[2025 Jiashan Stay] Travel Guide for Moon Yard Hotel (Updated May)

Sitting in Muyue Hotel next to Xitang Ancient Town, sunlight shines through the light gauze and onto the wooden table. Brew a pot of Longjing tea, turn on your laptop, and listen to the gentle sound of the lake lapping against the shore. On afternoons like this, work seems to become easier. If you are planning a trip to the Jiangnan water town, then this place is definitely worth exploring. 🌸Panoramic Lakeside Views When you open the window, you will be greeted by the tranquil Muyue Lake. The lake surface is sparkling, and occasionally a few egrets skim over the water, leaving circles of ripples. 80% of the rooms can enjoy this beautiful lakeside view, especially the terrace rooms on the third floor, with more than 30 square meters of outdoor space, allowing you to fully enjoy your private time. 🍵Warm and Comfortable Living Experience The interior design of the rooms is simple yet elegant, and the large floor-to-ceiling windows allow you to feel the breath of nature even indoors. Each room is equipped with a small courtyard or balcony, allowing people to have a relaxing little world in their spare time. The welcome fruits, especially the fresh tomatoes, are a small surprise for first-time guests. 🚶‍♀️Convenient Transportation and Location Advantages Muyue Hotel is not only scenic, but also has a very advantageous geographical location. From the hotel, it is less than five minutes' walk to the core area of Xitang Ancient Town. It is very convenient whether you want to explore the quaint Yanyu Gallery or experience the life of the water town. In addition, the hotel also provides a free shuttle service to and from the scenic area, making your trip easier and worry-free. 🍽A Rich Breakfast to Start a Wonderful Day Every morning, enjoying a hearty breakfast in the hotel's all-day dining restaurant is the best way to start a new day. A variety of Chinese and Western dishes can not only meet the needs of different tastes, but also allow you to welcome the next journey in the best condition. If you are planning a trip to Xitang, you may wish to consider Muyue Hotel, which combines beautiful scenery, comfortable accommodation and a convenient location. I believe it will become an unforgettable part of your trip.

In the afternoon of spring, the sun is shining and the breeze is gentle. I am wearing a simple Hanfu and strolling on the bluestone road of Xitang Ancient Town. Occasionally, I stop to admire the old houses full of stories. This time, I choose a special hotel—Xitang Muyue Hotel. It not only allows me to experience the unique charm of the Jiangnan water town, but also adds a touch of poetry to my journey. 🏡 A cozy nest in the Jiangnan water town As soon as I enter Xitang Muyue Hotel, I am deeply attracted by its modern Chinese style. The pink walls and black tiles are simple and elegant, as if walking into a flowing ink painting. Each room in the hotel is designed to be simple and exquisite, especially the 80% lake-view rooms. Open the window and you can see the sparkling lake, which instantly makes you feel peaceful and beautiful. 🌞 Warm and comfortable private terrace Live in the terrace room on the third floor, with a more than 30-square-meter outdoor terrace, where you can enjoy close contact with nature. Whether it's the morning sun or the starlight at night, this is the best place to relax. At night, you can enjoy a cup of tea here, listen to the sound of the lake lapping against the shore, and experience a different kind of tranquility. 🍴 A rich breakfast to start your day Every morning, the hotel offers a variety of breakfast options, including traditional Jiangnan snacks, Western bread and coffee, to meet the needs of different tastes. Sit by the window, enjoy your meal, and admire the beautiful scenery outside, and your day will start like this. 🏞️ Explore the ancient town and natural scenery From the hotel, you can walk a few minutes to reach Xitang Ancient Town and experience the millennium-old historical and cultural heritage. The back door of the hotel is Wuguniang Park, where the scenery is picturesque and a great place to take photos. In addition, the Yanyu Corridor is also a must-see attraction. Stroll through it and feel like you've traveled through time and returned to the era of poetry and painting. Xitang Muyue Hotel is not only a hotel, but also the beginning of a spiritual journey. If you also yearn for such a trip, you can stay here for a few days, and I believe it will leave you with unforgettable memories.

