Shaoxing

By airplane

The fastest way to get there is by plane, stop in Xiaoshan International Airport (XIA), then take a bus or cab to get into downtown, no more than 20 km away from the airport.

By bus

The easiest way to get into Shaoxing is by bus, almost every city in Zhejiang will have transportation to Shaoxing.

The downtown is very clean, and very nice to walk around to feel the perfect combination of modern and ancient Chinese culture

Fishermen in this town used to use cormorants (鸬鹚) for fishing, but nowadays the town only has the birds on special occasions. Call the travel association ahead of time to ask before coming here to look for birds.

• Lu Xun's Hometown Tourism Precinct

  address: 241 Luxun Zhong Lu, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing (绍兴市越城区鲁迅中路241号)
  An assortment of buildings associated with Lu Xun, a famous early 20th century Chinese writer.

• Shen's Garden

  address: 318 Luxun Zhong Lu, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing (绍兴市越城区鲁迅中路318号)

• Bazi Bridge

• Yangshan Stone BuddhaStone Buddha Grottoes peaks, one for the southern four stone Buddhas. Buddha, 10 meters high, the left knee fall to be shaking hands with visitors, this attitude is rare in China. Yangshan foot of the lake has Shifosi, Temple, surrounded by water on both sides of solitary backers.

• The Orchid Pavilion

  address: foothills of Lancome, 13 km southwest
  Lanting is a famous calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. According to legend, he once worked here to plant orchids; he set up a pavilion, hence the name Lanting. The site was built in the 27th year of Ming Jiajing (AD 1548) when the county was rebuilt by Shen Qi. It was restored to the style of Ming and Qing gardens in 1980.

• Shaoxing Downtown Theatre

There are many shopping malls in the downtown area, here recommended some:

• Lotus - in the north west of the downtown, a Thai cooperation's shopping center, offering variety of daily products with comprehensive prices.
• Trust-Mart - in the middle of the downtown, right beneath the center square underground, easy transportation.
• Buxing Road- in the south of the downtown, famous for its traditional Chinese small products like stamps, old money, pets and small hand made gifts.

• Yellow Wine

• Home Inn ShaoXing MoEr

• Shaoxing Hotel

  phone: +86 575-5155888
  address: Huanshan Rd No.9

• Xianheng Hotel

  address: Jiefang South Rd No.680

• Shaoxing International Hotel

  address: Fushan West Rd No.100

• Shaoxing Native Place Youth Hostel

  phone: +86 575-85080288
  address: 鲁迅故里内新建南路558号（鲁迅故里西大门口即咸亨酒店旁边）
  Decent youth hostel in a nice old building with a lovely courtyard. Located a few minutes walk away from the Lu Xun attractions in a nice old street.

Qianqing (钱清) A small town not far away from downtown Shaoxing, bus 613 will get you there directly, and it is famous for its cheap textile and cloth materials with nice quality.