China Travel Kit

5 days / one flexible framework

Five days in Shaoxing: geographically grouped first visit

Canal lanes and literary houses, calligraphy at Lanting and separate trips to Keqiao, Zhuji or Xinchang. Each day distinguishes primary choices from alternatives, with independently checked admission required.

Keyan Scenic Area, Shaoxing.
Keyan Scenic Area, Shaoxing.
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Make this route your own

Use these days as a starting point and adjust the pace to suit you. Check the linked attraction guides for reservations and closures, and allow a full day for longer outings. Confirm weather and tickets before setting off.

Choose one route for each day with alternatives below. Only its listed stops are imported. Optional stops stay in the guide, and opening days still need checking for your dates.

Make room for a local experience ↓

Choose your pace

Make room for local life

Choose which visits to shorten or replace. Check the experience’s address and conditions, and arrange meals, shows or workshops separately. The booking planner saves the listed attraction visits.

DAY1

Yuecheng

Literary old city

Planner route: Literary old city.

Planner stops: Lu Xun Native Place and Shen Garden Scenic Area + Shen Garden.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Lu Xun Native Place and Shen Garden Scenic Area 绍兴鲁迅故里·沈园景区Shen Garden 沈园Cangqiao Straight Street 仓桥直街
  1. Prioritize reserved Lu Xun houses and a separate Shen Garden visit. The official visitor guide currently lists the biographical memorial museum as closed for upgrading; a confirmed reopening was not found. The Literature Edition Museum opened 19 October 2026 is a separate venue with its own access. A short Cangqiao Street route is optional after giving interiors enough time.
  2. Before departure: confirm the exact open entrance, admission product, original-passport process and both outward and return transport; none is inferred from the directory rating.
  3. Use the stated alternatives selectively. Preserve time for meals, security checks and transfers; named alternatives are not a requirement to visit every listed attraction.
If the plan changes

If the main site is full, closed or affected by weather, choose one of this day’s geographically compatible alternatives only after its own opening and admission are confirmed. Otherwise swap with the city’s collection or public-neighborhood day; public outdoor routes are not severe-weather shelter.

DAY2

Jinghu / separate old-city transfer

Jinghu collection and an optional old-city return

These are alternatives. The planner adds only the stops in your chosen option.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Shaoxing Museum 浙江省绍兴市越城区绍兴博物馆景区China Yellow Wine Museum 浙江省绍兴市越城区中国黄酒博物馆Calligrapher's Historic Quarter 书圣故里
  1. Give Shaoxing Museum’s new February 2026 Jinghu/Meishan venue a substantial session. The old Pianmen/Fushan museum address is not the new entrance. Allow a separate transfer and meal before choosing the Yellow Wine Museum or Calligrapher’s Quarter; these are optional, independently admitted visits.
  2. Before departure: confirm the exact open entrance, admission product, original-passport process and both outward and return transport; none is inferred from the directory rating.
  3. Use the stated alternatives selectively. Preserve time for meals, security checks and transfers; named alternatives are not a requirement to visit every listed attraction.
If the plan changes

If the main site is full, closed or affected by weather, choose one of this day’s geographically compatible alternatives only after its own opening and admission are confirmed. Otherwise swap with the city’s collection or public-neighborhood day; public outdoor routes are not severe-weather shelter.

DAY3

Lanting / Dayu

Calligraphy and early heritage

These are alternatives. The planner adds only the stops in your chosen option.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Lanting Orchid Pavilion 浙江省绍兴市市辖区兰亭景区Great Yu Mausoleum 绍兴市大禹陵景区East Lake, Shaoxing 浙江省绍兴市东湖景区
  1. Choose Lanting as the main excursion and one compatible heritage stop only with transport and sessions confirmed. East Lake is a separate landscape alternative.
  2. Before departure: confirm the exact open entrance, admission product, original-passport process and both outward and return transport; none is inferred from the directory rating.
  3. Use the stated alternatives selectively. Preserve time for meals, security checks and transfers; named alternatives are not a requirement to visit every listed attraction.
If the plan changes

If the main site is full, closed or affected by weather, choose one of this day’s geographically compatible alternatives only after its own opening and admission are confirmed. Otherwise swap with the city’s collection or public-neighborhood day; public outdoor routes are not severe-weather shelter.

DAY4

Keqiao

Keqiao water towns

These are alternatives. The planner adds only the stops in your chosen option.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Keyan Scenic Area 柯岩风景区Anchang Ancient Town 浙江省绍兴市柯桥区安昌古镇景区
  1. Choose Keyan as a substantial multi-part scenic visit or Anchang as a slower water-town day. Combining both needs an early start and real transfer time.
  2. Before departure: confirm the exact open entrance, admission product, original-passport process and both outward and return transport; none is inferred from the directory rating.
  3. Use the stated alternatives selectively. Preserve time for meals, security checks and transfers; named alternatives are not a requirement to visit every listed attraction.
If the plan changes

If the main site is full, closed or affected by weather, choose one of this day’s geographically compatible alternatives only after its own opening and admission are confirmed. Otherwise swap with the city’s collection or public-neighborhood day; public outdoor routes are not severe-weather shelter.

DAY5

Outer county cities

Zhuji or Xinchang

These are alternatives. The planner adds only the stops in your chosen option.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Xishi Hometown 浙江省绍兴市诸暨市西施故里旅游区Wuxie Waterfalls 五泄风景区Xinchang Great Buddha Temple 新昌大佛寺Nineteen Peaks 浙江省绍兴市新昌县十九峰景区
  1. Choose Zhuji Xishi heritage or Wuxie waterfalls, or a separate Xinchang Great Buddha/Nineteen Peaks trip. These are independent day excursions, not a single loop.
  2. Before departure: confirm the exact open entrance, admission product, original-passport process and both outward and return transport; none is inferred from the directory rating.
  3. Use the stated alternatives selectively. Preserve time for meals, security checks and transfers; named alternatives are not a requirement to visit every listed attraction.
If the plan changes

If the main site is full, closed or affected by weather, choose one of this day’s geographically compatible alternatives only after its own opening and admission are confirmed. Otherwise swap with the city’s collection or public-neighborhood day; public outdoor routes are not severe-weather shelter.

Prefer a different pace?

Find a day that suits you

Browse more Shaoxing attractions for an alternative. Check its reservations, opening days and travel time before adding it to your plan.

Full guides for possible swaps

These are alternatives to consider, not extra stops to add to the same day. Check locations and transfer times before replacing an itinerary stop; a distant excursion may need a full day.