tangqi ancient town

The only remaining seven-hole stone arch bridge on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is in Tangqi. It has been more than 500 years since its completion in 1498 in the Ming Dynasty. Tangqi is famous for this. Tangqi is like a pearl on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The ancient town is small and can be visited in about an hour. There are two local specialty pastry shops in the ancient town, which can be seen as soon as you cross the bridge. If you go straight in, you will see a square cake shop. There are also rice dumplings in the ancient town. It is also very good.

The Qianlong Imperial Monument is also on Shuibei Street. You can go and have a look.

Tangqi Ancient Town is located in Yuhang and is the starting point of the Hangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The canal runs through the ancient town, with antique old houses on both sides, and an ancient bridge connected on the river. Tangqi is very famous for its loquat and traditional cakes. When the loquat turns yellow in late May every year, it is always lively here for a while. Many Hangzhou people come here to eat loquat.

The ancient town is an open-plan neighborhood. Walking around the old streets is free, and only a few venues charge. The essence of the ancient town is the Guangji Bridge on the canal, the Qianlong Imperial Monument, the Guopu Well, the Canal Barn Museum, etc. They are all authentic monuments, and the museums are also built in quite style.

Shuibei Street and Shuinan Street on both sides of the canal are the main tourist areas of the ancient town. There are many scenic spots on Shuibei Street, including Tangqi Shuibei Grain Station, Christian Church and the famous Qianlong Imperial Monument Street.

Shuinan Street opposite Guangji Bridge and the surrounding neighborhoods are home to many snack bars. Some cafes and Hangbang restaurants are good for eating and shopping. The most famous local pastries are mung bean cakes, Lixia cakes, etc. Until now, many old Hangzhou people come to Tangqi to buy them. In the loquat season, fruit farmers selling loquat can be seen everywhere in the vegetable markets by the bridge and even on the roadside. The most expensive white sand loquat is about 12 yuan a catty.

Chaoshan Scenic Area

Chaoshan has been a plum viewing resort since ancient times, with developed transportation and is only a dozen kilometers away from the urban area.

The plum blossoms here are characterized by "ancient, broad and strange". The oldest ones are Tang plum blossoms and Song plum blossoms. Ordinary plum blossoms basically have five petals. There are also six petals here, and six-petal plum blossoms are more suitable for brewing plum blossoms. Tea is fragrant and refreshing.

There is a restaurant on the mountain called "Yimei Mountain Residence". It has a variety of dishes and a rich set of dishes. It is also a good choice for lunch.

Jingshan Mountain, located in Jingshan Town, Yuhang District, is the northeastern peak of the Tianmu Mountains. It is named because of two small paths circling straight up Tianmu Mountain. Jingshan has towering ancient trees, lush bamboos, gurgling springs, shrouded in clouds and mist, and is elegant and majestic. It is a tourist summer resort.

There are two peaks in Jingshan: First, the ancient temple of Jingshan Xingsheng Wanshou Temple in the Tang Dynasty was rated as the first of the "Five Mountains and Ten Temples" in Jiangnan Buddhist monasteries in the Southern Song Dynasty, so Jingshan was named "the First Mountain in Jiangnan". Jingshan Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It is the ancestral home of the Japanese Buddhist Rinji Sect. Second, the "Jingshan Tea Banquet" is famous and is said to be the source of Japanese tea ceremony.

The ancient Tang Dynasty temple on the mountain was built in 742 AD (the first year of Tianbao). It is said that monk Fachin came here to teach missionary work and was awarded the title of "National One Zen Master"; at his peak, there were many temples and pavilions, with a total of 3,000 monks, and he was known as the "No. 1 Zen Temple in Southeast China."

