Xitang is prettiest at dawn and dusk, so try to stay overnight if you can. The ticketed attractions can more or less be done in half a day, so come in the late afternoon and leave the next day after lunch.
Written Mar 7, 2006
Peanut and sesame pastries at a small shop near the Huanxiu bridge (walking in the direction of Songzilaifeng bridge), freshly made by a young lad. If you can read Chinese characters, the shop's name is "Long Feng" (Dragon Phoenix). Feel free to try before you buy!
Written Mar 7, 2006
It's 30 RMB for admission to Xitang only (exclusive of 11 ticketed attractions), 60 RMB for combined ticket (inclusive of 11 ticketed attractions) and another 60 RMB for a guide (well, not sure if they've English-speaking ones). You can also choose to buy the 30 RMB ticket and then buy separate tickets for the ticketed attractions that you wish to visit, but it only makes sense if you're choosing to visit 1 or 2 of those. Otherwise, buy the combined ticket. NB You CANNOT buy the separate tickets if you don't have the 30 RMB ticket to start with!
Apparently, there's no student price available... However, no one tried to sell me any tickets when I arrived in the late afternoon (after 5)!
Written Mar 7, 2006
I really love those narrow alley and they are barely a metre wide. While walking pass these alley,look up in the sky,it's a very unique feeling.Try it.
Written Feb 18, 2006
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I really love those narrow alley and they are barely a metre wide. While walking pass these alley,look up in the sky,it's a very unique feeling.Try it.
Q: I was told to take a bus at 7:45 from Xitang to Shanghai Train station in order to get my flight from Hongqiao at 14:25. Someone...

A: I would definitely take the Shanghai South long-distance bus station option. The area around Shanghai main long-distance bus station (which's where your first option...
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Xitang -- Best of the 6 major water villages

I've got some interesting experiences in Xitang. I'd love to share with you the 12 tips I've written, the 7 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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We had a very pleasant time in Xitang. If I am not exagerating, Xi Tang was the place we liked the most among all places we went this trip. We got there in a very pleasant weekday afternoon, not...
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Xitang is a beautiful town with many interesting things to see. You can buy a entrance card at the beginning of the town. Is has approx. 15 numbers on it. Each number is a different place. Each time...
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Xitang is a small town located in the south east of Zhengjiang Province. It has beautiful rivers and lakes and with over thousands years of history, it is a typical ancient water-town of Southern...
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Just outside of Shanghai, about an hour's train ride (110km) is Xitang in Zhejiang Province. The town is quite small but still has a charm to it. According to the travel literature, Xitang has 9...
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