About 120 miles from the Shanghai Expo site

Xitang

Xitang is an ancient town known for its many bridges and water-front porches. It is one of the earliest ancient towns to be commercialized as a tourist attraction in Zhejiang province.

The tranquil and lantern illuminated night view of Xitang is what distinguishes it from other similar water towns. During May to October each year, the landscape lights in Xitang would go on all night long to guide visitors touring the place during the night. Private museums housing traditional handicrafts and family heirlooms as well as opera performances also help create a memorable experience.

Travel tips

tickets: 50 yuan for entry, 100 yuan including individual tourist spots like museums and gardens, 30 yuan for a night time cruise on the river

opening time: 8:00 to 21:30

About 120 miles from the Shanghai Expo site

About 120 miles from the Shanghai Expo site

Nanxun

Nanxun's specialty is its gardens. It is said that the essence of southern gardens is best presented in the family gardens of Nanxun.

In particular, there is a four-hundred-year old water front residence that has 100 rooms which came to be called Baijianlou or "hundred-room building". The residence stretches along the river bank, with the rooms connected by stone bridges, each one of them intricately decorated. It used to be the dorms of the servants who work for a government official's family during the Ming dynasty.

Travel tips

tickets: 100 yuan

opening time: 7:20 to 18:00

the major ways of transportation in Nanxun is pedicab which cost 3 yuan for per mile and taxi which cost 5 yuan per mile