[2025 Wuxi Stay] Travel Guide for Scholars Boutique Hotel(Wuxi Xuntang Old Town) (Updated Jan)

The melancholy wind and rain of the rainy alley, patrolling the pond is like a 'Peach Blossom Spring' that is indifferent to the world. By the water and the mountains, not only are there fewer bustling shops along the street, there will not be too many people bustling to take pictures, but also to enjoy life slowly and watch the years. Walking in the rainy alley, listening to the sound of raindrops gently tapping on the tiles, and then quietly falling along the eaves into the flower pots next to the neighboring house, nourishing another season of fragrance. Room The hotel has prepared 24 classic suites, which are very large, some with private courtyards, very suitable for family stay. The interior decoration not only retains the antique historical style, but also transforms and upgrades another part of the old building, and incorporates the ancient charm of Suzhou gardens. The facilities are fully equipped with modern intelligent convenience, intelligent toilets, touch screen wash mirrors, and shower systems, creating a full range of comfortable experiences. Food Eat only when it's time, eat fresh. During your stay at the hotel, you can taste a feast of exquisite delicacies in Jiangnan, steamed fish, boiled shrimp, vegetarian assorted, etc., paired with beautiful wine and utensils, or accompanied by a light tea, refreshing and endless aftertaste. The waiter can also deliver meals intimately, every dish is still steaming when it arrives in the room, every bite does not discount the taste, and you can enjoy a 360° view while dining, and fully integrate into the gentleness of Jiangnan. Not only that, there are also various exquisite tea breaks and desserts, which are popular with their high appearance. Three or five friends sit in the pavilion and feel the wind in early autumn and the sweetness of food together. Entertainment The characteristic shops in the ancient town regularly hold cultural fairs, handmade clay figurines, guqin kunqu singing and other various experience activities. Surroundings Shangxian River Wetland Park, you can come here for a morning run or walk in the early morning, the scenery is unique, the view is wide, and it is a natural oxygen bar. It takes about an hour to walk around the lake for shopping and eating. There are also many local shops in Wuxi, such as wine shops, tea stalls, galleries, etc. The activities that can be experienced are very rich. Sitting along the river, blowing the wind and emptying, this is probably the unique relaxation and enjoyment of Jiangnan.

Located in Xuntang Ancient Town, Wuxi Taihu New City (the town is located on the banks of the ancient Xuntang River, surrounded by water on three sides, hence the name "Xuntang Town", the town is one of the important towns in the south of Wuxi). Surrounded by water on three sides, hidden in the city, with a century-old ancient town as the backbone Bringing a low-key luxury fireworks experience, the hotel has an ancient town, but only 24 mansions, quiet, comfortable, and atmospheric.

Address: Xuntang Ancient Town, Taihu New City, Wuxi The hotel is surrounded by water on three sides, hidden in the Jiangnan water town, an elegant and quiet ancient town. The elegant suite is 75m2, with many details. Welcome letter, fruit, smart home appliances, Dyson hair dryer, Nespresso coffee machine, Bode drinking machine, Bvlgari toiletries, Hansgrohe bathroom, Baidu speaker, smart toilet, electric trash can, etc. The mini bar is also well stocked, and there is a sweet soup at night. Breakfast and mansion banquet are also good. Of course, the ancient town is a tourist attraction during the day, so it can be noisy, but it is very quiet at night. Overall, it is a hotel worth staying at.

