Newly developed tourist routes featuring mountains and rivers
(zjol.com.cn)
Updated: 2003-10-09 11:57

These routes offer tours along two directions covering all the 11 cities in the province. They feature a combination of natural landscapes with cultural and historical sites, which compliment and enrich each other.

The picturesque landscapes tell stories of cultural and historic background, while culture and history are evidently rooted in the landscapes. These routes present visitors with unique cultural characteristics.

Route A: This route begins in Shanghai and takes one to Tongxiang in Jiaxing when it enters Zhejiang, then to Hangzhou, Jiande (Thousand-Islet Lake), Jinhua (Lanxi River), Longyou in Quzhou, Xiandu in Lishui, Xinchang and Shaoxing, and back to Hangzhou again before it leads visitors out of Zhejiang. On the way, one can see streets running parallel with rivers, waterside residential dwellings in ancient towns such as Wuzhen, Xitang, and Nanxun, the graceful West Lake in Hangzhou, wedding ceremonies with unique fishermen's traditions, the Suspending Temple in South China and the Daci Rock in Jiande, Longyou Grottoes in Quzhou (which remains a mystery for its origin), and Mount Xiandu in Jinyun County (known for its grotesque peaks and rocks), and the ancient cultural city of Shaoxing ( known for its water landscapes, origin for rice wine and distinguished figures), and finally the mysterious Zhuge Village of Eight Diagrams in Lanxi of Jinhua.

Route B: This route goes from Shanghai into the ancient town of Nanxun, passing through Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Mount Putuo in Zhoushan, Mount Tiantai in Taizhou, Linhai, Luqiao in Taizhou, Mount Yandang in Wenzhou, and returns to Hangzhou before one departs Zhejiang. On this route, tourists can visit four national scenic areas, namely, Mount Putuo in Zhoushan, Mount Xuedou in Fenghua of Ningbo, Mount Tiantai in Taizhou and Mount Yandang in Wenzhou, in addition to the ancient Great Wall in South China in Linhai, a nationally famous cultural and historical city.

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