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Tour Style:
This Xitang water town night tour from Hangzhou is timed for the evening, when the lanterns come on and the canals are lit. Your guide meets you at your Hangzhou hotel and drives you to Xitang in a private car. You walk the Mist-Rain Long Corridor, take a wooden boat cruise on the canals, cross Huanxiu Bridge, and visit the Zhang Zheng Root Carving Art Museum. The evening ends on Bar Street and with a canal-side dinner of local dishes before the drive back. Entrance to the sites, a private car, hotel pickup in Hangzhou, and a bilingual guide are included, so the whole evening runs at your own pace.
Duration: 4-6 Hours
Attractions(Cities):
Xitang water town
Pick-up point:
Your hotel in Hangzhou (based on your requirement)
Finishing point:
Your hotel in Hangzhou (based on your requirement)
Tour Customizable:
Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry)
Payment Types:
Cash, Wire, Paypal, WesternUnion, Wechat, Alipay, Bank Transfer
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Your guide meets you at your Hangzhou hotel, holding a Your Way Holiday sign, and drives you to Xitang in a private air-conditioned car. On the way your guide gives a short introduction to the town, so you arrive ready for the evening.
You arrive as the light fades and the lanterns come on. Stone bridges and narrow lanes glow, and the calm canals reflect the lights. The key spot is the Mist-Rain Long Corridor, a riverside walkway close to one kilometer long, roofed and built of wooden beams, once used to shelter people from rain and sun. Your guide points out the carved windows and the black-tiled roofs of the old houses.
Your guide takes you to the boats and you cruise the canals under the lantern light. The boat passes under old arched bridges and moves past homes along the water. It is the calmest way to see the town, and your guide tells the local stories of silk traders and scholars as you go.
You cross Huanxiu Bridge, a stone arch over the canal, and stop for a night view of the lit water below. Nearby is the Zhang Zheng Root Carving Art Museum, a quiet courtyard gallery filled with figures carved from raw tree roots. The works show dragons, guardian beasts, and old sages, each cut by hand to follow the natural shape of the wood. Your guide explains the meaning behind the carvings.
Later the mood changes on Bar Street, the busiest part of Xitang at night. Bars line the water with music and lights, some simple and local with rice wine, some modern with rooftop seats. Your guide helps you pick a place to sit, and the street shows the newer side of an old town.
Dinner is at a restaurant by the canal, with lanterns over the water. Local dishes include braised river fish cooked with ginger and sweet soy, stir-fried lotus root with vinegar and chili, crispy fried tofu, and steamed pork with rice flour. Your guide helps with the menu and explains each dish.
After dinner you take a last walk through the quieter lanes before your private car. If you stay in Xitang, we drop you at your hotel there. If you return to Hangzhou, the driver takes you back to your hotel in the city.
Your guide meets you at your Hangzhou hotel in the afternoon, and the tour covers Xitang from dusk into the evening, ending after dinner.
Yes. The price includes a private car with pickup and drop-off at your hotel in Hangzhou. If you are staying in Xitang, we can drop you at your hotel there instead.
Dinner is at a canal-side restaurant. Local dishes include braised river fish, stir-fried lotus root, crispy tofu, and steamed pork with rice flour, and your guide helps you order.
Yes. The tour includes a wooden boat cruise on the lit canals of Xitang, one of the main highlights of the evening.
Yes. It uses a private car and a private guide for your group, so the pace along the canals and the meal can be adjusted to your interests.
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