Xuntang Ancient Town is a 120-year-old town with a small area, but it is divided into two parts: One part is a peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides and connected to a road on one side. It's not very large, with dozens of renovated old houses, a few scattered shops, and only one coffee shop that seems to be open, as well as a relatively spacious stage. The other part is an independent island that is actually a large hotel. The lobby is a storefront room, and the restaurant is a separate courtyard. The various small courtyards appear to be residential houses, but in reality, they are sets of guest rooms, independent, quiet, and full of classical garden charm. This hotel is called 'Wuxi Xuntang Shuxiang Mansion Hotel'. Xuntang Ancient Town is located in the Shangxian River Wetland Park, south of the Wuxi Municipal People's Government. Not only is the environment within the ancient town pleasant, but the surrounding natural environment is also excellent, with rivers, lakes, trees, and grasslands. There is hardly any commercial activity in this ancient town, and very few tourists visit, making it suitable for taking photos of gardens, water towns, and ancient towns. For those who enjoy eating and drinking, take note that this place is not indulged in worldly pleasures. If there is a downside, it would be the inconvenience of public transportation. It is recommended to take the subway line 1 to 'Jinkui Park' and then take a taxi for about 10 yuan to reach the main entrance of Xuntang Ancient Town directly! You can also take the subway line 4 and then a taxi. If you're driving, you can go directly to 'Xuntang Ancient Town', where there is a parking lot right at the entrance, which is very convenient. Do not trust the navigation that tells you to take subway line 4 to 'Fengrun Road' and then walk to the bridge behind the hotel island, because the main gate is locked! Be sure to enter the hotel island from the side of the ancient town peninsula. Don't ask me how I know.

Wuxi May Day Guide✈️ Play like this in spring limited to Binhu District Day1 Baoshan Forest Park➡️Turtle Head Isle➡️Li Garden➡️Li Lake Central Park➡️Xuntang Ancient Town After Turtle Head Isle, you can stroll around the nearby Xuntang Ancient Town. It's not far away, the town is small, but the scenery is beautiful, and you can stay in the hotels here Binhu District Day2 Lingshan Scenic Area➡️Nianhua Bay➡️Taihu Lake Scenic Belt Liangxi District Day3 Rong Lane Historical District➡️Huishan Ancient Town➡️Nanchan Temple➡️Nanchang Street Entrance➡️Qingming Bridge Ancient Canal Scenic Area Yixing City Day4 Yixing Bamboo Sea | Zhanggong Cave | Taozu Holy Land | Linggu Cave, etc., choose one or two Day5 Check for any omissions according to the situation, or take a leisurely trip Accommodation Guide Recommended accommodation: Shuxiang Mansion Hotel in Xuntang Ancient Town Don't miss it if you like ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. You can sleep in the scenic area and be attracted by the hotel's delicious food Crispy eel is actually the most delicious I've tasted in days! Food Guide Recommended food: Although Xibang cuisine is not very stunning, it is also fresh to eat light food Wuxi is a low-key city, convenient for travel, beautiful scenery, and amazing culture As a short holiday trip for May Day, it is very worthwhile to go～ ✈️Transportation route: Fly to Wuxi, take a taxi to the entrance of Xuntang Ancient Town, and friends who come nearby can directly take the subway lines 1 and 4

