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Introdution
Tangqi is a county-level town located on the north side of Hangzhou in China's Zhejiang province, 10 kilometers away from the main city of Hangzhou. Tangqi was established 1,000 years ago, and it is famous for its unique fruit called Loquat, also the Prunus mume in the neighborhood area of Chaoshan Mountain.
History & Background
Tangqi Ancient Town has a long history of more than 1,000 years, first built in the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). It used to be a small fishing village. During the Yuan dynasty, Zhang Shicheng broadened the Grand Canal, and then the local fishermen gradually settled down on both sides, first settling the town.
In the Ming dynasty, the Tongji Bridge (???) connected both sides, and the town was enlarged. The local record of history named Tangqi Zhi has the specific details.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, ancient Tangqi town ranked the first of top ten famous towns in the Jiangnan region. Originally, Tangqi town was under the administration of Renhe County.
During the Republican era, Hang County was established, and Tangqi was removed to Hang County. Before 1949, the ancient Tangqi town consisted of north town and south towns, but the south town belonged to Hang County and north town belonged to Deqing County.
In May, 1950, Tangqi ended the separation. Currently, Tangqi is the second largest town of Yuhang District.
Historical Sites
Guangji Bridge
Guangji Bridge was built in 1494. At 78.7 meters long, 5.2 meters wide, and 13.86 meters high, it was the only 7-arch stone bridge on the Grand Canal. It is rumoured that the Guangji Bridge was built in the Tang dynasty and expanded in the Ming dynasty. There are 80 steps on each side of the bridge.
Qianlong Stele
The Qianlong Stele was originally located in the branch of Hangzhou Water Conservancy Office in the early Republican era. The office site was destroyed but the stele was reserved because it was embedded into the wall of house of Lu Jinjiang, who was the first executive officer of Chongyu silk production factory.
The height of the Qianlong Stele is 5.45 meters. The header part is 1 meter high, 1.5 meters wide with the relief of "Two dragons playing a pearl" on it. The main body part is 3.35 meters high, 1.4 meters wide and 0.5 meters thick. The uncovering bottom part is 1.1 meters high 1.8 meters wide, and 0.8 meters thick. The stele was engraved with 429 Chinese characters as the main text and 10 Chinese characters as the signature of the Qianlong Emperor. The written characters served as the regular script. The Stele is decorated by carvings of cloerds and dragons.
The main content of the stele describes that the Qianlong Emperor rewarded Zhejiang province to pay enough amount of grains as taxes even during the period of the natural disaster when he inspected southern China in 1751. The emperor specially permitted Zhejiang province to reduce the land tax and poll tax by 30 million taels of silver and built the stele to inform the people.
The Qianlong Stele was recognized as a cultural relic under Hangzhou in 2004. The stele and the site of the branch of Hangzhou Water Conservancy Office were then recognized as a cultural relic of Zhejiang province in 2011.
Cuisine
Ci mao ruo yuan(? ? ? ?)
Ci mao ruo yuan is concerded one of the most famous foods for the Tangqi Town. It consists of meatball and glutinous rice. It was said the Ci mao ruo yuan was invented by a local chief at a time when the Qianlong Emperor once travelled down south from Beijing via the Grand Canal.
Xi Sha Yang Wei(????)
Unlike Ci mao ruo yuan, Xi Sha Yang Wei is a dish of dessert. It is a fried dough with large amount of red bean paste inside it. It is named after its shape, which is very much like the tail of a sheep.
Information
Address:Tangqi Town, Yuhang
Tel:0571-86375531
Transportation:Take No.342, No.319, No.350, No.480, No.487, No.786, No.790, No.792, No.793 or No.799 bus, and get off at Tang Qi Stop.
Prev: Baoshi Mountain
Next: Xiangji Temple
Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：West Lake Boat Cruise, Viewing Fish at the Flower Pond, Guo Garden, Meijiawu Tea Plantation, Bamboo-lined Path at Yunqi, Hefang Street
Tour Style：See the softer side of Hangzhou on a full day built around its gardens, lake and tea villages. Your own guide and driver take you and your party by private air-conditioned car, starting with a quiet boat ride across West Lake, then a wander through the ponds of Flower Pond Park and the tucked-away pavilions of Guo’s Garden. Lunch is at a farmhouse table in the Longjing tea village of Meijiawu, with time among the terraces and the shaded Bamboo-lined Path at Yunqi, and the day closes at the old shopfronts of Hefang Street. Pickup is at your Hangzhou hotel, the pace is yours, and there is no forced shopping — just a private guide who knows where the crowds are, and where they are not.
Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：West Lake Boat Cruise, Viewing Fish at the Flower Pond, China National Tea Museum, Meijiawu Tea Plantation, Longjing Imperial Tea Garden
Tour Style：Hangzhou is China’s tea capital, and this private day tour is built around the Longjing (Dragon Well) that made it famous. You start with a quiet boat across West Lake and the koi ponds at Flower Pond, then get into tea in earnest: the China National Tea Museum near Longjing village, a farmhouse lunch in the tea hills, and time walking the working terraces at Meijiawu. The day closes at the Imperial Tea Garden and its legendary eighteen bushes. Your own guide and driver take you around in a private air-conditioned car from your Hangzhou hotel, the pace is yours, and there is no forced shopping — just honest help tasting, judging grade and season, and buying only what you actually like.
Duration：5 Days, 4 Nights
Attractions(Cities)：Hangzhou, Suzhou
Tour Style：Five unhurried days across what the Chinese call heaven on earth - Hangzhou, the canal town of Wuzhen and the garden city of Suzhou - in one private trip. You move between the three by car and high-speed rail, with tickets and transfers arranged for you, so the logistics stay invisible and each place gets the time it deserves: lakes and tea villages in Hangzhou, water-town museums and crafts in Wuzhen, classical gardens and old streets in Suzhou. Every day is led by a local guide and a private driver who flex the pace to how your group feels.
Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：West Lake Boat Cruise, Viewing Fish at the Flower Pond, Lingyin Temple, Anmanfayun Village, Meijiawu Tea Plantation, Southern Song Imperial Street
Tour Style：A private, full-day look at Hangzhou's must-see sights, with no bus crowds and no fixed schedule. Your English-speaking local guide meets you at your hotel, and you travel in a private air-conditioned car with your own driver, so your bags stay in the car and you can stop whenever you like. Over 6-8 hours you cruise West Lake by boat, watch the carp at Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor Park, wander the incense halls of Lingyin Temple, drink fresh Longjing tea with farmers at Meijiawu Tea Village, and finish on the old Southern Song Imperial Street. Your guide prebooks entry tickets and manages the timing so you walk past the lines, and your driver handles every transfer between stops, so you just enjoy the day.
Duration：10+ Hours
Attractions(Cities)：West Lake Boat Cruise, Guo Garden, Meijiawu Tea Plantation, Bamboo-lined Path at Yunqi, Hefang Street, Impression West Lake Show
Tour Style：A private day in Hangzhou that ends with its most famous spectacle. Your guide meets you at your hotel in central Hangzhou and takes your party around in your own car — a boat across West Lake, the tucked-away Guo’s Garden, a Longjing tasting at Meijiawu, a lunch of Hangzhou’s signature fish soup and cat-ear noodles, the bamboo path at Yunqi and the old lanes of Hefang Street — and after dark the Impression West Lake show, Enduring Memories of Hangzhou, staged on the lake itself. Coming from Shanghai? The high-speed train is about an hour and we can add first-class seats. As an official ticket agent we secure your show seats, and there is no forced shopping.
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