Location: Tongxiang
Top Things to do in Tongxiang
What to do and see in Tongxiang, China: The Best Places and Tips
Tongxiang City (Chinese: 桐乡; pinyin: Tóngxiāng; Wu: Ton-shion) (IATA: TVX) is a county-level city, part of Jiaxing, in northern Zhejiang Province, China. It had a population of 815,800 at the 2010 census even though its built-up (or metro) area is smaller.
Restaurants in Tongxiang
1. Wuzhen Water Town
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Wuzhen, a 1300-year-old water town on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is a national 5A scenic area and one of China's top ten historical & cultural towns. Located on the Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain in northern Zhejiang Province, it is at the center of the golden triangle consisting of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou. Wuzhen can be easily accessed through a number of expressways and national highways. In 2001, Wuzhen was named as a candidate for UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage List. At the end of 2006, it was included in the revised List of China's Candidates for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. In 2009, Wuzhen was named as the first PATA eco-tourism destination in Mainland China. The ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flows through the town, which is divided by waterways into four areas, Dongzha, Xizha, Nanzha, and Beizha. Since its foundation in 872 A.D., Wuzhen has never changed its name, location, waterways, or way of life. Traditional buildings remain intact today even after hundreds years of weathering.
Reviewed By nelson c - Los Angeles, California
Very well keep, clean bathroom, no trash on the side walk, stay inside the water town for the night so you can enjoy the night view, restaurants are good not great, get up early and have the place all to yourself, the town open at 9 AM for tour group
2. Haining Zhongguo Leather City
Overall Ratings
4 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By LiewSL - Lutry, Switzerland
The malls have an extensive range of leather products. The malls are clean and well organized. There are hundreds of shops selling leather products, all at good prices. It is well worth a visit.
3. Xi Zha
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By ChristopherTan
I'm rating it V.good, because of the potential, but we visited it unfortunately during a local holiday period. So it was very crowded. In the late afternoon and evening it was very very crowded and busy. However that did not take away from the pretty evening scenes of the lit up riverside buildings. This place consists of a lot of restaurants and small eateries, a few museums and some nice peaceful quiet parks off the river bank. At the western end, near the temple/pagoda? We came upon a beautiful field of lavender coloured flowers. Nice.
4. East Zha
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By larrysy - Toronto
If you are into Chinese culture, this is a must visit place. The place is located in between Suzhou and Hangzhou, so it's a little off the beaten path. It is an actual town dating back from 500 BC. People still actually live here. Some of the houses are converted into public exhibits showing ancient wine making, cloth dying (you see some of this in kungfu movies), bed store, etc. Some are exhibits showing the various festivals and ceremonies practiced in China. Make sure you don't accidentally enter a private residence. You can ride a boat to the other end and then walk back. The boatmen even serenades you on the way. Most visitors here are locals from the parts of China, so it may be very crowded during Chinese holidays.
5. Jiaxing Former Residence of Mao Dun
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By MichaelG959 - Sydney, Australia
Mao Dun is as famous in China as Shakespeare they tell me!
The locals are very proud of this famous Chinese writer who hails from Wuzhen.
Worth the time to learn about this man and and his works of literature. Most children in China would have read at least 1 of his books.
6. Former residence of Zhimo Xu
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By panzhijia - Hong Kong, China
徐志摩在海宁硖石镇的故居实际上有两处，一处为老宅、一处为新宅，这一处是新宅。新宅位于硖石镇干河街中段，是其父后来为徐志摩与陆小曼结婚而于1926年建造的一栋中西合璧式的小洋楼，徐在他新婚期间在这里度过一段时间。
《再别康桥》
轻轻的我走了，
正如我轻轻的来；
我轻轻的招手，
作别西天的云彩。
那河畔的金柳，
是夕阳中的新娘；
波光里的艳影，
在我的心头荡漾。
软泥上的青荇，
油油的在水底招摇；
在康河的柔波里，
甘心做一条水草！
那榆荫下的一潭，
不是清泉，是天上虹；
揉碎在浮藻间，
沉淀着彩虹似的梦。
寻梦？撑一支长篙，
向青草更青处漫溯；
满载一船星辉，
在星辉斑斓里放歌。
但我不能放歌，
悄悄是别离的笙箫；
夏虫也为我沉默，
沉默是今晚的康桥！
悄悄的我走了，
正如我悄悄的来；
我挥一挥衣袖，
不带走一片云彩。
7. Feng Zikai Memorial
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By A_Roade - Province of A Coruna, Spain
Feng Zikai is an important cartoonist of Republican China, little known abroad. The museum is housed in his country home (his Shanghai home also had a museum, now closed). The place is a bit run down and has virtually no visitors, so you can wander about the 1930's house completely undisturbed. The collection of works by Feng is not that great, and the captions are all in Chinese. There is a good selection of books and merchandise at the entrances. This place will be underwhelming for the non-geeks of China culture but it can be a good contrast to the overly commercialised tourist trap that is Wuzhen, main attraction of Tongxiang.
8. Little Putuo Temple
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Vientiane29 - Nuremberg, Germany
Der Putuo-Zongcheng-Tempel wurde während derQuing-Dynastie von 1767-1771 unter Kaiser Qianlong errichtet.
Die riesige Tempelanlage erinnert an den Potala Palast in Lhasa, Tibet.
Das zentrale Gebäude ist die "Große Rote Halle".
Der Aufstieg über enge Holztreppen lohnt sich! Im Treppenhaus tolle Reliefs!
Es sind 3 Etagen und auf dem Dach sind nochmals 2 kleine Pavillions mit goldenen Dächern. Der Ausblick ist fantastisch. Man kann den "Hammerberg" sehr gut sehen!
Bemerkenswert: Ein Holzturm in Pagodenform innerhalb des Gebäudes durchbricht alle 3 Etagen und beherbergt tausende kleiner Buddhastatuen. In jedem Stockwerk hat man einen anderen Anblick auf das von Glas umgebende Kunstwerk.
9. Tongxiang Yuanyuan Hall
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By A TripAdvisor China Member
此地缘缘堂是丰子恺在桐乡石门镇故乡的旧居重建，旧建筑是建于三十年代，新的建筑落成于八十年代，当然都是二十世纪的事。缘缘堂隔壁是丰子恺漫画馆。都是免费开放，工作人员在入口登记一下游客姓名即可入内。门口有一些丰子恺作品的书籍出售。也有一些邮票和其他纪念品。漫画馆里面陈列的丰子恺的作品其实不算多，还有一些中国其他老漫画家的作品，都在二楼。漫画馆一楼是丰子恺的生平介绍，展出大量图片和一些历史实物。缘缘堂是丰子恺当年的自家住宅，抗战中被炸毁，至今留有两扇被战火熏黑的大门陈列在此。缘缘堂基本上按原样恢复，陈列的主要是当年用的家具和书画作品。值得对丰子恺感兴趣的人好好前去参观。
10. Tongxiang Museum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By PylonPete - Yantai, China
On the face of it a typically decrepit small-town museum. But it contains an amazing collection of Neolithic jade objects and some later pottery but little else. Some English explanation and labels. There's nothing else to do in Tongxiang, but this is well worth a half-hour if you find yourself there.
I'm always surprised in China that so many objects of such age and such quality turn up in the most unlikely of places and they make no fuss about it.
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