Lanxi Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)

I stumbled upon a treasure trove of an ancient village, which turned out to be a TV filming location

After deciding to find a midway stop to rest for the night on the way back, I chose this place. Since it was night when I arrived, I couldn't see much and only felt that the ancient town was very quiet, without the noise typical of tourist areas, and surprisingly there were no tourists during the Qingming holiday. It wasn't until the next morning when I stepped out of the guesthouse that I was truly captivated by the beauty of this ancient village. It was only while wandering through the streets and alleys that I learned this was the filming location for 'The Great Ming Under the Microscope'. 📢 Attraction Introduction: ⭕️ Zhuge Bagua Village is the largest known settlement of the descendants of Zhuge Liang to date. ⭕️ Originally named Gaolong Village, the village is shaped like the bottom of a pot, with the middle low and the surrounding areas high, forming a pond at the center. This is the core of Bagua Village and also the base point of the 'Eight Trigrams Formation'. Half of the pond is water, and the other half is land, resembling the Tai Chi symbol. ⭕️ Centered around Zhong Pond, there are eight alleys extending outward, leading directly to eight earthen mounds outside the village, resembling the eight trigrams. ⭕️ Zhuge Bagua Village in Zhuge Town not only has a unique layout, but the ancient residential buildings in the town are also very rare. The town was originally built during the Song and Yuan dynasties, with subsequent additions and renovations, reaching its peak during the Qing Kangxi and Qianlong eras. ⭕️ The town preserves more than two hundred ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. At its peak, there were eighteen different types of ancestral halls in the town, most of which were ornately decorated. The Grand Hall and the Prime Minister's Ancestral Hall are among the most outstanding. ⏱️ Recommended duration of visit: About 3 hours 🎫 Ticket information: 85 RMB per person ⏰ Opening hours: 07:30～17:00 🅿️ Parking information: There is a parking lot at the entrance of the scenic area, 10 RMB per time 📷 Recommended spots: 1️⃣ Zhong Pond: Half water and half land, with two wells in the middle. This is the very pond featured on the poster of the TV series 'The Great Ming Under the Microscope'. 2️⃣ Prime Minister's Ancestral Hall: The hall contains many Dongyang wood carvings, which are exquisitely crafted and lifelike. The hall's wooden beams are carved with scenes of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, as well as Lei Zhenzi and Yuwen Chengdu. It is said that the villagers handed over the ancestral hall to the government to be used as a granary, and the sculptures were preserved to this day by being wrapped in lime and mud. 🏠 Accommodation recommendation: We stayed at 👉 Lanxi Yuzhan Guesthouse The landlord said that the guesthouse was his family's ancestral home, with a pharmacy and a pawnshop, probably the most beautiful guesthouse in the village. The guesthouse is quite large, even with a swimming pool, which must be very enjoyable in summer. Oh, and the guesthouse is one of only two places in the entire town that sells coffee. 🥗 Dining recommendation: Due to the town's pristine nature, there aren't many dining options, and the taste is more or less the same. 👉 You can try the Old Street Restaurant ⚠️ Notes: 1️⃣ It is recommended to hire a guide for explanations, as it is an ancient village with many interesting stories; 2️⃣ Good food and drink are unlikely, as there is basically no commercial development, and there were hardly any tourists even during the Qingming festival, so you might want to try your luck during the May Day holiday; 3️⃣ After business hours at night, you can drive directly into the village parking lot and park for free

Explore the Mystery of Zhuge Bagua Village, a Historical and Cultural Treasure of Jinhua!

