[2025 Xinchang Attraction] Travel Guide for Lijiang North Historical and Cultural District (Updated Jul)

Xu Songming (1890-1991), born in Xinchang, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, was a pioneer of modern higher education and modern medical education in China, and the founder and cornerstone of Chinese pathology. He served as the president of five national universities including Peking University and Tongji University for a total of 20 years, and was hailed as a model university president. Xu Songming also participated in the Xinhai Revolution and the Northern Expedition. On November 22, 1990, he joined the Chinese Communist Party at the age of 100. Xu Songming's ancestral home was originally built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, located at No. 54, Aohiao Li, Meihu, Xinchang County, Shaoxing City, and has now been relocated to the north of Lijiang River in the Xinchang historical and cultural district. At the age of 13, Xu Songming left Shaoxing to pursue education and seek the salvation of the nation. The overall layout of the ancestral home is a traditional courtyard house, with the main building facing east and the entrance gate facing south, framed by Shikumen (stone gate). The architectural pattern is complete, with exquisite craftsmanship in wood carving, stone carving, and brick carving. The ink paintings on the Shikumen are fresh and elegant, with simple strokes and vivid character images. The courtyard is mainly divided into six areas: the life exhibition hall, patriotic theme collection, central hall, national salvation theme collection, national rejuvenation theme collection, and the hall of remembrance and respect. Directly opposite the central hall is the black-tiled and white-walled memorial wall of the former residence, composed of stone couplets, stone plaques, and a bronze statue. The stone plaque is inscribed with 'A Master of His Era,' written by Wang Meng, the former Minister of Culture. The bronze statue of Xu Songming below the stone plaque was sculpted by Wu Weishan, the director of the National Art Museum of China. 📍Detailed address: Historical and Cultural District north of Lijiang River, Xinchang County, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province Ticket price: Free ⏳Time reference: Half an hour

Zhejiang Shaoxing's Xinchang is renowned for its stunning natural scenery and profound cultural heritage. It is the birthplace of Chinese landscape poetry and painting, as well as the essence of the Tang Poetry Road in eastern Zhejiang. "Southeastern beauty is seen in Xinchang, cultural revival in Lijiangbei." Lijiang refers to the Xinchang River that flows through the city. The Lijiangbei Historical and Cultural District is built alongside the ancient city walls of Xinchang. The district's cultural slogan is "Culture rejuvenates, interest arises." The district relies on the ancient city wall ruins, Zhishui Temple, Liyuan Spring and Autumn ancient stage, Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, Xu Songming's former residence, and the Xinchang Taimen architectural complex, integrating cultural experience, exhibition exchange, creative business, dining and leisure, and cultural entertainment. By offering a new experience of immersive cultural life consumption, it aims to create a distinctive historical and cultural district where history can be observed, culture can be touched, and heritage can be seen. 📍Detailed address: No. 2 Renmin Middle Road, Xinchang County, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province Ticket price: Free ⏳Time reference: 1 hour

The unique blue bricks and black tiles of Jiangnan, living by the water It's really not in Hangzhou! In Xinchang . Such a beautiful historical and cultural district is hidden One step at a time, one scene at a time, wearing traditional Chinese clothes It's like traveling through thousands of years to meet! . Lijiangbei (Historical and Cultural District) There is a beautiful coffee shop Zhishuiheji at the entrance The scenery is amazing. This time it is the Mid-Autumn Festival theme The moon rises and sets, calligraphy elements, it's so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it! . Taking pictures is also very good It's easy to take pictures whether you are standing, sitting or lying down... . The whole district is also easy to visit, the market, the buildings and the light show You just go to appreciate it, it's worth traveling hundreds of kilometers! .