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Tangdong Street, located upstream from Xitang Ancient Town, is a famous bar street. Over 30 bars are clustered here, including the highly-regarded Jiangnan Memory Bar (No. 18, 0573-84560290) and Hongting Bar (No. 9). Xitang's lively bars have a minimum charge, ranging from 50 to 150 yuan per person.
In addition, Xitang also has many specialty coffee bars, tea bars and book bars with a very bourgeois atmosphere. Recommended ones include Cat's Sky City (No. 7 Tangdong Street, 29 yuan per person), West Street 16 Club (No. 16 West Street, 0573-84566090, 34 yuan per person) and Half Lotus (No. 18 Chaonandai, 0573-84567020, 44 yuan per person).
The night in Xitang is something you must not miss. You may as well take a night tour of Xitang at this time. Amidst the rippling water, you can experience the tranquility of Xitang and get the feeling of an ancient town.
Cruise fees:
From Sunday to Thursday, individual travelers with same-day tickets are charged 20 yuan per person, and chartered boats are charged 150 yuan per boat. Individual travelers without same-day tickets are charged 30 yuan per person, and chartered boats are charged 250 yuan per boat.
On Fridays, Saturdays, and national holidays, the fees for tourists with tickets are exactly the same as above. Individual tourists without tickets are 40 yuan/person, and the charter boat fee is 280 yuan/boat.
Tour duration and other information: approximately 25 minutes, each boat can only accommodate 8 people
Departure time: Daytime tour 8:00-17:00, night tour 17:30-20:30, one boat every half hour
Boarding location: The cruise ship terminal at the Songzi Laifeng Bridge.
Cruise itinerary: In Yangxiujing Harbor: Songzi Laifeng Bridge - Yongning Bridge - Huanxiu Bridge - Songzi Laifeng Bridge
There is a stage on the barge dock opposite the Songzi Laifeng Bridge. From morning till night, people from the town perform Yue Opera here. With their costumes and the environment of the water town, the performance is even more artistic.