Zhejiang

Zhejiang (ๆต™ๆฑŸ) is in a province in East China, very close to the major city of Shanghai.

Not to be confused with Zhenjiang, a city in Jiangsu Province.

Cities

Main cities

  • ๐ŸŒ Hangzhou (ๆญๅทžๅธ‚) โ€“ Zhejiang's capital, former capital of China, China's busiest destination for domestic tourism, famous for tea, silk and the great West Lake.
  • ๐ŸŒ Huzhou (ๆน–ๅทžๅธ‚) โ€“ borders Lake Tai to its south, includes the historic district of Anji.
  • ๐ŸŒ Ningbo (ๅฎๆณขๅธ‚) โ€“ former treaty port, clean and compact with interesting islands nearby
  • ๐ŸŒ Shaoxing (็ปๅ…ดๅธ‚) โ€“ traditional Chinese cultured city
  • ๐ŸŒ Wenzhou (ๆธฉๅทžๅธ‚) โ€“ major industral center, near the sea and Fujian border
  • ๐ŸŒ Yiwu (ไน‰ไนŒๅธ‚) โ€“ vibrant with Middle Eastern flavour due to large Islamic business community.
  • ๐ŸŒ Zhoushan (่ˆŸๅฑฑๅธ‚) โ€“ gateway to Mount Putuo, an island that is regarded to be one of the Four Great Mountains of Buddhism

Smaller cities

Villages

Other destinations

  • ๐ŸŒ Mount Dalei
  • ๐ŸŒ Mount Putuo (ๆ™ฎ้™€ๅฑฑ) - is an island and National Park in Zhoushan, and derives its name from a sacred Buddhist mountain at the center of the island.
  • ๐ŸŒ Qiandaohu (ๅƒๅฒ›ๆน–) โ€“ a scenic lake known for its clear water and 1,000+ islands (hence its nickname Thousand Island Lake)
  • ๐ŸŒ Yandangshan (้›่กๅฑฑ) - was formed 120 million years ago, is the edge of the Pacific Rim Volcanic Belt in one of the most complete, and typical of the rhyolite fire breakthroughs, experienced four phases of volcanic eruptions created the Yandang Mountain majestic and magnificent landscape.
  • ๐ŸŒ Moganshan (่Žซๅนฒๅฑฑ) โ€“ a mountain getaway from Shanghai
  • ๐ŸŒ Tiantaishan (ๅคฉๅฐๅฑฑ) โ€“ Rocks, waterfalls, and an ancient temple
  • Xiandu

Get in

Get around

By plane

Zhejiang is a very small province, it usually makes sense to prefer train over plane whenever possible considering both money and time.

By train

High-speed rail is most recommended. Most of the cities and towns in Zhejiang has at least one fast train station.

By taxi

Most cities have taxi providers, though online taxing platforms like Didi may be preferred.

See

  • Wuzhen (ไนŒ้•‡) is located on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and also around a net-work of other smaller canals and rivers. The town has numerous bridges, ancient harbors and water-side pavilions, and makes an excellent complimentary side-trip for visitors staying in nearby Hangzhou. Buses ply the route from Hangzhou to Wuzhen.
  • The China Danxia landscape near Jianglangshan is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
  • ๐ŸŒ Hengdian World Studios (ๆจชๅบ—ๅฝฑ่ง†ๅŸŽ), Hengdian, Dongyang, Zhejiang, โ˜ +86 579 86547211. Film studio used for the filming of Chinese period dramas, with a huge backlot featuring outdoor sets from different periods of Chinese history from the Qin Dynasty all the way up to the Republic of China era. Among the highlights is a replica of the Forbidden City, as well as a replica of the palace of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China. It is still in active use, and you could potentially catch some filming in action if you are lucky. In addition to Chinese period dramas, it is also often used in the filming of Korean period dramas for the scenes that are set in China. ยฅ180.

Eat

Zhejiang cuisine is one of the major cuisines of China. It isn't greasy and has a fresh and soft flavour with a mellow fragrance. A notable and prized product is Jinhua ham (้‡‘ๅŽ็ซ่…ฟ) from the city of Jinhua.

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