[2025 Shengzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Shishe Basalt (Updated May)

2-Day Road Trip Guide from Shanghai to Shengzhou During the May Day holiday, I took my parents and son on a 2-day road trip to Shengzhou, perfect for those with limited time who enjoy less crowded, leisurely travel. Here's the detailed guide: Transportation Driving from Shanghai to Shengzhou, the recommended route is taking G60 Shanghai-Kunming Expressway and then transferring to G1522 Changzhou-Taizhou Expressway. The distance is 236.23 km, taking approximately 2 hours and 43 minutes. Road tolls are free during holidays. Itinerary - Day 1: - Morning: Depart from Shanghai at 6:15 AM, arriving at Chongren Ancient Town around 9 AM. Must-visit spot is Yushan Ancestral Hall with its beautifully carved ancient stage. If time permits, also visit Wulian Courtyard Gate and Dangdian Courtyard Gate, Ming and Qing dynasty architecture. Recommended to wear qipao or modern Hanfu for photos. At Tanfan Tavern, try specialty coffees like Chongren Coffee and Yellow Wine Coffee; at Qiu Shengji, enjoy grandma's handmade small wontons and other delicacies, with a nice coffee shop environment on the second floor. Allow 2-3 hours for sightseeing. - Afternoon: Head to Xiaokun Village and visit the observation deck. Roads may be closed during holidays, requiring parking at the foot of the mountain and walking to the deck. Enjoy mountain scenery with Chinese torreya trees and tea plants. In April, there are small mountain fruits - experience picking wild fruits and tea leaves. Allow 2-3 hours for exploration. Find a random place for lunch. - Evening: Check into Urban Garden Hotel (Shaoxing Shengzhou Pukou Branch), rest briefly, then have dinner at Xihu Restaurant (Shengzhou Heyue Branch) located on the 4th floor of Heyue Times Square, offering delicious Hangzhou cuisine. - Day 2: - Early Morning: Leave at 5:30 AM to visit Shishe Basalt, observe the original columnar jointing of upright basalt formed by cooling and contraction of lava flows. Return to the hotel for breakfast afterward. - Morning: Visit Shengxian City God Temple, exploring Xishan First Tower, Ancient Stage, City God Hall, and Hui'an Temple. Xishan First Tower is an iconic building with inscriptions by Zhu Xi; the Ancient Stage was an early performance venue for Yue Opera; City God Hall enshrines Yu Anxing with exquisitely carved stone dragon pillars; Hui'an Temple is integrated with the City God Temple and attracts many worshippers. - Afternoon: Explore Yue Opera Town, watch Yue Opera performances at the ancient theater (free outer seats available to experience the cultural charm). Dine at Baixing Jiawei Restaurant, offering clean and refreshing Hangzhou cuisine. Then visit the Yue Opera Museum - the first exhibition hall shows the origins of Yue Opera, the second covers its development period, and the third presents its prosperity after the founding of the People's Republic of China. After the visit, take the expressway back home. Summary This road trip covers Shengzhou's natural scenery, traditional culture, and special cuisine. It's a relaxing and pleasant leisure trip suitable for the whole family to enjoy the pleasures of off-the-beaten-path travel.

It's not a catchy title!!! It's really a columnar basalt formed by the eruption of volcanic rocks 🌋 hundreds of millions of years ago!!! The same style as Iceland✔️ is in Shishe Village, Shengzhou, Shaoxing. There are nearly a dozen places with tens of millions of basalt columns, wild on the roadside, no one, super suitable for shooting blockbusters!!! If you like natural landscapes, you can rush🏃🏻‍♀️~ 🌟Large and small stone columns are neatly arranged, layered, and lined up 🔥This is formed by the cooling of volcanic magma after eruption. That is to say, millions of years ago, there were flames here, and the sky collapsed and the earth cracked... I admire the uncanny workmanship of nature! 🏷️tips: 📌Basalt columnar joints are "a geological phenomenon in which relatively homogeneous magma, during the condensation process, is cracked into regular pentagonal, hexagonal or even heptagonal columns due to uniform cooling and contraction, and these columns are closely arranged together." 📌Shengzhou basalt is estimated to have been formed 10 million years ago and belongs to the Neogene 📍Just navigate to Zhejiang Shengzhou basalt, 30 minutes from the city 🎫Free, parking lot available🅿️ ❤️Maybe the basalt alone is not attractive enough for you to come and see it, you can also visit Shengzhou's Yue Opera Town, eat various snacks on Yuexiu Road, Chongren Ancient Town, and Qiankou Village Lotus Pond. It's quite good to spend a leisurely weekend~

#2024TravelReview 🌋🌿🌊 Today we visited the basalt scenic area in Shengzhou, Zhejiang! The unique columnar basalt geological landscape here makes me marvel at the magical creation of nature. These basalt columns were formed by solidification after multiple volcanic eruptions. They are like piano keys dropped from the sky, arranged neatly and at different heights, presenting an extremely spectacular appearance. 🎶 I strolled through the basalt scenic area, feeling the beauty of nature, and felt like I was in another world. The scenery surrounding the stream is even more refreshing. 🚶♂️🌲 In addition to viewing these unique geological landscapes, I also chose a hiking loop route to allow me to experience the charm of nature more deeply. The scenery along the way was refreshing and made me feel as if I had found peace of mind. 🚶♀️🏞️ Shengzhou Basalt Scenic Area is not only open to the public for free, but we also chose to drive there, which has convenient transportation and allows tourists to easily reach the area. I deeply felt the wonders of nature's geology, as if I was in a shocking painting. 🏔️ If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy the charm of nature, then you might as well come to Shengzhou Basalt Scenic Area and let the magical geological landscape and fresh air bring you an unforgettable journey. 🌿🌄 #China #ZhejiangProvince #Basalt #Shengzhou 📍801 County Road, Shengzhou City, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province

Unexpectedly, there is a wonder of basalt columnar joints in Zhejiang Basalt columnar joints are mostly distributed in coastal areas of my country, but this time we actually discovered such a geological wonder in inland Zhejiang! Zhejiang Shaoxing. Shengzhou. Basalt The basalt columnar joint geology of Shengzhou is located in Shishe Village, Xiawang Town The scale is not large, but it wins in oddity! The stone pillars of different sizes are stacked side by side, and the sight of them is quite spectacular! After I came back and checked the information, I found out that the basalt columnar volcanic joints here were formed in the late tertiary or quaternary centuries, 2.5 million years ago. It is formed by the intermittent eruption of volcanoes, and the weathering of magma after cooling. It makes people sigh at the magic of nature! [Transportation]: It is recommended to drive by yourself. Just navigate to "Basalt". There is a parking space after arrival. Basalt is across the road. [Tickets]: Free 1. Although the scenic area has made certain plans, some netizens said that the basalt columnar joints are still relatively fragile. If you go there to take pictures, don't stay under the cave for too long. Be careful! 2. The entire landform group is not very large. The famous Fu'e Mountain Scenic Area is nearby. It is recommended to arrange a visit together. 3. There is also a river next to the scenic spot, the water is very clear, you can camp or go down to play in the water Small-scale travel destinations around Shanghai. Come to my hometown for a day. My pets accompany me on vacation.