August 11, 8:00 a.m., our group of four people to Nanjing.
Our first destination was the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, which is necessary to go to when we arrive in Nanjing. We live in the place belongs to the Zhongshan scenic area, from the Mausoleum is relatively close, taxi less than 10 dollars. Buy tickets at the door, because of prior friends told us, we brought a one-inch photo, so that you can apply for an annual pass (50 yuan), including at least the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Linggu Temple, Zijinshan Observatory, a few attractions. If you buy the ticket alone, only one item of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum will cost 40 yuan, so it is very cost-effective to buy the annual pass. Zhongshan Mausoleum overall architecture is magnificent, leaving a deep impression, is a very worth going to see the attractions. From the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum out, we went to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Linggu Temple, these three attractions are located in the Zhongshan Scenic Area, by doing tour 1 or tour 3 can be. From the Linggu Temple out has nearly 5 o'clock, we ride tour 2 rushed to Yuhuatai, these two attractions are far away from each other, to Yuhuatai has nearly 5:30, the scenic area has been closed, we took a picture in front of the scenic area did not go in. Then we took a taxi to Fuzhimiao, which is a famous set of snacks, leisure, entertainment in one of the places in Nanjing. And around the temple there is the famous Qinhuai River, the ancient literati, the beautiful girls often want to swing boat on the Qinhuai River, while drinking poetry, so cozy. So come to Nanjing must be to Fuzhimiao to walk around. We found a quaint little store to ask for some of the local characteristics of the snacks: "fried snails" slightly spicy, excellent taste; "rainbow stone dumplings" look exactly the same as outside the street sold in the water of the rainbow stone, very realistic, taste good; there are also wild vegetables The "siu mai" stuffed with wild vegetables also tasted good. Later, we asked for "duck blood vermicelli soup" in another stall store, 3 yuan / bowl, not expensive, we are a few people in addition to my other three people are eating spicy, they put the red hot pepper in the soup, everyone ate sweating, a particularly smooth look, let me envy. After dinner, it is 6, 7 o'clock like, the sky has been dark, the lights around the temple are lit up, the four of us rented a pedal boat night tour of the Qinhuai River, (seems to be 20 yuan / half an hour) ready to experience the "paddle in the shadow of the Qinhuai River". In the process of rowing, but also a little rain, in the light wind and rain rowing really have a special mood. After rowing we took a taxi back to the accommodation, when the moment to go back to the bath rest, the 1st day of travel is over.
The next day our travel plan was to go on a ferry to see the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River Second Bridge and the Yangtze River Bridge. This line was recommended by a friend and felt good, you can also try this line when you are in Nanjing, it is definitely a line not available in travel agencies. We got up in the morning, checked out of the room, took the bus to the train station, and stored our luggage. In the train station to take the 8 bus (very worn out small bus, private open, but not ripped off) to Yanziji, about half an hour to the station. After arriving at the station due to light rain that morning, the road is very muddy, we found a "motorcycle" to take us to the Yanziji Park door (in fact, less than a 3-minute walk, so if the road is not bad, walk can be). Yanziji Park entrance fee of 6 yuan / person, in fact, the park is very small, the main body is a small mountain near the Yangtze River, we feel that 6 yuan entrance fee is too high. However, you can get a great view of the Yangtze River from the top of Yanziji Park. We stayed in the park for about half an hour, exited the park, turned into an alley and walked for about 3 minutes to the ferry ticket office. The ferry we took was from Yanziji on this bank of the Yangtze River to Baguazhou, a small island on the other side of the river. The ferry is not a tourist route, but just a local means of transportation. There are only a few ferry trips throughout the day, at 8:00, 11:00, 14:00 and 17:00, and we caught the 11:00 one. From the boat, you can see the Second Bridge not far away, and as the boat gets closer and closer, you can see it more and more clearly. The Second Bridge over the Yangtze River is a modern and beautiful bridge. To the other side of the Bagua State, we did not go ashore, because the crew said there is nothing to play on the island, and once ashore, you can only catch the 2:00 pm boat back, and we still have their own plans, so we did not embark on the boat back to Yanziji. Our next destination is