🌈Hello, friends, I'm here! This time I want to share with you a super unique place—Zhuge Bagua Village! 🎉 🏡Zhuge Bagua Village is located within the territory of Lanxi City, Zhejiang Province, and is a super mysterious and down-to-earth historical and cultural ancient village! This is the largest settlement of the descendants of Zhuge Liang, and there are still more than 4,000 descendants of Zhuge Liang in the village! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 💡The entire village was designed and laid out according to the ancestral Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams by Zhuge Liang's twenty-seventh-generation descendant, Zhuge Dasheng. It's super creative! The village is centered around Zhongchi, with eight alleys radiating outwards, forming the inner Bagua, and eight small hills surrounding the village, forming the outer Bagua. This design is unique in China! 😮 🏞️Strolling through the village, you can see many ancient residences and halls from the Ming and Qing dynasties, which are very well preserved, with more than 200 sites! Although they have been through hundreds of years, the layout of the village has never changed. The architectural style of 'blue bricks, gray tiles, horse head walls, fat beams, chubby columns, and small boudoirs' really makes one feel as if they have traveled back to ancient times. 🏛️ 📍The address is inside the Zhuge Bagua Village Scenic Area on the 330 National Road in Lanxi City, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province (east side), and the transportation is very convenient. The ticket price is 90 RMB per person, but if you use the temporary parking lot at Beiloutang, you can enter for free! 🚗 🏞️Recommended attractions include Zhongchi, Dagongtang, Tianyitang, Kongming's Life Exhibition, Chancellor's Ancestral Hall, and the local culture exhibition hall Qingyutang, each with its unique story and charm. 🌺 🏨If you want to stay in the village for a night, I recommend the Lanxi Mushi Homestay, where you can enjoy the beautiful view of the entire Zhongchi, and it will definitely make you linger. 🌌 🍴As for food, the Ancient Street Restaurant is a good choice. Their farmhouse sausage, tofu vegetarian buns, stir-fried wild vegetables, Zhuge small fish, and brine river shrimp are all super delicious! 😋 💖Well, that's all for this share! If you are also interested in Zhuge Bagua Village, why not go and explore it yourself? It will definitely be an eye-opening experience! 👀

Come see the ageless legend Aaron Kwok check in at Jinhua

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024 19:30 Venue: Jinhua Sports Center Stadium The most anticipated concert of 2024 for the people of Jinhua, the king of dance Aaron Kwok will be performing in Jinhua. If you want to witness the charm of Brother Cheng and are preparing to see this concert, I really recommend these must-visit attractions in Jinhua! 1. Hengdian World Studios Hengdian World Studios is currently one of the largest film and television shooting bases in the world, known as the 'Chinese Hollywood'. Most of China's historical costume dramas are filmed here. 2. Zhuge Bagua Village Zhuge Village is the largest settlement of the descendants of Zhuge Liang, with the village laid out according to the Nine Palaces Bagua, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a low-lying center, resembling a huge basin of wealth. 3. Shuanglong Scenic Tourist Area The Shuanglong Scenic Tourist Area features natural attractions such as the Shuanglong Cave, Ice Pot Cave, Peach Blossom Cave, Two Immortals Cave, Fairy Waterfall Cave, and Shuanglong Creek Gorge, which are karst landforms and landscapes. Waiting for you! Your first concert of 2024! Let's witness the charm of one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Aaron Kwok, together in Jinhua~

Where to go for the Spring Festival? Guide to a one-day tour of Zhuge Bagua Village in Jinhua

Where to go for a self-driving tour in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai during the Spring Festival? I really recommend Jinhua! It's a hidden gem travel destination in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai~ All kinds of delicious food and fun, with the strong festive atmosphere of the Jiangnan water towns! The journey from Jinhua to Lishui is full of niche attractions, and the prices are very low~ The first stop is Zhuge Bagua Village, where we chose to stay inside the scenic area Right outside the door are bustling alleys, and it's very convenient to get to various attractions! 🏮 Zhuge Bagua Village Scenic Area (4A) 📍 330 National Road, Lanxi City, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province 🚗 3.5h from Shanghai, 2.5h from Hangzhou, there is a parking lot at the entrance of the scenic area🅿️, and the scenic area is explored on foot🚶🏻‍♂️ 🎫 90, you can ask the guesthouse to book for you~ 📸 One-day tour strategy ✨ Zhongchi Shaped like a Bagua, it is also the center of the village. The whole village spreads out in the shape of a Bagua around Zhongchi, which is also the liveliest place in the village~ ✨ Dagu Tang Next to Zhongchi is the memorial hall of Marquis Wu, with the words 'loyalty' and 'martial' at the entrance, great for taking photos📸 ✨ Chancellor's Ancestral Hall A magnificent ancient building, where you can learn about the history of Zhuge Bagua Village~ ✨ Shangtang Ancient Commercial Street You can stroll around the ancient residences near Shangtang, walk from Tianyi Hall all the way to Dajing Hall and Yongmu Hall, and feel the fireworks of the ancient town~ 🏨 Lanxi Houde Guesthouse Staying inside the scenic area is really convenient! The prices are touching, mostly around two to three hundred. The accommodations in the scenic area are all private houses, giving you the feeling of staying in the villagers' homes~ This guesthouse is well located right next to Zhongchi, and the owner is also a descendant of Zhuge Liang. As soon as you enter, you feel the strong scholarly atmosphere~ 🥢 Gourmet The taste of the farmhouse restaurants in the village is very good, I recommend the tofu wrap and chicken pot, the local farmhouse dishes are very comforting to eat😋 There are also many snacks near Shangtang Ancient Commercial Street, and you can sit by the pond, eat while basking in the sun, very cozy!

