Huzhou City Walk | Poetic Roaming in the Water Towns of Jiangnan

| Poetic Roaming in the Water Towns of Jiangnan. Huzhou 📍 Two Days and One Night, a Lazy Person's Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun ‼️ Huzhou Accommodation: Stay near Yishang Street, where there's plenty to eat and see, and it's convenient to go anywhere. Huzhou Cuisine: Dried Noodles, Songmao Soup Dumplings, Lemon Milk, Qianzhang Buns, Oil-Drenched Shrimp, Braised Eel Strips, Steamed Glutinous Rice Cake with Red Beans, Double Topping Noodles, Fried Dumplings Route Planning Day 1: Xiaoxi Street ➡️ Zhuangyuan Street ➡️ Yishang Street ➡️ Fisherman's Wharf ➡️ Taihu Ancient Town Day 2: Nanxun Ancient Town ➡️ Xiaolian Zhuang ➡️ Zhang Shiming's Former Residence ➡️ Liu's Residence ➡️ Zhang Jingjiang's Former Residence ➡️ Hundred-Room Buildings Attraction Introduction 📖 1️⃣ Xiaoxi Street: A relatively artistic old street, suitable for strolling and taking photos. The dried noodles at the street entrance are recommended! 2️⃣ Zhuangyuan Street: Huzhou's Jiangnan water town, lean by the river to listen to the sound of flowing water and watch the ancient buildings. It's relatively quiet and relaxing, a bit like Pingjiang Road in Suzhou. 3️⃣ Yishang Street: A gathering place for food, with many special snacks, suitable for strolling and eating. 4️⃣ See Huzhou's famous "Toilet Ring". When the weather is good, stroll along Taihu Lake, enjoy the breeze, and admire the beautiful scenery. It's pleasant and makes for great photos. 5️⃣ Taihu Ancient Town: It is recommended to come at night, the night view is more beautiful. Don't miss the molten iron fireworks, it's very shocking. 6️⃣ Nanxun Ancient Town: The ancient town is not very commercialized, it has the authentic Jiangnan water town feel. It's very pleasant to sit on a small boat. There are also many small attractions in the ancient town. 7️⃣ Xiaolian Zhuang: A classical garden with good scenery. As the name suggests, it's a good place to admire the lotus in summer. 8️⃣ Zhang Shiming's Former Residence: A combination of Chinese and Western architecture, the No. 1 Residence in Jiangnan, with rich brick, wood, stone carvings, and glass carvings. 9️⃣ Liu's Residence: A unique European-style red brick and gray tile building, integrating Roman style into the Jiangnan residence. The story behind the house is also worth exploring. 🔟 Hundred-Room Buildings: Hundred-room residential buildings are built along the river, which are beautiful whether in the daytime or at night. It is the core attraction of Nanxun Ancient Town. Tourists drink tea and sip wine along the river, which is very pleasant and close to the water. Recommended food in Yishang Street: ✔ Braised food (Zhou Shengji) ✔ Roasted pig's trotters (Pangu Pig's Trotters) ✔ Lemon Milk (Cat's Magic Forest/Old Narrative Tea) ✔ Steamed Glutinous Rice Cake with Red Beans (Xu Zhongliang Traditional Dingsheng Cake) ✔ Qianzhang Baozi Vermicelli Soup (Ding Lianfang) Tips: Morning: Take bus No. 13 from Huzhou to Xiaoxi Street for 40 minutes. After arriving at the station, stroll through the three streets in order. Have lunch at Yishang Street, and visit Tiefosi Temple after the meal. Afternoon: Take bus No. 4 to Taihu Moon Bay, 35 minutes by bus. Walk along the square to the pier and take a speedboat for CNY 40 (8:30-16:30).