the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. The exact route is: take bus 8 back, get off at Central Gate, transfer to bus 15 and get off at Nanqiao Fort. You can walk through the park at Nanqiao Fort to get directly to the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, but the AD admission fee is 5 yuan, which infuriated us. Nanjing's many attractions are not big, but the charges are very expensive, but for attractions and monuments charges we can understand, but the park should be public welfare, charges are also so high it is difficult to accept. Outside the park, a motorcycle up to pull the job, said pulling us in can not buy tickets, the fare is 10 yuan, we we weighed the agreement. The motorcycle took us from a side road in, do not have to buy tickets. In fact, it is very close, the locals are from the side of the road in, we do not know just. We felt fooled and gave the driver 5 RMB for the ride. You can take the elevator to the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge for 2 RMB per person, or you can walk up slowly (about 6 floors). Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is naturally not as modern and beautiful as the Second Bridge, but the circumference reveals the ancient and majestic, with the words "The people, and only the people, are the driving force behind the creation of world history" inscribed on the bridge by Chairman Mao. The red flag and sculpture on the top of the bridge and some drawings on the bridge body retain the revolutionary features of the 1950s. The Yangtze River Bridge was built in the 1950s, after half a century, but its construction technology and building quality in today's view can be said to be first-class, we can not help but rise deep respect for this great project. After visiting the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, we took a bus from the bridge back to the train station, ready to go to Wuxi (from Nanjing to Wuxi train frequency is many, buy now can be bought), Nanjing trip to this end.
Wuxi Tour
We arrived in Wuxi by train on the evening of August 12th. Our first impression of Wuxi was very good. The Wuxi train station was clean and beautiful. There were many tall buildings and wide roads near the train station. We didn't expect Wuxi to be such a very modern and clean city. We stayed at the Taishan Hotel across the street from the train station, with a standard room of 120 RMB/day, which was not bad and reasonably priced. Our plan was to tour the soft-shelled turtle in Taihu Lake the next morning. Soft-shelled turtle is the most beautiful place in Taihu Lake. When it comes to the word "soft-shelled turtle", the so-called "senior intellectuals" like us don't know how to pronounce it, thinking that it is pronounced as "turtle", but in fact, it should be pronounced as "yuan". The word "soft-shelled turtle" is not pronounced as "turtle", but in fact it should be pronounced as "yuan".
The next morning, the sky was drizzling. We rushed to the bus station with umbrellas in hand to prepare to take Sightseeing Line 1, however, when we arrived at the station, we were told that Sightseeing Line 1 could not reach the soft-shelled turtle because of the road repair. At that time, there was a bus parked at the No.1 bus stop, and a 50 years old man was soliciting customers at the door, "No.1, No.1, directly to the pier". We asked the price, to 5 yuan a person, although I feel the price is very expensive, but thought of netizen's post said to the park entrance, from the park entrance to the boat pier to walk to 40 minutes, if you take the park's car is 6 yuan / seat. So trying to drive to the pier for $5 was pretty reasonable. Plus it was raining outside, we didn't think twice about it and got on the bus. Little did we know that we were in for a ride. The park entrance, the old man soliciting business again stood up and said: "Scenic spot tickets have two kinds, a 50 yuan, a 65 yuan. 65 yuan includes boat tickets, 50 yuan does not include, you have to buy another, buy boat tickets a one-way is 20 yuan. If you buy the 65 yuan, give me the money, I will buy it for you, you can go to the pier without any problem, and you can take the park's bus to come back. If you buy the $50 one, then the ticket seller at the A.D. gate won't let you get a ride in on our bus." After all was said and done, his point was that everyone had to buy the $65 and had to give him the money for it. If you don't buy it for him, you must get off the bus. The old man's words have a great deal of deception, for people who do not know the truth is very easy to fall for, we all think that he just want to earn a little bit of commission, he bought him to buy it, so most of the money to him. In fact, the 50 yuan ticket is also included in the boat ticket, 65 yuan ticket includes two services: first, you can take a ride on a speedboat, and secondly, from the park entrance to the pier of the long way can be free to take the scenic area of the car. We