Lesser-Known Shaoxing Attraction Recommendation - Hometown of Xu Wei

In the ancient city of Shaoxing, wander slowly along the chessboard-patterned bluestone paths of Houguan Lane. As you pass through the quaint traditional residences, a building in black, white, and gray hues quietly comes into view with its ancient charm. This is the Xu Wei Art Museum. 📍 Xu Wei Art Museum: No. 33 Houguan Lane, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City 📍 Green Vine Bookstore: No. 10 Da Cheng Alley, Qian Guan Lane, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City 📍 Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00 (Closed on Mondays) 🎫 Admission: Free🆓, 👸🏻 WeChat ID: Shaoxing Culture and Tourism Group (Reservations can get a museum pass, which includes Xu Wei Art Museum, Green Vine Bookstore, Shaoxing Master Museum, etc.) 🚇 Transportation: 5 minutes walk from Exit A1 of Lu Xun's Hometown Station on the subway ✅ Stamp Collection: Visitors to Xu Wei's Hometown can get two Xu Wei calligraphy and painting stamps 🏛 Xu Wei Art Museum has won the 2023 IFLA Asia-Pacific Landscape Design Award🥇 The exterior of the building features the white walls and black tiles characteristic of the Jiangnan region, forming three asymmetrical large eaves. It also incorporates modern glass curtain walls, presenting a style of Chinese elegance and simplicity. New Chinese-style outfits are particularly photogenic here. The landscape design adopts modern techniques to interpret traditional landscape sentiments, creating a plaza for activities, organizing spatial flow, and connecting the indoor and outdoor exhibition and activity spaces of the entire project. It's a place where you can view, reach, and rest☕ 👨🏻‍🎨 Xu Wei is an important figure in the history of Chinese painting, known for establishing a distinct style. His splash-ink and freehand brushwork of flowers and birds carry on the traditional Chinese painting concepts, building upon the work of predecessors, favoring spirit over form, and creating a new realm with a bold and unrestrained atmosphere and dripping ink. His painting style has influenced many masters in later generations, such as Zheng Banqiao and Qi Baishi. When you take an afternoon off on a weekend to visit Xu Wei's hometown, you will be captivated by the spirit of the literati and intoxicated by the romanticism of poetry and painting...