Travel Guide to Tangqi Ancient Town in Hangzhou: Enter the Ancient Jiangnan Water Village

　　Tangqi Ancient Town is located in the north of Hangzhou City, bordering Deqing County of Huzhou City. It is about 20 kilometers away from the city center and about 13 kilometers away from Linping, the seat of the district government. The famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through the town, making it an important waterway for Suzhou, Shanghai, Jiaxing and Huzhou. Tangqi has been the water gateway of Hangzhou City for dynasties.

　　1. Transportation Information

　　Tangqi Ancient Town has convenient transportation. Starting from Hangzhou, in addition to taking the bus, a more interesting way to go is to take the water bus, which departs from Wulinmen Wharf at 9:00 and returns around 14:00. The boat ticket is 150 yuan/person (the whole journey is about 8 hours: about 5 hours on the boat and about 3 hours on the shore. For consultation, call: 0571-85190851). You can enjoy the canal scenery along the way.

　　2. Introduction to scenic spots

　　Tangqi Ancient Town has crisscrossing rivers and dense water networks, and is a typical Jiangnan water town. The most famous street in the ancient town, Langyan Street, is full of rich water town style, which is amazing in Jiangnan. Wang Shi, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem describing the corridors and eaves of Tangqi. The poem says: "People are rubbing shoulders with each other, and the long corridors are connected. It is a great place to go out without being hindered by rain, and there is no need to wear a hat and clogs to learn from the old man on the slope." It means that the long corridors in Tangqi connect the whole town, and there is no need to wear a hat and clogs when going out even in the rain. There is also a long row of unique wooden benches on the side of the river - "Beauty Backrest" matched with the corridor street, which is quite distinctive.

　　3. Special food

　　Tangqi people have always been very particular about eating vegetables, and their taste is very picky. They pay attention to knife skills and heat, pay attention to fine workmanship, heavy oil and sauce, and pay attention to flavor. The requirements for color, fragrance, taste and shape are similar to those of Hangzhou cuisine. Tangqi is one of the 27 small city cultivation pilot towns in Zhejiang Province. It inherits the thousand-year history of the ancient town. Relying on the two major projects of comprehensive protection of the Grand Canal and Chaoshan, it strives to create a beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River that is suitable for tourism, business and living, Tangqi Quality City. Tangqi's food attracts more and more tourists. One of Tangqi's famous dishes, it is a traditional dish that Tangqi people have always had for entertaining guests and holding banquets in the first month of the year.

　　4. Tourism Festivals

　　Tangqi holds a grand "China Hangzhou Tangqi Loquat Festival" in May every year. During the festival, tourists can walk around Tangqi Town and Shuibei Historical and Cultural Street, experience the fun of picking loquats, and watch the colorful folk culture displays.