Jiangnan's number one early morning tea street

You could ask me to guess a hundred times, and I would still find it hard to guess that the so-called number one early morning tea street in Jiangnan is located in the Youbu ancient town of Lanxi, Jinhua. In fact, it's just a small alley, but it indeed has a lively and homely atmosphere. The meaty 'Rou Chen Zi' is a specialty, and there are many other kinds of snacks, such as sesame seed cakes stuffed with fried dough sticks, and Poria cocos and Gorgon fruit cake, which are quite delicious.

Youbu Ancient Town | Drive 400 kilometers just for this bite!

🥙 Youbu Ancient Town is really a food paradise It gathers the culinary essence of Quzhou and Jinhua Because the Quzhou and Jinhua regions are close to Jiangxi So the local cuisine has both the spicy flavor of Jiangxi and the fresh sweetness of Zhejiang ⛩️ Youbu Ancient Town is located in the central and western part of Zhejiang Province, at the junction of Jinhua, Lanxi, and Longyou, with convenient transportation. As early as the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Youbu had a wharf, and it has always been an important agricultural and sideline product distribution and trading place at the junction of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Anhui, a commercial town, known as the 'first wharf upstream of the Qiantang River', one of the four ancient towns in Zhejiang for a thousand years, and the birthplace of the Qiantang River Poetry Road culture. It has a long history and profound cultural heritage, famous for its traditional cultural activities, and there are many cultural relics and historic sites. The 'Yongji Bridge', 'Yongfu Bridge', 'Yongan Bridge', 'Taiping Bridge', 'Laoxi Bridge' built in the Qing Dynasty across the Taiping Creek in the town are collectively referred to as 'Five Horses Returning to the Trough', which is a unique feature in Jiangnan. The ancient village, ancient creek, ancient street, ancient bridge, and ancient houses are well preserved. The town still retains the previous way of life, waiting quietly for visitors from all directions. 📍Location: No. 46, Dajie, Youbu Town, Lanxi City, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province 🎫Ticket: No ticket required 🍲Recommended food: ▫️Guanxiu Su (Strongly recommend red bean flavor!) ▫️Preserved vegetable meat pie ▫️Lotus leaf glutinous rice cake ▫️Youtiao glutinous rice cake (Sesame, brown sugar, soybean flour are all delicious) ▫️Crispy pork belly (Bake and eat now!) ▫️Egg skin fried dumplings ▫️Quzhou roasted cake (My personal favorite! A carb bomb in one bite) ▫️Big cake wrapped in youtiao (Eat from childhood! Very fragrant) ▫️Cowpea cake ▫️Fried fruit ▫️Scallion steamed bun (Scallion + pork + bamboo shoots, chop me if it's not delicious) ▫️Longyou small wonton ▫️Meat sinker (The first must-eat specialty in the ancient town!) ▫️Meatball ▫️Tofu rice ball ▫️Millet cake 🔺Original creation is not easy, plagiarism will be investigated

Do you like this slow-paced town?

Youbu Town is located in the southwest of Lanxi City, at the junction of Jinhua, Lanxi, and Longyou counties, and enjoys the titles of 'the first port upstream of the Qiantang River', one of the four ancient towns in Zhejiang for a thousand years, and the birthplace of the Qiantang River Poetry Road culture. ~ Features: 1. Youbu has many ancient bridges. The Youbu Creek that runs through the ancient town has the 'Taiping Bridge', 'Yongan Bridge', 'Yongji Bridge', 'Yongfu Bridge', 'Laoxi Bridge' built in the Qing Dynasty, collectively known as 'Five Horses Returning to the Trough', which is spectacular! 2. The day of the people in Youbu starts with morning tea, and the custom of drinking tea has continued for thousands of years. The prosperity of waterways and local commerce has cultivated the leisurely morning tea habit of Youbu people. This ancient town of a thousand years retains its own pace and rhythm, not in a hurry, but in a long stream, it is a representative place for slow life.

Jinhua Lanxi CITYWALK | You'll miss out if you don't come soon!

