South of the six ancient towns - Wuzhen

"Jiangnan is good, the scenery of the old have come to know, the sunrise Jiang Huahong wins the fire, spring to the river green as blue. Can not remember Jiangnan?", Often recalled childhood learned this poem, thoughts always drift to that picturesque Jiangnan. That simple Wu Nong soft language, that elegant and graceful water ancient appearance, always make you can not help but desire. There are so many ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River that only the six major ancient towns are the representatives of the rivers and lakes in the south. Want to go to the water? Look at these six towns is enough!
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Wuzhen | Let Wenqing dream around the "pillow people"

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Into the town of Wuzhen, white wall Daiwa, bridges, everything in front of carrying a thick atmosphere of Chinese ink blowing, carved beams, stone Lane old house, this "Yumizhixian, the House of Silk," said the place, Since ancient times is the literati Moet in this charisma, Changhuai narrative favorite, or a generation of writer Mao Dun's hometown. The ancient town of Jiangnan Water Township rare Shuige, also known as "China's last pillow people." "Come, never leave" This is Rene Liu feelings of Wuzhen. Also have this feeling, and Huang Lei, because of his love, he and his little friends together, here, launched the annual Theater Festival, but also to "Wuzhen" has become countless literati clouds dreaming of the place . Some people say that Wuzhen, now undergoing a unified transformation, seems to be too refined and has less the vicissitudes of history. However, it can not be denied that those local cultures belonging to the ancient town of Wu Yue have been completely preserved and shone.
Representative works : "like years", "beautiful silent", "cheongsams", "a river spring eastward", "chasing the day", "early spring" "Qianlong dynasty", "she came from the sea - Eileen Chang Stories, "" heart ghost "
Famous attractions : Hongyuan Thai dye Square, Fengyuan Shuangqiao, Bridge Bridge
Local specialty : three white wine, blue calico, Sousou cake, stinky bean curd, silk, white chrysanthemum

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Address : No. 18, Shifo South Road, Tongxiang City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province
Transportation :
① Airport: At present, only Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport has a direct bus to Wuzhen. Other airports need to turn off the vehicles or trains to Wuzhen after they disembark (take a taxi directly from Xiaoshan Airport to Wuzhen , The cost of 300 yuan);
② by car to Wuzhen is the most convenient way. At present, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wenzhou, Shaoxing, Suzhou have opened direct access to Wuzhen tourist routes, tourists can travel to the various travel hub. In addition, the first train to Tongxiang or Jiaxing, and then transfer to Wuzhen is also used by many tourists way;
③ Train: Wuzhen no train station, it is necessary to take the train to the surrounding area of ​​Wuzhen and then to the nearby bus station for transit. If you choose Tongxiang train station, you can take K282 bus directly to Wuzhen.
Tickets : East Gate 100 yuan / person; West Gate 120 yuan / person; Coupons (including the East Gate, West Gate) 150 yuan
※ August 1, 2017 East Gate scenic tickets up to 120 yuan / person, Tickets up to 150 yuan / person.
※ Wuzhen night ticket has been canceled, replaced by a one-day ticket system, the ticket includes all attractions and performances in the area
Opening hours :
① Uemura pure play package: 9: 00 ~ 18: 00;
② West Gate Scenic Area: 9: 00 ~ 22: 00; Xishas attractions: summer 8: 00 ~ 17: 30, winter 8: 00 ~ 17: 00;
Dongzha scenic: summer 7: 00 ~ 18: 00, winter 7: 00 ~ 17: 30

More play Raiders:

☆   Wuzhen | bridges people Jiangnan town, in the end how to play?
☆   to Wuzhen, how can we not live a century-old house!

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