Shaoxing Spring Mountain Getaway for the Working Class

This low-key Jiangnan city with over 2,500 years of history has truly amazed me!
Unlike the hustle and bustle of Hangzhou or the delicate beauty of Suzhou, Shaoxing is more like a reclusive poet... Here, you can experience the ink-wash beauty of Jiangnan up close, with its blue bricks, green tiles, small bridges, flowing water, and gently swaying awning boats...
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🌿🌿Day 1
Morning:
Lu Xun Native Place: Read Mr. Lu Xun's books, explore his hometown, and experience the Jiangnan he described. Step into the Hundred Plant Garden and the Three Flavor Study, as if returning to the scenes in the textbooks. (Free admission 💰0)
Shen Garden: The blue bricks are silent, yet they turn Song Dynasty poems into mottled eaves and flowing clouds. Stroll around this Song Dynasty garden, watch a performance of "Hairpin Phoenix," and feel the poignant love story of Lu You and Tang Wan. (Admission 💰40)
Afternoon:
Lanting: Not only is it the secluded realm described by Wang Xizhi, but it is also a Jiangnan secret place hidden by bamboo forests and the clear Goose Pond, so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it. (Admission 💰70)
Bazibridge: You can take an awning boat ride here and experience the local life of the water town. (Free admission, awning boat 💰90/3 people)
Evening:
Ring City River: Take a boat trip along the Ring City River at night, travel between ancient bridges and lights, and feel the tranquility and romance of Shaoxing. (Free admission 💰0)
🌿🌿Day 2
Morning:
Jian Lake: Take a boat trip on the lake in the early morning and experience the vastness of "Jian Lake Eight Hundred Li," as poetic and picturesque as can be. If you have enough time, you can cycle around the lake and experience the water town life described by Lu Xun. (Free admission 💰0)
Noon:
Kong Yiji Restaurant: Very authentic Shaoxing cuisine, restoring the tavern scene described by Lu Xun. Order two small dishes, a plate of aniseed-flavored broad beans, and feel the literati sentiment of "warming two bowls of wine and a plate of aniseed-flavored broad beans." (Average cost 💰100 per person)
Afternoon:
Cangqiao Straight Street: A huge Lu Xun amusement park! There are many Lu Xun cartoon characters to check in with, and many delicacies to find. (Free admission 💰0)
🍜🍜Food Recommendations
1. Yellow Wine Series: Yellow wine popsicles, yellow wine milk tea, yellow wine pudding, with a rich wine aroma but not intoxicating.
2. Stinky Tofu: Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the secret sauce is the soul. Most of the stall owners are local residents, full of local flavor.
3. Aniseed-flavored Broad Beans: Salty and fragrant, the more you chew, the more fragrant they become, and they go perfectly with yellow wine.
4. Shaoxing Three Delicacies: This is the top dish of Shaoxing cuisine, a combination of fish balls, meatballs, and river shrimp, so fresh that it will make your eyebrows fall off~