| A Poetic Stay in an Ancient Town - Muyue Hotel 📍Hotel Location: Muyue Hotel is located in the heart of Xitang Ancient Town, with its charming streets and winding alleys that seem to be the veins of time. It's just a short walk to iconic attractions like Xitang Bar Street and Shipi Lane, making it easy to explore the town without worrying about long distances. You can fully immerse yourself in the charm of the ancient town. 🏠Hotel Environment: As soon as you step into Muyue Hotel, you'll be captivated by its unique atmosphere. The overall decor style cleverly combines the classical elements of Jiangnan water towns with modern simplicity and comfort. The white walls, black tiles, and wooden carved doors and windows exude an elegant and rustic charm. The lobby is spacious and bright, with a cozy layout, and the green plants and ancient paintings complement each other, creating a pleasant ambiance. The guest rooms are even more impressive, each with its own unique charm. Every room is meticulously decorated, with carefully chosen soft furnishings, from the soft and comfortable beds to the tasteful wooden furniture and the distinctive Jiangnan-style decorations. Some rooms even have small balconies with views of the river and boats, where you can listen to the gentle sound of the water and feel time slow down. The hotel's cleanliness is impeccable, ensuring a comfortable and worry-free stay. 👨‍🍳Hotel Service: The service here is top-notch! The hotel staff are like friendly old friends, providing you with detailed travel tips for Xitang Ancient Town from the moment you check in. They'll tell you where to find the most authentic snacks and the best times to visit attractions. They're always ready to help with any requests, providing attentive service. The hotel also offers a delicious and varied breakfast, with local specialties and nutritious options to start your day off right. 🌃Night Experience: Xitang's nights are famously enchanting, with the ancient town lit up like a dazzling pearl. Staying at Muyue Hotel, you can take a leisurely stroll back to the hotel after exploring the town, then sit in the riverside public area with a cup of hot tea, quietly enjoying the night view of the ancient town. The lights reflecting on the river create a shimmering scene, bringing a sense of tranquility and beauty that will make you forget all your worries and want to lose yourself in the gentle embrace of the water town. In short, Muyue Hotel is the perfect place to stay in Xitang Ancient Town. If you long for the poetic life of Jiangnan water towns and plan to visit Xitang, don't miss out on this hotel.

I have visited quite a few ancient water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and Xitang is the place I would like to visit again after going there. Tickets: (1) Regular ticket sales time for the scenic area: 8:00-17:00; (2) On statutory major holidays including the day before the holiday but excluding the last day of the holiday, the ticket sales time for the scenic area is 8:00-22:00; Transportation: Take the high-speed train to Jiashan South Station, then take bus 222 directly to the scenic area Recommended scenic route: East entrance - Third parking lot - Wan'an Bridge - Wine Culture Museum - Wolong Bridge - Beizha Street (Guanyin Pocket) - Misty Rain Corridor (Wind and Fire Wall, Beauty Lean, River Clam Head, Boat Nose) - Huanxiu Bridge - Shipi Alley - Wang's Residence - West Garden - Button Museum - Zhang Zhenggen Sculpture Art Museum - Tile Culture Exhibition Hall Recommended check-in spots: Misty Rain Corridor Walking under the hundreds of meters of eaves, with a breeze blowing and the river flowing slowly, you can take very artistic photos of the corridor with a telephoto lens. Anjing Bridge This is a great spot for portrait photography, especially after 4 pm when the light is soft, and the scenery is also stunning. Anning Bridge Next to Anjing Bridge, you can overlook the Misty Rain Corridor from here, and this is also one of the most classic spots in Xitang. Huanxiu Bridge Sitting on the bridge and photographing the ancient town's buildings and the boats rowing in the river is like capturing a painting. Experience tips: In the evening, you can stroll, eat, and play all the way through Xitang. Find a riverside viewing platform to enjoy the night view, which is very pleasant. 1. You can take a boat tour of Xitang at night, sitting on the swaying boat, feeling the quiet and ancient water town of the south of the Yangtze River. 200 yuan for a chartered boat. 2. When you come to Xitang, you should stay in the ancient town for one night. In the morning, you can walk on the stone roads of Xitang and quietly enjoy the slow time without the disturbance of tourists. We stayed at the Muyue Hotel, which is near the Wuguniang Theme Park, and it is very convenient to walk into the ancient town. 3. If you drive there, you can park at the third parking lot, which is close to the ancient town. 4. There are many Hanfu experience shops in the ancient town, which are very photogenic! Must-try food: Guan Lao Tai Stinky Tofu Wang Chengxing Restaurant Bazhen Cake Old Ma's Steamed Pork Xitang Dragon's Hoof

Environment is elegant, and the location is superior. The hotel has its own exclusive dock that leads directly to Xitang. The small gate allows direct access to the Wuguniang Lake scenic area, which is beautiful and captivating. The lobby is beautifully decorated, and the hotel service is of high quality.

