[2025 Jiashan Attraction] Travel Guide for West Park (Updated Jan)

🌠Xiyuan Garden is located near the Huanxiu Pavilion in Xitang Ancient Town. It is the most popular gathering place for scholars in the town. In the winter of 1920, Liu Yazi came to Xitang and took a photo with his friends from the Southern Society in Xiyuan Garden. He named the photo "The Second Elegant Gathering in Xiyuan Garden", which is how the garden got its name. 🌅The garden faces east and is small and exquisite. At the entrance, there is a small bridge over a stream and a stone lion gatehouse. Inside, there are flowers, plants, rockeries, pavilions, pools, and trees. ⏳Recommended visit time: 30 minutes 💰Ticket price: Ancient town ticket: CNY 95 per person. Free admission after 5:00 pm from Monday to Wednesday and after 9:00 pm from Thursday to Sunday. 📍Address: No. 258, Nanyuan Road, Xitang Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province

☘️Xiyuan Garden is located in Jijiangong Lane, West Street, Xitang Ancient Town. It was originally the private estate of the Zhu family in the Ming dynasty, covering an area of 16 mu (1.07 hectares) and built in the style of Suzhou Yiyuan Garden. 🌿The garden is not large, but it has all the features of a traditional Chinese garden, including pavilions, towers, winding bridges, and ponds. It is divided into front and back gardens, connected by a climbing tower and a street-crossing tower. There are several exhibition areas, including the Zhu Nianci Fan Calligraphy Art Museum, the Hundred Seals Museum, and the South Society Exhibition Area. ⏳Recommended visit time: 30 minutes 💰Ticket price: Ancient town entrance ticket: CNY 95 per person. Free admission after 17:00 from Monday to Wednesday, and after 21:00 from Thursday to Sunday. 📍Address: No. 258, Nanyuan Road, Xitang Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province

🎀 I've been to many ancient towns in Jiangnan, and Xitang gives me a very special feeling. It has the gentle and tender charm of Jiangnan water towns, and also has its own unique liveliness and fireworks atmosphere. The thousand-meter-long covered corridor shelters people from wind and rain; the bar street at night is bustling; and those narrow and deep alleys seem to hide countless stories. 🚶‍♂️Travel route: West Street - West Garden - Button Museum - Zhang Zheng Root Carving Art Museum - Covered Corridor - Songzi Laifeng Bridge - Tangdong Street - Wanan Bridge - Wine Culture Museum - Wolong Bridge - Beizha Street - Shipi Alley - Huixiu Bridge 📸Check-in points: - Covered Corridor: A thousand-meter-long corridor with ancient charm. Whether it's sunny or rainy, walking through it is a scenery. - Songzi Laifeng Bridge: Unique shape, the bridge is divided into two sides, one side is a slope, the other side is steps, symbolizing the wish for a son or daughter. - Tangdong Street: Bars are gathered, brightly lit at night, very lively. - Huixiu Bridge: Spanning over a small river, standing on the bridge, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the ancient town. 🍽Food: - Granny Guan's Stinky Tofu: Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, with a fragrant smell. - Gorgon Cake: Soft and sweet, with various flavors. - Dried Plum Vegetable Pancake: Crispy and delicious, moderately salty and fragrant. 🏠Accommodation: I chose a riverside inn within the scenic area. At night, you can hear the sound of flowing water, and in the morning, when you open the window, you see picturesque scenery, but the price is relatively high during peak season. 🚌Transportation: I took the high-speed train to Jiashan South Station, then took bus K222 directly to the scenic area. If driving, there are multiple parking lots near the scenic area to choose from. 🎫Tickets: Adult ticket 95 yuan/person, including the main entrance ticket and all open small attractions, allowing three entries and exits. Tickets taken after 2 pm are automatically extended for one day. 🎉Travel experience: Xitang is quiet and simple during the day. Walking through the alleys, you can feel the traces of time, and every step feels like walking on a long scroll of history. In the evening, the afterglow of the sunset spills over the water, covering the entire ancient town with a golden veil, beautiful enough to intoxicate people. At night, taking a boat ride with a gentle breeze and the dazzling lights on both sides, at that moment, it feels like all worries are left behind. This trip to Xitang really made me linger, and that unique charm has been lingering in my heart.

