[2025 Anji Attraction] Travel Guide for Zhongguozhuzi Museum (Updated May)

Anji Bamboo Expo Garden is a hidden gem for family outings, like a natural oxygen bar where you can enjoy fresh air and a green ecological environment. Inside, you'll find chubby giant pandas, a petting zoo, museums, and amusement parks... 🚏Route (Self-drive): Depart from Hangzhou ➡️ Anji Bamboo Expo Garden ➡️ Xiaohuozi Gan Tiao Noodles for the return trip 🧭Navigation: China Bamboo Expo Garden (commonly known as Anji Bamboo Expo Garden) 🚗Parking: Parking lot at the entrance, ¥10 per entry 🎫Tickets: ¥70/adult, children over 1.2m require a child ticket ⛺【Must-Visit Spots】: **1st Stop** Purchase a shuttle ticket at the entrance to explore. We chose the regular shuttle—airy and cool. 🌟Regular shuttle (for those over 1m): ¥15/person 🌟Driverless Panda Shuttle: ¥30/person **2nd Stop** 🌟Shows: Performances at 10 AM and 2 PM, featuring magic, singing, dance, clown acts, and fountain shows. 🌟Giant Panda Pavilion: On hot days, pandas stay indoors, but you can still see these adorable creatures munching bamboo through glass windows. 🌟Next door is the Red Panda Pavilion: Super cute, often seen lounging on trees. 🌟Panda Life Pavilion: Filled with panda-themed plush toys, fridge magnets, and more. We bought two small red panda plushies as adorable souvenirs. 🌟Panda Playground: Right outside the panda area, there’s a kids' play zone with slides, seesaws, swings, and mini cable cars. 🌟Petting Zoo: A kid favorite, located near the red pandas. Cross a small suspension bridge through a jungle adventure to see koi fish, ostriches, alpacas, horses, goats, and more. Feed: Carrots for ¥10/pack (recommend bringing your own carrots and bread). **3rd Stop** 🌟Bamboo Museum: Displays various bamboo-made exhibits. 🌟Amusement Park: Features go-karts, carousels, mini trains, and other paid children’s rides. 🌟Squirrel Tribe: Walk along the squirrel track—if you’re lucky, you might spot little squirrels. There’s also a giant slide kids love and won’t want to leave. 🚌【Shuttle Service】 Regular shuttle: ¥15/person, Panda shuttle: ¥30/person, with four stops. The park isn’t too large; it’s about 500m to walk to the Giant Panda Pavilion, and you can explore entirely on foot. ✅【Recommended Route】 Giant Panda Pavilion → Panda Playground → Red Panda Pavilion → Water Show → Petting Zoo → China Bamboo Museum → Happy World → Squirrel Tribe ⚠️Avoid visiting the pandas right after the water show—it’s the busiest time as crowds head there afterward. The two spots are close. 🏨【Accommodation Tips】: Search on the Trip.com app.

Anji Located in: Northwest Zhejiang Province, under the jurisdiction of Huzhou City, it is adjacent to Deqing County in the east, Yuhang and Lin'an in the south, Guangde County, Anhui Province in the west, and Changxing County in the north. It is located in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta, with convenient transportation, about a 1-hour drive from Hangzhou. ### **Main Attractions Recommended** 1. **China Bamboo Expo Garden** Anji is famous as the "Bamboo Township of China." The China Bamboo Expo Garden is the filming location of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." The vast bamboo forest is spectacular. You can stroll along the bamboo forest path and climb the bamboo viewing building to overlook the bamboo waves. 2. **Bamboo Expo Park** The largest bamboo species garden in Asia, it brings together 389 species of bamboo, including rare species such as purple bamboo and turtle-back bamboo. It also has the China Bamboo Museum, which displays 6,000 years of bamboo culture. 3. **Cloud Grassland** A high-altitude scenic spot on the second highest peak in northern Zhejiang (1,168m above sea level), it has exciting projects such as cliff swings and rainbow grass slides. In winter, you can also experience the largest natural ski resort in South China. 4. **Hidden Dragon Hundred Waterfalls** A natural wonder composed of nearly a hundred waterfalls, with a maximum drop of 60m. The ancient trees along the way reach the sky, and the air is fresh. 5. **Source of the Huangpu River** Located in the Longwang Mountain Nature Reserve, the primeval forest is dense, making it an ideal place for exploration and adventure. ### **Transportation Route** - **Self-driving:** It takes about 1 hour from Hangzhou via the Hangchang Expressway. - **High-speed rail:** Take a bus to Anji after arriving in Huzhou or Hangzhou. - **Local transportation:** It is recommended to drive or charter a car for easy access to scattered attractions. Anji integrates bamboo forests, white tea, and alpine adventures, making it an excellent choice for ecological tourism in the Yangtze River Delta.

