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View Plans & PricingArea: 8,279 km²
Population: ~5.3 million (2020)
Shaoxing means "inherited and flourishing" in Chinese. It is an ancient city in northern Zhejiang famous for rice wine, calligraphy, and as the hometown of Lu Xun.
7.0/10 — Residents enjoy a balanced lifestyle with modern amenities and cultural richness.
Shaoxing has no commercial airport; Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport is the nearest. Shaoxing Railway Station and Shaoxing North Station connect to Hangzhou and Ningbo on the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway. The city has a metro line connecting to Hangzhou Line 5.
Shaoxing University and Zhejiang University of Technology (Zhijiang College) are the main institutions.
Shaoxing lies on the Shaoxing Plain with a humid subtropical climate. It has the Cao'e River, many canals, and is famous for its water town scenery.
Visit Lu Xun's Former Residence, Shen Garden, Orchid Pavilion, Shaoxing Wine Town, and the East Lake.
Day 1: Lu Xun's Former Residence and Shen Garden.
Day 2: Orchid Pavilion and East Lake.
Shaoxing is famous for yellow rice wine, stinky tofu, drunken chicken, and dried fish. Try a wine tour in the wine town.
Buy Shaoxing yellow wine, stinky tofu, fermented products, and calligraphy supplies. Main shopping is on Jiefang Road.
Local Vibe: Shaoxing is a city of canals, rice wine, and literature. Locals are proud of their yellow wine, their old bridges, and the fact that Lu Xun and many other writers came from here. The city feels like a quieter, more bookish version of Suzhou.
Fun Facts:
• Shaoxing is famous for its huangjiu (yellow rice wine), one of China's most traditional alcoholic drinks.
• Lu Xun, China's greatest modern writer, was born in Shaoxing, and his former home is now a museum.
• The city is known for its stone bridges, black-tiled boats, and canal-side architecture.
Shaoxing locals speak their own flavor of Mandarin. Try these phrases to earn a smile:
侬好 (nóng hǎo) — Hello — Wu dialect.
蛮好 (mán hǎo) — Pretty good.
惬意 (qiè yì) — Comfortable / pleasant.
• Lu Xun — China's greatest modern writer was born in Shaoxing and wrote many of his famous works about the city.
• Wang Xizhi — The 'Sage of Calligraphy' from the Jin dynasty is associated with Shaoxing and the Orchid Pavilion.
• Qiu Jin — The revolutionary feminist and poet was born in Shaoxing and became a martyr of the anti-Qing movement.
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