Xitang, a living ancient town of a thousand years The water of the Spring and Autumn period, the town of the Tang and Song dynasties The architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties, modern people The rich smell of life, still preserved to this day Jiangnan water town, small bridges, flowing water, people's homes Known for its "many bridges, many lanes, many corridors" 🚶‍♀️Tour route🚶‍♀️ West line main entrance boat dock ➡️Wuguniang Theme Park ➡️Huguo Sui Liangwang Temple ➡️Tawan Street ➡️Zuiyuan ➡️Yanyu Corridor ➡️Songzi Laifeng Bridge boat dock landing ➡️Yongning Bridge ➡️West Street ✅Yanyu Corridor: The essence of Xitang, whether it's sunny or rainy, walking under the corridor, shading and sheltering from the rain ✅Take a hand-rowed boat in the evening, the boat was once the transportation tool of the water town people, now it has become one of the must-experience projects of the ancient town, looking at the ancient town from the perspective of water, you will find a different beauty ✅Shi Pi Nong, can only be accessed through a small alley for one person, I'm afraid there are not many left now, walking in it, there is a feeling of traveling through time and space ✅Huanxiu Bridge: Met a local old man, let us go to Huanxiu Bridge to take pictures, this bridge is the highest bridge in Xitang, standing on the bridge overlooking the ancient town, there is a "drone" immediate view. 🌈Other worth checking out attractions 🧷Xiyuan🧷Zuiyuan🧷Wang's House 🧷Zhang Zhenggen Carving Art Museum 🧷Button Museum 🧷Church🧷Ni's House 🍜Seasonal delicacies🍜 🍂Autumn is the season of harvest, and it's the season of 🦀️ fat and delicious, oil and salt 🦀️ worth tasting, all kinds of snacks are also dazzling, Gorgon cake, smoked green beans, maltose, white water 🐟, trotters, old 🦆 stew 🚗About transportation🚗 The ancient town is very close to Jiashan Station 🚉, you can take bus 🚌222, adjacent to Shanghai, self-driving G60, about 1h30min Shanghai Gathering Center has a shuttle bus to Xitang every day

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If it is said that the Jiangnan ancient town can accommodate the Jiangnan gardens only in the same place, then it is completely wrong. In Xitang, there is a very inconspicuous private garden hidden in an alley. This private garden is like a worldly paradise. The desire to construct a diverticulum to avoid red dust can get very strong hair growth here. This is the West Park of Xitang that Yamano Jun wants to share with all of his friends. In the country, especially in the area of the south of the Yangtze River, the name is called Xiyuan. What is different in this West Park in Xitang is that the gate of this private garden is in the alley. Most people dont pay too much attention to a certain door in the alley here, and they dont know that its inside the door. There is such a vast space, in such a large space can also be placed in such a large-scale courtyard, and is the mansion and courtyard of the big family. When you are walking in the hustle and bustle of the ancient town of Xitang or seeing the waters with the same scenery, perhaps the entire Xitang ancient town is no different from other ancient towns. However, fortunately, Xitang is different from other ancient towns. Apart from the highly localized button museum, this is an amazing West Park. Xiyuan is located in Sujiaong, the core of Xitang Ancient Town Scenic Spot. It is a unique architectural style and a cultural heritage in Jiangnan Alley. It is generally a very narrow alley. The alleys here generally leave gaps between the two buildings, so that the gaps can only be used by one person. This one is only one person with a narrow shoulder width. Because the alley is too narrow to distinguish the difference from the alley, Changed the name to get. The gates of the West Park as a large family home and private gardens are not in the bustling and spacious streets and alleys, but in the alleys where only one person can pass. It is conceivable how deeply the West Park is. After entering the gate, you will be very surprised to find that the space inside is so large, in addition to the spacious, bright and atmospheric palace-style aisle, there are many rockeries and creeks. A luxurious and beautiful Jiangnan private house garden appeared in front of people's eyes. If you continue walking, you will find that there are many houses inside, and there are houses in different functional areas. I really didn't expect to enter such an amazing garden in the door of the alley. In addition to retaining the original buildings and cultural relics, the West Garden has added a lot of museums about the history and stories of Xitang from a thousand years ago to a thousand years ago. During this period, you can not only read the ancient cable, but also feel the rich and luxurious living environment of this big family. The real harvest is not as big as it is. I think everyone will love it after visiting the West Park. Therefore, Yamano strongly suggested that you must come to the West Garden to see and see the historical culture and the living cultural relics of the private gardens in Jiangnan. Finally, some simple Raiders information about Xiyuan is classified as follows. Although they are all in the scenic spot in the ancient town of Xitang, the necessary information is still worth sharing. 1, About the ticket price: Xitang Ancient Town Scenic Spot The West Garden Scenic Spot ticket is a joint ticket system with the Xitang Ancient Town Scenic Area Gate. The on-site price is 100 yuan and the online price is 80 yuan. Online said that the West Park alone to buy a ticket of 10 yuan is true or not yet confirmed, or it is recommended to buy a joint ticket is more reliable. 2, West Park opening hours: West Park opening hours are based on the seasonal system, which is the summer and autumn 08