Surrounded by the Tianmu Mountains, Anji is a hidden gem known as the "land of seven mountains, one river, and two fields." With a long history, the name "Anji" was inspired by the Book of Songs and given to this land by Emperor Ling of Han over 1,800 years ago. 🎋 The Call of the Bamboo Sea Anji is China's bamboo capital, with 1.08 million mu of bamboo forests, the China Bamboo Museum, and the world's largest bamboo trade city. Every year, Anji uses less than 2% of the country's bamboo resources to create 18% of the country's total bamboo industry output value. The China Bamboo Sea covers 250,000 mu and is a famous moso bamboo demonstration base in Zhejiang Province, as well as the largest bamboo culture and ecological tourism area in southeastern China. 🍵 A Tea Treasure: Anji White Tea Anji is not only a sea of bamboo but also a homeland of tea. Anji white tea is unique for its "white leaves, green veins, rich aroma, and mellow taste." Its appearance is tight and thin, resembling phoenix feathers, with a jade frost color and a bright, oily luster. With a history of over 900 years, Anji white tea is renowned for its exceptional quality. 🏞️ The Fusion of Nature and Culture Anji Ancient City National Archaeological Site Park was an important early capital of the Yue Kingdom and the seat of Zhang County, one of the 36 counties established by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, as well as the earliest provincial administrative center in Zhejiang Province. The historical relics and natural landscapes here create a captivating picture. 🌟 Anji is a place where you can lose yourself in the bamboo sea and be intoxicated by the aroma of tea. Every bamboo and leaf here tells a story of nature, and every whiff of tea carries the memory of history. Anji is waiting for you to explore its green mountains and clear waters.

I discovered a super fun place—Anji Bamboo Expo Park. It is located in Anji County, Huzhou City, a famous bamboo town in China. It is a grand bamboo park integrating bamboo sea sightseeing, bamboo culture theme experience, and science education. Here, I strolled through the verdant bamboo forest, feeling the freshness and tranquility of nature. Listening to the rustling of the wind through the bamboo leaves, it seemed as if all worries could drift away with the wind. What surprised me the most was that there were adorable giant pandas here! Their clumsy and cute appearance was so endearing that I couldn't stop taking photos. Watching them eat bamboo and play, I was also infected by their joy. Besides pandas, there are also wonderful bird performances and an interesting bamboo museum waiting for me to explore. Here, I learned a lot about bamboo and gained a deeper understanding of the mysteries of nature. 📍Address: No. 1, Zhuhoyuan Road, Anji County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province 🎫Ticket: 80r 🕰Opening hours: 08:00-17:00 🚘Transportation: Drive to the entrance of the scenic spot, there is a parking lot for 10r/time 🚌Sightseeing bus loop: The route is basically from the square—Giant Panda Pavilion—Red Panda Pavilion—Entertainment Projects—Museum—Square. Panda sightseeing bus 30r/person, regular bus 15r/person. When we went, it was sunny, and it was very cost-effective to take the regular bus with children. 🎈Recommended route: Giant Panda Pavilion—Panda Paradise—Red Panda Pavilion—Cute Pet Paradise—Panda Happy World—China Bamboo Museum. 🌈Scenic spot features 1️⃣Giant Panda Pavilion We arrived at around nine o'clock and were lucky to see three pandas playing. Generally, pandas sleep at noon and wake up after two in the afternoon, so it's best to visit in the morning. 2️⃣Cute Pet Paradise You can see ostriches, alpacas, ponies, etc. We bought a portion of carrots (10r/portion) to feed the alpacas🦙, they were very well-behaved and didn't spit. 3️⃣Park performances There is a water show fountain performance at 10:30. If you sit in the front row, you need to wear a raincoat☔, otherwise, you might get wet. 4️⃣Museum Displays of bamboo culture and products, with seven exhibition halls including the Bamboo Knowledge Hall, Bamboo Talk Hall, and Bamboo Appreciation Hall. The bamboo weaving 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' is the treasure of the museum. ⚠️Little suggestions 1. Before traveling, pay attention to the official WeChat account of the scenic spot. It contains the opening hours or closure status of each park to avoid a wasted trip. 2. If traveling with children, water and small snacks are essential to prevent them from getting impatient and noisy.

Entering the China Bamboo Museum located in the Bamboo Expo Park, one would realize that although the bamboo area in Anji, Zhejiang, accounts for only 1.2% of the country's total, its bamboo production value makes up about 10% of the national total. The seemingly ordinary bamboo allows the people of Anji to create an annual total production value of more than 20 billion yuan. No wonder Anji is hailed as "China's number one bamboo hometown". The world looks to China for bamboo, and China looks to Anji for bamboo. When visiting the bamboo hometown of China, one must not miss the Bamboo Museum. It is a top-notch, world-leading professional bamboo museum that encapsulates 6000 years of bamboo culture. The museum is divided into indoor and outdoor sections, with a novel and unique architectural design, forming a garden-style combination layout. The museum includes seven exhibition halls: the Bamboo Knowledge Hall, Traditional Bamboo Processing and Utilization Hall, Modern Bamboo Processing and Utilization Hall, All-Bamboo Furniture Exhibition Hall, Bamboo Talk Hall, Bamboo Appreciation Hall, Bamboo Discussion Hall, and a Preface Hall. Inside, there are bamboo woven 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival', 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion', the world's thickest and tallest giant dragon bamboo, solid ancient bamboo, and more. With a rich collection of exhibits, detailed historical materials, and advanced light and shadow technology, visitors can personally experience China's rich bamboo resources, long bamboo history, and brilliant bamboo culture. 📍Detailed address: Inside Bamboo Expo Park, Lingfeng Sub-district, Anji County, Zhejiang Province Opening hours: 8:30—16:30 Ticket price: 80 yuan (ticket for Bamboo Expo Park)