The Best Hangzhou Day Trip: Hangzhou–Shaoxing by Metro
The Best Hangzhou Day Trip: Hangzhou–Shaoxing by Metro Here’s a trick that saves you a car rental. The Hangzhou metro now connects directly to Shaoxing, another historic city 50 kilometers away. Shaoxing is the hometown of Chinese writer Lu Xun and famous for its canals, bridges, and sticky rice wine. It’s smaller, older, and much quieter than Hangzhou. What to see in Shaoxing – Lu Xun’s Hometown (a preserved old street with his former home, a ticket check, and a small museum). Cangqiao Straight Street (a canal street with old houses, wine shops, and locals drying pickled vegetables on the rails). Donghu Scenic Area (an artificial lake created from an old quarry — cliffs on three sides, very photogenic). How to get there – Take Hangzhou Metro Line 5 to Guniangqiao Station. Transfer to Shaoxing Metro Line 1. The whole trip from downtown Hangzhou to downtown Shaoxing takes about 1 hour 15 minutes and costs less than 15 RMB. The Shaoxing metro and Hangzhou metro use the same ticketing system — no separate pass needed. Just tap the same Alipay QR code. Make it a half‑day trip.