Xitang ancient town is so beautiful. This is my second visit to Xitang, and I still find it as charming as it was ten years ago. As I step onto the historic stone-paved roads, I close my eyes, listen to the sound of oars slicing through the lake water, feel the breeze on my face, and suddenly feel so relieved. If you don't want to work, just come to Xitang and idle away! I've put together a two-day, one-night guide for you to copy directly – About the itinerary: Day1: Hangzhou - Jiaxing South - Xitang Scenic Area - Huguo Sui Liang Wang Temple - Zuiyuan - Wang's Residence - Xiyuan - Button Museum - Zhang Zhenggen Sculpture Art Museum - Dinner - Night boat tour Day2: Wang Chengxing breakfast - Hanfu experience - Xiyuan Touhu - Liuyunji Gaiwan Tea - Bar Street - Return trip Ticket price: 95 RMB per person Recommended must-visit spots: Misty Rain Corridor The rain corridors in Xitang are mostly concentrated in Beizha Street, Nanzha Street, and Chaonandai commercial areas. Some have long benches with backs along the river, providing shade and shelter from the rain. Scenes from 'Mission: Impossible' were also filmed here! Shipi Alley Shipi Alley is at the end of Xitang's West Street, 68 meters long, paved with 216 stone slabs that are only three centimeters thick. Xiyuan Xiyuan is the largest private garden in Xitang ancient town, a typical Jiangnan garden style, with beautifully carved beams and painted rafters, and pavilions and towers in an orderly fashion. China Button Museum The Button Museum is located on West Street, with six exhibition halls: Ancient Button Display Area, Modern Button Display Area, Contemporary Button Display Area, Shell Button Production Process Display Area, Button Application Area, and Chinese Knot Display Area. The museum features live demonstrations of shell button production processes. Songzi Laifeng Bridge Wupeng Boat How can you not experience a Wupeng boat in the ancient town? At dusk, take a boat with friends to see Xitang from another perspective, a different kind of beauty. Liuyunji Gaiwan Tea The ancient town is best enjoyed by walking slowly and browsing slowly. Drinking tea here is also a way to travel at a slow pace. Food recommendations: Guan Lao Tai Stinky Tofu, a local specialty, with crispy tofu and tender inside drenched in sauce, is so delicious. Wang Chengxing, even for someone like me who doesn't like noodles, I find the shaomai and eel noodles delicious, and the prices are very reasonable. You must try it. Accommodation: Xitang Muyue Hotel No. 368, Nanyuan Road, Xitang Town The hotel is near the Wugu Niang Theme Park, which is very convenient for entering and exiting the scenic area. The overall style is new Chinese, and most importantly, it's very quiet! The Xitang scenic area is not large, and if you're in a hurry, you can finish touring it in one day. However, I recommend spending two days to get a deeper understanding of its beauty – Other tips: Regular ticket sales time for the scenic area: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (except for holidays and major events); During statutory major holidays (New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day) including the day before the holiday but excluding the last day of the holiday, the ticket sales time for the scenic area is 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM;

This is my 4th trip to Xitang. Don't ask me why I am fond of Xitang, maybe it's because of the landscape-like scenery of this small town in the south of the Yangtze River, maybe it's because of the strong human fireworks, maybe... So when you come to Xitang, you must check in at these places⬇️⬇️⬇️ 🔹Xiyuan The largest private garden in Xitang ancient town🌳 There are pavilions, rockeries, fish ponds, trees, and flowers. Also checked in the same position as Jay Chou's 'Passerby'☑️ 🔹Zuiyuan Initially built in the Ming Dynasty, named after the 'Zuijing Hall' of the Wang's house, there is a small garden in the courtyard, and there is even a miniature stone arch bridge, which is very unique, only allowing one person to pass❗️ 🔹Button Museum This was originally a grocery store, facing the street and backed by the river, it is a typical commercial and residential house in the ancient town. Because Xitang is a famous button town in the country, it was later built into a button museum. 🔹Misty Rain Corridor A unique landscape line in Xitang ancient town‼️ If you have time, you can rest on the corridor, watch the sculling boat, pass through the water💦, watch the poetic and picturesque scenery of Xitang, it's so comfortable😌 🔹Shipi Alley The open-air alley sandwiched between two residences is the deepest, narrowest and longest alley in Xitang, built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and it feels a little bit fat to pass. 🔹Sculling boat Recommended must check in👍 There are two piers➡️Wolong Bridge Tourist Pier and Songzilai Fengqiao Pier, I personally prefer the section of Songzilai Fengqiao. There is a feeling of people traveling in the painting🖼️ ⚪️Food: Wonton Old Duck Pot Must eat when you come to Xitang✔️ Shepherd's purse large wonton with fresh duck soup that drops eyebrows🥣 super love Chicken feet & pig's feet (I like it very much) Soft and glutinous, I always pack a few to take home In fact, there are many snacks on the streets of Xitang, such as wontons, gorgon fruit cakes, sea bream burns, stinky tofu... all worth a try, you can eat a crooked stomach unknowingly. 🏨Accommodation: Muyue Hotel I have stayed in a few homestays in Xitang before, this time I want to change the environment and choose a quiet hotel to stay in. The hotel is very close to Wuguniang Park, the overall is a modern Chinese-style Jiangnan water town architectural style, with the moon culture as the theme, especially the landscape in the courtyard, there is a kind of 'bright moon shines between the pines, clear spring flows on the stone' artistic conception. - Xitang Ancient Town ⏰Opening hours: open all day 🚗Transportation: You can take the K222 at Jiashan South Station by high-speed rail, and there are many intercity bus routes. But what I recommend most is self-driving, it is very convenient to enter the scenic area from the first parking lot. 📷Photography: There are many places in the ancient town suitable for taking Hanfu and cheongsam. If you want to take Hanfu, you can go to Xiyuan, Misty Rain Corridor, Huanxiu Bridge, Shipi Alley, Shaoxianggang, Liren Street, etc., and I will specifically issue a photo guide later~