Huzhou Nanxun Ancient Town Holiday Reverse Itinerary | 1-Day Authentic Jiangnan Experience

🍃 For a crowd-free holiday visit to Nanxun Ancient Town, start from the North Gate! (Most online guides recommend entering from the South Gate, where tour groups gather). Bookmark this guide for an immersive local experience.

🗺️ Route: North Gate → Northern Zone → Eastern Zone → Southern Zone → Return to Northern Zone → Exit via North Gate

👉 ❶ Morning: Capture Bai Jian Lou at dawn, the soul of Jiangnan ink paintings
🏯 Before 7:30 AM, witness over 100 Ming-Qing era black-and-white houses reflected in misty waters like an unfinished ink painting
🛶 Watch boatmen row past, their oars rippling the mirrored scenery
🧺 Observe local grannies washing clothes and vegetables by stone steps - authentic water town life

👉 ❷ Late Morning: Explore Northern & Eastern Zones
🥟 Jiangnan breakfast: Nanxun intangible cultural snacks (Shanlian spicy wontons, special large wontons), Dingsheng cakes, plum blossom dumplings, pine-needle soup buns, meat glutinous rice balls, soup dumplings, savory soy milk
🎭 Free Nanxun Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum (famous Huzhou brushes)
🎟️ Free China Grain Coupon Museum
⛲️ Zhang Jingjiang's Former Residence (¥20), Yiyuan Garden (¥10)
🚤 Water Bus: Silk Wharf ↔ Zhang Jingjiang Wharf ↔ Lianjie Bridge Wharf ↔ Cross Harbor Wharf (¥3/segment, 9:00-16:00, every 30 mins, 12 passengers/boat)

👉 ❸ Noon: Nanxun specialties
🍜 Double-topping noodles (crispy fish + braised pork), Xun trotters, embroidered greens, Nanxun fish head soup, whitebait omelet

👉 ❹ Afternoon: Southern Zone highlights
📸 Photo spots: Tongjin Bridge (water reflections), Wangu Bridge (ancient bridge with red lanterns)
🪭 Free Silk Museum: Learn about Nanxun's silk legacy and try traditional crafts
🎤 Silk Guild Hall pingtan performance (¥50+)
🍵 Three Tea Ceremony: Sweet wind xiao tea, salty smoked bean tea, pure tea
🧁 Snacks: Lotus root cakes, stinky tofu, Xun cookies, tangerine cakes, snow dumplings
🕍 Must-sees: Zhang Shiming's Mansion (¥20, "Jiangnan's Finest"), Liu's Ladder House (¥20), Little Lotus Villa (summer lotus pond🪷) & Jiaye Library (¥25)
🛶 Gondola rides (8:00-16:20, 8 passengers):
Little Lotus Villa → Guanghui Bridge: ¥160 one-way
Little Lotus Villa → Zhang Jingjiang: ¥280
Little Lotus Villa → Baoshan River: ¥380
Guanghui Bridge → Zhang Jingjiang: ¥160
Guanghui Bridge → Baoshan River: ¥280

👉 ❺ Evening: Night exploration
🌄 Return to Bai Jian Lou for golden sunset views
🏮 Night lanterns reflecting on canals create poetic scenes
🛶 Night boats (17:00-20:30):
➠ Gondolas: Little Lotus Villa ↔ Guanghui Bridge (¥50/person, every 20 mins)
➠ Electric boats: Zhang Jingjiang loop (¥30/person, every 20 mins)

🍃 In Nanxun, the breeze of Jiangnan's water towns always finds its way into your heart