Those who want to visit Wuzhen, listen to this advice

The azure sky awaits the misty rain This National Day, I revisited Wuzhen I've reorganized a set of travel tips for Wuzhen If you want to enjoy Wuzhen, read this carefully to avoid detours Tickets: Xizha 150 yuan/East Gate 110 yuan/Combined ticket for both 190 yuan (Accommodation in Xizha includes two tickets) Boat ticket: 60 yuan per person, 380 yuan per boat Special National Day package, search directly on Ctrip for Wuzhen Itinerary Planning: Wuzhen Xizha Scenic Area: Enter from Gate 2 and follow the crowd straight in, walk less on bridges within the scenic area to avoid getting lost, walk to the end then cross the bridge and come back Wuzhen East Gate Scenic Area: Walk down one street to the end, more commercialized than the west, mainly tour groups Outfit Recommendations: Ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River are naturally dominated by traditional styles Suggestion: Simple and elegant Hanfu or Cheongsam, paired with folding fans or oil-paper umbrellas Rentals and photography services are available inside and outside the scenic area (cheaper outside) Photography Tips: Poking your head out of a window makes for a good photo Try to hold your phone vertically for shots, the buildings are tall There's morning mist during the rainy season, remember to get up early to enjoy it You can enter any shop or house for photos without consuming Before 9:00 AM and after 9:00 PM, the scenic area is less crowded Accommodation: Inside the scenic area: Except for courtyard houses, homestays are allocated by the scenic area Outside the scenic area: Cheaper, but you can only enter the scenic area once Transportation: High-speed train: Take the high-speed train to Tongxiang station, then take a taxi to Wuzhen Self-driving: Navigate to 'Wuzhen Xizha Scenic Area', parking on the roadside is free Food: Scholar's Lamb Noodles: Lamb noodles Sauce Duck Shop: Ancient town duck leg Tongji Sauce Zongzi Shop: Large meat zongzi Mao Lao Tai Stinky Tofu: Stinky tofu Qiao Li Qiao Baked Bun Shop: Dried vegetable baked bun Yongping Rice Ball Shop: Osmanthus square cake, rainbow cake Mo Mo's Home: Wuzhen chicken pot, stir-fried eel with green onions Zi La La Fried Shop: Radish cake, celery pork spring roll Jin Ji Pastry Shop: Ding Sheng cake, osmanthus black rice, brown sugar cake, jade rabbit cake Friendly Reminders: Water and drinks are very expensive in the scenic area Tickets for the Xizha scenic area are void after the night of purchase There are many snacks in the Xizha scenic area, no need to follow the crowd and queue When booking a hotel in Wuzhen, be sure to plan your itinerary in advance, as some homestays are far from the scenic area and transportation is not very convenient. Don't take rickshaws, they charge per person and are quite expensive, ride-hailing is more convenient Don't buy the ubiquitous dark plums in the scenic area, they are not a Wuzhen specialty and many are artificially colored. Indoor attractions in both East and West Gates mostly close between 5:00 PM and 5:30 PM Xizha is surrounded by water on all sides, no ticket evasion possible, prices are the same online and offline except for packages Wuzhen is a place full of the flavor of life, truly enjoyable time after time