[2025 Jiaxing Attraction] Travel Guide for Santa Park (Updated Apr)

🌺 A detailed guide for a one-day trip to Jiaxing! Free family fun + ancient-style boat tour + juicy shaomai… Amazing!🚗 💡[Morning Itinerary: Science Museum Learning + Fun] ▫️10:00-12:00 Jiaxing Science Museum A hidden gem in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai for free family fun! Not crowded at all! The two-story exhibition hall is divided into sections: universe/human body/natural biology/basic science, with so many interactive installations that you can't try them all～The VR earthquake car and the robot solving a Rubik's cube will amaze the kids👦👧 ✨Key point: Free admission & parking! Make a reservation on the mini program and scan the code to enter (Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, don't go there on those days) ▫️13:00-14:30 Cycling in Santa Park Head straight to Santa Park after lunch! Cycling along the ancient canal is so relaxing🍃 Rent a parent-child bicycle with a back seat at the hotel entrance (free for 1 hour), ride through the shaded paths, and take photos of the picturesque white walls and black tiles of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal heritage monument📸 Remember to take atmospheric silhouette photos at the "Cha Chan Xi Zhao" (Sunset Tea and Zen) pavilion! 🛳️[Afternoon Tea Time: A Century-Old Boat Tour Experience] ▫️15:00 -16:30 Anfu Lu Boat Tour Here comes the highlight! The Four Points by Sheraton's private boat tour route is breathtakingly beautiful✨ Enjoy the scenery of willows brushing the water on both sides while eating Dingsheng Cake by the carved wooden window, it feels like traveling through time～ Costumes are available on board! 💡Tips：Book 1 day in advance! The "Ancient Canal Charm" route includes afternoon tea for 598/two people, and the limited-edition cherry blossom pastry in April is gorgeous! (🤫Psst, you can bargain at the front desk) 🏨[Hidden Surprise: A Fairytale Castle in the Hotel] ▫️17:00-18:00 Bouncy Castle Fun There is a small bouncy castle in the lobby of the Four Points by Sheraton Jiaxing🏰 Mothers can finally relax on the sofa and enjoy welcome tea～This Four Points has a lounge (but the offerings are a bit perfunctory)! 🍽️[Foodie Radar: Must-Try Restaurant] Chengweitang Shaomai is a must-try! The thin skin wraps around a runny salted egg yolk🥟 The moment you bite into it, the delicious soup bursts into your mouth～The teppanyaki stinky tofu with the special chili oil is incredibly fragrant! I bought three bottles of chili oil before leaving (a spice lover's dream🌶️) The owner said they also offer delivery service👍🏻 📌The whole itinerary forms a perfect loop without detours! Suitable for families with children/friends/couples～Follow me to unlock more niche travel ideas!

On Saturday afternoon, we experienced the custom cruise project 🛥 at the Four Points by Sheraton Jiaxing Hotel 🏨. This ship is called "An Fu Lu," and its name has a history. Emperor Qianlong's imperial boat that took Empress Xiaoxianchun on his tour to the south was named "An Fu Lu." 📍Meeting point: Lobby on the 1st floor of Four Points by Sheraton Jiaxing 🕞Meeting time: Around 15:20 every Saturday afternoon ⚓️Boarding point: Pier near the hotel (led by staff) ⌛️Sailing time: About 1.5 hours (round trip) 🌟Cruise Highlights: 🔹The route passes through major popular attractions and popular online destinations in Jiaxing, saving you the fatigue of walking tens of thousands of steps on your own. 🔹Taste the refreshments that Emperor Qianlong loved to eat when he traveled to the south, exquisite and delicious 🔹There are commentators on board who vividly tell the allusions along the coast 🌊Attractions along the way: 🔸Canal Park🔸Three Pagodas Park🔸Xueyin Temple🔸Fanli Lake Park🔸Qinjian Bridge🔸Yuehe Historical Block🔸Xiucheng Bridge🔸Nanhu Scenic Area🔸Meiwan Historical Block It is said that Emperor Qianlong had to stop in Jiaxing for his six trips to the south, and he climbed the misty rain tower 🏯 eight times and wrote more than 20 poems 📜, which shows his love for Jiaxing 💕. Others take their kids downstairs, but we take our kids directly through time to be "Little Qianlong 👲🏻", take the "An Fu Lu" cruise ship, see historical sites, and listen to explanations. It's really more interesting than taking ten extracurricular classes 😊.

The Jiaxing Three Pagodas are located on the banks of the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and were originally built during the Tang Dynasty. According to records, there was once a White Dragon Pool here with rapid currents. Many boats capsized while passing through, and people believed that a white dragon in the pool was causing the turbulent waters. Therefore, they filled the pool with earth and built three pagodas to suppress the dragon. After the pagodas were completed, fewer boats capsized. The original three pagodas were demolished during the Cultural Revolution and rebuilt on their original site at the end of the last century.

The three pagodas are located at the 90-degree turn of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal outside the ancient west gate of Jiaxing, in front of the Qing Dynasty Chazen Temple, and are a landmark of the Jiaxing Canal. The original pagodas are said to have been built in the Tang Dynasty, but were destroyed and rebuilt many times. In 1971, the three pagodas were razed to the ground to build a cement plant. The three pagodas seen today were reconstructed in 1999.