The ultimate Jiangnan ancient town with beautiful scenery and few people—I bet it will be a hit this year!

🌊 A hidden gem water town three times larger than Wuzhen, with half the tourists!
【Tickets & New Transportation Rules】
🎫 Tickets: Adults 120 RMB (save 20 RMB by buying online in advance), seniors aged 60-69/students 60 RMB, children under 6 years old/under 1.2m + seniors over 70 free!
✨ Hidden perk: Stay at scenic area hotels (Pujin/Meishang/Gu Jing Inn) for free tickets + unlimited entry and exit + free electric cart rides!
🚗 Transportation:
🚗 Self-drive: Navigate to "Puyuan Fashion Ancient Town," 1.5 hours direct from Shanghai/Hangzhou/Suzhou, parking 10 RMB/6 hours
🚄 High-speed rail: Tongxiang Station → You 3 Express Line (2 RMB) 35 minutes direct to the scenic area

【Lazy Route to Avoid Crowds】
🌞 Daytime walking version (reverse flow to save time): Tourist Center → Beigeng Tower (climb for panoramic view) → Puyuan Merchants' Guild Hall (touch the giant abacus for wealth💰) → Yue Family Courtyard (see Yue Fei’s home + puppet show) → Xufang Zen Garden (water mist and bamboo forest create a fairy atmosphere) → Siwan Street (take photos on the celebrity red carpet) → Fushan Temple (900-year-old ginkgo tree) → Fushan Pagoda (take the elevator to the top! Overlook the water town) → Rowing boat dock (beautiful sunset boat ride)

🌙 Night tour enhanced version: 18:30 Lantern walk on the bridge → 19:00 Fushan Pagoda lights on (blue hour for reflection photos) → 20:00 Watch intangible cultural heritage drum patrol/fish lantern parade at the temple square → 22:00 Late-night canteen for wild fire rice

【New Must-Try Experience】
🚣 Rowing boat through 13 bridges: 60 RMB/person, 25-minute sunset boat ride with the boatman telling stories about the bridges (shared boat opens with 10 people, recommended to go at 5 PM off-peak)

【Hidden photo spots & Food list】
📸 Perfect photo spots:
📸 Beigeng Tower second floor overlooking the water and land layout
📸 Xufang Zen Garden by the bridge crouching in the water mist (sprays at 9:00/14:00 sharp)
📸 Fushan Temple red wall + ginkgo tree side shadow
📸 Guan Wang Temple ancient bridge + red opera stage

🍜 Authentic flavors:
🍽 Song Banquet Restaurant: Southern Song crab roe soup dumplings + Sanbai rice wine glutinous balls (same as the celebrity in "Cat in the Box")
🍡 Candle Street stalls: Osmanthus sugar lotus root 10 RMB, salted egg yolk shumai 15 RMB
☕ Xide Coffee: Limited caramel macchiato (cup sleeve printed with "Puyuan" check-in)

【Avoid Pitfalls Guide】
⚠️ Xufang Zen Garden requires reservation via official account 1 day in advance (free but limited flow)
⚠️ No skateboards/drones allowed! Pets can be stored at the entrance
🚻 Scenic area toilets equipped with mother and baby rooms + sofas, family-friendly
👡 Wear light-colored new Chinese style! High heels are useless on bluestone roads, bring flat shoes