By the bridge in Wuzhen Xizha, a maiden awaits her groom
by Harris_Grayson_14
Jun 17, 2025
| Take a rowboat and enter the "watery time" of Jiangnan]. Wuzhen is a thousand-year-old specimen of Jiangnan that sleeps by the water. It is most beautiful when the night falls over the bluestone slabs and the white walls and black tiles are lit up.
🚌 Useful Information
▫Transportation: High-speed rail to Tongxiang Station → 40 minutes by taxi to Xizha Scenic Area
▫Tickets: West Gate 150 yuan (night tour ticket is great value! 80 yuan can be used from 15:00 until closing)
🛶 Night Tour Golden Route
1⃣ 17:30 Floating Market → Watch the lanterns gradually light up and check in the afterglow of the blue printed cloth drying field
2⃣ 19:00 Take a rowing boat at night, pass Wenchang Pavilion → Dingsheng Bridge
3⃣ 20:30 Go to the bar street "Si Shui Nian Hua Red Wine House" to have a drink by the water and listen to Pingtan (Huang Lei's shop)
📸 Three-piece set
Dress: Improved cheongsam + embroidered shawl, or plain Hanfu (available for rent in the scenic area)
Camera position: Dingsheng Bridge overhead shot of the cruise ship / Qiaoliqiao Teahouse from the second floor overhead shot / Muxin Art Museum night view reflection
Props: Oil-paper umbrella (rental at the scenic spot for 20 yuan), folding fan/round fan
🍶 Night snack
1⃣ Danchafan Internet Conference Theme Restaurant
📍 Location: Inside the scenic area, near the White Lotus Pagoda
⏰ Opening hours: 18:00-23:30
✨ Highlights: 1. The same "Steamed White Water Fish" as Mr. Ma, so fresh that it makes your eyebrows drop 2. Modern Chinese decoration, the second-floor terrace can take pictures of the night view of the White Lotus Pagoda 3. The dessert "Wine Rice Balls" uses Wuzhen Sanbai Wine
2⃣Yu Sheng Restaurant
📍 Location: No. 356 Xizha Street (near the water market)
⏰ Opening hours: 17:00-24:00
✨ Highlights: 1. Must-order "braised lamb noodles" with rice wine, the lamb is tender and not smelly 2. The riverside seats are very popular, and the lanterns reflected on the water at night are very romantic 3. Hidden way to eat: add a plate of homemade pickled snow vegetable edamame
🏡 Sleeping in a movie
Jintang Mansion: The housekeeper's long table banquet in the old house of Ming and Qing Dynasties
Tong'an Inn: Open the window to see the water, including morning tea experience
Di Shang Resort Hotel: Modern Design + Waterfront Terrace
🛍 Must-buy list
▫ Three white wines (small bottles are more portable, be careful of the aftereffect!)
▫ Sister-in-law Cake (It feels better when wrapped in sesame paper)
▫ Wuzhen Bamboo Night Light
⚠ Note:
The cruise ship will stop operating at 20:30! There are many people queuing for the night cruise. You can take the boat in the opposite direction from Ruyi Bridge Pier.
Wear non-slip shoes, bluestone is very slippery when it comes into contact with water.
Guests staying at B&Bs in the scenic area can enter the park twice for free. If you get up at 7 a.m., you can take over the unmanned water market!
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