Perfect for Lazy Travelers! Noon Departure at 12 PM, Shaoxing Tour Without Early Rising
Daily departures at 12 PM sharp!!! Perfect for those who can't wake up early.
Sharing my previous travel itinerary—time-controlled and easy to follow, packed with activities each day for an action-packed adventure!
I stayed near Cangqiao Straight Street (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧. Just follow along, because "you're already here" 📷.
Of course, there are plenty more attractions! If you have extra time, feel free to explore!!!
**Day 1**
1️⃣ **East Lake Scenic Area** (12:30–14:00) *Ticket required*
(*Take a taxi*)
The stone cliffs at the foot of Ruokui Mountain resemble the pages of ancient books, etched with the chisel marks of Han Dynasty stonemasons and the whispers of millennia-old waves. As the black-canopied boat passes through Taogong Cave, sunlight slants across the rock walls like unfaded ink stains. The lake cuts the cliffs into twin folding screens, and with each gentle push of the boatwoman’s bamboo pole, ripples form like the rings of time. A teahouse hidden in the bamboo forest offers Longjing tea—half a cup down, and you might glimpse the salt-crusted shoulders of ancient quarry workers dissolving into the emerald waves.
2️⃣ **Shen’s Garden** (14:30–15:15) *Ticket required*
(*Take a taxi*)
Walking through corridors hung with wish-bearing wooden plaques, the reflections in the Gourd Pond no longer mirror Tang Wan’s rouge. The bricks of the Six Dynasties Well Pavilion still seep with Song-era plum rain, and the broken stele of *The Phoenix Hairpin* lies like a snapped string, still trembling with the refrain of "Wrong, wrong, wrong." Wind chimes tinkle from the eaves of Shuanggui Hall—eight centuries ago, a sigh in a blue robe brushed past the latticed windows, scattering poetic lyrics like fallen petals.
3️⃣ **Lu Xun’s Hometown** (15:30–16:15) *Ticket required*
(*Walk or navigate*)
The shadow of the soapberry tree stretches over the ruler in the Three Flavors Study, while crickets in the Hundred Grass Garden chirp passages from *From Hundred Grass Garden to Three Flavors Study*. The bench outside Xianheng Inn still bears the palm prints of Kong Yiji, and the salty tang of fennel beans hides the unspoken cries from the "iron house."
4️⃣ **Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall** (16:30–17:00) *Ticket required*
(*Take a taxi*)
Yellowed letters in display cases bear French postmarks, and in black-and-white footage, young Zhou Enlai’s eyes still reflect the shimmer of Jianhu Lake. His cracked leather briefcase, weathered like a farmer’s hands, cradles the spark of "China’s rise." The window grilles carve the setting sun into slender calligraphy, casting shadows on the brick floor.
5️⃣ **Hometown of Wang Xizhi** (17:15–17:45) *Ticket required*
(*Walk or navigate*)
The curve of Tifan Bridge mirrors the flourish of a calligrapher’s brush, while the bell of Jiezhu Temple scatters ink-black reflections in the pond. Unfinished copies of *Orchid Pavilion Preface* hang by the river, and an old woman pounds laundry by the shore, her rhythmic thumps echoing the meter of "In the ninth year of Yonghe…" Dusk spills over the stone steps of Bifei Lane, where a white goose might still dip its neck into the last glow of sunset.
6️⃣ **Ying’en Gate Water Street** (18:00–whenever)
(*Take a taxi*)
The ancient canal kneads twilight into gold leaf, lining the rims of celadon vendors’ rough pottery bowls. Under fluttering wine banners, Shaoxing rice wine milk tea and mung bean jelly perform a watery duet on the tongue. An old tea drinker’s purple clay pot murmurs canal tales, while his felt hat brim holds forty years of plum rain. When lanterns light up, the opera stage flares to life—Yueju sleeves swirl, stirring starlight on the water, and the stone bridge becomes a dock where the moon moors.
**Day 2**
⚠️ *Book return tickets for after 8 PM. Store luggage at the hotel and adjust sightseeing time accordingly.*
1️⃣ **Cangqiao Straight Street** (12:00–13:00)
(*Step outside and explore*)
Black-canopied boats crease the jade-green water, their oars scattering light onto mossy stone steps. An old woman with a bamboo basket squats on the bridge, fresh water chestnuts spread on rough cloth, droplets rolling down the leaves. Half-drawn bamboo blinds shade riverside teahouses, where blue-clad patrons cradle celadon cups, the yellow wine inside mirroring the whitewashed walls across the water.
2️⃣ **Hometown of Wang Yangming** (13:30–14:00) *Ticket required*
(*Take a taxi*)
Within white-walled courtyards, four-hundred-year-old stones still breathe time. Light and shadow glide across plain walls like unfinished footnotes in a philosophy text. The yellowed manuscript of *Instructions for Practical Living* in the display case holds traces of moonlight from Longchang Post Station. The stone slabs of Tianquan Square are cool underfoot, and the wind skims the bronze clepsydra, writing "unity of knowledge and action" in the air.
3️⃣ **West Small Road Historic District** (14:15–15:15)
(*Walk or navigate*)
The canal narrows here into a jade ribbon, its tiled reflections snipped by willow branches. Clotheslines span the water, indigo-dyed cloth fluttering like swimming fish in the dusk. A barber’s rusty swivel chair creaks as the dozing old man clutches his clippers, the disinfectant in glass bottles glowing with a 1990s sheen.
4️⃣ **Fushan Straight Street** (15:30–16:30)
(*Take a taxi*)
Bamboo trays hold freshly steamed lotus root cakes, the steam revealing an old woman’s smile. A tinkerer fiddles with a transistor radio outside a hardware store, its crackling opera competing with bicycle bells. Thread-bound books flutter at a secondhand stall, their yellowed pages bookmarking a 1983 movie ticket. The copper ladle of a wonton cart clinks against porcelain bowls, shrimp and seaweed unfurling like ink paintings in the broth.