had planned to buy the 50 RMB ticket and had to fight with the driver to get us to the pier as initially promised, or else we would be refunded the 5 RMB fare. But two men wanted to feel the excitement of riding a speedboat, plus the idea of "how easy it is to come down after getting on the ship of thieves", and paid the money, so we had to let it go. But secretly still use a digital camera to take a picture of the license plate number of the car, ready to complain about him afterwards. Since we bought the 65 yuan ticket, of course, we have to take the speedboat to Taihu Island, but the speedboat is closed, just like riding the subway, not exciting at all, so the 65 yuan for the first service has no value. Boarding the Taihu Island, the sky is drizzling, in a bank near the lake, there are flocks of swallows flying in the air, the situation is very spectacular, I have never seen so many birds flying in the air. Although Taihu Island is not big, but the scenery is very beautiful, visitors into it, it really seems to enter the fairyland. So when in Wuxi, you must go to the soft-shelled turtle in Taihu Lake. We stayed in the Taihu Lake Island of Immortality until about 2:00 p.m. and took the boat back to the pier. We thought to take the 65 yuan ticket, you can free ride park car from the pier to the park entrance, who thought when we took out the ticket, but was not recognized, the park said your ticket is to take a private car to come in, can not sit in our public car, to sit in the 6 yuan per person. We argued with them, but then we realized that the 65 RMB ticket we had in our hands was not the same as the 65 RMB ticket sold by the park, and that our 65 RMB ticket could not take the park's free bus. We then realized that we had been ripped off again by that private Chinese bus, spending more money but not enjoying the service we deserved. We were furious and walked back to the pier, cursing the private minibus all the way, as well as whichever old man had ripped us off. But on second thought, the park itself is to blame for this incident. Why were there two different $65 tickets? In fact, it is the people inside the park who colluded with the private minibus to cheat the tourists. This is very unethical. We had a good impression of Wuxi when we first arrived, but this deception swept away all our good impressions of Wuxi.
We hope that Wuxi's tourism authorities will rectify these phenomena which have seriously damaged Wuxi's tourism image. At the same time also remind the tourists traveling to Wuxi, do not trust the private bus, take the public car to the tourist attractions, to the ticket office to ask the situation to buy tickets, do not by the private bus for you to buy tickets. Go to soft-shelled turtle if you are not afraid to walk this long way from the scenic spot gate to the pier (about 40 minutes), buy 50 yuan ticket on the line.
Back from the soft-shelled turtle, we took a bus to eat Wuxi's locally famous Wang Xingji's wontons and xiaolongbao. The xiao long bao was good, the woncha was average. At 4pm we took a bus to Suzhou (Wuxi is very close to Suzhou, about 1 hour by car) and the trip to Wuxi was over.
Suzhou Tour
We arrived in Suzhou on August 13th after 5pm. We stayed at the Railway Hotel near the train station, with a standard room of 200 RMB/day, and with a discount, we scratched it down to 80 RMB/day. We chose to stay near the train station because it was not far from the Humble Administrator's Garden and Tiger Hill, which we were going to visit the next day, and because we were going to take the train to Hangzhou the next afternoon, so it was more convenient to stay here. Our first impression of Suzhou was that it was rather quaint, and its houses were not too tall, quite different from the modernized feel of Wuxi. Putting down our luggage, we took a taxi to Suzhou Bachelor Street, which is a famous snack street in Suzhou. As soon as we got off the bus, we saw the target of our trip, "Xu? Weird Lobster Shop" sign stood at the entrance of the street. "Xu?" We thought it was pronounced "yutai", but in fact it's "shuyu", which is the name of a place. We learned a lot of difficult Chinese characters on this trip. "Xu? Weird Lobster Shop" is very famous for its lobster, and when we arrived, the main store was already full, so we had to go to the branch, and in no time at all, the branch was also full, which shows that its business is really good. We asked for a "thirteen flavors", 40 yuan / share. Up a small pot, about 25 lobsters, we ordered other dishes, four people eat a feel just right. The lobster here really lives up to its name, and I felt that my lips were numb and spicy, but not too hot in the throat. I usually don't eat much spicy food, but this time I had a great time. I highly recommend that anyone who comes to Suzhou should try the lobster here! After dinner, we wandered around a little bit and took a taxi back to rest for the next day's tour of Suzhou gardens.
