Yuyao City Travel Check-in Guide

🌿 Ancient Charm of Mountains and Waters · Cultural Secrets · Culinary Feast
— Explore Hemudu Civilization, Tour the Sea of Clouds in Siming Mountain, Taste Fresh Yaojiang Flavors, Enjoy the Eastern Zhejiang Small Town for ¥2500 per Person

🚗 Transportation Guide

High-speed Rail: Hangzhou East → Yuyao North (0.5h, Second Class ¥50)
Self-driving: About 1.5h from Hangzhou (Car rental recommended, the Siming Mountain winding road is stunning)
Within the City: Attractions are scattered, car rental/charter recommended (about ¥300/day)

🗓️ Itinerary
🌅 Day 1: Civilization Origins · Ancient City Stroll
▌Morning: Travel Back 7000 Years

8:30 Hemudu Site Museum (¥50)

See the world’s earliest artificially cultivated rice
Experience AR restoration of the original village scene

10:30 Tianluo Mountain Site On-site Museum (included in combo ticket)

Explore the stilt house architectural ruins

🍜 Lunch: Fresh Yaojiang Flavors

Heji Noodle House (Yellow Croaker Noodles + Drunken Mud Snails, ¥80/person)

▌Afternoon: Wang Yangming Cultural Tour

13:30 Wang Yangming Former Residence (Free)

Touch the "Unity of Knowledge and Action" stele
Experience rubbing famous quotes from the "Instructions for Practical Living"

15:00 Longquan Mountain Park (Free)

Climb Shunjiang Tower for a panoramic view of Yuyao

🏡 Accommodation Recommendation

Tree Frog Tribe (¥1200/night)

Triangle treehouse + starry sky bathtub
Includes bonfire party & moss micro-landscape DIY

⛰️ Day 2: Siming Mountain · Tang Poetry Road
▌All Day: Scenic Mountain and Water Poetry Tour

8:00 Self-drive Huxi Route (Popular winding mountain road)
10:00 Siming Lake Dawn Redwood Forest (Free)

November’s red dawn redwoods are like fire, a photography paradise

12:00 Dalan Town Farmhouse Restaurant (Free-range chicken pot + grilled bamboo shoots, ¥100/person)

▌Afternoon: Danshan Chishui (¥80)

Walk the glass plank road to admire the persimmon forest ancient village
Check in at Baishuichong Waterfall, where Li Bai wrote poetry

🍶 Dinner: Wild Mountain Flavors

Yangtian Lake Mountain Villa (Three ways to enjoy creek fish + homemade bayberry wine, ¥120/person)

🏨 Night Stay Recommendation

Luting Zhongcun Homestay (¥800/night)

Eastern Zhejiang’s Little Lijiang, watch the sea of clouds in the morning

🌸 Day 3: Red Memories · Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience
▌Morning: Liangnong Ancient Town

8:30 Hengkantou Village (Free)

Eastern Zhejiang Red Village, experience intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting

10:00 Liangnong Rice Cake Workshop (¥30/person)

Make square rice cakes by hand, can pack to take away

🛍️ Souvenir Shopping

Wangshengda Museum: Oil-braised Bamboo Shoots Canned (¥25/can)
Yuyao Bayberry Wine (Fresh fruit picking in June, off-season wine ¥50/bottle)

🚄 Return Trip Suggestion

Return before 15:00, Liangnong rice cakes need ice packs for freshness

🍽️ Must-eat Food List

River Fresh
Yellow Croaker Noodles, Drunken Mud Snails
Heji Noodle House
¥80

Mountain Delicacies
Free-range Chicken Pot, Grilled Bamboo Shoots
Dalan Town Farmhouse Restaurant
¥100

Intangible Heritage
Liangnong Rice Cake
Liangnong Old Street
¥30

Specialties
Bayberry Wine, Oil-braised Bamboo Shoots
Wangshengda Museum
¥50

💡 Local Practical Tips

Best Seasons:

April (Siming Mountain Cherry Blossoms)
June (Bayberry Picking Season)
November (Dawn Redwood Forest in full red)

Pitfall Avoidance:

Hemudu Site is far from the city center, recommended to visit in the morning
Siming Mountain road has many curves, novice drivers should be cautious

Hidden Experiences:

Tree Frog Tribe offers firefly watching at night (summer only)
Luting Zhongcun by the creek offers traditional fishing experience

🎋 The beauty of Yuyao is the scent of 7000 years of rice mixed with bayberry wine, the philosophy of Wang Yangming reflected in the sea of clouds over Siming Mountain.