Xuntang Ancient Town is like a pearl inlaid in the wetland of Shangxian River. It is said that the Xuntang River was dug by Wu Zidan, a doctor of the Wu Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period, to prevent the Vietnamese from invading the country. A bridge was built on the later river called the Xuntang Bridge. The existing Xuntang Bridge was rebuilt during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty and is one of the remaining ancient bridges from the Qing Dynasty in Wuxi. 1⃣️There are three landscape areas around: Xuntang Ancient Town, Wanhe Academy, and Water Garden. 2⃣️The current Xuntang Town is built on the water based on the original old street, with the Xuntang Bridge as the boundary dividing the north and south streets. Several restaurants were built near the water on North Street. South Street is a narrow brick and stone street with nine twists and turns. On both sides of the street are antique residential buildings - blue-gray brick walls and tile roofs, and wooden beams, doors and windows, which are the most characteristic of Jiangnan. Flowers and trees are planted at the corners of the walls and under the eaves. Sky flowers are climbing vines, beautiful bananas are standing tall, pomegranates are embroidered, green bamboos are hanging, and willow branches are floating. It forms an interesting contrast with the towering Financial Street Ancient Town and New City in the distance. The ancient town is very low-key, quiet and not noisy. South Street is now developed into a B&B. 3⃣️Wanhe Academy is a private residence built a hundred years ago by Wuxi industrialist Qian Fenggao: facing water on three sides, with pavilions, rockery corridors, and a miniature Jiangnan garden. Sometimes open. 4⃣️The water garden is between the two. It was built by digging a pond to divert the river water. There are criss-crossing and zigzag wooden planks on the pond, which can enter and exit the small pavilions from all directions. Many metasequoias are planted on the side of the pond and pavilions, and the pond is covered with water. Calamus, snapdragon and other aquatic plants, but unfortunately no lotus was planted. The entire water garden is shrouded in the shade of dense trees, and many birds also live here. It is a good place to rest and enjoy the cool air. Compared with the surrounding Zhouzhuang and Tongli Ancient Towns, Wuxi Xuntang Ancient Town may be an unknown existence, but it just satisfies people's beautiful imagination of Jiangnan ancient towns. No bustling crowds, no cookie-cutter shops. The town has blue bricks and black tiles, and winding paths lead to secluded areas. “Five steps, one scene, ten steps, one painting” is a perfect way to describe it. . The high-rise buildings separated by a river seem to exist in two different spaces. between. This should be the case for Da Yin in the city! Address: Wuxi Xuntang Ancient Town Navigation: By driving or taking a taxi, you can directly locate the old street in Xuntang Ancient Town, Binhu District, Wuxi Tickets: FREE Opening hours: 9:00-20:30 Hotel: Xuntang Shuxiang Mansion Hotel

Xuntang Ancient Town can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is surrounded by water and has only a small stone bridge to communicate with the outside world. This bridge was built in 1888 and is already a historical relic. As an organizational structure, Xuntang Ancient Town was built in 1913 in Xuntang Village, Huazhuang Town, Binhu District. At that time, Qian Fengshu, the administrative director of Xin'an Township, initiated construction and planning along the river to make shopping convenient for local villagers. All industries were prosperous and shops were lined up in rows. The town was named "Xuntang Town" because it was located on the bank of the Xuntang River and was surrounded by water on three sides. , was one of the important historical towns in Wuxi at that time. It was a traffic artery connecting the important towns of Huazhuang, Xuelang, Dafu and Nanfangquan. It became an important place for goods trading and personnel distribution in Xinan. Despite the war, the old market system is still well preserved. It is also a center for purchasing and processing silkworm cocoons. Xuntang Shuxiang Hotel has contracted the entire island. The original ancient buildings near the water have been restored as they were before. In the middle of the island, an old house-style expansion was installed. In the center is a Suzhou-style Jiangnan garden, which is small but unique. This is a free tourist attraction in Wuxi during the day, and the parking lot is also free to use. After 8.30 pm, only hotel guests are allowed to enter, so taking photos is more interesting at night. 🚉Transportation guide: Nearby public transport stations Take Metro Line 4-Fengrun Road Station (Exit 3) and walk 1.1 kilometers to get there. Take Route 760 to Fengdengqiao Station and walk 1.4 kilometers to get there. Route 23-Fengdengqiao Station, walk 1.4 kilometers to get there. You can navigate to Xuntang Ancient Town by yourself, and the parking lot is free.

Located in Xuntang Ancient Town in Binhu District, Wuxi City, it has been transformed into an antique hotel - Xuntang Shuxiang Mansion Hotel. The well-preserved old houses in Ming and Qing styles have been converted into guest rooms. In the center of the hotel, a waterside pavilion and a corridor have been built, leading to a small Jiangnan garden with winding paths. Therefore, the ancient town hotel, which is not large in total area, has a charming scenery and is unique. Whether during the day or night, walking on the streets paved with bluestone slabs, a glance, a look back, you can always find the image and scene you like. Limited by the scale of the ancient town, the Xuntang Shuxiang Hotel surrounded by rivers seems to be unable to provide guests with a wider space. But fortunately, the hotel is adjacent to Shangxian River Wetland Park, which feels integrated with the hotel, and the park has become the hotel's garden. The wetland park covers an area of several hundred acres, with dense forests, clear rivers, and bridges of various shapes are a scenic line in the park. In this way, after the guests of the hotel pass the Xuntang Bridge, which is a city-level cultural relic in Wuxi, they enter the wetland park, which is more than ten times larger than the hotel. In the greenery, take a deep breath of fresh air full of negative ions, the comfort between the body and mind, can not be experienced without being in it. (The photos were taken from Wuxi Xuntang Shuxiang Hotel and Shangxian River Wetland Park)