Half is about artistic tranquility, and the other half is about the hustle and bustle of life. Lanxi is a small town where you can experience the slow life of the Jiangnan region. Lanxi is worth spending a weekend to savor thoroughly 🚉Travel Tips: Departing from Hangzhou, it takes about two and a half hours by car on the highway to get there (currently there is no high-speed train direct connection, only the old-fashioned green trains🚞) 🗓Itinerary: Youbu Ancient Town—Zhuge Bagua Village—Lan Cotton 1957 Cultural and Creative Park—Lanxi Ancient City (Tianfu Mountain Historical and Cultural District) ✅Must Experience: Morning - Youbu Ancient Town Youbu Ancient Town is one of the four major ancient towns in Zhejiang Province, a perfect combination of cultural history and Lanxi cuisine! Get up early for breakfast, and you won't believe there's such a lively street! There's no overly commercial atmosphere, everything is just right. Ps: The memorial hall of Lang Jingshan, China's earliest photographer, is quite good - a must-visit for film photography enthusiasts.📸 Noon - Zhuge Bagua Village It is the largest known settlement of the descendants of Zhuge Liang to date, with village architecture arranged in the style of the 'Eight Trigrams', preserving a large number of ancient Ming and Qing residences. If you have more time, it's suitable for a leisurely stroll and perfect for taking photos~ Afternoon - Lan Cotton 1957 Cultural and Creative Park Based on the former Lanxi City Cotton Textile Factory, it is a cultural and creative district themed 'Urban Memory + Industrial Heritage', with a flavor of the 80s and 90s. As a rest stop for citywalk, about an hour is enough~ You can enjoy a cup of Lanxi coffee☕ as a check-in point~ Evening - Lanxi Ancient City (Tianfu Mountain Historical and Cultural District) The core of the protected area of Lanxi's famous city, it is one of the 30 Chinese historical and cultural districts jointly announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. If you go late in the afternoon, you'll find the elderly happily playing cards together! Wandering through the alleys, there are many ancient buildings to visit. Walk to the edge of the Lan River, and from atop the ancient city wall, you can enjoy a view of the Lan River Bridge and Zhongzhou Park, so comfortable! 🍽Food Recommendations: This place is simply a paradise for carb lovers! Chicken Kernels After trying three different stores, who knows! Found that each store has different fillings! Best to eat right out of the oven Huanglongdong Beef Noodles Didn't think much of it before going, I've had plenty of beef noodles, but not many as chewy and springy as this. The owner only opens at 4:30 pm, and the business is very good~ Right next to it is the market, where you can watch plays, eat snacks , and see many grandparents with their grandchildren, a very local scene Meat Pie, Tofu Sweet Rice Balls, Freshly Made Luwei, Ci Ba Lanxi is considered to be the most healing and peaceful city I have traveled to so far , it's a small county town without excessive commercialization, where one can leisurely enjoy the scenery along the road

Come to Lanxi Ancient City for breakfast!

Lanxi offers a variety of satisfying carbohydrates. The first stop in Lanxi is to have breakfast in Lanxi Ancient City. 1⃣️ The first place is a beef pancake with a fried dough stick inside, fragrant upon fragrant, even I, who don't usually like pancakes, was amazed. 2⃣️ The second place is tofu dumplings, unfortunately, I didn't get to eat them, just had soy milk. This place's tofu dumplings have quite a history, and many locals come early in the morning to eat. If you want to try them, come early; they're very popular! The main street of the ancient city is mainly shops, with people selling and eating breakfast in the morning, which has a very lively atmosphere. There are also some celebrity former residences and historic houses, casually strolling around can lead to pleasant surprises.

A quiet ancient lane, it is a place full of ancient charms and magical stories in Lanxi Old Town. It witnessed the changes of Lanxi's years and is the landmark building in Lanxi City South. The alley is narrow and can't enter the car. It is more than 100 meters long and twists and turns. There is a mysterious atmosphere everywhere in the lane, the old houses of the ancient walls and the steep steps built by the mountains, all of which are awe-inspiring. Here, I witnessed the growth of a young boy. This place, carrying the generation of Lanxi people's "flying dreams"! May the peach blossom dock tomorrow will be more beautiful - the road is wide and green, and the peach blossoms compete.

Replicas of buildings of the world.

It was amazing seeing all the different buildings of the world in one place! It was an out of the world experience! I loved every moment of it it felt like around the world tour in one day. Getting There - You can just take a Didi to get around Hengdian...They will drop you off at the gate of the studio. Attractions - Each and every building is unique and special...the replicas are on point! The studio is big...I took an electric scooter around the studio. You can choose..walking, cycling or electric. Do watch a show while you are there it is worth it! Food & Shopping- There is shop and snack stands at the entrance where you can buy something if necessary. Around the park.are water vending machines.

