Hangzhou Xixi Wetland Park Free and Paid Travel Tips

Hangzhou Xixi Wetland is a national 5A-level tourist attraction and one of China’s top ten charming wetlands, with about 70% of its area being river harbors, ponds, lakes, marshes and other waters. Xixi Wetland, together with West Lake and Xiling, is the first national wetland park integrating urban wetland, agricultural wetland and cultural wetland in China!

After years of construction, Xixi Wetland formed a “three dikes and ten scenes” pattern, three dikes for the Fuk dike, green dike, life dike, ten scenes for the autumn snow, fire persimmons reflecting the wave, dragon boat will win, Lotus Beach heron shadows, Hongyuan Yuyun, reed flooding the moon, the fishing village smoke and rain, the qu qu qu water to find the plum, GaoZhuang morning trace, river islets listen to the song, and the distribution of the Park, River islet Street, Xixi Plum Villa, Wetland Botanical Garden, Autumn Snow Nunnery and other highlights!

So the question comes, to Hangzhou Xixi Wetland how to play?

In fact, master a free two charges, free tours!

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Hangzhou Xixi Wetland Paid Travel Tips

For free area, Hangzhou Xixi Wetland eastern most of the free area, including green dike, Gao Zhuang, Lotus Beach bird watching area, China Wetland Museum, everywhere green trees, rivers criss-crossing, and has a lot of cultural heritage!

The first-time players can follow, Xixi Wetland North – Wufang – Fudi – Jiangcun Marketplace – Hangzhou Xixi Water Margin Culture Center – Sightseeing ball – Hezhu Tower – Jiang Xianggong Ancestral Hall – Hezhu Street -Green Causeway -Fu Causeway -Gaozhuang -Lotus Beach Birding area -China Wetland Museum.

Among them, Hangzhou Xixi Water Margin Cultural Hall, for the “Water Margin” cultural exhibition hall, but also the former residence of Shi Naiyan, you can experience the heroes in the Water Margin. With those lifelike statues, and then traveled to the turbulent times, feel the heroes of the bold, loyal and responsible.

Hezhu Street, named after the ancient place called Hezhu, is a folk commercial street integrating leisure, trade fair and sightseeing tour. In it, you can experience the attic houses built near the water, the sporadic boats crossing the bridge, and the folklore that has been passed down, full of the water town flavor with the island as the home and the boat as the horse.

Gaozhuang, also known as Xixi Villa, commonly known as Xizhuang, is a famous “official residence”, which was made famous by Kang Xi’s visit during his southern tour. It is composed of the Gao Mansion, Bamboo Window, Banana Garden Poetry Society and other buildings, recreating the historical scene of Kangxi’s visit to Gao Zhuang.

China Wetland Museum, the reopened venue, with “high value” and “high technology”, successfully promoted to the museum sector of the new net red, with 4 thematic exhibition halls (Into the Wetland Hall, Wetland Hall, Xixi Hall, Wetland Cave immersive digital exhibition hall), 2 thematic halls (Into the Wetland Hall, Wetland Hall, Xixi Hall, Wetland Cave immersive digital exhibition hall) In addition, there are two thematic halls (“Blue Sea Flower” Coral Culture Exhibition and “Heartland Oasis: Natural Shelter in Images” Photography Exhibition). The high-color art installations are a sight to behold and a sight to behold, making it worthwhile to stay for the whole day.

Hangzhou Xixi Wetland Free Travel Tips

For two charges, the central [admission 80 yuan] and western [admission 80 yuan], note that the two are not connected!

Central, is the Xixi Wetland Do Not Disturb filming site, Hangzhou Youth Quality Development Center Xixi Expansion Park, Xixi people, flower God Hall, flower God Temple, Parking Area and other highlights of the region, the wetland scenery is infinite, the overall waters are relatively shallow, part of the deep-water areas, the growth of dense aquatic plants, is very suitable for wading birds waterfowl life, is the main area of the boat tour! There are also annual events such as the “Plum Search” and the “Fire Persimmon Festival”! You can enter the Xixi Wetland at “Shamtan Mouth” and exit at “Zhoujia Village”.

In the west, the area is highlighted by the Ancient Theater, Wujiawan Ancient Street, Hong’s Ancestral Hall, and Hong’s Mansion, highlighting the situation of the literati living in seclusion in Xixi, so that you can not only feel the thick cultural atmosphere of Xixi, but also understand the feelings of the literati hermits who escaped from the world at that time. Nowadays, there is a performance of “Xixi River in the present day and the future”. You can enter and exit from Wujiawan Ancient Street.

Transportation

Xixi Wetland Scenic Area Battery Boat Ticket 60 RMB/person [7:30-17:00 (last boat 17:00)], Scenic Area Battery Boat Ticket 10 RMB/person [7:30-18:20 (last boat 18:30)].

The battery boat is divided into A and B two tour lines, which;

Line A is Zhoujia Village – Smoky Water Fishing Village – Deep Pool Mouth – Zizanlu Tianzhuang – Zhoujia Village.

Line B is Longtonguezui – Dongguan Lotus Pond (seasonal stop) – Hongyuan – Longtonguezui.

Scenic area battery car tickets are valid for one person and one ticket on the same day. Each ticket is valid for one person only, and you need to buy a new ticket for another ride. If the ride line involves paid areas, you need to verify the ticket before riding.

If you want to fully experience the scenery of Xixi Wetland, it is recommended to take a three-day tour, the first day, free tour in the east of Xixi Wetland; the second day, card tour in the middle of Xixi Wetland; and the third day, cultural tour in Xixi Wetland.

Especially now in the summer lotus peak season, rental hand-cranked boat [100/hour/boat, suitable for 2-6 people to ride], with the boat into the wetland in-depth quiet and refreshing, real full of greenery!

Hangzhou Xixi Wetland Tour Notes:

Tickets from 0 yuan, located in Hangzhou Xihu District, Tianmushan Road, No. 518, with Xixi Wetland North Gate [Metro Line 19 Xixi Wetland North], Gaozhuang Entrance [Metro Line 3 Flower Dock], Zhoujiacun Entrance [Metro Line 3 Xixi Wetland South], Longtongzui Entrance [Metro Line 3 Hongyuan].

Note that the free area can be entered from Xixi Wetland North Gate [Metro Line 19 Xixi Wetland North], the central toll area can be Zhoujiacun Entrance [Metro Line 3 Xixi Wetland South], and the western toll area can be entered from Longtuizui Entrance [Metro Line 3 Hongyuan] or Wujiawan Ancient Street.

How about this introduction, is not the whole Xixi Wetland know?