How can you miss Wuxi, which is highly praised by Su Shi, when you travel to the south of the Yangtze River!! As a fan of ancient towns, I recently discovered a low-key but beautiful ancient town in Wuxi. The town, surrounded by rivers on three sides, has been transformed into a garden hotel. Walking around, I really feel like I have a private garden. The ancient town is called 'Xuntang Ancient Town', adjacent to the wetland park, about 30 minutes by taxi from Wuxi city, hidden but not avoiding the world~ The ancient town is not big, but it is quiet, without the noise of tourists, but it can better appreciate the poetic charm of the south of the Yangtze River~ The hotel is called 'Xuntang Shuxiang Mansion', a large-scale layout of one ancient town and one hotel. Each suite is transformed from the original shops or ancient houses of the ancient town, with a single courtyard villa, either winding paths or sleeping by the water, the private holiday feeling and garden landscape can be described as luxurious. The decoration of the fire room is my favorite new Chinese style. The wooden furniture has a healing simplicity, and at the same time, it incorporates the modern black technology intelligent control system, with both comfort and beauty online. I have to praise the hotel's service here. There is a butler to introduce the hotel and the room when checking in, there is a bed service and dessert at night, the spare parts are Bulgari, and the catering is authentic Wuxi specialty dishes. Tips for visiting Xuntang Ancient Town: The ancient town is very small, and it can be visited in one or two hours The entire ancient town is a hotel, the hotel has a restaurant, there are shops by the river, if you stay, there is takeaway can be delivered to the front desk~ The wetland park is next to the ancient town, which can be used for morning runs and walks, about 25 minutes by taxi from Nan Chang Street~ Wuxi Xuntang Shuxiang Mansion Hotel Address: Navigate or take a taxi to 'Xuntang Ancient Town Leshan Pavilion', the hotel butler will receive at the entrance; there is a parking lot for self-driving guests

| Only 1% of people know about this ancient town in Jiangnan, it's really great for taking a walk with kids. The National Day holiday is getting closer, and the flow of people everywhere is increasing. I actually found a quiet place where I can enjoy a leisurely weekend 🍃 This resort hotel has contracted an entire ancient town❗️ Few people and beautiful scenery, it's really amazing - 【Wuxi Xuntang Shuxiang Mansion Hotel】 📍Inside Xuntang Ancient Town, No. 18 Shangxian Road, Binhu District, Wuxi City - ✔️Transportation High-speed rail🚄 Wuxi Station, take a taxi for 30min after getting off Self-driving🚗 Navigate to "Xuntang Ancient Town" - ✔️Surrounding tours (within 10km) Turtle Head Isle——CCTV Wuxi Film and Television Base——Li Garden——Three Kingdoms City——Wuxi Sunac Land - The ancient town will close at night Only by staying here can you truly enjoy the leisure and tranquility of the ancient town Strolling on the bluestone road🏯 Jiangnan gardens, streams, pavilions, terraces and open halls The full poetic and picturesque scenery is in sight🌿 - ✔️Room Every room is antique👍🏻 The loft room type is especially large Open the window to see the beautiful Jiangnan garden Free drinks in the room's mini bar🥤 It's so comfortable to take a bath in the large bathtub🛁 after a tiring day The imported mattress is soft and comfortable, and I sleep very soundly - ✔️Picking The hotel has a super large farm There are various vegetables and fruits in all seasons It's so fun to take the kids to pick grapes🍇 and dragon fruit The farm has regular outdoor classes🥦 Teachers will teach children about plants, seasons and other natural knowledge Understand how a seed grows into a plant Nature is the best teacher👏🏻 - ✔️Beach🏖️ playground There is a large playground next to the hotel Rotating slide, swing, seesaw The sandpit is particularly large, and the kids can fully discharge when thrown into it⚡️ - ✔️Intangible cultural heritage handicraft The hotel regularly has intangible cultural heritage handicraft DIY🎨 There are professional teachers to teach everyone to make sugar paintings, clay figures, etc. The kids love it - ✔️Food In the hotel, you can not only taste the special Wuxi dishes In the evening, they will also serve a thoughtful🍵 evening meal The environment for dining by the lake in the morning is too beautiful Watching egrets🦢 and fish The buffet breakfast also has many choices, be sure to try the special small wontons and freshly squeezed orange juice🍊 - ✔️Service The hotel has 24-hour private butler service We have already turned on the air conditioner in advance when we entered the room, which is very thoughtful Any requests are also responded to in a timely manner💕 - ✨ I am Yomi Mom who loves to travel Continuously update travel guides Thank you for your like, wish you a happy journey