The next day, the sky was drizzling. It rained for more than half of our trip to the south of the Yangtze River, making it a true "tour of the south of the Yangtze River in the rain". Because of the close to the Humble Administrator's Garden, we gave up the car, with an umbrella, roaming past. The houses in Suzhou are all antique, even the station is also antique model. The Humble Administrator's Garden is in a small alley and the entrance fee is 45 RMB. The Humble Administrator's Garden is not large, it is a private garden, but the whole garden is very exquisite, we went around the rockery, we felt a light in front of our eyes, only to see the water has a pond full of lotus, the bank of white and pink oleander flowers in full bloom, and then with the surrounding pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, it is simply a small world of paradise. See this, we can not help but envy the owner of the garden, can be here to cultivate the body and mind, is really a great creation. The Humble Administrator's Garden is a treasure of Chinese garden art, so it's worth a look. It's best to follow a tour and listen to the guide when you visit. From the Humble Administrator's Garden we did tour 2 to Tiger Hill, the entrance fee for Tiger Hill is 30 RMB, which feels too expensive. Tiger Hill is the place where King Wu Fu Chai-chai buried his father, I thought I would see a big grave, but I didn't see anything. More interesting is the Tiger Hill Tower, the history is very old, the tower body tilt and not fall, is a real "leaning tower". After a quick lunch at a small restaurant, we headed to the train station for the afternoon train to Hangzhou, where our trip to Suzhou ended. It is recommended that if you have time, you can find an old street to walk, experience the flavor of the ancient Suzhou. Suzhou people also left us a very good impression, whether it is the hotel receptionist or cab drivers talk and behave very civilized, patient, this point is stronger than Wuxi, worthy of the citizens of the tourist city.
Hangzhou
It is said that there is a paradise above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. After visiting Suzhou, our destination was Hangzhou, where we arrived at 8:00 pm on August 15th. In Hangzhou to find accommodation quite a lot of work. Having said that, we basically didn't think about accommodation in the previous days because we booked in advance on the internet (/hotels/default.aspx?campaign_id=4051378), but we forgot to book in Hangzhou on that day. The day we arrived was a Thursday, not yet a weekend, but most of the hostels we asked about were full and there were no budget rooms available. It took us more than an hour to get settled, and it was the worst time we had to find accommodation on this trip. We stayed at the Dongpo Hotel near Yan'an Road, and the standard room was 260 RMB per day, which is quite expensive in the cities we traveled to. It is advisable for those traveling to Hangzhou to arrange their accommodations in advance or book them through the Internet, which may be more affordable.
Our main attraction on the second day was naturally the West Lake. Originally, we stayed very close to the West Lake and could see it within a few minutes' walk. However, since the north line is currently under construction, we took K4 to the Leifeng Pagoda stop. We took a picture of the Leifeng Tower as a background, but did not climb the tower, which is charged, so there is no need to do so. We walked on for about 10 minutes and came to the Su Causeway. The Su Causeway, also known as the Lover's Causeway, is lined with graceful weeping willows. If you look around, you can see Xizi Lake with its blue waves and boats. Walking on the embankment, only feel the light wind, indescribable comfort, is really a good place for lovers to talk about love. West Lake can take the public boat can also rent a private boat, the public boat is a big boat, 35 yuan / person, private boat is a small boat, can only accommodate 4 people (not counting the boatman), a boat 160 yuan / 1 hour or so. We ended up renting a small boat, because in the West Lake boat, or small boat slow mood. West Lake private boat are unified management, unified price, unified service, do not have to worry about ripping off customers. Each boat is equipped with a boatman, the boatman with a single oar rowing, but also act as an attractions explainer. Our boatman is a simple, cheerful person, he gave us an explanation, and at the same time and we pull family life, but also joked with us, not for a while, we like the boatman. The boatman's service attitude was very good. When we arrived at the famous "San Tan Yin Yue", he patiently adjusted the boat to the right position for us to take photos. On the way back, the boatman leaned the boat to a shore and told us that there was a pearl store on the shore, and all the pearls in the market were wholesaled out from here, so they were cheaper. Because the pearl belongs to the three treasures of Hangzhou (Hangzhou three treasures: silk, tea, freshwater pearls), so we went ashore to take a look. This pearl store inside the pearl jewelry is usually discounted, the boatman said it can also be discounted to 2 or 3, but the final practice is still cheaper. A pearl bracelet, the original price of 760, I ended up buying it for 100 yuan, I feel very worth it. After boating, we feel hungry, it's time to eat lunch. West Lake shore of the "building outside the building" is very famous, but the boatman told us that the price is expensive, and the service is not good enough, he suggested that we go to the New Century Grand Hotel, Hangzhou's specialties can be eaten, the taste is not bad at all, the price is much cheaper. New Kaiyuan not far from the West Lake, a taxi about 10 yuan. New Century Grand Hotel is indeed good, decorated with luxury atmosphere, the second floor restaurant space is very large, can accommodate dozens of tables. We want the locally famous "Dongpo meat", "Longjing shrimp" and so on, feel "Dongpo meat" is good; "Longjing shrimp "is in the fried shrimp sprinkled with a few slices of Longjing tea leaves, the flavor is general; there is a "cold bamboo shoots", the flavor is very good. The four of us total **** consumption of nearly 100 yuan, the price is really not expensive.
After dinner, we took a taxi to the east bus station, ready to go to Wuzhen. The end of Hangzhou's shape journey. In just 1 day, Hangzhou left
we have a very good impression. And from the ordinary Hangzhou citizens we contacted, we found that the tone of Hangzhou people when talking about Hangzhou is full of pride and pride as a Hangzhou people, which is admirable and enviable!
Wuzhen tour
We went to Wuzhen mainly to see the typical water town of Jiangnan, at that time, we wanted to choose one of the two in Wuzhen, Xitang to see, and then we chose Wuzhen. The main reason is that the name of Wuzhen sounds and feels ancient and simple. Due to the companion of a fever in the partner to see a doctor, we August 16, 5:00 p.m. only to take a taxi to Hangzhou East Bus Station, ready to buy 5:30 to Wuzhen tickets. But did not think that day directly to Wuzhen tickets have been sold out, we had to buy to Tongxiang, and then from Tongxiang taxi (to 30 yuan) to Wuzhen. Reminder: there are a lot of people going to Wuzhen on weekends, so it's best to buy tickets and arrange accommodation in advance. Our dinner was at a restaurant in Wuzhen, we ordered local specialties: duck in sauce (20 RMB), steamed fish (38 RMB), goujiao cake (10 RMB), etc. The food was very expensive, but the taste was mediocre, and the goujiao cake was too sweet. We also ordered fried snails, but the taste was not as good as what we had in Nanjing, I guess the people in the town still can't cook. After dinner, we went to the scenic area to take a walk. The scenic area completely retains the pattern of the old water town: a wide river in the center, houses on both sides built according to the river, and a small stone bridge connecting the two sides at regular intervals. The movie "Like Water in the Years" was shot in Wuzhen, many people also come to Wuzhen because of this, it is said that the movie is very well shot, the town of Wuzhen photographed very beautiful, but unfortunately I have not seen it, I have the opportunity to find it must be to see. There is an inn in the scenic area is to shoot "like water years" when the hero and heroine live, from the outside is more than other houses to be arranged elegantly, we asked about the price, standard room surprisingly to 580 / night, we asked when only a couple room, to 880 / night, we secretly spit out his tongue, marveling at the movie to bring such a huge commercial value of Wuzhen. We secretly spit out our tongues, marveling at the huge commercial value that the movie has brought to Wuzhen. Wuzhen's blue-printed fabric is very famous, we wandered around when it was already more than 9:00 pm, most stores are closed, a few are still open. We went into a small store selling blue prints, only to see a variety of blue prints hanging all over the room handkerchiefs, clothes, skirts, fans, tablecloths, bags, hats, different colors, different styles, really beautiful. A few of us could not help but buy a few kinds of flower cloth as a souvenir. This kind of blue-printed cloth is especially suitable for the kind of ancient and simple atmosphere of Wuzhen, but you will always feel a little bit incongruous if you take it to the city. At night, Wuzhen is like a silent giant, you walk on the river on the green stone road, just feel the silence around, a few lanterns overhead emit light or dark light. Your heart is quiet, just like the quietly flowing river next to you, that kind of feeling is what you can't experience in the city, can't say it's particularly beautiful. We wandered around the scenic spot for about half an hour, and felt the night getting cooler, so we went back to bed, ready to go back to the scenic spot early the next day together.
