Best Viewing Spot for Qiantang Tide

🌊 Haining Yanguan Tide Watching Guide! The Qiantang Tide under the Octagonal Ancient Tower is so stunning it will leave your legs weak!
I rarely use the word "stunning" to describe an ancient city, until I came here. In this scorching summer, I marked a trip with music and encountered an ancient city gently embraced by time. It lies by the Qiantang River, guarding stories thousands of years old, and in the summer cicada chorus, it plays a symphony of romance and poetry. If you want to find a cool and interesting place this summer vacation, take this guide and follow me into this treasure city!
The pinnacle of tide culture! The millennium-old tower and the world-famous natural wonder in an epic frame 🏯

📍 Address: No. 188 Gongchen Road, Yanguan Town, Haining City, Jiaxing
⏰ Opening Hours:
May to October | 08:30-22:30
November to April | 08:30-22:00
🎫 Ticket: 60 RMB (prices increase during the Tide Watching Festival)

🌟 Must-visit Spots
1️⃣ Zhenhai Tower
The Ming Dynasty octagonal ancient tower is the highlight! Climb the tower to overlook the Qiantang River estuary, where the unique landform formed by sediment deposits is incredibly breathtaking.
📸 Photo spots: Shoot looking up from the stone steps under the tower / by the river with the tower as the background

2️⃣ Fish Scale Stone Pond
A Qing Dynasty water conservancy site, the moment the tide hits the stone pond creates stunning "waves hitting the ancient city" shots.

🚶‍♂️ Tide Watching Tips
1️⃣ Arrive 1 hour early → stake out the best viewing spot
2️⃣ Big tide days are from the 1st to 5th and 15th to 20th of the lunar month
3️⃣ Day tide occurs around noon, night tide around 8 PM (check tide tables for exact times)

🍤 Food Recommendations
· Haining Clay Pot Pork: Intangible cultural heritage dish! An upgraded version of Dongpo pork slow-cooked in a clay pot
· Qiantang River Fresh Fish: Freshly caught river fish best enjoyed with the tide
· Yanguan Wang Vegetable: A unique pickled snow mustard green from the ancient town

💣 Safety Tips
❗ Climbing on the river rocks is prohibited! Every year people get swept away by the tide
❗ Don’t trust unofficial guides; official tide viewing spots have railings
❗ Best viewing spots require reserving 2 hours in advance (bring a folding chair!)