In fact, the so-called ancient town is a hotel, so the opening time for the public is 9:00, and I waited at the door for half an hour if I came early. The area of the ancient town is not large, and you can finish sightseeing in an hour. Although the buildings inside are newly built, they have an ancient style, with pavilions, towers, and opera stages all available. It's a bit different from ordinary ancient towns. It seems that it is mainly for accommodation. It's quiet because they are all guest rooms, giving people a feeling of being able to watch from a distance but not play with it!!! As soon as you enter, there are several small shops and many people drinking tea by the river. It's not bad to take a walk when you have nothing to do. The park next to it is good, suitable for a big family to have a picnic. Wow, the green grassland is really suitable for the season of high autumn!!!

It is said that the spring of Turtle Head Isle is beautiful, and the cherry blossoms tell the brilliance of spring. But the late autumn of Turtle Head Isle is also very good. In this colorful and gentle season, a group of small guests from Siberia will soon be welcomed by the Taihu Lake. Tens of thousands of black-headed gulls fly over from afar, adding warm colors to the upcoming winter with Taihu Lake and the sunset. 【Black-headed Gull】 The black-headed gulls that come to Turtle Head Isle for wintering, some fly from far away Siberia, and some fly from the northeast region. In mid to late November, there are only a few hundred black-headed gulls coming to Turtle Head Isle for wintering. By early December, thousands of them gather gradually, and at most, there can be more than 10,000 black-headed gulls gathered on the shore of Turtle Head Isle. ⛺【Viewing and Playing】: The ticket includes the ferry ticket to Taihu Xian Island, and you can have close contact with the black-headed gulls during the boat ride. Many tourists will bring a little bread, white steamed buns or biscuits when they go up, and feed the black-headed gulls on the ferry. These cute little guys will immediately open their mouths and dive down, and after getting the food, they will turn around and fly away. Be sure to take the boat back before 5 pm. At this time, the sunset begins to appear, reflecting on Taihu Lake, turning this water area into a warm orange sea. The sunset and Hui Xian Bridge shine on each other, the black-headed gulls accompany the setting sun in the sky, standing on the shore and looking far away - Taihu Xian Island, sailboats, black-headed gulls and the sunset form a beautiful sunset scene of Taihu Xian Island. 🏨【Homestay Address】： The hotel is located at No. 18 Shangxian Road, Xuntang Ancient Town, Jingkai District, Wuxi City, 12 kilometers away from Turtle Head Isle, and it only takes 20 minutes to drive. The hotel itself is surrounded by water on three sides, with abundant wetland resources around, and you can see the Jiangnan water town and colorful wetlands as soon as you go out. Whether it's a small walk around or going to Turtle Head Isle to watch the autumn scenery, it's a good choice.