Hengdian World Studios - Ming Qing Gong Yuan one of the top places to visit when you are in Hengdian. A place where they film movies and tv shows. Enjoy the view from the sky! #djimavicmini #urbanexplorer #leaveyourmark

I visited Hengdian World Studio ‘Palace of Emperor Qin’ and I was impressed with the architectural structure of the palace. The ground is huge and I spent 1.5 hours exploring the site including watching the coronation of the emperor performance. Costumes are available for rent where visitors can dressed up for picture taking mimicking their favourite film stars I.e Miyue 羋月 Many popular Chinese dramas were filmed here. As I am a fan of ancient costume dramas, I am glad to have the chance to step on the site where some scenes were filmed. Hengdian comprises of more than 10 studios but unfortunately I only managed to spend half day at this attraction while enroute to Hangzhou. To cover all the studios, perhaps will need to allocate at least 3-5 days as the studios are spread across the town and some sites are only open in the afternoon. I definitely will return to explore the other studios. #holidayvacation#tripinspired

Hengdian Travel | Adults don't make choices when traveling, I want both

Whoever goes to Hengdian's Yuanming New Garden knows! Those who have been there can't help but give a thumbs up~👍 The Spring Garden there is very large, not only does it have the Ten Scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou🏜️, but also the sorrowful flowing waters of Shaoxing's Lanting, where you can take a boat🚢, admire waterfalls...... Who wouldn't be mesmerized by the beauty of Jiangnan? The Summer Garden is mainly characterized by 🏛️European architecture, and the twelve animal heads here spout water every hour, perfectly replicating the details of the Old Summer Palace, making one sigh at the former glory of the Old Summer Palace. ‼️Ps: The entrances to the Spring Garden and Summer Garden are only two kilometers apart, which is very convenient. 🎫Ticket: Buying a combo ticket in advance only costs 191 yuan per person, and there is a discount for teacher's ID. 📍Hengdian Film and Television City Travel Tips: During the May Day period, Hengdian Film and Television City hosts several large-scale performances, which you definitely shouldn't miss. 1️⃣ Dream Bund Resort Area: Hengdian OST Music Festival, listen to the original soundtrack in the original shooting scene, super immersive! 2️⃣ Along the River During the Qingming Festival: The revival of the famous painting event, where you can change into Song dynasty clothes and immerse yourself in interactions with vendors, delivery guys, and storytellers! 3️⃣ Yuanming New Garden: Take you back to the Garden of all Gardens, to experience the ceiling of Chinese aesthetics.

You must visit the fireworks port at least once

Lanxi hides a treasure guesthouse!! Located near the ancient town of Youbu, Choose a good weather☀️ weekend in early winter, and go for a walk with friends! The guesthouse is an ancient style building, the environment and decoration are very elegant~ Chatting and drinking tea🫖 in the courtyard is super comfortable! ✨You can also experience activities such as perfume tea, hanging paintings, flower arrangements, and incense burning. If you like to take photos and check in, you can wear Hanfu, and every casual shot🤳 is an ancient style blockbuster! The rooms are also antique, and the names are very poetic~ The representative flower names of the twelve flower gods are used as guest rooms ✨If you come to Youbu Ancient Town, don't miss the special morning tea here. In the early morning, the teahouses in the ancient town are always bustling with people. Here you can taste the authentic Lanxi morning tea and feel the life of the ancient town. Guesthouse name: Youbu·Qiuyin Flower House Guesthouse

Experience the internet-famous homestay in the Song Dynasty

🚶‍♀️Stepping into the homestay, it's like traveling back to ancient times. This is a building with the charm of the Tang and Song Dynasties🏮Everywhere reveals a simple atmosphere. Here, you can feel the charm of traditional culture, and also enjoy the comfort of modern life. In addition to the exquisite accommodation environment, Qiu Yin Hua She also provides a series of characteristic cultural experience activities. Here, you can personally experience tea tasting, flower arranging, incense burning, Hanfu experience, perfume blending and other traditional arts. These activities can not only make your trip more colorful, but also let you deeply understand traditional culture. If you come to Youbu Ancient Town, don't miss the special morning tea here. In the early morning, the teahouses in the ancient town are always bustling with people. Here, you can taste the authentic Lanxi morning tea and feel the life of the ancient town.