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Shaoxing 3 Days 2 Nights Family Trip Guide | Jiangnan’s Charming Water Town with Bridges and Streams

Ride a Wupeng Boat, Be a Little Lu Xun, Drink the “Internet-famous” Yellow Wine Milk Tea—Super Easy Family Fun in Jiangnan Water Town! Stop thinking Jiangnan = walking streets + taking photos + exhausting yourself! Come to Shaoxing—a cultural water town even kids will love, Here you’ll find the Hundred Herb Garden from textbooks, floating Wupeng boats, And the same fennel beans and “yellow wine milk tea” as Kong Yiji! This specially tailored 【Shaoxing 3 Days 2 Nights Super Fun Family Guide】, Slow pace, lots of experiences, no pitfalls, Let kids learn while playing, and write the essay “I Was a Little Lu Xun for a Day” when they get home! 🌟 Highlights at a Glance ✅ Ride a Wupeng boat through the old town, kids say “It’s like sliding on water” ✅ Visit Lu Xun’s hometown, check in at “Hundred Herb Garden” and “Sanwei Study,” role-play as “Little Zhou Shuren” ✅ Take a small boat by the cliff at East Lake, explore “Fairy Cave,” like stepping into a martial arts movie ✅ Make yellow wine popsicles, write family letters with brush pens, wear Hanfu for a family photo ✅ Taste Shaoxing’s “unique flavor” snacks: stinky tofu crispy outside and tender inside, fennel beans with sweet and salty mix 🗓 Itinerary: 3 Days 2 Nights · Slow-paced Deep Exploration Day 1: Arrive in Shaoxing|Stay in a water town guesthouse, night stroll at Cangqiao Straight Street 🛫 Arrive at Shaoxing North Station → 15-minute taxi to Yuecheng District 🏡 Recommended stays: Dayu Kaiyuan Guantang (ancient house converted family rooms) or Cangqiao Straight Street Boutique Guesthouse (river view from the window) 🌃 Evening stroll at 【Cangqiao Straight Street】—a living water town old street! Kids’ mission: find 5 stone bridges to take photos and collect “Shaoxing Little Expert” stickers Must-try snacks: Gao Grandma’s Stinky Tofu (crispy outside, tender inside, not stinky at all!) Yellow Wine Milk Tea (kids can order non-alcoholic version, creamy with a special wine aroma) Fennel Beans (quiz parents while eating: “How many ways to write the character ‘fennel’?”) ✅ Tip: Don’t rush on day one, ignite interest with “food + night scenery”! Day 2: Lu Xun’s Hometown Day Tour|Be a “Little Lu Xun” for a Day 📚 Morning: Visit 【Lu Xun’s Hometown】(free! Enter with ID) Give kids a “Childhood Zhou Shuren” task card: Find the tree where “cicadas sing in the leaves” in Hundred Herb Garden At Sanwei Study, imitate Mr. Shou Jingwu reading “Is benevolence far away?” Take a photo at the “Early” character desk: “I want to be punctual like Lu Xun!” High-energy activity: join the “Private School Mini Class”—wear a long gown, pay respects to Confucius, write brush calligraphy, get a “Little Scholar” certificate 🍜 Lunch: Must-try set at Xianheng Hotel—braised pork with preserved vegetables + steamed egg with fermented tofu sheets + a bowl of hot zhàmiàn noodles 🚣 Afternoon: Ride the 【East Lake Wupeng Boat】 Not an ordinary boat! It’s a “water flying hero” experience weaving through cliff walls The boatman rows with his feet, kids watch amazed: “Uncle’s feet move better than his hands!” Explore “Fairy Peach Cave” and “Trumpet Cave,” like a real-life escape room game Day 3: Shenyuan Garden + Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop + Happy Return 🏞 Morning: Stroll 【Shenyuan Garden】—Song Dynasty love garden Story time: Tell the story of Lu You and Tang Wan in kid-friendly words: “They loved each other very much but didn’t end up together, like your favorite toy being borrowed and not returned.” The garden has a “Song Charm Mini Theater,” with a Yue opera segment every morning that kids can understand 🎨 Recommended parent-child craft (choose one): Next to Xu Wei Art Museum · Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience Hall: make a “yellow wine popsicle” (frozen in a mold, take home as a souvenir) Lanting Calligraphy Town: write a “family letter with brush pen,” stamp it with a special seal, mail it to grandparents 🛍 Last chance to buy souvenirs: creamy mini pastries, Shaoxing fragrant cakes, mini yellow wine bottles (empty bottles as decorations) 🚄 Return trip according to schedule, ending a “literature + water town” journey 💡 Family Travel Tips 👟 Shoe advice: Non-slip flat shoes! Lots of stone pavements, slippery when wet 🎒 Backpack checklist: kids’ sun hat, foldable stool (for queue breaks), small notebook to record “Today’s Lu Xun quotes” 🚌 Transport tips: Attractions concentrated in Yuecheng District, taxis usually under 10 yuan; buses accept Alipay scan 🎟 Ticket discounts: Children under 1.2 meters free, Lu Xun’s Hometown and Shenyuan Garden free (reservation required) ⚠️ High-risk pitfalls! Don’t do: 🚫 “Look how brave Lu Xun was as a kid!” — Don’t pressure kids with great figures, it backfires 🚫 Force memorizing texts or writing travel notes — Interest first, forcing ruins the experience 🚫 Walking nonstop all day and still doing drills at night — Relaxation is the best learning Final Words: Bringing kids to Shaoxing, Isn’t about memorizing famous stories, But letting them sit on a Wupeng boat, And smile saying, “The world in textbooks really exists.” This trip, Is not just travel, It’s a gentle cultural awakening. Next holiday, Take the kids to Shaoxing! Let Chinese language step out of textbooks and into childhood memories rippling on the water.
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Posted: Sep 29, 2025
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