old man, let us go to Huanxiu Bridge to take pictures, this bridge is the highest bridge in Xitang, standing on the bridge overlooking the ancient town, there is a "drone" immediate view. 🌈Other worth checking out attractions 🧷Xiyuan🧷Zuiyuan🧷Wang's House 🧷Zhang Zhenggen Carving Art Museum 🧷Button Museum 🧷Church🧷Ni's House 🍜Seasonal delicacies🍜 🍂Autumn is the season of harvest, and it's the season of 🦀️ fat and delicious, oil and salt 🦀️ worth tasting, all kinds of snacks are also dazzling, Gorgon cake, smoked green beans, maltose, white water 🐟, trotters, old 🦆 stew 🚗About transportation🚗 The ancient town is very close to Jiashan Station 🚉, you can take bus 🚌222, adjacent to Shanghai, self-driving G60, about 1h30min Shanghai Gathering Center has a shuttle bus to Xitang every day

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