The next day we got up early at 6:00 am, because the scenic area after 7:00 pm to collect tickets, 65 yuan, we think it is too expensive. Wuzhen was also quiet in the early morning, but there were already early risers, women and old men washing rice and clothes by the river. After half an hour, the sun began to rise, the number of people on the road began to increase, the quiet town began to become noisy. At this time, I felt that Wuzhen was no different from the general tourist attractions, and I could not find the quiet feeling I had last night. So it is advisable to go to Wuzhen friends best to stay in Wuzhen for a night, feel the night of Wuzhen. We came out from the scenic spot at 7:00 and later took a tricycle to Wuzhen's old street to see it. (Round trip plus explanation, 1 hour, 20 RMB for one car). There is not yet a scenic spot, but according to locals, the government is preparing to demolish the old street, ready to turn the old street into a scenic spot, which attracted the dissatisfaction of many old residents. Walking in the narrow streets of the old street, on both sides of the road there are selling vegetables, selling fruit, selling daily necessities, but also to see the kind of the most common tea room: 1 shed, two or three tables and benches, people sitting together, drinking tea, chatting while watching TV ...... In short, if the scenic area is an art of Wuzhen, then the old street is the life of the Wuzhen.
Wuzhen is not big, half a day is enough to stroll through. But Wuzhen is really a place worth visiting. At 1 p.m., we boarded the bus to Shanghai, and our trip to Wuzhen came to an end.
Shanghai
Shanghai is not my first time to visit and I am not very interested in it, so this section is abbreviated. We arrived in Shanghai at 5pm on August 17th and then took a taxi to Fudan University in Shanghai. Our companion's friend in Shanghai booked us a train ticket back to Beijing at 7pm the next day. At 7pm we took the 55 bus to the Bund, which was especially crowded because it was the weekend and the season. Due to power constraints, the lights on the Bund are not all on, so it's not as beautiful as the Bund at night on TV. Later we went to Nanjing Road, also crowded, as if you go to Beijing Wangfujing no matter when there are always so many people. However, Nanjing Road in Shanghai is longer than Wangfujing in Beijing, and the discounts on clothes are very strong and the clothes look beautiful. I would like to take a good stroll, but it is really too tired to raise interest. Back that night has been very tired, good thing the next day there is no schedule to drive us must get up early, so a good sleep, which is the first time I can sleep well on this trip 7 days. The next day, I woke up feeling even more tired, maybe it was because my nerves and muscles were too tight these days, and I couldn't get used to it when I relaxed so violently. At 12:00 noon we checked out of the room, took a taxi to the train station to store the luggage, we began to split up. Our two girls went to visit the City God Temple, and their two men went to visit the Financial Street, and agreed to meet at the train station at 6:00 pm. We took the 64th train from the train station to the City God Temple, which was also full of people. We ate snacks in Chenghuang Temple, casually strolling around feeling uninteresting, and then go to Nanjing Road shopping. The morning was cloudy, it started to drizzle in the afternoon, and after 4 o'clock it turned into a moderate rain, we wanted to go back to the train station at 5:30, but we couldn't get a taxi on Nanjing Road. We asked a local who told us the fastest way was to take the subway. Walk from Nanjing Road to People's Square and take line 1 subway to the train station. Luckily, the subway didn't delay our train. We took the train from Shanghai to Beijing at 7:00pm and arrived in Beijing at 9:00am on August 18th, thus ending our 7-day trip. I don't have much feeling about Shanghai, it's just a modern city like Beijing.
Summary:
We spent about 1500-1600 on this self-staying trip (excluding the cost of shopping), which is slightly higher than the travel agency's offer (the travel agency's offer is around 1200),