Famous tea, good spring, and boiled bamboo shoots are the three "treasures" of Jingshan. Jingshan Yunwu Tea is a national famous tea and enjoys a reputation both at home and abroad. In addition, Jingshan and Japan also have a long history of friendship. They are the ancestral home of the Rinji Sect in Japan. Japan's "tea ceremony" also originated from Jingshan's "tea banquet". Tea is also produced in Beishuangxi, Shandong Province, and its quality is of top quality. It is said that Lu Yu, the tea god of the Tang Dynasty, once learned about tea conditions and wrote tea classics here. Lu Yuquan is now left behind.

yishang town

Yishang Town is a characteristic town mainly focused on the fashion and clothing industry. The town is divided into four major sections: East Lake Culture and Art Center, Fashion Culture District, Fashion Historical District and Fashion Art District.

You can see many big-name designers here, as well as some young people dressed in very fashionable clothes. Some of them come here to buy clothes. Because this is the place of origin, clothes are relatively cheap and have a lot of discounts.

Yuhang Grand Theater

Yuhang Grand Theater is a large-scale public welfare cultural building in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, with 1200 large theatres, 500 small theatres and exhibition centers. Now it is also an Internet celebrity building, and many people go there to check in.

The Grand Theater is built against and through the water. It has a unique ice crack shape and a sloping roof. It looks like a ship from a distance.

Outside the theater is East Lake Park and close to Yishang Town. If you come to play, you can walk both places when you have time. It's still quite casual.

The piano Lang played is still in the Grand Theater. If you are lucky, you can still see it!

Liangzhu ancient city ruins Park

The Liangzhu Ancient City Site, about 5300 - 4300 years ago, is located in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. It is located in the piedmont river network plain at the eastern end of Tianmu Mountain in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and around Taihu Lake. It is an important representative of early regional civilization in China. As the center of power and belief of Liangzhu Culture, the Liangzhu Ancient City Site consists of a series of related sites such as large-scale city sites, complex functional peripheral water conservancy systems, hierarchical cemeteries (including altars), as well as a series of jade articles with symbols of belief and system. The unearthed objects mainly fill the gap in the Neolithic urban archaeological sites in East Asia on the World Heritage List, providing a unique testimony to China's 5000-year civilization history. Therefore, it is known as the "Holy Land for verifying the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization." On July 6, 2019, the Liangzhu Ancient City Site was officially rated as a "World Cultural Heritage".

Liangzhu Ancient City Relics Park is located in Pingyao Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, covering an area of about 14.33 square kilometers, including the city site area, Yaoshan Site and surrounding water conservancy system sites within the scope of the World Cultural Heritage Liangzhu Ancient City Site.

The site area of Liangzhu Ancient City Relics Park is the core part of the park. It consists of a palace area, an inner city and an outer city. It has a centripetal triple layout structure with ancient rivers running through it. The palace area is located in the center of the city site and has the highest terrain. It was the main place where the highest ruler lived and moved. With the palace area as the center, the inner city is dotted with cemeteries, residential sites (including handicraft workshops) terraces, ancient rivers and other ruins.

Deer have also been introduced into the Gucheng Ruins Park, and the area of the deer garden is also very large, so that you can feed deer without going abroad.

Luyuquan Culture Theme Park

There is a theme park at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. It is a Lu Yuquan Cultural Theme Park built to commemorate Lu Yu, the tea saint, and study Lu Yu's culture. There is a spring water here, which is used for Lu Yu's tea, and you can also experience making tea on site.

live

Tangqi Renjia Inn

If you come to Tangqi to play, if you want to stay for one night, you can stay at Tangqi Family on Shuinan Street. This used to be the largest pawnshop in the town, but it has now been converted into a B & B. The interior area is huge and very exaggerated. Those who like ancient buildings can stay in.

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Wang Yuanxing

It is a well-known time-honored brand in Tangqi. It makes some traditional dishes and some innovative dishes. The taste is quite good. On Shuinan Street, you can open the window and see Shuibei Street. The environment is very good. There is a private room on the second floor, and there are large tables and small tables on the first floor.

In a small ancient town, there are already two Wang Yuanxing families. You can imagine that the business is booming.