Two-day and one-night trip to Shaoxing in August 2025

Two-Day, One-Night Trip to Shaoxing in August 2025:
From the Crowne Plaza Hangzhou Bin'ao Hotel, take the subway to Shaoxing Old Town, then Jiangling Road Station (Exit A) on Line 1, Binkang Road Station on Line 5, or from Girl Bridge Station to City Square Station (Exit G) on Line 1, then City Square (Qiu Jin Monument) Station to Yuecheng District Administrative Service Center Station, then Crowne Plaza Shaoxing Shimao.

Shaoxing Old Town is the core urban area of Shaoxing. Founded in 490 BC during the Spring and Autumn Period, it boasts a history of over 2,500 years. Built by King Goujian of Yue, it served as the capital of the Yue Kingdom at the time and exudes a rich Jiangnan water town charm.

Most of Shaoxing's main urban area's attractions are located in the Old Town, including the hometown of Lu Xun, the hometown of the Sage of Calligraphy, Bazi Bridge, Cangqiao Street, the hometown of Yangming, the Shaoxing Museum, the Xu Wei Art Museum, the Zimin Library, Xixiao Road, and Chenyuan Garden.

Zhou Enlai's ancestral home is located at 369 Laodong Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, China (formerly Baoyou Bridge Riverside). It is the ancestral home of Zhou Enlai's ancestors.

Shaoxing Dongpu Ancient Town - Yellow Wine Town
Hua Diao wine is a premium Shaoxing yellow wine, named after the Shaoxing custom of storing fine wine in colorful wine jars as dowry gifts. It is also known as Hua Diao in the provincial sense. Hua Diao wine is a type of yellow wine and a traditional Chinese specialty. Yue wine is renowned worldwide, and Dongpu wine is the best. Shaoxing Yellow Wine Town boasts a history of over 1,600 years.

Step into Shaoxing's thousand-year-old rice wine town for an intoxicatingly beautiful encounter: sparkling rivers, lakes, and harbors, smoke-shrouded Ming and Qing dynasty bridges, old gatehouses with whitewashed walls and black tiles, and leisurely swaying black-sailed boats. Wine jars, wine pots, presses, and other winemaking utensils can be found everywhere in the streets and alleys and courtyards of ordinary homes. This rich wine culture creates a unique picture of life in Shaoxing's rice wine town.

Post by Ling Hie Kwong | Aug 11, 2025